1988 Waveney District Council election

1988 English local government election 1988 Waveney District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1987 Waveney District Council election 1987 1988 5 5 y 1990 Waveney District Council election 1990 All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 6 23 1 11,544 39.8% 1.4% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 7 20 1 11,705 40.3% 9.0% 95x50px|Blank Social and Liberal Democrats 2 4 5,102 17.6% 11.5% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 1 1 684 2.4% 1.2% Waveney UK ward map 1988.svg Winner of each seat at the 1988 Waveney District Council election. Control Control after election No overall control No overall control The 1988 Waveney District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012 7-8 27 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222714/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf 16 February 2024 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1988 Waveney District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 6 1 37.5 17 23 47.9 11,544 39.8 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) 7 1 43.8 13 20 41.7 11,705 40.3 +9.0 Social and Liberal Democrats 2 12.5 2 4 8.3 5,102 17.6 –11.5 Independent politician 1 6.3 0 1 2.1 684 2.4 +1.2 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. Beccles Town Beccles Town Conservative Party (UK) H. Fuller 912 44.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Adam 786 38.5 Social and Liberal Democrats E. Spencer 345 16.9 126 6.2 2,043 36.4 5,619 Conservative Party (UK) Beccles Worlingham Beccles Worlingham Labour Party (UK) J. Yates* 619 52.6 Conservative Party (UK) P. Carter 558 47.4 61 5.2 1,177 32.6 3,607 Labour Party (UK) Bungay Bungay Social and Liberal Democrats D. O'Neill 707 40.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Scott 622 36.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Welsh 401 23.2 85 4.9 1,730 46.8 3,697 Social and Liberal Democrats Carlton Carlton Conservative Party (UK) D. Collins 1,133 53.0 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Thomas 1,004 47.0 129 6.0 2,137 34.6 6,176 Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Colville Carlton Colville Independent politician J. Mitchell* 684 55.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Leedham 319 25.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Jack 235 19.0 365 29.5 1,238 39.1 3,164 Independent politician Gunton Gunton Conservative Party (UK) J. Wright 1,181 55.6 Social and Liberal Democrats V. Caseley 943 44.4 238 11.2 2,124 40.7 5,225 Conservative Party (UK) Halesworth Halesworth Labour Party (UK) E. Leverett* 992 58.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Jackson 698 41.3 294 17.4 1,690 47.6 3,551 Labour Party (UK) Harbour Harbour Labour Party (UK) S. Bostock 806 55.3 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Van Pelt 368 25.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Guy 284 19.5 438 30.0 1,458 35.1 4,155 Labour Party (UK) Kessingland Kessingland Conservative Party (UK) J. Abel 643 41.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Durie 578 37.4 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Meredith 326 21.1 65 4.2 1,547 42.8 3,616 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kirkley Kirkley Social and Liberal Democrats B. Pointon* 844 43.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Riches 684 35.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Jeffrey 415 21.4 160 8.2 1,943 42.9 4,526 Social and Liberal Democrats Normanston Normanston Labour Party (UK) M. Ayers 1,024 67.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Mason 345 22.8 Social and Liberal Democrats A. Knee 147 9.7 679 44.8 1,516 32.7 4,634 Labour Party (UK) Oulton Broad Oulton Broad Conservative Party (UK) E. Back* 1,101 55.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Riches 867 44.1 234 11.9 1,968 37.4 5,267 Conservative Party (UK) Pakefield Pakefield Labour Party (UK) G. Collins* 1,507 55.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Day 1,029 37.8 Social and Liberal Democrats A. Shepherd 188 6.9 478 17.5 2,724 47.5 5,737 Labour Party (UK) Southwold Southwold Conservative Party (UK) J. Goldsmith* 1,404 58.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Gower 775 32.2 Social and Liberal Democrats R. Winyard 230 9.5 629 26.1 2,409 47.4 5,077 Conservative Party (UK) St. Margarets St. Margarets Labour Party (UK) A. Owen* 1,255 67.8 Conservative Party (UK) S. Rudd 595 32.2 660 35.7 1,850 34.5 5,360 Labour Party (UK) Whitton Whitton Labour Party (UK) R. Carter 1,176 79.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Seabridge 305 20.6 871 58.8 1,481 33.2 4,459 Labour Party (UK) By-elections Beccles Town Beccles Town by-election: 14 July 1988Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 electionscentre.co.uk By-elections 18 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20260118204355/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 18 January 2026 Conservative Party (UK) 845 55.8 Labour Party (UK) 535 35.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 135 8.9 310 20.5 1,515 25.0 6,060 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Waveney District Council elections Waveney Category:May 1988 in the United Kingdom Category:1980s in Suffolk