2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election

2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election
7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)
All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Green Liberal Democrats
Seats won 29 5 4
Seat change 7 1 2
Popular vote 33,679 13,391 8,977
Percentage 48.7% 19.3% 13.0%
Swing 5.9% 7.7% 8.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Suffolk Together
Seats won 2 0
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 2,401 1,079
Percentage 3.5% 1.6%
Swing 2.1% 1.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 33 29 8 1 7 72.5 48.7 33,679 +5.9
  Green 26 5 1 0 1 12.5 19.3 13,391 +7.7
  Liberal Democrats 18 4 0 2 2 10.0 13.0 8,977 –8.6
  Independent 4 2 0 3 3 5.0 3.5 2,401 –2.1
  UKIP 11 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 5,568 +4.7
  Labour 8 0 0 0 1 0.0 6.0 4,123 –5.9
  Suffolk Together 2 0 0 2 2 0.0 1.6 1,079 –1.6

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 % ±%
Conservative Jill Wilshaw 687 50.6 +8.3
Independent Jacob Stringer 670 49.4 N/A
Majority 17 1.2 N/A
Turnout 1,357 70.3 +20.5
Registered electors 1,952
Conservative gain from Independent

Badwell Ash

Badwell Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barker* 1,071 67.4 –2.6
Green Andy Mellen 382 24.0 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Ann Gath 137 8.6 +0.6
Majority 689 43.4 –10.1
Turnout 1,590 74.3 +22.3
Registered electors 2,156
Conservative hold Swing 5.1

Barking & Somersham

Barking & Somersham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Card 542 41.7 +8.2
Suffolk Together Stephen Wright* 411 31.6 –21.8
UKIP Melanie Combstock 194 14.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Thomas 154 11.8 –1.3
Majority 131 10.1 N/A
Turnout 1,301 72.4 +20.9
Registered electors 1,810
Conservative gain from Suffolk Together Swing 15.0

Bramford & Blakenham

Bramford & Blakenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Field* 885 35.8 –1.9
Conservative Kevin Welsby 829 33.5 +4.3
Conservative Aprille Meakin 697 28.2 N/A
Suffolk Together Linda Scott 668 27.0 –20.2
UKIP Neil Harrison 561 22.7 N/A
Turnout ~2,471 71.6 +23.8
Registered electors 3,449
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative gain from Suffolk Together

Claydon & Barham

Claydon & Barham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Whitehead* 1,330 52.8 +16.9
Conservative James Caston 1,213 48.1 +18.7
Liberal Democrats Mo Touman 550 21.8 –9.7
Labour Terry Wilson 515 20.4 +4.7
Green David Penny 384 15.2 +6.5
Independent Jennifer Wilson 158 6.3 N/A
Turnout ~2,520 69.0 +25.2
Registered electors 3,653
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Debenham

Debenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathie Guthrie* 679 50.4 –2.9
Labour Bec Jasper 293 21.7 +3.3
UKIP Roger Fouracre 157 11.6 N/A
Green Mark Finbow 151 11.2 –7.4
Liberal Democrats David Payne 68 5.0 –4.6
Majority 386 28.7 –6.2
Turnout 1,348 71.6 +20.3
Registered electors 1,893
Conservative hold Swing 3.1

Elmswell & Norton

Elmswell & Norton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Levantis 1,619 53.7 +4.5
Green Sarah Mansel* 1,003 33.3 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Doug Reed 908 30.1 –0.4
UKIP Howard Jones 750 24.9 N/A
Green Sylvie Warry 421 14.0 N/A
Turnout ~3,015 71.1 +22.8
Registered electors 4,241
Conservative hold
Green hold

Eye

Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles Flatman* 639 54.6 +5.2
Green Simon Hooton 531 45.4 +6.7
Majority 108 9.2 –1.5
Turnout 1,170 70.0 +17.8
Registered electors 1,704
Independent hold Swing 0.8

Fressingfield

Fressingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lavinia Hadingham 885 60.7 +2.1
Labour Garry Deeks 304 20.9 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne 269 18.4 –5.0
Majority 581 39.8 +4.7
Turnout 1,458 75.5 +23.6
Registered electors 1,962
Conservative hold Swing 0.4

Gislingham

Gislingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Kearsley* 1,006 62.4 +0.5
Green Rowland Warboys 607 37.6 +21.2
Majority 399 24.8 –20.7
Turnout 1,613 74.7 +21.8
Registered electors 2,199
Conservative hold Swing 10.4

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley & Wetherden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rachel Eburne* Unopposed
Registered electors N/A
Green hold

Helmingham & Coddenham

Helmingham & Coddenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Passmore* 956 70.3 –1.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Spurling 395 29.0 +1.0
Majority 561 41.3 –2.0
Turnout 1,351 75.6 –2.0
Registered electors 1,828
Conservative hold Swing 1.0

Hoxne

Hoxne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Gibson-Harries* 839 63.5 +0.3
Labour Nicola Carr 400 30.3 +13.6
Green Tommy Gee 65 4.9 N/A
Majority 439 33.2 –11.9
Turnout 1,304 76.5 +22.1
Registered electors 1,728
Conservative hold Swing 6.7

Mendlesham*

Mendlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Stringer* 871 62.4 –10.8
Conservative Paul Allen 508 36.4 +15.2
Majority 363 26.0 –26.4
Turnout 1,379 76.2 +19.4
Registered electors 1,831
Green hold Swing 13.0

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Marchant* 1,307 53.1 –15.4
Liberal Democrats Mike Norris* 921 37.4 –18.3
Conservative Kay Oakes 913 37.1 N/A
UKIP Samantha Streatfield 470 19.1 –0.5
Green Terence Carter 409 16.6 N/A
Turnout ~2,461 66.3 +24.2
Registered electors 3,714
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Onehouse

Onehouse*
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Matthissen* 734 54.3 –0.1
UKIP Andrew Billinge 343 25.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Cunningham 230 17.0 +6.5
Majority 391 28.9 +5.2
Turnout 1,307 70.8 +16.7
Registered electors 1,911
Green hold

Palgrave

Palgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Burn* 870 64.0 +6.4
Green Sarah Guthrie 241 17.7 –5.0
Labour Elaine Halton 226 16.6 –1.5
Majority 629 46.3 +10.6
Turnout 1,337 74.4 +25.4
Registered electors 1,829
Conservative hold Swing 5.7

Rattlesden

Rattlesden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton* 728 57.6 –5.7
Conservative Gilly Morgan 515 40.8 +5.7
Majority 213 16.8 –11.8
Turnout 1,243 74.6 +17.3
Registered electors 1,694
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 5.7

Rickinghall & Walsham

Rickinghall & Walsham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Osborne* 1,425 53.7 –3.0
Conservative Jessica Fleming 1,278 48.2 –6.5
Labour Eddie Dougall 596 22.5 –5.5
Green Dominic Tooth 421 15.9 N/A
Green Harriet Bowes 408 15.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Julia Truelove 317 11.9 N/A
Turnout ~2,654 71.0 +23.1
Registered electors 3,739
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ringshall

Ringshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Whybrow 740 48.4 –0.3
Liberal Democrats Nicky Willshere 338 22.1 –28.8
UKIP Mei Minns 257 16.8 N/A
Green Patricia Aspinall 186 12.2 N/A
Majority 402 26.3 N/A
Turnout 1,521 70.1 +22.3
Registered electors 2,187
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 14.3

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Mayes* 966 38.9 –6.9
Conservative Paul Ekpenyong 865 34.9 –4.3
UKIP Stephen Searle 607 24.5 +9.0
Labour Suzanne Britton 505 20.4 –4.1
Green Linda Baxter 421 17.0 –5.4
Green Miles Row 322 13.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Curle 232 9.4 –1.4
Turnout ~2,481 67.7 +23.6
Registered electors 3,664
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Green* 2,292 47.5 –2.0
Conservative Barry Humphreys 1,948 40.4 –2.1
Conservative Dave Muller 1,705 35.3 N/A
Labour Duncan Macpherson* 1,284 26.6 –8.6
Green Nigel Rozier 1,145 23.7 –6.6
UKIP Christopher Streatfield 1,132 23.5 +9.2
Green John Betts-Davies 1,081 22.4 N/A
Turnout ~4,826 62.7 +28.1
Registered electors 7,697
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerard Brewster* 934 39.2 +7.2
Conservative Nick Gowrley 856 35.9 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff 768 32.2 +5.4
UKIP Stewart Minns 574 24.1 +16.9
Green Jen Overett 352 14.8 –9.6
Turnout ~2,383 63.6 +23.4
Registered electors 3,749
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Stowupland

Stowupland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Keith Welham 686 52.9 +39.6
Conservative Jemma Lynch 583 45.0 +5.3
Majority 103 7.9 N/A
Turnout 1,269 70.1 +21.7
Registered electors 1,849
Green gain from Conservative Swing 17.2

Stradbroke & Laxfield

Stradbroke & Laxfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Flatman 1,083 67.6 N/A
Green James Hargrave 464 29.0 N/A
Majority 619 38.6 N/A
Turnout 1,547 74.7 +23.9
Registered electors 2,144
Conservative gain from Independent

The Stonhams

The Stonhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Suzie Morley 834 58.0 +12.4
Green Nicholas Hardingham 425 29.6 +14.7
Liberal Democrats Kay Field 164 11.4 –18.0
Majority 409 28.4 +11.7
Turnout 1,423 78.5 +23.9
Registered electors 1,832
Conservative hold Swing 1.2

Thurston & Hessett

Thurston & Hessett (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Haley* 1,459 56.3 –4.7
Conservative Esther Jewson 918 35.4 –8.8
Liberal Democrats Ellen Kirkby 606 23.4 –7.0
Green Jonathan Arnold 576 22.2 N/A
UKIP Ryan Fiske 523 20.2 +6.4
Turnout 2,593 73.9 +27.2
Registered electors 3,510
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wetheringsett

Wetheringsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Glen Horn 825 55.4 +2.4
Green Peter Brooke 647 43.4 +15.8
Majority 178 12.0 –13.3
Turnout 1,472 74.4 +23.9
Registered electors 2,003
Conservative hold Swing 6.7

Woolpit

Woolpit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Storey 743 61.2 N/A
Green Claire Scotford 458 37.7 +13.2
Majority 285 23.5 N/A
Turnout 1,201 73.8 +22.4
Registered electors 1,645
Conservative gain from Independent

By-elections

Barking & Somersham

Barking and Somersham By-Election 2 June 2016[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Anne Marie Killett 212 34.5 +34.5
Conservative Jemma Lynch 210 34.2 −7.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Valladares 154 25.1 +13.2
Labour Will Marsburg 38 6.2 +6.2
Majority 2 0.3
Turnout 617 34.1
Green gain from Conservative Swing +21.0

Eye

Eye By-Election 4 May 2017[5][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Burke 438 52.3 +52.3
Green Simon Hooton 220 26.3 −19.1
Liberal Democrats John Blake 112 13.4 +13.4
Labour Alex Wilson 68 8.1 +8.1
Majority 218 26.0
Turnout 838
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ "Declaration of result of poll - Mid Suffolk District Council Election 2015" (PDF). andrewteale.me.uk. Needham Market: Mid Suffolk District Council. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Barking & Somersham By-Election Result Announced". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Eye Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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