1995 Waveney District Council election

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

Result summary

1995 Waveney District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	16	9	100.0	20	36	75.0	19,116	61.9	+0.8
	Conservative	0	7	0.0	10	10	20.8	7,357	23.8	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	0	2	0.0	2	2	4.2	4,424	14.3	-1.8

Ward results

Beccles Town

Beccles Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Whatling	1,118	45.0	−24.9
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crisp*	943	38.0	N/A
	Conservative	P. Sanders	422	17.0	−13.1
Majority			175	7.0	−32.8
Turnout			2,483	43.2	+2.3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	N/A

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Ley*	1,080	64.8	+15.9
	Conservative	K. Niblett	394	23.6	−27.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cunningham	193	11.6	N/A
Majority			686	41.2	N/A
Turnout			1,667	41.5	+8.5
	Labour hold		Swing	21.7

Blything

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Thomas	444	53.5	+28.8
	Conservative	M. Nichols*	386	46.5	+6.4
Majority			58	7.0	N/A
Turnout			830	48.1	−11.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.2

Bungay

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O. Parr	842	45.7	+8.5
	Conservative	J. Palin*	666	36.2	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. O'Neill	334	18.1	−8.6
Majority			176	9.6	+8.5
Turnout			1,842	49.0	±0.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.2

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Gouldby	1,470	59.3	+6.5
	Conservative	N. Brighouse*	698	28.1	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Thomas	313	12.6	+0.6
Majority			772	31.1	+2.2
Turnout			2,481	39.7	−1.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.2

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Stewart	1,096	55.0	+13.7
	Conservative	T. Wright	660	33.1	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Howe	237	11.9	−14.2
Majority			436	21.9	+13.3
Turnout			1,993	38.3	−8.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.6

Halesworth

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Holzer	961	55.2	+14.8
	Conservative	R. Niblett*	779	44.8	−14.8
Majority			182	10.5	N/A
Turnout			1,740	48.0	+4.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.8

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Reynolds	962	66.1	−13.0
	Conservative	L. Guy	294	20.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	I. Burnett	200	13.7	−7.2
Majority			668	45.9	−12.3
Turnout			1,456	36.0	+4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Walpole	1,004	51.2	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Shepherd*	797	40.6	−5.4
	Conservative	M. Regester	160	8.2	−0.4
Majority			207	10.6	N/A
Turnout			1,961	43.0	−4.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	5.6

Lothingland

Lothingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lewars	1,176	52.7	−13.9
	Conservative	A. Choveaux*	546	24.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Memmery	509	22.8	−10.6
Majority			630	28.2	−5.0
Turnout			2,231	47.5	+4.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hunt*	1,247	88.1	+8.2
	Conservative	S. Ames	168	11.9	N/A
Majority			1,079	76.3	+16.6
Turnout			1,415	31.9	−2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hinton	1,279	56.5	+2.7
	Conservative	M. Barnard*	675	29.8	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	310	13.7	−2.8
Majority			604	26.7	+2.6
Turnout			2,264	41.8	−0.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.3

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Blizzard	1,875	74.2	+11.4
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	400	15.8	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Young	251	9.9	−7.8
Majority			1,475	58.4	+15.2
Turnout			2,526	45.1	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	7.6

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Punter	1,170	47.6	−11.8
	Conservative	P. Austin	1,092	44.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Martin	198	8.0	N/A
Majority			78	3.2	−15.6
Turnout			2,460	47.6	−3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Rouse	1,648	85.0	+9.4
	Conservative	A. Mylan	291	15.0	−9.4
Majority			1,357	70.0	+18.8
Turnout			1,939	35.0	−5.4
	Labour hold		Swing	9.4

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Chipperfield*	1,459	84.2	+4.2
	Conservative	F. Canham	145	8.4	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Strachan	128	7.4	N/A
Majority			1,314	75.9	+16.0
Turnout			1,732	38.3	−1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9

References

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