2017 Suffolk County Council election

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2017 Suffolk County Council election
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All 75 seats to Suffolk County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Colin Noble Sandy Martin David Wood
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since7 April 2015May 2009May 2013
Leader's seatRow Heath St John's Peninsula
Last election39 seats, 35.5%15 seats, 21.6%7 seats, 20.0%
Seats before36158
Seats won52115
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote92,23841,24227,237
Percentage46.3%20.7%13.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.8%Decrease2.svg 0.9%Increase2.svg 3.1%
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Leader Mark Ereira-Guyer n/an/a
Party Green Independent WSI
Leader sinceMay 2013n/an/a
Leader's seat Tower (Defeated)n/an/a
Last election2 seats, 8.8%3 seats, 3.6%Did Not Stand
Seats before250
Seats won331
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote16,3678,5111,771
Percentage6.0%4.3%0.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.6%Increase2.svg 0.7%Increase2.svg 0.9%
 Seventh party
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LeaderJames Crossley
Party UKIP
Leader sinceApril 2017
Leader's seat Whitehouse and Whitton (Retiring)
Last election9 seats, 20.0%
Seats before9
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 9
Popular vote11,974
Percentage6.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 14.0%
Suffolk UK local election 2017 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2017 Suffolk council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red, Greens in green and independents in grey.
Leader before election

Colin Noble
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Colin Noble
Conservative

Composition of Suffolk County Council after 2017 election Composition of Suffolk County Council elections, 2017.svg
Composition of Suffolk County Council after 2017 election

The 2017 Suffolk County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. [1] All 75 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each, by first-past-the-post voting, for a four-year term of office.

Contents

Voters who live in divisions which elected two councillors (12 divisions) were entitled to cast a maximum of two votes, while those living in divisions only electing one councillor (51 divisions) were only entitled to cast one vote.

Labour and the Conservatives were the only parties fielding candidates in all 63 electoral divisions. The Liberal Democrats had candidates standing in 58 divisions, while the Green Party stood candidates in 46 divisions and UKIP stood candidates in 43 divisions.

Previous composition

2013 election

PartySeats
Conservative 39
Labour 15
UKIP 9
Liberal Democrats 7
Independent 3
Green 2
Total75

Composition of council seats before election

PartySeats
Conservative 36
Labour 15
UKIP 9
Liberal Democrats 8
Independent 5
Green 2
Total75

Changes between elections

In between the 2013 election and the 2017 election, the following council seats changed hands:

DivisionDatePrevious PartyNew PartyCauseResulting Council Composition
Con Lab UKIP LDem Grn Ind
Haverhill Cangle [2] 5 May 2016 Conservative UKIP Sitting councillor died. UKIP won by-election.381510723
Hadleigh [3] 22 September 2016 Conservative Liberal Democrats Sitting councillor disqualified. Liberal Democrats won by-election.371510823
Lowestoft SouthMarch 2017 UKIP Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member.37159824
Sudbury March 2017 Conservative Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member.36159825

Summary

The Conservatives regained much of the ground they lost at the previous election taking a net gain of 15 seats despite only picking up two extra seats in Ipswich.

Labour lost 4 of its 5 seats in Lowestoft but managed to pick up a Sudbury seat that they haven't held since 2009 and remained the main opposition party.

The Lib Dem lost 2 seats and failed to maintain a by election gain in Hadleigh.

The Greens made a net gain of 1, and UKIP lost all their seats.

Government Formation

With 52 seats and a fourth successive victory, the Conservatives were able to form a working majority of 29 in the new Council, with Colin Noble (Row Heath) elected as Council Leader. In May 2018 he was ousted in a party room ballot by cabinet member for waste, fire and the environment Matthew Hicks (Thredling). [4] [5]

Opposition leader Sandy Martin (St John's) stood down after being elected to Parliament in the 2017 general election in June, with Sandra Gage (Rushmere) succeeding him. However, in December 2017 she stood down to be replaced by former deputy group leader Sarah Adams (St John's), who had returned to the council after winning the by-election triggered by Martin's departure. [6]

