Babergh District Council 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

Council elections

By-election results

1993-1997

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

1997-2001

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

2007-2011

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Past election results" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Dines, Graham (9 November 2007). "11.6% swing to Lib Dems in Hadleigh". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Land, Jon (30 July 2010). "Labour vote surges in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

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