1995 Babergh District Council election

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1995 Babergh District Council election
County Flag of Suffolk.svg
  1991 4 May 1995 (1995-05-04) 1999  

All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Independent Labour
Seats won1412
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote7,22110,665
Percentage23.1%34.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 9.2%Increase2.svg 1.7%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won97
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote6,8336,586
Percentage21.8%21.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 11.7%Increase2.svg 2.1%

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1995 Babergh District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Summary

Election result

1995 Babergh District Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 2214Decrease2.svg 233.323.17,221+9.2
  Labour 2012Increase2.svg 628.634.110,665+1.7
  Conservative 219Decrease2.svg 621.421.86,833–11.7
  Liberal Democrats 157Increase2.svg 216.721.06,586+2.1

References

  1. "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.