Southwold ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
04/05/2023
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 857 | |||
| Turnout | 48.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,221 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,550 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Beavan Elected | 1,469 | 80.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Ladd | 282 | 15.5% | — |
| Labour Party | John Roger Cracknell | 67 | 3.7% | — |
| Majority | 1,187 | |||
| Turnout | 56.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,818 | |||
12/07/2018 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 91% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 71% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 22% |
| Labour Party | 6% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1% |
Reconstructed from Southwold and Reydon (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.