2019 West Suffolk District Council election

The 2019 West Suffolk District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 and was the inaugural election of the new West Suffolk District Council.^[1] It was held concurrently with other local elections across the United Kingdom.

The Conservative Party won 43 of the 64 seats and currently control the Council.^[2]

Ward results[]

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Abbeygate[]

Abbeygate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Lisa Ingwall King	628	46.4
	Conservative	Joanna Rayner	523	38.7
	Conservative	Andrew Speed	484	35.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Lale	392	29.0
	Labour	Nicola Iannelli-Popham	385	28.5
Majority
Turnout
	Green win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bardwell[]

Bardwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Smith	518	73.2
	UKIP	Julian Flood	190	26.8
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Barningham[]

Barningham
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Carol Bull	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Barrow[]

Barrow
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ian Houlder	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brandon Central[]

Brandon Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Victor Lukaniuk	292	58.3
	Conservative	Francis Hart	91	18.2
	Independent	Susan Smith	68	13.6
	Labour	Susan Dean	50	10.0
Majority
Turnout
	win (new seat)

Brandon East[]

Brandon East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Philip Wittam	179	31.3
	Conservative	Reginald Silvester	173	30.2
	Independent	Peter Ridgwell	111	19.4
	Labour	Andrew Erlam	59	10.3
	Independent	Peter Callaghan	50	8.7
Majority
Turnout
	win (new seat)

Brandon West[]

Brandon West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		David Palmer	267	46.7
	Independent	Edward Stewar	177	30.9
	Conservative	Christine Mason	128	22.4
Majority
Turnout
	win (new seat)

Chedburgh & Chevington[]

Chedburgh & Chevington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Chester	628	73.5
	Labour	Gary Dillon	227	26.5
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clare, Hundon & Kedington[]

Clare, Hundon & Kedington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Marion Rushbrook	1,134	49.6
	Independent	James Meikle	1,025	44.9
	Conservative	Karen Richardson	1,019	44.6
	Conservative	Robin Pilley	822	36.0
	UKIP	Stuart Letten	558	24.4
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Eastgate[]

Eastgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Clifford Waterman	228	33.6
	Independent	Patricia Warby	225	33.2
	Conservative	Frankie Wright	225	33.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)

Exning[]

Exning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon Cole	Unopposed
	Conservative win (new seat)

Haverhill Central[]

Haverhill Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Aaron Luccarini	239	40.3
	Conservative	Susan Roach	195	32.9
	Labour	Roger Andre	159	26.8
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Haverhill East[]

Haverhill East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Burns	246	41.2
	Labour	Patrick Hanlon	226	37.9
	Conservative	Bryan Hawes	207	34.7
	Labour	Lora-Jane Miller-Jones	182	30.5
	Conservative	Tatiana Chernyavskaya	156	26.1
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill North[]

Haverhill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Elaine McManus	404	45.3
	Conservative	Joseph Mason	373	41.8
	UKIP	Ian Hirst	248	27.8
	Green	Donald Allwright	240	26.9
	Labour	Damian Page	221	24.8
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Haverhill South[]

Haverhill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jason Crooks	310	39.4
	Labour	David Smith	274	34.9
	Labour	Elizabeth Smith	267	34.0
	Conservative	Denis Lynch	207	26.3
	Conservative	Heike Sowa	168	21.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Rolph	136	17.3
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Haverhill South East[]

Haverhill South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Anthony Brown	346	56.0
	Conservative	Liam Collins	172	27.8
	Labour	Alan Stinchcombe	100	16.2
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Haverhill West[]

Haverhill West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Margaret Marks	487	45.3
	Conservative	David Roach	458	42.6
	Labour	Rebecca Smith	396	36.9
	Labour	Stuart Dillon	334	31.1
	Independent	Paula Fox	302	28.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Horringer[]

Horringer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Terence Clements	524	68.9
	Labour	Robin Davies	237	31.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Iceni[]

Iceni
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Dawn Dicker	373	46.7
		Michael Bradshaw	259	32.4
	Conservative	Jordon Millward	228	28.5
	Conservative	Douglas Hall	219	27.4
	Green	Simon Morse	179	22.4
	Labour	Claire Unwin	104	13.0
	Labour	Gaelle Kemp	95	11.9
Majority
Turnout
	win (new seat)
	win (new seat)

Ixworth[]

Ixworth
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Griffiths	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kentford & Moulton[]

Kentford & Moulton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Roger Dicker	518	58.1
	Conservative	Thomas Kerby	248	27.8
	Labour	Hilary Appleton	126	14.1
Majority
Turnout
	win (new seat)

Lakenheath[]

Lakenheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	David Gathercole	717	61.2
	Conservative	Stephen Frost	537	45.8
	Conservative	Colin Noble	438	37.4
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manor[]

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Brian Harvey	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mildenhall Great Heath[]

