2017 Suffolk County Council election

2017 Suffolk County Council election
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All 75 seats to Suffolk County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Colin Noble Sandy Martin David Wood
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 7 April 2015 May 2009 May 2013
Leader's seat Row Heath St John's Peninsula
Last election 39 seats, 35.5% 15 seats, 21.6% 7 seats, 20.0%
Seats before 36 15 8
Seats won 52 11 5
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 4 Decrease 2
Popular vote 92,238 41,242 27,237
Percentage 46.3% 20.7% 13.0%
Swing Increase 10.8% Decrease 0.9% Increase 3.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Mark Ereira-Guyer n/a n/a
Party Green Independent WSI
Leader since May 2013 n/a n/a
Leader's seat Tower (Defeated) n/a n/a
Last election 2 seats, 8.8% 3 seats, 3.6% Did Not Stand
Seats before 2 5 0
Seats won 3 3 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 16,367 8,511 1,771
Percentage 6.0% 4.3% 0.9%
Swing Decrease 0.6% Increase 0.7% Increase 0.9%
  Seventh party
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Leader James Crossley
Party UKIP
Leader since April 2017
Leader's seat Whitehouse and Whitton (Retiring)
Last election 9 seats, 20.0%
Seats before 9
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 9
Popular vote 11,974
Percentage 6.0%
Swing Decrease 14.0%
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

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.

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

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2013 election

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Party Seats
Conservative 39
Labour 15
UKIP 9
Liberal Democrats 7
Independent 3
Green 2
Total 75

Composition of council seats before election

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Party Seats
Conservative 36
Labour 15
UKIP 9
Liberal Democrats 8
Independent 5
Green 2
Total 75

Changes between elections

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See also: Suffolk County Council By-elections 2013-2017

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

Division Date Previous Party New Party Cause Resulting Council Composition
Con Lab UKIP LDem Grn Ind
Haverhill Cangle[2] 5 May 2016 Conservative UKIP Sitting councillor died. UKIP won by-election. 38 15 10 7 2 3
Hadleigh[3] 22 September 2016 Conservative Liberal Democrats Sitting councillor disqualified. Liberal Democrats won by-election. 37 15 10 8 2 3
Lowestoft South March 2017 UKIP Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 37 15 9 8 2 4
Sudbury March 2017 Conservative Independent Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. 36 15 9 8 2 5

Summary

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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

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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

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2017 Suffolk County Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 52 18 3 Increase 15 69.3 46.3 92,238 +10.8
  Labour 11 1 5 Decrease 4 14.7 20.7 41,242 -0.9
  Liberal Democrats 5 0 3 Decrease 3 6.7 13.7 27,237 +3.1
  Green 3 2 1 Increase 1 4.0 8.2 16,367 -0.6
  Independent 3 0 0 Steady 5.3 4.3 8,511 +0.7
  West Suffolk Independents 1 1 0 Increase 1 0.0 0.9 1,771 N/A
  UKIP 0 0 10 Decrease 10 0.0 6.0 11,974 -14.0

Results by District

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 6 Decrease1 10,463 39.5 +3.7
Liberal Democrat 1 Decrease1 5,880 22.2 +4.3
Labour 1 Increase1 3,439 13.0 –1.6
Independent 1 Steady 3,007 11.3 +5.2
Green 1 Increase1 2,424 9.1 –2.0
UKIP 0 Steady 1,293 4.9 –9.6

