2019 West Suffolk District Council election

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2019 West Suffolk District Council election
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2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2023  

All 64 seats to West Suffolk District Council
33 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Independent WSI
Seats won36157
Popular vote24,1349,8603,074
Percentage48.2%19.7%6.1%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Labour Green
Seats won51
Popular vote9,1591,047
Percentage18.3%2.1%

West Suffolk UK ward map 2019.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2019 West Suffolk District Council election

Council control after election


Conservative

The 2019 West Suffolk District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 and was the inaugural election of the new West Suffolk District Council. [1] It was held concurrently with other local elections across the United Kingdom.

Contents

The Conservative Party won 43 of the 64 seats and currently control the Council. [2]

Summary

Election result

2019 West Suffolk District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 6136N/AN/AN/A60.648.223,134N/A
  Independent 2015N/AN/AN/A21.119.76,860N/A
 West Suffolk Independents107N/AN/AN/A9.96.13,074N/A
  Labour 365N/AN/AN/A7.018.39,159N/A
  Green 31N/AN/AN/A1.42.11,047N/A
  Liberal Democrats 60N/AN/AN/A0.03.11,549N/A
  UKIP 40N/AN/AN/A0.02.41,219N/A

Ward results

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Abbeygate

Abbeygate
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green Lisa Ingwall King 628 45.6
Conservative Joanna Rayner 523 38.0
Conservative Andrew Speed48435.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Lale39228.4
Labour Nicola Iannelli-Popham38527.9
Turnout 1,37837.0
Registered electors 3,724
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bardwell

Bardwell
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andrew Smith 518 73.2
UKIP Julian Flood19026.8
Majority32846.4
Turnout 75936.9
Registered electors 2,055
Conservative win (new seat)

Barningham

Barningham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Carol Bull Unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)

Barrow

Barrow
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ian Houlder Unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)

Brandon Central

Brandon Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
WSI Victor Lukaniuk 292 58.3
Conservative Francis Hart9118.2
Independent Susan Smith6813.6
Labour Susan Dean5010.0
Majority20140.1
Turnout 50522.7
Registered electors 2,230
WSI win (new seat)

Brandon East

Brandon East
PartyCandidateVotes%
West Suffolk Independent Philip Wittam 179 31.3
Conservative Reginald Silvester17330.2
Independent Peter Ridgwell11119.4
Labour Andrew Erlam5910.3
Independent Peter Callaghan508.7
Majority61.1
Turnout 58126.4
Registered electors 2,200
West Suffolk Independent win (new seat)

Brandon West

Brandon West
PartyCandidateVotes%
West Suffolk Independent David Palmer 267 46.7
Independent Edward Stewar17730.9
Conservative Christine Mason12822.4
Majority9015.8
Turnout 59026.1
Registered electors 2,257
West Suffolk Independent win (new seat)

Chedburgh & Chevington

Chedburgh & Chevington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael Chester 628 73.5
Labour Gary Dillon22726.5
Majority40147.0
Turnout 88641.9
Registered electors 2,117
Conservative win (new seat)

Clare, Hundon & Kedington

Clare, Hundon & Kedington
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Marion Rushbrook 1,134 48.2
Independent James Meikle 1,025 43.6
Conservative Karen Richardson 1,019 43.3
Conservative Robin Pilley82234.9
UKIP Stuart Letten55823.7
Turnout 2,35338.4
Registered electors 6,122
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eastgate

Eastgate
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Clifford Waterman 228 33.6
Independent Patricia Warby22533.2
Conservative Frankie Wright22533.2
Majority30.4
Turnout 68838.0
Registered electors 1,810
Labour win (new seat)

Exning

Exning
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Simon Cole Unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)

Haverhill Central

Haverhill Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Aaron Luccarini 239 40.3
Conservative Susan Roach19532.9
Labour Roger Andre15926.8
Majority447.4
Turnout 60125.9
Registered electors 2,322
Independent win (new seat)

