1997 Suffolk County Council election

1997 Suffolk County Council election
1 May 1997 (1997-05-01)
All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council
41 seats needed for a majority
Registered501,642 (3.1%)
Turnout72.4% (36.7%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 31 seats, 32.8% 25 seats, 37.7% 20 seats, 25.5%
Seats before 33 21 20
Seats won 33 31 15
Seat change 2 6 5
Popular vote 131,137 137,069 84,939
Percentage 36.1% 37.7% 23.4%
Swing 3.3% 0.9%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 4 seats, 2.8%
Seats before 5
Seats won 1
Seat change 3
Popular vote 9,093
Percentage 2.5%
Swing 0.3%
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1997 Suffolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1997 general election.[1]

Previous composition

1993 election

Party Seats
Labour 31
Conservative 25
Liberal Democrats 20
Independent 4
Total 80

Composition of council seats before election

Party Seats
Labour 33
Conservative 22
Liberal Democrats 20
Independent 4
Vacant 1
Total 80

Changes between elections

See also: Suffolk County Council By-elections 1993-1997

Summary

Election result

1997 Suffolk County Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 72 33 4 2 2 41.3 36.1 131,137 +3.3
  Conservative 80 31 8 4 4 38.8 37.7 137,069 ±0.0
  Liberal Democrats 65 15 2 5 3 18.8 23.4 84,939 –0.9
  Independent 9 1 0 2 2 1.3 2.5 9,093 –0.3
  Green 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 871 –0.3

Election of Group Leaders

Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group, with Jane Hore (Oulton Broad) as his deputy.

Sue Sida-Lockett (Thedwastre North) was elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Colin Barrow (Wickham) as her deputy.

Rosalind Scott (Bosmere) was elected leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, with Peter Monk (Wilford) as her deputy.

Election of Leader of the Council

Chris Mole the leader of the Labour group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Labour/Lib Dem administration, with Rosalind Scott as his deputy.

Results by district

Babergh

Summary

Babergh District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Liberal Democrats 6 2 18,614 38.3 +10.0
Labour 2 10,288 21.2 –1.1
Conservative 1 1 16,432 33.8 –3.6
Independent 1 3,292 6.8 +0.2
Total 10 48,626 74.4 +35.1

Division results

Belstead Brook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anne Pollard * 4,263 71.3 ±0.0
Conservative Michael Nottingham 1,719 28.7 ±0.0
Majority 2,544 42.5 ±0.0
Turnout 5,982 72.9 +36.9
Registered electors 8,167
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.0
Brett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Gleed * 1,583 41.1 –2.0
Conservative Peter Stevens 1,494 38.8 –2.4
Labour Valma Letton 771 20.0 +4.3
Majority 89 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 3,848 76.5 +27.4
Registered electors 5,030
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 0.2
Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Hoy 1,524 46.1 +12.7
Conservative William Curnow 1,400 42.3 –24.3
Independent Tony Bailey-Smith * 384 11.6 N/A
Majority 124 3.7 N/A
Turnout 3,308 73.4 +46.8
Registered electors 4,508
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 18.5
Great Cornard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wilmoth Gibson * 2,752 64.8 +17.2
Conservative Brian Rayner 1,492 35.2 –0.1
Majority 1,260 29.7 +17.3
Turnout 4,244 70.4 +32.9
Registered electors 6,027
Labour hold Swing 8.7
Hadleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Grutchfield * 3,022 74.9 +7.3
Conservative Vivien Chapman 1,015 25.1 +1.5
Majority 2,007 49.7 +5.7
Turnout 4,037 74.2 +31.2
Registered electors 5,443
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.9
Melford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kemp * 2,908 52.8 –4.0
Conservative Jane Burton 1,431 26.0 –0.8
Labour Tessa Munt 1,166 21.2 +4.6
Majority 1,477 26.8 –3.4
Turnout 5,505 75.1 +34.6
Registered electors 7,333
Independent hold Swing 1.6
Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley Clarke * 2,774 65.1 +18.9
Conservative Stephen Williams 1,485 34.9 –7.1
Majority 1,289 30.3 +26.1
Turnout 4,259 73.9 +33.4
Registered electors 5,760
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 13.0
Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Edmund Wheatley 2,219 45.3 –3.6
Conservative William Yorke-Edwards 1,614 33.0 –3.6
Labour Brian Kennedy 1,064 21.7 +7.3
Majority 605 12.4 +0.0
Turnout 4,897 79.6 +31.9
Registered electors 6,149
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.0
Stour Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Selwyn Pryor * 2,684 47.0 –3.9
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Watkins 1,618 28.3 +5.1
Labour Geoffrey Hulme 1,408 24.7 –1.3
Majority 1,066 18.7 –6.2
Turnout 5,710 76.8 +38.0
Registered electors 7,437
Conservative hold Swing 4.5
Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Wiles * 3,127 45.7 –15.7
Conservative John Stewart 2,097 30.7 –7.9
Liberal Democrats Gabrielle Blackman-Sheppard 1,611 23.6 N/A
Majority 1,030 15.1 –7.7
Turnout 6,835 71.8 +36.0
Registered electors 9,517
Labour hold Swing 3.9

