2019 East Suffolk District Council election

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2019 East Suffolk District Council election
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2 May 2019 2023  

All 55 seats in East Suffolk District Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won397
Popular vote52,08023,232
Percentage38.2%17.0%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Seats won43
Popular vote29,95715,582
Percentage22.0%11.4%

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Winner in each seat at the 2019 East Suffolk District Council election

Council control before election

Conservative (Waveney)
Conservative (Suffolk Coastal)

Contents

Council control after election

Conservative

The inaugural East Suffolk District Council elections were held on 2 May 2019 to elect all 55 members of the newly formed East Suffolk District Council in England. [1] This was held on the same day as other local council elections across England.

Summary

Election result

2019 East Suffolk District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5539N/AN/AN/A70.938.252,080N/A
  Labour 417N/AN/AN/A12.717.012,232N/A
  Green 374N/AN/AN/A7.322.029,957N/A
  Liberal Democrats 303N/AN/AN/A5.511.415,582N/A
  Independent 112N/AN/AN/A3.64.86,486N/A
  UKIP 160N/AN/AN/A0.06.68,950N/A

Ward results

Aldeburgh & Leiston

Aldeburgh & Leiston (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T-J Haworth-Culf 1,265 33.7 N/A
Conservative Jocelyn Bond 1,179 31.4 N/A
Independent Tony Cooper 1,154 30.8 N/A
Conservative Maureen Jones1,15130.7N/A
Independent Marianne Fellowes1,05128.0N/A
Labour Philip Harle83522.3N/A
Labour Sean O'Reilly77920.8N/A
Green Matthew Oakley71719.1N/A
Labour Sushila Zeitlyn61216.3N/A
Green Julian Cusack57715.4N/A
Green Marion Wells50413.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Jules Ewart42911.4N/A
Majority1143.0N/A
Majority280.7N/A
Majority30.1N/A
Turnout 3,78038.2N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Beccles & Worlingham

Beccles & Worlingham (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw 3,806 72.4 N/A
Green Caroline Topping 3,456 65.7 N/A
Green Graham Elliott 3,439 65.4 N/A
Conservative Mark Bee1,29324.6N/A
Conservative Graham Catchpole1,11021.1N/A
Conservative Brian Woodruff84016.0N/A
UKIP Len Allen4779.1N/A
Labour Peter Shelley2765.2N/A
Labour Tarek Lahin2735.2N/A
Majority2,51347.8N/A
Majority2,16341.1N/A
Majority2,14640.8N/A
Turnout 5,27244.1N/A
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Bungay & Wainford

Bungay & Wainford (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ritchie 1,078 43.1 N/A
Conservative Judy Cloke 1,068 42.7 N/A
Green Annette Abbott85034.0N/A
Green Pauline Midwinter69527.8N/A
Labour Ian Graham38415.3N/A
Labour David Sullivan34613.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Dave O'Neill2429.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Skydi Thompson2118.4N/A
Majority1,42556.9N/A
Majority1,41556.5N/A
Turnout 2,54536.0N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Carlford & Fynn Valley

Carlford & Fynn Valley (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Hedgley 1,307 50.5 N/A
Conservative Anthony Fryatt 1,293 49.9 N/A
Green Daniel Clery70227.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Mark Gibbons52120.1N/A
Green Eamonn O'Nolan51219.8N/A
Labour Theresa-Jane Dunningham28811.1N/A
Labour Jane Mardell26910.4N/A
Majority60523.4N/A
Majority59122.8N/A
Turnout 2,63638.9N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Carlton & Whitton

Carlton & Whitton (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Mortimer 737 31.8 N/A
Conservative Trish Mortimer 698 30.1 N/A
Labour Sonia Barker60426.1N/A
UKIP Rick Seal59925.9N/A
UKIP Phillip Trindall52022.4N/A
Labour Graham Parker49421.3N/A
Independent Nick Webb32514.0N/A
Green Peter Lang28612.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge1737.5N/A
Majority1335.7N/A
Majority944.1N/A
Turnout 2,32828.6N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jenny Ceresa 777 37.3 N/A
Conservative Craig Rivett 700 33.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Light60629.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Adam Robertson60529.1N/A
UKIP Andrew Bols44121.2N/A
Labour David Finnigan38018.3N/A
Labour Louise Taylor32915.8N/A
Majority1718.2N/A
Majority944.5N/A
Turnout 2,08427.2N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Deben

Deben (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Mallinder 722 47.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Monk31821.0N/A
Green Aidan Semmens28618.9N/A
UKIP Garry Debenham19112.6N/A
Majority40426.6N/A
Turnout 1,52441.0N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Eastern Felixstowe

Eastern Felixstowe (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Gallant 1,812 43.8 N/A
Conservative Steve Wiles 1,656 40.0 N/A
Conservative Mark Jepson 1,556 37.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Seamus Bennett1,27330.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Jan Candy1,01524.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Ninnmey97423.5N/A
Labour David Rowe88721.4N/A
Green Kay Lyndle88321.3N/A
Green Lesley Bennett83820.3N/A
Green Jax Blunt62915.2N/A
Majority53913.0N/A
Majority3839.3N/A
Majority2836.8N/A
Turnout 4,21639.2N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Framlingham

Framlingham (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maurice Cook 1,051 42.0 N/A
Conservative William Taylor 985 39.4 N/A
Green James Holloway85734.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Gary Kitching72328.9N/A
Green Beth Keys-Holloway62124.8N/A
Labour Lesley Bensley39115.6N/A
Majority1947.8N/A
Majority1305.2N/A
Turnout 2,54637.7N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gunton & St Margarets

Gunton & St Margarets (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Rudd 802 34.0 N/A
Conservative Linda Coulam 708 30.0 N/A
UKIP Bernie Guymer60025.4N/A
Labour Malcolm Cherry58224.7N/A
Green David Youngman55323.4N/A
UKIP Mike Shaw54623.1N/A
Labour Nasima Begum48220.4N/A
Majority2028.6N/A
Majority1084.5N/A
Turnout 2,37630.0N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Halesworth & Blything

Halesworth & Blything (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Cackett 1,052 43.4 N/A
Conservative Tony Goldson 1,038 42.8 N/A
Green Kim Hoare1,03342.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hunt67727.9N/A
Labour Peter Coghill57523.7N/A
Majority190.8N/A
Majority50.2N/A
Turnout 2,46836.8N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Harbour & Normanston

Harbour & Normanston (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Patience 961 37.4 N/A
Labour Janet Craig 928 36.1 N/A
Labour Tess Gandy 910 35.4 N/A
UKIP Marcus Crouch55221.5N/A
UKIP Patricia Hawes52920.6N/A
Independent Steve Ardley46918.2N/A
UKIP Lynn Oakley45317.6N/A
Green Emma Bateman41116.0N/A
Conservative Deanna Law34613.5N/A
Independent Tracey Eastwood34513.4N/A
Conservative Jean Bowry33012.8N/A
Conservative May Reader29711.6N/A
Independent Peter Knight26610.3N/A
Independent Mike Healy1947.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Janet Blowers O'Neill1194.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Tim Sutton-Day1024.0N/A
Majority40915.9N/A
Majority37614.6N/A
Majority35813.9N/A
Turnout 2,62022.4N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kelsale & Yoxford

Kelsale & Yoxford (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Burroughes 561 44.6 N/A
Green Jeremy Adams29823.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Keith Dickerson29023.0N/A
Independent Peter Wilkinson1088.6N/A
Majority26320.9N/A
Turnout 1,27938.7N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Kesgrave

Kesgrave (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Debbie McCallum 2,004 59.9 N/A
Conservative Stuart Lawson 1,643 49.1 N/A
Conservative Geoff Lynch 1,585 47.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sally Neal78623.5N/A
Green Tracy Watson Brown73421.9N/A
Green Martin Wilks64419.2N/A
Labour Julie Cuninghame54616.3N/A
Labour Helen Clarkson-Fieldsend52815.8N/A
UKIP Alistair Jeffreys49314.7N/A
Majority1,21836.4N/A
Majority85725.6N/A
Majority79923.9N/A
Turnout 3,36329.3N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kessingland

Kessingland (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Letitia Smith 350 34.4 N/A
Labour Alan Green32632.1N/A
Green Nicky Elliott21721.3N/A
Liberal Democrats David Gwynn12412.2N/A
Majority242.3N/A
Turnout 1,06429.4N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Kirkley & Pakefield

Kirkley & Pakefield (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Byatt 1,086 36.4 N/A
Labour Louise Gooch 1,080 36.2 N/A
Labour Malcolm Pitchers 922 30.9 N/A
Conservative Melanie Vigo di Gallidoro85728.7N/A
Conservative Jenna Meen80827.1N/A
Conservative June Ford73924.7N/A
UKIP Colin Bedson72224.2N/A
UKIP Robin Hinton64621.6N/A
Green Rosemary Brambley63721.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Christian Newsome33611.3N/A
Liberal Democrats David Hunt2418.1N/A
Majority2297.7N/A
Majority2237.5N/A
Majority652.2N/A
Turnout 3,00627.7N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lothingland

Lothingland (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Ashdown 449 48.1 N/A
Labour Bob Groome24125.8N/A
Green Sally Phillips17318.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Fiona Shreeve707.5N/A
Majority20822.3N/A
Turnout 95832.5N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Martlesham & Purdis Farm

Martlesham & Purdis Farm (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Blundell 1,209 56.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Edward Thompson 955 44.5 N/A
Conservative Patti Mulcahy91842.7N/A
Green Margaret Walsh80637.5N/A
Majority29113.5N/A
Majority371.7N/A
Turnout 2,17534.1N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Melton

