Suffolk County Council election, 2001

Elections for Suffolk County Council in England were held on 7 June 2001. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Election result

Suffolk Local Election Result 2001
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	36			+4	45.0	34.3	108,891
	Conservative	31			+1	38.8	42.0	133,349
	Liberal Democrat	12			-2	15.0	21.7	68,957
	Independent	1			-3	1.3	1.5	4,721
	Green	0			0	0	0.3	1,104
	Local Party Bury St Edmunds	0			0	0	0.2	573
	UKIP	0			0	0	0.1	222

Ward results

Abbeygate and Eastgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Trevor Beckwith	2,318	40.2
	Conservative	Derek Speakman	1,999	34.7
	Liberal Democrat	David Chappell	853	14.8
	Independent	Brian Lockwood	595	10.3
Majority			319	5.5
Turnout			5,765	63.5

Beccles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Thwaites	1,754	44.3
	Conservative	Keith Standring	1,386	35.0
	Liberal Democrat	Alison Briggs	815	20.6
Majority			368	9.3
Turnout			3,955	65.6

Belstead Brook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Anne Pollard	3,305	62.0
	Conservative	Gerald White	2,025	38.0
Majority			1,280	24.0
Turnout			5,330	61.6

Bixley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Russell Harsant	1,844	48.5
	Labour	Lee Mangar	1,139	30.0
	Liberal Democrat	Gregory Elliott	816	21.5
Majority			705	18.5
Turnout			3,799	66.3

Blackbourn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joanna Spicer	3,179	64.1
	Labour	Alison Fairgrieve	1,778	35.9
Majority			1,401	28.2
Turnout			4,957	64.8

Blything
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Church	1,820	52.6
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Perren	1,642	47.4
Majority			178	5.2
Turnout			3,462	68.5

Bosmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Rosalind Scott	2,214	47.4
	Conservative	Ian Mason	1,578	33.8
	Labour	Janet Preece	881	18.9
Majority			636	13.6
Turnout			4,673	64.3

Brandon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Bishop	2,027	61.3
	Labour	Cyril Brown	1,279	38.7
Majority			748	22.6
Turnout			3,306	55.6

Brett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Roberts	1,820	52.5
	Liberal Democrat	Fiona Jenkins	1,644	47.5
Majority			176	5.0
Turnout			3,464	69.2

Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Mangar	1,682	57.4
	Conservative	Carlton Vajzovic	714	24.4
	Liberal Democrat	Dale Cartwright	533	18.2
Majority			968	33.0
Turnout			2,929	51.3

Broom Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Noel Tostevin	1,233	41.8
	Conservative	Mary Young	1,202	40.8
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Chambers	514	17.4
Majority			31	1.0
Turnout			2,949	57.4

Bungay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Morris Rose	1,851	45.0
	Labour	Lynn Derges	1,483	36.0
	Liberal Democrat	Roberta Pumer	781	19.0
Majority			368	9.0
Turnout			4,115	64.9

Carlford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Hudson	2,914	53.5
	Liberal Democrat	Diana Ball	2,536	46.5
Majority			378	7.0
Turnout			5,450	67.0

Castle Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Manuel	1,862	50.6
	Conservative	Dale Jackson	1,817	49.4
Majority			45	1.2
Turnout			3,679	64.9

Chantry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Thomas	1,405	59.6
	Conservative	Kathleen Kenna	603	25.6
	Liberal Democrat	Charles Blue	351	14.9
Majority			802	34.0
Turnout			2,359	52.9

Clare
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Leslie Warmington	2,118	50.6
	Conservative	Peter Stevens	2,069	49.4
Majority			49	1.2
Turnout			4,187	66.3

Clay Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Girling	2,441	55.5
	Conservative	Peter Batho	1,958	44.5
Majority			483	11.0
Turnout			4,399	61.5

Colneis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia O'Brien	2,950	51.3
	Labour	Catherine Knight	2,139	37.2
	Green	John Forbes	666	11.6
Majority			811	14.1
Turnout			5,755	65.7

Cosford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Pembroke	1,621	51.3
	Liberal Democrat	Vivienne Hoy	1,539	48.7
Majority			82	2.6
Turnout			3,160	71.3

