2021 Suffolk County Council election
6 May 2021
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The 2021 Suffolk County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All 75 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions, which return either one or two county councillors each, by first-past-the-post voting, for a four-year term of office.
Voters who live in divisions which elect two councillors (12 divisions) are entitled to cast a maximum of two votes, while those living in divisions only electing one councillor (51 divisions) are only entitled to cast one vote.
The council was subject to a Local Government Boundary Commission for England review. The commission published final recommendations in September 2021, after the election, and the Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2022 reduced the number of councillors from 75 to 70 for the next county council election, which was postponed from 2025 to 2026.[2]
Previous composition
2017 election
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 52 | |
| Labour | 11 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |
| Green | 3 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| West Suffolk Independents | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | |
Composition of council seats before election
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 48 | |
| Labour | 11 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | |
| Green | 3 | |
| Independent | 6 | |
| West Suffolk Independents | 1 | |
| Vacant | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | |
Changes between elections
In between the 2017 election and the 2021 election, the following council seats changed hands outside of by-elections:
| Division | Date | Previous Party | New Party | Cause | Resulting Council Composition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con | Lab | LDem | Grn | Ind | WSI | |||||||
| Gunton | 2 August 2018[3] | Conservative | Independent | Councillor expelled from the party. | 51 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Haverhill Cangle | 21 February 2019[4] | Conservative | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 50 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Tower | 4 December 2019[5] | Independent | Conservative | Independent Councillor joined Conservatives. | 51 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Carlford | 9 June 2020[6] | Conservative | Vacant | Sitting councillor resigned.[7] | 50 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Thedwastre North | 4 December 2020[8] | Conservative | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 49 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Hoxne & Eye | 9 April 2021[9] | Conservative | Independent | Councillor quit party to sit as an independent member. | 48 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
Summary
The county saw a marked contrast between its rural and urban areas. The ruling Conservative administration made 8 gains across Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and Lowestoft, but lost 5 divisions in rural Suffolk that it had won four years earlier and was traditionally stronger. The Green Party replaced Labour as the second largest party, and the latter were subsequently relegated to 5 seats. The Liberal Democrats continued their descent after making losses in 2013 and 2017, with a further loss. The Independents also finished one seat lower than 2017. With 55 seats, the Conservatives were subsequently returned for a fifth term in office and scored their joint second best number of seats (equalling 2009) since the council was created in 1973.
Election result
| 2021 Suffolk County Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 74 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 73.3 | 48.0 | 124,969 | +1.7 | ||
| Green | 59 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 12.0 | 15.1 | 39,283 | +6.9 | ||
| Labour | 74 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6.7 | 21.5 | 55,973 | +0.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 51 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 25,885 | –3.8 | ||
| Independent | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 11,723 | +0.2 | ||
| WSI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1,959 | –0.1 | ||
| Communist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 293 | N/A | ||
| Burning Pink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 168 | N/A | ||
| Total | 289 | 75 | 260,253 | |||||||
Election of Group Leaders
Matthew Hicks (Thredling) was re-elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Richard Rout (Hardwick) as his deputy.
Andrew Stringer (Upper Gipping) was elected leader of the joint Green, Lib Dem and Independent group, with Robert Lindsay (Cosford) as his deputy.[10]
Sarah Adams (St John's) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group, with Sandy Martin (Rushmere) as her deputy.
Election of Leader of the Council
Matthew Hicks the leader of the Conservative group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Conservative administration.
