West Suffolk council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 39 wards · 60 seats contested

Most seats
24
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
60
across 39 wards
Turnout
31.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 24 +19 23,996 43.9% -13.1
Labour Party 17 +17 16,522 30.2% +9.9
West Suffolk Independents 9 +9 4,307 7.9% —
Independent 8 +8 5,082 9.3% -0.9
Green Party 1 +0 2,266 4.1% -6.9
Liberal Democrats 1 +1 1,649 3.0% +1.5
Reform UK 0 +0 824 1.5% —
Communist Party of Britain 0 +0 74 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 06/05/2021. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 60
Conservative and Unionist Party 53
Labour Party 41
Independent 15
West Suffolk Independents 12
Green Party 6
Liberal Democrats 6
Reform UK 3
Communist Party of Britain 1

A party standing a full slate could field 60 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 Julia Wakelam Elected 796 55.2% +9.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Rayner Elected 575 39.8% +2.8
Labour Party Nicola Iannelli-Popham 515 35.7% +18.6
Labour Party Annabelle Margaret Mackenzie 433 30.0% —
Communist Party of Britain Darren Alan Turner 74 5.1% —
Majority60
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors3,635
Ballots cast1,443

Green Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Barningham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carol Bull Elected 529 66.7% —
Labour Party Callum Alexander 264 33.3% —
Majority265
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors2,139
Ballots cast793

Barrow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Houlder Elected 350 47.7% —
Labour Party Theo Williams 192 26.2% —
Liberal Democrats Zigurds Kronbergs 189 25.8% —
Majority158
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,036
Ballots cast733

Brandon Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Jools Savage Elected 290 58.9% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Simmons 202 41.1% +22.9
Majority88
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors2,208
Ballots cast492

West Suffolk Independents hold

Brandon East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Phil Wittam Elected 275 48.5% +17.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Christine Anne Mason 154 27.2% -3.1
Independent Susan Lesley Smith 138 24.3% +4.9
Majority121
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors2,181
Ballots cast567

West Suffolk Independents hold

Brandon West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Victor Lukaniuk Elected 310 57.2% +10.5
Conservative and Unionist Party David Palmer 232 42.8% +20.4
Majority78
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors2,227
Ballots cast542

West Suffolk Independents hold

Clare, Hundon & Kedington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Clarke Elected 1,381 79.4% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Richardson Elected 1,226 70.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marion Rushbrook Elected 1,226 70.5% —
Reform UK Robin Andrew Turbefield 354 20.3% —
Reform UK Robin Turbefield 354 20.3% —
Majority872
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors6,087
Ballots cast1,740

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

Eastgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Cliff Waterman Elected 415 63.8% +30.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Zachary John Bastiani 235 36.2% +3.0
Majority180
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors1,729
Ballots cast650

Labour Party hold

Exning

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jon London Elected 413 64.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry Wood 223 35.1% —
Majority190
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors1,723
Ballots cast636

Haverhill Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Aaron Julian Luccarini Elected 229 38.2% -2.1
Labour Party Mary Martin 221 36.9% +10.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Heike Sowa 149 24.9% -8.0
Majority8
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors2,401
Ballots cast599

Independent hold

Haverhill East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Hanlon Elected 303 53.8% +9.3
Labour Party Lora Miller-Jones Elected 279 49.6% —
Independent John Burns 222 39.4% -9.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Abbey King Khawaja 160 28.4% -12.3
Majority57
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors2,863
Ballots cast563

Labour Party gain from Independent · Labour Party hold

Haverhill North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Paul Michael Firman Elected 462 48.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Mason Elected 422 43.9% -10.5
Labour Party Quinn Cox 412 42.8% +13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lisa Marie Mason 362 37.6% —
Majority10
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors3,621
Ballots cast962

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

Haverhill South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Malcolm Smith Elected 383 53.5% +13.3
Independent Jason Craig Crooks 352 49.2% +3.6
Labour Party Liz Smith Elected 352 49.2% —
Majority0
Turnout17.0%
Registered electors4,276
Ballots cast716

Labour Party gain from Independent · Labour Party hold

Haverhill South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tony Brown Elected 363 72.0% +16.0
Labour Party Roger John Floyd André 141 28.0% +11.8
Majority222
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors1,815
Ballots cast504

Independent hold

Haverhill West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Martin Elected 455 42.2% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Marks Elected 421 39.0% -10.3
Labour Party Damian Peter Page 413 38.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Roach 358 33.2% —
Independent Bruce Davidson 335 31.0% +0.5
Majority8
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors4,249
Ballots cast1,079

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

Horringer

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Soons Elected 418 49.8% +2.1
Green Party Mark Ereira 249 29.7% —
Labour Party Quentin Cornish 172 20.5% -17.3
Majority169
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,074
Ballots cast839

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Iceni 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Dawn Patricia Dicker Elected 354 47.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Drummond Elected 240 32.3% —
Green Party Simon Richard Morse 231 31.0% —
Labour Party Keith Norman Holland 227 30.5% —
West Suffolk Independents Lee Anderson 201 27.0% —
Majority9
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors3,917
Ballots cast744

Ixworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Griffiths Elected 242 39.2% —
Independent Ben Lord 211 34.1% —
Labour Party Helen Elizabeth Vicat 165 26.7% —
Majority31
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors1,710
Ballots cast618

Kentford & Moulton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Roger Dicker Elected 517 57.4% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Bobby Bennett 216 24.0% -3.8
Labour Party Hilary Anne Appleton 167 18.6% +4.4
Majority301
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors2,269
Ballots cast900