The Lib Dems and the Greens agreed to form a joint group, with the leadership switching each year, David Wood (Peninsula) the incumbent Lib Dem group leader became the first leader of this new group. [7]

Overall Result

2017 Suffolk County Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 52183Increase2.svg 1569.346.392,238+10.8
  Labour 1115Decrease2.svg 414.720.741,242-0.9
  Liberal Democrats 503Decrease2.svg 36.713.727,237+3.1
  Green 321Increase2.svg 14.08.216,367-0.6
  Independent 300Steady2.svg5.34.38,511+0.7
 West Suffolk Independents110Increase2.svg 10.00.91,771N/A
  UKIP 0010Decrease2.svg 100.06.011,974-14.0

Results by District

Babergh

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 6Decrease2.svg110,46339.5+3.7
Liberal Democrat 1Decrease2.svg15,88022.2+4.3
Labour 1Increase2.svg13,43913.0–1.6
Independent 1Steady2.svg3,00711.3+5.2
Green 1Increase2.svg12,4249.1–2.0
UKIP 0Steady2.svg1,2934.9–9.6

Division Results

Belstead Brook [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Hudson 867 40.9 +7.4
Liberal Democrats David Busby *79237.4–0.2
Labour Co-op David Plowman27012.7–5.3
UKIP Stuart Armstrong1195.6N/A
Green Richard Hardacre723.4–7.6
Majority753.5–0.5
Turnout 2,12431.8+4.0
Registered electors 6,670–13
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +3.8
Cosford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Robert Lindsay 1,630 48.4 +8.0
Conservative Philip Mutton1,51945.1–6.8
UKIP Leon Stedman1153.4N/A
Labour Rickaby Shearly-Sanders1063.1–4.6
Majority1113.3–8.2
Turnout 3,37047.8+6.1
Registered electors 6,938+202
Green gain from Conservative Swing +7.4
Great Cornard [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Beer * 902 48.9 +5.9
Labour Sarah Page52228.3–3.3
UKIP Aidan Powlesland1739.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Bark1578.5+2.0
Green Dean Walton914.9–13.9
Majority38020.6+9.3
Turnout 1,85926.2+1.6
Registered electors 7,087+103
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
Hadleigh [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mick Fraser 847 39.6 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sheldrick *79537.2+13.0
Labour Sue Monks33015.4–1.2
UKIP Christine Hempstead914.3–18.5
Green Lisa Gordon753.5–1.3
Majority522.4–4.9
Turnout 2,13832.3+3.5
Registered electors 6,619+181
Conservative hold Swing –2.4
Melford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Kemp * 1,614 56.0 +2.8
Conservative Margaret Maybury80928.1+11.9
Labour Paul Watson2087.2+0.5
Green John Smith1314.5–1.1
UKIP Peter Lynham1194.1–14.2
Majority80527.9–6.9
Turnout 2,88636.1+2.5
Registered electors 7,992+197
Independent hold Swing –4.5
Peninsula [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Wood * 1,337 38.9 –4.2
Independent Derek Davis92326.9N/A
Conservative Will Shropshire78622.9+2.5
Labour Phil Dunnett2748.0–1.9
Green Andrew Sterling1133.3–2.9
Majority41412.1–10.6
Turnout 3,43342.3+10.5
Registered electors 7,986–8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –15.5
Samford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Jones * 1,502 43.3 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Sue Carpendale1,41040.6+15.2
Labour Charlie Nixon3239.3–1.0
UKIP Steve Laing2356.8–18.1
Majority922.7–5.6
Turnout 3,47543.3+4.8
Registered electors 8,026+109
Conservative hold Swing –2.8
Stour Valley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Finch * 1,428 51.4 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren96634.8+7.6
Labour John Cook1676.0–2.3
UKIP James Carver1214.4–17.7
Green Lois Hickey963.5N/A
Majority46216.6+1.4
Turnout 2,78043.8+0.1
Registered electors 6,352+240
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
Sudbury [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Owen 693 30.5 –0.8
Conservative Adrian Osborne63127.8–16.5
Independent John Sayers *47020.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh26211.5–0.7
Green Julie Fowles-Smith1245.5–6.7
UKIP Steven Whalley914.0N/A
Majority622.7N/A
Turnout 2,27932.4+5.9
Registered electors 7,027+38
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.8
Sudbury East & Waldingfield [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Spence * 1,169 53.2 +7.3
Labour Luke Cresswell54624.9+3.7
UKIP Darren Clarke22910.4–17.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey1617.3N/A
Green John Burch924.2–1.1
Majority62328.4+10.1
Turnout 2,20531.9+3.4
Registered electors 6,905+196
Conservative hold Swing +1.8