Results by district
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Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 11,105 | 40.4 | +0.9 | ||
| Green | 3 | 6,479 | 23.5 | +14.4 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 4,541 | 16.5 | +5.3 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 3,010 | 10.9 | –2.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 2,386 | 8.7 | –13.5 | ||
| Total | 10 | 27,744 | 38.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,696 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Hudson * | 1,087 | 50.8 | +9.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Busby | 721 | 33.7 | –3.7 | |
| Labour | Keith Wade | 333 | 15.6 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 366 | 17.1 | +13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,160 | 32.7 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,613 | –57 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Robert Lindsay * | 2,122 | 62.1 | +13.8 | |
| Conservative | Jordon Millward | 1,178 | 34.5 | –10.5 | |
| Labour | Christopher Mills | 115 | 3.4 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 944 | 27.6 | +24.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,434 | 48.5 | –0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,076 | +138 | |||
| Green hold | Swing | +12.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Beer * | 1,040 | 49.5 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Emma Bishton | 586 | 27.9 | –0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Bark | 253 | 12.0 | +3.5 | |
| Green | James Killbery | 222 | 10.6 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 454 | 21.6 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,125 | 29.8 | +3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,137 | +50 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mick Fraser * | 763 | 35.9 | –3.7 | |
| Independent | Kathryn Grandon | 647 | 30.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Gale Pryor | 373 | 17.5 | +14.0 | |
| Labour Co-op | Angela Wiltshire | 172 | 8.1 | –7.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Sheldrick | 172 | 8.1 | –29.1 | |
| Majority | 116 | 5.5 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,162 | 33.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,557 | –62 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –17.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Richard Kemp * | 1,696 | 54.8 | –1.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Stevens | 865 | 27.9 | –0.2 | |
| Green | Ralph Carpenter | 304 | 9.8 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Kimberley Clements | 232 | 7.5 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 831 | 26.9 | –1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,132 | 38.3 | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,176 | +184 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | –0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Simon Harley | 1,444 | 42.4 | +39.1 | |
| Conservative | Mary Mclaren | 1,029 | 30.2 | +7.3 | |
| Independent | Alastair McCraw | 699 | 20.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | Keith Rawlings | 237 | 7.0 | –1.0 | |
| Majority | 415 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,425 | 42.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,994 | +8 | |||
| Green gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +15.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Georgia Hall | 1,968 | 56.8 | +13.5 | |
| Independent | Mark Hurley | 552 | 15.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Sallie Davies | 545 | 15.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Ian Perry | 400 | 11.5 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 1,416 | 40.9 | +38.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,491 | 42.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,178 | +152 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –1.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Finch | 1,499 | 50.6 | –0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryn Hurren | 1,072 | 36.2 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Olivia Hughes | 200 | 6.8 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Jane Carruthers | 191 | 6.4 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 427 | 14.4 | –2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,977 | 47.3 | +4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,301 | –51 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Jessie Carter | 1,056 | 42.0 | +36.6 | |
| Conservative | Simon Sudbury | 721 | 28.7 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Jake Thomas * | 376 | 15.0 | –15.6 | |
| Independent | Trevor Cresswell | 192 | 7.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Spivey | 168 | 6.7 | –4.9 | |
| Majority | 335 | 13.3 | +10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,535 | 36.5 | +4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,949 | –78 | |||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | +26.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Faircloth-Mutton | 955 | 41.7 | –11.5 | |
| Independent | Margaret Maybury | 410 | 17.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Louise Fowler | 359 | 15.7 | –9.2 | |
| Independent | Luke Cresswell | 345 | 15.1 | N/A | |
| Green | Theresa Munson | 222 | 9.7 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 545 | 23.8 | –4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,303 | 34.3 | +2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,715 | –190 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –14.7 | |||
East Suffolk