West Suffolk Independents hold

Lakenheath 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gerald Adrian Kelly Elected 660 55.6% +19.1
Independent Tracy Lynn Whitehand Elected 606 51.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Frost 453 38.2% -10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Lawrence Noble 379 31.9% —
Majority153
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors4,034
Ballots cast1,187

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Independent hold

Manor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents David Taylor Elected 355 50.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Harvey 342 49.1% —
Majority13
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors2,050
Ballots cast697

Mildenhall Great Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Dickie Alecock Elected 362 82.1% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Russell Leaman 79 17.9% -3.1
Majority283
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors2,037
Ballots cast441

Independent hold

Mildenhall Kingsway & Market

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ian Shipp Elected 382 64.5% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Melanie Thielker 114 19.3% -8.7
Labour Party Patrick Finn 96 16.2% +6.5
Majority268
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors2,107
Ballots cast592

Independent hold

Minden 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Donna Higgins Elected 831 49.9% +16.7
Labour Party Richard O'Driscoll Elected 744 44.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Everitt 602 36.2% -6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Turner 482 28.9% —
Liberal Democrats Helen Korfanty 320 19.2% -9.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Bruce Pinsker 192 11.5% —
Majority142
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors4,188
Ballots cast1,665

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

Moreton Hall 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter John Armitage Elected 810 46.9% —
Labour Party Rowena Lindberg Elected 797 46.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Birgitte Mager Elected 781 45.2% —
Labour Party Umor Haque 757 43.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Thompson 716 41.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derrick Steven Maher 711 41.1% —
Majority24
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors5,735
Ballots cast1,728

Newmarket East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Susan Jane Perry Elected 358 34.7% +12.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Hood Elected 317 30.7% -9.2
Liberal Democrats Jonny Edge 309 29.9% +16.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Nobbs 306 29.6% —
West Suffolk Independents Jonathan David Richer 292 28.3% -1.1
Independent Tom Kerby 245 23.7% —
Majority8
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors4,070
Ballots cast1,033

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

Newmarket North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Michael Anderson Elected 483 53.7% +37.5
Labour Party Janne Nicholas Jarvis Elected 347 38.6% +28.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Burton 313 34.8% -7.6
West Suffolk Independents Paula Stainton 290 32.3% —
Majority34
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors3,614
Ballots cast899

West Suffolk Independents hold · Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Newmarket West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kevin Yarrow Elected 475 48.3% +8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Charlie Lynch Elected 377 38.3% -16.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Chloe Cara Elise Pitts 364 37.0% —
Green Party Caroline Warn 343 34.9% —
Reform UK Adrian Lawson Whittle 116 11.8% —
Majority13
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors3,734
Ballots cast984

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

Pakenham & Troston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Mark Speed Elected 310 53.3% —
Labour Party Shirley Anne Stephenson 271 46.6% —
Majority39
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors1,875
Ballots cast582

Risby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Susan Glossop Elected 506 63.9% -9.1
Labour Party Peter Leonard Appleton 285 36.0% +9.0
Majority221
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,264
Ballots cast792

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rougham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sara Jane Mildmay-White Elected 455 66.1% —
Labour Party Ian William Cullen 233 33.9% —
Majority222
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors1,850
Ballots cast688

Southgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Chung Elected 705 55.6% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Stamp Elected 615 48.5% —
Labour Party Judith Moore 388 30.6% +12.7
Green Party Chris Dexter-Mills 339 26.8% +13.5
Labour Party Cheryl Lynn Godber 329 26.0% —
Majority227
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors3,095
Ballots cast1,267

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

St Olaves 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Luke Sean Halpin Elected 511 51.3% +0.3
Independent Frank Stennett Elected 440 44.2% -57.6
Labour Party Michael Smith 418 42.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thomas Matthew Murray 219 22.0% -25.0
Conservative and Unionist Party James Cockram 166 16.7% —
Majority22
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors4,161
Ballots cast996

Labour Party hold · Independent hold

The Fornhams & Great Barton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Beccy Hopfensperger Elected 765 53.5% -32.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Olivia Broughton Elected 719 50.3% —
Labour Party Bruce James Martin 383 26.8% -5.5
Green Party Jonathan Edward King 308 21.5% —
Labour Party Brendan Joseph Moore 278 19.4% —
Liberal Democrats John Derry 226 15.8% —
Majority336
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors3,233
Ballots cast1,430

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

The Rows 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
West Suffolk Independents Don Waldron Elected 470 50.5% —
West Suffolk Independents Michael Bradshaw Elected 470 50.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lance Stanbury 420 45.2% -20.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Jordon Millward 378 40.6% —
Majority50
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors3,836
Ballots cast930

West Suffolk Independents gain from Independent · West Suffolk Independents gain from Independent

Tollgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Diane Hind Elected 740 66.3% +7.2
Labour Party Marilyn Anne Sayer Elected 701 62.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark David Winter 354 31.7% -12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel James Sillett 350 31.4% —
Majority347
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors4,174
Ballots cast1,116

Labour Party gain from Independent · Labour Party hold

Westgate 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Raydon Rout Elected 785 53.7% -26.2
Conservative and Unionist Party John Anthony Augustine Elected 751 51.3% —
Labour Party Paul McGoochan 674 46.1% -1.4
Majority77
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors3,782
Ballots cast1,463

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Whepstead & Wickhambrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Louise Pugh Elected 516 67.5% -2.4
Labour Party Robert Charles Baldwin Sanderson 248 32.4% +17.1
Majority268
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors2,077
Ballots cast765

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Withersfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Indy Wijenayaka Elected 339 45.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Stevens 325 44.0% —
Independent Peter Ian Lord 75 10.1% —
Majority14
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors1,833
Ballots cast739

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