1989 Suffolk County Council election

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1989 Suffolk County Council election

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All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council 41 seats needed for a majority
Registered	477,406 (5.0%)
Turnout	37.5% (1.1%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 46 26 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 78,236 62,494 Percentage 43.8% 34.9% Swing 0.9% 0.9%   Third party Fourth party   Party SLD Independent Seats won 5 3 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 27,443 6,203 Percentage 15.3% 3.5% Swing 2.9% 0.2%
Results of the 1989 Suffolk County Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1989 Suffolk County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

1989 Suffolk County Council election[1]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	78	46	2	6	4	57.5	43.8	78,236	+0.9
	Labour	76	26	3	0	3	32.5	34.9	62,494	+0.9
	SLD	53	5	4	2	2	5.0	15.3	27,443	–2.9
	Independent	8	3	1	2	1	5.0	3.5	6,203	+0.2
	Green	15	0	0	0		0.0	2.5	4,445	+1.2

Babergh District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	10,635	42.8	–1.5
	Labour	2		6,964	28.0	–2.2
	SLD	1		5,670	22.8	+2.4
	Independent	0	1	1,219	4.9	+1.0
	Green	0		341	1.4	+0.2
Total		10		24,829	39.7	–2.8

Division results

Belstead Brook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Linge	1,355	48.1	+5.4
	SLD	D. Goldfinch	875	31.0	–4.0
	Labour	D. Sandiford	589	20.9	–1.4
Majority			480	17.0	+9.3
Turnout			2,819	38.2	–4.6
Registered electors			7,373
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.7

Brett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Chantler	849	37.6	–14.6
	SLD	M. Marshall	560	24.8	–7.9
	Independent	A. Robertson	513	22.7	N/A
	Labour	J. Anslow	334	14.8	–0.3
Majority			289	12.8	–6.7
Turnout			2,256	46.8	+3.2
Registered electors			4,817
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Cosford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Pembroke	969	53.1	–21.7
	SLD	D. French	570	31.2	N/A
	Labour	M. Nelson	287	15.7	–9.5
Majority			399	21.9	–18.2
Turnout			1,826	41.4	+1.3
Registered electors			4,407
	Conservative hold

Great Cornard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Cornish*	1,130	54.0	+7.9
	Conservative	C. Hudleston	765	36.6	+5.7
	SLD	G. Raggett	196	9.4	–13.5
Majority			365	17.5	+2.3
Turnout			2,091	35.0	–11.8
Registered electors			5,971
	Labour hold		Swing	1.1

Hadleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	D. Grutchfield	1,006	49.9	N/A
	Independent	J. Bloomfield*	706	35.0	–25.4
	Labour	A. Seaborne	306	15.2	–24.4
Majority			300	14.9	N/A
Turnout			2,018	39.0	+4.7
Registered electors			5,173
	SLD gain from Independent

Melford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Gales*	1,243	48.0	+0.3
	Labour	S. Guyton	654	25.3	–1.4
	SLD	M. Gleed	352	13.6	–12.1
	Green	M. Green	341	13.2	N/A
Majority			589	22.7	+1.7
Turnout			2,590	36.5	–4.9
Registered electors			7,090
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Delves	1,101	48.9	+9.1
	SLD	R. Fishwick	737	32.7	–11.1
	Labour	A. Bavington	415	18.4	+2.1
Majority			364	16.2	N/A
Turnout			2,253	40.4	–9.2
Registered electors			5,572
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	10.1

Samford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Curnow	1,229	44.8	+4.5
	SLD	J. Miller	994	36.2	+4.8
	Labour	D. Evans	523	19.0	–9.3
Majority			235	8.6	–0.3
Turnout			2,746	46.4	–5.5
Registered electors			5,912
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Stour Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Pryor*	1,554	57.6	–4.4
	Labour	J. Skinner	764	28.3	+2.0
	SLD	R. Milne	380	14.1	N/A
Majority			790	29.3	–6.4
Turnout			2,698	38.4	–0.4
Registered electors			7,032
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

Sudbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Wiles*	1,962	55.5	+3.2
	Conservative	G. Garden	1,570	44.5	–3.2
Majority			392	11.1	+6.6
Turnout			3,532	38.6	+1.6
Registered electors			9,144
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

Forest Heath District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5		4,993	52.6	+2.5
	Independent	1		1,513	15.9	+5.5
	Labour	0		2,984	31.4	+0.1
Total		6		9,490	28.5	–6.5