Forest Heath

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 4Increase2.svg 15,44147.0+11.0
West Suffolk Independents1Increase2.svg 11,77115.3N/A
Labour 0Steady2.svg1,83015.8+1.3
Independent 0Steady2.svg1,18510.2+3.9
UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 28307.2–28.4
Liberal Democrat 0Steady2.svg5134.4–3.1

Division Results

Brandon [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
West Suffolk IndependentsVictor Lukaniuk 937 46.9 N/A
Conservative Stephen Frost56228.1+0.8
UKIP Reg Silvester *25612.8–33.1
Labour Susan Dean24212.1+1.3
Majority37518.8+0.2
Turnout 2,01129.6–0.8
Registered electors 6,794–334
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 WSI gain from UKIP Swing +23.1
Exning & Newmarket [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rachel Hood 909 37.2 +12.2
Labour Michael Jefferys58523.9+3.9
West Suffolk IndependentsSimon Cole56123.0+4.0 [10]
UKIP Dave Hudson *25210.3–20.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Redbond1365.6+0.3
Majority32413.3+7.6
Turnout 2,45031.2+4.6
Registered electors 7,848–972
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +16.3
Mildenhall [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louis Busuttil 1,405 65.5 +26.2
Independent David Chandler42319.7–19.2 [11]
Labour Kevin Yarrow31714.8+0.9
Majority98245.8+45.4
Turnout 2,15230.8–1.0
Registered electors 6,994–157
Conservative hold Swing +22.7
Newmarket & Red Lodge [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Millar * 1,203 50.5 +5.5
Labour Joy Uney37315.6–5.1
UKIP Roger Dicker32213.5–14.8
West Suffolk IndependentsAndrew Appleby27311.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gillett2138.9+2.7
Majority83034.8+10.9
Turnout 2,38425.6+2.4
Registered electors 9,289–20
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Row Heath [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Noble * 1,362 52.4 +9.1
Independent David Gathercole38314.7+3.5
Independent John Smith37914.6N/A
Labour Jack Fawbert31312.0+4.2
Liberal Democrats Ralph Brownie1646.3+3.3
Majority97937.6+28.7
Turnout 2,60132.3–0.1
Registered electors 8,039+241
Conservative hold Swing +2.7

Ipswich

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour 9Decrease2.svg 113,71141.2+1.4
Conservative 2Increase2.svg 112,01236.1+11.4
Liberal Democrat 1Steady2.svg3,78111.4+2.7
UKIP 0Steady2.svg2,1606.5–12.5
Green 0Steady2.svg1,3203.5–3.7
Independent 0Steady2.svg2590.7+0.7

