Mid Suffolk District Council elections

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Mid Suffolk District Council elections are held every four years to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, there have been 34 councillors elected from 26 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [a] Green Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (40 seats)
1973 691–24Independent
1976 1362019No overall control
New ward boundaries [2]
1979 1552018No overall control
1983 1961014No overall control
1987 1964011No overall control
1991 1781005No overall control
1995 6171204No overall control
1999 1561405No overall control
New ward boundaries [3] [4]
2003 2121124Conservative
2007 2201026 [b] Conservative
2011 221647 [c] Conservative
2015 290452Conservative
New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 40 to 34 [1]
2019 1605121No overall control
2023 604240Green

Results maps

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards. [5] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1983-1994

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Stonham 22 May 1986 Conservative Conservative
Ringshall 30 October 1986 Conservative Conservative
Palgrave 19 May 1988 Conservative Conservative
Needham Market 21 July 1988 Conservative Conservative
Onehouse 15 September 1988 SLD SLD
Needham Market 5 April 1990 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Stowmarket South 5 July 1990 Labour Labour
Walsham-le-Willows 4 February 1993 Conservative Conservative
Stowupland 4 February 1993 Conservative Labour
Debenham 30 September 1993 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Worlingworth 20 October 1994 Conservative Independent

1995-2006

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Haughley & Wetherden 13 July 1995 Labour Labour
Stowmarket Central 2 May 1996 Labour Labour
Badwell Ash 27 February 1997 Independent Conservative
Norton 9 September 1999 Conservative Conservative
Mendlesham 17 January 2002 Conservative Conservative
Elmswell 21 March 2002 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Worlingworth 23 January 2003 Conservative Conservative
Claydon & Barham 21 October 2004 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Barking & Somersham 21 October 2004 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Hoxne 28 July 2005 Conservative Liberal Democrats
Bramford & Blakenham 24 November 2005 Conservative Liberal Democrats

2007-2018

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Haughley & Wetherden 25 March 2010 Conservative Green
Stowmarket North 22 May 2014 Conservative Conservative
Barking & Somersham 2 February 2016 Conservative Green
Eye 4 May 2017 Independent Conservative

2019-present

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Thurston 17 February 2022 Green Green
Chilton 2 May 2024 Green Green
Thurston 24 September 2024 Green Conservative
Haughley, Stowupland
& Wetherden 		12 June 2025 Green Green

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ Including 2 Suffolk Together
  3. ↑ Including 2 Suffolk Together

References

  1. 1 2 "The Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2018/1317, retrieved 6 January 2024
  2. ↑ The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. ↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online . Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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