East Suffolk council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 29 wards · 55 seats contested

Most seats
16
Green Party
Seats contested
55
across 29 wards
Turnout
35.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Green Party 16 +12 35,804 26.8% +4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 15 -24 49,399 37.0% -1.2
Labour Party 12 +5 26,279 19.7% +2.6
Liberal Democrats 11 +8 21,106 15.8% +4.4
Independent 1 -1 641 0.5% -4.3
Communist Party of Britain 0 +0 257 0.2% —
Heritage Party 0 +0 56 0.0% —

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 55
Conservative and Unionist Party 55
Green Party 37
Labour Party 37
Liberal Democrats 25
Independent 3
Communist Party of Britain 2
Heritage Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 55 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.

Aldeburgh & Leiston 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Tom Daly Elected 2,086 55.4% —
Green Party Katie Graham Elected 1,961 52.1% —
Green Party Sarah Caroline Whitelock Elected 1,896 50.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jocelyn Irene Bond 1,275 33.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Cooper 1,233 32.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Reid 1,089 28.9% —
Labour Party David Anthony Grugeon 599 15.9% —
Labour Party Ray Breach 561 14.9% —
Majority621
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors9,876
Ballots cast3,763

Beccles & Worlingham 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Caroline Ann Topping Elected 2,792 68.4% +19.5
Green Party Sarah Plummer Elected 2,673 65.5% —
Green Party Sheryl Rumble Elected 2,471 60.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Trish Mortimer 851 20.8% -21.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard Reader 806 19.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party May Reader 784 19.2% —
Labour Party Sam Hunt 583 14.3% +5.7
Labour Party Tarek Ahmed Lahin 531 13.0% —
Labour Party Tony Burgess 487 11.9% —
Majority1,620
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors11,768
Ballots cast4,083

Green Party hold

Bungay & Wainford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Toby Hammond Elected 1,682 59.3% +24.4
Green Party Anthony Nicholas Speca Elected 1,569 55.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judy Cloke 812 28.6% -15.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Bee 776 27.4% —
Labour Party Tim Mobbs 294 10.4% -5.4
Labour Party Chris Sadler 229 8.1% —
Independent Natalie Louise Carlile 169 6.0% —
Majority757
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors6,868
Ballots cast2,836

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

Carlford & Fynn Valley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Daniel Clery Elected 1,388 51.7% +23.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Stanley Hedgley Elected 1,272 47.4% -6.1
Green Party Nigel Keith Hiley 1,263 47.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ben Coupe 1,257 46.8% —
Majority9
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors6,745
Ballots cast2,685

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

Carlton & Whitton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Myles Starling Elected 904 45.9% +12.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Jenny Ceresa Elected 879 44.6% —
Labour Party Sonia Valerie Barker 769 39.1% +11.8
Labour Party Charlotte Barker 758 38.5% —
Green Party Anna Jill Weston Hammond 191 9.7% -3.2
Green Party Daniel Eric Keates 143 7.3% —
Liberal Democrats John Mercer 135 6.9% -0.9
Liberal Democrats Dave O'Neill 90 4.6% —
Majority110
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors7,802
Ballots cast1,969

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Carlton Colville 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Daniel Rivett Elected 787 42.2% +1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Myles William Scrancher Elected 696 37.4% —
Liberal Democrats Adam Robertson 658 35.3% +3.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Thomas 604 32.4% —
Labour Party Christian Donald Newsome 473 25.4% +5.6
Labour Party Jack Arthur Smith 438 23.5% —
Majority38
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors7,439
Ballots cast1,863

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Deben

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Mallinder Elected 773 51.5% +3.9
Green Party Richard Edward Noble 729 48.5% +29.7
Majority44
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors3,742
Ballots cast1,502