Haverhill East

Haverhill East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Burns 246 40.7
Labour Patrick Hanlon 226 37.4
Conservative Bryan Hawes20734.3
Labour Lora-Jane Miller-Jones18230.1
Conservative Tatiana Chernyavskaya15625.8
Turnout 60422.1
Registered electors 2,739
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill North

Haverhill North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Elaine McManus 404 44.6
Conservative Joseph Mason 373 41.2
UKIP Ian Hirst24827.4
Green Donald Allwright24026.5
Labour Damian Page22124.4
Turnout 90529.3
Registered electors 3,090
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Haverhill South

Haverhill South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jason Crooks 310 38.1
Labour David Smith 274 33.7
Labour Elizabeth Smith26732.8
Conservative Denis Lynch20725.4
Conservative Heike Sowa16820.8
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Rolph13616.7
Turnout 81418.8
Registered electors 4,330
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill South East

Haverhill South East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Anthony Brown 346 56.0
Conservative Liam Collins17227.8
Labour Alan Stinchcombe10016.2
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Haverhill West

Haverhill West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Margaret Marks 487 45.3
Conservative David Roach 458 42.6
Labour Rebecca Smith39636.9
Labour Stuart Dillon33431.1
Independent Paula Fox30228.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Horringer

Horringer
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Terence Clements 524 68.9
Labour Robin Davies23731.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Iceni

Iceni
PartyCandidateVotes%
West Suffolk Independent Dawn Dicker 373 46.7
West Suffolk Independent Michael Bradshaw 259 32.4
Conservative Jordon Millward22828.5
Conservative Douglas Hall21927.4
Green Simon Morse17922.4
Labour Claire Unwin10413.0
Labour Gaelle Kemp9511.9
Majority
Turnout
West Suffolk Independent win (new seat)
West Suffolk Independent win (new seat)

Ixworth

Ixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Griffiths Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Kentford & Moulton

Kentford & Moulton
PartyCandidateVotes%
West Suffolk Independent Roger Dicker 518 58.1
Conservative Thomas Kerby24827.8
Labour Hilary Appleton12614.1
Majority
Turnout
West Suffolk Independent win (new seat)

Lakenheath

Lakenheath
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Gathercole 717 61.2
Conservative Stephen Frost 537 45.8
Conservative Colin Noble 43837.4
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Manor

Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Brian Harvey Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Mildenhall Great Heath

Mildenhall Great Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Richard Alecock 432 79.0
Conservative Russell Leaman11521.0
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Mildenhall Kingsway & Market

Mildenhall Kingsway & Market
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Ian Shipp 399 62.3
Conservative David Bowman17928.0
Labour Patrick Finn629.7
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Mildenhall Queensway

Mildenhall Queensway
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Andrew Neal 379 57.3
Conservative Ruth Bowman28342.7
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)

Minden

Minden
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robert Everitt 622 40.8
Conservative Clive Springett 546 35.8
Labour Donna Higgins48832.0
Labour Richard O'Driscoll46030.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Allen42527.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty39425.9
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Moreton Hall

Moreton Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Trevor Beckwith 1,200 67.2
Independent Francis Warby 1,058 59.2
Conservative Peter Thompson 738 41.3
Conservative Antony Whittingham49227.5
Labour Cyrille Bouche38021.3
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newmarket East

Newmarket East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rachel Hood 353 37.6
Conservative Robert Nobbs 337 35.9
West Suffolk Independent Andrew Appleby26027.7
West Suffolk Independent Christopher O'Neil23324.8
Labour Robert Yarrow19620.9
Labour Susan Perry18719.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gillett11512.2
Liberal Democrats John Derry879.3
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newmarket North

Newmarket North
PartyCandidateVotes%
West Suffolk Independent Michael Anderson 404 46.4
Conservative Robin Millar 331 38.0
West Suffolk Independent Ruth Allen28933.2
Conservative Stephen Edwards22025.3
Labour Oliver Bowen19522.4
Labour Duncan Russell18220.9
Majority
Turnout
West Suffolk Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newmarket West

Newmarket West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andrew Drummond 482 49.0
Conservative Winston Lay 376 38.3
Labour Michael Jeffreys35035.6
Labour Yasemin Fitzgerald31932.5
UKIP David Hudson22322.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Pakenham & Troston

Pakenham & Troston
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Simon Brown Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Risby

Risby
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Susan Glossop 565 73.0
Labour Sheila Rowell20927.0
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Rougham

Rougham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sara Mildmay-White 491 74.2
Labour Quentin Cornish17125.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Southgate

Southgate
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Hung Chung 902 72.9
Conservative Ann Williamson 720 58.2
Labour Ian Cullen40632.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Stanton

Stanton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Thorndyke Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

St. Olaves

St. Olaves
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Paul Hopfensperger 680 71.4
Labour Max Clarke 341 35.8
Conservative Karen Soons31433.0
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

The Fornhams & Great Barton

The Fornhams & Great Barton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rebecca Hopfensperger 942 71.6
Conservative Sarah Broughton 890 67.6
Labour Darren Turner35226.7
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

The Rows

The Rows
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Smith 636 60.6
Independent Donald Waldron 467 44.5
Conservative James Waters40238.3
Conservative Lance Stanbury30629.2
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Tollgate

Tollgate
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Nettleton 793 69.8
Labour Diane Hind 484 42.6
Conservative John Levantis36131.8
Majority
Turnout
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Rout 933 64.2
Conservative John Augustine 848 58.3
Labour Marilyn Sayer55438.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Whepstead & Wickhambrook

Whepstead & Wickhambrook
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alison Evans 620 80.2
Labour Michael McConnell15319.8
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Withersfield

Withersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Peter Stevens Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Newmarket North

Newmarket North: 30 January 2020 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Soons 309 42.4 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Edge13017.9N/A
West Suffolk Independent Ruth Allen11816.2-17.0
Labour Theresa Chipulina7310.0-12.4
Independent Frank Stennett547.4N/A
Green Alice Haylock446.0N/A
Majority179
Turnout 72819.52
Conservative gain from West Suffolk Independent Swing

Abbeygate

A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr Lisa Ingwall King.

Abbeygate: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Julia Wakelam 751 45.9 +13.3
Conservative Nick Wiseman60637.0+9.9
Labour Cheryl Godber27917.1–2.9
Majority1458.9N/A
Turnout 1,65543.2+6.2
Registered electors 3,828
Green hold Swing Increase2.svg1.7

No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (20.3%).

Clare, Hundon and Kedington

Clare, Hundon and Kedington: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Clarke 1,814 72.2
Labour Kerry Rogers69727.8
Majority1,11744.4
Turnout 2,53240.2
Registered electors 6,295
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Lakenheath

Lakenheath: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Noble 573 48.2
Independent Gerald Kelly43436.5
Labour Layla Britton11910.0
Independent David Chandler645.4
Majority13911.7
Turnout 1,19628.9
Registered electors 4,134
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Moreton Hall

Moreton Hall: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Birgitte Mager 1,098 52.6
Independent Barry Thomas49623.7
Labour Cyrille Bouche49523.7
Majority60228.9
Turnout 2,10435.9
Registered electors 5,855
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Southgate

Southgate: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Stamp 814 58.2
Labour Richard O'Driscoll25117.9
Green Chris Dexter-Mills18613.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty14810.6
Majority56340.3
Turnout 1,40743.1
Registered electors 3,220
Conservative hold Swing

Whepstead and Wickhambrook

Whepstead and Wickhambrook: 6 May 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Pugh 645 69.8
Labour Robin Davies14215.4
Green Vicki Martin13714.8
Majority50354.4
Turnout 93145.0
Registered electors 2,071
Conservative hold Swing

The Rows

The Rows: 30 September 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lance Stanbury 428 65.2 +26.5
Labour Theresa Chipulina12619.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Pinsker10215.5N/A
Majority30246.0
Turnout 67718.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg3.7

Horringer

Horringer: 25 November 2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Wiseman 257 47.7
Labour Aaron McIntyre20437.8
Liberal Democrats Daniel Lineham7814.5
Majority539.9
Turnout 54226.8
Registered electors 2,022
Conservative hold Swing

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