Division Results

Belstead Brook[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Hudson 867 40.9 +7.4
Liberal Democrats David Busby * 792 37.4 –0.2
Labour Co-op David Plowman 270 12.7 –5.3
UKIP Stuart Armstrong 119 5.6 N/A
Green Richard Hardacre 72 3.4 –7.6
Majority 75 3.5 –0.5
Turnout 2,124 31.8 +4.0
Registered electors 6,670 –13
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +3.8
Cosford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Robert Lindsay 1,630 48.4 +8.0
Conservative Philip Mutton 1,519 45.1 –6.8
UKIP Leon Stedman 115 3.4 N/A
Labour Rickaby Shearly-Sanders 106 3.1 –4.6
Majority 111 3.3 –8.2
Turnout 3,370 47.8 +6.1
Registered electors 6,938 +202
Green gain from Conservative Swing +7.4
Great Cornard[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Beer * 902 48.9 +5.9
Labour Sarah Page 522 28.3 –3.3
UKIP Aidan Powlesland 173 9.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Bark 157 8.5 +2.0
Green Dean Walton 91 4.9 –13.9
Majority 380 20.6 +9.3
Turnout 1,859 26.2 +1.6
Registered electors 7,087 +103
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
Hadleigh[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Fraser 847 39.6 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sheldrick * 795 37.2 +13.0
Labour Sue Monks 330 15.4 –1.2
UKIP Christine Hempstead 91 4.3 –18.5
Green Lisa Gordon 75 3.5 –1.3
Majority 52 2.4 –4.9
Turnout 2,138 32.3 +3.5
Registered electors 6,619 +181
Conservative hold Swing –2.4
Melford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kemp * 1,614 56.0 +2.8
Conservative Margaret Maybury 809 28.1 +11.9
Labour Paul Watson 208 7.2 +0.5
Green John Smith 131 4.5 –1.1
UKIP Peter Lynham 119 4.1 –14.2
Majority 805 27.9 –6.9
Turnout 2,886 36.1 +2.5
Registered electors 7,992 +197
Independent hold Swing –4.5
Peninsula[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Wood * 1,337 38.9 –4.2
Independent Derek Davis 923 26.9 N/A
Conservative Will Shropshire 786 22.9 +2.5
Labour Phil Dunnett 274 8.0 –1.9
Green Andrew Sterling 113 3.3 –2.9
Majority 414 12.1 –10.6
Turnout 3,433 42.3 +10.5
Registered electors 7,986 –8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –15.5
Samford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Jones * 1,502 43.3 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Sue Carpendale 1,410 40.6 +15.2
Labour Charlie Nixon 323 9.3 –1.0
UKIP Steve Laing 235 6.8 –18.1
Majority 92 2.7 –5.6
Turnout 3,475 43.3 +4.8
Registered electors 8,026 +109
Conservative hold Swing –2.8
Stour Valley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Finch * 1,428 51.4 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren 966 34.8 +7.6
Labour John Cook 167 6.0 –2.3
UKIP James Carver 121 4.4 –17.7
Green Lois Hickey 96 3.5 N/A
Majority 462 16.6 +1.4
Turnout 2,780 43.8 +0.1
Registered electors 6,352 +240
Conservative hold Swing +0.7
Sudbury[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Owen 693 30.5 –0.8
Conservative Adrian Osborne 631 27.8 –16.5
Independent John Sayers * 470 20.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 262 11.5 –0.7
Green Julie Fowles-Smith 124 5.5 –6.7
UKIP Steven Whalley 91 4.0 N/A
Majority 62 2.7 N/A
Turnout 2,279 32.4 +5.9
Registered electors 7,027 +38
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.8
Sudbury East & Waldingfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Spence * 1,169 53.2 +7.3
Labour Luke Cresswell 546 24.9 +3.7
UKIP Darren Clarke 229 10.4 –17.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey 161 7.3 N/A
Green John Burch 92 4.2 –1.1
Majority 623 28.4 +10.1
Turnout 2,205 31.9 +3.4
Registered electors 6,905 +196
Conservative hold Swing +1.8

Forest Heath

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 4 Increase 1 5,441 47.0 +11.0
West Suffolk Independents 1 Increase 1 1,771 15.3 N/A
Labour 0 Steady 1,830 15.8 +1.3
Independent 0 Steady 1,185 10.2 +3.9
UKIP 0 Decrease 2 830 7.2 –28.4
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 513 4.4 –3.1