Forest Heath

Summary

Forest Heath District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 2 10,690 45.8 +0.8
Labour 0 7,062 30.2 +6.8
Liberal Democrats 0 1 4,043 17.3 –8.0
Independent 0 1 1,569 6.7 +2.9
Total 6 23,364 67.5 +42.5

Division results

Brandon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Bishop* 1,771 43.7 –15.5
Labour Thomas Silver 1,358 33.5 +4.4
Independent Ronald Banks 562 13.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Douglas Prater 358 8.8 N/A
Majority 413 10.2 –20.0
Turnout 4,049 65.8 +35.3
Registered electors 6,156
Conservative hold Swing 10.0
Exning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Levick 1,960 43.4 +24.0
Liberal Democrats Catriona Pilborough 1,304 28.8 –37.5
Labour Hilda Halliwell 1,256 27.8 +13.5
Majority 656 14.5 N/A
Turnout 4,520 68.3 +41.0
Registered electors 6,623
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 30.8
Icknield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Andrews-Smith 1,951 49.3 –2.9
Labour Philip Kemp 1,108 28.0 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Brame 896 22.7 +2.2
Majority 843 21.3 –3.5
Turnout 3,955 73.7 +42.0
Registered electors 5,367
Conservative hold Swing 1.8
Mildenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Pendleton* 1,576 44.5 +3.4
Labour John Taylor 1,408 39.7 +13.9
Liberal Democrats David Whitear 559 15.8 +4.8
Majority 168 4.7 –10.6
Turnout 3,543 64.9 +37.8
Registered electors 5,461
Conservative hold Swing 5.3
Newmarket Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Crickmere* 1,705 48.2 –4.7
Labour Vivien Uney 1,150 32.5 +11.8
Liberal Democrats Maureen Bolton 561 15.9 –10.5
Independent William Attwood 118 3.3 N/A
Majority 555 15.7 –10.7
Turnout 3,534 63.2 +31.3
Registered electors 5,590
Conservative hold Swing 8.3
Row Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ellen Crane 1,727 45.9 N/A
Independent John Barker 889 23.6 N/A
Labour Cyril Brown 782 20.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Daphne Willingham 365 9.7 N/A
Majority 838 22.3 N/A
Turnout 3,763 69.2 N/A
Registered electors 5,436
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Ipswich

Summary

Ipswich District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 13 34,475 52.2 +2.5
Conservative 4 23,166 35.1 –1.4
Liberal Democrats 0 8,373 12.7 –0.7
Total 17 66,014 70.1 +36.0

