2003 Mid Suffolk District Council election

2003 Mid Suffolk District Council election
1 May 2003 (2003-05-01)
All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 21 11 5
Seat change 6 3 2
Popular vote 14,464 8,940 1,967
Percentage 47.0% 29.1% 6.4%
Swing 13.2% 0.4% 1.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Labour Green Independent Labour
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change 4 1 2
Popular vote 4,209 1,170 did not stand
Percentage 13.7% 3.8% did not stand
Swing 15.1% N/A 2.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2003 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


Conservative

The 2003 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2003 Mid Suffolk District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 31 21 N/A N/A 6 52.5 47.0 14,464 +13.2
  Liberal Democrats 22 11 N/A N/A 3 27.5 29.1 8,940 –0.4
  Independent 7 5 N/A N/A 2 12.5 6.4 1,967 +1.1
  Labour 13 2 N/A N/A 4 5.0 13.7 4,209 –15.1
  Green 7 1 N/A N/A 1 2.5 3.8 1,170 N/A
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 2 2 0.0 N/A N/A –2.6

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.

Bacton & Old Newton

Bacton & Old Newton
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Michael Shave* 420 48.4
Conservative David Hodges 270 31.1
Green Roger Stearn 178 20.5
Majority 150 17.3
Turnout 868 48.2
Registered electors 1,802
Independent win (new seat)

Badwell Ash

Badwell Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barker 668 64.2
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Saunders* 373 35.8
Majority 295 28.3
Turnout 1,041 53.7
Registered electors 1,938
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Barking & Somersham

Barking & Somersham
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Hoy* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,723
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bramford & Blakenham

Bramford & Blakenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Gary Install Unopposed
Conservative Roger Saunders* Unopposed
Registered electors 3,162
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Claydon & Barham

Claydon & Barham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Clive Crane* 756 58.3
Liberal Democrats Sally Eastall 712 54.9
Conservative John Williams 538 41.5
Conservative Neil Cooper 485 37.4
Turnout ~1,297 38.1
Registered electors 3,405
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Debenham

Debenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Alcock 386 52.7
Liberal Democrats Manuelo Lorenzo 221 30.2
Green Merlin Carr 125 17.1
Majority 165 22.5
Turnout 732 43.6
Registered electors 1,680
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Elmswell & Norton

Elmswell & Norton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Carol Milward* 873 65.9
Liberal Democrats Douglas Reed 850 64.1
Conservative David Etchells-Butler 453 34.2
Turnout ~1,337 37.9
Registered electors 3,526
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Eye

Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles Flatman* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,591
Independent hold

Fressingfield

Fressingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Frost* 454 61.5
Independent Garry Deeks 117 15.8
Liberal Democrats Mary Goode 88 11.9
Green Emily Beanland 79 10.7
Majority 337 45.7
Turnout 738 41.6
Registered electors 1,776
Independent hold Swing

Gislingham

Gislingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Kearsley 572 66.1
Labour Terence O'Keefe* 294 33.9
Majority 278 32.1
Turnout 866 46.5
Registered electors 1,862
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley & Wetherden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Davie-Thornhill 335 52.2
Labour David Evans* 307 47.8
Majority 28 4.4
Turnout 642 38.9
Registered electors 1,660
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Helmingham & Coddenham

Helmingham & Coddenham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Timothy Passmore 415 62.2
Liberal Democrats Simon West 252 37.8
Majority 163 24.4
Turnout 667 40.5
Registered electors 1,651
Conservative win (new seat)

Hoxne

Hoxne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Lawrence 463 62.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Van Slooten 275 37.3
Majority 188 25.4
Turnout 738 46.4
Registered electors 1,597
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Mendlesham

Mendlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Stringer 472 53.4
Conservative John Gilmour* 412 46.6
Majority 60 6.8
Turnout 884 50.9
Registered electors 1,755
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Marchant* 740 53.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Norris* 517 37.5
Conservative Ian Mason 468 33.9
Conservative Raymond Darnell 465 33.7
Labour David Hill 173 12.5
Turnout ~1,413 38.6
Registered electors 3,662
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Onehouse

Onehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Cameron-Laker 297 42.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Cray* 293 42.0
Green John Matthissen 108 15.5
Majority 4 0.6
Turnout 698 41.9
Registered electors 1,667
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Palgrave

Palgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Michell* 418 71.8
Labour Elaine Halton 164 28.2
Majority 254 43.6
Turnout 582 36.5
Registered electors 1,614
Conservative hold Swing

Rattlesden

Rattlesden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penelope Otton* 488 73.4
Independent Lord Morris 177 26.6
Majority 311 46.8
Turnout 665 44.3
Registered electors 1,510
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rickinghall & Walsham

Rickinghall & Walsham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alec Russell* 812 66.5
Conservative Sara Michell* 797 65.3
Labour John Dougall 409 33.5
Turnout ~1,249 37.0
Registered electors 3,376
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ringshall

Ringshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Godden 340 54.3
Conservative Eleanor Rauh 286 45.7
Majority 54 8.6
Turnout 626 32.6
Registered electors 1,928
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Paton* 621 54.5
Conservative Poppy Robinson 558 48.9
Labour Marilyn Finbow* 518 45.5
Labour Ronald Snell 428 37.6
Turnout ~1,191 32.4
Registered electors 3,676
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Shephard 621 57.7
Conservative Frank Whittle 571 53.1
Labour Duncan Macpherson 455 42.3
Labour John Drake 448 41.6
Labour Suzanne Britton 446 41.4
Turnout ~1,135 24.7
Registered electors 4,594
Conservative gain from Independent Labour
Conservative gain from Independent Labour
Labour win (new seat)

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brenda McKinlay* 533 50.8
Conservative Vera Waspe 517 49.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff* 504 47.9
Conservative Keith Myers-Hewitt 479 45.5
Turnout ~1,069 28.7
Registered electors 3,724
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Stowupland

Stowupland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ivan Lockett 384 66.0
Labour Timothy Lodge 198 34.0
Majority 186 32.0
Turnout 582 33.6
Registered electors 1,755
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Stradbroke & Laxfield

Stradbroke & Laxfield
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Stuart Gemmill* 438 66.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Coulter 115 17.5
Green Adrian Green 104 15.8
Majority 323 49.2
Turnout 657 34.3
Registered electors 1,917
Independent win (new seat)

The Stonhams

The Stonhams
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fowler* 333 45.2
Conservative Richard Passmore* 300 40.7
Green Nicholas Hardingham 104 14.1
Majority 33 4.5
Turnout 737 42.0
Registered electors 1,755
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Thurston & Hessett

Thurston & Hessett (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Derrick Haley 687 47.7
Conservative Alan Stiff 639 44.4
Liberal Democrats David Kemplay 384 26.7
Labour Donald Stevenson 369 25.6
Turnout ~1,211 36.5
Registered electors 3,317
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wetheringsett

Wetheringsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tilbury Unopposed
Registered electors 1,818
Conservative hold

Woolpit

Woolpit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ramon Melvin* 361 73.1
Liberal Democrats Ann Cooke 133 26.9
Majority 228 46.2
Turnout 494 32.0
Registered electors 1,545
Independent hold Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Debenham* 547 77.4
Liberal Democrats Denise Foster 160 22.6
Majority 387 54.8
Turnout 707 40.8
Registered electors 1,739
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Barking & Somersham By-Election 21 October 2004[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Richardson 281 51.1
Conservative 183 33.3
UKIP 86 15.6
Majority 98 17.8
Turnout 550 32.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Claydon & Barham By-Election 21 October 2004[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Redbound 617 57.7 −0.7
Conservative 374 35.0 −6.6
Labour 78 7.3 +7.3
Majority 243 22.7
Turnout 1,069 30.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hoxne By-Election 28 July 2005[5][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Adey 308 46.9 +9.6
Conservative Elizabeth Gibson-Harries 295 45.0 −17.7
Labour Garry Deeks 54 8.2 +8.2
Majority 13 1.9
Turnout 657 40.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Bramford & Blakenham By-Election 24 November 2005[5][6][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Field 536 64.3
Conservative Michael Damant 229 27.5
Labour Suzanne Britton 68 8.2
Majority 307 36.8
Turnout 833 26.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Mid Suffolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 10–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Labour wins byelection in army town". guardian.co.uk. London. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b "2005 and 2006 By Elections". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Lib Dems take ground from the Tories". guardian.co.uk. London. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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