2017 Suffolk County Council election

The 2017 Suffolk County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All 75 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each, by first-past-the-post voting, for a four-year term of office.

2017 Suffolk County Council election
4 May 2017
All 75 seats to Suffolk County Council
38 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 39 15 7
Seats won 52 11 5
Seat change 13 4 3
Popular vote 112,828 56,137 32,237
Percentage 45.6% 22.8% 13.0
Swing 16.2% 1.8% 2.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Green UKIP
Last election 3 2 9
Seats won 4 3 0
Seat change 1 1 10
Popular vote 10,977 19,510 13,997
Percentage 4.4 7.9 5.7
Swing 1.8% 0.1% 12.7%
Map of the results of the 2017 Suffolk council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red, Greens in green and independents in grey.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

Voters who live in divisions which elected two councillors (12 divisions) were entitled to cast a maximum of two votes, while those living in divisions only electing one councillor (51 divisions) were only entitled to cast one vote.

Labour and the Conservatives were the only parties fielding candidates in all 63 electoral divisions. The Liberal Democrats had candidates standing in 58 divisions, while the Green Party stood candidates in 46 divisions and UKIP stood candidates in 43 divisions.

Overall Result
Composition of Suffolk County Council after 2017 election
2017 Suffolk County Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 52 18 3 15 69.3 45.6 112,828 +9.5
  Labour 11 1 5 4 14.7 22.8 56,137 -1.8
  Liberal Democrats 5 0 3 3 6.7 13.0 32,237 +2.9
  Green 3 2 1 1 4.0 7.9 19,510 -0.1
  Independent 3 0 0 5.3 4.4 10,977 +1.8
  West Suffolk Independents 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.7 1,771 N/A
  UKIP 0 0 10 10 0.0 5.7 13,997 -12.7

Results summaries by district

Babergh

Babergh District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative61 10,46339.5+3.7
Liberal Democrat11 5,880 22.2 +4.3
Labour11 3,439 13.0 -1.6
Independent1 3,007 11.3 +5.2
Green11 2,424 9.1 -2.0
UKIP0 1,293 4.9 -9.6

Forest Heath

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative4 1 5,44147.0+11.0
West Suffolk Independents1 1 1,771 15.3 N/A
Labour0 1,830 15.8 +1.3
Independent0 1,185 10.2 +3.9
UKIP0 2 830 7.2 -28.4
Liberal Democrat0 513 4.4 -3.1

Ipswich

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Labour9 1 19,130 40.9 -1.5
Conservative2 1 17,18736.8+9.6
Liberal Democrat1 6,123 13.1 +2.8
UKIP0 2,160 4.6 -9.7
Green0 1,863 4.0 -1.8
Independent0 259 0.6 N/A

Mid Suffolk

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative7 2 13,91849.3+14.3
Liberal Democrat2 1 5,750 20.4 +6.6
Green1 4,171 14.8 -0.8
Labour0 3,179 11.3 -0.6
UKIP0 1 1,191 4.2 -19.4

Suffolk Coastal

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative10 25,77353.3+3.4
Liberal Democrat1 7,338 15.2 -2.2
Green0 3,265 6.7 +4.1
Labour0 8,072 16.7 -3.4
UKIP0 2,550 5.3 -3.1

St. Edmundsbury

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative7 2 17,20549.0+11.6
Independent2 4,084 11.6 +0.6
Labour0 6,890 19.6 +1.7
Liberal Democrat0 3,691 10.5 +6.4
Green0 1 1,630 4.6 -1.5
UKIP0 1 1,599 4.6 -18.8

Waveney

District Summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
Conservative11 6 22,31544.5+12.3
Labour1 4 13,585 27.1 -4.2
Green1 1 6,048 12.0 +0.6
UKIP0 3 4,945 9.9 -12.1
Liberal Democrat0 2,469 4.9 +1.7
Independent0 837 1.7 N/A