Division results

Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Harsant 2,285 50.6 –7.1
Labour Anne Murray 1,321 29.3 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 910 20.2 +2.5
Majority 964 21.3 –11.7
Turnout 4,516 77.1 +37.4
Registered electors 5,855
Conservative hold Swing 5.9
Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Doran* 1,903 53.0 –11.5
Conservative Kathleen Kenna 1,148 32.0 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Sally Rush 540 15.0 N/A
Majority 755 21.0 –17.4
Turnout 3,591 63.1 +36.1
Registered electors 5,687
Labour hold Swing 8.6
Broom Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Young 1,387 39.2 –9.4
Labour Keith Herod * 1,380 39.0 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Nigel Cheeseman 770 21.8 +4.3
Majority 7 0.2 –14.4
Turnout 3,537 69.5 +37.2
Registered electors 5,090
Conservative hold Swing 7.2
Castle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dale Jackson 1,859 42.0 –6.5
Labour Christopher Newbury 1,688 38.1 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Dennis Day 881 19.9 +5.6
Majority 171 3.9 –7.4
Turnout 4,428 76.7 +40.8
Registered electors 5,771
Conservative hold Swing 3.7
Chantry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Thomas* 1,805 60.5 +7.6
Conservative Anne Thrussell 733 24.6 –22.5
Liberal Democrats Donald Perkins 447 15.0 N/A
Majority 1,072 35.9 +30.2
Turnout 2,985 65.8 +25.2
Registered electors 4,540
Labour hold Swing 15.1
Gainsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Sudds * 2,329 59.0 +8.2
Conservative Roman Holownia 941 23.9 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Whitehead 675 17.1 –15.3
Majority 1,388 35.2 +16.7
Turnout 3,945 67.8 +35.0
Registered electors 6,829
Labour hold Swing 0.6
Ipswich St Margarets
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeffrey Stansfield 1,761 40.0 –1.7
Labour Elizabeth Cooper 1,647 37.4 +15.7
Liberal Democrats Karen Wroe 991 22.5 –14.0
Majority 114 2.6 –2.6
Turnout 4,399 73.6 +27.8
Registered electors 5,981
Conservative hold Swing 8.7
Ipswich Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Mole* 2,027 55.9 –5.3
Conservative Keith Matthews 921 25.4 –0.9
Liberal Democrats Julian Eddy 677 18.7 +6.2
Majority 1,106 30.5 –4.5
Turnout 3,625 59.9 +32.4
Registered electors 6,057
Labour hold Swing 2.3
Priory Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Wilson * 1,985 54.3 –16.9
Conservative Margaret Baldry 1,020 27.9 –0.9
Liberal Democrats Karen Deere 648 17.7 N/A
Majority 965 26.4 –15.9
Turnout 3,653 68.9 +39.7
Registered electors 5,305
Labour hold Swing 8.0
Rushmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Le Grys * 2,507 56.6 +7.9
Conservative Stephen Ion 1,925 43.4 +5.2
Majority 582 13.1 +2.7
Turnout 4,432 73.7 +30.3
Registered electors 6,015
Labour hold Swing 1.4
Sprites
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Sargent* 2,505 66.5 –7.0
Conservative John Langley 1,260 33.5 +7.0
Majority 1,245 33.1 –13.8
Turnout 3,765 70.2 +40.5
Registered electors 5,361
Labour hold Swing 7.0
St Clements
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Coleman* 2,367 56.9 +11.1
Conservative Tracy Kenna 1,792 43.1 +2.4
Majority 575 13.8 +8.7
Turnout 4,159 72.2 +28.5
Registered electors 5,761
Labour hold Swing 4.4
St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandy Martin 2,478 58.0 +5.6
Conservative Donald Ward 1,791 42.0 +7.4
Majority 687 16.1 –1.6
Turnout 4,269 70.5 +35.4
Registered electors 6,052
Labour hold Swing 0.8
Stoke Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryony Rudkin 1,862 48.1 –3.0
Conservative Gordon Terry 1,223 31.6 –5.3
Liberal Democrats David Mullett 789 20.4 +8.4
Majority 639 16.5 +2.3
Turnout 3,874 68.9 +36.2
Registered electors 6,052
Labour hold Swing 1.2
Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Moore 1,997 57.2 –6.5
Conservative Christine Carlton 892 25.5 –1.3
Liberal Democrats Nina Day 603 17.3 +7.7
Majority 1,105 31.6 –5.3
Turnout 3,492 65.0 +36.4
Registered electors 5,376
Labour hold Swing 2.6
Whittington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Cherry 2,442 60.7 –0.2
Conservative David Collins 1,139 28.3 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge 442 11.0 –2.0
Majority 1,303 32.4 –2.4
Turnout 4,023 74.0 +44.7
Registered electors 5,436
Labour hold Swing 1.2
Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Lewis * 2,232 67.2 –2.7
Conservative Stephen Lark 1,089 32.8 +2.7
Majority 1,143 34.4 –5.4
Turnout 3,321 66.3 +41.1
Registered electors 5,011
Labour hold Swing 2.7

