Babergh District Council elections

Local government elections in Suffolk, England

Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 32 councillors have been elected from 24 wards.[1]

## Council elections

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* 1973 Babergh District Council election
* 1976 Babergh District Council election
* 1979 Babergh District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
* 1983 Babergh District Council election
* 1987 Babergh District Council election
* 1991 Babergh District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
* 1995 Babergh District Council election
* 1999 Babergh District Council election
* 2003 Babergh District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4][5][6]
* 2007 Babergh District Council election
* 2011 Babergh District Council election
* 2015 Babergh District Council election
* 2019 Babergh District Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
* 2023 Babergh District Council election

## District result maps

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* 2003 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2015 results map

* 2019 results map

* 2023 results map

## By-election results

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### 1993-1997

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Shotley By-Election 8 August 1996  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 506  | 60.7  |
| Conservative |  | 276  | 33.1  |
| Labour |  | 51  | 6.1  |
Majority  | 230  | 27.6  |
Turnout | 833  | 48.0  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |

### 1997-2001

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Alton By-Election 28 May 1998  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats |  | 327  | 63.4  |
| Conservative |  | 189  | 36.6  |
Majority  | 138  | 26.8  |
Turnout | 516  | 50.0  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Great Cornard North By-Election 4 May 2000[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Neil Macmaster  | 309  | 56.4  | −3.6
| UKIP | Derek Allen  | 239  | 43.6  | +43.6
Majority  | 70  | 12.8  |
Turnout | 548  | 19.5  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### 2007-2011

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Hadleigh North By-Election 8 November 2007[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Richard Whiting  | 446  | 49.0  | +25.5
| Conservative | Peter Burgoyne  | 261  | 28.6  | +3.6
| Independent | Jan Byrne  | 138  | 15.1  | −6.4
| UKIP | Reginald Smith  | 66  | 7.2  | −3.7
Majority  | 185  | 20.4  |
Turnout | 911  | 27.4  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Great Cornard North By-Election 22 July 2010[9][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anthony Bavington  | 340  | 45.1  | +2.7
| Conservative | Martin Fryer  | 201  | 26.7  | −30.9
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Platt  | 141  | 18.7  | +18.7
| UKIP | Leon Stedman  | 72  | 9.5  | +9.5
Majority  | 139  | 18.4  |
Turnout | 754  | 22.8  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2011-2015

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Bures St Mary By-Election 2 May 2013  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | James Cartlidge  | 305  |  |
| Green | Laura Smith  | 136  |  |
| Labour | Hadley French Gerrard  | 71  |  |
Majority  | 169  |  |
Turnout |  | 37.22  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
South Cosford By-Election 22 May 2014  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Green | Robert Lindsay  | 346  |  |
| Conservative | David Talbot Clarke  | 330  |  |
| UKIP | Stephen Laing  | 219  |  |
| Labour | Angela Wiltshire  | 72  |  |
Majority  | 16  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Green gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2015-2019

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Sudbury South By-Election 7 September 2017[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Luke Cresswell  | 336  | 42.7  | +20.4
| Conservative | Simon Sudbury  | 335  | 42.6  | +11.0
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Welsh  | 116  | 14.7  | +3.6
Majority  | 1  | 0.1  |
Turnout | 787  |  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2015-2019

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Great Cornard By-Election 6 May 2021[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Simon Barrett  | 971  | 46.4  | +9.0
| Labour | Jake Thomas  | 602  | 28.7  | −0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Bark  | 287  | 13.7  | +0.2
| Green | James Killbery  | 234  | 11.2  | −8.6
Majority  | 369  | 17.6  |
Turnout | 2,094  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## See also

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* Politics of England

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/1315, retrieved 3 January 2024
2. ^ The District of Babergh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
4. ^ "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
7. ^ "Past election results" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
8. ^ Dines, Graham (9 November 2007). "11.6% swing to Lib Dems in Hadleigh". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
9. ^ Land, Jon (30 July 2010). "Labour vote surges in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
10. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
11. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sudbury South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Great Cornard Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

* By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Babergh District Council website

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