Results by division

Aldeburgh and Leiston
Aldeburgh and Leiston Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Russ Rainger 1,288 49.4 +9.8
Labour Freda Casagrande 607 23.3 -3.7
UKIP Roger Ball 291 11.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julia McLean 270 10.3 +3.1
Green Peter Ward 153 5.9 -3.7
Majority 681 26.1
Turnout 2,609 35.0
Conservative hold Swing

Beccles
Beccles Division (2 Councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mark Bee 2,241 23.7 +2.1
Green Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw 2,189 23.2 +7.6
Conservative Graham Catchpole 2,031 21.5 +4.4
Green Josi Horne 1,446 15.3 +4.4
Labour Tarik Lahin 541 5.7 -5.8
Labour Nasima Begum 388 4.1 -6.2
UKIP Pat Hawes 224 2.4 -7.7
UKIP Mike Shaw 194 2.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Caroline Way 105 1.1 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Macdowall 96 1.0 N/A
Majority
Turnout 4,843 41.3
Conservative hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Belstead Brook
Belstead Brook Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christopher Hudson 867 40.9 +7.4
Liberal Democrats David Busby 792 37.4 -0.1
Labour Co-op David Plowman 270 12.7 -5.3
UKIP Stuart Armstrong 119 5.6 N/A
Green Richard Hardacre 72 3.4 -7.6
Majority 75 3.5
Turnout 2,120 31.5 +3.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bixley
Bixley Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paul West 1,310 55.7 -2.7
Labour Paul Anderson 557 23.7 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington 198 8.4 +2.8
UKIP Dave Ranson 166 7.1 N/A
Independent Linda Sharp 120 5.1 N/A
Majority 753 32.0
Turnout 2,351 41.4
Conservative hold Swing

Blackbourn
Blackbourn Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joanna Spicer 2,532 81.7
Labour Cyrille Bouché 568 18.3
Majority 1,964 63.4
Turnout 3,100 38.5
Conservative hold

Blything
Blything Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Smith 1,602 52.9
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach 586 19.3
Labour Mark Turner 540 17.8
Green Nigel Hiley 302 10.0
Majority 1,016 33.5
Turnout 3,030 40.9
Conservative hold

Bosmere
Bosmere Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Anne Whybrow 1,169 46.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Phillips 987 38.7
Labour Tony Elliott 198 7.8
Green Terence Carter 185 7.3
Majority 182 7.3
Turnout 2,539 32.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Brandon
Brandon Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
West Suffolk Independent Victor Lukaniuk 937 46.9 N/A
Conservative Stephen Frost 562 28.1 +0.8
UKIP Reg Silvester 256 12.8 -33.1
Labour Susan Dean 242 12.1 +1.3
Majority 375 18.8
Turnout 1,997 29.4
West Suffolk Independent gain from UKIP

Bridge
Bridge Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jack Abbott 1,036 50.0 +6.1
Conservative Mark Felix-Thomas 630 30.4 +10.4
Green Charlotte Armstrong 154 7.4 +2.5
Independent Lynn Turner 139 6.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wrathall 114 5.5 +1.3
Majority 406 19.6
Turnout 2,073 26.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bungay
Bungay Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Ritchie 1,534 53.1
Labour Sue Collins 758 26.2
Green Pauline Midwinter 280 9.7
Liberal Democrats Dave O'Neill 173 6.0
UKIP Andrew Bols 144 5.0
Majority 776 26.9
Turnout 2,889 39.4
Conservative hold

Carlford
Carlford Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Robin Vickery 1,646 55.4
Independent Rose Johnson 411 13.8
Liberal Democrats Kay Yule 311 10.5
Labour Shasha Toptani 293 9.9
Green Miriam Burns 185 6.2
UKIP Michael Coney 123 4.1
Majority 1,235 41.6
Turnout 2,969 42.4
Conservative hold