Mid Suffolk

Summary

Mid Suffolk District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 5 4 19,289 40.2 +4.5
Liberal Democrats 4 2 15,716 32.7 –5.9
Labour 1 2 12,352 25.7 +1.7
Green 0 682 1.4 –0.3
Total 10 48,039 74.7 +36.9

Division results

Bosmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Scott * 2,533 49.6 –11.0
Conservative Henry Davies 1,566 30.7 +4.0
Labour Neil Scarff 1,009 19.8 +7.1
Majority 967 18.9 –15.0
Turnout 5,108 73.2 +30.8
Registered electors 6,979
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 7.5
Gipping Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Williams 2,278 51.9 +13.2
Labour Terence Wilson * 2,114 48.1 +8.6
Majority 164 3.7 N/A
Turnout 4,392 71.7 +41.8
Registered electors 6,129
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 2.3
Hartismere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Michell 2,105 41.5 +10.3
Labour Terence O'Keefe 1,756 34.6 +13.5
Liberal Democrats Hugh Stewart 1,210 23.9 –23.8
Majority 349 6.9 N/A
Turnout 5,071 72.8 +27.8
Registered electors 6,964
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 1.6
Hoxne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Craven* 2,930 56.6 +10.3
Conservative Guy McGregor 2,245 43.4 +2.5
Majority 685 13.2 +7.8
Turnout 5,175 75.8 +32.6
Registered electors 6,827
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 7.8
Stowmarket St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Lower * 1,608 41.0 –13.2
Labour John Drake 1,212 30.9 +0.5
Conservative Gordon Paton 1,100 28.1 +12.7
Majority 396 10.1 –13.7
Turnout 3,920 74.3 +35.2
Registered electors 5,274
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 6.9
Stowmarket St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Duncan Macpherson * 1,738 45.4 –4.4
Conservative Malcolm McLagan 1,188 31.1 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Roger Rehahn 899 23.5 –4.2
Majority 550 14.4 –7.7
Turnout 3,825 69.9 +38.9
Registered electors 5,470
Labour hold Swing 6.5
Thedwastre North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Sida-Lockett* 2,490 46.8 –13.6
Labour John Dougall 1,482 27.9 –11.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Flower 1,347 25.3 N/A
Majority 1,008 19.0 –1.7
Turnout 5,319 81.4 +51.2
Registered electors 6,533
Conservative hold Swing 1.0
Thedwastre South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Iredale 2,112 39.5 –4.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Ward * 1,720 32.2 –23.8
Labour Robert Durrant 1,517 28.4 N/A
Majority 392 7.3 N/A
Turnout 5,349 75.3 +38.8
Registered electors 7,107
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 9.7
Thredling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Whitworth 2,612 53.0 –4.2
Conservative Richard Passmore 2,317 47.0 +4.2
Majority 295 6.0 –8.4
Turnout 4,929 72.7 +35.7
Registered electors 6,781
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 4.2
Upper Gipping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeremy Clover 1,888 38.1 +4.0
Labour Margaret Wright 1,524 30.8 –20.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Dyble 857 17.3 N/A
Green Roger Stearn 682 13.8 –1.0
Majority 364 7.4 N/A
Turnout 4,951 76.6 +34.3
Registered electors 6,465
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 12.2

Suffolk Coastal

Summary

Suffolk Coastal District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 8 1 28,499 40.5 –2.6
Liberal Democrats 4 1 21,488 30.5 –0.3
Labour 2 19,954 28.3 +3.3
Independent 0 296 0.4 N/A
Green 0 189 0.3 –0.8
Total 14 70,426 74.5 +34.5