Division results

Brandon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Adam*	955	62.7	+5.3
	Labour	N. Guthrie	568	37.3	–5.3
Majority			387	25.4	+10.6
Turnout			1,523	27.4	–3.0
Registered electors			5,561
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Exning

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hopkinson*	956	64.3	+19.2
	Labour	J. Sehgal	530	35.7	+10.2
Majority			426	28.7	+13.0
Turnout			1,486	22.8	–7.8
Registered electors			6,520
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Icknield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Thomason	1,160	72.5	+2.5
	Labour	K. Holland	439	27.5	–2.5
Majority			721	45.1	+5.0
Turnout			1,599	30.1	–3.7
Registered electors			5,318
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

Mildenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Pendleton	750	42.2	–14.6
	Labour	P. Dawson	596	33.5	–9.7
	Independent	J. Barker	433	24.3	N/A
Majority			154	8.7	–5.0
Turnout			1,779	34.7	+0.9
Registered electors			5,129
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.5

Newmarket Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Crickmere*	1,172	65.4	+17.0
	Labour	C. Muge	619	34.6	–1.7
Majority			553	30.9	+18.8
Turnout			1,791	31.7	–9.7
Registered electors			5,647
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Rowheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Haylock*	1,080	82.3	+23.9
	Labour	J. Neville	232	17.7	+3.6
Majority			848	64.6	+33.7
Turnout			1,312	26.0	–14.4
Registered electors			5,050
	Independent hold		Swing	16.9

Ipswich District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	12		18,513	55.9	+3.8
	Conservative	4		11,976	36.1	+1.0
	SLD	0		1,470	4.4	–8.4
	Green	0		1,171	3.5	N/A
Total		16		33,130	36.8	+0.8

Division results

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Alcock*	1,300	55.7	–1.0
	SLD	D. Jackson	474	20.3	–2.8
	Labour	B. Coleman	410	17.6	–2.5
	Green	P. Pitty	151	6.5	N/A
Majority			826	35.4	+1.8
Turnout			2,335	39.8	–2.0
Registered electors			5,865
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.9

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Doran	1,157	65.7	–5.4
	Conservative	L. Green	399	22.7	–6.2
	Green	J. Scott	205	11.6	N/A
Majority			758	43.0	+0.7
Turnout			1,761	31.5	–0.4
Registered electors			5,589
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Broom Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pinner*	864	44.8	–16.2
	Labour	S. Mason	689	35.7	–2.3
	Green	S. Tooke	192	10.0	N/A
	SLD	J. Odell	183	9.5	N/A
Majority			175	9.1	–12.9
Turnout			1,928	38.0	+3.2
Registered electors			5,074
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Alcock*	1,107	49.0	+1.4
	Labour	D. Long	831	36.8	+4.0
	Green	P. Jackson	206	9.1	N/A
	SLD	G. Reynolds	117	5.2	–14.4
Majority			276	12.2	–2.6
Turnout			2,261	38.3	+3.2
Registered electors			5,908
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Chantry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Thomas	1,177	77.5	+2.3
	Conservative	N. Harrison	341	22.5	+7.4
Majority			836	55.1	–5.0
Turnout			1,518	32.3	+5.5
Registered electors			4,703
	Labour hold		Swing	2.5

Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Crane	1,638	80.7	–3.8
	Conservative	G. Morris	392	19.3	+3.8
Majority			1,246	61.4	–7.6
Turnout			2,030	33.5	+1.4
Registered electors			6,064
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Ipswich St Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Swindin*	1,199	54.0	+3.9
	Labour	S. Reynolds	844	38.0	+11.1
	SLD	M. Pakes	178	8.0	–15.0
Majority			355	16.0	–7.3
Turnout			2,221	38.9	–0.9
Registered electors			5,717
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.7

Ipswich Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Mole*	1,212	63.8	–2.5
	Conservative	B. Castle	468	24.6	+1.5
	Green	D. Kindred	221	11.6	N/A
Majority			744	39.1	–4.0
Turnout			1,901	34.9	–0.1
Registered electors			5,440
	Labour hold		Swing	2.0

Priory Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sudds*	1,569	77.4	+13.7
	Conservative	D. Jackson	457	22.6	–4.3
Majority			1,112	54.9	+18.1
Turnout			2,026	36.6	+1.7
Registered electors			5,542
	Labour hold		Swing	9.0

Rushmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Auton	1,458	51.5	+3.9
	Conservative	A. Barker	1,200	42.4	+5.2
	SLD	J. Devlin	171	6.0	–9.2
Majority			258	9.1	–1.3
Turnout			2,829	47.8	–0.4
Registered electors			5,918
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Sargent	1,355	69.0	+7.4
	Conservative	P. Hammond	468	23.8	+0.3
	Green	K. Smith	142	7.2	N/A
Majority			887	45.1	+7.0
Turnout			1,965	33.9	+3.9
Registered electors			5,799
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

St Clements

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Chaplin	1,432	51.9	+3.6
	Conservative	R. Baldry	1,326	48.1	+8.0
Majority			106	3.8	–4.4
Turnout			2,758	48.7	+0.2
Registered electors			5,663
	Labour hold		Swing	2.2

St Johns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hyde	1,390	61.7	+13.9
	Conservative	A. Kingham	862	38.3	+1.7
Majority			528	23.4	+7.8
Turnout			2,252	37.5	–4.5
Registered electors			6,013
	Labour hold		Swing	6.1

Stoke Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Campbell	1,030	54.4	+0.2
	Conservative	J. Goodwin	725	38.3	+8.3
	SLD	J. Logan-Smith	137	7.2	–8.6
Majority			305	16.1	–8.1
Turnout			1,892	32.3	+2.7
Registered electors			5,863
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Watkins*	1,027	66.6	+2.2
	Conservative	S. Laine	381	24.7	+3.9
	SLD	E. Beattie	79	5.1	–9.7
	Green	C. Stollery	54	3.5	N/A
Majority			646	41.9	–1.6
Turnout			1,541	27.7	–2.0
Registered electors			5,570
	Labour hold		Swing	0.9

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Packard	1,294	67.7	+0.9
	Conservative	R. Grimsey	487	25.5	+3.7
	SLD	N. Cheeseman	131	6.9	–4.6
Majority			807	42.2	–2.8
Turnout			1,912	35.9	+4.1
Registered electors			5,332
	Labour hold		Swing	1.4

Mid Suffolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	10,341	44.7	–2.3
	Labour	2	1	6,386	27.6	+1.9
	SLD	1	1	5,167	22.3	+4.6
	Green	0		793	3.4	–0.4
	Independent	0	1	441	1.9	–4.0
Total		10		23,128	38.5	+0.9

Bosmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Patton*	1,241	53.7	+3.1
	SLD	J. Fisher	537	23.2	–7.9
	Labour	D. Hill	535	23.1	+4.8
Majority			704	30.4	+10.9
Turnout			2,313	36.4	–1.4
Registered electors			6,359
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Gipping Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Caldwell-Smith*	1,068	48.0	–4.7
	Labour	T. Wilson	832	37.4	–9.9
	SLD	N. Ramsden	325	14.6	N/A
Majority			236	10.6	+5.3
Turnout			2,225	38.5	+3.0
Registered electors			5,783
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Hartismere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	L. Major-Henniker	1,172	40.4	N/A
	Conservative	R. Passmore	1,027	35.4	+4.7
	Labour	T. O'Keefe	705	24.3	+5.9
Majority			145	5.0	N/A
Turnout			2,904	46.4	+3.9
Registered electors			6,253
	SLD gain from Independent

Hoxne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. McGregor*	1,310	55.9	+2.1
	SLD	A. Pietrzak	554	23.6	–4.6
	Labour	M. Weatherall	480	20.5	+2.5
Majority			756	32.3	+6.7
Turnout			2,344	36.5	–3.8
Registered electors			6,415
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.4

Stowmarket St Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Nunn*	961	49.9	+12.0
	Conservative	G. Paton	603	31.3	–4.2
	SLD	J. Shaw	288	15.0	–11.6
	Green	W. Doward	74	3.8	N/A
Majority			358	18.6	+16.2
Turnout			1,926	37.7	–2.8
Registered electors			5,102
	Labour hold		Swing	8.1

Stowmarket St Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. McPherson	1,091	59.7	+24.8
	Conservative	D. Perry	521	28.5	–8.5
	SLD	H. Gray	214	11.7	–13.7
Majority			570	31.2	N/A
Turnout			1,826	36.1	+3.8
Registered electors			5,057
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	16.7

Thedwastre North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Sida*	1,195	51.5	+4.3
	Green	J. Matthissen	434	18.7	+11.6
	Labour	R. Snell	351	15.1	+1.3
	SLD	F. Moore	342	14.7	–17.1
Majority			761	32.8	+17.4
Turnout			2,322	37.1	–3.9
Registered electors			6,358
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.7

Thedwastre South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Aitken	1,046	42.2	–2.1
	SLD	P. Otton	826	33.3	–0.2
	Labour	P. Stanners	324	13.1	–3.2
	Green	D. Chapman	285	11.5	+5.6
Majority			220	8.9	–1.9
Turnout			2,481	39.0	+4.3
Registered electors			6,358
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.0

Thredling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Clover*	1,355	57.0	–14.2
	SLD	B. Ward	560	23.5	N/A
	Labour	D. Fearnhead	464	19.5	–9.3
Majority			795	33.4	–9.0
Turnout			2,379	37.4	+5.6
Registered electors			6,368
	Conservative hold

Upper Gipping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Farthing*	975	40.5	–5.5
	Labour	A. Lewis	643	26.7	–6.5
	Independent	R. Stearn	441	18.3	N/A
	SLD	A. Lilley	349	14.5	N/A
Majority			332	13.8	+1.0
Turnout			2,408	39.0	–0.3
Registered electors			6,167
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.5

Suffolk Coastal District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	12	1	16,602	51.4	+3.3
	Labour	1	1	8,500	26.3	+6.2
	SLD	0		4,911	15.2	–12.2
	Green	0		2,282	7.1	N/A
Total		13		32,295	40.9	–3.2

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Hall*	1,300	51.9	+1.0
	Green	J. Barnett	617	24.6	N/A
	Labour	C. Northover	590	23.5	+9.4
Majority			683	27.2	–5.3
Turnout			2,507	48.9	–0.4
Registered electors			5,132
	Conservative hold

Carlford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bestow*	1,579	71.8	+20.7
	Labour	M. Eyton	619	28.2	+15.1
Majority			960	43.7	+28.3
Turnout			2,198	34.7	–5.6
Registered electors			6,333
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Clay Hills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Batho	1,066	40.6	–4.3
	Labour	T. Hodgson	970	37.0	+6.6
	Green	J. Holloway	354	13.5	N/A
	SLD	W. Moss	234	8.9	–2.4
Majority			96	3.7	–10.8
Turnout			2,624	40.7	–6.0
Registered electors			6,450
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.5

Colneis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Rodwell*	1,475	48.2	–5.2
	Labour	C. Thompson	558	18.2	–2.0
	SLD	N. Cawthorn	545	17.8	–8.6
	Green	A. Hart	483	15.8	N/A
Majority			917	30.0	+3.0
Turnout			3,061	40.8	–1.8
Registered electors			7,511
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.6

Felixstowe Ferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Goodman*	1,703	60.8	+3.7
	Labour	R. Whitworth	561	20.0	N/A
	SLD	M. Sheppard	537	19.2	–23.7
Majority			1,142	40.8	+26.5
Turnout			2,801	47.5	–2.7
Registered electors			5,898
	Conservative hold

Felixstowe Landguard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Savage*	988	41.8	+0.8
	Labour	B. Lassey	724	30.6	+7.8
	SLD	C. Macgregor	653	27.6	+4.0
Majority			264	11.2	–6.2
Turnout			2,365	36.7	–0.3
Registered electors			6,449
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Felixstowe Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Smith	1,054	42.0	+7.9
	Conservative	M. Staggs	1,052	41.9	+2.1
	SLD	D. Rayner	402	16.0	–10.1
Majority			2	0.1	N/A
Turnout			2,508	45.3	–0.3
Registered electors			5,535
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.9

Framlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mangan	1,118	46.9	–3.2
	Labour	J. Campbell	676	28.4	+8.8
	Green	J. Ball	417	17.5	N/A
	SLD	P. Booth	172	7.2	–23.1
Majority			442	18.5	–1.3
Turnout			2,383	44.7	–1.2
Registered electors			5,335
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

Kesgrave & Martlesham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Penn*	1,719	64.4	+17.4
	Labour	E. Crook	949	35.9	+8.7
Majority			770	28.9	+8.8
Turnout			2,668	36.4	–4.1
Registered electors			7,332
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.4

Plomesgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Cowley*	1,251	60.2	+9.2
	SLD	J. Jacob	462	22.2	–6.9
	Labour	S. Manley	365	17.6	–2.3
Majority			789	38.0	+8.1
Turnout			2,078	38.3	–7.6
Registered electors			5,429
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.1

Wickham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Atkinson	1,125	53.9	+8.0
	Labour	V. Pizzey	529	25.3	+4.7
	SLD	C. Rooke	433	20.7	–12.8
Majority			596	28.6	+16.3
Turnout			2,087	33.6	–3.3
Registered electors			6,214
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.7

Wilford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Sheepshanks*	1,098	47.3	+2.4
	SLD	P. Monk	855	36.8	+18.8
	Labour	P. Buck	369	15.9	–5.9
Majority			243	10.5	–12.6
Turnout			2,322	44.4	–2.4
Registered electors			5,232
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.2

Woodbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Rosher*	1,128	41.9	–2.4
	SLD	D. Ball	618	22.9	–13.9
	Labour	R. Burgon	536	19.9	+1.0
	Green	P. Lanyon	411	15.3	N/A
Majority			510	18.9	+11.5
Turnout			2,693	44.7	+5.0
Registered electors			6,021
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.8

St Edmundsbury District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	1	12,243	50.3	+5.2
	Labour	2		7,849	32.3	+3.1
	SLD	1	1	3,943	16.2	–3.5
	Independent	0		294	1.2	–0.2
Total		11		24,329	35.5	–2.8

Division results

Abbeygate & Eastgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Oliver*	1,303	62.4	+6.2
	Labour	M. Roberts	784	37.6	+10.6
Majority			519	24.9	–4.3
Turnout			2,087	35.4	–4.8
Registered electors			5,893
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.2

Blackbourn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Spicer	1,333	46.2	–2.3
	SLD	T. Cook	639	22.1	–6.3
	Labour	M. Potter	619	21.5	–1.6
	Independent	G. Reeve*	294	10.2	N/A
Majority			694	24.1	+4.0
Turnout			2,885	41.3	+4.7
Registered electors			6,979
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Clare

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Draycott	1,250	56.0	–10.2
	Labour	P. Conneely	524	23.5	–10.3
	SLD	P. O'Garvaigh	458	20.5	N/A
Majority			726	32.5	+0.2
Turnout			2,232	37.9	+4.9
Registered electors			5,894
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

Haverhill North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kiernan	1,169	62.0	–2.8
	Conservative	M. Elliott	718	38.0	+2.8
Majority			451	23.9	–5.8
Turnout			1,887	31.9	+1.6
Registered electors			5,912
	Labour hold		Swing	2.9

Haverhill South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	C. Jones*	1,059	52.5	+7.1
	Labour	M. Byrne	625	31.0	–3.7
	Conservative	I. Edwards	335	16.6	–3.3
Majority			434	21.5	+10.8
Turnout			2,019	26.5	–8.1
Registered electors			7,629
	SLD hold		Swing	5.4

Northgate & St Olaves

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lockwood*	1,533	79.4	+13.2
	Conservative	H. Saltmarsh	397	20.6	+5.4
Majority			1,136	58.9	+11.2
Turnout			1,930	34.9	+0.6
Registered electors			5,535
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Risbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Kirk*	1,490	57.1	–4.2
	SLD	M. McCormack	763	29.3	N/A
	Labour	C. Child	355	13.6	–6.7
Majority			727	27.9	–13.0
Turnout			2,608	43.4	+2.5
Registered electors			6,010
	Conservative hold

Risbygate & Sextons

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Ferrier*	1,212	53.2	+9.2
	Labour	A. Brewer	1,067	46.8	+16.3
Majority			145	6.4	–7.2
Turnout			2,279	41.1	–3.3
Registered electors			5,542
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.6

Southgate & Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Green	1,501	59.4	+19.0
	SLD	R. Hart	1,024	40.6	–2.5
Majority			477	18.9	N/A
Turnout			2,525	30.7	–15.6
Registered electors			8,236
	Conservative gain from SLD		Swing	10.8

Thingoe North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Pereira	1,720	71.0	+18.9
	Labour	F. Roberts	704	29.0	+17.8
Majority			1,016	41.9	+20.7
Turnout			2,424	36.8	–5.4
Registered electors			6,595
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Thingoe South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Milburn	984	67.7	+16.6
	Labour	C. Keeble	469	32.3	+17.8
Majority			515	35.4	+13.8
Turnout			1,453	34.0	–4.6
Registered electors			4,275
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.6

Waveney District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	7	1	11,298	35.3	–8.2
	Conservative	3	4	11,446	35.8	–1.5
	SLD	2	2	6,282	19.7	+4.5
	Independent	2	1	2,736	8.6	+6.0
	Ind. Conservative	0		204	0.6	N/A
Total		14		31,966	38.0	–0.2

Division results

Beccles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Ley	818	38.4	+15.7
	Conservative	L. Street	776	36.4	–3.2
	SLD	E. Crisp	535	25.1	–12.5
Majority			42	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,129	39.7	–0.1
Registered electors			5,367
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	9.5

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Welsh	1,274	52.8	+19.4
	Conservative	M. Rose	1,141	47.2	+3.8
Majority			133	5.5	N/A
Turnout			2,415	40.6	–2.3
Registered electors			5,952
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Harvey*	1,034	43.1	–0.9
	SLD	A. Chamberlain	920	38.3	+3.1
	Labour	J. Riches	446	18.6	–2.2
Majority			114	4.8	–4.0
Turnout			2,400	45.6	+2.4
Registered electors			5,267
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	J. Dickson	1,716	68.2	+40.2
	Conservative	R. Niblett*	799	31.8	–12.8
Majority			917	36.5	N/A
Turnout			2,515	47.3	+0.5
Registered electors			5,319
	SLD gain from Conservative		Swing	26.5

Lothingland North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Durrant	1,081	44.5	–10.1
	Conservative	P. Dearne	1,070	44.1	–1.3
	SLD	A. Moles	276	11.4	N/A
Majority			11	0.5	–8.6
Turnout			2,427	35.4	–5.5
Registered electors			6,856
	Labour hold		Swing	4.4

Lothingland South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Mitchell*	959	37.8	+3.8
	Conservative	J. Seago	864	34.0	+1.2
	Labour	R. Jack	715	28.2	–5.0
Majority			95	3.7	+2.9
Turnout			2,538	36.3	+1.3
Registered electors			6,995
	Independent hold		Swing	1.3

Lowestoft Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ramsey*	1,231	63.5	+4.1
	SLD	A. Shepherd	362	18.7	–21.9
	Conservative	L. Guy	347	17.9	N/A
Majority			869	44.8	+26.0
Turnout			1,940	30.3	–5.1
Registered electors			6,403
	Labour hold		Swing	13.0

Lowestoft St Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Owen	1,142	65.7	+8.8
	Conservative	J. Wright	421	24.2	+4.7
	SLD	G. Wood	176	10.1	N/A
Majority			721	41.5	+8.3
Turnout			1,739	32.7	+0.6
Registered electors			5,316
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Chipperfield*	1,878	82.1	+5.4
	Conservative	R. Jeffrey	410	17.9	–5.4
Majority			1,468	64.2	+10.8
Turnout			2,288	35.8	+3.5
Registered electors			6,398
	Labour hold		Swing	5.4

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Brighouse	1,128	46.7	–0.9
	Labour	J. Riches	699	28.9	–1.3
	SLD	S. Tonge	385	15.9	–6.4
	Ind. Conservative	D. Harvey*	204	8.4	N/A
Majority			429	17.8	+0.4
Turnout			2,416	36.8	+7.3
Registered electors			6,563
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.2

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rodgers*	1,478	51.2	–11.7
	Conservative	C. Oldman	1,129	39.1	+2.0
	SLD	A. Knee	279	9.7	N/A
Majority			349	12.1	–13.7
Turnout			2,886	38.7	–0.6
Registered electors			7,467
	Labour hold		Swing	6.9

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Langley	1,777	66.7	N/A
	Conservative	S. Simpson	886	33.3	–17.3
Majority			891	33.5	N/A
Turnout			2,663	52.2	+1.3
Registered electors			5,100
	Independent gain from Conservative

Wainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Currie	882	46.0	–9.3
	Labour	A. Hutchinson	833	43.5	–1.2
	SLD	D. O'Neill	201	10.5	N/A
Majority			49	2.6	–8.0
Turnout			1,916	35.1	+1.4
Registered electors			5,456
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.1

Whittington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hore*	977	57.7	–8.7
	Conservative	A. Braithwaite	559	33.0	–0.6
	SLD	I. Crocker	158	9.3	N/A
Majority			418	24.7	–8.1
Turnout			1,694	30.3	–2.8
Registered electors			5,598
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1