Chantry
Chantry Division (2 Councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Helen Armitage 2,246 23.0 -1.7
Labour Peter Gardiner 2,145 22.0 -2.3
Conservative Bob Hall 2,110 21.6 +8.6
Conservative Nadia Cenci 2,069 21.2 +8.9
UKIP Alan Cotterell 658 6.7 -8.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers 271 2.8 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Maureen Haaker 257 2.6 +0.9
Majority
Turnout 32.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clare
Clare Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mary Evans 2,445 66.8 +20.5
Liberal Democrats Alex Rolph 545 14.9 N/A
Labour Robin Davies 355 9.7 +3.0
UKIP Stuart Letten 315 8.6 -23.0
Majority 1,900 51.9
Turnout 3,660 41.9
Conservative hold Swing

Cosford
Cosford Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Robert Lindsay 1,630 48.4 +8.0
Conservative Philip Mutton 1,519 45.1 -6.8
UKIP Leon Stedman 115 3.4 N/A
Labour Rickaby Shearly-Sanders 106 3.1 -4.7
Majority 111 3.3
Turnout 3,370 47.8 +6.1
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Eastgate & Moreton Hall
Eastgate & Moreton Hall Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Trevor Beckwith 1,050 41.4
Conservative Peter Thompson 924 36.4
Labour Elle Zwandahl 308 12.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Lale 255 10.1
Majority 126 5.0
Turnout 2,537 35.0
Independent hold

Exning & Newmarket
Exning & Newmarket Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Rachel Hood 909 37.2
Labour Michael Jefferys 585 23.9
West Suffolk Independent Simon Cole 561 23.0
UKIP Dave Hudson 252 10.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Redbond 136 5.6
Majority 324 13.3
Turnout 2,443 31.1
Conservative gain from UKIP

Felixstowe Coastal
Felixstowe Coastal (2 Councillors)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Graham Newman 3,198 28.0
Conservative Steve Wiles 3,018 26.4
Labour Margaret Morris 1,038 9.1
Labour Corrine Franklin 1,036 9.1
Liberal Democrats Seamus Bennett 1,028 9.0
Liberal Democrats Jan Candy 754 6.6
UKIP Keith Phair 727 6.4
Green Kay Lyndle 403 3.5
Green Aidan Semmens 230 2.0
Majority
Turnout 39.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Felixstowe North & Trimley
Felixstowe North & Trimley Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Stuart Bird 1,295 49.2 +4.2
Labour Dave Ablitt 692 26.3 -10.8
UKIP David Coutts 306 11.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Marfleet 235 8.9 -9.1
Green Jonathan Mulbery 106 4.0 N/A
Majority 603 22.9
Turnout 2,634 34.7
Conservative hold Swing

Framlingham
Framlingham Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Stephen Burroughes 1,685 57.2 +12.9
Green James Holloway 408 13.8 +3.7
Labour Kezia Bayfield 389 13.2 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turner 310 10.5 +1.8
UKIP David Owen 156 5.3 -17.6
Majority 1,277 43.3
Turnout 2,948 42.0
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough
Gainsborough Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Kim Clements 1,081 41.3 -6.1
Conservative Liz Harsant 1,078 41.2 +17.0
UKIP Shayne Pooley 275 10.5 -11.4
Green Ben Magrath 110 4.2 +1.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 75 2.9 -0.8
Majority 3 0.1
Turnout 2,619 32.2
Labour hold Swing

Gipping Valley
Gipping Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats John Field 1,030 40.1 +8.1
Conservative John Whitehead 1,000 39.0 +13.1
Labour Julie Cuninghame 249 9.7 -3.8
UKIP David Bosworth 203 7.9 -16.2
Green David Penny 85 3.3 -1.2
Majority 30 1.2
Turnout 2,567 34.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Cornard
Great Cornard
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Beer 902 48.9 +5.9
Labour Sarah Page 522 28.3 -3.3
UKIP Aidan Powlesland 173 9.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Bark 157 8.5 +1.9
Green Dean Walton 91 4.9 -14.0
Majority 380 20.6
Turnout 1,845 25.8
Conservative hold Swing

