St Edmundsbury Borough Council elections
St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 45 councillors have been elected from 31 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 |
---|---|
Conservative | 1973 - 1991 |
No overall control | 1991 - 1995 |
Labour | 1995 - 1999 |
Conservative | 1999 - 2001 |
No overall control | 2001 - 2003 |
Conservative | 2003–present |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[2]
- (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- (New ward boundaries)[4]
- 2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
By-election results[]
1995-1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 381 | 76.2 | |||
Conservative | 61 | 12.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 58 | 11.6 | |||
Majority | 320 | 64.0 | |||
Turnout | 500 | 20.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 413 | 43.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 289 | 30.4 | |||
Labour | 250 | 26.3 | |||
Majority | 124 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 952 | 44.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 475 | 57.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 196 | 23.8 | |||
Labour | 152 | 18.5 | |||
Majority | 279 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 823 | 37.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 231 | 41.1 | |||
Conservative | 159 | 28.3 | |||
Independent | 89 | 15.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 83 | 14.8 | |||
Majority | 72 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 562 | 41.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 423 | 55.3 | +22.1 | ||
Labour | 275 | 35.9 | -1.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 67 | 8.8 | -6.5 | ||
Majority | 148 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 765 | 34.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
1999-2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,106 | 72.1 | |||
Conservative | 300 | 19.6 | |||
Independent | 128 | 8.3 | |||
Majority | 806 | 52.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,534 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 423 | 44.0 | -5.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 231 | 24.0 | +9.9 | ||
Labour | 230 | 23.9 | -12.5 | ||
Green | 78 | 8.1 | +8.1 | ||
Majority | 192 | 20.0 | |||
Turnout | 962 | 35.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hale | 272 | 69.7 | -1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 118 | 30.3 | +30.3 | ||
Majority | 154 | 39.4 | |||
Turnout | 390 | 32.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2003-2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Melinda Nettleton | 293 | 34.1 | -6.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Simner | 278 | 32.3 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Ray Nowak | 169 | 19.7 | -9.0 | |
Green | Mandy Leathers | 85 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Independent | Brian Lockwood | 35 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 15 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 860 | 26.7 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gordon Cox | 520 | 35.9 | -12.4 | |
Independent | Mabon Dane | 376 | 26.0 | +26.0 | |
Labour | George Hatchell | 363 | 25.1 | -26.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Warmington | 189 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
Majority | 114 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,448 | 28.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | unopposed | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 746 | 43.8 | |||
Conservative | 602 | 35.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 357 | 20.9 | |||
Majority | 144 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,705 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lynsey Alexander | 500 | 54.0 | +16.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Chappell | 311 | 33.6 | +9.0 | |
Green | Ritchie Tennant | 64 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
UKIP | James Lumley | 50 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 189 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 925 | 27.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marion Rushbrook | 350 | 53.8 | -9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry McNally | 250 | 38.4 | +38.4 | |
Labour | Michael Simpkin | 51 | 7.8 | -29.3 | |
Majority | 100 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 651 | 43.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Marks | 426 | 57.3 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Patrick Hanlon | 255 | 34.3 | +2.1 | |
UKIP | Arthur Nightingale | 62 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 171 | 23.0 | |||
Turnout | 743 | 13.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015[]
This by-election was held following the death of the Conservative Cllr Leslie Ager.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Tony Brown | 529 | 54.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Pat Hanlon | 240 | 24.5 | -12.7 | |
Conservative | David Roach | 157 | 16.0 | -31.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ken Rolph | 54 | 5.5 | -9.4 | |
Majority | 289 | 29.5 | |||
Turnout | 980 | 16.4 | |||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "St Edmundsbury". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Tory win bucks Labour trend". guardian.co.uk. 2002-11-01. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Tories maintain balance in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-05-21. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Tories make gains in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-06-18. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Labour loses Scottish council stronghold". guardian.co.uk. 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Haverhill North by-election 20 March 2008". St Edmundsbury Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
External links[]
Categories:
- St Edmundsbury Borough Council elections
- Council elections in Suffolk
- Borough of St Edmundsbury
- District council elections in England