Suffolk Coastal District Council in Suffolk, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2015, 42 councillors were elected from 26 wards. [1] [2] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of East Suffolk.
From the first elections to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties: [3]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1995 | |
No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2019 |
The leader of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2019 was:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Herring [2] | Conservative | 1999 | 31 Mar 2019 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 330 | 49.9 | |||
Labour | 170 | 25.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 161 | 24.4 | |||
Majority | 160 | 24.2 | |||
Turnout | 661 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 278 | 55.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 179 | 35.4 | |||
Labour | 48 | 9.5 | |||
Majority | 99 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 505 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 356 | 68.7 | +21.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 122 | 23.6 | -3.9 | ||
Labour | 40 | 7.7 | -17.3 | ||
Majority | 234 | 45.1 | |||
Turnout | 518 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 354 | 55.4 | -11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 179 | 28.0 | +28.0 | ||
Labour | 106 | 16.6 | -16.5 | ||
Majority | 175 | 27.4 | |||
Turnout | 639 | 40.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 384 | 48.0 | +3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 320 | 40.0 | +7.6 | ||
Labour | 96 | 12.0 | -11.1 | ||
Majority | 64 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 800 | 28.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 805 | 51.7 | +5.0 | ||
Labour | 751 | 48.3 | -5.0 | ||
Majority | 54 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,556 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 565 | 61.7 | +26.6 | ||
Independent | 182 | 19.9 | -12.6 | ||
Labour | 1,69 | 18.4 | -14.0 | ||
Majority | 383 | 41.8 | |||
Turnout | 916 | 13.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | unopposed | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Barry Slater | 455 | 45.2 | +45.2 | |
Conservative | 319 | 31.7 | -29.8 | ||
BNP | Paul Goodchild | 153 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Labour | 80 | 7.9 | +7.9 | ||
Majority | 136 | 13.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,007 | 58.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joan Sennington | 488 | 39.5 | -5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cherrie MacGregor | 456 | 36.6 | -3.5 | |
Independent | Thomas Savage | 168 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Margaret Morris | 134 | 10.8 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 32 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,246 | 36.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 308 | 58.0 | +8.5 | ||
Conservative | 185 | 34.8 | +1.8 | ||
Labour | 38 | 7.2 | -10.3 | ||
Majority | 123 | 23.2 | |||
Turnout | 531 | 34.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Hudson | 316 | 53.7 | -28.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Houseley | 272 | 46.3 | +46.3 | |
Majority | 44 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 588 | 36.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Holdcroft | 313 | 46.0 | -8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Guy Jewers | 254 | 37.4 | +13.1 | |
Green | Anthony Taylor | 57 | 8.4 | -3.5 | |
Labour | Roy Burgon | 56 | 8.2 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 59 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 680 | 42.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jan Garfield | 856 | 49.2 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bernard Price | 693 | 39.9 | +18.0 | |
Labour | Margaret Morris | 190 | 10.9 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 163 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,739 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Austin | 316 | 66.0 | -6.1 | |
Green | John Barrett | 163 | 34.0 | +34.0 | |
Majority | 153 | 32.0 | |||
Turnout | 479 | 30.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoff Lynch | 531 | 55.0 | +11.3 | |
Labour | David Isaacs | 241 | 24.9 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derrick Fairbrother | 194 | 20.1 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 290 | 30.0 | |||
Turnout | 966 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Geater | 612 | 42.1 | +13.3 | |
Labour | Freda Casagrande | 336 | 23.1 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Sammy Betson | 293 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jules Ewart | 213 | 14.6 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 276 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,454 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Gower | 431 | 50.6 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Turner | 340 | 40.0 | +16.4 | |
Green | Carl Bennett | 80 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 91 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 851 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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