Mid Suffolk District Council elections are held every four years to elect members ofMid Suffolk District Council inSuffolk, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, there have been 34councillors elected from 26wards.[1]
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green | Independents & Others | Council control after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (40 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 6 | 9 | 1 | – | 24 | Independent | ||
| 1976 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries[2] | ||||||||
| 1979 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | No overall control | ||
| 1983 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | No overall control | ||
| 1987 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | No overall control | ||
| 1991 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | No overall control | ||
| 1995 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4 | No overall control | ||
| 1999 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 5 | No overall control | ||
| New ward boundaries[3][4] | ||||||||
| 2003 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | Conservative | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6[b] | Conservative | ||
| 2011 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7[c] | Conservative | ||
| 2015 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Conservative | ||
| New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 40 to 34[1] | ||||||||
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | No overall control | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | Green | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 292 | 44.4 | |||
| Labour | 184 | 28.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 182 | 27.7 | |||
| Majority | 108 | 16.4 | |||
| Turnout | 658 | 50.3 | |||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 546 | 61.4 | +8.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Ottley | 343 | 38.6 | −8.0 | |
| Majority | 203 | 22.8 | |||
| Turnout | 889 | 49.4 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Gilmour | 343 | 48.2 | −2.3 | |
| Labour | 257 | 36.1 | −13.4 | ||
| Green | 111 | 15.6 | +15.6 | ||
| Majority | 86 | 12.1 | |||
| Turnout | 711 | 41.1 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Millward | 726 | 77.6 | +68.1 | |
| Conservative | 209 | 22.4 | −16.3 | ||
| Majority | 517 | 55.2 | |||
| Turnout | 935 | 37.0 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Debenham | 411 | 83.4 | +28.6 | |
| Labour | 82 | 16.6 | +16.6 | ||
| Majority | 329 | 66.8 | |||
| Turnout | 493 | 36.3 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Richardson | 281 | 51.1 | ||
| Conservative | 183 | 33.3 | |||
| UKIP | 86 | 15.6 | |||
| Majority | 98 | 17.8 | |||
| Turnout | 550 | 32.1 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Redbound | 617 | 57.7 | −0.7 | |
| Conservative | 374 | 35.0 | −6.6 | ||
| Labour | 78 | 7.3 | +7.3 | ||
| Majority | 243 | 22.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,069 | 30.7 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Adey | 308 | 46.9 | +9.6 | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Gibson-Harries | 295 | 45.0 | −17.7 | |
| Labour | Garry Deeks | 54 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 13 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 657 | 40.3 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Field | 536 | 64.3 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Damant | 229 | 27.5 | ||
| Labour | Suzanne Britton | 68 | 8.2 | ||
| Majority | 307 | 36.8 | |||
| Turnout | 833 | 26.5 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Rachel Eburne | 444 | 61.0 | +45.4 | |
| Conservative | Samantha Powell | 176 | 24.2 | −20.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Vecchi | 51 | 7.0 | −32.4 | |
| Labour | David Hill | 32 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Streatfield | 25 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 268 | 36.8 | |||
| Turnout | 728 | 41.6 | |||
| Greengain fromConservative | Swing | +33.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Humphreys | 707 | 31.8 | −1.8 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Searle | 616 | 27.7 | +18.0 | |
| Green | Nigel Rozier | 444 | 19.9 | −0.7 | |
| Labour | Anthony Elliott | 315 | 14.2 | −9.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nichola Willshere | 144 | 6.5 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 91 | 4.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,226 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Anne Marie Killett | 212 | 34.5 | +34.5 | |
| Conservative | Jemma Lynch | 210 | 34.2 | −7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Valladares | 154 | 25.1 | +13.2 | |
| Labour | Will Marsburg | 38 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Majority | 2 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 617 | 34.1 | |||
| Greengain fromConservative | Swing | +21.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Burke | 438 | 52.3 | +52.3 | |
| Green | Simon Hooton | 220 | 26.3 | −19.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Blake | 112 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
| Labour | Alex Wilson | 68 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 218 | 26.0 | |||
| Turnout | 838 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Austin Davies | 845 | 64.4 | +25.2 | |
| Conservative | Philippa Wilding | 399 | 30.4 | −3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Glenton | 37 | 2.8 | −8.2 | |
| Labour | Terence Wilson | 32 | 2.4 | −4.9 | |
| Majority | 446 | 34.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,313 | ||||
| Greenhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Lorraine Baker | 589 | 47.2 | ||
| Conservative | Steven Runciman | 375 | 30.0 | ||
| Labour | William Howman | 285 | 22.8 | ||
| Majority | 214 | 17.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,249 | ||||
| Greenhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harry Richardson | 579 | 49.2 | ||
| Green | Oscar Barrick-Cook | 518 | 44.0 | ||
| Labour | Nathan Hope | 79 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | 61 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,176 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromGreen | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Agnes Watson | 901 | 64.1 | ||
| Conservative | Kieren Clayton | 444 | 31.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Glenton | 61 | 4.3 | ||
| Majority | 457 | 32.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,406 | ||||
| Greenhold | Swing | ||||