Gunton
Gunton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Steve Ardley 1,569 19.9 +6.6
Labour Keith Patience 1,517 19.2 -0.7
Conservative Mary Rudd 1,511 19.1 +6.9
Labour Janet Craig 1,471 18.6 -1.2
UKIP Bernie Guymer 570 7.2 -6.0
UKIP Jenny Hinton 503 6.4 -5.6
Green Emma Bateman 297 3.8 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Steven Taylor 258 3.3 +2.2
Green Rupert Butley 201 2.6 -0.5
Majority
Turnout 4,121 27.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hadleigh
Hadleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mick Fraser 847 39.6 +8.0
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sheldrick 795 37.2 +13.0
Labour Sue Monks 330 15.4 -1.2
UKIP Christine Hempstead 91 4.3 -18.4
Green Lisa Gordon 75 3.5 -1.4
Majority 52 2.4
Turnout 2,138 31.8
Conservative hold Swing

Halesworth
Halesworth (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Tony Goldson 1,545 53.5
Labour Peter Coghill 608 21.1
Green Alice Bull 290 10.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hunt 249 8.6
UKIP James Scott 196 6.8
Majority 937 32.4
Turnout 2,888 39.1
Conservative hold

Hardwick
Hardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Rout 1,645 58.7 +28.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty 470 16.8 +5.3
Labour Nicola Iannelli-Popham 463 16.5 +4.3
Green Sara Rae 224 8.0 N/A
Majority 1,175 41.9
Turnout 2,802 41.8
Conservative hold Swing

Hartismere
Hartismere
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jessica Fleming 1,810 61.2 +17.7
Green Rowland Warboys 459 15.5 +0.9
Labour Anthony Scott-Robinson 431 14.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Josh Townsley 258 8.7 +2.5
Majority 1,351 45.7
Turnout 2,958 36.5
Conservative hold Swing

Haverhill Cangle
Haverhill Cangle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paula Fox 1,481 23.2 +0.7
Conservative Quillon Fox 1,324 20.7 +1.5
Labour Maureen Byrne 1,134 17.8 -2.4
Labour David Smith 845 13.2 -2.3
UKIP Julian Flood 773 12.1 -7.4
Liberal Democrats Lewis Curtis 455 7.1 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Ken Rolph 376 5.9 +1.7
Majority
Turnout 3,462 26.1
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Haverhill East & Kedington
Haverhill East & Kedington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Roach 922 47.9 +22.9
Labour Jason Simpkin 464 24.1 +2.7
UKIP Ant Williams 366 19.0 -20.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Forder 172 8.9 -2.8
Majority 458 23.8
Turnout 1,924 27.5
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Hoxne & Eye
Hoxne & Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Guy McGregor 1,846 56.9 +11.3
Liberal Democrats John Blake 470 14.5 +9.4
Labour Co-op Garry Deeks 466 14.4 -2.1
Green James Hargrave 268 8.3 -0.1
UKIP Roger Fouracre 197 6.1 -18.4
Majority 1,376 42.4
Turnout 3,247 41.4
Conservative hold Swing

Kesgrave & Rushmere St Andrew
Kesgrave & Rushmere St Andrew (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Stuart Lawson 2,840 28.5 +2.9
Conservative Robert Whiting 2,474 24.8 +2.3
Labour Becky Patten 1,083 10.9 -1.8
Labour Helen Clarkson 961 9.6 -0.4
Independent Mark Ling 543 5.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sally Neal 436 4.4 -1.8
Independent Jonathan Ogden 434 4.3 N/A
UKIP David Mears 390 3.9 -13.9
Liberal Democrats Jon Neal 380 3.8 -2.5
Green Barbara Richardson-Todd 295 3.0 N/A
Green Charlie Zakss 145 1.5 N/A
Majority
Turnout 33.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kessingland & Southwold
Kessingland & Southwold
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Ladd 1,392 48.9 +11.3
Liberal Democrats David Beavan 498 17.5 +14.8
Labour Paul Tyack 497 17.5 -4.2
UKIP Jean Difford 308 10.8 -20.7
Green Callum Rollo 150 5.3 -1.3
Majority 894 31.4
Turnout 2,845 38.2
Conservative hold Swing

