Mid Suffolk District Council elections

Mid Suffolk District Council elections are held every four years to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, there have been 34 councillors elected from 26 wards.^[1]

Council elections

Results maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Badwell Ash By-Election 27 February 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	292	44.4
	Labour	184	28.0
	Liberal Democrats	182	27.7
Majority		108	16.4
Turnout		658	50.3
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

1999-2003

Norton By-Election 9 September 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		546	61.4	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Ottley	343	38.6	−8.0
Majority			203	22.8
Turnout			889	49.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendlesham By-Election 17 January 2002^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gilmour	343	48.2	−2.3
	Labour		257	36.1	−13.4
	Green		111	15.6	+15.6
Majority			86	12.1
Turnout			711	41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmswell By-Election 21 March 2002^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Millward	726	77.6	+68.1
	Conservative		209	22.4	−16.3
Majority			517	55.2
Turnout			935	37.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Worlingworth By-Election 23 January 2003^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Debenham	411	83.4	+28.6
	Labour		82	16.6	+16.6
Majority			329	66.8
Turnout			493	36.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Barking & Somersham By-Election 21 October 2004^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Richardson	281	51.1
	Conservative		183	33.3
	UKIP		86	15.6
Majority			98	17.8
Turnout			550	32.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Claydon & Barham By-Election 21 October 2004^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Redbound	617	57.7	−0.7
	Conservative		374	35.0	−6.6
	Labour		78	7.3	+7.3
Majority			243	22.7
Turnout			1,069	30.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hoxne By-Election 28 July 2005^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Adey	308	46.9	+9.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Gibson-Harries	295	45.0	−17.7
	Labour	Garry Deeks	54	8.2	+8.2
Majority			13	1.9
Turnout			657	40.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bramford & Blakenham By-Election 24 November 2005^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Field	536	64.3
	Conservative	Michael Damant	229	27.5
	Labour	Suzanne Britton	68	8.2
Majority			307	36.8
Turnout			833	26.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2007-2011

Haughley and Wetherden By-Election 25 March 2010^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Rachel Eburne	444	61.0	+45.4
	Conservative	Samantha Powell	176	24.2	−20.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Vecchi	51	7.0	−32.4
	Labour	David Hill	32	4.4	+4.4
	UKIP	Christopher Streatfield	25	3.4	+3.4
Majority			268	36.8
Turnout			728	41.6
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing	+33.2

2011-2015

Stowmarket North By-Election 22 May 2014^[13]
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

2015-2019

Barking and Somersham By-Election 2 June 2016^[14]
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 By-Election 4 May 2017^[15]
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

2019-2023

Thurston By-Election 17 February 2022^[16]
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	−4.9
Majority			446	34.0
Turnout			1,313
	Green hold		Swing

2023-2027

Chilton (Stowmarket) By-Election 2 May 2024^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Lorraine Baker	589	47.2
	Conservative	Steven Runciman	375	30.0
	Labour	William Howman	285	22.8
Majority			214	17.1
Turnout			1,249
	Green hold		Swing

Thurston By-Election 24 September 2024^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Harry Richardson	579	49.2
	Green	Oscar Barrick-Cook	518	44.0
	Labour	Nathan Hope	79	6.7
Majority			61	5.2
Turnout			1,176
	Conservative gain from Green		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1317, retrieved 6 January 2024
^ The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Byelection roundup". guardian.co.uk. London. 18 January 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". guardian.co.uk. London. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ "BNP victory overshadows council polls". guardian.co.uk. London. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Labour wins byelection in army town". guardian.co.uk. London. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b "2005 and 2006 By Elections". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ "Lib Dems take ground from the Tories". guardian.co.uk. London. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ Mead, Chris (26 March 2010). "Greens drop by-election bombshell on major parties". The Independent. London. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Mid Suffolk District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stowmarket North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Barking & Somersham By-Election Result Announced". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Eye Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thurston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Mid Suffolk District Council Election of a District Councillor for Chilton Ward on Thursday 2 May 2024". www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/. Mid Suffolk District Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thurston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

By-election results

External links

Mid Suffolk Council

[2018order-1] "The Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1317, retrieved 6 January 2024

[2] The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[from-3] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[roundup-5] "Byelection roundup". guardian.co.uk. London. 18 January 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[bombshell-6] "Lib Dems drop bombshell on Blair's doorstep". guardian.co.uk. London. 22 March 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[overshadows-7] "BNP victory overshadows council polls". guardian.co.uk. London. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[army-8] "Labour wins byelection in army town". guardian.co.uk. London. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[elmswell-9] "2005 and 2006 By Elections". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[ground-10] "Lib Dems take ground from the Tories". guardian.co.uk. London. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[greens1-11] Mead, Chris (26 March 2010). "Greens drop by-election bombshell on major parties". The Independent. London. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

[wetherden-12] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Mid Suffolk District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Stowmarket North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[greens2-14] "Barking & Somersham By-Election Result Announced". Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Eye Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Thurston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[17] "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Mid Suffolk District Council Election of a District Councillor for Chilton Ward on Thursday 2 May 2024". www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/. Mid Suffolk District Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Thurston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
East Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
West Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 Abolished
West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes