1993 Suffolk County Council election

1993 Suffolk County Council election

6 May 1993 (1993-05-06)
All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council 41 seats needed for a majority
Registered	486,637 (1.9%)
Turnout	35.7% (1.8%)
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 26 seats, 34.9% 46 seats, 43.8% 5 seats, 15.3% Seats won 31 25 20 Seat change 5 19 13 Popular vote 57,058 65,473 44,430 Percentage 32.8% 37.7% 25.5% Swing 1.8% 6.1% 10.2%   Fourth party   Party Independent Seats won 4 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,811 Percentage 2.8% Swing 0.5%
Results of the 1993 Suffolk County Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1993 Suffolk County Council election was held on 6 May 1993 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

80 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Results summary

1993 Suffolk County Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31	6	1	5	38.8	32.8	57,058	–2.2
	Conservative	25	1	20	19	32.5	37.6	65,473	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	20	15	2	13	23.8	26.1	45,447	+10.2
	Independent	4	1	0	1	3.8	2.8	4,811	-0.7
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	936	-1.9
	Residents	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	464	N/A

Election of Group Leaders

Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group.

Election of Leader of the Council

Chris Mole the leader of the Labour group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Labour/Lib Dem administration.

Results by district

Babergh

Summary

Babergh District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	4	2	8,387	33.7	+10.9
	Conservative	2	5	9,305	37.4	–5.4
	Labour	2		5,549	22.3	–5.7
	Independent	1	1	1,647	6.6	+1.7
Total		10		24,888	39.3	–0.4

Division results

Belstead Brook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Pollard	2,029	71.3	+40.3
	Conservative	Jill Swindin*	816	28.7	–19.4
Majority			1,213	42.6
Turnout			2,845	36.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	29.9

Brett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Gleed	1,009	43.1	+18.3
	Conservative	Geoffrey Chantler *	965	41.2	+3.6
	Labour	Gerald Gould	369	15.7	+0.9
Majority			44	1.9
Turnout			2,343	49.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.4

Cosford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Bailey-Smith	779	66.6	+13.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Everett	390	33.4	+2.2
Majority			389	33.3
Turnout			1,169	26.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Great Cornard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilmoth Gibson *	1,089	47.6	–6.4
	Conservative	Peter Boor	809	35.3	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lorna Hewett	391	17.1	+7.7
Majority			280	12.2
Turnout			2,289	37.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Hadleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Grutchfield *	1,551	67.6	+17.7
	Conservative	Eileen Banks	542	23.6	N/A
	Labour	Val Waters	200	8.7	–6.5
Majority			1,009	44.0
Turnout			2,293	43.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	N/A

Melford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Kemp	1,647	56.8	N/A
	Conservative	Peter Stevens	771	26.8	−21.4
	Labour	Timothy Samuel	482	16.6	−8.7
Majority			876	30.2
Turnout			2,900	40.5
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Clarke	1,027	46.2	+13.5
	Conservative	J. Delves*	934	42.0	–6.9
	Labour	J. Sharman	261	11.7	−6.7
Majority			93	4.2
Turnout			2,222	40.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	10.2

Samford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Archie Carmichael	1,355	48.9	+12.7
	Conservative	William Curnow *	1,014	36.6	–8.1
	Labour	Anthony Bavington	401	14.5	–4.6
Majority			341	12.3	N/A
Turnout			2,770	47.7	+1.3
Registered electors			5,806
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	+10.4

Stour Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Selwyn Pryor *	1,395	50.9	−6.7
	Labour	John Skinner	712	26.0	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Watkins	635	23.2	+9.1
Majority			683	24.9
Turnout			2,742	38.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Sudbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Wiles *	2,035	61.4	+5.9
	Conservative	Sylvia Byham	1,280	38.6	−5.9
Majority			755	22.8
Turnout			3,315	35.8
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Forest Heath

Forest Heath District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	4	1	3,845	45.0	–7.6
	Liberal Democrats	1	1	2,373	27.8	N/A
	Independent	1		324	3.8	–12.1
	Labour	0		1,993	23.4	–8.0
Total		6		8,535	25.0	–3.5

