Babergh local elections

Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 43 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973–present

Babergh Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place for this election)^[2]

Shotley By-Election 8 August 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		506	60.7
	Conservative		276	33.1
	Labour		51	6.1
Majority			230	27.6
Turnout			833	48.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Alton By-Election 28 May 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		327	63.4
	Conservative		189	36.6
Majority			138	26.8
Turnout			516	50.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Great Cornard North By-Election 4 May 2000^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Macmaster	309	56.4	-3.6
	UKIP	Derek Allen	239	43.6	+43.6
Majority			70	12.8
Turnout			548	19.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Hadleigh North By-Election 8 November 2007^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Whiting	446	49.0	+25.5
	Conservative	Peter Burgoyne	261	28.6	+3.6
	Independent	Jan Byrne	138	15.1	-6.4
	UKIP	Reginald Smith	66	7.2	-3.7
Majority			185	20.4
Turnout			911	27.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Great Cornard North By-Election 22 July 2010^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Bavington	340	45.1	+2.7
	Conservative	Martin Fryer	201	26.7	-30.9
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Platt	141	18.7	+18.7
	UKIP	Leon Stedman	72	9.5	+9.5
Majority			139	18.4
Turnout			754	22.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing