1994 Waveney District Council election

The 1994 Waveney District Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Waveney District Council in England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Result summary

1994 Waveney District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	14		87.5	13	27	56.3	17,837	61.1	+21.7
	Conservative	1		6.3	16	17	35.4	6,368	21.8	-23.7
	Liberal Democrats	1		6.3	3	4	8.3	4,693	16.1	+3.0
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	291	1.0	-1.0

Ward results

Beccles Town

Beccles Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Jenkins*	1,626	69.9	+34.6
	Conservative	P. Webster	701	30.1	−18.2
Majority			925	39.8	N/A
Turnout			2,327	40.9	+3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	26.4

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Gower*	1,364	52.8	+23.1
	Conservative	A. Ford	617	23.9	−33.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Carroll	309	12.0	−0.9
	Independent	R. Allen	291	11.3	N/A
Majority			747	28.9	N/A
Turnout			2,581	40.8	+5.8
	Labour hold		Swing	28.3

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Devereux	1,016	41.3	+21.3
	Conservative	T. Wright	804	32.6	−23.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	643	26.1	+2.2
Majority			212	8.6	N/A
Turnout			2,463	47.0	+6.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	22.4

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Ford*	1,043	79.1	+16.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Randoll	276	20.9	+13.4
Majority			767	58.2	+25.4
Turnout			1,319	31.4	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Kessingland

Kessingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Satchell*	978	67.4	+19.8
	Conservative	A. Mylan	472	32.5	−19.8
Majority			506	34.9	N/A
Turnout			1,450	40.4	+5.4
	Labour hold		Swing	19.8

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Van Pelt	990	46.0	+0.6
	Labour	N. Owen	978	45.4	+12.8
	Conservative	M. Regester	184	8.6	−13.4
Majority			12	0.6	−12.2
Turnout			2,152	47.4	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	5.7

Lothingland

Lothingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Hunter*	1,276	66.6	+24.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Mummery	640	33.4	N/A
Majority			636	33.2	N/A
Turnout			1,916	42.8	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Mutford

Mutford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor*	363	53.4	−1.7
	Conservative	P. Sanders	183	26.9	−18.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Thomas	134	19.7	N/A
Majority			180	26.5	+16.4
Turnout			680	48.8	−9.3
	Labour hold		Swing	8.2

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Leverett	1,234	79.9	+21.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tonge	311	20.1	+7.6
Majority			923	59.7	+29.7
Turnout			1,545	34.7	+7.7
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rodgers*	1,214	53.8	+22.1
	Conservative	S. Ames	671	29.7	−18.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Martin	372	16.5	−3.9
Majority			543	24.1	N/A
Turnout			2,257	41.9	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	20.2

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Kelly*	1,554	62.8	+16.5
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	484	19.5	−23.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Young	438	17.7	+7.1
Majority			1,070	43.2	+29.9
Turnout			2,476	44.3	+3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	20.0

South Elmham

South Elmham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rose*	363	46.7	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Morgan	222	28.6	−2.8
	Labour	O. Parr	192	24.7	−1.8
Majority			141	18.1	+7.3
Turnout			777	53.7	−11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Breach*	1,544	59.4	+28.9
	Conservative	V. Pulford	1,056	40.6	−28.9
Majority			488	18.8	N/A
Turnout			2,600	51.1	+9.1
	Labour hold		Swing	28.9

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Turrell	1,662	75.6	+20.3
	Conservative	F. Canham	537	24.4	−11.8
Majority			1,125	51.2	+32.1
Turnout			2,199	40.4	+12.4
	Labour hold		Swing	16.1

Wainford

Wainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Baker	365	55.2	−2.2
	Conservative	K. Niblett	296	44.8	+2.2
Majority			69	10.4	−4.4
Turnout			661	50.5	−6.3
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Carter	1,428	80.0	+15.0
	Conservative	G. Strachan	358	20.0	−6.7
Majority			1,070	59.9	+21.6
Turnout			1,786	39.8	+6.8
	Labour hold		Swing	10.9

References

1. "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2022.