2005 Suffolk County Council election

Elections to Suffolk County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2001 reducing the number of seats by 5. The Conservative party gained control of the council from no overall control.[1][2]

2005 Suffolk County Council election
5 May 2005
All 75 seats in the Suffolk County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 30 34 13
Seats won 45 22 7
Seat change 15 12 6
Popular vote 131,719 93,370 88,238
Percentage 32.9 27.8 26.3
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Green UKIP
Last election 0 0
Seats won 0 0
Seat change 0 0
Popular vote 7,454 5,304
Percentage 2.2 1.6
Map of the 2005 Suffolk County Council Election result.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

The ruling Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition had become increasingly unpopular following a number of significant council tax rises. The opposition Conservatives were successful in highlighting this to their benefit.

Both the Liberal Democrats and Labour endured heavy losses to the Conservatives in rural areas, but they performed better in urban Suffolk. The Conservatives failed to gain a single seat in Ipswich and Lowestoft, for example.

Election result
2005 Suffolk Local Election Result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 45 +15 60.0 39.2 131,719 -2.8
  Labour 22 -12 29.3 27.8 93,370 -6.5
  Liberal Democrats 7 -6 9.3 26.3 88,238 +4.6
  Independent 1 -2 1.3 2.9 9,491 +1.3
  Green 0 0 0 2.2 7,454 +1.9
  UKIP 0 0 0 1.6 5,304 +1.5

Division Results
Aldeburgh and Leiston Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ronald Ward 2,091 41.1
Labour Joan Girling 1,671 32.9
Liberal Democrats Lisabeth Hoad 1,325 26.1
Majority 420 8.2
Turnout 5,087 56.0
Beccles Division (2 Councillors)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mark Bee 3,104
Labour John Taylor 2,757
Labour Alan Thwaites 2,714
Conservative Kenneth Sale 2,255
Liberal Democrats Frances Mitchell 1,280
Liberal Democrats Philip Mitchell 1,139
Green Graham Elliot 822
Green Liam Carroll 383
Turnout 14,454 63.7
Belstead Brook Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Anne Pollard 1,875 43.8 -18.2
Conservative John Browne Cave 1,497 35.0 -3.0
Labour Janet Norden 909 21.2 +21.2
Majority 378 8.8 -15.2
Turnout 4,281 64.3 +2.7
Bixley Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Russell Harsant 1,972 48.8
Labour Martyn Green 1,051 26.0
Liberal Democrats Gareth Jones 1,022 25.3
Majority 921 22.8
Turnout 4,045 70.6
Blackbourn Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joanna Spicer 2,902 56.0
Labour Alison Fairgrieve 1,132 21.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Fossati 878 16.9
UKIP Philip Huckett 273 16.9
Majority 1,770 34.2
Turnout 5,185 77.2
Blything Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Raeburn Leighton 1,807 38.1
Liberal Democrats John Slater 1,539 32.4
Labour David Jeremy 892 18.8
Independent Donald Tricker 508 10.7
Majority 268 5.7
Turnout 4,746 60.7
Bosmere Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Julia Truelove 1,640 33.1
Conservative John Pratt 1,453 29.4
Labour James Higgins 779 15.7
Independent Michael Turner 648 13.1
Independent Ian Mason 428 8.7
Majority 187 3.7
Turnout 4,948 68.5
Brandon Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative William Bishop 1,895 53.3
Labour Pamela Brown 964 27.1
Liberal Democrats Catriona Pilborough 464 13.1
UKIP John French 233 6.6
Majority 931 26.2
Turnout 3,556 55.0
Bridge Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Harold Mangar 1,567 47.8
Conservative Nadia Cenci 1,014 30.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Richardson 698 21.3
Majority 553 16.9
Turnout 3,279 53.1
Bungay Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Morris Rose 2,061 41.5
Labour Lynn Derges 1,361 27.4
Liberal Democrats Wendy Curry 1,052 21.2
Green Lorna Kerrison 488 9.8
Majority 700 14.1
Turnout 4,962 68.8
Carlford Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Peter Bellfield 2,828 55.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony Barrett 1,324 26.1
Labour Stephen Connelly 916 18.1
Majority 1,504 29.7
Turnout 5,068 72.6
Thingoe North Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Beccy Hopfensperger[3] 2,538 51.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tidman 1,076 22.0
Labour David Dawson 1,038 21.2
UKIP Maureen Chessell 248 5.1
Majority 1,462
Turnout 4,900
Thingoe South Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Terry Clements 2,571 52.1
Labour Alexander Carmichael 1,088 22.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Bradbury 946 19.2
UKIP William Attwood 327 6.6
Majority 1,483
Turnout 4,932
Tower Division (2 Councillors)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David Lockwood 3,181
Conservative Paul Hopfensperger[4] 2,747
Labour Ray Nowak 2,720
Conservative Robert Everitt 2,663
Liberal Democrats David Chappell 1,738
Liberal Democrats Daniel Warren 1,266
UKIP Brian Lockwood 801
Independent David Nettleton 799
UKIP Ivan Cook 509
Independent Melinda Nettleton 498
Green Adam Stacey 455
Green Samantha Hunt Stacey 432
Turnout 17,809

References
  1. "2005 Suffolk County Council Election Result (BBC News)".
  2. "2005 Suffolk County Council Election Result (Andrew Teale, Local Elections Archive Project)".
  3. "Councillor details – Suffolk County Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger - Cabinet Member for Adult Care".
  4. "Councillor Paul Hopfensperger - Official Website".
  • Councillor's names in bold were Elected
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