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1995 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
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1995 Suffolk Coastal District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1991 Suffolk Coastal District Council election 1991 1995 5 4 y 1999 Suffolk Coastal District Council election 1999 All 55 seats to Suffolk Coastal District Council 28 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 18 18 18,967 34.3% 13.9% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 17 10 20,395 36.9% 12.1% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 12 13,309 24.1% 7.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 5 4 2,370 4.3% 2.7% Suffolk Coastal UK ward map with seats 1995.svg Winner of each seat at the 1995 Suffolk Coastal District Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) No overall control
The 1995 Suffolk Coastal District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Suffolk Coastal District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Suffolk-Coastal-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Suffolk Coastal District Council Election Results 1973-2011 9-11 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20240216160816/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Suffolk-Coastal-1973-2011.pdf 16 February 2024 This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
1995 Suffolk Coastal 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)
47
18
1
20
18
32.7
18,967
34.3
–13.9
Labour Party (UK)
47
17
10
0
10
30.9
20,395
36.9
+12.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
41
15
12
0
12
27.3
13,309
24.1
+7.6
Independent politician
10
5
1
4
4
9.1
2,370
4.3
–2.7
Green Party of England and Wales
3
0
0
0
0.0
202
0.4
–1.9
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.
Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Richardson*
550
42.4
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Steen
538
41.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
S. Matthews
494
38.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
P. Little
485
37.4
Labour Party (UK)
K. Doran
187
14.4
Labour Party (UK)
N. Finlayson
157
12.1
~1,298
53.6
2,422
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Alderton & Sutton
Alderton & Sutton
Liberal Democrats (UK)
C. Block
273
50.6
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Peacock*
162
30.1
Labour Party (UK)
P. Buck
104
19.3
111
20.5
539
48.0
1,123
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Bealings
Bealings
Conservative Party (UK)
I. Jowers*
376
52.6
Independent politician
G. Rufford
339
47.4
37
5.2
715
48.9
1,471
Conservative Party (UK)
Bramfield & Cratfield
Bramfield & Cratfield
Labour Party (UK)
G. Mair
364
50.8
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Church*
297
41.5
Independent politician
R. Thomas
55
7.7
67
9.3
716
49.0
1,465
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Buxlow
Buxlow
Liberal Democrats (UK)
W. Moss*
304
37.9
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Truman
275
34.3
Labour Party (UK)
J. Troughton
223
27.8
29
3.6
802
46.7
1,721
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Dennington
Dennington
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Moore-Moffatt
330
52.3
Independent politician
R. Rous*
301
47.7
29
4.6
631
46.1
1,374
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Independent politician
Earl Soham
Earl Soham
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Kerr
298
50.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
S. Stocker
289
49.2
9
1.6
587
47.7
1,238
Conservative Party (UK)
Independent politician
Felixstowe Central
Felixstowe Central (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
C. Bignell
533
38.1
Labour Party (UK)
D. Rowe
516
36.9
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Holland*
480
34.3
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Webb*
470
33.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
P. Dangerfield
350
25.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
G. Moody
284
20.3
~1,393
52.0
2,677
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Felixstowe East
Felixstowe East (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Clarke*
679
47.3
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Slemmings
607
42.3
Labour Party (UK)
S. Sweetman
398
27.7
Labour Party (UK)
S. McDonald
381
26.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
M. Sheppard
358
24.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
P. Warren
352
24.5
~1,448
47.4
3,054
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Felixstowe North
Felixstowe North (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
M. Deacon*
922
55.0
Labour Party (UK)
D. Carpenter
775
46.2
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Malster
266
15.9
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Stops
225
13.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Cousins
197
11.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