Exning
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Levick	2,071	55.5
	Labour	Sheila Malham	1,663	44.5
Majority			408	11.0
Turnout			3,734	54.7

Felixstowe Ferry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Harris	2,270	52.6
	Labour	John Mullen	1,148	26.6
	Liberal Democrat	Lee Reeves	894	20.7
Majority			1,122	26.0
Turnout			4,312	70.1

Felixstowe Landguard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Rowe	1,450	35.3
	Conservative	Ann Rodwell	1,344	32.7
	Liberal Democrat	Cherrie MacGregor	1,311	31.9
Majority			106	2.6
Turnout			4,105	58.0

Felixstowe Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Smith	2,116	58.4
	Conservative	David Bentinck	1,505	41.6
Majority			611	16.8
Turnout			3,621	63.6

Framlingham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Howard	2,123	50.9
	Conservative	Christine Carlton	2,051	49.1
Majority			72	1.8
Turnout			4,174	68.1

Gainsborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Sudds	1,889	60.6
	Conservative	Anthony Ramsey	793	25.4
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Gooch	435	14.0
Majority			1,096	35.2
Turnout			3,117	52.2

Gipping Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Field	2,325	55.8
	Conservative	John Williams	1,845	44.2
Majority			480	11.6
Turnout			4,170	62.8

Great Cornard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wilmoth Gibson	2,001	58.2
	Conservative	Peter Beer	1,438	41.8
Majority			563	16.4
Turnout			3,439	58.3

Gunton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Back	1,384	43.8
	Labour	Ernest Skepelhorn	1,315	41.6
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Tibbitt	461	14.6
Majority			69	2.2
Turnout			3,160	62.6

Hadleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Grutchfield	1,526	42.1
	Labour	James Quinlan	1,040	28.7
	Conservative	Lesley Chalmers	698	19.3
	Independent	Eileen Banks	360	9.9
Majority			486	13.4
Turnout			3,624	64.3

Halesworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Aldous	2,012	54.8
	Labour	Jacqueline Wagner	1,660	45.2
Majority			352	9.6
Turnout			3,672	64.8

Hartismere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Michell	2,777	59.4
	Labour	Timothy Lodge	1,897	40.6
Majority			880	18.8
Turnout			4,674	65.7

Haverhill North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurence Kiernan	2,966	60.2
	Conservative	Adam Whittaker	1,963	39.8
Majority			1,003	20.4
Turnout			4,929	56.2

Haverhill South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maggie Lee	2,536	62.3
	Conservative	Anthony Sutton	1,533	37.7
Majority			1,003	24.6
Turnout			4,069	51.3

Hoxne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Guy McGregor	2,529	51.9
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Van Slooten	2,343	48.1
Majority			186	3.8
Turnout			4,872	69.6

Icknield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Andrews-Smith	2,224	64.8
	Labour	Patricia Rucinski	1,206	35.2
Majority			1,018	29.6
Turnout			3,430	63.8

Ipswich St. Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Inga Lockington	1,865	47.3
	Conservative	Jeffrey Stansfield	1,315	33.4
	Labour	John Cook	762	19.3
Majority			550	13.9
Turnout			3,942	64.8

Ipswich Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Mole	1,628	54.5
	Conservative	Susan Rush	742	24.8
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Toye	617	20.7
Majority			886	29.7
Turnout			2,987	47.6

Kesgrave and Martlesham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Kelso	3,004	40.4
	Conservative	Paul West	2,654	35.7
	Labour	Christopher Newbury	1,778	23.9
Majority			350	4.7
Turnout			7,436	67.0

Lothingland North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Hunter	2,336	50.8
	Conservative	Stephen Ames	1,622	35.3
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Howe	636	13.8
Majority			714	15.5
Turnout			4,594	62.0

Lothingland South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Andrews	2,477	49.8
	Conservative	Kenneth Sale	1,744	35.1
	Liberal Democrat	David O'Neill	753	15.1
Majority			733	14.7
Turnout			4,974	58.1