Mildenhall Great Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Richard Alecock	432	79.0
	Conservative	Russell Leaman	115	21.0
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Mildenhall Kingsway & Market[]

Mildenhall Kingsway & Market
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Ian Shipp	399	62.3
	Conservative	David Bowman	179	28.0
	Labour	Patrick Finn	62	9.7
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Mildenhall Queensway[]

Mildenhall Queensway
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Andrew Neal	379	57.3
	Conservative	Ruth Bowman	283	42.7
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)

Minden[]

Minden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Everitt	622	40.8
	Conservative	Clive Springett	546	35.8
	Labour	Donna Higgins	488	32.0
	Labour	Richard O'Driscoll	460	30.2
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Allen	425	27.9
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Korfanty	394	25.9
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Moreton Hall[]

Moreton Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Trevor Beckwith	1,200	67.2
	Independent	Francis Warby	1,058	59.2
	Conservative	Peter Thompson	738	41.3
	Conservative	Antony Whittingham	492	27.5
	Labour	Cyrille Bouche	380	21.3
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Newmarket East[]

Newmarket East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Rachel Hood	353	37.6
	Conservative	Robert Nobbs	337	35.9
		Andrew Appleby	260	27.7
		Christopher O'Neil	233	24.8
	Labour	Robert Yarrow	196	20.9
	Labour	Susan Perry	187	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Gillett	115	12.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Derry	87	9.3
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Newmarket North[]

Newmarket North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Michael Anderson	404	46.4
	Conservative	Robin Millar	331	38.0
		Ruth Allen	289	33.2
	Conservative	Stephen Edwards	220	25.3
	Labour	Oliver Bowen	195	22.4
	Labour	Duncan Russell	182	20.9
Majority
Turnout
	win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Newmarket West[]

Newmarket West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Drummond	482	49.0
	Conservative	Winston Lay	376	38.3
	Labour	Michael Jeffreys	350	35.6
	Labour	Yasemin Fitzgerald	319	32.5
	UKIP	David Hudson	223	22.7
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Packenham & Troston[]

Packenham & Troston
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Simon Brown	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Risby[]

Risby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Susan Glossop	565	73.0
	Labour	Sheila Rowell	209	27.0
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rougham[]

Rougham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sara Mildmay-White	491	74.2
	Labour	Quentin Cornish	171	25.8
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Southgate[]

Southgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hung Chung	902	72.9
	Conservative	Ann Williamson	720	58.2
	Labour	Ian Cullen	406	32.8
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stanton[]

Stanton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Thorndyke	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

St. Olaves[]

St. Olaves
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Paul Hopfensperger	680	71.4
	Labour	Max Clarke	341	35.8
	Conservative	Karen Soons	314	33.0
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

The Fordhams & Great Barton[]

The Fordhams & Great Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Rebecca Hopfensperger	942	71.6
	Conservative	Sarah Broughton	890	67.6
	Labour	Darren Turner	352	26.7
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

The Rows[]

The Rows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	John Smith	636	60.6
	Independent	Donald Waldron	467	44.5
	Conservative	James Waters	402	38.3
	Conservative	Lance Stanbury	306	29.2
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Tollgate[]

Tollgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	David Nettleton	793	69.8
	Labour	Diane Hind	484	42.6
	Conservative	John Levantis	361	31.8
Majority
Turnout
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Westgate[]

Westgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Rout	933	64.2
	Conservative	John Augustine	848	58.3
	Labour	Marilyn Sayer	554	38.1
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Whepstead & Wickhambrook[]

Whepstead & Wickhambrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alison Evans	620	80.2
	Labour	Michael McConnell	153	19.8
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Withersfield[]

Withersfield
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter Stevens	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections[]

Newmarket North[]

Newmarket North: 30 January 2020^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Karen Soons	309
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Edge	130
		Ruth Allen	118
	Labour	Theresa Chipulina	73
	Independent	Frank Stennett	54
	Green (UK)	Alice Haylock	44
Majority			179
Turnout			727	19.52
	Conservative gain from		Swing

The Rows[]

The Rows: 30 September 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lance Stanbury	428	65.2	+26.5
	Labour	Theresa Chipulina	126	19.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Pinsker	102	15.5	N/A
Majority			302	46.0
Turnout			677	18.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing	3.7

References[]

^ "Local Elections 2019 in the Anglia region". ITV News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "West Suffolk Council". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "West Suffolk Council election results 2 May 2019". www.westsuffolk.gov.uk.
^ "Election of a District Councillor for Newmarket North" (PDF). westsuffolk.gov.uk. West Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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[1] "Local Elections 2019 in the Anglia region". ITV News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[2] "West Suffolk Council". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[3] "West Suffolk Council election results 2 May 2019". www.westsuffolk.gov.uk.

[WS_bye_election_Jan_2020-4] "Election of a District Councillor for Newmarket North" (PDF). westsuffolk.gov.uk. West Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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