1995 Mid Suffolk District Council election

1995 Mid Suffolk District Council election

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All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Seats won 17 12 Seat change 9 2 Popular vote 12,917 8,085 Percentage 43.6% 27.3% Swing 14.1% 2.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Independent Seats won 6 5 Seat change 11 Popular vote 6,403 1,895 Percentage 21.6% 6.4% Swing 15.4% 2.0%
Winner of each seat at the 1995 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Control before election No overall control Control after election No overall control

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

Summary

Election result

1995 Mid Suffolk District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	34	17	9	0	9	42.5	43.6	12,917	+14.1
	Liberal Democrats	22	12	4	2	2	30.0	27.3	8,085	+2.7
	Conservative	23	6	1	12	11	15.0	21.6	6,403	–15.4
	Independent	6	5	1	1		12.5	6.4	1,895	–2.0
	Green	1	0	0	0		0.0	1.2	356	+0.6

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.

Badwell Ash

Badwell Ash

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Austin*	346	62.3
	Labour	C. Descombes	209	37.7
Majority			137	24.7
Turnout			555	43.7
Registered electors			1,269
	Independent hold		Swing

Barham

Barham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Ramsden	285	36.2
	Conservative	B. Shipp*	261	33.2
	Labour	P. Cooper	241	30.6
Majority			24	3.0
Turnout			787	46.0
Registered electors			1,711
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Barking

Barking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	V. Hoy	305	43.8
	Conservative	A. Pratt	227	32.6
	Labour	D. Lee	164	23.6
Majority			78	11.2
Turnout			696	45.5
Registered electors			1,530
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Bramford

Bramford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Green	436	39.5
	Labour	C. Curl	426	38.6
	Conservative	C. Bird*	337	30.5
	Conservative	B. Plummer*	306	27.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Sands	267	24.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wishart	261	23.6
Turnout			~1,105	38.0
Registered electors			2,908
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Claydon

Claydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Wilson	343	54.9
	Conservative	J. Williams	282	45.1
Majority			61	9.8
Turnout			625	41.4
Registered electors			1,509
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Creeting

Creeting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Lilley*	338	55.1
	Conservative	R. Vickery	183	29.9
	Labour	A. Lewis	92	15.0
Majority			155	25.3
Turnout			613	52.2
Registered electors			1,175
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Debenham

Debenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Cleverly*	360	58.8
	Independent	C. Cooksley	141	23.0
	Labour	J. Robinson	111	18.1
Majority			219	35.8
Turnout			612	35.1
Registered electors			1,746
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Elmswell

Elmswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Durrant	350	34.4
	Independent	P. Dow	316	31.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Ward	184	18.1
	Conservative	R. Cook*	168	16.5
Majority			34	3.3
Turnout			1,018	43.0
Registered electors			2,366
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Eye

Eye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Flatman*	344	51.3
	Labour	M. Carr	326	48.7
Majority			18	2.7
Turnout			670	44.0
Registered electors			1,521
	Independent hold		Swing

Fressingfield

Fressingfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Frost*	419	55.9
	Liberal Democrats	H. Stewart	216	28.8
	Labour	K. Herod	114	15.2
Majority			203	27.1
Turnout			749	50.6
Registered electors			1,480
	Independent hold		Swing

Gislingham

Gislingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. O'Keefe	343	45.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. Netscher	246	32.9
	Conservative	H. Ayres*	159	21.3
Majority			97	13.0
Turnout			748	42.9
Registered electors			1,742
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley & Wetherden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crascall*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,564
	Labour hold

Helmingham

Helmingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Raine*	215	44.7
	Liberal Democrats	L. Jones	180	37.4
	Labour	C. Hammond	86	17.9
Majority			35	7.3
Turnout			481	41.5
Registered electors			1,158
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hoxne

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Craven*	457	71.5
	Conservative	M. Campbell-Preston	182	28.5
Majority			275	43.0
Turnout			639	43.4
Registered electors			1,471
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mendlesham

Mendlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Barker	389	54.0
	Independent	M. Ribbons	332	46.0
Majority			57	7.9
Turnout			721	45.5
Registered electors			1,586
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Marchant*	939	61.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Stannard	750	49.2
	Labour	D. Hill	373	24.5
	Labour	G. Fisk	283	18.6
	Conservative	D. Burch	233	15.3
Turnout			~1,524	43.0
Registered electors			3,560
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Norton

Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Siffleet*	415	49.1
	Labour	E. Dykes	294	34.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Carlisle	137	16.2
Majority			121	14.3
Turnout			846	50.2
Registered electors			1,684
	Conservative hold		Swing

Onehouse

Onehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cray	288	39.3
	Conservative	J. Sinclair	232	31.7
	Labour	J. Rogers	213	29.1
Majority			56	7.6
Turnout			733	44.0
Registered electors			1,665
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Palgrave

Palgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Michell	238	37.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Roche	232	36.4
	Labour	C. Wright	168	26.3
Majority			6	0.9
Turnout			638	43.0
Registered electors			1,484
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Rattlesden

Rattlesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Otton*	459	57.8
	Conservative	J. Drinkwater	192	24.2
	Labour	G. Briggs	143	18.0
Majority			267	33.6
Turnout			794	54.0
Registered electors			1,470
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rickinghall

Rickinghall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pask*	406	50.5
	Labour	R. Hill	398	49.5
Majority			8	1.0
Turnout			804	40.5
Registered electors			1,986
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ringshall

Ringshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Turner	500	70.3
	Conservative	P. Joslin	133	18.7
	Labour	P. Carter	78	11.0
Majority			367	51.6
Turnout			711	41.1
Registered electors			1,728
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stonham

Stonham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Fowler	379	70.3
	Conservative	T. Passmore	160	29.7
Majority			219	40.6
Turnout			539	41.3
Registered electors			1,303
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Olney*	626	43.4
	Labour	R. Snell*	624	43.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. Scarff	463	32.1
	Conservative	G. Boatfield	455	31.6
Turnout			~1,322	36.0
Registered electors			3,673
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Jones*	842	71.8
	Labour	E. Jones*	824	70.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cray	330	28.2
Turnout			~1,173	32.0
Registered electors			3,633
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Nunn*	756	59.8
	Labour	S. Britton*	600	47.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. McKinlay	509	40.2
Turnout			~1,265	35.0
Registered electors			3,421
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stowupland

Stowupland (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Shave*	1,081	60.2
	Labour	C. Jones*	874	48.7
	Conservative	N. Major	358	19.9
	Green	R. Stearn	356	19.8
Turnout			~1,547	46.0
Registered electors			3,362
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Stradbroke

Stradbroke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Gemmill*	406	62.5
	Labour	C. Thornber	244	37.5
Majority			162	24.9
Turnout			650	52.6
Registered electors			1,236
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thurston

Thurston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Stevenson	492	55.8
	Conservative	R. Bowden	390	44.2
Majority			102	11.6
Turnout			882	39.9
Registered electors			2,210
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Walsham-le-Willows

Walsham-le-Willows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Russell*	465	55.4
	Labour	J. Dougall	374	44.6
Majority			91	10.8
Turnout			839	50.9
Registered electors			1,649
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wetheringsett

Wetheringsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ravenhill	254	50.3
	Conservative	R. Passmore*	251	49.7
Majority			3	0.6
Turnout			505	38.2
Registered electors			1,324
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Weybread

Weybread

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Kent	391	60.2
	Labour	G. Deeks	258	39.8
Majority			133	20.5
Turnout			649	49.8
Registered electors			1,304
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Woolpit

Woolpit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Melvin*	433	68.2
	Labour	S. Robinson	202	31.8
Majority			231	36.4
Turnout			635	42.4
Registered electors			1,497
	Independent hold		Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Whitworth	288	52.7
	Independent	P. Debenham*	258	47.3
Majority			30	5.5
Turnout			546	43.6
Registered electors			1,253
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

By-elections

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley & Wetherden by-election: 13 July 1995 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		340	50.8
	Conservative		169	25.3
	Independent		160	23.9
Majority			171	25.5
Turnout			669	43.0
Registered electors			1,556
	Labour hold		Swing

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central by-election: 2 May 1996 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		637	44.2
	Conservative		483	33.5
	Liberal Democrats		322	22.3
Majority			154	10.7
Turnout			1,442	39.3
Registered electors			3,669
	Labour hold		Swing

Badwell Ash

Badwell Ash by-election: 27 February 1997 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		292	44.4
	Labour		184	28.0
	Liberal Democrats		182	27.7
Majority			108	16.4
Turnout			658	51.0
Registered electors			1,290
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Mid Suffolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
3. "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.