Division results

Blything
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Church 1,766 45.8 –4.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Perren 1,099 28.5 +4.6
Labour Michael Taylor 988 25.6 +8.4
Majority 667 17.3 –11.6
Turnout 3,853 74.8 +32.0
Registered electors 5,149
Conservative hold Swing 4.4
Bungay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morris Rose * 1,872 40.8 +2.4
Labour Arthur Fisher 1,807 39.4 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Went 913 19.9 –11.4
Majority 65 1.4 –5.7
Turnout 4,592 74.4 +28.6
Registered electors 6,176
Conservative hold Swing 3.4
Carlford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Howard Bestow * 2,704 46.7 –1.8
Liberal Democrats George Bull 1,768 30.5 –9.5
Labour Derek Emery 1,324 22.8 +11.3
Majority 936 16.1 +7.5
Turnout 5,796 78.9 +39.8
Registered electors 7,344
Conservative hold Swing 3.9
Clay Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Girling * 2,645 53.5 –6.1
Conservative John Geater 2,299 46.5 +6.1
Majority 346 7.0 –12.2
Turnout 4,944 70.6 +28.2
Registered electors 7,008
Labour hold Swing 6.1
Colneis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Candida Snow 2,812 43.0 –9.1
Labour Reginald Dixon 2,359 36.0 +10.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Tuthill 1,376 21.0 –1.0
Majority 453 6.9 –19.4
Turnout 6,547 75.5 +42.9
Registered electors 8,670
Conservative hold Swing 9.7
Felixstowe Ferry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Stirrat 2,237 47.7 –4.9
Liberal Democrats Pamela Dangerfield 1,358 29.0 +5.8
Labour David Rowe 1,094 23.3 –0.9
Majority 879 18.7 –9.8
Turnout 4,689 78.0 +36.2
Registered electors 6,012
Conservative hold Swing 3.4
Felixstowe Landguard
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Cherrie Macgregor * 1,817 37.7 –14.3
Labour John Mullen 1,452 30.1 +11.7
Conservative Eric Bishop 1,258 26.1 –3.5
Independent Thomas Savage 296 6.1 N/A
Majority 365 7.6 –14.8
Turnout 4,823 68.4 +35.0
Registered electors 7,052
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 13.0
Felixstowe Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donald Smith* 1,947 45.8 +0.2
Conservative John Bailey 1,492 35.1 –1.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Yates 813 19.1 +1.0
Majority 455 10.7 +1.5
Turnout 4,252 75.3 +29.0
Registered electors 5,646
Labour hold Swing 0.8
Framlingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Howard 2,399 55.4 +30.5
Conservative Peter Batho 1,929 44.6 –2.9
Majority 470 10.9 N/A
Turnout 4,328 73.2 +36.8
Registered electors 5,911
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 16.7
Kesgrave & Martlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Penn * 3,096 39.8 –4.4
Liberal Democrats John Kelso 2,750 35.4 –3.0
Labour Nigel Fox 1,744 22.4 +5.0
Green John Forbes 189 2.4 N/A
Majority 346 4.4 –1.3
Turnout 7,779 76.2 +40.7
Registered electors 10,215
Conservative hold Swing 0.7
Plomesgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Ward * 1,714 42.9 –0.8
Liberal Democrats Shirley Fry 1,351 33.8 –3.7
Labour Perry Mann 932 23.3 +4.5
Majority 363 9.1 +3.0
Turnout 3,997 73.0 +27.3
Registered electors 5,476
Conservative hold Swing 1.5
Wickham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Barrow 1,927 37.0 –7.8
Liberal Democrats Bryan Hall 1,813 34.9 +6.0
Labour Roy Burgon 1,462 28.1 +1.7
Majority 114 2.2 –13.7
Turnout 5,202 75.9 +39.7
Registered electors 6,855
Conservative hold Swing 6.9
Wilford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Monk * 2,055 41.3 –6.8
Conservative Walter Fraser 1,866 37.5 –2.7
Labour Oliver Gibbs 1,058 21.2 +9.4
Majority 189 3.8 –4.1
Turnout 4,979 72.2 +29.9
Registered electors 6,895
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.1
Woodbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Eveleigh * 1,976 42.5 –7.1
Conservative Malcolm Miles 1,527 32.9 –3.0
Labour Harold Stone 1,142 24.6 +10.1
Majority 449 9.7 –4.1
Turnout 4,645 76.2 +29.6
Registered electors 6,098
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.1

