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Suffolk Coastal District Council elections

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Local government elections in Suffolk, England

Suffolk Coastal District Council inSuffolk, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2015, 42councillors were elected from 26wards.^[1]^[2] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part ofEast Suffolk.

Political control

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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]^[4]

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1973–1976
	Conservative	1976–1995
	No overall control	1995–1999
	Conservative	1999–2019

Leadership

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Theleader of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2019 was:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Ray Herring^[2]^[5]		Conservative	1999	31 Mar 2019

Results maps

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2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map

Council elections

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Composition of the council^[6]
Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats^[a]	Independents & Others	Council control after election
Year					Council control after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (55 seats)
1973	23	7	3	22		No overall control
1976	38	3	1	13		Conservative
1979	38	4	0	13		Conservative
New ward boundaries (55 seats)^[7]
1983	44	2	0	9		Conservative
1987	39	1	6	9		Conservative
1991	36	1	6	9		Conservative
1995	18	17	15	5		No overall control
1999	36	8	10	1		Conservative
New ward boundaries (55 seats)^[8]^[9]
2003	43	2	10	0		Conservative
2007	45	1	9	0		Conservative
2011	44	4	5	2		Conservative
New ward boundaries (42 seats)
2015^[10]	37	1	2	2		Conservative
Council abolished; merged intoEast Suffolk District Council

By-election results

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1995–1999

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Branfield & Cratfield By-Election 20 June 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	330	49.9
	Labour	170	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	161	24.4
Majority		160	24.2
Turnout		661
	Conservativegain fromLabour	Swing

Dennington By-Election 21 November 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	278	55.0
	Liberal Democrats	179	35.4
	Labour	48	9.5
Majority		99	19.6
Turnout		505
	Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats	Swing

Ufford By-Election 19 March 1998
Party		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
	Conservativehold	Swing

1999–2003

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Bramfield & Cratfield By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		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
	Conservativehold	Swing

Felixstowe South By-Election 26 October 2000
Party		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
	Conservativehold	Swing

Framlingham By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	805	51.7	+5.0
	Labour	751	48.3	−5.0
Majority		54	3.4
Turnout		1,556
	Conservativegain fromLabour	Swing

Kesgrave By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		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
	Conservativehold	Swing

Nacton By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservativegain fromIndependent		Swing

2003–2007

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Yoxford By-Election 5 February 2004^[11]^[12]
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 Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing

Felixstowe South By-Election 22 April 2004^[13]
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
	Conservativehold		Swing

Woodbridge Farlingaye By-Election 10 March 2005^[14]
Party		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 Democratshold	Swing

2007–2011

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Witnesham By-Election 31 July 2008^[15]
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
	Conservativehold		Swing

Woodbridge Riverside By-Election 18 September 2008^[16]
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
	Conservativehold		Swing

Felixstowe South East By-Election 4 June 2009^[17]
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
	Conservativehold		Swing

Walberswick and Wenhaston By-Election 9 July 2009^[18]
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
	Conservativehold		Swing

2011–2015

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Kesgrave East By-Election 9 February 2012^[19]
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
	Conservativehold		Swing

2015–2019

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Leiston By-Election 17 May 2018^[20]
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
	Conservativehold		Swing

Wenhaston and Westleton By-Election 20 September 2018^[21]
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
	Conservativehold		Swing

Notes

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^Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, theLiberal Party andSDP (both of which participated in theAlliance).

References

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^"How your council works". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^^a ^b"Coastline Magazine, Autumn 2015"(PDF).East Suffolk Council. Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved23 June 2022.
^"Suffolk Coastal".BBC News. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^"Compositions Calculator".The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved21 May 2025. (Put "Suffolk Coastal" in search box to see specific results.)
^Geater, Paul; Noble, Jason (4 April 2019)."Who is standing in the first ever East Suffolk election in May 2019?". Retrieved4 June 2025.
^"Composition calculator".Colin Rallings &Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre,Plymouth University. Retrieved14 May 2025.
^The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^"Local elections".BBC News. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^legislation.gov.uk –The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^legislation.gov.uk –The Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
^Rozenberg, Gabriel (7 February 2004). "BNP rural ambitions buoyed by Suffolk poll".The Times. p. 13.
^Millward, David (7 February 2004). "BNP man beaten after celebrities' campaign".The Daily Telegraph. p. 9.
^"Conservatives hold Felixstowe South seat"(PDF). Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^"No change after Salford battle".The Guardian. 11 March 2005. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^"Witnesham by-election – 31 July 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^"Woodbridge by-elections – 18 September 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^"Election Results". Felixstowe TV. 5 June 2009. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^"Walberswick and Wenhaston by-election, 9 July 2009". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved15 October 2009.
^"Local Elections Archive Project — Kesgrave East Ward".www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved15 February 2024.
^"Local Elections Archive Project — Leiston Ward".www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved15 February 2024.
^"Local Elections Archive Project — Wenhaston and Westleton Ward".www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved15 February 2024.

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