1991 Babergh District Council election

UK local election 1991 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1987 Babergh District Council election 1987 1991 5 2 y 1995 Babergh District Council election 1995 All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 16 2 4,305 13.9% 10.7% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 15 3 10,345 33.5% 0.4% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 6 4 10,025 32.4% 8.7% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 1 5,838 18.9% 1.7% Babergh UK ward map 1991.svg Winner of each seat at the 1991 Babergh District Council election. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1991 Babergh District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 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 7 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1991 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 17 16 2 4 2 38.1 4,305 13.9 –10.7 Conservative Party (UK) 23 15 3 6 3 35.7 10,345 33.5 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) 22 6 4 0 4 14.3 10,025 32.4 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 11 5 2 1 1 11.9 5,838 18.9 +1.7 Independent Conservative 2 0 0 0 0.0 410 1.3 N/A 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* 1,136 Independent politician Berners Berners Conservative Party (UK) J. Holmes 1,175 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Bildeston Bildeston Independent politician R. Gregory* 253 55.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Gleed 116 25.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Wedderburn 86 18.9 137 30.1 455 34.5 1,328 Independent politician Boxford Boxford Independent politician J. Lindsley* 1,445 Independent politician Brantham Brantham Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Revell* 1,770 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent politician Brett Vale Brett Vale Conservative Party (UK) C. Arthey 331 44.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Gleed* 263 35.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Gould 146 19.7 68 9.2 740 62.4 1,186 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Brookvale Brookvale Independent politician J. Baxter* 1,857 Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) H. Engleheart* 1,327 Conservative Party (UK) Capel & Wenham Capel & Wenham (2 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Pollard* 842 38.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Carpendale 766 35.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Pearce 308 14.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Thomas 271 12.4 458 20.9 2,187 46.9 2,511 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician G. Ince* 1,756 Independent politician Copdock Copdock Independent politician P. Jones* 758 66.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Morton 376 33.2 382 33.6 1,134 35.1 3,234 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Independent politician C. Wake-Walker Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Heselden* 2,763 Independent politician Liberal Democrats (UK) Elmsett Elmsett Conservative Party (UK) T. Bailey-Smith* 1,378 Conservative Party (UK) Glemsford Glemsford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Schaffer* 641 62.6 Conservative Party (UK) P. Stevens* 442 43.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Wedderburn 384 37.5 ~1,024 41.0 2,498 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) A. Bavington* 677 73.0 Labour Party (UK) V. Cocker* 664 71.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Berry 261 28.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Thomas 251 27.1 ~928 30.8 3,012 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Beer* 651 52.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Newman 595 48.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Nandi 574 46.4 Labour Party (UK) S. Thorpe 526 42.5 ~1,237 39.3 3,149 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Grutchfield* 1,566 59.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Banks 1,019 39.0 Independent politician J. Andrews* 925 35.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Whiting 815 31.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. Pain 764 29.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Williams 681 26.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Cook 500 19.1 ~2,614 51.0 5,126 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Independent politician Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician J. Godley* 1,525 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham Conservative Party (UK) J. Hepworth* 395 50.2 Independent politician H. Bramer 209 26.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Hastie 183 23.3 186 23.6 787 54.4 1,446 Conservative Party (UK) Leavenheath Leavenheath Independent politician A. Boram* 1,730 Independent politician Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) Independent politician R. Kemp* 917 35.2 Independent politician R. Michette 504 19.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. Overman* 411 15.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Guyton 379 14.6 Independent Conservative R. Roper 256 9.8 Independent Conservative A. Hall 154 5.9 ~1,341 51.1 2,621 Independent politician Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Nayland Nayland Independent politician D. Mitchell* 925 Independent politician North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician D. Hodge* 320 53.3 Labour Party (UK) S. Woods 280 46.7 40 6.7 600 48.8 1,229 Independent politician Polstead & Layham Polstead & Layham Independent politician S. Wigglesworth 419 69.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Gales 185 30.6 234 38.7 604 53.5 1,129 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Shotley Shotley Independent politician J. Law* 1,726 Independent politician Sudbury East Sudbury East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Cann* 910 52.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Titmus 610 35.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Colman 546 31.6 ~1,520 48.0 2,828 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury North Sudbury North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Sayers 628 33.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Gibbs 614 33.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Singh* 553 29.9 Labour Party (UK) V. Waters 540 29.2 ~1,242 37.0 3,157 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury South Sudbury South (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) E. Wiles* 789 39.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Byham* 669 33.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Foster 543 27.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Simmons 472 23.6 ~1,458 45.0 2,998 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waldingfield Waldingfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Spence* 646 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. St Aubin D'Ancey 525 26.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) K. Watkins 460 22.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Skinner 371 18.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Richardson 294 14.7 ~1,291 44.7 2,956 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Samford West Samford Conservative Party (UK) M. Bancroft 443 64.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) R. Thomas 246 35.7 197 28.6 689 54.5 1,264 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections Bildeston Bildeston by-election: 13 June 1991https://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 Independent politician 253 55.6 SDP–Liberal Alliance 116 25.5 Labour Party (UK) 86 18.9 137 30.1 455 34.5 1,319 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash by-election: 20 August 1992 Conservative Party (UK) 526 53.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance 322 32.7 Labour Party (UK) 136 13.8 204 20.7 984 35.6 2,764 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 1991 in the United Kingdom Category:1990s in Suffolk Category:Long stubs with short prose