St Edmundsbury

Summary

St Edmundsbury District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 1 21,262 40.1 –0.5
Labour 4 1 19,034 35.9 +7.2
Liberal Democrats 1 2 11,956 22.6 –5.4
Independent 0 720 1.4 +1.1
Total 11 52,972 72.1 +38.7

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Speakman 2,362 39.1 –13.4
Labour Rosemary Muge 1,963 32.5 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Dulieu 991 16.4 –7.0
Independent David Nettleton 720 11.9 N/A
Majority 399 6.6 –21.8
Turnout 6,036 72.6 +40.6
Registered electors 8,316
Conservative hold Swing 10.9
Blackbourn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanna Spicer* 2,755 50.4 –1.1
Labour Joseph Moore 1,471 26.9 –3.8
Liberal Democrats Thomas Cook 1,238 22.7 +4.9
Majority 1,284 23.5 +2.7
Turnout 6,036 73.8 +36.1
Registered electors 7,408
Conservative hold Swing 1.4
Clare
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Warmington* 2,431 53.5 +2.8
Conservative Jeffrey Stevens 2,112 46.5 –2.8
Majority 319 7.0 +5.6
Turnout 4,543 73.8 +40.2
Registered electors 6,158
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.8
Haverhill North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence Kiernan * 2,807 53.6 –19.8
Conservative Alexander Bridges 1,640 31.3 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Ridout 786 15.0 N/A
Majority 1,167 22.3 –24.4
Turnout 5,233 68.9 +44.3
Registered electors 7,592
Labour hold Swing 12.3
Haverhill South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marianne Lee 2,538 49.1 +19.3
Liberal Democrats Myrtle Bibby 1,316 25.5 –30.6
Conservative Joy Watkins-Ellis 1,311 25.4 +14.0
Majority 1,222 23.7 N/A
Turnout 5,165 65.8 +35.9
Registered electors 7,853
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 25.0
Northgate & St Olaves
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lockwood * 2,403 68.3 –9.3
Conservative Ann Williams 647 18.4 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Fearnley 467 13.3 +3.9
Majority 1,756 49.9 –14.6
Turnout 3,517 69.0 +38.8
Registered electors 5,101
Labour hold Swing 7.3
Risbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Midwood 2,344 50.8 –2.4
Labour Alexander Carmichael 1,309 28.4 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Leslie Warmington 964 20.9 –4.3
Majority 1,035 22.4 –5.5
Turnout 4,617 76.3 +38.1
Registered electors 6,054
Conservative hold Swing 4.5
Risbygate & Sextons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Nowak* 2,228 55.4 +13.2
Conservative Irene Speakman 1,792 44.6 +5.4
Majority 436 10.8 +7.8
Turnout 4,020 72.3 +37.2
Registered electors 5,559
Labour hold Swing 3.9
Southgate & Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Brundle 2,115 35.2 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Grant Elliot 2,056 34.2 –32.3
Labour Robert Corfe 1,838 30.6 N/A
Majority 59 1.0 N/A
Turnout 6,009 73.8 +36.5
Registered electors 8,147
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 17.0
Thingoe North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Pott 2,560 49.3 –6.8
Labour Robert Cockle 1,573 30.3 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Black 1,063 20.5 –1.7
Majority 987 19.0 –15.4
Turnout 5,196 73.5 +37.1
Registered electors 7,069
Conservative hold Swing 7.7
Thingoe South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Milburn * 1,624 51.2 –2.3
Labour David Dawson 904 28.5 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Raie Wilman 644 20.3 +1.3
Majority 720 22.7 –3.2
Turnout 3,172 75.4 +43.5
Registered electors 4,205
Conservative hold Swing 1.7

Waveney

Summary

Waveney District Summary
Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 11 3 27,972 52.1 +4.4
Conservative 1 1 17,731 33.0 +4.2
Liberal Democrats 0 4,749 8.8 –3.7
Independent 0 2 3,216 6.0 –5.0
Total 12 53,669 71.4 +36.4

Division results

Beccles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Ley * 2,419 55.1 –12.0
Conservative Valerie Pulford 1,351 30.8 –2.1
Liberal Democrats Arnold Martin 618 14.1 N/A
Majority 1,068 24.3 –10.0
Turnout 4,388 74.4 +38.5
Registered electors 5,899
Labour hold Swing 5.0
Gunton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Rimmell * 1,702 45.8 +17.8
Conservative David Howes 1,503 40.4 –8.2
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Woolley 515 13.8 –9.5
Majority 199 5.3 N/A
Turnout 3,720 72.9 +36.3
Registered electors 5,102
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 13.0
Halesworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Honeker 2,152 53.1 +4.7
Conservative Robert Niblett 1,904 46.9 +5.5
Majority 248 6.1 –0.8
Turnout 4,056 74.1 +28.4
Registered electors 5,475
Labour hold Swing 0.4
Lothingland North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Hunter * 2,856 53.0 –1.5
Conservative Stephen Ames 1,756 32.6 –3.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Tibbitt 773 14.4 +4.8
Majority 1,100 20.4 +1.8
Turnout 5,385 74.2 +37.5
Registered electors 7,260
Labour hold Swing 0.9
Lothingland South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Antony Andrews 2,532 43.6 +15.8
Independent James Mitchell* 1,746 30.1 –18.7
Conservative Rosalind Wallington 1,524 26.3 +3.0
Majority 786 13.5 N/A
Turnout 5,802 71.0 +39.5
Registered electors 8,176
Labour gain from Independent Swing 17.3
Lowestoft Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nye Owen * 2,496 62.6 –3.2
Conservative Michelle Regester 752 18.8 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Kevin Evans 742 18.6 –1.0
Majority 1,744 43.7 –2.4
Turnout 3,990 63.6 +35.3
Registered electors 6,271
Labour hold Swing 3.7
Lowestoft St Margarets
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Rodgers * 2,489 63.6 –5.2
Conservative Anne Mylan 914 23.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Howe 512 13.1 +1.7
Majority 1,575 40.2 –8.9
Turnout 3,915 71.4 +43.4
Registered electors 5,466
Labour hold Swing 4.4
Normanston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Gouldby 2,670 66.4 –14.9
Conservative Francis Gaimster 871 21.7 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Brian Howe 478 11.9 +4.9
Majority 1,799 44.8 –24.9
Turnout 4,019 67.1 +35.1
Registered electors 5,991
Labour hold Swing 12.5
Oulton Broad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Hore * 2,730 54.5 +15.8
Conservative Michael Barnard 2,280 45.5 +0.3
Majority 450 9.0 N/A
Turnout 5,010 70.5 +36.5
Registered electors 7,111
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 7.8
Pakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Bellham * 2,593 49.7 –9.9
Conservative Peter Browne 1,517 29.1 +23.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Shepherd 1,111 21.3 –13.7
Majority 1,076 20.6 –3.9
Turnout 5,221 72.3 +39.7
Registered electors 7,226
Labour hold Swing 16.8
Southwold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Goldsmith 1,541 39.8 +11.4
Independent Graham Langley * 1,470 38.0 –33.6
Labour Christopher Scott 862 22.3 N/A
Majority 71 1.8 N/A
Turnout 3,873 75.5 +30.8
Registered electors 5,131
Conservative gain from Independent Swing 22.5
Wainford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Taylor 2,472 57.6 +12.4
Conservative Paul Newson 1,818 42.4 +7.7
Majority 654 15.2 +4.8
Turnout 4,290 70.8 +35.3
Registered electors 6,064
Labour hold Swing 2.4

References

  1. ^ "Suffolk County Council Election - 1 May 1997". suffolkcc.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 15 February 1998. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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