East Suffolk District Council elections

Elections of members of East Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England are held every four years, following the merger of Waveney and Suffolk Coastal districts to form the new East Suffolk district in April 2019. 55 councillors are elected to the chamber, with 29 wards each electing either one, two or three representatives.[1] The first elections to East Suffolk District Council were held on 2 May 2019.[2]

Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Green Independents
& Others
Council control
after election
Council established from the merger of Suffolk Coastal & Waveney (55 seats)
2019 39 7 3 4 2 Conservative
2023 15 12 11 16 1 No overall control

Results maps

By-election results

A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 2019 onwards. Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.

2019-present

Ward Date Incumbent party Winning party
Beccles & Worlingham 6 May 2021 Green Green
Framlingham 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Aldeburgh & Leiston 8 July 2021 Conservative Green
Aldeburgh & Leiston 8 July 2021 Conservative Conservative
Orwell & Villages 12 August 2021 Conservative Conservative
Carlton Colville 4 July 2024 Conservative Conservative
Rushmere St Andrew 27 February 2025 Conservative Conservative
Woodbridge 27 February 2025 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats

Notes

  1. ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ^ "District council elections » East Suffolk Council". www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk.
  2. ^ Noble, Paul Geater And Jason (4 April 2019). "See who you can vote for in East Suffolk Council elections". East Anglian Daily Times.