Lowestoft South
Lowestoft South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jenny Ceresa 1,582 20.1 +9.8
Conservative Jamie Starling 1,455 18.5 +9.3
Labour Tess Gandy 1,174 14.9 -2.4
Labour David Finnigan 1,167 14.8 -2.3
UKIP Peter Collecott 489 6.2 -12.0
UKIP Steve Harvey 444 5.6 -12.5
Independent Desmond Baldry 428 5.4 N/A
Independent Bill Mountford 409 5.2 N/A
Green Peter Lang 203 2.6 -0.1
Green Mark Morgan 191 2.4 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge 179 2.3 -0.4
Liberal Democrats Darius McCarthy 160 2.0 -0.2
Majority
Turnout 4,135 28.0
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Martlesham
Martlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Patricia O'Brien 2,542 67.6 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Gibbons 458 12.2 -10.2
Labour Jeremy Hawksley 446 11.9 -2.5
Green Betsy Reid 315 8.4 -4.4
Majority 2,084 55.4
Turnout 3,761 41.6
Conservative hold Swing

Melford
Melford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Richard Kemp 1,614 56.0 +2.8
Conservative Margaret Maybury 809 28.1 +12.0
Labour Paul Watson 208 7.2 +0.6
Green John Smith 131 4.5 -1.1
UKIP Peter Lynham 119 4.1 -14.2
Majority 805 27.9
Turnout 2,881 35.7
Independent hold Swing

Mildenhall
Mildenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Louis Busuttil 1,405 65.5 +26.2
Independent David Chandler 423 19.7 N/A
Labour Kevin Yarrow 317 14.8 +0.9
Majority 982 45.8
Turnout 2,145 30.7
Conservative hold Swing

Newmarket & Red Lodge
Newmarket & Red Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robin Millar 1,203 50.5 +5.9
Labour Joy Uney 373 15.6 -5.2
UKIP Roger Dicker 322 13.5 -14.9
West Suffolk Independent Andrew Appleby 273 11.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gillett 213 8.9 +2.6
Majority 830 34.8
Turnout 2,384 25.6
Conservative hold Swing

Oulton
Oulton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Reeder 2,274 25.0 +7.2
Conservative Keith Robinson 2,139 23.5 +6.3
Labour Len Jacklin 1,394 15.3 -3.3
Labour Lynne Ward 1,368 15.0 -2.2
UKIP George Hawes 607 6.7 -13.2
UKIP Bert Poole 515 5.7 N/A
Green Sally Phillips 232 2.5 -2.1
Green Peter Eyres 225 2.5 -0.3
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas 201 2.2 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gillard 145 1.6 N/A
Majority
Turnout 4,693 30.3
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Pakefield
Pakefield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Melanie Vigo di Gallidoro 1,569 21.7 +4.2
Conservative Craig Rivett 1,473 20.4 +5.8
Labour Peter Byatt 1,369 19.0 +1.5
Labour Sonia Barker 1,333 18.4 +1.2
UKIP Robin Hinton 384 5.3 -10.5
UKIP Phillip Trindall 367 5.1 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Adam Robertson 215 3.0 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Christian Newsome 190 2.6 N/A
Green Rachel Fawkes 182 2.5 +0.1
Green Ben Quail 162 2.2 +0.2
Majority
Turnout 3,715 31.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Peninsula
Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Dave Wood 1,337 38.9 -4.2
Independent Derek Davis 923 26.9 N/A
Conservative Will Shropshire 786 22.9 +2.5
Labour Phil Dunnett 274 8.0 -1.9
Green Andrew Sterling 113 3.3 -2.9
Majority 414 12.1
Turnout 3,433 42.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Priory Heath
Priory Heath Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bill Quinton 927 50.0 -3.0
Conservative Andy Shannon 639 34.2 +16.9
UKIP Pippa Gordon 141 7.5 -13.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob 93 5.0 +0.7
Green Andrew Patmore 71 3.8 -0.9
Majority 288 15.4
Turnout 1,871 28.3
Labour hold Swing

