West Suffolk council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 35 wards · 56 seats contested

Most seats
28
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
56
across 35 wards
Turnout
32.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 28 — 24,134 48.2% —
Independent 15 — 9,860 19.7% —
West Suffolk Independents 7 — 3,074 6.1% —
Labour Party 5 — 9,159 18.3% —
Green Party 1 — 1,047 2.1% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 1,549 3.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 1,219 2.4% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 56
Conservative and Unionist Party 53
Labour Party 36
Independent 21
West Suffolk Independents 10
Liberal Democrats 6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 4
Green Party 3

A party standing a full slate could field 56 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.

Abbeygate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Lisa Ingwall King Elected 628 52.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Rayner Elected 523 43.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Mark Speed 484 40.1% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Lale 392 32.5% —
Labour Party Nicola Iannelli-Popham 385 31.9% —
Majority39
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,206

Bardwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Smith Elected 518 73.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Julian Flood 190 26.8% —
Majority328
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast708

Brandon Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Victor Lukaniuk Elected 292 58.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frank Hart 91 18.2% —
Independent Susan Lesley Smith 68 13.6% —
Labour Party Susan Mary Dean 50 10.0% —
Majority201
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast501

Brandon East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Phil Wittam Elected 179 31.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Reg Silvester 173 30.2% —
Independent Peter Richard Ridgwell 111 19.4% —
Labour Party Andy Erlam 59 10.3% —
Independent Peter James Callaghan 50 8.7% —
Majority6
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast572

Brandon West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents David Palmer Elected 267 46.7% —
Independent Eddie Stewart 177 30.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Anne Mason 128 22.4% —
Majority90
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast572

Chedburgh & Chevington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Chester Elected 628 73.5% —
Labour Party Gary Patrick Dillon 227 26.5% —
Majority401
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast855

Clare, Hundon & Kedington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Marion Rushbrook Elected 1,134 74.7% —
Independent Jim Meikle Elected 1,025 67.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Richardson Elected 1,019 67.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Michael Pilley 822 54.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Stuart Letten 558 36.7% —
Majority197
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,519

Eastgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cliff Waterman Elected 228 33.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frankie Wright 225 33.2% —
Independent Patsy Warby 225 33.2% —
Majority3
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast678

Haverhill Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Aaron Julian Luccarini Elected 239 40.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Eileen Roach 195 32.9% —
Labour Party Roger John Floyd André 159 26.8% —
Majority44
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast593

Haverhill East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Burns Elected 246 48.4% —
Labour Party Pat Hanlon Elected 226 44.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bryan John Hawes 207 40.7% —
Labour Party Lora Miller-Jones 182 35.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tatiana Chernyavskaya 156 30.7% —
Majority19
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)508

Haverhill North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Elaine Margaret McManus Elected 404 54.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Mason Elected 373 50.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Grenville Hirst 248 33.4% —
Green Party Donald Allwright 240 32.3% —
Labour Party Damian Peter Page 221 29.7% —
Majority125
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)743

Haverhill South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jason Craig Crooks Elected 310 45.5% —
Labour Party David Malcolm Smith Elected 274 40.2% —
Labour Party Liz Smith 267 39.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Denis Lynch 207 30.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Heike Sowa 168 24.7% —
Liberal Democrats Ken Rolph 136 20.0% —
Majority7
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)681

Haverhill South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tony Brown Elected 346 56.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liam Benjamin Collins 172 27.8% —
Labour Party Alan John Stinchcombe 100 16.2% —
Majority174
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast618

Haverhill West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Marks Elected 487 49.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Roach Elected 458 46.4% —
Labour Party Becca Smith 396 40.1% —
Labour Party Stuart Michael Dillon 334 33.8% —
Independent Paula Carol Sharon Fox 302 30.6% —
Majority62
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)988

Horringer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Clements Elected 524 68.9% —
Labour Party Robin Davies 237 31.1% —
Majority287
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast761

Iceni 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Dawn Patricia Dicker Elected 373 51.2% —
West Suffolk Independents Michael Bradshaw Elected 259 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jordon Millward 228 31.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Samuel Davy Hall 219 30.1% —
Green Party Simon Richard Morse 179 24.6% —
Labour Party Claire Unwin 104 14.3% —
Labour Party Gaëlle Isabelle Kemp 95 13.0% —
Majority31
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)728

