Local government elections in Suffolk, England
Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 32 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]
Council elections
District result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
1993-1997
Shotley By-Election 8 August 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 506 | 60.7 | |
| Conservative | | 276 | 33.1 | |
| Labour | | 51 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 230 | 27.6 | |
Turnout | 833 | 48.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
1997-2001
Alton By-Election 28 May 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | | 327 | 63.4 | |
| Conservative | | 189 | 36.6 | |
Majority | 138 | 26.8 | |
Turnout | 516 | 50.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Great Cornard North By-Election 4 May 2000[7] 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[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Great Cornard North By-Election 22 July 2010[9][10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anthony Bavington | 340 | 45.1 | +2.7 |
| Conservative | Martin Fryer | 201 | 26.7 | −30.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | | |
2011-2015
Bures St Mary By-Election 2 May 2013 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Cartlidge | 305 | | |
| Green | Laura Smith | 136 | | |
| Labour | Hadley French Gerrard | 71 | | |
Majority | 169 | | |
Turnout | | 37.22 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Cosford By-Election 22 May 2014 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Robert Lindsay | 346 | | |
| Conservative | David Talbot Clarke | 330 | | |
| UKIP | Stephen Laing | 219 | | |
| Labour | Angela Wiltshire | 72 | | |
Majority | 16 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
2015-2019
Sudbury South By-Election 7 September 2017[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Luke Cresswell | 336 | 42.7 | +20.4 |
| Conservative | Simon Sudbury | 335 | 42.6 | +11.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Welsh | 116 | 14.7 | +3.6 |
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 787 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
2015-2019
Great Cornard By-Election 6 May 2021[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Simon Barrett | 971 | 46.4 | +9.0 |
| Labour | Jake Thomas | 602 | 28.7 | −0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Bark | 287 | 13.7 | +0.2 |
| Green | James Killbery | 234 | 11.2 | −8.6 |
Majority | 369 | 17.6 | |
Turnout | 2,094 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1315, retrieved 3 January 2024
- ^ The District of Babergh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Past election results" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Dines, Graham (9 November 2007). "11.6% swing to Lib Dems in Hadleigh". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Land, Jon (30 July 2010). "Labour vote surges in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sudbury South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Great Cornard Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
External links
- Babergh District Council website