1993 Suffolk County Council election

1993 Suffolk County Council election

← 1989 6 May 1993 (1993-05-06) 1997 →
All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council 41 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 31 25 19 Seat change 5 19 12 Popular vote 57,058 65,473 42,289 Percentage 32.8% 37.7% 24.5% Swing 1.8% 6.1% 8.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Liberal Seats won 3 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,811 2,754 Percentage 2.8% 1.6% Swing 0.5% N/A
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

Elections to Suffolk County Council as part of the 1993 United Kingdom local elections were held on 6 May 1993. 80 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Summary

1993 Suffolk County Council election ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31	6	1	5	38.8	32.8	57,058	-1.8
	Conservative	25	1	20	19	32.5	37.7	65,473	-6.1
	Liberal Democrats	19	14	2	12	23.8	24.3	42,289	+8.8
	Independent	3	1	0	1	3.8	2.8	4,811	-0.5
	Liberal	1	1	0	1	1.3	1.6	2,754	N/A
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	936	-1.9
	Residents	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	464	N/A

Division results

Babergh

District summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	4	3	7,032	28.3
	Conservative	2	5	9,305	37.4
	Labour	2		5,549	22.3
	Independent	1	1	1,647	6.6
	Liberal	1	1	1,355	5.4

Division results

Belstead Brook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Pollard	2,029	71.3	+40.3
	Conservative	J. Swindin*	816	28.7	-19.4
Majority			1,213	42.6
Turnout			2,845	36.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	29.9

Brett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Gleed	1,009	43.1	+18.3
	Conservative	G. Chantler*	965	41.2	+3.6
	Labour	G. Gould	369	15.7	+0.9
Majority			44	1.9
Turnout			2,343	49.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.4

Cosford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Bailey-Smith	779	66.6	+13.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Everett	390	33.4	+2.2
Majority			389	33.3
Turnout			1,169	26.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Great Cornard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibson*	1,089	47.6	-6.4
	Conservative	P. Boor	809	35.3	-1.3
	Liberal Democrats	L. Hewett	391	17.1	+7.7
Majority			280	12.2
Turnout			2,289	37.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Hadleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Grutchfield*	1,551	67.6	+17.7
	Conservative	E. Banks	542	23.6	N/A
	Labour	V. Waters	200	8.7	-6.5
Majority			1,009	44.0
Turnout			2,293	43.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	N/A

Melford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Kemp	1,647	56.8	N/A
	Conservative	P. Stevens	771	26.8	-21.4
	Labour	T. Samuel	482	16.6	-8.7
Majority			876	30.2
Turnout			2,900	40.5
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Clarke	1,027	46.2	+13.5
	Conservative	J. Delves*	934	42.0	-6.9
	Labour	J. Sharman	261	11.7	-6.7
Majority			93	4.2
Turnout			2,222	40.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	!0.2

Samford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Carmichael	1,355	48.9	N/A
	Conservative	W. Curnow	1,014	36.6	-8.2
	Labour	A. Bavington	401	14.5	-4.5
Majority			341	12.3
Turnout			2,770	47.7
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Stour Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pryor*	1,395	50.9	-6.7
	Labour	J. Skinner	712	26.0	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. Watkins	635	23.2	+9.1
Majority			683	24.9
Turnout			2,742	38.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Sudbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Wiles*	2,035	61.4	+5.9
	Conservative	S. Byham	1,280	38.6	-5.9
Majority			755	22.8
Turnout			3,315	35.8
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Forest Heath

District summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	3,845	45.0
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	2,161	25.3
	Independent	1		324	3.8
	Labour	0		1,993	23.4
	Liberal	0		212	2.5

