1997 Suffolk County Council election

1997 English local election September 2024 1997 Suffolk County Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1993 Suffolk County Council election 1993 1997 5 1 y 2001 Suffolk County Council election 2001 All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council 41 501,642 (3.1%) 72.4% (36.7%) 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 31 seats, 32.8% 33 33 2 131,137 36.1% 3.3% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 25 seats, 37.7% 21 31 6 137,069 37.7% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 20 seats, 25.5% 20 15 5 84,939 23.4% 0.9% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 4 seats, 2.8% 5 1 3 9,093 2.5% 0.3% Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1997 Suffolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1997 general election.Suffolk County Council Election - 1 May 1997 http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/election97/district_all.html suffolkcc.gov.uk Suffolk County Council 14 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/19980215212320/http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/election97/district_all.html 15 February 1998 1 May 1997 Previous composition 1993 election Party Seats Labour Party (UK) 31 Conservative Party (UK) 25 Liberal Democrats (UK) 20 Independent (politician) 4Total80 Composition of council seats before election Party Seats Labour Party (UK) 33 Conservative Party (UK) 22 Liberal Democrats (UK) 20 Independent (politician) 4Vacant 1Total80 Changes between elections Suffolk County Council elections#1993-1997 Suffolk County Council By-elections 1993-1997 Summary Election result 1997 Suffolk County Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Suffolk-County.pdf Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009 12 September 2024 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Labour Party (UK) 72 33 4 2 2 36.1 41.3 131,137 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) 80 31 8 4 4 37.7 38.8 137,069 ±0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 65 15 2 5 3 23.4 18.8 84,939 –0.9 Independent politician 9 1 0 2 2 2.5 1.3 9,093 –0.3 Green Party of England and Wales 2 0 0 0 0.2 0.0 871 –0.3 |- Election of Group Leaders Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group, with Jane Hore (Oulton Broad) as his deputy. Sue Sida-Lockett (Thedwastre North) was elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Colin Barrow (Wickham) as her deputy. Rosalind Scott (Bosmere) was elected leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, with Peter Monk (Wilford) as her deputy. Election of Leader of the Council Chris Mole the leader of the Labour group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Labour/Lib Dem administration, with Rosalind Scott as his deputy. Results by district Babergh Summary +Babergh District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Liberal Democrats 6 2 18,614 38.3 +10.0Labour 2 10,288 21.2 –1.1Conservative 1 1 16,432 33.8 –3.6Independent 1 3,292 6.8 +0.2Total 10 48,626 74.4 +35.1 Division results Belstead Brook Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Pollard * 4,263 71.3 ±0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Nottingham 1,719 28.7 ±0.0 2,544 42.5 ±0.0 5,982 72.9 +36.9 8,167 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0.0 Brett Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Gleed * 1,583 41.1 –2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Stevens 1,494 38.8 –2.4 Labour Party (UK) Valma Letton 771 20.0 +4.3 89 2.3 +0.4 3,848 76.5 +27.4 5,030 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0.2 Cosford Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivienne Hoy 1,524 46.1 +12.7 Conservative Party (UK) William Curnow 1,400 42.3 –24.3 Independent politician Tony Bailey-Smith * 384 11.6 N/A 124 3.7 N/A 3,308 73.4 +46.8 4,508 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 18.5 Great Cornard Labour Party (UK) Wilmoth Gibson * 2,752 64.8 +17.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Rayner 1,492 35.2 –0.1 1,260 29.7 +17.3 4,244 70.4 +32.9 6,027 Labour Party (UK) 8.7 Hadleigh Liberal Democrats (UK) David Grutchfield * 3,022 74.9 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Vivien Chapman 1,015 25.1 +1.5 2,007 49.7 +5.7 4,037 74.2 +31.2 5,443 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.9 Melford Independent politician Richard Kemp * 2,908 52.8 –4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Burton 1,431 26.0 –0.8 Labour Party (UK) Tessa Munt 1,166 21.2 +4.6 1,477 26.8 –3.4 5,505 75.1 +34.6 7,333 Independent politician 1.6 Peninsula Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Clarke * 2,774 65.1 +18.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Williams 1,485 34.9 –7.1 1,289 30.3 +26.1 4,259 73.9 +33.4 5,760 Liberal Democrats (UK) 13.0 Samford Liberal Democrats (UK) Edmund Wheatley 2,219 45.3 –3.6 Conservative Party (UK) William Yorke-Edwards 1,614 33.0 –3.6 Labour Party (UK) Brian Kennedy 1,064 21.7 +7.3 605 12.4 +0.0 4,897 79.6 +31.9 6,149 Liberal Democrats (UK) +0.0 Stour Valley Conservative Party (UK) Selwyn Pryor * 2,684 47.0 –3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Watkins 1,618 28.3 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Hulme 1,408 24.7 –1.3 1,066 18.7 –6.2 5,710 76.8 +38.0 7,437 Conservative Party (UK) 4.5 Sudbury Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Wiles * 3,127 45.7 –15.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Stewart 2,097 30.7 –7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gabrielle Blackman-Sheppard 1,611 23.6 N/A 1,030 15.1 –7.7 6,835 71.8 +36.0 9,517 Labour Party (UK) 3.9 Forest Heath Summary +Forest Heath District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 2 10,690 45.8 +0.8Labour 0 7,062 30.2 +6.8Liberal Democrats 0 1 4,043 17.3 –8.0Independent 0 1 1,569 6.7 +2.9Total623,36467.5+42.5 Division results Brandon Conservative Party (UK) Bill Bishop* 1,771 43.7 –15.5 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Silver 1,358 33.5 +4.4 Independent politician Ronald Banks 562 13.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Prater 358 8.8 N/A 413 10.2 –20.0 4,049 65.8 +35.3 6,156 Conservative Party (UK) 10.0 Exning Conservative Party (UK) Donald Levick 1,960 43.4 +24.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catriona Pilborough 1,304 28.8 –37.5 Labour Party (UK) Hilda Halliwell 1,256 27.8 +13.5 656 14.5 N/A 4,520 68.3 +41.0 6,623 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 30.8 Icknield Conservative Party (UK) Jane Andrews-Smith 1,951 49.3 –2.9 Labour Party (UK) Philip Kemp 1,108 28.0 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Brame 896 22.7 +2.2 843 21.3 –3.5 3,955 73.7 +42.0 5,367 Conservative Party (UK) 1.8 Mildenhall Conservative Party (UK) Paul Pendleton* 1,576 44.5 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) John Taylor 1,408 39.7 +13.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Whitear 559 15.8 +4.8 168 4.7 –10.6 3,543 64.9 +37.8 5,461 Conservative Party (UK) 5.3 Newmarket Town Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Crickmere* 1,705 48.2 –4.7 Labour Party (UK) Vivien Uney 1,150 32.5 +11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Bolton 561 15.9 –10.5 Independent politician William Attwood 118 3.3 N/A 555 15.7 –10.7 3,534 63.2 +31.3 5,590 Conservative Party (UK) 8.3 Row Heath Conservative Party (UK) Ellen Crane 1,727 45.9 N/A Independent politician John Barker 889 23.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Cyril Brown 782 20.8 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Daphne Willingham 365 9.7 N/A 838 22.3 N/A 3,763 69.2 N/A 5,436 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Ipswich Summary +Ipswich District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 13 34,475 52.2 +2.5Conservative 4 23,166 35.1 –1.4Liberal Democrats 0 8,373 12.7 –0.7Total1766,01470.1+36.0 Division results Bixley Conservative Party (UK) Russell Harsant 2,285 50.6 –7.1 Labour Party (UK) Anne Murray 1,321 29.3 +4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Whitmore 910 20.2 +2.5 964 21.3 –11.7 4,516 77.1 +37.4 5,855 Conservative Party (UK) 5.9 Bridge Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Doran* 1,903 53.0 –11.5 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Kenna 1,148 32.0 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Rush 540 15.0 N/A 755 21.0 –17.4 3,591 63.1 +36.1 5,687 Labour Party (UK) 8.6 Broom Hill Conservative Party (UK) Mary Young 1,387 39.2 –9.4 Labour Party (UK) Keith Herod * 1,380 39.0 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Cheeseman 770 21.8 +4.3 7 0.2 –14.4 3,537 69.5 +37.2 5,090 Conservative Party (UK) 7.2 Castle Hill Conservative Party (UK) Dale Jackson 1,859 42.0 –6.5 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Newbury 1,688 38.1 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dennis Day 881 19.9 +5.6 171 3.9 –7.4 4,428 76.7 +40.8 5,771 Conservative Party (UK) 3.7 Chantry Labour Party (UK) Susan Thomas* 1,805 60.5 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Thrussell 733 24.6 –22.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Donald Perkins 447 15.0 N/A 1,072 35.9 +30.2 2,985 65.8 +25.2 4,540 Labour Party (UK) 15.1 Gainsborough Labour Party (UK) Ronald Sudds * 2,329 59.0 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Roman Holownia 941 23.9 +7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Whitehead 675 17.1 –15.3 1,388 35.2 +16.7 3,945 67.8 +35.0 6,829 Labour Party (UK) 0.6 Ipswich St Margarets Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Stansfield 1,761 40.0 –1.7 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Cooper 1,647 37.4 +15.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Karen Wroe 991 22.5 –14.0 114 2.6 –2.6 4,399 73.6 +27.8 5,981 Conservative Party (UK) 8.7 Ipswich Town Labour Party (UK) Chris Mole* 2,027 55.9 –5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Matthews 921 25.4 –0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julian Eddy 677 18.7 +6.2 1,106 30.5 –4.5 3,625 59.9 +32.4 6,057 Labour Party (UK) 2.3 Priory Heath Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Wilson * 1,985 54.3 –16.9 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Baldry 1,020 27.9 –0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Karen Deere 648 17.7 N/A 965 26.4 –15.9 3,653 68.9 +39.7 5,305 Labour Party (UK) 8.0 Rushmere Labour Party (UK) Brian Le Grys * 2,507 56.6 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Ion 1,925 43.4 +5.2 582 13.1 +2.7 4,432 73.7 +30.3 6,015 Labour Party (UK) 1.4 Sprites Labour Party (UK) Robin Sargent* 2,505 66.5 –7.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Langley 1,260 33.5 +7.0 1,245 33.1 –13.8 3,765 70.2 +40.5 5,361 Labour Party (UK) 7.0 St Clements Labour Party (UK) Brian Coleman* 2,367 56.9 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) Tracy Kenna 1,792 43.1 +2.4 575 13.8 +8.7 4,159 72.2 +28.5 5,761 Labour Party (UK) 4.4 St John's Labour Party (UK) Sandy Martin 2,478 58.0 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Ward 1,791 42.0 +7.4 687 16.1 –1.6 4,269 70.5 +35.4 6,052 Labour Party (UK) 0.8 Stoke Park Labour Party (UK) Bryony Rudkin 1,862 48.1 –3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Terry 1,223 31.6 –5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Mullett 789 20.4 +8.4 639 16.5 +2.3 3,874 68.9 +36.2 6,052 Labour Party (UK) 1.2 Whitehouse Labour Party (UK) Barry Moore 1,997 57.2 –6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Carlton 892 25.5 –1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nina Day 603 17.3 +7.7 1,105 31.6 –5.3 3,492 65.0 +36.4 5,376 Labour Party (UK) 2.6 Whittington Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Cherry 2,442 60.7 –0.2 Conservative Party (UK) David Collins 1,139 28.3 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Tonge 442 11.0 –2.0 1,303 32.4 –2.4 4,023 74.0 +44.7 5,436 Labour Party (UK) 1.2 Whitton Labour Party (UK) Anthony Lewis * 2,232 67.2 –2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Lark 1,089 32.8 +2.7 1,143 34.4 –5.4 3,321 66.3 +41.1 5,011 Labour Party (UK) 2.7 Mid Suffolk Summary +Mid Suffolk District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 4 19,289 40.2 +4.5Liberal Democrats 4 2 15,716 32.7 –5.9Labour 1 2 12,352 25.7 +1.7Green 0 682 1.4 –0.3Total1048,03974.7+36.9 Division results Bosmere Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosalind Scott * 2,533 49.6 –11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Davies 1,566 30.7 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Neil Scarff 1,009 19.8 +7.1 967 18.9 –15.0 5,108 73.2 +30.8 6,979 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.5 Gipping Valley Conservative Party (UK) John Williams 2,278 51.9 +13.2 Labour Party (UK) Terence Wilson * 2,114 48.1 +8.6 164 3.7 N/A 4,392 71.7 +41.8 6,129 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 2.3 Hartismere Conservative Party (UK) Charles Michell 2,105 41.5 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) Terence O'Keefe 1,756 34.6 +13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hugh Stewart 1,210 23.9 –23.8 349 6.9 N/A 5,071 72.8 +27.8 6,964 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 1.6 Hoxne Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Craven* 2,930 56.6 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) Guy McGregor 2,245 43.4 +2.5 685 13.2 +7.8 5,175 75.8 +32.6 6,827 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.8 Stowmarket St Mary's Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Lower * 1,608 41.0 –13.2 Labour Party (UK) John Drake 1,212 30.9 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Paton 1,100 28.1 +12.7 396 10.1 –13.7 3,920 74.3 +35.2 5,274 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6.9 Stowmarket St Peter's Labour Party (UK) Duncan Macpherson * 1,738 45.4 –4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm McLagan 1,188 31.1 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Rehahn 899 23.5 –4.2 550 14.4 –7.7 3,825 69.9 +38.9 5,470 Labour Party (UK) 6.5 Thedwastre North Conservative Party (UK) Sue Sida-Lockett* 2,490 46.8 –13.6 Labour Party (UK) John Dougall 1,482 27.9 –11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Flower 1,347 25.3 N/A 1,008 19.0 –1.7 5,319 81.4 +51.2 6,533 Conservative Party (UK) 1.0 Thedwastre South Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Iredale 2,112 39.5 –4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Ward * 1,720 32.2 –23.8 Labour Party (UK) Robert Durrant 1,517 28.4 N/A 392 7.3 N/A 5,349 75.3 +38.8 7,107 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 9.7 Thredling Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Whitworth 2,612 53.0 –4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Passmore 2,317 47.0 +4.2 295 6.0 –8.4 4,929 72.7 +35.7 6,781 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4.2 Upper Gipping Conservative Party (UK) Jeremy Clover 1,888 38.1 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Wright 1,524 30.8 –20.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Dyble 857 17.3 N/A Green Party of England and Wales Roger Stearn 682 13.8 –1.0 364 7.4 N/A 4,951 76.6 +34.3 6,465 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 12.2 Suffolk Coastal Summary +Suffolk Coastal District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 8 1 28,499 40.5 –2.6Liberal Democrats 4 1 21,488 30.5 –0.3Labour 2 19,954 28.3 +3.3Independent 0 296 0.4 N/AGreen 0 189 0.3 –0.8Total1470,42674.5+34.5 Division results Blything Conservative Party (UK) Richard Church 1,766 45.8 –4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Perren 1,099 28.5 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Michael Taylor 988 25.6 +8.4 667 17.3 –11.6 3,853 74.8 +32.0 5,149 Conservative Party (UK) 4.4 Bungay Conservative Party (UK) Morris Rose * 1,872 40.8 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Fisher 1,807 39.4 +9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Went 913 19.9 –11.4 65 1.4 –5.7 4,592 74.4 +28.6 6,176 Conservative Party (UK) 3.4 Carlford Conservative Party (UK) Howard Bestow * 2,704 46.7 –1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Bull 1,768 30.5 –9.5 Labour Party (UK) Derek Emery 1,324 22.8 +11.3 936 16.1 +7.5 5,796 78.9 +39.8 7,344 Conservative Party (UK) 3.9 Clay Hills Labour Party (UK) Joan Girling * 2,645 53.5 –6.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Geater 2,299 46.5 +6.1 346 7.0 –12.2 4,944 70.6 +28.2 7,008 Labour Party (UK) 6.1 Colneis Conservative Party (UK) Candida Snow 2,812 43.0 –9.1 Labour Party (UK) Reginald Dixon 2,359 36.0 +10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Tuthill 1,376 21.0 –1.0 453 6.9 –19.4 6,547 75.5 +42.9 8,670 Conservative Party (UK) 9.7 Felixstowe Ferry Conservative Party (UK) Robert Stirrat 2,237 47.7 –4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Dangerfield 1,358 29.0 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) David Rowe 1,094 23.3 –0.9 879 18.7 –9.8 4,689 78.0 +36.2 6,012 Conservative Party (UK) 3.4 Felixstowe Landguard Liberal Democrats (UK) Cherrie Macgregor * 1,817 37.7 –14.3 Labour Party (UK) John Mullen 1,452 30.1 +11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Bishop 1,258 26.1 –3.5 Independent politician Thomas Savage 296 6.1 N/A 365 7.6 –14.8 4,823 68.4 +35.0 7,052 Liberal Democrats (UK) 13.0 Felixstowe Walton Labour Party (UK) Donald Smith* 1,947 45.8 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Bailey 1,492 35.1 –1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Yates 813 19.1 +1.0 455 10.7 +1.5 4,252 75.3 +29.0 5,646 Labour Party (UK) 0.8 Framlingham Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Howard 2,399 55.4 +30.