Babergh District Council elections

Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 32 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]

Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Green Independents
& Others		 Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (38 seats)
1973[2] 8 11 0 – 19 No overall control
1976 17 4 1 0 16 No overall control
New ward boundaries; seats increased from 38 to 42[3]
1979 17 5 2 0 18 No overall control
1983 18 3 3 0 18 No overall control
1987 18 2 4 0 18 No overall control
1991[b] 15 6 5 0 16 No overall control
1995 9 12 7 0 14 No overall control
1999 10 5 13 0 14 No overall control
New ward boundaries; seats increased from 42 to 43[5][6][7]
2003 11 6 18 0 8 No overall control
2007 19 0 16 0 8 No overall control
2011 18 3 12 0 10 No overall control
2015 31 1 3 0 8 Conservative
New ward boundaries; seats decreased from 43 to 32[1]
2019 15 2 3 4 8 No overall control
2023 7 1 5 10 9 No overall control

Results maps

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[8] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

1983-1994

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Lavenham 1 September 1983 Alliance Conservative
Shotley 13 September 1984 Independent Alliance
Great Cornard North 28 February 1985 Labour Labour
Hadleigh 23 October 1986 Independent Alliance
Brantham 27 November 1986 Independent Alliance
Polstead & Layham 21 July 1988 Conservative Independent
Sudbury South 10 November 1988 Conservative Labour
Lavenham 17 November 1988 Conservative Conservative
Hadleigh 7 December 1989 Independent SLD
Bildeston 13 June 1991 Independent Independent
Dodnash 20 August 1992 Independent Conservative

1995-2006

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Shotley 8 August 1996 Independent Liberal Democrats
Alton 28 May 1998 Independent Liberal Democrats
Great Cornard North 4 May 2000 Labour Labour

2007-2018


WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Hadleigh North 8 November 2007 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Great Cornard North 22 July 2010 Conservative Labour
Bures St. Mary 2 May 2013 Conservative Liberal Democrats
South Cosford 22 May 2014 Conservative Green
sudbury South 7 September 2017 Conservative Labour

2019-present

WardDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Great Cornard 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Copdock & Washbrook 16 October 2025 Liberal Democrats Reform

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. ↑ District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1315, retrieved 3 January 2024
  2. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. ↑ The District of Babergh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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