Division results

Brandon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Bishop	1,074	59.2	-3.5
	Labour	N. Guthrie	527	29.1	-8.2
	Liberal	W. Ratcliffe	212	11.7	N/A
Majority			547	30.2
Turnout			1,813	30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Exning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Echols	1,184	66.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Andrews-Smith	346	19.4	-44.9
	Labour	C. Muge	256	14.3	-21.4
Majority			838	46.9
Turnout			1,786	27.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Ickneid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Thomason*	884	52.2	-20.3
	Labour	P. Kemp	464	27.4	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Brame	347	20.5	N/A
Majority			420	24.8
Turnout			1,695	31.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Mildenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Pendleton*	605	41.1	-1.1
	Labour	S. Hale	380	25.8	-7.7
	Independent	J. Barker	324	22.0	-2.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. McConnell	162	11.0	N/A
Majority			225	15.3
Turnout			1,471	27.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Newmarket Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Crickmere	936	52.9	-12.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Griffith	468	26.4	N/A
	Labour	P. Dwane	366	20.7	-13.9
Majority			468	26.4
Turnout			1,770	31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Rowheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Haylock	Unopposed
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich

District summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	14		15,975	49.7
	Conservative	4		11,730	36.5
	Liberal Democrats	0		4,291	13.4
	Green	0		135	0.4

Division results

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Alcock*	1,295	57.7	+2.0
	Labour	B. Maguire	554	24.7	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Skelcher	397	17.7	-2.6
Majority			741	33.0
Turnout			2,246	39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Doran*	950	64.5	-1.2
	Conservative	T. Yard	388	26.3	+3.6
	Green	J. Scott	135	9.2	-2.4
Majority			562	38.2
Turnout			1,473	27.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

Broom Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pinner*	798	48.6	+3.8
	Labour	S. Mason	558	34.0	-1.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Odell	287	17.5	+8.0
Majority			240	14.6
Turnout			1,643	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Barker	1,004	48.5	-0.5
	Labour	C. De Carteret	771	37.2	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	N. Ramsden	295	14.3	+9.1
Majority			233	11.3
Turnout			2,070	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Chantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Thomas*	996	52.9	-24.6
	Conservative	P. Murray-Cowan	888	47.1	+24.6
Majority			108	5.7
Turnout			1,884	40.6
	Labour hold		Swing	24.6

Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sudds*	980	50.8	-29.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. White	624	32.4	N/A
	Conservative	G. Morris	324	16.8	-2.5
Majority			356	18.5
Turnout			1,928	32.8
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Coates	1,108	41.7	-12.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Atkins	969	36.5	+28.5
	Labour	S. Reynolds	577	21.7	-16.3
Majority			139	5.2
Turnout			2,654	45.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.4

Ipswich Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Mole*	972	61.2	-2.6
	Conservative	D. Goldsmith	417	26.3	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	H. Earle	198	12.5	N/A
Majority			555	35.0
Turnout			1,587	27.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Priory Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Wilson	1,123	71.2	-6.2
	Conservative	S. Lark	455	28.8	+6.2
Majority			668	42.3
Turnout			1,578	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Rushmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Le Grys	1,242	48.7	-2.8
	Conservative	S. Barker	976	38.2	-4.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. Kirkwood	334	13.1	+7.1
Majority			266	10.4
Turnout			2,552	43.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sargent*	1,201	73.5	+6.8
	Conservative	R. Patient	434	26.5	+2.7
Majority			767	46.9
Turnout			1,635	29.7
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

St. Clements

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Coleman*	1,129	45.8	-6.1
	Conservative	J. Morgan	1,003	40.7	-7.4
	Liberal Democrats	V. Finbow	332	13.5	N/A
Majority			126	5.1
Turnout			2,464	43.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hyde*	1,098	52.4	-9.3
	Conservative	R. Harris	726	34.6	-3.7
	Liberal Democrats	N. Goodger	272	13.0	N/A
Majority			372	17.7
Turnout			2,096	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Stoke Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Campbell*	955	51.1	-3.3
	Conservative	P. West	690	36.9	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Delvin	225	12.0	+4.8
Majority			265	14.2
Turnout			1,870	32.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Packard*	979	63.7	-2.9
	Conservative	H. Davies	412	26.8	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Pakes	147	9.6	+4.5
Majority			567	36.9
Turnout			1,538	28.6
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Whittington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hore*	988	60.9	+3.2
	Conservative	D. Collins	424	26.1	-6.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Carroll	211	13.0	+3.7
Majority			564	34.8
Turnout			1,623	29.3
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lewis	902	69.9	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Grimsey	388	30.1	+4.6
Majority			514	39.8
Turnout			1,290	25.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Mid Suffolk

District summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	6	5	9,139	38.6
	Labour	3	1	5,680	24.0
	Conservative	1	6	8,456	35.7
	Green	0		401	1.7

Division results

Bosmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Scott	1,701	60.6	+37.4
	Conservative	P. Redman	749	26.7	-27.0
	Labour	S. Griffiths	356	12.7	-10.4
Majority			952	33.9
Turnout			2,806	42.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	32.2

Gipping Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Wilson	715	39.5	+2.1
	Conservative	G. Boatfield	701	38.7	-9.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. Mayes	394	21.8	+7.2
Majority			14	0.8
Turnout			1,810	29.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.7

Hartismere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Henniker-Major*	1,402	47.7	+7.3
	Conservative	C. Michell	917	31.2	-4.2
	Labour	T. O'Keefe	621	21.1	-3.2
Majority			485	16.5
Turnout			2,940	45.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.8

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Craven	1,319	46.3	+22.7
	Conservative	G. McGregor*	1,165	40.9	-15.0
	Labour	C. Hammond	364	12.8	-7.7
Majority			154	5.4
Turnout			2,848	43.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.9

Stowmarket St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Lower	1,127	54.2	+39.2
	Labour	E. Nunn*	632	30.4	-19.5
	Conservative	D. Burch	321	15.4	-15.9
Majority			495	23.8
Turnout			2,080	39.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	29.4

Stowmarket St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Macpherson*	817	49.8	-9.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cray	454	27.7	+16.0
	Conservative	W. Crane	370	22.5	-6.0
Majority			363	22.1
Turnout			1,641	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Thedwastre North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Sida-Lockett*	1,203	60.4	+8.9
	Labour	J. Dougall	790	39.6	+24.5
Majority			413	20.7
Turnout			1,993	30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Thedwastre South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Ward	1,354	56.0	+22.7
	Conservative	E. Rogers	1,065	44.0	+1.8
Majority			289	11.9
Turnout			2,419	36.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	10.5

Thredling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Ward	1,388	57.2	+33.7
	Conservative	J. Clover*	1,039	42.8	-14.2
Majority			349	14.4
Turnout			2,427	37.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	24.0

Upper Gipping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Shave	1,385	51.1	+24.4
	Conservative	B. Mayes	926	34.1	-6.4
	Green	R. Stearn	401	14.8	N/A
Majority			459	16.9
Turnout			2,712	42.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.4

Suffolk Coastal

District summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9	3	15,123	43.1
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	10,830	30.8
	Labour	2	1	8,762	25.0
	Green	0		400	1.1

Division results

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hall*	1,102	49.9	-2.0
	Labour	J. Troughton	464	21.0	-2.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sheppard	444	20.1	N/A
	Green	J. Berry	199	9.0	-15.6
Majority			638	28.9
Turnout			2,209	42.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rose	1,064	38.4	-8.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. O'Neil	867	31.3	-21.5
	Labour	O. Parr	838	30.3	N/A
Majority			197	7.1
Turnout			2,769	45.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.4

Carlford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bestow*	1,241	48.5	-23.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cooper	1,022	40.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Hetherington	294	11.5	-16.7
Majority			219	8.6
Turnout			2,557	39.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Clay Hills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Girling	1,692	59.6	+22.6
	Conservative	P. Batho*	1,145	40.4	-0.2
Majority			547	19.3
Turnout			2,837	42.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.4

