2015 Suffolk Coastal District Council election

2015 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)
All 42 seats to Suffolk Coastal District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won 37 2
Seat change 7 3
Popular vote 60,661 10,503
Percentage 55.2% 9.6%
Swing 0.5% 4.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 3
Popular vote 3,672 24,174
Percentage 3.3% 22.0%
Swing 2.0% 0.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2015 Suffolk Coastal District Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

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

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, decreasing the number of seats by 13 to 42.

This was the final election to Suffolk Coastal District Council before it was abolished and merged with Waveney to form East Suffolk District Council.[2] The inaugural election to the new authority was held on 2 May 2019.

Summary

Election result

2015 Suffolk Coastal District Council election[3]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 42 37 N/A N/A 7 88.1 55.2 60,661 +0.5
  Liberal Democrats 21 2 N/A N/A 3 4.8 9.6 10,503 –4.4
  Independent 4 2 N/A N/A 4.8 3.3 3,672 –2.0
  Labour 38 1 N/A N/A 3 2.4 22.0 24,174 –0.7
  Green 16 0 N/A N/A 0.0 6.0 6,648 +2.7
  UKIP 8 0 N/A N/A 0.0 3.9 4,309 N/A

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.

Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T-J Haworth-Culf 1,450 58.3
Conservative Maureen Jones 1,230 49.5
Independent Marianne Fellowes 1,035 41.6
Labour Ian Ilett 518 20.8
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Bridson 389 15.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Gulliford 352 14.2
Turnout ~2,487
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Deben

Deben
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Christine Block 567 34.8
Conservative Terry Eastman 512 31.4
UKIP Angela Lawrence 286 17.6
Labour Alison Springford 135 8.3
Green Gary Lowe 129 7.9
Majority 55 3.4
Turnout 1,629
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Felixstowe East

Felixstowe East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Gallant 1,795 63.2
Conservative Doreen Savage 1,716 60.4
Labour Hattie Bennett 856 30.1
UKIP Keith Phair 687 24.2
Labour Richard Reaville 632 22.2
Turnout ~2,843
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Felixstowe North

Felixstowe North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Bloomfield 1,583 58.4
Labour Mike Deacon 1,325 48.9
Conservative Mike Titchener 1,059 39.1
Labour Kimberley Williams 947 35.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Ninnmey 502 18.5
Turnout ~2,708
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Felixstowe South

Felixstowe South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Coleman 1,623 59.9
Conservative Andy Smith 1,310 48.4
Labour Corrine Franklin 785 29.0
Labour David Rowe 712 26.3
Green Cherrie MacGregor 536 19.8
Liberal Democrats Gez Hughes 452 16.7
Turnout ~2,709
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Felixstowe West

Felixstowe West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Bird 1,256 52.3
Conservative Tracey Green 1,144 47.6
Labour Michael Sharman 995 41.4
Labour Margaret Morris 953 39.7
Liberal Democrats Jon Woods 458 19.1
Turnout ~2,403
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Framlingham

Framlingham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Hudson 1,560 55.2
Conservative Paul Rous 1,555 55.0
Green Jackie Barrow 575 20.3
Green Rachel Fulcher 467 16.5
UKIP David Bosworth 451 16.0
Labour Edna Salmon 377 13.3
UKIP David Owen 356 12.6
Labour Shasha Toptani 312 11.0
Turnout ~2,826
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Fynn Valley

Fynn Valley
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Robert Whiting 1,379 72.8
Labour Valerie Pizzey 270 14.3
Green Barbara Richardson-Todd 244 12.9
Majority 1,109 58.5
Turnout 1,893
Conservative win (new seat)

Grundisburgh

Grundisburgh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Fryatt 1,299 64.3
Labour Graham Hedger 381 18.9
Liberal Democrats Vic Harrup 339 16.8
Majority 918 45.4
Turnout 2,019
Conservative hold Swing

Hacheston

Hacheston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carol Poulter 1,125 57.1
Green Rhodri Griffiths 361 18.3
Labour Lesley Bensley 309 15.7
Liberal Democrats Janet Tait 174 8.8
Majority 764 38.8
Turnout 1,969
Conservative hold Swing

Kesgrave East

Kesgrave East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Mower 2,038 67.1
Conservative Geoff Lynch 1,874 61.7
Labour David Isaacs 858 28.2
Labour Julie Cuninghame 715 23.5
Liberal Democrats Jon Neal 593 19.5
Turnout ~3,039
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kesgrave West

Kesgrave West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Debbie McCallum 2,265 68.4
Conservative Stuart Lawson 1,838 55.5
Labour Kevin Archer 1,027 31.0
UKIP David Hayes 819 24.7
Labour Anne Hubert-Chibnall 677 20.4
Turnout ~3,313
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kirton

Kirton
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Susan Harvey 1,252 67.0
Green Betsy Reid 340 18.2
Labour Keith Barnett 278 14.9
Majority 912 48.8
Turnout 1,870
Conservative win (new seat)

Leiston

Leiston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Cooper 918 33.3
Conservative Ian Pratt 887 32.1
Conservative Richard Smith 845 30.6
Labour Terry Hodgson 691 25.0
Labour Phil Harle 619 22.4
Independent Mike Taylor 505 18.3
Green Ron Bailey 320 11.6
Green Marie Clark 309 11.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Jackman-Graham 264 9.6
Liberal Democrats Courtney Mower 162 5.9
Turnout ~2,760
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Martlesham

Martlesham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Blundell 1,763 67.0
Liberal Democrats John Kelso 1,380 52.4
Conservative Stephen Attwell 1,190 45.2
Labour Liz Thompson 528 20.1
Labour Julie Lummis 405 15.4
Turnout ~2,633
Conservative hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Melton

Melton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jim Bidwell 1,759 59.9
Conservative Jane Day 1,225 41.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Brown 766 26.1
UKIP Garry Debenham 642 21.9
Labour Jeremy Bale 624 21.3
Green Rachel Smith-Lyte 453 15.4
Green Richard Bull 400 13.6
Turnout ~2,934
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Nacton & Purdis Farm

Nacton & Purdis Farm
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Nicky Yeo 1,333 75.7
Labour Peter Waller 427 24.3
Majority 906 51.4
Turnout 1,760
Conservative win (new seat)

Orford & Eyke

Orford & Eyke
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ray Herring 1,010 57.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew McDonald 273 15.7
Labour John White 244 14.0
Green Stephen Smedley 218 12.5
Majority 737 42.2
Turnout 1,745
Conservative win (new seat)

Peasenhall & Yoxford

Peasenhall & Yoxford
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Stephen Burroughes 1,066 58.2
Green Tom Haslam 378 20.6
Labour Susan Rowberry 250 13.7
Liberal Democrats Julia McLean 137 7.5
Majority 688 37.6
Turnout 1,831
Conservative win (new seat)

Rendlesham

Rendlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Bond 1,030 68.3
Labour Sue Bale 478 31.7
Majority 552 36.6
Turnout 1,508
Conservative hold Swing

Saxmundham

Saxmundham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Fisher 1,214 51.6
Conservative Phillip Dunnett 1,186 50.4
Conservative Julia Ewart 1,043 44.4
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach 677 28.8
Liberal Democrats Keith Dickerson 581 24.7
Turnout ~2,351
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Tower

Tower (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mark Newton 1,997 71.9
Conservative Deborah Dean 1,866 67.2
Labour Amy Trenter 868 31.2
Labour Stan Robinson 826 29.7
Turnout ~2,779
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

The Trimleys

The Trimleys (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Graham Harding 1,564 66.0
Conservative Richard Kerry 1,420 59.9
Labour Johnny Goodhand 730 30.8
Labour Neville Mayes 711 30.0
Liberal Democrats Edward Thompson 313 13.2
Turnout ~2,369
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wenhaston & Westleton

Wenhaston & Westleton
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Raymond Catchpole 907 53.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turner 402 23.6
Labour Robert MacGibbon 393 23.1
Majority 505 29.7
Turnout 1,702
Conservative win (new seat)

Wickham Market

Wickham Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Amoss 746 44.6
UKIP Michael Coney 313 18.7
Liberal Democrats Jon James 313 18.7
Labour John Ridd 302 18.0
Majority 433 25.9
Turnout 1,674
Conservative hold Swing

Woodbridge

Woodbridge (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Geoff Holdcroft 2,499 53.3
Conservative Patti Mulcahy 2,297 49.0
Conservative Colin Hedgley 2,165 46.2
Liberal Democrats Kay Yule 1,409 30.1
Labour Roy Burgon 1,097 23.4
Labour Phyllis Palmer 1,049 22.4
Labour Craig Robinson 870 18.6
UKIP Ray Tunstall 755 16.1
Green Aidan Semmens 686 14.6
Green Martin Wilks 643 13.7
Green Regan Scott 589 12.6
Turnout ~4,688
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

By-elections

Leiston By-Election 17 May 2018[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Geater 612 42.1 +13.3
Labour Freda Casagrande 336 23.1 +0.7
Independent Sammy Betson 293 20.2 +20.2
Liberal Democrats Jules Ewart 213 14.6 +6.0
Majority 276 19.0
Turnout 1,454
Conservative hold Swing
Wenhaston and Westleton By-Election 20 September 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Gower 431 50.6 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turner 340 40.0 +16.4
Green Carl Bennett 80 9.4 +9.4
Majority 91 10.7
Turnout 851
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Declaration of district council election results - Suffolk Coastal District Council election 7 May 2015" (PDF). eastsuffolk.gov.uk. Woodbridge: Suffolk Coastal District Council. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ^ "The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 24 May 2018, SI 2018/640, retrieved 24 January 2026, [The order] comes into force on the day after that on which it is made.
  3. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Leiston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wenhaston and Westleton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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