Division Results

Bixley [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul West * 1,310 55.7 –2.7
Labour Paul Anderson55723.7–1.0
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington1988.4+2.9
UKIP Dave Ranson1667.1N/A
Independent Linda Sharp1205.1N/A
Majority75332.0–15.1
Turnout 2,35442.0+6.9
Registered electors 5,651–63
Conservative hold Swing –0.8
Bridge [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jack Abbott 1,036 50.0 +6.1
Conservative Mark Felix-Thomas63030.4+10.4
Green Charlotte Armstrong1547.4+2.5
Independent Lynn Turner1396.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wrathall1145.5+1.3
Majority40619.6+2.8
Turnout 2,07927.1+3.5
Registered electors 7,682+463
Labour Co-op hold Swing –2.2
Chantry (2) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Armitage * 2,246 42.5 +0.9
Labour Peter Gardiner 2,145
Conservative Bob Hall2,11039.9+18.9
Conservative Nadia Cenci2,069
UKIP Alan Cotterell65812.5–12.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers2715.1+0.5
Liberal Democrats Maureen Haaker257
Majority1362.6–14.1
Turnout 5,19431.5+4.4
Registered electors 16,486–556
Labour hold Swing –9.0
Labour hold
Gainsborough [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kim Clements * 1,081 41.3 –6.2
Conservative Liz Harsant1,07841.2+17.0
UKIP Shayne Pooley27510.5–11.4
Green Ben Magrath1104.2+1.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore752.9–0.8
Majority30.1–25.5
Turnout 2,62332.0+4.6
Registered electors 8,090–72
Labour hold Swing –11.6
Priory Heath [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Quinton * 927 49.5 –3.4
Conservative Andy Shannon63934.2+16.8
UKIP Pippa Gordon1417.5–13.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob935.0+0.7
Green Andrew Patmore713.8–0.9
Majority28815.4–16.8
Turnout 1,87528.6+3.7
Registered electors 6,566+222
Labour hold Swing –10.3
Rushmere [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Gage * 1,429 50.5 +3.3
Conservative Paul Cawthorn99735.2+8.7
Liberal Democrats Edward Packard1625.7+1.9
UKIP Jo Grant1525.4–11.6
Green Maxwell Phillips893.1–0.8
Majority43215.3–5.4
Turnout 2,83239.2+6.4
Registered electors 7,216+23
Labour hold Swing –2.7
St Helen's [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandy Gaylard * 1,322 54.7 +9.1
Conservative Alex Burgess66427.5+9.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Barrett2018.3+0.5
Green Maria Harrison1425.9–4.3
UKIP Wilfred Arasaratnam883.6–14.6
Majority65827.2–0.1
Turnout 2,43131.0+4.7
Registered electors 7,891+299
Labour hold Swing –0.1
St John's [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sandy Martin * 1,383 57.6 +3.0
Conservative Steve Flood76131.7+3.5
Green Jane Scott1385.7–5.6
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Toye1205.0–0.9
Majority62225.9–0.5
Turnout 2,40636.1+6.3
Registered electors 6,674–109
Labour Co-op hold Swing –0.3
St. Margaret's and Westgate (2) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington * 2,284 35.4 +10.2
Conservative Chris Chambers 1,954 30.3 +6.8
Labour Sarah Adams *1,89729.4+0.5
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes1,869
Conservative Lee Reynolds1,697
Labour Jan Parry1,541
Green Kirsty Wilmot3235.0–3.3
Green John Mann287
Majority3305.1+1.5
Turnout 6,10340.2+6.4
Registered electors 15,180–15
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.1
Whitehouse & Whitton (2) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Goldsmith 1,869 37.8 +16.1
Labour Kathy Bole * 1,833 37.1 +1.1
Labour Rob Bridgeman1,733
Conservative Erion Xhaferaj1,409
UKIP Tony Gould68013.8–15.7
Green Liz Smith2935.9–2.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore2635.3+1.4
Green Shaun McDonald256
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell216
Majority360.7–0.6
Turnout 4,47429.3+1.4
Registered electors 15,247–364
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +15.9
Labour hold Swing –7.5

Mid Suffolk

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 7Increase2.svg 213,91849.3+14.3
Liberal Democrat 2Decrease2.svg 15,75020.4+6.6
Green 1Steady2.svg4,17114.8–0.8
Labour 0Steady2.svg3,17911.3–0.6
UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 11,1914.2–19.4