Division results

Brandon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Bishop	1,074	59.2	–3.5
	Labour	Nolan Guthrie	527	29.1	–8.2
	Liberal Democrats	William Ratcliffe	212	11.7	N/A
Majority			547	30.2
Turnout			1,813	30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Exning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gene Echols	1,184	66.3	N/A
	Conservative	Jane Andrews-Smith	346	19.4	–44.9
	Labour	Colim Muge	256	14.3	−21.4
Majority			838	46.9
Turnout			1,786	27.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Ickneid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fred Thomason *	884	52.2	−20.3
	Labour	Philip Kemp	464	27.4	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Brame	347	20.5	N/A
Majority			420	24.8
Turnout			1,695	31.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Mildenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Pendleton *	605	41.1	–1.1
	Labour	Stan Hale	380	25.8	–7.7
	Independent	John Barker	324	22.0	–2.3
	Liberal Democrats	K. McConnell	162	11.0	N/A
Majority			225	15.3
Turnout			1,471	27.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Newmarket Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Crickmere *	936	52.9	−12.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Griffith	468	26.4	N/A
	Labour	Paul Dwane	366	20.7	−13.9
Majority			468	26.4
Turnout			1,770	31.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Row Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jack Haylock*	Unopposed
Majority			N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich

District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	13		15,975	49.7	–6.3
	Conservative	4		11,730	36.5	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	0		4,291	13.4	+8.7
	Green	0		135	0.4	–3.0
Total		17		32,131	34.1	–2.3

Division results

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nina Alcock*	1,295	57.7	+2.0
	Labour	B. Maguire	554	24.7	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Skelcher	397	17.7	−2.6
Majority			741	33.0
Turnout			2,246	39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Doran*	950	64.5	−1.2
	Conservative	T. Yard	388	26.3	+3.6
	Green	J. Scott	135	9.2	−2.4
Majority			562	38.2
Turnout			1,473	27.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

Broom Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pinner*	798	48.6	+3.8
	Labour	S. Mason	558	34.0	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	P. Odell	287	17.5	+8.0
Majority			240	14.6
Turnout			1,643	32.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Barker	1,004	48.5	−0.5
	Labour	C. De Carteret	771	37.2	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	N. Ramsden	295	14.3	+9.1
Majority			233	11.3
Turnout			2,070	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Chantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Thomas*	996	52.9	−24.6
	Conservative	P. Murray-Cowan	888	47.1	+24.6
Majority			108	5.7
Turnout			1,884	40.6
	Labour hold		Swing	24.6

Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Sudds *	980	50.8	−29.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. White	624	32.4	N/A
	Conservative	G. Morris	324	16.8	−2.5
Majority			356	18.5
Turnout			1,928	32.8
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Coates	1,108	41.7	−12.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Atkins	969	36.5	+28.5
	Labour	S. Reynolds	577	21.7	−16.3
Majority			139	5.2
Turnout			2,654	45.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.4

Ipswich Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Mole *	972	61.2	−2.6
	Conservative	D. Goldsmith	417	26.3	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	H. Earle	198	12.5	N/A
Majority			555	35.0
Turnout			1,587	27.5
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

Priory Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Wilson	1,123	71.2	−6.2
	Conservative	Stephen Lark	455	28.8	+6.2
Majority			668	42.3
Turnout			1,578	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Rushmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Le Grys	1,242	48.7	−2.8
	Conservative	S. Barker	976	38.2	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	K. Kirkwood	334	13.1	+7.1
Majority			266	10.4
Turnout			2,552	43.4
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Sargent*	1,201	73.5	+6.8
	Conservative	R. Patient	434	26.5	+2.7
Majority			767	46.9
Turnout			1,635	29.7
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

St. Clements

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Coleman *	1,129	45.8	−6.1
	Conservative	J. Morgan	1,003	40.7	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	V. Finbow	332	13.5	N/A
Majority			126	5.1
Turnout			2,464	43.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

