1992 Waveney District Council election

1992 Waveney District Council election

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All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 6 9 Seats after 26 17 Seat change 1 3 Popular vote 10,838 12,517 Percentage 39.4% 45.5% Swing 6.6% 9.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 1 0 Seats after 5 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 3,603 558 Percentage 13.1% 2.0% Swing 2.3% 0.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1992 Waveney District Council election.
Control before election Labour Control after election Labour

The 1992 Waveney District Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1992 Waveney District Council election [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	1	37.5	20	26	54.2	10,838	39.4	–6.6
	Conservative	9	3	56.3	8	17	35.4	12,517	45.5	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	6.3	4	5	10.4	3,603	13.1	–2.3
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	558	2.0	+0.9

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Beccles Town

Beccles Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Savage	989	48.3
	Labour	P. Baker	723	35.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Knox	334	16.3
Majority			266	13.0
Turnout			2,046	37.0
Registered electors			5,571
	Conservative hold		Swing

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Tregear	643	51.1
	Labour	E. Torlot	615	48.9
Majority			28	2.2
Turnout			1,258	33.0
Registered electors			3,837
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bungay

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Jermy	683	37.2
	Conservative	P. Scott	662	36.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. O'Neill*	491	26.7
Majority			21	1.1
Turnout			1,836	49.0
Registered electors			3,759
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Collins*	1,287	57.4
	Labour	K. Hunting	666	29.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. Thomas	288	12.9
Majority			621	27.7
Turnout			2,241	35.0
Registered electors			6,205
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bell	595	41.1
	Independent	J. Mitchell*	558	38.6
	Labour	R. Jack	293	20.3
Majority			37	2.6
Turnout			1,446	35.0
Registered electors			4,129
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wright*	1,190	56.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tonge	507	23.9
	Labour	C. Ellerby	425	20.0
Majority			683	32.2
Turnout			2,122	41.0
Registered electors			5,195
	Conservative hold		Swing

Halesworth

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Burroughes	961	59.6
	Labour	A. Martin	652	40.4
Majority			309	19.2
Turnout			1,613	44.0
Registered electors			3,691
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bostock*	678	62.7
	Conservative	L. Guy	323	29.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. Paterson	81	7.5
Majority			355	32.8
Turnout			1,082	27.0
Registered electors			4,037
	Labour hold		Swing

Kessingland

Kessingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Abel*	655	52.4
	Labour	A. Clarke	594	47.6
Majority			61	4.9
Turnout			1,249	35.0
Registered electors			3,569
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Pointon	819	45.4
	Labour	D. Anderson	588	32.6
	Conservative	H. Durie	398	22.0
Majority			231	12.8
Turnout			1,805	40.0
Registered electors			4,502
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ayers*	720	58.8
	Conservative	S. Pender	352	28.7
	Liberal Democrats	I. Burnett	153	12.5
Majority			368	30.0
Turnout			1,225	27.0
Registered electors			4,498
	Labour hold		Swing

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Reader	1,021	47.9
	Labour	G. Stewart	675	31.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	434	20.4
Majority			346	16.2
Turnout			2,130	40.0
Registered electors			5,323
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Thorne	1,071	46.3
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	995	43.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Carroll	246	10.6
Majority			76	3.3
Turnout			2,312	41.0
Registered electors			5,583
	Labour hold		Swing

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	1,504	69.5
	Labour	D. Breach	661	30.5
Majority			843	38.9
Turnout			2,165	42.0
Registered electors			5,103
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Margarets

St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Brooks	840	55.3
	Conservative	J. Albrow	550	36.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Randoll	128	8.4
Majority			290	19.1
Turnout			1,518	28.0
Registered electors			5,417
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Carter*	954	65.0
	Conservative	A. Gowers	392	26.7
	Liberal Democrats	G. Stracham	122	8.3
Majority			562	38.3
Turnout			1,468	33.0
Registered electors			4,459
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections

Normanston

Normanston by-election: 17 September 1992 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		877	68.6
	Conservative		205	16.0
	Liberal Democrats		197	15.4
Majority			672	52.5
Turnout			1,279	28.0
Registered electors			4,568
	Labour hold		Swing

Wainford

Wainford by-election: 6 May 1993 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		214	41.2
	Conservative		213	41.0
	Liberal Democrats		93	17.9
Majority			1	0.2
Turnout			520	42.8
Registered electors			1,215
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.