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 20 | 52,458 | 53.2 | +3.7 | ||
| Green | 3 | 14,811 | 15.0 | +5.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 9,879 | 10.0 | –0.1 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 20,202 | 21.2 | –1.1 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 1,121 | 1.1 | +0.2 | ||
| Communist | 0 | 173 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Total | 26 | 70,624 | 36.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 193,836 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T-J Haworth-Culf | 1,828 | 66.6 | +17.2 | |
| Labour | Ian Illett | 918 | 33.4 | +10.2 | |
| Majority | 910 | 33.2 | +7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,779 | 36.2 | +1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,678 | +227 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Caroline Topping | 2,594 | 52.0 | +10.7 | |
| Green | Peggy McGregor | 2,131 | |||
| Conservative | Mark Bee * | 2,020 | 40.5 | –1.8 | |
| Conservative | Graham Catchpole | 1,769 | |||
| Labour | Christian Newsome | 374 | 7.5 | –2.7 | |
| Labour | Dom Taylor | 368 | |||
| Majority | 574 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,916 | 41.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,811 | +84 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | |||||
| Green hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Smith * | 1,523 | 48.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Turner | 962 | 30.8 | ||
| Labour | Philip Harle | 640 | 20.5 | ||
| Majority | 561 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,154 | 39.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,904 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judy Cloke | 1,335 | 44.0 | ||
| Green | Annette Abbott | 1,279 | 42.2 | ||
| Labour | Donia Slyzuk | 273 | 9.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Awty | 145 | 4.8 | ||
| Majority | 56 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,045 | 41.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,347 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elaine Bryce | 2,056 | 63.2 | +7.7 | |
| Green | Daniel Clery | 698 | 21.4 | +15.2 | |
| Labour | Alistair Dick | 500 | 15.4 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 1,358 | 41.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,287 | 45.3 | +2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,263 | +265 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Newman * | 3,335 | 49.5 | –0.5 | |
| Conservative | Steve Wiles | 3,073 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Seamus Bennett | 1,256 | 18.6 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Margaret Morris | 1,223 | 18.2 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | Richard Reaville | 897 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jan Candy | 874 | |||
| Green | Lesley Bennett | 748 | 11.1 | +4.8 | |
| Communist | Mark Jones | 173 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,079 | 30.9 | –2.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 6,121 | 39.3 | +0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,650 | +239 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –1.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stuart Bird * | 1,472 | 57.4 | +8.2 | |
| Labour | David Rowe | 1,094 | 42.6 | +16.3 | |
| Majority | 378 | 14.8 | –7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,604 | 31.7 | –3.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,213 | +627 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Burroughes * | 1,917 | 58.5 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Paul Theaker | 754 | 23.3 | +10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Mercer | 572 | 17.6 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 1,163 | 35.9 | –7.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 34 | 1.0 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,277 | 42.2 | +0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,772 | +745 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Reeder | 1,653 | 42.1 | ||
| Conservative | Ryan Harvey | 1,633 | |||
| Labour | Janet Craig | 1,309 | 33.3 | ||
| Labour | Keith Patience * | 1,297 | |||
| Green | Jon Coxon | 402 | 10.2 | ||
| Independent | Steve Ardley * | 362 | 9.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Peter Jackson | 348 | |||
| Independent | Robin Hinton | 201 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 344 | 8.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,872 | 25.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,124 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Annette Dunning | 1,546 | 48.8 | +38.7 | |
| Conservative | Tony Goldson * | 1,287 | 40.6 | –12.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | Peter Coghill | 254 | 8.0 | –13.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Hunt | 84 | 2.6 | –6.0 | |
| Majority | 259 | 8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,194 | 42.6 | +3.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,492 | +111 | |||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Debbie McCallum | 3,542 | 57.5 | +6.7 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Lawson * | 2,964 | |||
| Labour | Kevin Archer | 1,160 | 18.8 | –0.5 | |
| Labour | Lesley Bensley | 848 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Brad Clements | 756 | 12.3 | +4.5 | |
| Green | Harrison Foster | 698 | 11.3 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 2,382 | 38.7 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,451 | 34.5 | +1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,815 | +274 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Ladd * | 1,513 | 51.3 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Robertson | 831 | 28.2 | +10.7 | |