Colneis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rodwell*	1,364	52.1	+3.9
	Labour	R. Senior	676	25.8	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Whitmore	576	22.0	+4.2
Majority			688	26.3
Turnout			2,616	32.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Felixstowe Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Goodman	1,296	52.6	-8.2
	Labour	N. Finlayson	597	24.2	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Warren	573	23.2	+4.0
Majority			699	28.3
Turnout			2,466	41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Felixstowe Landguard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Macgregor	1,147	52.0	+24.4
	Conservative	T. Savage*	653	29.6	-12.2
	Labour	M. Walker	406	18.4	-12.2
Majority			494	22.4
Turnout			2,206	33.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.3

Felixstowe Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Smith*	1,162	45.6	+3.6
	Conservative	M. Minns	927	36.4	-5.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dangerfield	461	18.1	+2.1
Majority			235	9.2
Turnout			2,550	46.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Framlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mangan*	973	47.5	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	H. Whitworth	509	24.9	+17.7
	Labour	J. Stringer	365	17.8	-10.6
	Green	R. Stewart	201	9.8	-7.7
Majority			464	22.7
Turnout			2,048	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

Kesgrave & Martlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Penn*	1,345	44.2	-20.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Kelso	1,170	38.4	N/A
	Labour	M. Irwin	529	17.4	-18.2
Majority			175	5.7
Turnout			3,044	35.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Plomesgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Ward	1,055	43.7	-16.5
	Liberal Democrats	W. Moss	907	37.5	+15.4
	Labour	T. Hodgson	453	18.8	+1.2
Majority			148	6.1
Turnout			2,415	45.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.0

Wickham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cowper	1,040	44.8	-9.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Hall	671	28.9	+8.2
	Labour	M. Caddick	613	26.4	+1.1
Majority			369	15.9
Turnout			2,324	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Wilford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Monk	1,090	48.1	+11.3
	Conservative	R. Sheephanks*	911	40.2	-7.1
	Labour	C. Hemming	267	11.8	-4.1
Majority			179	7.9
Turnout			2,268	42.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.2

Woodbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Evelegh	1,393	49.6	+26.7
	Conservative	B. Rosher*	1,007	35.9	-6.0
	Labour	R. Burgon	406	14.5	-5.4
Majority			386	13.8
Turnout			2,806	46.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.4

St. Edmundsbury

District summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	9,558	40.6
	Labour	3	1	6,750	28.7
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	6,602	28.0
	Liberal	0		574	2.4
	Residents	0		60	0.3

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Oliver*	1,176	52.5	-9.9
	Labour	P. Smithers	540	24.1	-13.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wesley	525	23.4	N/A
Majority			636	28.4
Turnout			2,241	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Blackbourn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Spicer*	1,416	51.5	+5.3
	Labour	J. Moore	843	30.7	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smith	490	17.8	-4.3
Majority			573	20.8
Turnout			2,749	37.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Warmington	993	50.7	+30.2
	Conservative	H. Benckendorff	967	49.3	-6.7
Majority			26	1.3
Turnout			1,960	33.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.5

Haverhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kiernan*	1,250	73.4	+11.4
	Conservative	I. Dowling	454	26.6	-11.4
Majority			796	46.7
Turnout			1,704	24.6
	Labour hold		Swing	11.4

Haverhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Jones*	1,266	56.1	+3.6
	Labour	P. Denning	671	29.8	-1.2
	Conservative	J. Burton	258	11.4	-5.2
	Residents	H. Chenery	60	2.7	N/A
Majority			595	26.4
Turnout			2,255	29.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.4

Northgate & St. Olave's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood	1,235	77.6	-1.8
	Conservative	A. Williams	208	13.1	-7.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Williams	149	9.4	N/A
Majority			1,027	64.5
Turnout			1,592	30.2
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

Risbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Burgess	1,210	53.1	-4.0
	Liberal	M. Wilman	574	25.2	N/A
	Labour	S. Rosenoff	493	21.7	+8.1
Majority			636	27.9
Turnout			2,277	38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Risbybridge & Sextons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Nowak	816	42.2	-4.6
	Conservative	D. Speakman	758	39.2	-14.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Ellis	360	18.6	N/A
Majority			58	3.0
Turnout			1,934	35.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.7

Southgate & Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Bagnall	2,019	66.5	+25.9
	Conservative	C. Hilder	1,015	33.5	-25.9
Majority			1,004	33.1
Turnout			3,034	37.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.9

Thingoe North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pereira*	1,386	56.1	-14.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Black	548	22.2	N/A
	Labour	R. Bridge	537	21.7	-7.3
Majority			838	33.9
Turnout			2,471	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Thingoe South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Milburn*	709	53.5	-14.2
	Labour	G. Hanger	365	27.5	-4.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rogers	252	19.0	N/A
Majority			344	25.9
Turnout			1,326	31.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Waveney

District summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	8	2	12,349	47.7
	Conservative	2	1	7,457	28.8
	Independent	2		2,840	11.0
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	2,234	8.6
	Liberal	0		1,017	3.9

Division results

Beccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Ley*	1,351	67.1	+28.7
	Conservative	P. Sanders	661	32.9	-3.5
Majority			690	34.3
Turnout			2,012	35.9
	Labour hold		Swing	16.1

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harvey*	926	48.6	+5.5
	Labour	R. Durrant	534	28.0	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbett	444	23.3	-15.0
Majority			392	20.6
Turnout			1,904	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Thomas	1,194	48.4	N/A
	Conservative	M. Nichols	1,023	41.4	+9.6
	Liberal	B. Howe	252	10.2	N/A
Majority			171	6.9
Turnout			2,469	45.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	N/A

Lothingland North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Hunter	1,403	54.5	+10.0
	Conservative	A. Choveaux	924	35.9	-8.2
	Liberal	B. Batchelder	245	9.5	N/A
Majority			479	18.6
Turnout			2,572	36.6
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

Lothingland South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Mitchell*	1,207	48.8	+11.0
	Labour	R. Anderson	688	27.8	-0.4
	Conservative	S. Burroughes	576	23.3	-10.7
Majority			519	21.0
Turnout			2,471	31.5
	Independent hold		Swing	5.7

Lowestoft Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Owen*	1,275	65.7	+2.2
	Liberal	A. Sheppherd	380	19.6	N/A
	Conservative	L. Guy	285	14.7	-3.2
Majority			895	46.1
Turnout			1,940	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Lowestoft St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rodgers*	1,045	68.8	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Albrow	300	19.8	-4.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Tregloyne	173	11.4	+1.3
Majority			745	49.1
Turnout			1,518	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Chipperfield*	1,621	81.3	-0.8
	Conservative	P. Browne	232	11.6	-6.3
	Liberal	S. Tonge	140	7.0	N/A
Majority			1,389	69.7
Turnout			1,993	32.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Brighouse*	1,054	45.2	-1.5
	Labour	J. Riches	903	38.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Martin	374	16.0	+0.1
Majority			151	6.5
Turnout			2,331	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Bellham	1,426	59.6	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Young	839	35.0	+25.3
	Conservative	E. Torlot	129	5.4	-33.7
Majority			586	24.5
Turnout			2,394	33.1
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Langley*	1,633	71.6	+4.9
	Conservative	S. Simpson	648	28.4	-4.9
Majority			985	43.2
Turnout			2,281	44.7
	Independent hold		Swing	4.9

Wainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor	909	45.2	+1.7
	Conservative	P. Newson	699	34.7	-11.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crisp	404	20.1	+9.6
Majority			210	10.4
Turnout			2,012	35.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.5

References

1. "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 16 August 2022.