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Batho 1,929 44.6 –2.9 470 10.9 N/A 4,328 73.2 +36.8 5,911 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 16.7 Kesgrave & Martlesham Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Penn * 3,096 39.8 –4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Kelso 2,750 35.4 –3.0 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Fox 1,744 22.4 +5.0 Green Party of England and Wales John Forbes 189 2.4 N/A 346 4.4 –1.3 7,779 76.2 +40.7 10,215 Conservative Party (UK) 0.7 Plomesgate Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Ward * 1,714 42.9 –0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Fry 1,351 33.8 –3.7 Labour Party (UK) Perry Mann 932 23.3 +4.5 363 9.1 +3.0 3,997 73.0 +27.3 5,476 Conservative Party (UK) 1.5 Wickham Conservative Party (UK) Colin Barrow 1,927 37.0 –7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bryan Hall 1,813 34.9 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) Roy Burgon 1,462 28.1 +1.7 114 2.2 –13.7 5,202 75.9 +39.7 6,855 Conservative Party (UK) 6.9 Wilford Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Monk * 2,055 41.3 –6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Walter Fraser 1,866 37.5 –2.7 Labour Party (UK) Oliver Gibbs 1,058 21.2 +9.4 189 3.8 –4.1 4,979 72.2 +29.9 6,895 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.1 Woodbridge Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Eveleigh * 1,976 42.5 –7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Miles 1,527 32.9 –3.0 Labour Party (UK) Harold Stone 1,142 24.6 +10.1 449 9.7 –4.1 4,645 76.2 +29.6 6,098 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.1 St Edmundsbury Summary +St Edmundsbury District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 1 21,262 40.1 –0.5Labour 4 1 19,034 35.9 +7.2Liberal Democrats 1 2 11,956 22.6 –5.4Independent 0 720 1.4 +1.1Total1152,97272.1+38.7 Division results Abbeygate & Eastgate Conservative Party (UK) Derek Speakman 2,362 39.1 –13.4 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Muge 1,963 32.5 +8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Dulieu 991 16.4 –7.0 Independent politician David Nettleton 720 11.9 N/A 399 6.6 –21.8 6,036 72.6 +40.6 8,316 Conservative Party (UK) 10.9 Blackbourn Conservative Party (UK) Joanna Spicer* 2,755 50.4 –1.1 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Moore 1,471 26.9 –3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Thomas Cook 1,238 22.7 +4.9 1,284 23.5 +2.7 6,036 73.8 +36.1 7,408 Conservative Party (UK) 1.4 Clare Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemary Warmington* 2,431 53.5 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Stevens 2,112 46.5 –2.8 319 7.0 +5.6 4,543 73.8 +40.2 6,158 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2.8 Haverhill North Labour Party (UK) Laurence Kiernan * 2,807 53.6 –19.8 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Bridges 1,640 31.3 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Ridout 786 15.0 N/A 1,167 22.3 –24.4 5,233 68.9 +44.3 7,592 Labour Party (UK) 12.3 Haverhill South Labour Party (UK) Marianne Lee 2,538 49.1 +19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Myrtle Bibby 1,316 25.5 –30.6 Conservative Party (UK) Joy Watkins-Ellis 1,311 25.4 +14.0 1,222 23.7 N/A 5,165 65.8 +35.9 7,853 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 25.0 Northgate & St Olaves Labour Party (UK) David Lockwood * 2,403 68.3 –9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Williams 647 18.4 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Fearnley 467 13.3 +3.9 1,756 49.9 –14.6 3,517 69.0 +38.8 5,101 Labour Party (UK) 7.3 Risbridge Conservative Party (UK) Jane Midwood 2,344 50.8 –2.4 Labour Party (UK) Alexander Carmichael 1,309 28.4 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leslie Warmington 964 20.9 –4.3 1,035 22.4 –5.5 4,617 76.3 +38.1 6,054 Conservative Party (UK) 4.5 Risbygate & Sextons Labour Party (UK) Ray Nowak* 2,228 55.4 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) Irene Speakman 1,792 44.6 +5.4 436 10.8 +7.8 4,020 72.3 +37.2 5,559 Labour Party (UK) 3.9 Southgate & Westgate Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brundle 2,115 35.2 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Grant Elliot 2,056 34.2 –32.3 Labour Party (UK) Robert Corfe 1,838 30.6 N/A 59 1.0 N/A 6,009 73.8 +36.5 8,147 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 17.0 Thingoe North Conservative Party (UK) Simon Pott 2,560 49.3 –6.8 Labour Party (UK) Robert Cockle 1,573 30.3 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Black 1,063 20.5 –1.7 987 19.0 –15.4 5,196 73.5 +37.1 7,069 Conservative Party (UK) 7.7 Thingoe South Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Milburn * 1,624 51.2 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) David Dawson 904 28.5 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Raie Wilman 644 20.3 +1.3 720 22.7 –3.2 3,172 75.4 +43.5 4,205 Conservative Party (UK) 1.7 Waveney Summary +Waveney District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 11 3 27,972 52.1 +4.4Conservative 1 1 17,731 33.0 +4.2Liberal Democrats 0 4,749 8.8 –3.7Independent 0 2 3,216 6.0 –5.0Total1253,66971.4+36.4 Division results Beccles Labour Party (UK) Harold Ley * 2,419 55.1 –12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Pulford 1,351 30.8 –2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arnold Martin 618 14.1 N/A 1,068 24.3 –10.0 4,388 74.4 +38.5 5,899 Labour Party (UK) 5.0 Gunton Labour Party (UK) Norman Rimmell * 1,702 45.8 +17.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Howes 1,503 40.4 –8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Woolley 515 13.8 –9.5 199 5.3 N/A 3,720 72.9 +36.3 5,102 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 13.0 Halesworth Labour Party (UK) Paul Honeker 2,152 53.1 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Niblett 1,904 46.9 +5.5 248 6.1 –0.8 4,056 74.1 +28.4 5,475 Labour Party (UK) 0.4 Lothingland North Labour Party (UK) Brian Hunter * 2,856 53.0 –1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Ames 1,756 32.6 –3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Tibbitt 773 14.4 +4.8 1,100 20.4 +1.8 5,385 74.2 +37.5 7,260 Labour Party (UK) 0.9 Lothingland South Labour Party (UK) Antony Andrews 2,532 43.6 +15.8 Independent politician James Mitchell* 1,746 30.1 –18.7 Conservative Party (UK) Rosalind Wallington 1,524 26.3 +3.0 786 13.5 N/A 5,802 71.0 +39.5 8,176 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician 17.3 Lowestoft Central Labour Party (UK) Nye Owen * 2,496 62.6 –3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michelle Regester 752 18.8 +4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Evans 742 18.6 –1.0 1,744 43.7 –2.4 3,990 63.6 +35.3 6,271 Labour Party (UK) 3.7 Lowestoft St Margarets Labour Party (UK) Marie Rodgers * 2,489 63.6 –5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Mylan 914 23.3 +3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Howe 512 13.1 +1.7 1,575 40.2 –8.9 3,915 71.4 +43.4 5,466 Labour Party (UK) 4.4 Normanston Labour Party (UK) Graham Gouldby 2,670 66.4 –14.9 Conservative Party (UK) Francis Gaimster 871 21.7 +10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Howe 478 11.9 +4.9 1,799 44.8 –24.9 4,019 67.1 +35.1 5,991 Labour Party (UK) 12.5 Oulton Broad Labour Party (UK) Jane Hore * 2,730 54.5 +15.8 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Barnard 2,280 45.5 +0.3 450 9.0 N/A 5,010 70.5 +36.5 7,111 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 7.8 Pakefield Labour Party (UK) Roger Bellham * 2,593 49.7 –9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Browne 1,517 29.1 +23.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Shepherd 1,111 21.3 –13.7 1,076 20.6 –3.9 5,221 72.3 +39.7 7,226 Labour Party (UK) 16.8 Southwold Conservative Party (UK) John Goldsmith 1,541 39.8 +11.4 Independent politician Graham Langley * 1,470 38.0 –33.6 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Scott 862 22.3 N/A 71 1.8 N/A 3,873 75.5 +30.8 5,131 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician 22.5 Wainford Labour Party (UK) John Taylor 2,472 57.6 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Newson 1,818 42.4 +7.7 654 15.2 +4.8 4,290 70.8 +35.3 6,064 Labour Party (UK) 2.4 References Category: 1990s in Suffolk Suffolk 1997