Forest Heath District Council elections

Forest Heath District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 27 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1976
No overall control	1976 - 1979
Conservative	1979 - 1983
No overall control	1983 - 1987
Conservative	1987 - 1991
No overall control	1991 - 1999
Conservative	1999 - present

Council elections

Forest Heath District Council election, 1973
Forest Heath District Council election, 1976
Forest Heath District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Forest Heath District Council election, 1983
Forest Heath District Council election, 1987
Forest Heath District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Forest Heath District Council election, 1995 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
Forest Heath District Council election, 1999
Forest Heath District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^[6]^[7]
Forest Heath District Council election, 2007
Forest Heath District Council election, 2011
Forest Heath District Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

The Rows By-Election 6 March 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		273	38.7
	Conservative		245	34.7
	Labour		188	26.6
Majority			28	4.0
Turnout			706	27.3
	Independent hold		Swing

St Marys By-Election 24 September 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		444	58.6	+13.6
	Labour		272	35.9	-3.5
	Liberal Democrat		42	5.5	-10.1
Majority			172	22.7
Turnout			758	25.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Manor By-Election 28 October 2004^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Syvret	269	66.9	+41.0
	Independent		133	33.1	-10.1
Majority			136	33.8
Turnout			402	32.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

South By-Election 5 May 2005^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roger Dicker	564	59.7
	Independent	Brian Gray	381	40.3
Majority			183	19.4
Turnout			945	75.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Red Lodge By-Election 15 December 2005^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Julie Middleton	173	55.3	+55.3
	Conservative	Stuart Hastings	111	35.5	-20.3
	UKIP	David Whitear	29	9.3	+9.3
Majority			62	19.8
Turnout			313	26.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

2007-2011

Manor By-Election 22 November 2007^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Timothy Huggan	281	53.6
	Conservative	Brian Harvey	211	40.3
	UKIP	David Chandler	32	6.1
Majority			70	13.3
Turnout			524	41.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Red Lodge By-Election 5 June 2008^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Albert McCloud	321	55.9
	Conservative	Alnoor Hirji	230	40.1
	UKIP	David Chandler	23	4.0
Majority			91	15.8
Turnout			574	38.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Eriswell & the Rows By-Election 22 October 2009^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Waters	400	45.8	-24.4
	Liberal Democrat	John Smith	346	39.6	+39.6
	UKIP	David Chandler	128	14.6	-15.2
Majority			54	6.2
Turnout			874
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Your Council". Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
↑ "Forest Heath". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-29. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
↑ "Lib Dem by-elections bounce blow for Tories". WalesOnline. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
↑ "Lib Dems win Red Lodge seat". Newmarket Journal. 2008-06-11. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "New councillor at Forest Heath". East Anglian Daily Times. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.

By-election results

External links

Forest Heath Council

Council elections in Suffolk

Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015

East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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