Division Results

Bosmere [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Whybrow 1,169 46.0 +19.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Phillips98738.9+5.0
Labour Tony Elliott1987.8–1.6
Green Terence Carter1857.3+0.9
Majority1827.2+0.3
Turnout 2,54332.7–0.0
Registered electors 7,782+94
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.0
Gipping Valley [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Field * 1,030 40.1 +8.1
Conservative John Whitehead1,00039.0+13.1
Labour Julie Cuninghame2499.7–3.8
UKIP David Bosworth2037.9–16.2
Green David Penny853.3–1.2
Majority301.2–4.9
Turnout 2,56734.2+2.9
Registered electors 7,398+411
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –2.5
Hartismere [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jessica Fleming * 1,810 61.2 +17.7
Green Rowland Warboys45915.5+0.9
Labour Anthony Scott-Robinson43114.6+0.1
Liberal Democrats Josh Townsley2588.7+3.6
Majority1,35145.7+24.3
Turnout 2,95837.0+4.7
Registered electors 8,013+276
Conservative hold Swing +8.4
Hoxne & Eye [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Guy McGregor * 1,846 56.9 +11.3
Liberal Democrats John Blake47014.5+9.4
Labour Co-op Garry Deeks46614.4–2.1
Green James Hargrave2688.3–0.1
UKIP Roger Fouracre1976.1–18.5
Majority1,37642.4+21.3
Turnout 3,24742.2+5.3
Registered electors 7,724+355
Conservative hold Swing +0.9
Stowmarket North & Stowupland [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Green * 1,320 49.4 +13.3
Green Keith Welham79329.7+14.3
Labour Susan Hollands37614.1–5.9
Liberal Democrats John Curle1816.8+3.8
Majority52719.7+9.1
Turnout 2,67826.9+1.9
Registered electors 9,960+768
Conservative hold Swing –0.5
Stowmarket South [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Gowrley 921 38.3 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff78932.8+9.0
Labour Nikki Betts30712.8–1.1
UKIP Stephen Searle *2209.2–16.4
Green Max Betts-Davies1676.9–4.2
Majority1325.5
Turnout 2,40731.6+1.3
Registered electors 7,651+168
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +14.6
Thedwastre North [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Storey * 1,927 62.2 +14.8
Green Andy Mellen67821.9+9.6
Labour Ursula Ajimal2939.5–1.3
Liberal Democrats Jon James1996.4+2.0
Majority1,24940.3+17.8
Turnout 3,10137.3+6.0
Registered electors 8,306+293
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Thedwastre South [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton * 1,346 46.7 +17.5
Conservative Gilly Morgan1,26343.8+16.2
Labour Philip Cockell2749.5+1.7
Majority832.9+1.3
Turnout 2,88840.0+4.7
Registered electors 7,215+198
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.7
Thredling [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Hicks * 2,066 70.0 +20.5
Liberal Democrats David Payne45515.4+9.7
Labour Stan Robinson43114.65.1
Majority1,61154.6+26.3
Turnout 2,96138.7+3.5
Registered electors 7,644+172
Conservative hold Swing +5.4
Upper Gipping [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Andrew Stringer * 1,645 53.6 +0.5
Conservative Glen Horn1,13537.0+16.4
Labour Terry Wilson1665.4+0.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Valladares1224.0+2.8
Majority51016.6–15.8
Turnout 3,06839.7+1.4
Registered electors 7,755+199
Green hold Swing –7.9

Suffolk Coastal

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 10Steady2.svg25,77353.3+3.4
Liberal Democrat 1Steady2.svg7,33815.2–2.2
Green 0Steady2.svg3,2656.7+4.1
Labour 0Steady2.svg8,07216.7–3.4
UKIP 0Steady2.svg2,5505.3–3.1

