St Edmundsbury Borough Council elections

St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England, was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2003, 45 councillors were elected from 31 wards. The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of West Suffolk.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1973–1991
	No overall control	1991–1995
	Labour	1995–1999
	Conservative	1999–2001
	No overall control	2001–2003
	Conservative	2003–2019

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1995 until 2019 were:^[2]

Councillor		From	To
Gerry Kiernan	Labour	1995	1999
Mike Brundle	Conservative	1999	2000
Derek Redhead^[3]	Conservative	2000	Apr 2002
Ray Nowak^[4]	Labour	May 2002	2003
John Griffiths	Conservative	May 2003	31 Mar 2019

John Griffiths subsequently became the first leader of West Suffolk District Council.

Council elections

1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]
1983 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
1991 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]
1995 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
1999 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[7]
2007 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

Results maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Haverhill Clements By-Election 5 September 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	381	76.2
	Conservative	61	12.2
	Liberal Democrats	58	11.6
Majority		320	64.0
Turnout		500	20.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Ixworth By-Election 21 November 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	413	43.4
	Liberal Democrats	289	30.4
	Labour	250	26.3
Majority		124	13.0
Turnout		952	44.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Ixworth By-Election 6 March 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	475	57.7
	Liberal Democrats	196	23.8
	Labour	152	18.5
Majority		279	33.9
Turnout		823	37.6
	Conservative hold	Swing

Kedington By-Election 23 April 1998
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	231	41.1
	Conservative	159	28.3
	Independent	89	15.8
	Liberal Democrats	83	14.8
Majority		72	12.8
Turnout		562	41.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Stanton By-Election 10 September 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	423	55.3	+22.1
	Labour	275	35.9	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats	67	8.8	-6.5
Majority		148	19.4
Turnout		765	34.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

1999-2003

St Olave's By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	1,106	72.1
	Conservative	300	19.6
	Independent	128	8.3
Majority		806	52.5
Turnout		1,534
	Labour hold	Swing

Westgate By-Election 25 April 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	423	44.0	-5.4
	Liberal Democrats	231	24.0	+9.9
	Labour	230	23.9	-12.5
	Green	78	8.1	+8.1
Majority		192	20.0
Turnout		962	35.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Honington By-Election 31 October 2002^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hale	272	69.7	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats		118	30.3	+30.3
Majority			154	39.4
Turnout			390	32.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

2003-2007

Risbygate By-Election 20 May 2004^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Melinda Nettleton	293	34.1	-6.1
	Conservative	Paul Simner	278	32.3	+1.2
	Labour	Ray Nowak	169	19.7	-9.0
	Green	Mandy Leathers	85	9.9	+9.9
	Independent	Brian Lockwood	35	4.1	+4.1
Majority			15	1.8
Turnout			860	26.7
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Haverhill East By-Election 10 June 2004^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gordon Cox	520	35.9	-12.4
	Independent	Mabon Dane	376	26.0	+26.0
	Labour	George Hatchell	363	25.1	-26.6
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Warmington	189	13.0	+13.0
Majority			114	9.9
Turnout			1,448	28.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barningham By-Election 9 September 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverhill South By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	746	43.8
	Conservative	602	35.3
	Liberal Democrats	357	20.9
Majority		144	8.5
Turnout		1,705
	Labour hold	Swing

Westgate By-Election 16 February 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynsey Alexander	500	54.0	+16.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Chappell	311	33.6	+9.0
	Green	Ritchie Tennant	64	6.9	+6.9
	UKIP	James Lumley	50	5.4	+5.4
Majority			189	20.4
Turnout			925	27.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kedington By-Election 15 June 2006^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Rushbrook	350	53.8	-9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Terry McNally	250	38.4	+38.4
	Labour	Michael Simpkin	51	7.8	-29.3
Majority			100	15.4
Turnout			651	43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Haverhill North By-Election 20 March 2008^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tim Marks	426	57.3	+2.5
	Labour	Patrick Hanlon	255	34.3	+2.1
	UKIP	Arthur Nightingale	62	8.3	+8.3
Majority			171	23.0
Turnout			743	13.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Risbygate By-Election 15 November 2012^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Julia Wakelam	394	51.8	+30.1
	Conservative	Susan Glossop	239	31.4	+6.4
	Labour	Cliff Hind	128	16.8	+4.0
Majority			155	20.4
Turnout			761
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Abbeygate By-Election 2 May 2013^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charlotte Howard	562	44.5	-4.5
	Green	Philippa Judd	399	31.6	+9.8
	Labour	Quentin Cornish	154	12.2	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Broadway	149	11.8	-3.6
Majority			163	12.9
Turnout			1,264
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bardwell By-Election 5 September 2013^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paula Wade	419	66.1	-10.7
	UKIP	James Lumley	150	23.7	+0.5
	Labour	Thomas Stebbing	65	10.3	+10.3
Majority			269	42.4
Turnout			634
	Conservative hold		Swing