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Eastern Felixstowe 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Seamus Bennett Elected 2,288 51.4% +18.2
Liberal Democrats Jan Candy Elected 1,838 41.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Jepson Elected 1,722 38.7% -8.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Wiles 1,676 37.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Richard Underwood 1,567 35.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Alan Malster 1,521 34.1% —
Labour Party David John Rowe 1,115 25.0% +1.9
Communist Party of Britain Hagar Babbington 154 3.5% —
Majority46
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors10,638
Ballots cast4,454

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

Framlingham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Vince Langdon-Morris Elected 1,652 58.5% +22.3
Liberal Democrats Owen John Grey Elected 1,283 45.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Faulkner 1,051 37.2% -15.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Maurice Cook 1,046 37.1% —
Majority232
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors6,961
Ballots cast2,823

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

Gunton & St Margarets 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party George King Elected 1,020 45.4% +18.1
Labour Party Graham Reginald Parker Elected 960 42.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Avril Coulam 933 41.5% +4.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan Dennis William Banks Harvey 801 35.6% —
Green Party Alison Ballantyne 208 9.3% -16.6
Green Party Kerri Victoria Edmondson 198 8.8% —
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jane Shreeve 121 5.4% —
Liberal Democrats John Richard Shreeve 94 4.2% —
Majority27
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,626
Ballots cast2,247

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

Halesworth & Blything 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Beth Charis Keys-Holloway Elected 1,756 66.3% +19.1
Green Party Geoffrey Ian David Wakeling Elected 1,702 64.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Catherine Cackett 760 28.7% -19.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Catchpole 629 23.8% —
Labour Party John Campbell Murray 254 9.6% -16.7
Majority942
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors6,647
Ballots cast2,647

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

Harbour & Normanston 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janet Elizabeth Craig Elected 1,117 56.2% +16.2
Labour Party Keith John Patience Elected 1,109 55.8% —
Labour Party Tess Gandy Elected 1,088 54.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Coulam 560 28.2% +13.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Deanna Law 516 25.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vince Rule 473 23.8% —
Green Party Alice Mary Eastaugh 309 15.5% -1.6
Green Party Phillip Love 282 14.2% —
Green Party Debbie Ray 272 13.7% —
Majority528
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors11,176
Ballots cast1,989

Labour Party hold

Kelsale & Yoxford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Julia Ewart Elected 752 54.4% +31.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexander Nicoll 356 25.8% -18.9
Labour Party John Clark 274 19.8% —
Majority396
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors3,179
Ballots cast1,382

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Kesgrave 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Debbie McCallum Elected 1,958 59.3% -7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Lawson Elected 1,367 41.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Lynch Elected 1,261 38.2% —
Liberal Democrats Bradley Clements 1,207 36.5% +10.2
Labour Party Lesley Ann Bensley 972 29.4% +11.2
Green Party Marcin Tomasz Burcon 905 27.4% +2.8
Liberal Democrats Sally Joanne Neal 862 26.1% —
Majority54
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors11,161
Ballots cast3,303

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Kessingland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alan Frederick Green Elected 398 37.0% +5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Letitia Vanessa Smith 359 33.4% -1.0
Green Party Jon Coxon 318 29.6% +8.2
Majority39
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors3,485
Ballots cast1,075

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Kirkley & Pakefield 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Louise Jane Gooch Elected 1,422 52.8% +12.4
Labour Party Peter Allen Byatt Elected 1,421 52.8% —
Labour Party Malcolm Pitchers Elected 1,239 46.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David John Bromley 866 32.2% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party June Margaret Ford 848 31.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Bowry 788 29.3% —
Green Party Annette Beatrix Abbott 474 17.6% -6.1
Green Party Alan Thomas Barnes 406 15.1% —
Green Party Christopher John Hamilton Hart 323 12.0% —
Majority373
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors10,441
Ballots cast2,693

Labour Party hold

Lothingland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Geoffrey Ashdown Elected 434 47.1% -1.1
Labour Party Thomas Michael James Leveritt 318 34.5% +8.7
Green Party Rosemary Helen Brambley 111 12.0% -6.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Groome 59 6.4% -1.1
Majority116
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors2,926
Ballots cast922

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Martlesham & Purdis Farm 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Ed Thompson Elected 1,229 54.8% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Anthony Clive Packard Elected 1,094 48.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Blundell 1,076 48.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Guy Jenkinson 930 41.5% —
Majority18
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,121
Ballots cast2,242

Melton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Rachel Smith-Lyte Elected 890 52.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Harry Porter 641 37.5% —
Labour Party Katherine Bicknell 178 10.4% —
Majority249
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors3,594
Ballots cast1,709

Orwell & Villages 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mike Ninnmey Elected 1,736 63.4% —
Liberal Democrats Lee Reeves Elected 1,492 54.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mick Richardson 1,004 36.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patti Mulcahy 858 31.3% —
Majority488
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors7,730
Ballots cast2,738

Oulton Broad 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward Nicholas Back Elected 1,403 49.5% +7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Gordon Robinson Elected 1,329 46.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrée Marise Diana Gee Elected 1,304 46.0% —
Labour Party Bob Groome 989 34.9% +10.7
Labour Party Jen Jones 985 34.8% —
Labour Party Paul Reginald James Page 886 31.3% —
Green Party Andrew Nathaniel Eastaugh 321 11.3% -1.3
Green Party Susan Jane Steward 295 10.4% —
Green Party Jesse Timberlake 286 10.1% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Charles MacDowall 163 5.8% -4.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turner 142 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Tim Sutton-Day 137 4.8% —
Majority315
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors10,852
Ballots cast2,833

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rendlesham & Orford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Tim Wilson Elected 842 58.1% +37.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Herring 550 38.0% -13.9
Heritage Party Martin Christopher Foxton 56 3.9% —
Majority292
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors3,841
Ballots cast1,448

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Rushmere St Andrew

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Deborah Julie Dean Elected 582 46.8% -11.1
Labour Party Alistair Dick 405 32.6% +12.5
Green Party Stewart John Belfield 256 20.6% -1.4
Majority177
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors3,539
Ballots cast1,243

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Saxmundham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Fisher Elected 396 34.5% —
Liberal Democrats James Sandbach 320 27.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillip Edward Dunnett 222 19.3% —
Labour Party Mark William Turner 210 18.3% —
Majority76
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors3,472
Ballots cast1,148

Southwold

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Beavan Elected 1,122 72.4% -8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Goldson 265 17.1% +1.6
Labour Party Stephen Alfred Stansfeld 87 5.6% +1.9
Independent Kevin Cross 76 4.9% —
Majority857
Turnout48.0%
Registered electors3,221
Ballots cast1,550

Liberal Democrats hold

Western Felixstowe 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Deacon Elected 1,204 50.9% +5.2
Labour Party Amanda Ann Folley Elected 965 40.8% —
Labour Party Rosie Smithson Elected 916 38.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Michael Bird 848 35.9% -3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Tracey Green 829 35.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Bain 815 34.5% —
Green Party Richard Graham Keyworth 456 19.3% -3.1
Green Party Angus MacDonald Howard Thody 364 15.4% —
Communist Party of Britain Mark Jones 103 4.4% —
Majority68
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors8,759
Ballots cast2,365

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

Wickham Market

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sally Amanda Noble Elected 930 62.6% +45.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Eleanor Poulter 555 37.4% -9.8
Majority375
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors3,895
Ballots cast1,485

Green Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Woodbridge 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Stephen Raymond Molyneux Elected 1,404 49.1% —
Liberal Democrats Kay Yule Elected 1,220 42.7% —
Labour Party Paul Henry Richards 864 30.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Holdcroft 845 29.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Arthur Attwell 776 27.1% —
Majority356
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors6,398
Ballots cast2,860

Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Richard Ashton Elected 893 59.5% +32.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Norman Victor Brooks 448 29.8% -5.6
Labour Party Jane Osborne Murray 161 10.7% -3.5
Majority445
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors3,428
Ballots cast1,502

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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