2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election

2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 22 10 4
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 18,373 12,976 2,363
Percentage 46.9% 33.1% 6.0%
Swing Decrease 0.1% Increase 4.0% Decrease 0.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Green Suffolk Together Labour
Seats won 2 2 0
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,562 1,533 1,769
Percentage 4.0% 3.9% 4.5%
Swing Increase 0.2% N/A Decrease 9.2%
Winner of each seat at the 2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

 Control after election


Conservative

The 2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2007 Mid Suffolk District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 22 3 2 Increase 1 52.4 46.9 18,373 –0.1
  Liberal Democrats 31 10 1 2 Decrease 1 23.8 33.1 12,976 +4.0
  Independent 6 4 0 1 Decrease 1 14.3 6.0 2,363 –0.4
  Green 4 2 1 0 Increase 1 4.8 4.0 1,562 +0.2
  Suffolk Together 3 2 2 0 Increase 2 4.8 3.9 1,533 N/A
  Labour 6 0 0 2 Decrease 2 0.0 4.5 1,769 –9.2
  UKIP 3 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.3 523 N/A
  BNP 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 105 N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Bacton & Old Newton

Bacton & Old Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sarah Stringer 473 54.7
Conservative Terence Curran 392 45.3
Majority 81 9.4
Turnout 865 45.5 −2.7
Registered electors 1,902
Independent hold Swing

Badwell Ash

Badwell Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barker* 782 75.3
Liberal Democrats Ann Gath 152 14.6
BNP John Jones 105 10.1
Majority 630 60.6
Turnout 1,039 52.2 −1.5
Registered electors 1,992
Conservative hold Swing

Barking & Somersham

Barking & Somersham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Suffolk Together Stephen Wright 362 39.6
Conservative Jeremy Smith 286 31.3
Liberal Democrats Robin Richardson* 266 29.1
Majority 76 8.3
Turnout 914 52.2 +52.2
Registered electors 1,752
Suffolk Together gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bramford & Blakenham

Bramford & Blakenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Suffolk Together Michael Blakenham 706 51.0
Liberal Democrats John Field* 689 49.7
Liberal Democrats Niki Fowler 459 33.2
Conservative Linda Britt 318 23.0
Turnout ~1,383 43.9 +43.9
Registered electors 3,153
Suffolk Together gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Claydon & Barham

Claydon & Barham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Redbond* 933 64.9
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Touman 527 36.7
Suffolk Together Peter Welham 465 32.4
Conservative Tony Ferris 378 26.3
Turnout ~1,437 39.7 +1.6
Registered electors 3,618
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Debenham

Debenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathie Guthrie 486 67.7
Liberal Democrats Julia Truelove 232 32.3
Majority 254 35.4
Turnout 718 39.5 −4.1
Registered electors 1,838
Conservative hold Swing

Elmswell & Norton

Elmswell & Norton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carol Milward* 674 43.4
Conservative Stephen Carlton-Walker 600 38.6
Liberal Democrats Doug Reed* 573 36.9
Independent Sarah Mansel 503 32.4
UKIP Nina Cawthorne 167 10.8
Turnout ~1,499 38.6 +0.9
Registered electors 3,881
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Eye

Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles Flatman* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,646
Independent hold

Fressingfield

Fressingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marilyn Curran 576 66.7
Independent Garry Deeks 287 33.3
Majority 289 33.5
Turnout 863 48.2 +6.6
Registered electors 1,820
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Gislingham

Gislingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Kearsley* 690 78.6
Labour Terence O'Keefe 188 21.4
Majority 502 57.2
Turnout 878 44.9 −1.6
Registered electors 1,999
Conservative hold Swing

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley & Wetherden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Laker 354 45.1
Liberal Democrats Geoff Clarke 309 39.4
Green Jenny Overett 122 15.5
Majority 45 5.7
Turnout 785 46.9 +8
Registered electors 1,722
Conservative hold Swing

Helmingham & Coddenham

Helmingham & Coddenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Passmore* 571 72.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Chapman 212 27.1
Majority 359 45.8
Turnout 783 45.5 +5
Registered electors 1,733
Conservative hold Swing

Hoxne

Hoxne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Gibson-Harries 489 57.1
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Adey* 368 42.9
Majority 121 14.1
Turnout 857 49.8 +3.4
Registered electors 1,686
Conservative hold Swing

Mendlesham

Mendlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Stringer* 838 77.5
Conservative Jessica Fleming 225 20.8
Liberal Democrats Lesley Reed 18 1.7
Majority 613 56.7
Turnout 1,081 59.8 +8.9
Registered electors 1,811
Green hold Swing

