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 controlYears
Conservative1973 - 1976
No overall control1976 - 1979
Conservative1979 - 1983
No overall control1983 - 1987
Conservative1987 - 1991
No overall control1991 - 1999
Conservative1999–present

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

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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2007-2011
Manor By-Election 22 November 2007[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Red Lodge By-Election 5 June 2008[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats 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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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
  1. "Your Council". Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  2. "Forest Heath". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2004-10-29. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  9. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  10. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  11. "Lib Dem by-elections bounce blow for Tories". WalesOnline. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
  12. "Lib Dems win Red Lodge seat". Newmarket Journal. 2008-06-11.
  13. "New councillor at Forest Heath". East Anglian Daily Times. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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