Babergh council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 24 wards · 32 seats contested

Most seats
10
Green Party
Seats contested
32
across 24 wards
Turnout
36.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Green Party 10 +6 11,116 31.1% +7.8
Independent 9 +1 5,671 15.9% -3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 7 -8 8,610 24.1% -10.7
Liberal Democrats 5 +2 5,645 15.8% +5.5
Labour Party 1 -1 4,680 13.1% +2.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 32
Green Party 32
Labour Party 23
Liberal Democrats 23
Conservative and Unionist Party 21
Independent 13

A party standing a full slate could field 32 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Assington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lee Jonathan Parker Elected 452 49.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Mark Sunderland 341 37.5% +4.4
Green Party Amy Aylett 115 12.7% -4.8
Majority111
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,237
Ballots cast909

Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Box Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Bryn David Hurren Elected 684 64.0% -16.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Fred Topham 180 16.8% -3.1
Green Party Theresa Munson 154 14.4% —
Labour Party Rupert Perry 51 4.8% —
Majority504
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors2,313
Ballots cast1,069

Liberal Democrats hold

Brantham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Alastair McCraw Elected 560 77.7% -8.2
Green Party Miriam Burns 101 14.0% +7.0
Labour Party Steven John Hunter 60 8.3% —
Majority459
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors2,127
Ballots cast721

Independent hold

Brett Vale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Ward Elected 457 39.7% +9.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Shaun Davis 352 30.6% -14.0
Green Party Peter Lynn 158 13.7% -6.8
Labour Party Lindsay Jane Francis 102 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Herbig 81 7.0% —
Majority105
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors2,636
Ballots cast1,150

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bures St Mary & Nayland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Isabelle Reece Elected 369 39.8% -13.5
Green Party Patrick Keith McKenna 319 34.4% -12.4
Liberal Democrats Rain Welham-Cobb 165 17.8% —
Labour Party Julian Mark Freeman 73 7.9% —
Majority50
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors2,242
Ballots cast928

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Capel St Mary

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Whyman Elected 635 79.0% -0.1
Green Party Andrew David Iredale Jaswal 169 21.0% —
Majority466
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors2,616
Ballots cast804

Liberal Democrats hold

Chadacre 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael John Holt Elected 748 53.5% -9.9
Independent Stephen Albert Plumb Elected 712 50.9% -29.0
Green Party Ralph Anthony Carpenter 541 38.7% +8.5
Green Party Polly Rodger-Brown 314 22.5% —
Labour Party Matthew Livingstone Marshall 278 19.9% —
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Anne Schmidt 203 14.5% —
Majority171
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors4,824
Ballots cast1,398

Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Independent hold

Copdock & Washbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Busby Elected 591 56.3% -5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Hudson 309 29.5% -9.2
Green Party Karen Marshall 147 14.0% —
Majority282
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors2,663
Ballots cast1,049

Liberal Democrats hold

East Bergholt

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sallie Jean Davies Elected 546 52.7% +27.0
Independent John Hinton 253 24.4% -20.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Williams 141 13.6% -16.4
Labour Party Adrian James 74 7.1% —
Liberal Democrats Lauren Alexandra De Banks 22 2.1% —
Majority293
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors2,243
Ballots cast1,037

Green Party gain from Independent

Ganges

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Derek Stephen Davis Elected 310 45.9% -25.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Shane Andrew Rolin 190 28.1% +14.1
Green Party Shazz Kennedy 67 9.9% +1.7
Labour Party Simon Andrew Whitney 63 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Norman Woodcraft 45 6.7% -0.2
Majority120
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors1,982
Ballots cast675

Independent hold

Great Cornard 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ruth Anne Hendry Elected 694 38.6% +27.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark David Newman Elected 660 36.7% -9.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Beer Elected 658 36.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Wilson 627 34.9% —
Labour Party Emma Bishton 545 30.3% +1.5
Labour Party Kevin Graham 542 30.1% —
Labour Party Tom Keane 450 25.0% —
Green Party Melanie Jane Boyce 438 24.3% —
Green Party Heather James 396 22.0% —
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Bark 387 21.5% +7.8
Majority31
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors7,152
Ballots cast (estimated)1,799

Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hadleigh North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Simon Dowling Elected 230 33.8% +13.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Sian Elizabeth Dawson 199 29.3% -6.7
Independent Gordon Thomas McLeod 101 14.9% —
Liberal Democrats David Trevor Butcher 80 11.8% -10.5
Labour Party Andy Kennedy 70 10.3% -11.5
Majority31
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors2,266
Ballots cast680

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hadleigh South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jane Margaret Carruthers Elected 539 40.5% +12.2
Independent Kathryn Susanne Grandon Elected 498 37.4% -26.6
Green Party Alex Parvu 483 36.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Ferguson 418 31.4% -2.2
Liberal Democrats Duncan John Read 250 18.8% —
Labour Party Mark Heath 171 12.8% -12.4
Majority15
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors4,435
Ballots cast1,332

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Independent hold

Lavenham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Valerie Maybury Elected 966 52.8% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul John Clover Elected 844 46.2% —
Independent Clive William Arthey 376 20.6% -28.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Millen Adam 363 19.9% —
Green Party Shaun Ashley Moffat 355 19.4% -18.3
Green Party Steve Nuttall 256 14.0% —
Labour Party Andrew Worpole 242 13.2% —
Majority468
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors4,499
Ballots cast1,828

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Independent · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Long Melford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Michael Nunn Elected 1,069 65.5% -37.0
Independent Liz Malvisi Elected 571 35.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Melanie Jane Barrett 399 24.4% -25.8
Green Party Fae Victoria Gilfillan 279 17.1% -13.7
Labour Party Michael Fitzmaurice 228 14.0% —
Green Party Michael Chapman 201 12.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alan William Scott 124 7.6% —
Majority172
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors4,993
Ballots cast1,632

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Independent hold

North West Cosford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Deborah Saw Elected 640 83.1% +12.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Whyman 130 16.9% —
Majority510
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors2,187
Ballots cast770

Green Party hold

Orwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Daniel Grant Potter Elected 509 63.4% -9.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Janes 191 23.8% —
Labour Party Keith Raymond Wade 103 12.8% —
Majority318
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors2,129
Ballots cast803

Green Party hold

South East Cosford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Leigh Walter Edward Jamieson Elected 811 88.9% +27.3
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Louisa Simpson 101 11.1% —
Majority710
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors2,152
Ballots cast912

Green Party hold

Sproughton & Pinewood 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Helen-Victoria Anne Davies Elected 496 41.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Riley Elected 474 39.6% -19.1
Green Party Mary Jennifer Cook 327 27.3% -23.2
Labour Party Mary Anne Manuel 237 19.8% -30.6
Labour Party Graham John Manuel 223 18.6% —
Green Party John Lyall 176 14.7% —
Majority147
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors4,511
Ballots cast1,198

Liberal Democrats gain from Green Party · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Stour

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mary McLaren Elected 448 46.0% +18.4
Green Party Carrie Wheeler 216 22.2% +5.0
Liberal Democrats James Robert Gilchrist 194 19.9% -4.1
Labour Party Tracy De Bernhardt Wood 116 11.9% —
Majority232
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors2,428
Ballots cast974

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Sudbury North East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Alison Owen Elected 176 37.8% +1.4
Independent Jan Osborne 129 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Barrett 79 17.0% -9.1
Green Party Julie Fowles-Smith 48 10.3% -1.8
Liberal Democrats Gareth Evans 35 7.5% —
Majority47
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors2,013
Ballots cast466

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Sudbury North West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Jessie Carter Elected 800 56.5% +37.9
Green Party Tim Regester Elected 537 37.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas James Younger 348 24.6% -10.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Andrew Bennett 312 22.0% -4.0
Labour Party Adrian Stohr 272 19.2% -12.8
Labour Party Matthew Olyver 265 18.7% —
Majority189
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors4,142
Ballots cast1,417

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Green Party gain from Labour Party

Sudbury South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Adrian Osborne Elected 187 28.3% —
Labour Party David Finnigan 172 26.0% -8.1
Green Party Debo Adams 136 20.6% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Portia Berry-Kilby 117 17.7% -24.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Bark 49 7.4% -3.5
Majority15
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors1,911
Ballots cast661

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Sudbury South West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Laura Ann Smith Elected 414 50.1% +38.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacky Rawlinson 191 23.1% -12.5
Labour Party Luke Cresswell 167 20.2% -7.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew John Welsh 55 6.7% -6.8
Majority223
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors2,215
Ballots cast827

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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