Abbeygate By-Election 3 October 2013^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joanna Rayner	359	42.8	-1.7
	Green	Mark Ereira-Guyer	236	28.1	-3.5
	UKIP	Clive Reason	85	10.1	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Lale	83	9.9	-1.9
	Labour	Quentin Cornish	76	9.1	-3.1
Majority			123	14.7
Turnout			839
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverhill East By-Election 9 January 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Tony Brown	529	54.0	+54.0
	Labour	Pat Hanlon	240	24.5	-12.7
	Conservative	David Roach	157	16.0	-31.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Rolph	54	5.5	-9.4
Majority			289	29.5
Turnout			980	16.4
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

2015-2019

Haverhill North By-Election 5 May 2016^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Anthony Williams	563	37.3	+1.4
	Labour	Maureen Byrne	460	30.5	+5.5
	Conservative	Quillon Fox	409	27.1	-12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Rolph	78	5.2	+5.2
Majority			103	6.8
Turnout			1,510
	UKIP gain from Conservative		Swing

Bardwell By-Election 24 November 2016^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Smith	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing

Moreton Hall By-Election 15 December 2016^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Trevor Beckwith	550	56.0	+22.4
	Conservative	Sue Bill	213	21.7	-22.1
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Lale	102	10.4	+10.4
	Labour	Alex Griffin	71	7.2	-15.4
	UKIP	Julian Flood	47	4.8	+4.8
Majority			337	34.3
Turnout			983
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Chedburgh By-Election 28 September 2017^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Chester	372	65.8	N/A
	Labour	Gary Dillon	128	22.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Chapman	65	11.5	N/A
Majority			244	43.2
Turnout			565
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hundon By-Election 28 September 2017^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Evans	357	80.6	+17.2
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Rolph	86	19.4	+19.4
Majority			271	61.2
Turnout			443
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Olaves By-Election 12 April 2018^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Max Clarke	365	58.6	+27.0
	Conservative	Tom Murray	150	24.1	-6.5
	Independent	Liam Byrne	77	12.4	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Korfanty	31	5.0	+5.0
Majority			215	34.5
Turnout			623
	Labour hold		Swing

Haverhill East By-Election 3 May 2018^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Pilley	577	47.4	+13.8
	Labour	David Smith	490	40.2	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Saoirse O'Suilleabhán	151	12.4	+12.4
Majority			87	7.1
Turnout			1,218
	Conservative hold		Swing

Haverhill North By-Election 3 May 2018^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elaine McManus	752	56.0	+16.9
	Labour	Martin Jerram	444	33.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lord	148	11.0	+5.8
Majority			308	22.9
Turnout			1,344
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "St Edmundsbury". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ "Council minutes". West Suffolk Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Leader of council insulted by the need for a 'younger face'". Haverhill Weekly News. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Council elects mayor and new leader". Haverhill Weekly News. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Tory win bucks Labour trend". guardian.co.uk. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ "Tories maintain balance in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ "Tories make gains in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ "Labour loses Scottish council stronghold". guardian.co.uk. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Haverhill North by-election 20 March 2008". St Edmundsbury Borough Council. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Risbygate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abbeygate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bardwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Abbeygate Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haverhill North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bardwell North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Moreton Hall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chedburgh Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hundon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — St Olaves Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haverhill East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Haverhill North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

By-election results

External links

St Edmundsbury Council

[hold-1] "St Edmundsbury". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[2] "Council minutes". West Suffolk Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[3] "Leader of council insulted by the need for a 'younger face'". Haverhill Weekly News. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[4] "Council elects mayor and new leader". Haverhill Weekly News. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[5] The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[bucks-8] "Tory win bucks Labour trend". guardian.co.uk. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[balance-9] "Tories maintain balance in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[tories-10] "Tories make gains in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[scottish-11] "Labour loses Scottish council stronghold". guardian.co.uk. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[haverhill-12] "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Haverhill North by-election 20 March 2008". St Edmundsbury Borough Council. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

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

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

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

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

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Haverhill North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bardwell North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Moreton Hall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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

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

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — St Olaves Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[23] "Local Elections Archive Project — Haverhill East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[24] "Local Elections Archive Project — Haverhill North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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