Suffolk Coastal District Council elections

Suffolk Coastal District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 55 councillors have been elected from 34 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 1999
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place for this election)^[3]
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 2007
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 2011
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 2015

Branfield & Cratfield By-Election 20 June 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		330	49.9
	Labour		170	25.7
	Liberal Democrat		161	24.4
Majority			160	24.2
Turnout			661
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Dennington By-Election 21 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		278	55.0
	Liberal Democrat		179	35.4
	Labour		48	9.5
Majority			99	19.6
Turnout			505
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Bramfield & Cratfield By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		354	55.4	-11.5
	Liberal Democrat		179	28.0	+28.0
	Labour		106	16.6	-16.5
Majority			175	27.4
Turnout			639	40.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Felixstowe South By-Election 26 October 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		384	48.0	+3.6
	Liberal Democrat		320	40.0	+7.6
	Labour		96	12.0	-11.1
Majority			64	8.0
Turnout			800	28.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

Kesgrave By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Candidate	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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nacton By-Election 20 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Yoxford By-Election 5 February 2004^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Felixstowe South By-Election 22 April 2004^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joan Sennington	488	39.5	-5.2
	Liberal Democrat	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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge Farlingaye By-Election 10 March 2005^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Woodbridge Riverside By-Election 18 September 2008^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Holdcroft	313	46.0	-8.5
	Liberal Democrat	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
	Conservative hold		Swing

Felixstowe South East By-Election 4 June 2009^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jan Garfield	856	49.2	-10.6
	Liberal Democrat	Bernard Price	693	39.9	+18.0
	Labour	Margaret Morris	190	10.9	-7.3
Majority			163	9.3
Turnout			1,739
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walberswick and Wenhaston By-Election 9 July 2009^[11]
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
	Conservative hold		Swing

↑ "How your council works". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ "Suffolk Coastal". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ Rozenberg, Gabriel (2004-02-07). "BNP rural ambitions buoyed by Suffolk poll". The Times. p. 13. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
↑ Millward, David (2004-02-07). "BNP man beaten after celebrities' campaign". The Daily Telegraph. p. 9. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Conservatives hold Felixstowe South seat" (PDF). Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ "No change after Salford battle". guardian.co.uk. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ "Witnesham by-election - 31 July 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ "Woodbridge by-elections - 18 September 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ "Election Results". Felixstowe TV. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
↑ "Walberswick and Wenhaston by-election, 9 July 2009". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-15.

Council elections in Suffolk

Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015

East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished