2019 Mid Suffolk District Council election

2019 Mid Suffolk District Council election
2 May 2019
All 34 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Green
Last election 29 seats, 51.2% 5 seats, 15.2%
Seats before 29 5
Seats won 16 12
Seat change 13 7
Popular vote 14,289 11,944
Percentage 40.7% 34.0%
Swing 8.0% 14.7%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 4 seats, 13.4% 2 seats, 4.0%
Seats before 4 2
Seats won 5 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 6,213 1,196
Percentage 17.7% 3.4%
Swing 4.7% 0.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Mid Suffolk District Council election

The 2019 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2019 Mid Suffolk District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 16 N/A N/A 13 47.7 40.7 14,289 –8.0
  Green 21 12 N/A N/A 7 35.3 34.0 11,944 +14.7
  Liberal Democrats 19 5 N/A N/A 1 14.7 17.7 6,213 +4.7
  Independent 3 1 N/A N/A 1 2.9 3.4 1,196 –0.1
  Labour 8 0 N/A N/A 0.0 3.9 1,370 –2.1
  UKIP 1 0 N/A N/A 0.0 0.3 113 –7.7

Ward results

Bacton

Bacton
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Andrew Mellen 633 64.9
Conservative Jill Wilshaw* 343 35.1
Majority 290 29.8
Turnout 976 42.4
Registered electors 2,304
Green win (new seat)

Battisford & Ringshall

Battisford & Ringshall
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Daniel Pratt 424 57.1
Conservative Kay Oakes 319 42.9
Majority 105 14.2
Turnout 743 30.9
Registered electors 2,403
Green win (new seat)

Blakenham

Blakenham
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats John Field* 354 51.7
Conservative Robert Grimsey 196 28.6
Green Peter Jousiffe 135 19.7
Majority 158 23.1
Turnout 685 27.6
Registered electors 2,487
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bramford

Bramford
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative James Caston* 348 57.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Redbond 256 42.4
Majority 92 15.2
Turnout 604 30.4
Registered electors 1,989
Conservative win (new seat)

Chilton (Stowmarket)

Chilton (Stowmarket) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Barry Humphreys* 552 48.1
Green Oliver Amorowson 548 47.8
Conservative Gary Green* 428 37.3
Liberal Democrats David Poulson 360 31.4
Turnout 1,147 25.5
Registered electors 4,507
Conservative win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Claydon & Barham

Claydon & Barham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Whitehead* 749 52.2
Conservative Timothy Passmore* 717 50.0
Green Helen Bridgeman 562 39.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Valladares 427 29.8
Turnout 1,434 31.0
Registered electors 4,629
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Combs Ford (Stowmarket)

Combs Ford (Stowmarket) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Gerard Brewster* 893 61.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff 557 38.2
Conservative Nicholas Gowrley* 443 30.4
Green Miles Row 443 30.4
Turnout 1,458 30.5
Registered electors 4,781
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Debenham

Debenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothy Guthrie* 605 70.1 +19.7
Labour Terence Wilson 258 29.9 +8.2
Majority 347 40.2 +11.5
Turnout 863 35.1 –36.5
Registered electors 2,457
Conservative hold Swing 5.8

Elmswell & Woolpit

Elmswell & Woolpit (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Sarah Mansel* 1,006 59.1
Green Helen Geake 925 54.4
Conservative Jane Storey* 719 42.2
Liberal Democrats Kerry Burn 204 12.0
Turnout 1,702 35.0
Registered electors 4,857
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Eye

Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Gould 419 53.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Glenton 370 46.9 N/A
Majority 49 6.2 N/A
Turnout 789 34.7 –35.3
Registered electors 2,276
Conservative gain from Independent

Fressingfield

Fressingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lavinia Hadingham* 518 54.8 –5.9
Green Peter Davies 206 21.8 N/A
Independent Garry Deeks 141 14.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Seeman 80 8.5 –9.9
Majority 312 33.0 –6.8
Turnout 945 39.8 –35.7
Registered electors 2,373
Conservative hold

Gislingham

Gislingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rowland Warboys 506 48.8 +11.2
Conservative Christopher Pitt 421 40.6 –21.8
Labour Joanne Clifford 110 10.6 N/A
Majority 85 8.2 N/A
Turnout 1,037 40.8 –33.9
Registered electors 2,540
Green gain from Conservative Swing 16.5

Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden

Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Rachel Eburne* 1,363 77.7
Green Keith Welham* 1,277 72.8
Conservative Stephen Britt 337 19.2
Conservative James Passmore 293 16.7
Turnout 1,755 40.0
Registered electors 4,385
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Hoxne & Worlingworth

Hoxne & Worlingworth
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Matthew Hicks* 533 58.9
Green David Penny 182 20.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Card 108 11.9
Labour Anthony Scott-Robinson 82 9.1
Majority 351 38.8
Turnout 905 39.4
Registered electors 2,295
Conservative win (new seat)

Mendlesham

Mendlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Stringer* 838 72.0 +8.8
Conservative Elaine Bryce 326 28.0 –8.8
Majority 512 44.0 +17.6
Turnout 1,164 49.2 –27.0
Registered electors 2,364
Green hold Swing 8.8

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Norris* 847 62.1 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Phillips 805 59.0 +21.6
Conservative Matthew Oakes 442 32.4 –4.7
Conservative Paul Allen 370 27.1 N/A
Turnout 1,364 28.2 –38.1
Registered electors 4,838
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Onehouse

Onehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Matthissen* 463 55.6 –0.6
Conservative James Spencer 245 29.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Nichola Willshere 125 15.0 –2.6
Majority 218 26.2 –2.7
Turnout 833 37.9 –32.9
Registered electors 2,201
Green hold

Palgrave

Palgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Burn* 465 58.1 –7.0
Green Gillian Heriz-Smith 335 41.9 +23.9
Majority 130 16.2 –30.9
Turnout 800 36.4 –38.0
Registered electors 2,199
Conservative hold Swing 15.5

Rattlesden

Rattlesden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penelope Otton* 628 63.4 +4.8
Conservative Gillian Morgan 254 25.7 –15.7
Labour Philip Cockell 108 10.9 N/A
Majority 374 37.7 +20.5
Turnout 990 40.4 –34.2
Registered electors 2,450
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 10.3

Rickinghall

Rickinghall
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jessica Fleming* 502 62.4
Labour Susan Coe 302 37.6
Majority 200 24.8
Turnout 804 33.7
Registered electors 2,386
Conservative win (new seat)

St Peter’s (Stowmarket)

St Peter’s (Stowmarket)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Paul Ekpenyong* 282 50.1
Liberal Democrats David Child 281 49.9
Majority 1 0.2
Turnout 563 25.8
Registered electors 2,323
Conservative win (new seat)

Stonham

Stonham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Susan Morley* 413 44.8
Green Nicholas Hardingham 304 33.0
UKIP Jeremy Hall 113 12.3
Liberal Democrats David Payne 91 9.9
Majority 109 11.8
Turnout 921 39.8
Registered electors 2,325
Conservative win (new seat)

Stow Thorney (Stowmarket)

Stow Thorney (Stowmarket) (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Muller* 475 50.9
Green Terence Carter 415 44.4
Conservative Clifton Bushe 400 42.8
Labour William Howman 238 25.5
Turnout 934 22.0
Registered electors 4,242
Conservative win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Stradbroke & Laxfield

Stradbroke & Laxfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Flatman* 616 68.2 –1.8
Liberal Democrats Catherine Leith 287 31.8 N/A
Majority 329 36.4 –3.6
Turnout 903 38.8 –35.9
Registered electors 2,433
Conservative hold

Thurston

Thurston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Wendy Turner 732 45.1
Conservative Harold Richardson 633 39.0
Conservative Oliver Passmore 498 30.7
Green Sue Tytler 438 27.0
Liberal Democrats Ellen Kirkby 206 12.7
Independent Olivia Boland 162 10.0
Liberal Democrats Francis Wright 158 9.7
Labour Ursula Ajimal 136 8.4
Turnout 1,624 35.5
Registered electors 4,581
Green win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Walsham-le-Willows

Walsham-le-Willows
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Meyer 428 50.8
Green Stuart Masters 209 24.8
Labour John Dougall 136 16.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Spurling 69 8.2
Majority 219 26.0
Turnout 842 32.9
Registered electors 2,562
Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections

Thurston

Thurston: 17 February 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Austin Davies 845 64.4 +25.2
Conservative Philippa Wilding 399 30.4 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Timothy Glenton 37 2.8 −8.2
Labour Terence Wilson 32 2.4 −4.8
Majority 446 34.0
Turnout 1,320 28.1
Green hold Swing 14.4

References

  1. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). babergh.gov.uk. Ipswich: Mid Suffolk District Council. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 2019" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 171–172. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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