1995 Babergh District Council election

1995 English local government election 1995 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1991 Babergh District Council election 1991 1995 5 4 y 1999 Babergh District Council election 1999 All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 14 2 7,221 23.1% 9.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 12 6 10,665 34.1% 1.7% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 9 6 6,833 21.8% 11.7% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 2 6,586 21.0% 2.1% Babergh UK ward map 1995.svg Winner of each seat at the 1995 Babergh District Council election. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1995 Babergh District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011 27 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250927101400/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1995 Babergh District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Independent politician 22 14 1 3 2 33.3 7,221 23.1 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) 20 12 6 0 6 28.6 10,665 34.1 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) 21 9 2 8 6 21.4 6,833 21.8 –11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 7 2 0 2 16.7 6,586 21.0 +2.1 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. Alton Alton Independent politician R. Cook* 1,078 Independent politician Berners Berners Conservative Party (UK) J. Holmes* 1,155 Conservative Party (UK) Bildeston Bildeston Independent politician R. Gregory* 235 37.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Van Der Gucht 217 34.1 Labour Party (UK) V. Letton 184 28.9 18 2.9 636 48.3 1,318 Independent politician Boxford Boxford Independent politician J. Lindsley* 1,466 Independent politician Brantham Brantham Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Revell* 621 76.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Padgham 195 23.9 426 52.2 816 46.9 1,740 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brett Vale Brett Vale Conservative Party (UK) C. Arthey* 356 51.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Hurren 183 26.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Cocker 153 22.1 173 25.0 692 58.9 1,175 Conservative Party (UK) Brookvale Brookvale Independent politician J. Baxter* 1,907 Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) H. Engleheart* 290 42.6 Independent politician G. Jackson 232 34.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Samuel 159 23.3 58 8.5 681 51.6 1,319 Conservative Party (UK) Capel & Wenham Capel & Wenham (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Carpendale* 854 46.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) L. Johnson 650 35.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. Curnow 385 20.9 Independent politician W. Leay 169 9.2 ~1,029 48.2 2,479 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician G. Ince* 1,809 Independent politician Copdock Copdock Independent politician P. Jones* 669 58.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Soni 481 41.8 188 16.3 1,150 33.3 3,456 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Nottingham* Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Heselden* 2,881 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Liberal Democrats (UK) Elmsett Elmsett Liberal Democrats (UK) B. Lazenby 393 58.0 Independent politician T. Bailey-Smith* 285 42.0 108 15.9 678 50.6 1,371 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Glemsford Glemsford (2 seats) Independent politician J. Schaffer* 810 48.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Edmondson 316 19.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Irvine 269 16.2 ~1,395 40.4 2,463 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) A. Bavington* 764 42.8 Labour Party (UK) V. Cocker* 763 42.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Eady 172 9.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Newman 166 9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Earle 148 8.3 ~1,069 37.8 2,840 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Nandi 652 36.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Mitchell 616 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. Beer* 454 25.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Baker 436 24.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Barran 173 9.7 ~1,268 38.5 3,113 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Grutchfield* 1,468 28.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Matthews 860 16.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Quinlan 855 16.7 Independent politician J. Andrews* 830 16.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Banks* 788 15.4 ~2,301 43.3 5,312 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician J. Godley* 1,591 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham Conservative Party (UK) J. Hepworth* 418 56.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Hastie 318 43.2 100 13.6 736 51.6 1,427 Conservative Party (UK) Leavenheath Leavenheath Independent politician J. Mieville 454 58.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Hawes 322 41.5 132 17.0 776 41.6 1,866 Independent politician Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) Independent politician R. Kemp* 920 37.4 Independent politician R. Thake 639 26.0 Independent politician R. Michette* 386 15.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Walton 274 11.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Colman 222 9.0 ~1,915 48.0 2,878 Independent politician Independent politician Nayland Nayland Conservative Party (UK) J. Cave 275 55.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Kennedy 223 44.8 52 10.4 498 52.0 957 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician D. Hodge* 330 51.1 Independent politician B. Dyer 316 48.9 14 2.2 646 52.9 1,222 Independent politician Polstead & Layham Polstead & Layham Independent politician S. Wigglesworth* 489 83.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Stephenson 97 16.6 392 66.9 586 54.0 1,086 Independent politician Shotley Shotley Independent politician J. Law* 1,622 Independent politician Sudbury East Sudbury East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Cann* 905 44.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Titmus* 702 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hewitt 291 14.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Jervis 199 9.8 ~2,097 45.8 2,773 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sudbury North Sudbury North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Gibbs* 631 36.4 Labour Party (UK) V. Waters 524 30.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Sayers* 466 26.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) N. Bennett 401 23.1 ~1,641 38.4 3,141 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury South Sudbury South (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) E. Wiles* 774 44.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Richmond 636 36.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Byham* 445 25.6 ~1,410 36.9 3,137 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waldingfield Waldingfield (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Skinner 616 33.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Spence* 498 27.0 Independent politician V. Herbert 457 24.8 Labour Party (UK) F. Williams 435 23.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Fletcher 371 20.1 ~1,377 44.3 3,002 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Samford West Samford Conservative Party (UK) M. Bancroft* 1,301 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Shotley Shotley by-election: 8 August 1996https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3933 By-elections 18 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher 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) 506 60.7 Conservative Party (UK) 276 33.1 Labour Party (UK) 51 6.1 230 27.6 833 48.0 1,735 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent politician Alton Alton by-election: 28 May 1998 Liberal Democrats (UK) 327 63.4 Conservative Party (UK) 189 36.6 138 26.7 516 50.0 1,032 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent politician References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 1995 in the United Kingdom Category:1990s in Suffolk Category:Long stubs with short prose