Division Results

Brandon[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
West Suffolk Independents Victor Lukaniuk 937 46.9 N/A
Conservative Stephen Frost 562 28.1 +0.8
UKIP Reg Silvester * 256 12.8 –33.1
Labour Susan Dean 242 12.1 +1.3
Majority 375 18.8 +0.2
Turnout 2,011 29.6 –0.8
Registered electors 6,794 –334
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 WSI gain from UKIP Swing +23.1
Exning & Newmarket[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rachel Hood 909 37.2 +12.2
Labour Michael Jefferys 585 23.9 +3.9
West Suffolk Independents Simon Cole 561 23.0 +4.0'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000036−QINU`"'
UKIP Dave Hudson * 252 10.3 –20.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Redbond 136 5.6 +0.3
Majority 324 13.3 +7.6
Turnout 2,450 31.2 +4.6
Registered electors 7,848 –972
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +16.3
Mildenhall[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis Busuttil 1,405 65.5 +26.2
Independent David Chandler 423 19.7 –19.2'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000003A−QINU`"'
Labour Kevin Yarrow 317 14.8 +0.9
Majority 982 45.8 +45.4
Turnout 2,152 30.8 –1.0
Registered electors 6,994 –157
Conservative hold Swing +22.7
Newmarket & Red Lodge[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Millar * 1,203 50.5 +5.5
Labour Joy Uney 373 15.6 –5.1
UKIP Roger Dicker 322 13.5 –14.8
West Suffolk Independents Andrew Appleby 273 11.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gillett 213 8.9 +2.7
Majority 830 34.8 +10.9
Turnout 2,384 25.6 +2.4
Registered electors 9,289 –20
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Row Heath[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Noble * 1,362 52.4 +9.1
Independent David Gathercole 383 14.7 +3.5
Independent John Smith 379 14.6 N/A
Labour Jack Fawbert 313 12.0 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Ralph Brownie 164 6.3 +3.3
Majority 979 37.6 +28.7
Turnout 2,601 32.3 –0.1
Registered electors 8,039 +241
Conservative hold Swing +2.7

Ipswich

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Labour 9 Decrease 1 13,711 41.2 +1.4
Conservative 2 Increase 1 12,012 36.1 +11.4
Liberal Democrat 1 Steady 3,781 11.4 +2.7
UKIP 0 Steady 2,160 6.5 –12.5
Green 0 Steady 1,320 3.5 –3.7
Independent 0 Steady 259 0.7 +0.7

Division Results

Bixley[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul West * 1,310 55.7 –2.7
Labour Paul Anderson 557 23.7 –1.0
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington 198 8.4 +2.9
UKIP Dave Ranson 166 7.1 N/A
Independent Linda Sharp 120 5.1 N/A
Majority 753 32.0 –15.1
Turnout 2,354 42.0 +6.9
Registered electors 5,651 –63
Conservative hold Swing –0.8
Bridge[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jack Abbott 1,036 50.0 +6.1
Conservative Mark Felix-Thomas 630 30.4 +10.4
Green Charlotte Armstrong 154 7.4 +2.5
Independent Lynn Turner 139 6.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wrathall 114 5.5 +1.3
Majority 406 19.6 +2.8
Turnout 2,079 27.1 +3.5
Registered electors 7,682 +463
Labour Co-op hold Swing –2.2
Chantry (2)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Armitage * 2,246 42.5 +0.9
Labour Peter Gardiner 2,145
Conservative Bob Hall 2,110 39.9 +18.9
Conservative Nadia Cenci 2,069
UKIP Alan Cotterell 658 12.5 –12.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers 271 5.1 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Maureen Haaker 257
Majority 136 2.6 –14.1
Turnout 5,194 31.5 +4.4
Registered electors 16,486 –556
Labour hold Swing –9.0
Labour hold
Gainsborough[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Clements * 1,081 41.3 –6.2
Conservative Liz Harsant 1,078 41.2 +17.0
UKIP Shayne Pooley 275 10.5 –11.4
Green Ben Magrath 110 4.2 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 75 2.9 –0.8
Majority 3 0.1 –25.5
Turnout 2,623 32.0 +4.6
Registered electors 8,090 –72
Labour hold Swing –11.6
Priory Heath[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Quinton * 927 49.5 –3.4
Conservative Andy Shannon 639 34.2 +16.8
UKIP Pippa Gordon 141 7.5 –13.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob 93 5.0 +0.7
Green Andrew Patmore 71 3.8 –0.9
Majority 288 15.4 –16.8
Turnout 1,875 28.6 +3.7
Registered electors 6,566 +222
Labour hold Swing –10.3
Rushmere[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Gage * 1,429 50.5 +3.3
Conservative Paul Cawthorn 997 35.2 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Edward Packard 162 5.7 +1.9
UKIP Jo Grant 152 5.4 –11.6
Green Maxwell Phillips 89 3.1 –0.8
Majority 432 15.3 –5.4
Turnout 2,832 39.2 +6.4
Registered electors 7,216 +23
Labour hold Swing –2.7
St Helen's[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mandy Gaylard * 1,322 54.7 +9.1
Conservative Alex Burgess 664 27.5 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Barrett 201 8.3 +0.5
Green Maria Harrison 142 5.9 –4.3
UKIP Wilfred Arasaratnam 88 3.6 –14.6
Majority 658 27.2 –0.1
Turnout 2,431 31.0 +4.7
Registered electors 7,891 +299
Labour hold Swing –0.1
St John's[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sandy Martin * 1,383 57.6 +3.0
Conservative Steve Flood 761 31.7 +3.5
Green Jane Scott 138 5.7 –5.6
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Toye 120 5.0 –0.9
Majority 622 25.9 –0.5
Turnout 2,406 36.1 +6.3
Registered electors 6,674 –109
Labour Co-op hold Swing –0.3
St. Margaret's and Westgate (2)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington * 2,284 35.4 +10.2
Conservative Chris Chambers 1,954 30.3 +6.8
Labour Sarah Adams * 1,897 29.4 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes 1,869
Conservative Lee Reynolds 1,697
Labour Jan Parry 1,541
Green Kirsty Wilmot 323 5.0 –3.3
Green John Mann 287
Majority 330 5.1 +1.5
Turnout 6,103 40.2 +6.4
Registered electors 15,180 –15
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.1
Whitehouse & Whitton (2)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Goldsmith 1,869 37.8 +16.1
Labour Kathy Bole * 1,833 37.1 +1.1
Labour Rob Bridgeman 1,733
Conservative Erion Xhaferaj 1,409
UKIP Tony Gould 680 13.8 –15.7
Green Liz Smith 293 5.9 –2.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 263 5.3 +1.4
Green Shaun McDonald 256
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell 216
Majority 36 0.7 –0.6
Turnout 4,474 29.3 +1.4
Registered electors 15,247 –364
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +15.9
Labour hold Swing –7.5

Mid Suffolk

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 7 Increase 2 13,918 49.3 +14.3
Liberal Democrat 2 Decrease 1 5,750 20.4 +6.6
Green 1 Steady 4,171 14.8 –0.8
Labour 0 Steady 3,179 11.3 –0.6
UKIP 0 Decrease 1 1,191 4.2 –19.4

