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2011 English local government election
2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election Suffolk parliamentary 2007 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 2007 2011 5 5 y 2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 2015 All 45 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council 23 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 38 2 22,249 54.6% 0.4% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 4 1 3,275 8.0% 0.8% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 3 10,580 25.9% 10.1% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 3 2,247 5.5% 12.6% St Edmundsbury UK ward map 2011.svg Winner of each seat at the 2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)
The 2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/St.-Edmundsbury-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 12-13 26 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University, Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20250927230742/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/St.-Edmundsbury-1973-2011.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
2011 St Edmundsbury Borough 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 Plymouth
Conservative Party (UK)
40
38
3
1
2
84.4
22,249
54.6
–0.4
Independent politician
4
4
1
0
1
8.9
3,275
8.0
–0.8
Labour Party (UK)
27
3
1
1
6.7
10,580
25.9
+10.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
8
0
0
3
3
0.0
2,247
5.5
–12.6
Green Party of England and Wales
6
0
0
0
0.0
2,209
5.4
+4.0
UKIP
1
0
0
0
0.0
223
0.5
–0.4
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.
Abbeygate
Abbeygate (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Farmer*
1,007
57.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Rout*
744
42.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Philippa Judd
448
25.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christopher Lale
317
18.0
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas Stebbing
282
16.0
Labour Party (UK)
Christina Ross
259
14.7
~1,718
45.4
3,786
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Bardwell
Bardwell
Conservative Party (UK)
John Hale*
737
76.8
UK Independence Party
James Lumley
223
23.2
514
53.5
960
51.1
2,012
Conservative Party (UK)
Barningham
Barningham
Conservative Party (UK)
David Ray*
726
70.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Bradbury
305
29.6
421
40.8
1,031
51.0
2,086
Conservative Party (UK)
Barrow
Barrow
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian Houlder*
1,798
Conservative Party (UK)
Cavendish
Cavendish
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Stevens*
1,633
Conservative Party (UK)
Chedburgh
Chedburgh
Conservative Party (UK)
Angela Rushen
1,709
Conservative Party (UK)
Clare
Clare
Conservative Party (UK)
Alaric Pugh
482
57.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leslie Warmington
364
43.0
118
13.9
846
51.4
1,688
Conservative Party (UK)
Eastgate
Eastgate
Conservative Party (UK)
Patricia Warby*
427
56.3
Labour Party (UK)
Shirley Stephenson
332
43.7
95
12.5
759
41.1
1,892
Conservative Party (UK)
Fornham
Fornham
Conservative Party (UK)
Rebecca Hopfensperger
621
73.7
Labour Party (UK)
Sarah-Jane Pearce
222
26.3
399
47.3
843
49.0
1,736
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Great Barton
Great Barton
Conservative Party (UK)
Sarah Broughton*
751
79.1
Labour Party (UK)
Pervez Khan
199
20.9
552
58.1
950
54.6
1,773
Conservative Party (UK)
Haverhill East
Haverhill East (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Leslie Ager*
834
49.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Karen Richardson*
664
39.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Gordon Cox*
662
39.1
Labour Party (UK)
Patrick Hanlon
648
38.3
Labour Party (UK)
Ernest Goody
636
37.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Terence McNally
260
15.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Kenneth Rolph
188
11.1
~1,694
31.1
5,447
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Haverhill North
Haverhill North (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Patricia Gower*
857
48.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Timothy Marks
825
46.2
Conservative Party (UK)
John McManus
771
43.2
Labour Party (UK)
Julie Jupp
654
36.6
Labour Party (UK)
Gary Stroud
600
33.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Allyn Bignell
375
21.0
~1,785
31.5
5,667
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Haverhill South
Haverhill South (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
Maureen Byrne
428
43.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Phillip French
395
40.0
Labour Party (UK)
Lisa Carr
373
37.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Clive Turner*
359
36.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Michael Graham
145
14.7
~987
25.8
3,827
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Haverhill West
Haverhill West (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Adam Whittaker*
804
59.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Jeremy Farthing*
707
51.9
Labour Party (UK)
Roger André
529
38.8
~1,362
34.0
4,007
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Horringer & Whelnetham
Horringer & Whelnetham
Conservative Party (UK)
Terence Clements*
630
70.6
Labour Party (UK)
Robin Davies
262
29.4
368
41.3
892
52.0
1,742
Conservative Party (UK)
Hundon
Hundon
Conservative Party (UK)
Dorothy Whittaker*
1,745
Conservative Party (UK)
Ixworth
Ixworth
Conservative Party (UK)
John Griffiths*
1,782
Conservative Party (UK)
Kedington
Kedington
