2011 Mid Suffolk District Council election

2011 Mid Suffolk District Council election
5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
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 22 6 5
Seat change 4 1
Popular vote 19,897 10,072 2,602
Percentage 42.8% 21.6% 5.6%
Swing 4.1% 11.5% 0.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Green Suffolk Together Labour
Seats won 4 2 1
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 5,417 1,474 5,520
Percentage 11.6% 3.2% 11.9%
Swing 7.6% 0.7% 7.4%
Winner of each seat at the 2011 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

The 2011 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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

The Conservatives won a third consecutive majority on the council. The Liberal Democrats lost four seats but remained in second place, while the Greens gained two seats. Labour regained representation on the council - winning one seat - after being wiped out at the previous election.

After the election, the four Green councillors formed a group including the two Suffolk Together councillors and two Independents. The group of eight formed the official opposition to the Conservative administration.

2011 Mid Suffolk District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 32 22 2 2 55.0 42.8 19,897 –4.1
  Liberal Democrats 31 6 0 4 4 15.0 21.6 10,072 –11.5
  Independent 5 5 1 0  ! 12.5 5.6 2,602 –0.4
  Green 17 4 2 0 2 10.0 11.6 5,417 +7.6
  Suffolk Together 3 2 0 0 5.0 3.2 1,474 –0.7
  Labour 23 1 1 0 1 2.5 11.9 5,520 +7.4
  UKIP 8 0 0 0 0.0 3.3 1,549 +2.0

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 Sarah Stringer* 476 48.9
Conservative Simon Bennett 412 42.3
UKIP Ian Hawkins 85 8.7
Majority 64 6.6
Turnout 973 49.8
Registered electors 1,956
Independent hold Swing

Badwell Ash

Badwell Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Barker* 779 70.0
Green Andrew Mellen 183 16.4
Liberal Democrats Ann Gath 89 8.0
UKIP Thomas Fairweather 62 5.6
Majority 596 53.5
Turnout 1,113 52.0
Registered electors 2,141
Conservative hold Swing

Barking & Somersham

Barking & Somersham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Suffolk Together Stephen Wright* 493 53.4
Conservative Jeremy Smith 310 33.5
Liberal Democrats David Payne 121 13.1
Majority 183 19.9
Turnout 924 51.5
Registered electors 1,794
Suffolk Together hold Swing

Bramford & Blakenham

Bramford & Blakenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Suffolk Together Michael Blakenham* 731 47.2
Liberal Democrats John Field* 584 37.7
Conservative Kevin Welsby 453 29.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Smith 226 14.6
Labour Tony Elliott 222 14.3
Labour Sophie Meudec 200 12.9
Turnout ~1,549 47.8
Registered electors 3,241
Suffolk Together hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Claydon & Barham

Claydon & Barham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Whitehead 573 35.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Redbond* 502 31.5
Conservative Linda Britt 469 29.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Touman* 296 18.6
Labour Jennifer Wilson 251 15.7
Suffolk Together Shirley Fairburn 250 15.7
Labour Terry Wilson 233 14.6
Green David Penny 139 8.7
Turnout ~1,594 43.8
Registered electors 3,640
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Debenham

Debenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathie Guthrie 509 53.3
Green Brian Fearnley 178 18.6
Labour Jennifer Chattington 176 18.4
Liberal Democrats Xy Stanfield 92 9.6
Majority 333 34.9
Turnout 955 51.3
Registered electors 1,863
Conservative hold Swing

Elmswell & Norton

Elmswell & Norton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Storey 991 49.2
Green Sarah Mansel 657 32.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Milward* 615 30.5
Liberal Democrats Julian Cunningham 492 24.4
Labour Heather Salmon 291 14.5
Turnout ~2,013 48.3
Registered electors 4,169
Conservative hold
Green gain from Liberal Democrats

Eye

Eye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Charles Flatman* 426 49.4
Green Merlin Carr 334 38.7
Labour Peter Ede 102 11.8
Majority 92 10.7
Turnout 862 52.2
Registered electors 1,652
Independent hold Swing

Fressingfield

Fressingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marilyn Curran* 575 58.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne 230 23.4
Labour Garry Deeks 177 18.0
Majority 345 35.1
Turnout 982 51.9
Registered electors 1,892
Conservative hold Swing

Gislingham

Gislingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Diana Kearsley* 696 61.9
Green Ged Patterson 184 16.4
Labour Kevin O'Keefe 152 13.5
Liberal Democrats Linda Smith 93 8.3
Majority 512 45.5
Turnout 1,125 52.9
Registered electors 2,127
Conservative hold Swing

Haughley & Wetherden

Haughley & Wetherden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Rachel Eburne* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,768
Green gain from Conservative

Helmingham & Coddenham

Helmingham & Coddenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Passmore* 719 71.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Spurling 283 28.2
Majority 436 43.6
Turnout 1,002 55.2
Registered electors 1,814
Conservative hold Swing

Hoxne

Hoxne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Gibson-Harries* 594 64.0
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Edwards 175 18.9
Labour Geoff Hinchcliffe 159 17.1
Majority 419 45.1
Turnout 928 54.4
Registered electors 1,705
Conservative hold Swing

Mendlesham

Mendlesham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Andrew Stringer* 764 74.0
Conservative Jessica Fleming 223 21.6
Labour Rebecca Martin 46 4.5
Majority 541 52.4
Turnout 1,033 56.8
Registered electors 1,817
Green hold Swing

Needham Market

Needham Market (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Marchant* 1,045 68.5
Liberal Democrats Mike Norris* 850 55.7
UKIP Samantha Streatfield 299 19.6
Labour David Hill 277 18.2
Turnout ~1,525 42.1
Registered electors 3,622
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Onehouse

Onehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Matthissen* 539 56.3
Conservative Stephen Carlton-Walker* 312 32.6
Liberal Democrats Nicky Turner 106 11.1
Majority 227 23.7
Turnout 957 54.1
Registered electors 1,768
Green hold Swing

Palgrave

Palgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Burn 534 58.7
Green Brian Guthrie 209 23.0
Labour Elaine Halton 167 18.4
Majority 325 35.7
Turnout 910 49.0
Registered electors 1,859
Conservative hold Swing

Rattlesden

Rattlesden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Penny Otton* 604 64.3
Conservative Adrian Clayden 335 35.7
Majority 269 28.6
Turnout 939 57.3
Registered electors 1,638
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Rickinghall & Walsham

Rickinghall & Walsham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sara Michell* 1,006 56.7
Conservative Derek Osborne* 971 54.7
Labour Eddie Dougall 497 28.0
Labour John Stebbing 426 24.0
Turnout ~1,774 47.9
Registered electors 3,703
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Ringshall

Ringshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Godden* 528 51.0
Conservative David Whybrow 508 49.0
Majority 20 1.9
Turnout 1,036 47.8
Registered electors 2,166
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Poppy Robinson* 744 45.8
Conservative Lesley Mayes* 636 39.2
Labour Suzanne Britton 398 24.5
Green Gareth Betts-Davies 363 22.4
UKIP David Griffith 252 15.5
Liberal Democrats John Curle 176 10.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Groundsell 164 10.1
Turnout ~1,623 44.1
Registered electors 3,681
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gary Green* 1,202 49.5
Conservative Frank Whittle* 1,033 42.5
Labour Duncan Macpherson 855 35.2
Conservative Pete Woodley* 813 33.5
Green Nigel Rozier 737 30.3
Liberal Democrats Brij Sharma 432 17.8
UKIP Colin Lay 348 14.3
Turnout ~2,430 34.6
Registered electors 7,024
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Stowmarket South

Stowmarket South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerard Brewster 480 32.0
Conservative Vera Waspe* 468 31.2
Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff* 403 26.8
Green Twiggy Davis 366 24.4
Conservative Anne Whybrow 345 23.0
Labour Jeremy Izod 254 16.9
Liberal Democrats Christopher Vecchi 150 10.0
UKIP Christopher Streatfield 108 7.2
Turnout ~1,501 40.2
Registered electors 3,735
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold

Stowupland

Stowupland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Byles* 356 40.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Valladares 265 30.3
Labour Ronald Snell 128 14.6
Green Craig Theobald 127 14.5
Majority 91 10.4
Turnout 876 48.4
Registered electors 1,822
Conservative hold Swing

Stradbroke & Laxfield

Stradbroke & Laxfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stuart Gemmill* 752 72.2
Liberal Democrats James Hargrave 289 27.8
Majority 463 44.4
Turnout 1,041 50.8
Registered electors 2,089
Independent hold Swing

The Stonhams

The Stonhams
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Curran 462 46.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fowler* 295 29.5
Green Nicholas Hardingham 152 15.2
Labour Jan Hicks 91 9.1
Majority 167 16.7
Turnout 1,000 54.6
Registered electors 1,845
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Thurston & Hessett

Thurston & Hessett (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derrick Haley* 999 61.0
Conservative Sam Powell 724 44.2
Liberal Democrats David Kemplay 499 30.4
UKIP Gillian Bush 226 13.8
UKIP Geoffrey Palmer 169 10.3
Turnout ~1,641 46.7
Registered electors 3,513
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wetheringsett

Wetheringsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tilbury* 533 53.6
Green Rachel Turner 281 28.2
Labour Marion Ravenhill 128 12.9
Liberal Democrats Kay Field 53 5.3
Majority 252 25.3
Turnout 995 50.5
Registered electors 1,981
Conservative hold Swing

Woolpit

Woolpit
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ray Melvin* 468 57.1
Green David Scotfield 204 24.9
Liberal Democrats Judith Broadway 79 9.6
Labour Barry Salmon 69 8.4
Majority 264 32.2
Turnout 820 51.4
Registered electors 1,632
Independent hold Swing

Worlingworth

Worlingworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Hicks 613 63.1
Labour Paul Burrows 221 22.7
Liberal Democrats Kielen Aalders-Dunthorne 138 14.2
Majority 392 40.3
Turnout 972 52.1
Registered electors 1,891
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket North By-Election 22 May 2014[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Humphreys 707 31.8 −1.8
UKIP Stephen Searle 616 27.7 +18.0
Green Nigel Rozier 444 19.9 −0.7
Labour Anthony Elliott 315 14.2 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Nichola Willshere 144 6.5 −5.6
Majority 91 4.1
Turnout 2,226
Conservative hold 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. 12–13. 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. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stowmarket North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
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