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, 1973
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 1976
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 1979
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 1987 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 1991
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 1995
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 1999
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[5]^[6]
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 2007
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 2011
Suffolk Coastal District Council election, 2015 (New ward boundaries)^[7]

Branfield & Cratfield By-Election 20 June 1996
Party		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		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

Ufford By-Election 19 March 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	356	68.7	+21.3
	Liberal Democrat	122	23.6	-3.9
	Labour	40	7.7	-17.3
Majority		234	45.1
Turnout		518
	Conservative hold	Swing

Bramfield & Cratfield By-Election 4 May 2000
Party		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		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		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		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^[8]^[9]
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^[10]
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^[11]
Party		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

Witnesham By-Election 31 July 2008^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Hudson	316	53.7	-28.8
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Houseley	272	46.3	+46.3
Majority			44	7.4
Turnout			588	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodbridge Riverside By-Election 18 September 2008^[13]
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^[14]
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^[15]
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 15 October 2009.
↑ "Suffolk Coastal". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
↑ The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
↑ The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985
↑ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
↑ Rozenberg, Gabriel (7 February 2004). "BNP rural ambitions buoyed by Suffolk poll". The Times. p. 13. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Millward, David (7 February 2004). "BNP man beaten after celebrities' campaign". The Daily Telegraph. p. 9. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Conservatives hold Felixstowe South seat" (PDF). Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
↑ "No change after Salford battle". The Guardian. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
↑ "Witnesham by-election – 31 July 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
↑ "Woodbridge by-elections – 18 September 2008". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
↑ "Election Results". Felixstowe TV. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
↑ "Walberswick and Wenhaston by-election, 9 July 2009". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.

Council elections in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
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 1982 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 2016
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
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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