Conservative Party (UK)
Marion Rushbrook*
1,593
Conservative Party (UK)
Minden
Minden (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Everitt*
791
49.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Clive Springett
720
45.0
Labour Party (UK)
Quentin Cornish
524
32.7
Labour Party (UK)
Jonathan Hartley
426
26.6
Green Party of England and Wales
Ritchie Tennant
340
21.2
~1,601
45.0
3,558
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Moreton Hall
Moreton Hall (3 seats)
Independent politician
Trevor Beckwith*
1,443
61.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Frank Warby*
1,211
51.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Terry Buckle*
990
42.4
Labour Party (UK)
Clifford Hind
500
21.4
Labour Party (UK)
Kevin Waterson
364
15.6
~2,333
41.5
5,621
Independent politician
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Northgate
Northgate
Labour Party (UK)
Diane Hind
315
53.2
Green Party of England and Wales
Ida Rynsard
258
43.6
57
9.6
592
32.1
1,843
Labour Party (UK)
Pakenham
Pakenham
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher Spicer*
623
75.7
Labour Party (UK)
Gillian Malik
193
23.5
430
52.2
823
32.4
2,541
Conservative Party (UK)
Risby
Risby
Conservative Party (UK)
Helen Levack*
1,970
Conservative Party (UK)
Risbygate
Risbygate (2 seats)
Independent politician
David Nettleton*
840
58.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Joshua Hordern
520
36.4
Green Party of England and Wales
Karen Richardson
450
31.5
Labour Party (UK)
Neil Moffat
266
18.6
Labour Party (UK)
Ross Taylor
198
13.9
~1,430
38.5
3,713
Independent politician
Conservative Party (UK)
Rougham
Rougham
Conservative Party (UK)
Sara Mildmay-White*
656
72.2
Labour Party (UK)
Janet Lavender
236
26.0
420
46.2
908
49.8
1,824
Conservative Party (UK)
Southgate
Southgate (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Chung Hung Chow
864
52.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Sarah-Anne Stamp
668
40.2
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Blyth
387
23.3
Labour Party (UK)
Nicola Ridgeway
387
23.3
Green Party of England and Wales
Sara Rae
341
20.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Gordon Hughes
293
17.6
~1,663
48.5
3,428
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
St. Olaves
St. Olaves (2 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Cockle*
461
47.8
Independent politician
Paul Hopfensperger
421
43.6
Green Party of England and Wales
Mark Ereira-Guyer
372
38.6
Labour Party (UK)
Kevin Hind
314
32.5
~965
29.3
3,293
Labour Party (UK)
Independent politician
Labour Party (UK)
Stanton
Stanton
Conservative Party (UK)
John Thorndyke*
1,989
Conservative Party (UK)
Westgate
Westgate (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Stefan Oliver*
929
57.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Simner
879
54.5
Labour Party (UK)
Alexander Carmichael
501
31.1
Labour Party (UK)
Timothy Beech
471
29.2
~1,613
47.8
3,375
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Wickhambrook
Wickhambrook
Independent politician
Derek Redhead*
571
58.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Susan Houlder
395
40.6
176
18.1
973
54.4
1,788
Independent politician
Withersfield
Withersfield
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Clifton-Brown*
1,624
Conservative Party (UK)
By-elections
Risbygate By-Election 15 November 2012Local Elections Archive Project — Risbygate Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/7073/#2012-11-15 www.andrewteale.me.uk 15 February 2024Colin 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
Green Party of England and Wales
Julia Wakelam
394
51.8
+30.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Susan Glossop
239
31.4
+6.4
Labour Party (UK)
Cliff Hind
128
16.8
+4.0
155
20.4
761
Green Party of England and Wales
Conservative Party (UK)
Abbeygate By-Election 2 May 2013Local Elections Archive Project — Abbeygate Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/7050/#2013-05-02 www.andrewteale.me.uk 15 February 2024
Conservative Party (UK)
Charlotte Howard
562
44.5
-4.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Philippa Judd
399
31.6
+9.8
Labour Party (UK)
Quentin Cornish
154
12.2
-1.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Judith Broadway
149
11.8
-3.6
163
12.9
1,264
Conservative Party (UK)
Bardwell By-Election 5 September 2013Local Elections Archive Project — Bardwell Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/7051/#2013-09-05 www.andrewteale.me.uk 15 February 2024
Conservative Party (UK)
Paula Wade
419
66.1
-10.7
UK Independence Party
James Lumley
150
23.7
+0.5
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas Stebbing
65
10.3
+10.3
269
42.4
634
Conservative Party (UK)
Abbeygate By-Election 3 October 2013Local Elections Archive Project — Abbeygate Ward https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/7050/#2013-10-03 www.andrewteale.me.uk 15 February 2024
Conservative Party (UK)
Joanna Rayner
359
42.8
-1.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Mark Ereira-Guyer
236
28.1
-3.5
UK Independence Party
Clive Reason
85
10.1
+10.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Chris Lale
83
9.9
-1.9
Labour Party (UK)
Quentin Cornish
76
9.1
-3.1
123
14.7
839
Conservative Party (UK)
Haverhill East By-Election 9 January 2014
UK Independence Party
Tony Brown
529
54.0
+54.0
Labour Party (UK)
Pat Hanlon
240
24.5
-12.7
Conservative Party (UK)
David Roach
157
16.0
-31.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ken Rolph
54
5.5
-9.4
289
29.5
980
16.4
UK Independence Party
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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