Division Results

Bosmere[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Whybrow 1,169 46.0 +19.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Phillips 987 38.9 +5.0
Labour Tony Elliott 198 7.8 –1.6
Green Terence Carter 185 7.3 +0.9
Majority 182 7.2 +0.3
Turnout 2,543 32.7 –0.0
Registered electors 7,782 +94
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.0
Gipping Valley[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Field * 1,030 40.1 +8.1
Conservative John Whitehead 1,000 39.0 +13.1
Labour Julie Cuninghame 249 9.7 –3.8
UKIP David Bosworth 203 7.9 –16.2
Green David Penny 85 3.3 –1.2
Majority 30 1.2 –4.9
Turnout 2,567 34.2 +2.9
Registered electors 7,398 +411
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –2.5
Hartismere[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jessica Fleming * 1,810 61.2 +17.7
Green Rowland Warboys 459 15.5 +0.9
Labour Anthony Scott-Robinson 431 14.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Josh Townsley 258 8.7 +3.6
Majority 1,351 45.7 +24.3
Turnout 2,958 37.0 +4.7
Registered electors 8,013 +276
Conservative hold Swing +8.4
Hoxne & Eye[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy McGregor * 1,846 56.9 +11.3
Liberal Democrats John Blake 470 14.5 +9.4
Labour Co-op Garry Deeks 466 14.4 –2.1
Green James Hargrave 268 8.3 –0.1
UKIP Roger Fouracre 197 6.1 –18.5
Majority 1,376 42.4 +21.3
Turnout 3,247 42.2 +5.3
Registered electors 7,724 +355
Conservative hold Swing +0.9
Stowmarket North & Stowupland[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Green * 1,320 49.4 +13.3
Green Keith Welham 793 29.7 +14.3
Labour Susan Hollands 376 14.1 –5.9
Liberal Democrats John Curle 181 6.8 +3.8
Majority 527 19.7 +9.1
Turnout 2,678 26.9 +1.9
Registered electors 9,960 +768
Conservative hold Swing –0.5
Stowmarket South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas Gowrley 921 38.3 +12.8
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff 789 32.8 +9.0
Labour Nikki Betts 307 12.8 –1.1
UKIP Stephen Searle * 220 9.2 –16.4
Green Max Betts-Davies 167 6.9 –4.2
Majority 132 5.5
Turnout 2,407 31.6 +1.3
Registered electors 7,651 +168
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +14.6
Thedwastre North[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Storey * 1,927 62.2 +14.8
Green Andy Mellen 678 21.9 +9.6
Labour Ursula Ajimal 293 9.5 –1.3
Liberal Democrats Jon James 199 6.4 +2.0
Majority 1,249 40.3 +17.8
Turnout 3,101 37.3 +6.0
Registered electors 8,306 +293
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Thedwastre South[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton * 1,346 46.7 +17.5
Conservative Gilly Morgan 1,263 43.8 +16.2
Labour Philip Cockell 274 9.5 +1.7
Majority 83 2.9 +1.3
Turnout 2,888 40.0 +4.7
Registered electors 7,215 +198
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.7
Thredling[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Hicks * 2,066 70.0 +20.5
Liberal Democrats David Payne 455 15.4 +9.7
Labour Stan Robinson 431 14.6 5.1
Majority 1,611 54.6 +26.3
Turnout 2,961 38.7 +3.5
Registered electors 7,644 +172
Conservative hold Swing +5.4
Upper Gipping[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Stringer * 1,645 53.6 +0.5
Conservative Glen Horn 1,135 37.0 +16.4
Labour Terry Wilson 166 5.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Valladares 122 4.0 +2.8
Majority 510 16.6 –15.8
Turnout 3,068 39.7 +1.4
Registered electors 7,755 +199
Green hold Swing –7.9

Suffolk Coastal

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 10 Steady 25,773 53.3 +3.4
Liberal Democrat 1 Steady 7,338 15.2 –2.2
Green 0 Steady 3,265 6.7 +4.1
Labour 0 Steady 8,072 16.7 –3.4
UKIP 0 Steady 2,550 5.3 –3.1