Melton (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Rachel Smith-Lyte 933 59.9 N/A
Conservative Jim Bidwell62440.1N/A
Majority30919.8N/A
Turnout 1,57646.1N/A
Green win (new seat)

Orwell & Villages

Orwell & Villages (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melissa Allen 1,179 38.8 N/A
Conservative Richard Kerry 1,141 37.6 N/A
Independent Sherrie Green1,04034.3N/A
Independent Stephen Wrinch1,01733.5N/A
Green Betsy Reid69422.9N/A
Labour Neville Mayes45915.1N/A
Majority1394.6N/A
Majority1013.3N/A
Turnout 3,06438.9N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Back 1,214 39.7 N/A
Conservative Keith Robinson 1,132 37.0 N/A
Conservative Andree Gee 1,120 36.6 N/A
UKIP Jenny Hinton78625.7N/A
UKIP George Hawes73924.2N/A
Labour Yvonne Cherry70223.0N/A
Labour Jack Smith69722.8N/A
UKIP Bert Poole65621.5N/A
Labour Jen Jones64321.0N/A
Green Josi Horne36712.0N/A
Green Nick Hoare35311.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas2919.5N/A
Majority42814.0N/A
Majority34611.3N/A
Majority33410.9N/A
Turnout 3,06628.7N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Rendlesham & Orford

Rendlesham & Orford (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Herring 669 51.9 N/A
Green Thomas Daly27321.2N/A
Labour Stephen Smedley18114.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Kit Twinch16612.9N/A
Majority39630.7N/A
Turnout 1,32933.6N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Rushmere St Andrew

Rushmere St Andrew (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Newton 663 57.9 N/A
Green Peter Ward25222.0N/A
Labour Anthony Meehan23020.1N/A
Majority41135.9N/A
Turnout 1,16232.4N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Saxmundham

Saxmundham (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Fisher 517 46.0 N/A
Conservative Phillip Dunnett30527.2N/A
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach30126.8N/A
Majority21218.8N/A
Turnout 1,14133.7N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Southwold

Southwold (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Beavan 1,469 80.8 N/A
Conservative Michael Ladd28215.5N/A
Labour John Cracknell673.7N/A
Majority1,18765.3N/A
Turnout 1,83456.2N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Western Felixstowe

Western Felixstowe (3 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Deacon 1,022 42.3 N/A
Conservative Stuart Bird 878 36.4 N/A
Conservative Tracey Green 852 35.3 N/A
Labour Margaret Morris80233.2N/A
Conservative Andy Smith78132.4N/A
Labour Mark Jones71429.6N/A
Green Jon Mulberg50120.8N/A
Green Kate Dickinson47119.5N/A
Green Nigel Hiley38215.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Lee Reeves30912.8N/A
Majority2209.1N/A
Majority763.1N/A
Majority502.1N/A
Turnout 2,49128.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wickham Market

Wickham Market (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Poulter 686 47.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jon James34323.6N/A
Green Peter James25117.3N/A
Labour Callum Paylor17512.0N/A
Majority34323.5N/A
Turnout 1,49237.7N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Woodbridge

Woodbridge (2 councillors)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kay Yule 1,555 55.4 N/A
Conservative Chris Mapey 1,070 38.1 N/A
Conservative Geoff Holdcroft1,03636.9N/A
Labour Sharon Miller1,03536.9N/A
Majority51918.5N/A
Majority341.2N/A
Turnout 2,84943.7N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton (1 councillor)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Brooks 474 35.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turner35826.7N/A
Green Sarah Butt31623.6N/A
Labour Philip O'Hear19114.3N/A
Majority15811.7N/A
Turnout 1,36639.2N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Beccles and Worlingham

Beccles and Worlingham: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sarah Plummer 2,374 48.9 −16.1
Conservative Mark Bee2,06242.5+20.4
Labour Dom Taylor4188.6+3.9
Majority3126.4−36.5
Turnout 4,854
Green hold Swing Decrease2.svg18.3

Framlingham

Framlingham: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lydia Freeman 1,508 52.7 +17.9
Green Beth Keys-Holloway1,03636.2+7.8
Labour Paul Richards31811.1−1.8
Majority47216.5
Turnout 2,862
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Aldeburgh & Leiston

Aldeburgh & Leiston: 8 July 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Thomas Daly 1,110 43.2
Conservative Russ Rainger 1,103 42.9
Green Matt Oakley1,10142.8
Conservative Andrew Reid1,00639.1
Labour Ian Ilett35513.8
Labour Mark Turner31112.1
Communist Steve Marsling612.4
Turnout 2,57126.6
Green gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Orwell & Villages

Orwell & Villages: 12 August 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mick Richardson 873 45.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Ninnmey80042.0
Labour David Rowe23012.1
Majority733.9
Turnout 1,91324.7
Registered electors 7,744
Conservative hold Swing

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