St Edmundsbury local elections

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St Edmundsbury Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1991

No overall control 1991 - 1995

Labour 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999 - 2001

No overall control 2001 - 2003

Conservative 2003 -

[edit] Council elections

St Edmundsbury Council election 1999

St Edmundsbury Council election 2003

[edit] By-election results

Haverhill Clements By-Election 5 September 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		381	76.2
	Conservative		61	12.2
	Liberal Democrats		58	11.6
Majority			320	64.0
Turnout			500	20.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Ixworth By-Election 21 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		413	43.4
	Liberal Democrats		289	30.4
	Labour		250	26.3
Majority			124	13.0
Turnout			952	44.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ixworth By-Election 6 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		475	57.7
	Liberal Democrats		196	23.8
	Labour		152	18.5
Majority			279	33.9
Turnout			823	37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kedington By-Election 23 April 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		231	41.1
	Conservative		159	28.3
	Independent		89	15.8
	Liberal Democrats		83	14.8
Majority			72	12.8
Turnout			562	41.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Stanton By-Election 10 September 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		423	55.3	+22.1
	Labour		275	35.9	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats		67	8.8	-6.5
Majority			148	19.4
Turnout			765	34.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St Olave's By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,106	72.1
	Conservative		300	19.6
	Independent		128	8.3
Majority			806	52.5
Turnout			1,534
	Labour hold		Swing

Westgate By-Election 25 April 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		423	44.0	-5.4
	Liberal Democrats		231	24.0	+9.9
	Labour		230	23.9	-12.5
	Green		78	8.1	+8.1
Majority			192	20.0
Turnout			962	35.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Honington By-Election 31 October 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		272	69.7	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats		118	30.3	+30.3
Majority			154	39.4
Turnout			390	32.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Risbygate By-Election 20 May 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Melinda Nettleton	293	34.1	-6.1
	Conservative	Paul Simner	278	32.3	+1.2
	Labour	Ray Nowak	169	19.7	-9.0
	Green	Mandy Leathers	85	9.9	+9.9
	Independent	Brian Lockwood	35	4.1	+4.1
Majority			15	1.8
Turnout			860	26.7
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Haverhill East By-Election 10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Cox	520	35.9	-12.4
	Independent	Mabon Dane	376	26.0	+26.0
	Labour	George Hatchell	363	25.1	-26.6
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Warmington	189	13.0	+13.0
Majority			114	9.9
Turnout			1,448	28.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barningham By-Election 9 September 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverhill South By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		746	43.8
	Conservative		602	35.3
	Liberal Democrats		357	20.9
Majority			144	8.5
Turnout			1,705
	Labour hold		Swing

Westgate By-Election 16 February 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynsey Alexander	500	54.0	+16.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Chappell	311	33.6	+9.0
	Green	Ritchie Tennant	64	6.9	+6.9
	UK Independence	James Lumley	50	5.4	+5.4
Majority			189	20.4
Turnout			925	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kedington By-Election 15 June 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Rushbrook	350	53.8	-9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Terry McNally	250	38.4	+38.4
	Labour	Michael Simpkin	51	7.8	-29.3
Majority			100	15.4
Turnout			651	43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

[edit] External links

• St Edmundsbury Council