Row Heath
Row Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Colin Noble 1,362 52.4 +9.1
Independent David Gathercole 383 14.7 +3.5
Independent John Smith 379 14.6 N/A
Labour Jack Fawbert 313 12.0 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Ralph Brownie 164 6.3 +3.3
Majority 979 37.6
Turnout 2,601 32.3
Conservative hold Swing

Rushmere
Rushmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sandra Gage 1,429 50.5 +3.2
Conservative Paul Cawthorn 997 35.2 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Edward Packard 162 5.7 +1.9
UKIP Jo Grant 152 5.4 -11.6
Green Maxwell Phillips 89 3.1 -0.9
Majority 432 15.3
Turnout 2,829 39.1
Labour hold Swing

Samford
Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gordon Jones 1,502 43.3 +9.6
Liberal Democrats Sue Carpendale 1,410 40.6 +15.2
Labour Charlie Nixon 323 9.3 -1.0
UKIP Steve Laing 235 6.8 -18.0
Majority 92 2.7
Turnout 3,470 42.6
Conservative hold Swing

St Helen's
St Helen's Division (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mandy Gaylard 1,322 54.7 +9.2
Conservative Alex Burgess 664 27.5 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Barrett 201 8.3 +0.5
Green Maria Harrison 142 5.9 -4.3
UKIP Wilfred Arasaratnam 88 3.6 -14.7
Majority 658 27.2
Turnout 2,417 30.5
Labour hold Swing

St John's
St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Sandy Martin 1,383 57.6 +3.0
Conservative Steve Flood 761 31.7 +3.5
Green Jane Scott 138 5.7 -5.7
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Toye 120 5.0 -0.9
Majority 622 25.9
Turnout 2,402 35.86
Labour Co-op hold Swing

St Margaret's & Westgate
St Margaret's & Westgate (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington 2,284 19.3 +4.3
Conservative Chris Chambers 1,954 16.5 +2.5
Labour Sarah Adams 1,897 16.0 -1.2
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes 1,869 15.8 +3.3
Conservative Lee Reynolds 1,697 14.3 +1.8
Labour Jan Parry 1,541 13.0 -1.9
Green Kirsty Wilmot 323 2.7 N/A
Green John Mann 287 2.4 -2.6
Majority
Turnout 11,852 40.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Stour Valley
Stour Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Finch 1,428 51.4 +8.9
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren 966 34.8 +7.6
Labour John Cook 167 6.0 -2.3
UKIP James Carver 121 4.4 -17.6
Green Lois Hickey 96 3.5 N/A
Majority 462
Turnout 2,778 43.1
Conservative hold Swing

Stowmarket North & Stowupland
Stowmarket North & Stowupland (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gary Green 1,320 49.4 +13.3
Green Keith Welham 793 29.7 +14.3
Labour Susan Hollands 376 14.1 -1.3
Liberal Democrats John Curle 181 6.8 +3.8
Majority 527
Turnout 2,670 26.5
Conservative hold Swing

Stowmarket South
Stowmarket South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Nicholas Gowrley 921 38.3 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff 789 32.8 +9.0
Labour Nikki Betts 307 12.8 -1.1
UKIP Stephen Searle 220 9.2 -16.4
Green Max Betts-Davies 167 6.9 -4.2
Majority 132
Turnout 2,404 31.1
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

Sudbury
Sudbury (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jack Owen 693 30.5 -0.9
Conservative Adrian Osborne 631 27.8 -16.5
Independent John Sayers 470 20.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 262 11.5 -0.7
Green Julie Fowles-Smith 124 5.5 -6.7
UKIP Steven Whalley 91 4.3 N/A
Majority 62
Turnout 2,271 32.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sudbury East & Waldingfield
Sudbury East & Waldingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Colin Spence 1,169 53.2 +7.3
Labour Luke Cresswell 546 24.9 +3.8
UKIP Darren Clarke 229 10.4 -17.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey 161 7.3 N/A
Green John Burch 92 4.2 -1.1
Majority 623
Turnout 2,197 31.5
Conservative hold Swing