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Marchant* 955 58.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Norris* 771 47.5
Conservative Alastair Liddell 445 27.4
Conservative Veronica Craggs 324 20.0
UKIP Ian Mason 223 13.7
Turnout ~1,474 40.7 +2.1
Registered electors 3,623
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Onehouse

Onehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Matthissen 368 40.2
Conservative Larry Lloyd 352 38.5
Liberal Democrats Nicky Turner 195 21.3
Majority 16 1.7
Turnout 915 51.9 +10
Registered electors 1,769
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Palgrave

Palgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Laurie Unopposed
Registered electors 1,774
Conservative hold

Rattlesden

Rattlesden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton* 473 54.9
Conservative Robert Nodding 389 45.1
Majority 84 9.7
Turnout 862 52.8 +8.5
Registered electors 1,635
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rickinghall & Walsham

Rickinghall & Walsham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sara Michell* 918 73.6
Conservative Derek Osborne 878 70.4
Labour Eddie Dougall 329 26.4
Labour John Stebbing 309 24.8
Turnout ~1,336 38.8 +1.8
Registered electors 3,441
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ringshall

Ringshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Godden* 426 51.1
Conservative Karen Langford 408 48.9
Majority 18 2.2
Turnout 834 40.0 +7.4
Registered electors 2,095
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Poppy Robinson* 719 57.2
Conservative Lesley Mayes 696 55.4
Liberal Democrats Avis Finbow 539 42.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Groundsell 501 39.8
Turnout ~1,316 36.1 +3.7
Registered electors 3,643
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Green 1,011 45.8
Conservative Frank Whittle* 984 44.6
Conservative Peter Woodley 804 36.4
Labour Duncan Macpherson* 609 27.6
Liberal Democrats John Curle 589 26.7
Turnout ~1,773 30.3 +5.6
Registered electors 5,847
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff 531 38.5
Conservative Vera Waspe* 525 38.0
Conservative David Whybrow 414 29.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Vecchi 333 24.1
Labour Gareth Snell 191 13.8
UKIP Chris Streatfield 133 9.6
Turnout ~1,189 32.2 +3.5
Registered electors 3,691
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Stowupland

Stowupland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Byles 434 58.3
Liberal Democrats Pip Sands 168 22.6
Labour Ronald Snell 143 19.2
Majority 266 35.7
Turnout 745 42.0 +8.4
Registered electors 1,797
Conservative hold Swing

Stradbroke & Laxfield

Stradbroke & Laxfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stuart Gemmill* 651 80.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne 157 19.4
Majority 494 61.1
Turnout 808 39.8 +5.5
Registered electors 2,045
Independent hold Swing

The Stonhams

The Stonhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fowler* 470 55.6
Conservative Juliet Betts 375 44.4
Majority 95 11.2
Turnout 845 46.0 +4
Registered electors 1,843
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Thurston & Hessett

Thurston & Hessett (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Haley* 752 57.8
Conservative Rodney Scott 666 51.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Flower 549 42.2
Liberal Democrats David Kemplay 478 36.7
Turnout ~1,351 39.2 +2.7
Registered electors 3,445
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wetheringsett

Wetheringsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tilbury* 516 62.0
Green Brian Fearnley 234 28.1
Liberal Democrats Jim Grimbly 82 9.9
Majority 282 33.9
Turnout 832 43.1 +43.1
Registered electors 1,948
Conservative hold Swing

Woolpit

Woolpit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ray Melvin* 449 75.1
Liberal Democrats Ann Cooke 149 24.9
Majority 300 50.2
Turnout 598 36.9 +4.9
Registered electors 1,621
Independent hold Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Debenham* 636 76.3
Liberal Democrats Kay Field 198 23.7
Majority 438 52.5
Turnout 834 44.8 +4
Registered electors 1,871
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Haughley and Wetherden By-Election 25 March 2010[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rachel Eburne 444 61.0 +45.4
Conservative Samantha Powell 176 24.2 −20.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Vecchi 51 7.0 −32.4
Labour David Hill 32 4.4 +4.4
UKIP Christopher Streatfield 25 3.4 +3.4
Majority 268 36.8
Turnout 728 41.6 −5.3
Green gain from Conservative Swing +33.2

References

  1. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Mid Suffolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Mead, Chris (26 March 2010). "Greens drop by-election bombshell on major parties". The Independent. London. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Mid Suffolk District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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