1999 Mid Suffolk District Council election

1999 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 Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats won 15 14 6 Seat change 9 2 11 Popular vote 9,020 7,880 7,690 Percentage 33.8% 29.5% 28.8% Swing 12.2% 2 14.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Independent Labour Seats won 3 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 1,422 698 Percentage 5.3% 2.6% Swing 1.1% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1999 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Control before election No overall control Control after election No overall control

The 1999 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 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

1999 Mid Suffolk District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	28	15	9	0	9	37.5	33.8	9,020	+12.2
	Liberal Democrats	37	14	3	1	2	35.0	29.5	7,880	+2.2
	Labour	27	6	0	11	11	15.0	28.8	7,690	–14.8
	Independent	4	3	0	2	2	7.5	5.3	1,422	–1.1
	Independent Labour	2	2	2	0	2	5.0	2.6	698	N/A

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	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Saunders	300	50.3
	Conservative	J. Storey*	296	49.7
Majority			4	0.7
Turnout			596	45.0
Registered electors			1,331
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Barham

Barham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Crane	310	46.1
	Conservative	P. Ferris	235	34.9
	Labour	A. Elliot	128	19.0
Majority			75	11.1
Turnout			673	39.0
Registered electors			1,706
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Barking

Barking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	V. Hoy*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,552
	Liberal Democrats hold

Bramford

Bramford (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Saunders	384	45.5
	Labour	T. Green*	381	45.1
	Labour	C. Curl*	351	41.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Sands	179	21.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Truelove	145	17.2
Turnout			~844	26.0
Registered electors			3,247
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Claydon

Claydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Miller	302	56.7
	Labour	D. Swale	186	34.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Flury	45	8.4
Majority			116	21.8
Turnout			533	34.0
Registered electors			1,548
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Creeting

Creeting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Lilley*	311	62.1
	Conservative	G. Broatfield	190	37.9
Majority			121	24.2
Turnout			501	42.0
Registered electors			1,180
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Debenham

Debenham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Sadler-Bridge	317	40.9
	Conservative	T. Passmore	304	39.2
	Labour	S. Chittenden*	154	19.9
Majority			13	1.7
Turnout			775	43.1
Registered electors			1,800
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Elmswell

Elmswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Talbot	326	38.7
	Labour	R. Durrant*	230	27.3
	Independent	P. Dow	206	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	G. Serjeant	80	9.5
Majority			96	11.4
Turnout			842	33.4
Registered electors			2,522
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Eye

Eye

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Flatman*	333	54.6
	Labour	M. Carr	202	33.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Faulkener	75	12.3
Majority			131	21.5
Turnout			610	39.6
Registered electors			1,540
	Independent hold		Swing

Fressingfield

Fressingfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Frost*	443	71.3
	Liberal Democrats	H. Stewart	178	28.7
Majority			265	42.7
Turnout			621	41.1
Registered electors			1,511
	Independent hold		Swing

Gislingham

Gislingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. O'Keefe*	327	45.9
	Conservative	D. Kearsley	302	42.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Clarke	83	11.7
Majority			25	3.5
Turnout			712	38.9
Registered electors			1,830
	Labour hold		Swing

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley & Wetherden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Evans*	322	51.3
	Conservative	I. Lockett	247	39.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Grimbly	59	9.4
Majority			75	11.9
Turnout			628	37.6
Registered electors			1,671
	Labour hold		Swing

Helmingham

Helmingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Raine*	304	66.1
	Labour	G. Tanner	86	18.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Selwyn-Smith	70	15.2
Majority			218	47.4
Turnout			460	38.7
Registered electors			1,189
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hoxne

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Craven*	356	53.8
	Conservative	S. Geddes	241	36.4
	Labour	E. Halton	65	9.8
Majority			115	17.4
Turnout			662	42.9
Registered electors			1,544
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Mendlesham

Mendlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Storey	363	50.5
	Labour	J. Barker*	356	49.5
Majority			7	1.0
Turnout			719	42.5
Registered electors			1,690
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Marchant*	881	57.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Norris	535	34.8
	Conservative	I. Mason	377	24.5
	Labour	K. Smith	224	14.6
Turnout			~1,483	35.0
Registered electors			3,558
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Norton

Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Siffleet*	432	53.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ottley	378	46.7
Majority			54	6.7
Turnout			810	44.8
Registered electors			1,807
	Conservative hold		Swing

Onehouse

Onehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cray*	406	65.2
	Conservative	R. Willison-Gray	217	34.8
Majority			189	30.3
Turnout			623	36.0
Registered electors			1,732
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Palgrave

Palgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Michell*	342	56.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Goater	149	24.8
	Labour	C. Wright	110	18.3
Majority			193	32.1
Turnout			601	38.4
Registered electors			1,566
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rattlesden

Rattlesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Otton*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,538
	Liberal Democrats hold

Rickinghall

Rickinghall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Michell	378	45.2
	Labour	T. Lodge	355	42.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Lavin	103	12.3
Majority			23	2.8
Turnout			836	40.2
Registered electors			2,080
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ringshall

Ringshall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Turner*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,021
	Liberal Democrats hold

Stonham

Stonham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Fowler*	306	61.3
	Conservative	R. Grimsey	193	38.7
Majority			113	22.6
Turnout			499	37.2
Registered electors			1,340
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Finbow	503	47.4
	Conservative	G. Paton	450	42.4
	Labour	R. Snell*	425	40.1
	Conservative	D. Burch	400	37.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Fearnley	180	17.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Townsley	155	14.6
Turnout			~1,117	30.0
Registered electors			3,722
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	R. Jones*	351	45.0
	Independent Labour	E. Jones*	347	44.5
	Labour	D. Macpherson	235	30.2
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cray	231	29.7
	Labour	S. Britton	220	28.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cooke	179	23.0
Turnout			~762	22.0
Registered electors			3,463
	Independent Labour gain from Labour
	Independent Labour gain from Labour

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. McKinley	501	58.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. Scarff	418	49.2
	Labour	E. Nunn*	349	41.1
	Labour	J. Drake	263	31.0
Turnout			~1,113	24.0
Registered electors			3,463
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Stowupland

Stowupland (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Shave*	663	54.1
	Labour	C. Jones*	569	46.4
	Conservative	J. Clover	407	33.2
	Conservative	P. Dyble	199	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	F. Rapsey	155	12.7
Turnout			~1,165	35.0
Registered electors			3,329
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stradbroke

Stradbroke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Gemmill*	380	73.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Whymark	136	26.4
Majority			244	47.3
Turnout			516	42.5
Registered electors			1,215
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thurston

Thurston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Cook	444	51.9
	Labour	D. Stevenson*	332	38.8
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wilkes	80	9.3
Majority			112	13.1
Turnout			856	34.3
Registered electors			2,495
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Walsham-le-Willows

Walsham-le-Willows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Russell*	375	51.0
	Labour	J. Dougall	287	39.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Adamson	73	9.9
Majority			88	12.0
Turnout			735	43.3
Registered electors			1,699
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wetheringsett

Wetheringsett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Passmore	309	55.5
	Labour	M. Ravenhill*	242	43.4
Majority			67	12.1
Turnout			557	41.0
Registered electors			1,359
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Weybread

Weybread

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Mathias	335	53.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Pye	159	25.6
	Labour	G. Deeks	125	20.1
Majority			176	28.3
Turnout			621	46.0
Registered electors			1,349
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Woolpit

Woolpit

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Melvin*	440	79.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Flower	109	19.7
Majority			331	59.9
Turnout			553	36.0
Registered electors			1,535
	Independent hold		Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Thurman	288	54.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Van Slooten	238	44.9
Majority			50	9.4
Turnout			530	40.0
Registered electors			1,326
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

By-elections

Norton

Norton ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		546	61.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Ottley	343	38.6
Majority			203	22.8
Turnout			889	49.4
Registered electors			1,800
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendlesham

Mendlesham ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gilmour	343	48.2
	Labour		257	36.1
	Green		111	15.6
Majority			86	12.1
Turnout			711	41.1
Registered electors			1,730
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmswell

Elmswell ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Millward	726	77.6
	Conservative		209	22.4
Majority			517	55.3
Turnout			935	37.0
Registered electors			2,527
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		411	83.4
	Labour		82	16.6
Majority			329	66.7
Turnout			493	36.3
Registered electors			1,358
	Conservative hold		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. pp. 9–10. 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. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.