Division Results

Aldeburgh and Leiston [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Russ Rainger 1,288 49.4 +9.8
Labour Freda Casagrande60723.3+6.6
UKIP Roger Ball29111.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Julia McLean27010.3+3.1
Green Peter Ward1535.9–3.7
Majority68126.1+13.5
Turnout 2,61235.1–0.0
Registered electors 7,451+22
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
Blything [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Smith * 1,602 52.9 +5.1
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach58619.3+2.2
Labour Mark Turner54017.8–1.6
Green Nigel Hiley30210.0–5.7
Majority1,01633.5+5.1
Turnout 3,03941.1+5.7
Registered electors 7,400+353
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Carlford [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Vickery 1,646 55.4 –3.6
Independent Rose Johnson41113.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Kay Yule31110.5+2.6
Labour Shasha Toptani2939.9–4.2
Green Miriam Burns1856.2N/A
UKIP Michael Coney1234.1–14.9
Majority1,23541.6+1.6
Turnout 2,96842.4+4.2
Registered electors 6,998+65
Conservative hold Swing –8.7
Felixstowe Coastal (2) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Newman * 3,198 50.0 –3.5
Conservative Steve Wiles 3,018
Labour Margaret Morris1,03816.2–10.1
Labour Corrine Franklin1,036
Liberal Democrats Seamus Bennett1,02816.1–4.0
Liberal Democrats Jan Candy754
UKIP Keith Phair72711.4N/A
Green Kay Lyndle4036.3N/A
Green Aidan Semmens230
Majority2,16033.8+6.6
Turnout 6,01039.0+7.0
Registered electors 15,411+69
Conservative hold Swing +3.3
Conservative hold
Felixstowe North & Trimley [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Bird 1,295 49.2 +4.2
Labour Dave Ablitt69226.3–10.8
UKIP David Coutts30611.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Marfleet2358.9–9.0
Green Jonathan Mulbery1064.0N/A
Majority60322.9+15.1
Turnout 2,63434.8+2.6
Registered electors 7,586–104
Conservative hold Swing +7.5
Framlingham [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Burroughes * 1,685 57.2 +12.9
Green James Holloway40813.8+3.8
Labour Kezia Bayfield38913.2–0.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turner31010.5+1.8
UKIP David Owen1565.3–17.6
Majority1,27743.3+21.9
Turnout 2,94842.1+5.5
Registered electors 7,027+58
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
Kesgrave & Rushmere St Andrew (2) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Lawson 2,840 47.2 +6.1
Conservative Robert Whiting * 2,474
Labour Becky Patten1,08318.0–2.3
Labour Helen Clarkson961
Independent Mark Ling5439.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Sally Neal4367.2–2.8
Independent Jonathan Ogden4347.2N/A
UKIP David Mears3906.5–22.1
Liberal Democrats Jon Neal380
Green Barbara Richardson-Todd2954.9N/A
Green Charlie Zakss145
Majority1,75729.2+16.7
Turnout 5,12933.0+5.0
Registered electors 15,541
Conservative hold Swing +4.2
Conservative hold
Martlesham [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia O'Brien * 2,542 67.6 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Gibbons45812.2–10.2
Labour Jeremy Hawksley44611.9–2.5
Green Betsy Reid3158.4–4.4
Majority2,08455.4+27.3
Turnout 3,77141.7+5.7
Registered electors 9,043+149
Conservative hold Swing +13.7
Wickham [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Nicoll 1,566 48.4 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Kit Twinch68421.2+9.3
Labour Lesley Bensley41812.9–7.3
UKIP Trevor Coult3089.5–11.8
Green Catherine Walsh2588.0N/A
Majority88227.3+2.0
Turnout 3,23438.9+6.9
Registered electors 8,330+170
Conservative hold Swing –3.7
Wilford [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Reid * 1,578 56.8 –5.1
Green Victoria Hambley35212.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Nigel Brown33912.2–3.8
Labour Philip Harle31511.3–10.8
UKIP Garry Debenham1947.0N/A
Majority1,22644.1+4.4
Turnout 2,77841.8+8.8
Registered electors 6,652+4
Conservative hold Swing –8.9
Woodbridge [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Page * 1,547 51.4 +9.7
Conservative Stephen Attwell1,04134.6+2.3
Labour Vicky Jones2548.4–1.0
Green Eamonn O'Nolan1133.8–0.8
UKIP Ray Tunstall551.8–10.3
Majority50616.8+7.3
Turnout 3,01147.2+5.2
Registered electors 6,378–18
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.6