Thedwastre North
Thedwastre North (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jane Storey 1,927 62.2 +14.7
Green Andy Mellen 678 21.9 +9.6
Labour Ursula Ajimal 293 9.5 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Jon James 199 6.4 +2.0
Majority 1,249 40.3
Turnout 3,097 36.71
Conservative hold Swing

Thedwastre South
Thedwastre South Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton 1,346 46.7 +17.5
Conservative Gilly Morgan 1,263 43.8 +16.1
Labour Philip Cockell 274 9.5 +1.7
Majority 83 2.9 +1.4
Turnout 2,883 39.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.7

Thingoe North
Thingoe North Division (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Beccy Hopfensperger[2] 1,989 72.9 +19.2
Labour Co-op Frederick Rowell 439 16.1 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Turner 302 11.1 N/A
Majority 1,550 56.8 +23.1
Turnout 2,730 38.19
Conservative hold Swing

Thingoe South
Thingoe South (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Karen Soons 2,110
Liberal Democrats Zigurds Kronbergs 436
Labour Hilary Appleton 409
UKIP Dawn Dicker 145
Majority 1,674
Turnout 3,100
Conservative hold

Thredling
Thredling (1 councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Matthew Hicks 2,066 70.0 +20.5
Liberal Democrats David Payne 455 15.4 +9.7
Labour Stan Robinson 431 14.6 5.1
Majority 1,611 54.6
Turnout 2,952 37.99
Conservative hold Swing

Tower
Tower Division (2 Councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert Everitt 1,833 20.2 +6.6
Independent David Nettleton 1,628 17.9 +2.9
Independent Paul Hopfensperger[3] 1,623 17.9 N/A
Green Mark Ereira 1,406 15.5 -0.9
Labour Quentin Cornish 998 11.0 +1.1
Labour Alex Griffin 907 10.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Julia Lale 507 5.6 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Sheena Rawlings 173 1.9 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Green Swing
Independent hold Swing

Upper Gipping
Upper Gipping Division (1 Councillor)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Green Andrew Stringer 1,645 53.6 +0.5
Conservative Glen Horn 1,135 37.0 +16.4
Labour Terry Wilson 166 5.4 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Valladares 122 5.4 +2.8
Majority 510
Turnout 3,068 39
Green hold Swing

Whitehouse & Whitton
Whitehouse & Whitton Division (2 Councillors)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Goldsmith 1,869 21.9 +7.7
Labour Kathy Bole 1,833 21.4 -2.1
Labour Rob Bridgeman 1,733 20.3 +1.9
Conservative Erion Xhaferaj 1,409 16.5 +2.4
UKIP Tony Gould 680 8.0 -11.3
Green Liz Smith 293 3.4 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 263 3.1 +0.5
Green Shaun McDonald 256 3.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell 216 2.5 -0.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wickham
Wickham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alexander Nicoll 1,566 48.4 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Kit Twinch 684 21.2 +9.3
Labour Lesley Bensley 418 12.9 -7.9
UKIP Trevor Coult MC 308 9.5 -11.8
Green Catherine Walsh 258 8.0 N/A
Majority 882
Turnout 3,234 38.82
Conservative hold Swing

Wilford
Wilford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Andrew Reid 1,578 56.8 -5.1
Green Victoria Hambley 352 12.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nigel Brown 339 12.2 -3.8
Labour Philip Harle 315 11.3 -10.8
UKIP Garry Debenham 194 7.0 N/A
Majority 1,226
Turnout 2,778 41.8
Conservative hold Swing

Woodbridge
Woodbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Caroline Page 1,547 51.4 +9.7
Conservative Stephen Attwell 1,041 34.6 +2.4
Labour Vicky Jones 254 8.4 -0.1
Green Eamonn O'Nolan 113 3.8 -0.7
UKIP Ray Tunstall 55 1.8 -10.3
Majority 506
Turnout 3,010 47.19
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "Councillor details – Suffolk County Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger - Cabinet Member for Adult Care". 28 January 2019.
  3. "Councillor Paul Hopfensperger - Official Website".
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