| Labour | Alan Green | 608 | 20.6 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 682 | 23.1 | –8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,983 | 39.5 | +1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,558 | +108 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jenny Ceresa * | 2,094 | 51.5 | +12.5 | |
| Conservative | Jamie Starling * | 1,744 | |||
| Labour | Sonia Barker | 1,220 | 30.0 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | David Finnigan | 1,016 | |||
| Green | Elise Youngman | 416 | 10.2 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Light | 337 | 8.3 | +3.8 | |
| Green | Andrew Eastaugh | 335 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Shreeve | 215 | |||
| Majority | 874 | 21.5 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,975 | 27.0 | –1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,713 | –53 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patti Mulcahy | 2,356 | 62.3 | −5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ski Evans | 738 | 19.5 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Edward Lawrence | 687 | 18.2 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 1,618 | 42.8 | –12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,807 | 40.8 | –0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,339 | +296 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –6.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Back | 2,587 | 54.0 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Keith Robinson * | 2,404 | |||
| Labour | George King | 1,311 | 27.4 | –2.2 | |
| Labour | Nasima Begum | 1,231 | |||
| Green | Peter Lang | 410 | 8.6 | +3.6 | |
| Green | David Youngman | 406 | |||
| Independent | Jenny Hinton | 349 | 7.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Tony Knights | 209 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Dave O'Neill | 133 | 2.8 | –1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,276 | 26.6 | +7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,859 | 30.5 | +0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,923 | +451 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Melanie Vigo di Gallidoro * | 2,025 | 56.9 | +14.7 | |
| Conservative | Craig Rivett * | 1,980 | |||
| Labour | Neil Coleby | 928 | 26.1 | –10.7 | |
| Labour | Tess Gandy | 873 | |||
| Green | Alice Eastaugh | 367 | 10.3 | +5.4 | |
| Green | Lee Martin | 342 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Thomas | 238 | 6.7 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Shreeve | 160 | |||
| Majority | 1,097 | 30.8 | +25.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,672 | 30.7 | –0.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,958 | –17 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +12.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Nicoll * | 1,659 | 45.9 | –2.5 | |
| Green | Rachel Smith-Lyte | 1,626 | 45.0 | +37.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sophie Williams | 327 | 9.1 | –12.1 | |
| Majority | 33 | 0.9 | –39.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,638 | 41.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,827 | +497 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –19.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Reid * | 1,603 | 54.3 | −2.5 | |
| Green | Thomas Daly | 565 | 19.1 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | John Cook | 419 | 14.1 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Sandbach | 364 | 12.2 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 1,038 | 35.2 | –9.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.9 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,978 | 42.4 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,024 | +372 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Page * | 1,887 | 63.5 | +12.1 | |
| Conservative | Robin Sanders | 1,086 | 36.5 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 801 | 27.0 | +10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,012 | 46.9 | –0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,425 | +47 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Ipswich
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 20,957 | 41.0 | +2.3 | ||
| Labour | 5 | 19,636 | 38.4 | –5.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 6,676 | 13.1 | +1.0 | ||
| Green | 0 | 3,651 | 7.1 | +2.8 | ||
| Burning Pink | 0 | 168 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
| Total | 12 | 51,088 | 100.0 | |||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul West * | 1,649 | 61.6 | ||
| Labour | Paul Bones | 636 | 23.8 | ||
| Green | Stephanie Cullen | 244 | 9.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 147 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,013 | 37.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,696 | 47.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,718 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rob Bridgeman | 1,095 | 43.3 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Scanes | 1,004 | 39.7 | ||
| Green | Brieanna Jade Skie Patmore | 292 | 11.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Hore | 139 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | 91 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,560 | 30.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,386 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | –7.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nadia Cenci | 2,895 | 48.5 | +8.6 | |
| Conservative | Nathan Wilson | 2,337 | |||