St John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Hyde*	1,098	52.4	−9.3
	Conservative	R. Harris	726	34.6	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	N. Goodger	272	13.0	N/A
Majority			372	17.7
Turnout			2,096	35.1
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Stoke Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Campbell*	955	51.1	−3.3
	Conservative	P. West	690	36.9	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Delvin	225	12.0	+4.8
Majority			265	14.2
Turnout			1,870	32.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Packard*	979	63.7	−2.9
	Conservative	Henry Davies	412	26.8	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Pakes	147	9.6	+4.5
Majority			567	36.9
Turnout			1,538	28.6
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Whittington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Hore *	988	60.9	+3.2
	Conservative	David Collins	424	26.1	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mirriam Carroll	211	13.0	+3.7
Majority			564	34.8
Turnout			1,623	29.3
	Labour hold		Swing	5.1

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Lewis	902	69.9	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Grimsey	388	30.1	+4.6
Majority			514	39.8
Turnout			1,290	25.2
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Liberal Democrats	6	5	9,139	38.6	+16.3
	Labour	3	1	5,680	24.0	–3.6
	Conservative	1	6	8,456	35.7	–9.0
	Green	0		401	1.7	–1.7
Total		10		23,676	37.8	–0.7

Division results

Bosmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosalind Scott	1,701	60.6	+37.4
	Conservative	Phillip Redman	749	26.7	–27.0
	Labour	S. Griffiths	356	12.7	–10.4
Majority			952	33.9
Turnout			2,806	42.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	32.2

Gipping Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terry Wilson	715	39.5	+2.1
	Conservative	G. Boatfield	701	38.7	−9.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. Mayes	394	21.8	+7.2
Majority			14	0.8
Turnout			1,810	29.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.7

Hartismere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Henniker-Major *	1,402	47.7	+7.3
	Conservative	Charles Michell	917	31.2	–4.2
	Labour	Terence O'Keefe	621	21.1	–3.2
Majority			485	16.5
Turnout			2,940	45.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.8

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Craven	1,319	46.3	+22.7
	Conservative	Guy McGregor *	1,165	40.9	–15.0
	Labour	C. Hammond	364	12.8	–7.7
Majority			154	5.4
Turnout			2,848	43.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.9

Stowmarket St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Lower	1,127	54.2	+39.2
	Labour	Ernie Nunn *	632	30.4	–19.5
	Conservative	D. Burch	321	15.4	–15.9
Majority			495	23.8
Turnout			2,080	39.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	29.4

Stowmarket St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Duncan Macpherson *	817	49.8	–9.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Cray	454	27.7	+16.0
	Conservative	W. Crane	370	22.5	–6.0
Majority			363	22.1
Turnout			1,641	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Thedwastre North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Sida-Lockett*	1,203	60.4	+8.9
	Labour	John Dougall	790	39.6	+24.5
Majority			413	20.7
Turnout			1,993	30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.8

Thedwastre South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Ward	1,354	56.0	+22.7
	Conservative	E. Rogers	1,065	44.0	+1.8
Majority			289	11.9
Turnout			2,419	36.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	10.5

Thredling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Ward	1,388	57.2	+33.7
	Conservative	Jeremy Clover *	1,039	42.8	−14.2
Majority			349	14.4
Turnout			2,427	37.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	24.0

Upper Gipping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Shave	1,385	51.1	+24.4
	Conservative	B. Mayes	926	34.1	−6.4
	Green	Roger Stearn	401	14.8	N/A
Majority			459	16.9
Turnout			2,712	42.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	15.4

Suffolk Coastal

Suffolk Coastal District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	9	3	15,123	43.1	–8.0
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	10,830	30.8	+13.0
	Labour	2	1	8,762	25.0	+0.5
	Green	0		400	1.1	–5.5
Total		14		35,115	40.0	–0.9

Division results

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hall*	1,102	49.9	–2.0
	Labour	John Troughton	464	21.0	–2.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sheppard	444	20.1	N/A
	Green	J. Berry	199	9.0	–15.6
Majority			638	28.9
Turnout			2,209	42.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Morris Rose	1,064	38.4	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. O'Neil	867	31.3	–21.5
	Labour	O. Parr	838	30.3	N/A
Majority			197	7.1
Turnout			2,769	45.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	6.4