Division Results

Aldeburgh and Leiston[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russ Rainger 1,288 49.4 +9.8
Labour Freda Casagrande 607 23.3 +6.6
UKIP Roger Ball 291 11.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julia McLean 270 10.3 +3.1
Green Peter Ward 153 5.9 –3.7
Majority 681 26.1 +13.5
Turnout 2,612 35.1 –0.0
Registered electors 7,451 +22
Conservative hold Swing +1.6
Blything[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Smith * 1,602 52.9 +5.1
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach 586 19.3 +2.2
Labour Mark Turner 540 17.8 –1.6
Green Nigel Hiley 302 10.0 –5.7
Majority 1,016 33.5 +5.1
Turnout 3,039 41.1 +5.7
Registered electors 7,400 +353
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Carlford[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Vickery 1,646 55.4 –3.6
Independent Rose Johnson 411 13.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Kay Yule 311 10.5 +2.6
Labour Shasha Toptani 293 9.9 –4.2
Green Miriam Burns 185 6.2 N/A
UKIP Michael Coney 123 4.1 –14.9
Majority 1,235 41.6 +1.6
Turnout 2,968 42.4 +4.2
Registered electors 6,998 +65
Conservative hold Swing –8.7
Felixstowe Coastal (2)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Newman * 3,198 50.0 –3.5
Conservative Steve Wiles 3,018
Labour Margaret Morris 1,038 16.2 –10.1
Labour Corrine Franklin 1,036
Liberal Democrats Seamus Bennett 1,028 16.1 –4.0
Liberal Democrats Jan Candy 754
UKIP Keith Phair 727 11.4 N/A
Green Kay Lyndle 403 6.3 N/A
Green Aidan Semmens 230
Majority 2,160 33.8 +6.6
Turnout 6,010 39.0 +7.0
Registered electors 15,411 +69
Conservative hold Swing +3.3
Conservative hold
Felixstowe North & Trimley[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Bird 1,295 49.2 +4.2
Labour Dave Ablitt 692 26.3 –10.8
UKIP David Coutts 306 11.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Marfleet 235 8.9 –9.0
Green Jonathan Mulbery 106 4.0 N/A
Majority 603 22.9 +15.1
Turnout 2,634 34.8 +2.6
Registered electors 7,586 –104
Conservative hold Swing +7.5
Framlingham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Burroughes * 1,685 57.2 +12.9
Green James Holloway 408 13.8 +3.8
Labour Kezia Bayfield 389 13.2 –0.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turner 310 10.5 +1.8
UKIP David Owen 156 5.3 –17.6
Majority 1,277 43.3 +21.9
Turnout 2,948 42.1 +5.5
Registered electors 7,027 +58
Conservative hold Swing +4.6
Kesgrave & Rushmere St Andrew (2)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Lawson 2,840 47.2 +6.1
Conservative Robert Whiting * 2,474
Labour Becky Patten 1,083 18.0 –2.3
Labour Helen Clarkson 961
Independent Mark Ling 543 9.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sally Neal 436 7.2 –2.8
Independent Jonathan Ogden 434 7.2 N/A
UKIP David Mears 390 6.5 –22.1
Liberal Democrats Jon Neal 380
Green Barbara Richardson-Todd 295 4.9 N/A
Green Charlie Zakss 145
Majority 1,757 29.2 +16.7
Turnout 5,129 33.0 +5.0
Registered electors 15,541
Conservative hold Swing +4.2
Conservative hold
Martlesham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia O'Brien * 2,542 67.6 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Gibbons 458 12.2 –10.2
Labour Jeremy Hawksley 446 11.9 –2.5
Green Betsy Reid 315 8.4 –4.4
Majority 2,084 55.4 +27.3
Turnout 3,771 41.7 +5.7
Registered electors 9,043 +149
Conservative hold Swing +13.7
Wickham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Nicoll 1,566 48.4 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Kit Twinch 684 21.2 +9.3
Labour Lesley Bensley 418 12.9 –7.3
UKIP Trevor Coult 308 9.5 –11.8
Green Catherine Walsh 258 8.0 N/A
Majority 882 27.3 +2.0
Turnout 3,234 38.9 +6.9
Registered electors 8,330 +170
Conservative hold Swing –3.7
Wilford[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Reid * 1,578 56.8 –5.1
Green Victoria Hambley 352 12.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nigel Brown 339 12.2 –3.8
Labour Philip Harle 315 11.3 –10.8
UKIP Garry Debenham 194 7.0 N/A
Majority 1,226 44.1 +4.4
Turnout 2,778 41.8 +8.8
Registered electors 6,652 +4
Conservative hold Swing –8.9
Woodbridge[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Page * 1,547 51.4 +9.7
Conservative Stephen Attwell 1,041 34.6 +2.3
Labour Vicky Jones 254 8.4 –1.0
Green Eamonn O'Nolan 113 3.8 –0.8
UKIP Ray Tunstall 55 1.8 –10.3
Majority 506 16.8 +7.3
Turnout 3,011 47.2 +5.2
Registered electors 6,378 –18
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.6

St. Edmundsbury

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 7 Increase 2 17,205 49.0 +11.6
Independent 2 Steady 4,084 11.6 +0.6
Labour 0 Steady 6,890 19.6 +1.7
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 3,691 10.5 +6.4
Green 0 Decrease 1 1,630 4.6 –1.5
UKIP 0 Decrease 1 1,599 4.6 –18.8