| Labour | Helen Armitage * | 2,255 | 37.8 | –4.7 | |
| Labour | Peter Gardiner * | 1,970 | |||
| Green | Martin Hynes | 529 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Merritt | 291 | 4.9 | –0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Margaret Drake | 281 | |||
| Majority | 640 | 10.7 | |||
| Turnout | 5,777 | 34.4 | +2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,793 | +307 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liz Harsant | 1,673 | 52.9 | +11.7 | |
| Labour | Stephen Connelly | 1,162 | 36.8 | –4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Conrad Packwood | 254 | 8.0 | +5.1 | |
| Green | Jenny Rivett | 71 | 2.2 | –2.0 | |
| Majority | 511 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,188 | 39.6 | +7.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,041 | –49 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William (Bill) Quinton * | 1,030 | 45.7 | –3.8 | |
| Conservative | Edward Phillips | 912 | 40.5 | +6.3 | |
| Green | Andy Patmore | 202 | 9.0 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 110 | 4.9 | –0.1 | |
| Majority | 118 | 5.2 | –10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,267 | 34.0 | +5.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,670 | +104 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | –5.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Sandy Martin | 1,357 | 43.2 | –7.4 | |
| Conservative | Paul Cawthorn | 1,322 | 42.0 | +6.8 | |
| Green | Rachel Morris | 234 | 7.4 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Lockington | 231 | 7.3 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 35 | 1.1 | –14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,172 | 43.4 | +4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,306 | +90 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | –7.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Elizabeth Johnson | 1,426 | 47.3 | –7.4 | |
| Conservative | Sachin Karale | 1,009 | 33.5 | +6.0 | |
| Green | Tom Wilmot | 368 | 12.2 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Daley | 212 | 7.0 | –1.3 | |
| Majority | 417 | 13.8 | –13.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,038 | 36.1 | +5.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,405 | +514 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | –6.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Adams * | 1,335 | 47.7 | –9.9 | |
| Conservative | Ollie Rackham | 1,098 | 39.2 | +7.5 | |
| Green | Jude Rook | 219 | 7.8 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 148 | 5.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 237 | 8.5 | –17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,819 | 39.7 | +3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,104 | +430 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | –8.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Inga Lockington * | 2,590 | 32.8 | –2.6 | |
| Conservative | Debbie Richards | 2,195 | 27.8 | –2.5 | |
| Labour | Assis Carreiro | 1,989 | 25.2 | –4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Oliver Holmes | 1,840 | |||
| Labour | Stefan Long | 1,517 | |||
| Green | Kirsty Wilmot | 965 | 12.2 | +7.2 | |
| Burning Pink | Tina Smith | 168 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 395 | 5.0 | –0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,612 | 42.6 | +2.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,503 | +323 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | –0.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Goldsmith * | 2,546 | 46.4 | +8.5 | |
| Conservative | Sam Murray | 2,317 | |||
| Labour | Sophie Meudec | 2,130 | 38.8 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Christine Shaw | 1,734 | |||
| Green | John Mann | 527 | 9.6 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Pakes | 286 | 5.2 | –0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gerald Pryke | 147 | |||
| Majority | 416 | 7.8 | +6.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 60 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,350 | 33.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,823 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Mid Suffolk
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 14,135 | 44.9 | –4.4 | ||
| Green | 3 | 6,485 | 20.6 | +5.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 5,344 | 17.0 | –3.4 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 3,712 | 11.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 1,804 | 5.7 | N/A | ||
| Total | 10 | 31,655 | 36.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 80,933 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kay Oakes * | 1,357 | 49.4 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Phillips | 1,034 | 37.7 | –1.2 | |
| Labour | Suzanne Britton | 355 | 12.9 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 323 | 11.8 | +4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,774 | 34.5 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,045 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Chambers | 1,478 | 54.3 | +15.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrienne Marriott | 806 | 29.6 | –10.5 | |
| Labour | Terence Wilson | 438 | 16.1 | +6.4 | |
| Majority | 672 | 24.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.5 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,735 | 34.7 | –0.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,893 | +495 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +12.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jessica Fleming * | 1,900 | 57.5 | –3.7 | |
| Green | Stuart Masters | 649 | 19.6 | +4.1 | |