Lowestoft Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Hore	1,740	59.5
	Conservative	Stephen Ardley	605	20.7
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Meadez	579	19.8
Majority			1,135	38.8
Turnout			2,924	47.6

Lowestoft St Margaret's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marie Rodgers	2,000	59.3
	Conservative	Anne Mylan	917	27.2
	Liberal Democrat	Darren Ware	458	13.6
Majority			1,083	32.1
Turnout			3,375	58.6

Melford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Kemp	3,216	68.7
	Conservative	David Burch	1,462	31.3
Majority			1,754	37.4
Turnout			4,678	63.0

Mildenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Pendleton	1,565	54.0
	Labour	John Taylor	1,334	46.0
Majority			231	8.0
Turnout			2,899	55.2

Newmarket Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Sadler	1,541	53.2
	Labour	Paul Dwane	1,353	46.8
Majority			188	6.4
Turnout			2,894	52.7

Normanston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Thomas	1,915	61.3
	Conservative	Stuart Foulger	791	25.3
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Went	419	13.4
Majority			1,124	36.0
Turnout			3,125	52.0

Oulton Broad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julian Swainson	1,809	42.1
	Conservative	Michael Barnard	1,786	41.5
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Thomas	706	16.4
Majority			23	0.6
Turnout			4,301	59.3

Pakefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Bellham	1,981	44.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Shepherd	1,233	28.0
	Conservative	Valerie Pulford	1,196	27.1
Majority			748	16.9
Turnout			4,410	61.5

Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Wood	2,316	60.4
	Conservative	Jane Burch	1,078	28.1
	Green	Andrew Sterling	438	11.4
Majority			1,238	32.3
Turnout			3,832	69.0

Plomesgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ronald Ward	1,884	51.8
	Liberal Democrat	Winifred Moss	1,751	48.2
Majority			133	3.6
Turnout			3,635	66.0

Risbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Midwood	2,769	64.2
	Labour	Georgina Keatley	1,543	35.8
Majority			1,226	28.4
Turnout			4,312	70.2

Northgate and St. Olave's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Lockwood	2,020	72.0
	Conservative	Francis Warby	565	20.1
	UKIP	Ian Smith	222	7.9
Majority			1,455	51.9
Turnout			2,807	46.7

Priory Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryony Rudkin	1,576	54.5
	Conservative	Elizabeth Harsant	830	28.7
	Liberal Democrat	Catherine French	488	16.9
Majority			746	25.8
Turnout			2,894	54.1

Risbygate and Sexton's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Nowak	1,756	49.2
	Conservative	Andrew Knibbs	1,243	34.8
	Local Party Bury St Edmunds	David Nettleton	573	16.0
Majority			513	14.4
Turnout			3,572	66.8

Rowheath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ellen Crane	2,150	69.6
	Labour	Pamela Brown	938	30.4
Majority			1,212	39.2
Turnout			3,088	56.5

Rushmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Le Grys	1,750	47.2
	Conservative	Stephen Ion	1,272	34.3
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Atkins	688	18.5
Majority			478	12.9
Turnout			3,710	62.1

Samford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Mary Lavender	1,639	37.7
	Conservative	William Yorke-Edwards	1,624	37.3
	Labour	Carol Brinded	1,090	25.0
Majority			15	0.4
Turnout			4,353	71.7

Southgate and Westgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stefan Oliver	1,859	34.6
	Labour	Robert Corfe	1,821	33.9
	Liberal Democrat	Grant Elliot	1,692	31.5
Majority			38	0.7
Turnout			5,372	68.8

Southwold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Goldsmith	1,993	59.7
	Labour	Paul Honeker	1,343	40.3
Majority			650	19.4
Turnout			3,336	66.6

Sprites
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Sargent	1,824	60.2
	Conservative	Carole Leggett	831	27.4
	Liberal Democrat	James Williams	376	12.4
Majority			993	32.8
Turnout			3,031	57.6

St Clements
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adele Cook	1,740	48.8
	Conservative	David Hale	1,201	33.7
	Liberal Democrat	Robin Whitmore	625	17.5
Majority			539	15.1
Turnout			3,566	60.8