St. Edmundsbury

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 7Increase2.svg 217,20549.0+11.6
Independent 2Steady2.svg4,08411.6+0.6
Labour 0Steady2.svg6,89019.6+1.7
Liberal Democrat 0Steady2.svg3,69110.5+6.4
Green 0Decrease2.svg 11,6304.6–1.5
UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 11,5994.6–18.8

Division Results

Blackbourn [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanna Spicer * 2,532 81.7 +28.5
Labour Cyrille Bouché56818.3+9.9
Majority1,96463.4+40.5
Turnout 3,11738.7+1.6
Registered electors 8,045+20
Conservative hold Swing +9.3
Clare [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Evans * 2,445 66.8 +20.5
Liberal Democrats Alex Rolph54514.9N/A
Labour Robin Davies3559.7+3.0
UKIP Stuart Letten3158.6–22.9
Majority1,90051.9+37.2
Turnout 3,66742.1+2.1
Registered electors 8,719+87
Conservative hold Swing +2.8
Eastgate & Moreton Hall [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Trevor Beckwith * 1,050 41.4 +1.6
Conservative Peter Thompson92436.4+5.3
Labour Elle Zwandahl30812.1+0.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Lale25510.1+6.9
Majority1265.0–3.6
Turnout 2,54235.1+6.4
Registered electors 7,244–381
Independent hold Swing –1.8
Hardwick [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Rout 1,645 58.7 +28.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty47016.8+5.3
Labour Nicola Iannelli-Popham46316.5+4.3
Green Sara Rae2248.0N/A
Majority1,17542.2+40.0
Turnout 2,80241.9+3.3
Registered electors 6,700–274
Conservative hold Swing +11.7
Haverhill Cangle (2) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paula Fox 1,481 38.5 +4.1
Conservative Quillon Fox 1,324
Labour Maureen Byrne1,13429.5+0.2
Labour David Smith845
UKIP Julian Flood *77320.1–9.7
Liberal Democrats Lewis Curtis45511.8+5.4
Liberal Democrats Ken Rolph376
Majority70818.4+13.8
Turnout 3,46226.1+2.6
Registered electors 13,259
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +6.9
Haverhill East & Kedington [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Roach 922 47.9 +22.9
Labour Jason Simpkin46424.1+2.7
UKIP Ant Williams36619.0–20.1
Liberal Democrats Oliver Forder1728.9–2.7
Majority45823.8+9.7
Turnout 1,92427.5–0.9
Registered electors 7,002–169
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +21.5
Thingoe North [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rebecca Hopfensperger * [16] 1,989 72.9 +19.2
Labour Co-op Frederick Rowell43916.1+7.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Turner30211.1N/A
Majority1,55056.8+23.1
Turnout 2,74238.4+5.4
Registered electors 7,144–621
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Thingoe South [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Karen Soons 2,110 68.1 +18.3
Liberal Democrats Zigurds Kronbergs43614.1N/A
Labour Hilary Appleton40913.2+1.0
UKIP Dawn Dicker1454.7–24.3
Majority1,67454.0+2.1
Turnout 3,11042.5+5.9
Registered electors 7,317+61
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
Tower (2) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Everitt 1,833 22.9 +3.7
Independent David Nettleton * 1,628 20.4 –1.4
Independent Paul Hopfensperger [17] 1,62320.3N/A
Green Mark Ereira-Guyer *1,40617.6–5.6
Labour Quentin Cornish99812.5–1.6
Labour Alex Griffin907
Liberal Democrats Julia Lale5076.3+0.1
Liberal Democrats Sheena Rawlings173
Majority2052.6+0.0
Turnout 5,14733.1+3.5
Registered electors 15,566
Conservative gain from Green Swing +4.7
Independent hold Swing –10.9

Waveney

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative 11Increase2.svg 622,31544.5+12.3
Labour 1Decrease2.svg 413,58527.1–4.2
Green 1Increase2.svg 16,04812.0+0.6
UKIP 0Decrease2.svg 34,9459.9–12.1
Liberal Democrat 0Steady2.svg2,4694.9+1.7
Independent 0Steady2.svg8371.7N/A