| Labour | Eddie Dougall | 532 | 16.1 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Appleton | 224 | 6.8 | –1.9 | |
| Majority | 1,251 | 37.9 | –7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,320 | 41.0 | +3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,104 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Gould | 1,467 | 45.0 | –11.8 | |
| Independent | Guy McGregor * | 806 | 24.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Glenton | 623 | 19.1 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Paul Anderson | 363 | 11.1 | –3.2 | |
| Majority | 661 | 20.3 | –22.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,279 | 42.9 | +0.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,642 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –18.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Keith Welham | 1,512 | 45.6 | +15.9 | |
| Conservative | Gary Green * | 1,373 | 41.4 | –8.1 | |
| Labour | Will Howman | 433 | 13.1 | –1.0 | |
| Majority | 139 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,323 | 33.8 | +4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,461 | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Scarff | 1,030 | 40.3 | ||
| Conservative | Nick Gowrley * | 854 | 33.4 | ||
| Labour | Emma Bonner-Morgan | 380 | 14.9 | ||
| Independent | David Card | 292 | 11.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 176 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,580 | 34.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,462 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andy Mellen | 1,472 | 40.6 | ||
| Conservative | Harry Richardson | 1,226 | 34.0 | ||
| Independent | Jane Storey * | 706 | 19.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Ursula Ajimal | 199 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | 246 | 6.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,623 | 42.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,497 | ||||
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Penny Otton * | 1,435 | 46.0 | ||
| Conservative | John Augustine | 1,321 | 42.3 | ||
| Labour | Philip Cockell | 364 | 11.7 | ||
| Majority | 114 | 3.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,148 | 43.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,260 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Hicks * | 2,084 | 63.2 | –6.8 | |
| Green | Helen Bridgeman | 602 | 18.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Kathleen Hardy | 417 | 12.7 | –2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Pearson | 192 | 5.8 | –9.6 | |
| Majority | 1,482 | 45.0 | –11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,297 | 42.6 | +3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,733 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –12.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Andrew Stringer * | 2,250 | 63.3 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Kieran Lathangue-Clayton | 1,075 | 30.2 | –6.8 | |
| Labour | Julie Reynolds | 231 | 6.5 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,175 | 33.0 | +16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,576 | 45.6 | +5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,836 | ||||
| Green hold | Swing | +8.2 | |||
West Suffolk
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 13 | 26,314 | 51.1 | +2.6 | ||
| WSI | 1 | 1,959 | 3.8 | ±0.0 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 9,413 | 18.3 | –0.4 | ||
| Green | 0 | 7,857 | 15.3 | +11.8 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 4,257 | 8.3 | –3.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 1,600 | 3.1 | –5.9 | ||
| Communist | 0 | 120 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Total | 15 | 43,598 | 34.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 126,508 | – | ||||
Division results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joanna Spicer * | 2,421 | 70.7 | ||
| Green | Warren Lakin | 534 | 15.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | John Bailey | 469 | 13.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,887 | 55.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,449 | 41.4 | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,333 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Suffolk Independents | Victor Lukaniuk * | 808 | 41.0 | –5.9 | |
| Conservative | Christine Mason | 766 | 38.8 | +10.7 | |
| Labour | Susan Dean | 298 | 15.1 | +3.0 | |
| Green | William Tanner | 101 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 42 | 2.1 | –16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,984 | 28.4 | –1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,992 | ||||
| WSI hold | Swing | –8.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bobby Bennett | 2,322 | 63.3 | –3.5 | |
| Labour | Kerry Rogers | 704 | 19.2 | +9.5 | |
| Green | Julius Bell | 642 | 17.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,618 | 44.1 | –7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,695 | 41.1 | –1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,993 | +274 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –6.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Thompson | 973 | 35.3 | ||
| Independent | Trevor Beckwith * | 788 | 28.6 | ||
| Labour | Lorraine Allcocks | 378 | 13.7 | ||
| Green | Jessica Livsey | 266 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | Frank Warby | 266 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Linehan | 84 | 3.0 | ||
| Majority | 185 | 6.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,772 | 37.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,316 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rachel Hood * | 1,025 | 40.8 | +3.6 | |