St John's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Martin	1,828	50.5
	Conservative	George Cockram	1,125	31.1
	Liberal Democrat	Clive Witter	669	18.5
Majority			703	19.4
Turnout			3,622	60.0

Stoke Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Rawlingson	1,408	48.9
	Conservative	Michael Rogers	942	32.7
	Liberal Democrat	David Mullett	530	18.4
Majority			466	16.2
Turnout			2,880	52.3

Stour Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Selwyn Pryor	2,572	51.0
	Liberal Democrat	Gabrielle Blackman-Sheppard	1,269	25.2
	Labour	Emma Bishton	1,203	23.9
Majority			1,303	25.8
Turnout			5,044	68.2

Stowmarket St Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Snell	1,273	37.1
	Conservative	George Paton	1,240	36.1
	Liberal Democrat	Julia Truelove	922	26.8
Majority			33	1.0
Turnout			3,435	63.4

Stowmarket St Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Duncan Macpherson	1,594	44.4
	Conservative	Keith Myers-Hewitt	1,317	36.7
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Rehahn	676	18.8
Majority			277	7.7
Turnout			3,587	61.0

Sudbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicholas Irwin	2,111	38.0
	Liberal Democrat	Martyn Booth	1,552	28.0
	Conservative	John Sayers	1,551	28.0
	Independent	Rex Thake	335	6.0
Majority			559	10.0
Turnout			5,549	57.9

Thedwastre North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Sida-Lockett	2,533	49.8
	Labour	John Dougall	1,493	29.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Blackburn	1,063	20.9
Majority			1,040	20.5
Turnout			5,089	68.7

Thedwastre South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Storey	1,929	39.5
	Liberal Democrat	Carol Milward	1,884	38.5
	Labour	Christine Descombes	1,075	22.0
Majority			45	1.0
Turnout			4,888	66.9

Thingoe North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Valerie White	2,520	52.5
	Labour	David Dawson	1,316	27.4
	Liberal Democrat	Lisa Couper	964	20.1
Majority			1,204	25.1
Turnout			4,800	68.0

Thingoe South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Milburn	1,713	60.4
	Labour	Phillipa Terrington	1,122	39.6
Majority			591	20.8
Turnout			2,835	68.2

Thredling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Helen Whitworth	2,404	51.1
	Conservative	Timothy Passmore	2,300	48.9
Majority			104	2.2
Turnout			4,704	68.9

Upper Gipping
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Clover	2,371	51.6
	Labour	Joan Barker	2,226	48.4
Majority			145	3.2
Turnout			4,597	67.9

Wainford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Taylor	1,969	45.5
	Conservative	Christopher Punt	1,663	38.5
	Liberal Democrat	Nicholas Bromley	691	16.0
Majority			306	7.0
Turnout			4,323	66.3

Whitehouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Green	1,779	68.2
	Conservative	Stephen Lark	831	31.8
Majority			948	36.4
Turnout			2,610	48.3

Whittington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm Cherry	1,770	55.1
	Conservative	Barry Bee	1,013	31.5
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Tonge	429	13.4
Majority			757	23.6
Turnout			3,212	59.9

Whitton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Lewis	1,604	65.1
	Conservative	Robin Vickery	860	34.9
Majority			744	30.2
Turnout			2,464	50.3

Wickham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Colin Barrow	2,070	43.7
	Liberal Democrat	Ronald Else	1,477	31.2
	Labour	Valerie Pizzey	1,192	25.2
Majority			593	12.5
Turnout			4,739	68.1

Wilford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Monk	2,324	52.6
	Conservative	Ann Herring	2,093	47.4
Majority			231	5.2
Turnout			4,417	63.3

Woodbridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Barratt	1,653	39.5
	Liberal Democrat	Sally Bull	1,189	28.4
	Labour	Roy Burgon	1,133	27.0
	Independent	Benjamin Redsell	215	5.1
Majority			464	11.1
Turnout			4,190	68.1

References

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

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

(2000 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 2001 (→ 2002)

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Unitary authorities	Blackburn with Darwen Bristol Halton Isle of Wight Peterborough Reading Slough Southend-on-Sea Thurrock Warrington Wokingham

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Sui generis	Isles of Scilly

See also: UK General election

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