East Suffolk District Council elections

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Elections of members of East Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England are held every four years, following the merger of Waveney and Suffolk Coastal districts to form the new East Suffolk district in April 2019. 55 councillors are elected to the chamber, with 29 wards each electing either one, two or three representatives. [1] The first elections to East Suffolk District Council were held on 2 May 2019. [2]

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Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Council established from the merger of Suffolk Coastal & Waveney (55 seats)
2019 397342Conservative
2023 151211161No overall control

Results maps

By-election results

2019–2023

Beccles and Worlingham By-Election 6 May 2021 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Sarah Plummer2,37448.9−16.1
Conservative Mark Bee2,06242.5+20.4
Labour Dom Taylor4188.6+3.9
Majority 3126.4
Turnout 4,854
Green hold Swing
Framlingham By-Election 6 May 2021 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lydia Freeman1,50852.7+17.9
Green Beth Keys-Holloway1,03636.2+7.8
Labour Paul Richards31811.1−1.8
Majority 47216.5
Turnout 2,862
Conservative hold Swing
Aldeburgh and Leiston By-Election 8 July 2021 (2 seats) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Thomas Daly1,110
Conservative Russ Rainger1,103
Green Matt Oakley1,101
Conservative Andrew Reid1,006
Labour Ian Ilett355
Labour Mark Turner311
Communist Steve Marsling61
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Orwell and Villages By-Election 12 August 2021 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mick Richardson87345.9+10.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Ninnmey80042.0+42.0
Labour David Rowe23012.1−1.5
Majority 733.8
Turnout 1,903
Conservative hold Swing

2023–2027

Carlton Colville By-Election 4 July 2024 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Letitia Smith1,47434.9
Labour Lewis Weller1,30330.9
Liberal Democrats Adam Robertson92321.9
Independent Paul Light52012.3
Majority 1714.1
Turnout 4,220
Conservative hold Swing
Rushmere St Andrew By-Election 27 February 2025 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Cawley37729.8−17.0
Green Julian Cusack37329.5+8.9
Reform UK Alistair Jeffreys34727.5+27.5
Labour Laurence Bradley16613.1−19.5
Majority 40.3
Turnout 1,263
Conservative hold Swing
Woodbridge By-Election 27 February 2025 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Leach1,02353.6
Conservative Alan Porter39120.5
Reform UK Garry Debenham27414.4
Labour Des Waters21911.5
Majority 63233.1
Turnout 1,907
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ↑ "District council elections » East Suffolk Council". www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ Noble, Paul Geater And Jason (4 April 2019). "See who you can vote for in East Suffolk Council elections". East Anglian Daily Times.
  3. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Beccles and Worlingham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Framlingham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aldeburgh and Leiston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Orwell and Villages Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Carlton Colville Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rushmere St Andrew Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rushmere St Andrew Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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