| West Suffolk Independents | Chris O'Neill | 683 | 27.2 | +4.2 | |
| Labour | Craig Warren | 579 | 23.0 | –0.9 | |
| Green | Carrie Wheeler | 227 | 9.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 342 | 13.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 50 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,564 | 30.1 | –1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,531 | +683 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Rout * | 1,806 | 61.6 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | James Macpherson | 448 | 15.3 | –1.2 | |
| Green | Chris Dexter-Mills | 350 | 11.9 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Korfanty | 329 | 11.2 | –5.6 | |
| Majority | 1,358 | 46.3 | +4.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,956 | 44.2 | +2.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,692 | –8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joe Mason | 1,994 | 52.2 | +13.7 | |
| Conservative | Heike Sowa | 1,429 | |||
| Labour | David Smith | 869 | 22.7 | –6.8 | |
| Labour | David Smith | 864 | |||
| Independent | Aaron Luccarini | 467 | 12.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Paula Fox | 411 | |||
| Green | Nicola Forsdyke | 301 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Mandy Leathers | 276 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | David Payne | 189 | 4.9 | –6.9 | |
| Majority | 1,125 | 29.5 | –9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,693 | 26.7 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,849 | +590 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +10.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Roach * | 1,188 | 57.4 | +9.3 | |
| Labour | Damian Page | 469 | 22.6 | –1.5 | |
| Independent | Bruce Davidson | 247 | 11.9 | N/A | |
| Green | Roger Mynott | 167 | 8.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 719 | 34.7 | +10.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,076 | 29.7 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,092 | +90 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lance Stanbury | 1,004 | 40.1 | –25.4 | |
| Independent | Andy Neal | 855 | 34.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Patrick Finn | 271 | 10.8 | –4.0 | |
| Independent | David Chandler | 163 | 6.5 | –13.2 | |
| Green | Jack Blomfield | 151 | 6.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Avison | 60 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 149 | 6.0 | –39.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,518 | 33.4 | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,537 | +543 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –29.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andy Drummond * | 1,232 | 46.9 | –3.6 | |
| Labour | Christopher Swallow | 497 | 18.9 | +3.3 | |
| West Suffolk Independents | Andrew Appleby | 468 | 17.8 | +6.3 | |
| Green | Simon Morse | 219 | 8.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Pinsker | 210 | 8.0 | –0.9 | |
| Majority | 735 | 28.0 | –6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,653 | 25.7 | –0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,340 | +1,051 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Noble * | 1,620 | 60.4 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | Theresa Chipulina | 387 | 14.4 | +2.4 | |
| Independent | Don Waldron | 369 | 13.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Claire Unwin | 305 | 11.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,233 | 46.0 | +8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,710 | 30.0 | –3.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,168 | +1,129 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger * | 1,961 | 64.7 | ||
| Labour | Katie Parker | 471 | 15.5 | ||
| Green | Oliver King | 369 | 12.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Chapman | 229 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,490 | 49.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,052 | 41.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,363 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Karen Soons | 2,192 | 64.7 | ||
| Labour | Robin Davies | 470 | 13.9 | ||
| Green | Vicki Martin | 467 | 13.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Libby Brooks | 230 | 6.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,722 | 50.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,388 | 43.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,808 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Everitt * | 2,277 | 33.7 | ||
| Conservative | David Nettleton * | 2,104 | |||
| Green | Steph Holland | 1,993 | 29.5 | ||
| Green | Matthew Rowe | 1,489 | |||
| Labour | Donna Higgins | 1,409 | 20.8 | ||
| Labour | Marilyn Sayer | 830 | |||
| Independent | Frank Stennett | 691 | 10.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Poulson | 269 | 4.0 | ||
| Communist | Darren Turner | 120 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 284 | 4.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 932 | 15.3 | |||
| Turnout | 6,090 | 36.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,494 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
*Note: Nettleton won a seat standing as an independent at the previous election.
Post-election changes
Affiliation changes
- Peter Thompson, elected as a Conservative in 2021, was suspended from the party in April 2023 and resigned from the party the following month to sit as an independent.[16]
- Christopher Hudson, elected as a Conservative in 2021, resigned from the party on the 6th September 2024 to join Reform UK.[17] He was previously Deputy Leader of Suffolk County Council under Colin Noble.