Kentford & Moulton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Roger Dicker Elected 518 58.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Kerby 248 27.8% —
Labour Party Hilary Anne Appleton 126 14.1% —
Majority270
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast892

Lakenheath 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Ward Gathercole Elected 717 84.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Frost Elected 537 63.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Lawrence Noble 438 51.8% —
Majority99
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)846

Mildenhall Great Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Dickie Alecock Elected 432 79.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Russell Leaman 115 21.0% —
Majority317
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast547

Mildenhall Kingsway & Market

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ian Shipp Elected 399 62.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David William Bowman 179 28.0% —
Labour Party Patrick Finn 62 9.7% —
Majority220
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast640

Mildenhall Queensway

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Andy Neal Elected 379 57.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ruth Anne Bowman 283 42.7% —
Majority96
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast662

Minden 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Everitt Elected 622 42.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Clive Roy Springett Elected 546 37.2% —
Labour Party Donna Higgins 488 33.2% —
Labour Party Richard O'Driscoll 460 31.3% —
Liberal Democrats Edward Kenneth George Allen 425 29.0% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty 394 26.8% —
Majority58
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,468

Moreton Hall 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Trevor Beckwith Elected 1,200 93.1% —
Independent Frank Warby Elected 1,058 82.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Thompson Elected 738 57.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Whittingham 492 38.2% —
Labour Party Cyrille Bouché 380 29.5% —
Majority246
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,289

Newmarket East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Hood Elected 353 39.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Nobbs Elected 337 38.1% —
West Suffolk Independents Andrew Appleby 260 29.4% —
West Suffolk Independents Chris O'Neill 233 26.4% —
Labour Party Kevin Yarrow 196 22.2% —
Labour Party Susan Jane Perry 187 21.2% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gillett 115 13.0% —
Liberal Democrats John Derry 87 9.8% —
Majority77
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)884

Newmarket North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Michael Anderson Elected 404 49.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Millar Elected 331 40.9% —
West Suffolk Independents Ruth Allen 289 35.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Edwards 220 27.2% —
Labour Party Oliver Bowen 195 24.1% —
Labour Party Duncan Russell 182 22.5% —
Majority42
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)810

Newmarket West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Drummond Elected 482 55.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Lay Elected 376 43.0% —
Labour Party Michael Jefferys 350 40.0% —
Labour Party Yasemin Fitzgerald 319 36.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Dave Hudson 223 25.5% —
Majority26
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)875

Risby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Glossop Elected 565 73.0% —
Labour Party Sheila Rowell 209 27.0% —
Majority356
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast774

Rougham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sara Jane Mildmay-White Elected 491 74.2% —
Labour Party Quentin Cornish 171 25.8% —
Majority320
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast662

Southgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Chung Elected 902 89.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Kathleen Williamson Elected 720 71.0% —
Labour Party Ian William Cullen 406 40.0% —
Majority314
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,014

St Olaves 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Paul Hopfensperger Elected 680 101.8% —
Labour Party Max Clarke Elected 341 51.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Soons 314 47.0% —
Majority27
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)668

The Fornhams & Great Barton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Beccy Hopfensperger Elected 942 86.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Olivia Broughton Elected 890 81.5% —
Labour Party Darren Alan Turner 352 32.2% —
Majority538
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,092

The Rows 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Smith Elected 636 70.2% —
Independent Don Waldron Elected 467 51.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Edward Waters 402 44.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lance Stanbury 306 33.8% —
Majority65
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)906

Tollgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Nettleton Elected 793 96.8% —
Labour Party Diane Hind Elected 484 59.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Levantis 361 44.1% —
Majority123
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)819

Westgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Raydon Rout Elected 933 79.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Anthony Augustine Elected 848 72.6% —
Labour Party Marilyn Anne Sayer 554 47.4% —
Majority294
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,168

Whepstead & Wickhambrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Evans Elected 620 80.2% —
Labour Party Mike McConnell 153 19.8% —
Majority467
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast773

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