Division Results

Beccles (2) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Bee * 2,241 42.3 +6.6
Green Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw 2,189 41.3 +15.4
Conservative Graham Catchpole2,031
Green Josi Horne1,446
Labour Tarik Lahin54110.2–8.8
Labour Nasima Begum388
UKIP Pat Hawes2244.2–12.5
UKIP Mike Shaw194
Liberal Democrats Caroline Way1052.0–0.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Macdowall96
Majority521.0–8.8
Turnout 4,84341.3+3.6
Registered electors 11,727
Conservative hold Swing –4.4
Green gain from Conservative
Bungay [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Ritchie * 1,534 53.1 +7.9
Labour Sue Collins75826.2+8.9
Green Pauline Midwinter2809.7–20.0
Liberal Democrats Dave O'Neill1736.0–1.8
UKIP Andrew Bols1445.0N/A
Majority77626.9+11.4
Turnout 2,89539.5+3.9
Registered electors 7,324–120
Conservative hold Swing –0.5
Gunton (2) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Ardley 1,569 37.3 +11.7
Labour Keith Patience * 1,517 36.0 –2.3
Conservative Mary Rudd1,511
Labour Janet Craig *1,471
UKIP Bernie Guymer57013.5–11.9
UKIP Jenny Hinton503
Green Emma Bateman2977.1+0.3
Liberal Democrats Steven Taylor2586.1+2.2
Green Rupert Butley201
Majority521.2–11.5
Turnout 4,12127.5–8.1
Registered electors 14,993
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.0
Labour hold
Halesworth [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Goldson * 1,545 53.5 +0.3
Labour Peter Coghill60821.1–6.5
Green Alice Bull29010.0–4.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hunt2498.6+4.1
UKIP James Scott1966.8N/A
Majority93732.4+6.9
Turnout 2,89839.3+3.8
Registered electors 7,381–75
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Kessingland & Southwold [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Ladd * 1,392 48.9 +11.3
Liberal Democrats David Beavan49817.5+14.8
Labour Paul Tyack49717.5–4.2
UKIP Jean Difford30810.8–20.6
Green Callum Rollo1505.3–1.3
Majority89431.4+25.3
Turnout 2,85038.3+1.1
Registered electors 7,450–201
Conservative hold Swing –1.7
Lowestoft South (2) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jenny Ceresa 1,582 39.0 +18.9
Conservative Jamie Starling 1,455
Labour Tess Gandy1,17429.0–4.8
Labour David Finnigan1,167
UKIP Peter Collecott48912.1–23.5
UKIP Steve Harvey444
Independent Desmond Baldry42810.6N/A
Independent Bill Mountford *409
Green Peter Lang2035.0–0.3
Green Mark Morgan191
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge1794.4–0.9
Liberal Democrats Darius McCarthy160
Majority40810.1
Turnout 4,13528.0+0.5
Registered electors 14,766–267
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +21.2
Conservative gain from UKIP
Oulton (2) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Reeder 2,274 48.3 +20.3
Conservative Keith Robinson 2,139
Labour Len Jacklin *1,39429.6+0.3
Labour Lynne Ward1,368
UKIP George Hawes60712.9–18.5
UKIP Bert Poole *515
Green Sally Phillips2324.9–2.7
Green Peter Eyres225
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas2014.3+0.1
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gillard145
Majority88018.7
Turnout 4,69330.3–0.3
Registered electors 15,472
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +19.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.0
Pakefield (2) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Melanie Vigo di Gallidoro 1,569 42.2 +14.1
Conservative Craig Rivett 1,473
Labour Peter Byatt *1,36936.8+3.2
Labour Sonia Barker *1,333
UKIP Robin Hinton38410.3–20.0
UKIP Phillip Trindall367
Liberal Democrats Adam Robertson2155.8+2.4
Liberal Democrats Christian Newsome190
Green Rachel Fawkes1824.9+0.3
Green Ben Quail162
Majority2005.4
Turnout 3,71531.0+0.2
Registered electors 11,975
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.5
Conservative gain from Labour

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