- Sam Murray, elected as a Conservative in 2021, resigned from the Conservative group in September 2025 to sit as an independent.[18]
By-elections
Beccles
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ash Lever | 2,114 | 70.5 | +18.5 | |
| Conservative | Letitia Smith | 624 | 20.8 | –19.7 | |
| Labour | Christian Newsome | 260 | 8.7 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,490 | 49.7 | +38.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,006 | 25.7 | −15.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,703 | ||||
| Green hold | Swing | +19.1 | |||
The Beccles by-election was called after the Green Party councillor, Peggy McGregor, stood down.[20]
Felixstowe Coastal
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Seamus Bennett | 2,519 | 44.4 | +25.8 | |
| Conservative | Kevin Sullivan | 2,060 | 36.3 | –13.2 | |
| Green | Lesley Bennett | 939 | 16.6 | +5.5 | |
| Communist | Mark Jones | 150 | 2.6 | ±0.0 | |
| Majority | 459 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,740 | 36.5 | −2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,706 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.5 | |||
The Felixstowe Coastal by-election was called after Graham Newman, the Conservative county councillor for the division since 2005 and a former chairman of Suffolk County Council, died on 28 December 2022 after a short illness.[22]
Priory Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lucy Smith | 918 | 50.8 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Gregor McNie | 567 | 31.4 | –9.1 | |
| Green | Andy Patmore | 180 | 10.0 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 143 | 7.9 | +3.0 | |
| Majority | 351 | 19.4 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,820 | 27.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,679 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 | |||
The Priory Heath by-election was called after Labour councillor Bill Quinton, who had represented the division since 2003 and served as a councillor for 39 years, retired citing ill health.[24]
Woodbridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ruth Leach | 990 | 51.2 | –12.3 | |
| Conservative | Alan Porter | 642 | 33.2 | –3.3 | |
| Labour | Paul Richards | 301 | 15.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 348 | 18.0 | –9.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,940 | 30.5 | –16.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,363 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
The Woodbridge by-election was called after Liberal Democrat councillor Caroline Page, who had represented the division since 2008, died from lung cancer on 5 July 2023.[26]
Pakefield (July 2024)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Byatt | 2,680 | 40.0 | +13.9 | |
| Conservative | Mark Bee | 2,295 | 34.2 | –22.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Robertson | 960 | 14.3 | +7.6 | |
| Independent | Paul Light | 767 | 11.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 385 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 6,864 | 57.8 | +27.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,881 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The Pakefield by-election was called following the resignation of Conservative councillor Craig Rivett.[28]
Hoxne and Eye
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Lloyd | 895 | 45.3 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Joanne Brooks | 891 | 45.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Glenton | 102 | 5.2 | −14.0 | |
| Labour | Paul Theaker | 89 | 4.5 | −6.6 | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.2 | −20.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1986 | 24.6 | −18.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,992 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
The Hoxne and Eye by-election was called after Conservative councillor Peter Gould, who had represented the division since 2021, died on 19 July 2024, aged 71.[30]
St John's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Adele Cook | 600 | 28.0 | –19.7 | |
| Green | Adria Pittock | 458 | 21.4 | +13.6 | |
| Reform | Michelle Bevan-Margetts | 442 | 20.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kelly Turner | 323 | 15.1 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | James Harding | 318 | 14.9 | –24.3 | |
| Majority | 142 | 6.6 | –1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,144 | 29.8 | –9.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,188 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
The St John's by-election was called following the resignation of Labour councillor Sarah Adams, Leader of the Labour Group on Suffolk County Council.[32]
Tower
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Martin Robinson | 1,332 | 28.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Clare Higson | 1,155 | 25.0 | –4.5 | |
| Conservative | Joanna Rayner | 808 | 17.5 | –16.2 | |
| Labour Co-op | Judith Moore | 667 | 14.4 | –6.4 | |
| Independent | Frank Stennett | 407 | 8.8 | –1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Porter | 259 | 5.6 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 177 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,633 | 27.2 | –9.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,045 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
The Tower by-election was called after Robert Everitt, the Conservative county councillor for the division and a former chairman of Suffolk County Council and Mayor of St Edmundsbury, died on 19 April 2025, aged 72.[34]
Pakefield (December 2025)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | June Alison Mummery | 1,286 | 49.2 | N/A | |
| Green | Dom Taylor | 508 | 19.4 | +9.1 | |
| Conservative | Letitia Smith | 357 | 13.6 | –43.3 | |
| Labour | Sonia Valerie Barker | 328 | 12.5 | −13.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Thomas | 137 | 5.2 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 778 | 29.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,619 | 22.6 | −8.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,590 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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