R. Knights
134
8.0
~1,409
48.4
2,909
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Felixstowe South
Felixstowe South (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Savage*
486
37.6
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Bailey
393
30.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
C. Macgregor
370
28.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
D. Rayner
351
27.1
Labour Party (UK)
D. Gibson
294
22.7
Labour Party (UK)
M. Sanderson
285
22.0
~1,146
43.9
2,610
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Felixstowe South East
Felixstowe South East (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Minns
704
46.8
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Smith*
699
46.5
Labour Party (UK)
R. Campbell
489
32.5
Labour Party (UK)
R. Pettit
435
28.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
V. Moffat
311
20.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Yates
221
14.7
~1,505
51.6
2,916
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Felixstowe West
Felixstowe West (2 seats)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
H. Dangerfield*
684
43.2
Labour Party (UK)
J. Mullen
637
40.3
Labour Party (UK)
M. Pettit
628
39.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
L. Reeves
526
33.2
Conservative Party (UK)
E. Bishop
261
16.5
~1,577
37.7
4,184
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Framlingham
Framlingham
Labour Party (UK)
J. Campbell*
620
66.7
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Kirby
309
33.3
311
33.4
929
43.2
2,163
Labour Party (UK)
Glemham
Glemham
Liberal Democrats (UK)
P. Howard
242
58.2
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Brookes*
174
41.8
68
16.4
416
43.4
963
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Grundisburgh & Witnesham
Grundisburgh & Witnesham
Liberal Democrats (UK)
G. Bull
381
50.9
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Morton*
367
49.1
14
1.8
748
39.6
1,886
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Hasketon
Hasketon
Liberal Democrats (UK)
R. Else
338
52.6
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Preese*
305
47.4
33
5.2
643
51.1
1,271
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Hollesley
Hollesley
Liberal Democrats (UK)
V. Mason
197
37.5
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Dawson
172
32.7
Labour Party (UK)
C. Hemming
157
29.8
25
4.8
526
44.5
1,186
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Kelsale
Kelsale
Labour Party (UK)
N. Hetherington
251
60.3
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Volstaker
165
39.7
86
20.6
416
39.1
1,083
Labour Party (UK)
Independent politician
Kesgrave
Kesgrave (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
G. Proctor
868
38.5
Labour Party (UK)
A. Pitcher
781
34.6
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Ferguson*
767
34.0
Labour Party (UK)
N. Fox
742
32.9
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Dowsing*
668
29.6
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Cooper*
634
28.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
R. Young
412
18.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
L. Devlin
330
14.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
M. Breeze
254
11.3
~1,982
34.3
5,778
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Kirton
Kirton
Independent politician
J. Metcalfe
1,660
Independent politician
Leiston
Leiston (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
J. Girling*
1,199
36.4
Labour Party (UK)
T. Hodgson*
1,134
34.4
Labour Party (UK)
M. Taylor
1,040
31.6
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Geater*
734
22.3
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Hawkins
676
20.5
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Spink
466
14.1
~1,977
49.3
4,011
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Martlesham
Martlesham
Liberal Democrats (UK)
J. Kelso
797
46.1
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Embery
499
28.9
Labour Party (UK)
M. Irwin
360
20.8
Green Party of England and Wales
J. Forbes
73
4.2
298
17.2
1,729
46.5
3,769
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Melton
Melton
Independent politician
M. Hutchison*
533
53.4
Labour Party (UK)
C. Place
465
46.6
68
6.8
998
39.5
2,546
Independent politician
Nacton
Nacton
Liberal Democrats (UK)
N. Cawthorn
482
54.3
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Law*
405
45.7
77
8.6
887
36.7
2,442
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Orford
Orford
Liberal Democrats (UK)
T. Archbold*
254
45.8
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Bacon
201
36.3
Labour Party (UK)
S. Evans
99
17.9
53
9.5
554
53.6
1,035
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Independent politician
Otley
Otley
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Barrett*
294
73.7
Labour Party (UK)
T. Dockerill
105
26.3
189
47.4
399
37.5
1,081
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Rushmere St. Andrew
Rushmere St. Andrew (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
