1995 Babergh District Council election

1995 Babergh District Council election
4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)
All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 14 12
Seat change 2 6
Popular vote 7,221 10,665
Percentage 23.1% 34.1%
Swing 9.2% 1.7%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won 9 7
Seat change 6 2
Popular vote 6,833 6,586
Percentage 21.8% 21.0%
Swing 11.7% 2.1%
Winner of each seat at the 1995 Babergh District Council election.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1995 Babergh District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1995 Babergh District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 22 14 1 3 2 33.3 23.1 7,221 +9.2
  Labour 20 12 6 0 6 28.6 34.1 10,665 +1.7
  Conservative 21 9 2 8 6 21.4 21.8 6,833 –11.7
  Liberal Democrats 15 7 2 0 2 16.7 21.0 6,586 +2.1

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

Alton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Cook* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,078
Independent hold

Berners

Berners
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Holmes* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,155
Conservative hold

Bildeston

Bildeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Gregory* 235 37.0
Liberal Democrats M. Van Der Gucht 217 34.1
Labour V. Letton 184 28.9
Majority 18 2.9
Turnout 636 48.3
Registered electors 1,318
Independent hold Swing

Boxford

Boxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Lindsley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,466
Independent hold

Brantham

Brantham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Revell* 621 76.1
Conservative A. Padgham 195 23.9
Majority 426 52.2
Turnout 816 46.9
Registered electors 1,740
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brett Vale

Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Arthey* 356 51.4
Liberal Democrats B. Hurren 183 26.4
Labour E. Cocker 153 22.1
Majority 173 25.0
Turnout 692 58.9
Registered electors 1,175
Conservative hold Swing

Brookvale

Brookvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Baxter* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,907
Independent hold

Bures St. Mary

Bures St. Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Engleheart* 290 42.6
Independent G. Jackson 232 34.1
Labour T. Samuel 159 23.3
Majority 58 8.5
Turnout 681 51.6
Registered electors 1,319
Conservative hold Swing

Capel & Wenham

Capel & Wenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Carpendale* 854 46.4
Liberal Democrats L. Johnson 650 35.3
Conservative W. Curnow 385 20.9
Independent W. Leay 169 9.2
Turnout ~1,029 48.2
Registered electors 2,479
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Chadacre

Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Ince* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,809
Independent hold

Copdock

Copdock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Jones* 669 58.2
Labour S. Soni 481 41.8
Majority 188 16.3
Turnout 1,150 33.3
Registered electors 3,456
Independent hold Swing

Dodnash

Dodnash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Nottingham* Unopposed
Liberal Democrats J. Heselden* Unopposed
Registered electors 2,881
Conservative gain from Independent
Liberal Democrats hold

Elmsett

Elmsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats B. Lazenby 393 58.0
Independent T. Bailey-Smith* 285 42.0
Majority 108 15.9
Turnout 678 50.6
Registered electors 1,371
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Glemsford

Glemsford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Schaffer* 810 48.9
Conservative P. Edmondson 316 19.1
Conservative R. Irvine 269 16.2
Turnout ~1,395 40.4
Registered electors 2,463
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Bavington* 764 42.8
Labour V. Cocker* 763 42.7
Conservative A. Eady 172 9.6
Conservative M. Newman 166 9.3
Liberal Democrats M. Earle 148 8.3
Turnout ~1,069 37.8
Registered electors 2,840
Labour hold
Labour hold

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Nandi 652 36.7
Labour R. Mitchell 616 34.7
Conservative K. Beer* 454 25.6
Conservative C. Baker 436 24.6
Liberal Democrats M. Barran 173 9.7
Turnout ~1,268 38.5
Registered electors 3,113
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Hadleigh

Hadleigh (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Grutchfield* 1,468 28.7
Liberal Democrats P. Matthews 860 16.8
Labour J. Quinlan 855 16.7
Independent J. Andrews* 830 16.2
Conservative E. Banks* 788 15.4
Turnout ~2,301 43.3
Registered electors 5,312
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Independent

Holbrook

Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Godley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,591
Independent hold

Lavenham

Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hepworth* 418 56.8
Labour D. Hastie 318 43.2
Majority 100 13.6
Turnout 736 51.6
Registered electors 1,427
Conservative hold Swing

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Mieville 454 58.5
Liberal Democrats R. Hawes 322 41.5
Majority 132 17.0
Turnout 776 41.6
Registered electors 1,866
Independent hold Swing

Long Melford

Long Melford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Kemp* 920 37.4
Independent R. Thake 639 26.0
Independent R. Michette* 386 15.7
Labour J. Walton 274 11.1
Conservative J. Colman 222 9.0
Turnout ~1,915 48.0
Registered electors 2,878
Independent hold
Independent hold

Nayland

Nayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Cave 275 55.2
Labour B. Kennedy 223 44.8
Majority 52 10.4
Turnout 498 52.0
Registered electors 957
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

North Cosford

North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Hodge* 330 51.1
Independent B. Dyer 316 48.9
Majority 14 2.2
Turnout 646 52.9
Registered electors 1,222
Independent hold Swing

Polstead & Layham

Polstead & Layham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Wigglesworth* 489 83.4
Liberal Democrats A. Stephenson 97 16.6
Majority 392 66.9
Turnout 586 54.0
Registered electors 1,086
Independent hold Swing

Shotley

Shotley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Law* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,622
Independent hold

Sudbury East

Sudbury East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Cann* 905 44.8
Labour R. Titmus* 702 34.7
Conservative A. Hewitt 291 14.4
Liberal Democrats A. Jervis 199 9.8
Turnout ~2,097 45.8
Registered electors 2,773
Labour hold
Labour hold

Sudbury North

Sudbury North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Gibbs* 631 36.4
Labour V. Waters 524 30.2
Conservative J. Sayers* 466 26.9
Liberal Democrats N. Bennett 401 23.1
Turnout ~1,641 38.4
Registered electors 3,141
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Sudbury South

Sudbury South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Wiles* 774 44.6
Labour T. Richmond 636 36.6
Conservative S. Byham* 445 25.6
Turnout ~1,410 36.9
Registered electors 3,137
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Waldingfield

Waldingfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Skinner 616 33.4
Conservative C. Spence* 498 27.0
Independent V. Herbert 457 24.8
Labour F. Williams 435 23.6
Conservative D. Fletcher 371 20.1
Turnout ~1,377 44.3
Registered electors 3,002
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

West Samford

West Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Bancroft* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,301
Conservative hold

By-elections

Shotley

Shotley by-election: 8 August 1996[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 506 60.7
Conservative 276 33.1
Labour 51 6.1
Majority 230 27.6
Turnout 833 48.0
Registered electors 1,735
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

Alton

Alton by-election: 28 May 1998[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 327 63.4
Conservative 189 36.6
Majority 138 26.7
Turnout 516 50.0
Registered electors 1,032
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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