Mid Suffolk District Council elections

Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 40 councillors have been elected from 30 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
Independent	1973 - 1976
No overall control	1976 - 2003
Conservative	2003 - 2005
No overall control	2005 - 2007
Conservative	2007 - present

Council elections

• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 1973
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 1976
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 1983
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 1987
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 1991
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 1995
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 1999
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)^[4][5]
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 2007
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 2011
• Mid Suffolk District Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Badwell Ash By-Election 27 February 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		292	44.4
	Labour		184	28.0
	Liberal Democrat		182	27.7
Majority			108	16.4
Turnout			658	50.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

1999-2003

Norton By-Election 9 September 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		546	61.4	+8.0
	Liberal Democrat	John Ottley	343	38.6	-8.0
Majority			203	22.8
Turnout			889	49.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendlesham By-Election 17 January 2002[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gilmour	343	48.2	-2.3
	Labour		257	36.1	-13.4
	Green		111	15.6	+15.6
Majority			86	12.1
Turnout			711	41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmswell By-Election 21 March 2002[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Carol Millward	726	77.6	+68.1
	Conservative		209	22.4	-16.3
Majority			517	55.2
Turnout			935	37.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Worlingworth By-Election 23 January 2003[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Debenham	411	83.4	+28.6
	Labour		82	16.6	+16.6
Majority			329	66.8
Turnout			493	36.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Barking & Somersham By-Election 21 October 2004[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Robin Richardson	281	51.1
	Conservative		183	33.3
	UKIP		86	15.6
Majority			98	17.8
Turnout			550	32.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Claydon & Barham By-Election 21 October 2004[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Redbound	617	57.7	-0.7
	Conservative		374	35.0	-6.6
	Labour		78	7.3	+7.3
Majority			243	22.7
Turnout			1,069	30.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Hoxne By-Election 28 July 2005[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Evelyn Adey	308	46.9	+9.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Gibson-Harries	295	45.0	-17.7
	Labour	Garry Deeks	54	8.2	+8.2
Majority			13	1.9
Turnout			657	40.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Bramford & Blakenham By-Election 24 November 2005[10][11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Field	536	64.3
	Conservative	Michael Damant	229	27.5
	Labour	Suzanne Britton	68	8.2
Majority			307	36.8
Turnout			833	26.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

2007-2011

Haughley and Wetherden By-Election 25 March 2010[12][13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Rachel Eburne	444	61.0	+45.4
	Conservative	Samantha Powell	176	24.2	-20.9
	Liberal Democrat	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
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Councillors and Decision Making". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
2. "Mid Suffolk". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
3. The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
4. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. "Byelection roundup". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-01-18. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
7. "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". London: guardian.co.uk. 2002-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
8. "BNP victory overshadows council polls". London: guardian.co.uk. 2003-01-24. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
9. "Labour wins byelection in army town". London: guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-22. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
10. "2005 and 2006 By Elections". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
11. "Lib Dems take ground from the Tories". London: guardian.co.uk. 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
12. Mead, Chris (2010-03-26). "Greens drop by-election bombshell on major parties". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
13. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 2010-03-26.

• By-election results

External links

• Mid Suffolk Council