Division Results

Blackbourn[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joanna Spicer * 2,532 81.7 +28.5
Labour Cyrille Bouché 568 18.3 +9.9
Majority 1,964 63.4 +40.5
Turnout 3,117 38.7 +1.6
Registered electors 8,045 +20
Conservative hold Swing +9.3
Clare[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Evans * 2,445 66.8 +20.5
Liberal Democrats Alex Rolph 545 14.9 N/A
Labour Robin Davies 355 9.7 +3.0
UKIP Stuart Letten 315 8.6 –22.9
Majority 1,900 51.9 +37.2
Turnout 3,667 42.1 +2.1
Registered electors 8,719 +87
Conservative hold Swing +2.8
Eastgate & Moreton Hall[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Trevor Beckwith * 1,050 41.4 +1.6
Conservative Peter Thompson 924 36.4 +5.3
Labour Elle Zwandahl 308 12.1 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Lale 255 10.1 +6.9
Majority 126 5.0 –3.6
Turnout 2,542 35.1 +6.4
Registered electors 7,244 –381
Independent hold Swing –1.8
Hardwick[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Rout 1,645 58.7 +28.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty 470 16.8 +5.3
Labour Nicola Iannelli-Popham 463 16.5 +4.3
Green Sara Rae 224 8.0 N/A
Majority 1,175 42.2 +40.0
Turnout 2,802 41.9 +3.3
Registered electors 6,700 –274
Conservative hold Swing +11.7
Haverhill Cangle (2)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paula Fox 1,481 38.5 +4.1
Conservative Quillon Fox 1,324
Labour Maureen Byrne 1,134 29.5 +0.2
Labour David Smith 845
UKIP Julian Flood * 773 20.1 –9.7
Liberal Democrats Lewis Curtis 455 11.8 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Ken Rolph 376
Majority 708 18.4 +13.8
Turnout 3,462 26.1 +2.6
Registered electors 13,259
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +6.9
Haverhill East & Kedington[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Roach 922 47.9 +22.9
Labour Jason Simpkin 464 24.1 +2.7
UKIP Ant Williams 366 19.0 –20.1
Liberal Democrats Oliver Forder 172 8.9 –2.7
Majority 458 23.8 +9.7
Turnout 1,924 27.5 –0.9
Registered electors 7,002 –169
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +21.5
Thingoe North[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rebecca Hopfensperger *[16] 1,989 72.9 +19.2
Labour Co-op Frederick Rowell 439 16.1 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Turner 302 11.1 N/A
Majority 1,550 56.8 +23.1
Turnout 2,742 38.4 +5.4
Registered electors 7,144 –621
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
Thingoe South[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Karen Soons 2,110 68.1 +18.3
Liberal Democrats Zigurds Kronbergs 436 14.1 N/A
Labour Hilary Appleton 409 13.2 +1.0
UKIP Dawn Dicker 145 4.7 –24.3
Majority 1,674 54.0 +2.1
Turnout 3,110 42.5 +5.9
Registered electors 7,317 +61
Conservative hold Swing +2.1
Tower (2)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Everitt 1,833 22.9 +3.7
Independent David Nettleton * 1,628 20.4 –1.4
Independent Paul Hopfensperger[17] 1,623 20.3 N/A
Green Mark Ereira-Guyer * 1,406 17.6 –5.6
Labour Quentin Cornish 998 12.5 –1.6
Labour Alex Griffin 907
Liberal Democrats Julia Lale 507 6.3 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Sheena Rawlings 173
Majority 205 2.6 +0.0
Turnout 5,147 33.1 +3.5
Registered electors 15,566
Conservative gain from Green Swing +4.7
Independent hold Swing –10.9

Waveney

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District Summary

Party Seats +/- Votes % +/-
Conservative 11 Increase 6 22,315 44.5 +12.3
Labour 1 Decrease 4 13,585 27.1 –4.2
Green 1 Increase 1 6,048 12.0 +0.6
UKIP 0 Decrease 3 4,945 9.9 –12.1
Liberal Democrat 0 Steady 2,469 4.9 +1.7
Independent 0 Steady 837 1.7 N/A