G. Laing*
558
39.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
D. Cooper
553
39.6
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Gooch*
548
39.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
G. Elliott
447
31.9
Labour Party (UK)
M. Hyde
286
20.5
Labour Party (UK)
V. Atkinson-Padmore
280
20.1
~1,421
42.1
3,374
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Saxmundham
Saxmundham
Labour Party (UK)
K. Welton
477
52.6
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Warren*
208
22.9
Independent politician
P. Bush
153
16.9
Independent politician
J. Fisher
69
7.6
269
29.7
907
48.3
1,884
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Snape
Snape
Conservative Party (UK)
K. Burnett*
258
46.5
Labour Party (UK)
P. Hetherington
180
32.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
C. Fry
117
21.1
78
14.1
555
46.0
1,207
Conservative Party (UK)
Trimleys
Trimleys (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
M. Dixon
908
54.2
Labour Party (UK)
H. Blackshaw
865
51.6
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Donnelly*
500
29.9
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Carrick-Spreat*
492
29.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
S. Thomson
267
15.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
T. Gilbert
192
11.5
~1,790
40.9
4,377
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Tunstall
Tunstall
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Herring*
383
50.9
Labour Party (UK)
P. Wolfers
217
28.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Llewellyn
121
16.1
Green Party of England and Wales
P. Martin
32
4.2
166
22.1
753
46.6
1,626
Conservative Party (UK)
Ufford
Ufford
Conservative Party (UK)
E. Cavendish
305
47.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
J. Monk
177
27.5
Labour Party (UK)
H. Osborne
161
25.0
128
19.9
643
49.9
1,291
Conservative Party (UK)
Walberswick
Walberswick
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Leighton*
389
53.7
Labour Party (UK)
R. Winyard
336
46.3
53
7.4
725
56.6
1,315
Conservative Party (UK)
Westleton
Westleton
Independent politician
B. Caines*
325
55.9
Labour Party (UK)
E. Stringer
159
27.4
Green Party of England and Wales
C. Barnett
97
16.7
166
28.5
581
51.5
1,136
Independent politician
Wickham Market
Wickham Market
Independent politician
P. Mason*
346
49.9
Labour Party (UK)
B. Dockerill
190
27.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
B. Hall
158
22.8
156
22.5
694
39.1
1,805
Independent politician
Woodbridge Central
Woodbridge Central
Liberal Democrats (UK)
M. Wenyon
300
43.2
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Hinton
236
34.0
Labour Party (UK)
M. Caddick
159
22.9
64
9.2
695
50.8
1,394
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Woodbridge Farlingaye
Woodbridge Farlingaye
Liberal Democrats (UK)
A. Healey*
307
50.6
Labour Party (UK)
A. Murray
207
34.1
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Bidwell
93
15.3
100
16.5
607
41.2
1,490
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Woodbridge Kyson
Woodbridge Kyson
Labour Party (UK)
R. Burgon*
306
77.3
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Norris
90
22.7
216
54.6
396
42.4
939
Labour Party (UK)
Woodbridge Riverside
Woodbridge Riverside
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Hewitt
363
63.1
Labour Party (UK)
M. Arundel
212
36.9
151
26.2
575
49.7
1,170
Conservative Party (UK)
Woodbridge Seckford
Woodbridge Seckford
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Geen*
236
39.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
D. Ball
226
38.1
Labour Party (UK)
R. Davis
131
22.1
10
1.7
593
51.1
1,165
Conservative Party (UK)
Yoxford
Yoxford
Independent politician
D. Gray*
249
43.6
Labour Party (UK)
J. Stringer
172
30.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
P. Crosby
150
26.3
77
13.5
571
49.3
1,159
Independent politician
Conservative Party (UK)
By-elections
Kelsale
Kelsale by-election: 19 October 1995Colin 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
Liberal Democrats (UK)
161
40.5
Labour Party (UK)
124
31.2
Conservative Party (UK)
113
28.4
37
9.3
398
36.7
1,084
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Bramfield & Cratfield
Bramfield & Cratfield by-election: 20 June 1996
Conservative Party (UK)
330
49.9
Labour Party (UK)
170
25.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
161
24.4
160
24.2
661
45.1
1,466
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Dennington
Dennington by-election: 21 November 1996
Conservative Party (UK)
278
55.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
179
35.4
Labour Party (UK)
48
9.5
99
19.6
505
36.8
1,372
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ufford
Ufford by-election: 19 April 1998
Conservative Party (UK)
356
68.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
122
23.6
Labour Party (UK)
40
7.7
234
45.1
518
40.1
1,292
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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