Carlford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard Bestow *	1,241	48.5	−23.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cooper	1,022	40.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Hetherington	294	11.5	–16.7
Majority			219	8.6
Turnout			2,557	39.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Clay Hills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Girling	1,692	59.6	+22.6
	Conservative	Peter Batho *	1,145	40.4	−0.2
Majority			547	19.3
Turnout			2,837	42.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.4

Colneis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rodwell*	1,364	52.1	+3.9
	Labour	R. Senior	676	25.8	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Whitmore	576	22.0	+4.2
Majority			688	26.3
Turnout			2,616	32.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.9

Felixstowe Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Goodman	1,296	52.6	−8.2
	Labour	N. Finlayson	597	24.2	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Warren	573	23.2	+4.0
Majority			699	28.3
Turnout			2,466	41.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Felixstowe Landguard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cherrie Macgregor	1,147	52.0	+24.4
	Conservative	Thomas Savage *	653	29.6	–12.2
	Labour	Martin Walker	406	18.4	–12.2
Majority			494	22.4
Turnout			2,206	33.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.3

Felixstowe Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Don Smith *	1,162	45.6	+3.6
	Conservative	M. Minns	927	36.4	–5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Dangerfield	461	18.1	+2.1
Majority			235	9.2
Turnout			2,550	46.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Framlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mangan*	973	47.5	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Whitworth	509	24.9	+17.7
	Labour	J. Stringer	365	17.8	−10.6
	Green	R. Stewart	201	9.8	–7.7
Majority			464	22.7
Turnout			2,048	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

Kesgrave & Martlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Penn*	1,345	44.2	−20.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Kelso	1,170	38.4	N/A
	Labour	M. Irwin	529	17.4	–18.2
Majority			175	5.7
Turnout			3,044	35.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Plomesgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Ward	1,055	43.7	–16.5
	Liberal Democrats	W. Moss	907	37.5	+15.4
	Labour	Terry Hodgson	453	18.8	+1.2
Majority			148	6.1
Turnout			2,415	45.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.0

Wickham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Cowper	1,040	44.8	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Hall	671	28.9	+8.2
	Labour	M. Caddick	613	26.4	+1.1
Majority			369	15.9
Turnout			2,324	36.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.7

Wilford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Monk	1,090	48.1	+11.3
	Conservative	R. Sheephanks*	911	40.2	−7.1
	Labour	C. Hemming	267	11.8	−4.1
Majority			179	7.9
Turnout			2,268	42.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	9.2

Woodbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Eveleigh	1,393	49.6	+26.7
	Conservative	B. Rosher*	1,007	35.9	−6.0
	Labour	Roy Burgon	406	14.5	−5.4
Majority			386	13.8
Turnout			2,806	46.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	16.4

St. Edmundsbury

St Edmundsbury District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5	3	9,558	40.6	–9.7
	Labour	3	1	6,750	28.7	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	7,176	30.4	+14.2
	Residents	0		60	0.3	N/A
Total		11		23,544	33.4	–2.1

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Oliver *	1,176	52.5	–9.9
	Labour	P. Smithers	540	24.1	–13.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wesley	525	23.4	N/A
Majority			636	28.4
Turnout			2,241	32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.8

Blackbourn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joanna Spicer *	1,416	51.5	+5.3
	Labour	Joseph Moore	843	30.7	+9.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smith	490	17.8	−4.3
Majority			573	20.8
Turnout			2,749	37.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Warmington	993	50.7	+30.2
	Conservative	Helen Benckendorff	967	49.3	−6.7
Majority			26	1.3
Turnout			1,960	33.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	18.5

Haverhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Kiernan *	1,250	73.4	+11.4
	Conservative	lan Dowling	454	26.6	–11.4
Majority			796	46.7
Turnout			1,704	24.6
	Labour hold		Swing	11.4

Haverhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Jones *	1,266	56.1	+3.6
	Labour	Peter Denning	671	29.8	−1.2
	Conservative	Jane Burton	258	11.4	−5.2
	Residents	Henry Chenery	60	2.7	N/A
Majority			595	26.4
Turnout			2,255	29.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.4

Northgate & St. Olave's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lockwood *	1,235	77.6	–1.8
	Conservative	Ann Williams	208	13.1	–7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Williams	149	9.4	N/A
Majority			1,027	64.5
Turnout			1,592	30.2
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

Risbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Burgess	1,210	53.1	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Wilman	574	25.2	N/A
	Labour	Stella Rosenoff	493	21.7	+8.1
Majority			636	27.9
Turnout			2,277	38.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Risbybridge & Sextons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Nowak	816	42.2	–4.6
	Conservative	Derek Speakman	758	39.2	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Ellis	360	18.6	N/A
Majority			58	3.0
Turnout			1,934	35.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.7

Southgate & Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Bagnall	2,019	66.5	+25.9
	Conservative	C. Hilder	1,015	33.5	−25.9
Majority			1,004	33.1
Turnout			3,034	37.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	25.9

Thingoe North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jose Pereira *	1,386	56.1	–14.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Black	548	22.2	N/A
	Labour	R. Bridge	537	21.7	–7.3
Majority			838	33.9
Turnout			2,471	36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Thingoe South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Milburn *	709	53.5	–14.2
	Labour	Geraldine Hanger	365	27.5	–4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Rogers	252	19.0	N/A
Majority			344	25.9
Turnout			1,326	31.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Waveney

Waveney District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	8	< 2	12,349	47.7	+12.3
	Conservative	2	1	7,457	28.8	–7.0
	Independent	2	>	2,840	11.0	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	0	1	3,251	12.6	–7.1
Total		12		25,897	35.0	–3.4

Division results

Beccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Ley*	1,351	67.1	+28.7
	Conservative	P. Sanders	661	32.9	−3.5
Majority			690	34.3
Turnout			2,012	35.9
	Labour hold		Swing	16.1

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harvey*	926	48.6	+5.5
	Labour	Robert Durrant	534	28.0	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Tibbitt	444	23.3	−15.0
Majority			392	20.6
Turnout			1,904	36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Thomas	1,194	48.4	N/A
	Conservative	M. Nichols	1,023	41.4	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Howe	252	10.2	–58.0
Majority			171	6.9	N/a
Turnout			2,469	45.7	–1.6
Registered electors			5,404
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+53.2

Lothingland North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Hunter	1,403	54.5	+10.0
	Conservative	A. Choveaux	924	35.9	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Batchelder	245	9.5	–1.8
Majority			479	18.6	+18.2
Turnout			2,572	36.6	+1.2
Registered electors			7,021
	Labour hold		Swing	9.1

Lothingland South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Mitchell *	1,207	48.8	+11.0
	Labour	R. Anderson	688	27.8	−0.4
	Conservative	S. Burroughes	576	23.3	−10.7
Majority			519	21.0
Turnout			2,471	31.5
	Independent hold		Swing	5.7

Lowestoft Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nye Owen*	1,275	65.7	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Shepherd	380	19.6	+0.9
	Conservative	L. Guy	285	14.7	–3.2
Majority			895	46.1	+1.3
Turnout			1,940	30.3	+0.0
Registered electors			6,396
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.7

Lowestoft St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marie Rodgers *	1,045	68.8	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Albrow	300	19.8	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Tregloyne	173	11.4	+1.3
Majority			745	49.1
Turnout			1,518	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Chipperfield *	1,621	81.3	−0.8
	Conservative	Peter Browne	232	11.6	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Tonge	140	7.0	N/A
Majority			1,389	69.7
Turnout			1,993	32.0
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Brighouse *	1,054	45.2	−1.5
	Labour	J. Riches	903	38.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Arnold Martin	374	16.0	+0.1
Majority			151	6.5
Turnout			2,331	34.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.7

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Bellham	1,426	59.6	+8.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Young	839	35.0	+25.3
	Conservative	E. Torlot	129	5.4	−33.7
Majority			586	24.5
Turnout			2,394	33.1
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Graham Langley *	1,633	71.6	+4.9
	Conservative	S. Simpson	648	28.4	−4.9
Majority			985	43.2
Turnout			2,281	44.7
	Independent hold		Swing	4.9

Wainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Taylor	909	45.2	+1.7
	Conservative	Paul Newson	699	34.7	−11.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crisp	404	20.1	+9.6
Majority			210	10.4
Turnout			2,012	35.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.5