Division Results

Beccles (2)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Bee * 2,241 42.3 +6.6
Green Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw 2,189 41.3 +15.4
Conservative Graham Catchpole 2,031
Green Josi Horne 1,446
Labour Tarik Lahin 541 10.2 –8.8
Labour Nasima Begum 388
UKIP Pat Hawes 224 4.2 –12.5
UKIP Mike Shaw 194
Liberal Democrats Caroline Way 105 2.0 –0.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Macdowall 96
Majority 52 1.0 –8.8
Turnout 4,843 41.3 +3.6
Registered electors 11,727
Conservative hold Swing –4.4
Green gain from Conservative
Bungay[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Ritchie * 1,534 53.1 +7.9
Labour Sue Collins 758 26.2 +8.9
Green Pauline Midwinter 280 9.7 –20.0
Liberal Democrats Dave O'Neill 173 6.0 –1.8
UKIP Andrew Bols 144 5.0 N/A
Majority 776 26.9 +11.4
Turnout 2,895 39.5 +3.9
Registered electors 7,324 –120
Conservative hold Swing –0.5
Gunton (2)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Ardley 1,569 37.3 +11.7
Labour Keith Patience * 1,517 36.0 –2.3
Conservative Mary Rudd 1,511
Labour Janet Craig * 1,471
UKIP Bernie Guymer 570 13.5 –11.9
UKIP Jenny Hinton 503
Green Emma Bateman 297 7.1 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Steven Taylor 258 6.1 +2.2
Green Rupert Butley 201
Majority 52 1.2 –11.5
Turnout 4,121 27.5 –8.1
Registered electors 14,993
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.0
Labour hold
Halesworth[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Goldson * 1,545 53.5 +0.3
Labour Peter Coghill 608 21.1 –6.5
Green Alice Bull 290 10.0 –4.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hunt 249 8.6 +4.1
UKIP James Scott 196 6.8 N/A
Majority 937 32.4 +6.9
Turnout 2,898 39.3 +3.8
Registered electors 7,381 –75
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Kessingland & Southwold[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Ladd * 1,392 48.9 +11.3
Liberal Democrats David Beavan 498 17.5 +14.8
Labour Paul Tyack 497 17.5 –4.2
UKIP Jean Difford 308 10.8 –20.6
Green Callum Rollo 150 5.3 –1.3
Majority 894 31.4 +25.3
Turnout 2,850 38.3 +1.1
Registered electors 7,450 –201
Conservative hold Swing –1.7
Lowestoft South (2)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jenny Ceresa 1,582 39.0 +18.9
Conservative Jamie Starling 1,455
Labour Tess Gandy 1,174 29.0 –4.8
Labour David Finnigan 1,167
UKIP Peter Collecott 489 12.1 –23.5
UKIP Steve Harvey 444
Independent Desmond Baldry 428 10.6 N/A
Independent Bill Mountford * 409
Green Peter Lang 203 5.0 –0.3
Green Mark Morgan 191
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge 179 4.4 –0.9
Liberal Democrats Darius McCarthy 160
Majority 408 10.1
Turnout 4,135 28.0 +0.5
Registered electors 14,766 –267
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +21.2
Conservative gain from UKIP
Oulton (2)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Reeder 2,274 48.3 +20.3
Conservative Keith Robinson 2,139
Labour Len Jacklin * 1,394 29.6 +0.3
Labour Lynne Ward 1,368
UKIP George Hawes 607 12.9 –18.5
UKIP Bert Poole * 515
Green Sally Phillips 232 4.9 –2.7
Green Peter Eyres 225
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas 201 4.3 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gillard 145
Majority 880 18.7
Turnout 4,693 30.3 –0.3
Registered electors 15,472
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +19.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +10.0
Pakefield (2)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Melanie Vigo di Gallidoro 1,569 42.2 +14.1
Conservative Craig Rivett 1,473
Labour Peter Byatt * 1,369 36.8 +3.2
Labour Sonia Barker * 1,333
UKIP Robin Hinton 384 10.3 –20.0
UKIP Phillip Trindall 367
Liberal Democrats Adam Robertson 215 5.8 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Christian Newsome 190
Green Rachel Fawkes 182 4.9 +0.3
Green Ben Quail 162
Majority 200 5.4
Turnout 3,715 31.0 +0.2
Registered electors 11,975
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.5
Conservative gain from Labour

References

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  11. ^ Comparied to Chandler's total as the UKIP candidate in 2013
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