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Local Election Results 2013

Suffolk

Whole council up for election.

Other results for Suffolk: 2005 2009 2017 2021
By-elections for Suffolk (may be incomplete): 2nd February 2006 (Stowmarket S.) — 4th May 2006 (Pakefield) — 8th June 2006 (Row Heath) — 21st June 2007 (Stowmarket N. & Stowupland) — 23rd August 2007 (Thedwastre S.) — 17th April 2008 (Stowmarket N. & Stowupland) — 18th September 2008 (Woodbridge) — 6th May 2010 (Aldeburgh & Leiston) — 11th November 2010 (Tower) — 5th May 2011 (Wilford) — 9th February 2012 (Kesgrave & Rushmere St Andrew) — 3rd May 2012 (Bixley) — 7th May 2015 (Haverhill Cangle) — 18th February 2016 (Newmarket & Red Lodge) — 5th May 2016 (Bixley; Haverhill Cangle) — 7th July 2016 (Carlford) — 22nd September 2016 (Hadleigh) — 7th September 2017 (St John's) — 25th October 2018 (Bosmere) — 30th January 2020 (Newmarket & Red Lodge) — 17th November 2022 (Beccles) — 4th May 2023 (Felixstowe Coastal; Priory Heath) — 12th October 2023 (Woodbridge) — 4th July 2024 (Pakefield)
Results for district councils — Babergh 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 — Forest Heath 2003 2007 2011 2015 — Ipswich 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 — Mid Suffolk 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 — St Edmundsbury 2003 2007 2011 2015 — Suffolk Coastal 2003 2007 2011 2015 — Waveney 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 — West Suffolk 2019 — East Suffolk 2019 2023

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Consolidated results — Suffolk 2013

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 64120 35.5% 39
Labour 39080 21.6% 15
UK Independence Party 36167 20.0% 9
Liberal Democrat 19058 10.5% 7
Green Party 15849 8.8% 2
Independent 6495 3.6% 3

Aldeburgh and Leiston

Richard Smith C 1031 39.6%
Tony Cooper Ind 703 27.0%
Terry Hodgson Lab 433 16.6%
Marie Clark Grn 250 9.6%
Paul Jackman-Graham LD 188 7.2%

Beccles (2)

Mark Bee C 1822 35.7%
Chris Punt C 1449
Graham Elliott Grn 1322 25.9%
Barry Buckley Lab 973 19.0%
Sue Bergin Grn 918
Stuart Folger Lab 868
Harry Ashbee UKIP 856 16.8%
Alison Briggs LD 135 2.6%
Doug Farmer LD 111

Belstead Brook

David Busby LD 692 37.5%
Peter Burgoyne C 617 33.5%
David Plowman Lab 332 18.0%
Terry Hooley Grn 203 11.0%

Bixley

Alan Murray C 1146 58.4%
Lewis Smith Lab 485 24.7%
Catherine Stuthers Grn 222 11.3%
Peter Bagnall LD 109 5.6%

Blackbourn

Joanna Spicer C 1565 53.2%
Chas Coles UKIP 892 30.3%
James Macpherson Lab 247 8.4%
David Bradbury LD 121 4.1%
Richard Braybrooke Grn 118 4.0%

Blything

Michael Gower C 1191 47.8%
Anne Thomas Lab 483 19.4%
Marian Andrews LD 426 17.1%
Joe Cassels Grn 391 15.7%

Bosmere

Julia Truelove LD 851 33.9%
Esther Jewson C 678 27.0%
Sam Streatfield UKIP 584 23.3%
Tony Elliott Lab 236 9.4%
Tricia Aspinall Grn 160 6.4%

Brandon [UKIP gain from C]

Reg Silvester UKIP 995 45.9%
Stephen Edwards C 593 27.4%
Ian Horner LD 344 15.9%
Tom Caple Lab 235 10.8%

Bridge

Bryony Rudkin Lab 743 43.9%
Alan Cotterell UKIP 459 27.1%
Bob Hall C 338 20.0%
Eric Nelson Grn 83 4.9%
Philip Green LD 71 4.2%

Bungay

David Ritchie C 1150 45.2%
Simon Thompson Grn 756 29.7%
Declan Keiley Lab 440 17.3%
Dave O'Neill LD 197 7.7%

Carlford

Peter Bellfield C 1565 59.0%
Leon Stedman UKIP 504 19.0%
Edna Salmon Lab 374 14.1%
Victor Harrup LD 208 7.8%

Chantry (2) [1 Lab gain from C]

Helen Armitage Lab 2169 41.6%
Peter Gardiner Lab 2051
Robert Newton UKIP 1301 25.0%
Nadia Cenci C 1096 21.0%
Kevin Algar C 1043
Barry Broom Grn 404 7.7%
Julie Fletcher LD 243 4.7%
Stuart McHardy LD 146

Clare

Mary Evans C 1579 46.3%
Stuart Letten UKIP 1077 31.6%
Gary Stroud Lab 434 12.7%
Tony Gearing Ind 323 9.5%

Cosford

Jenny Antill C 1450 51.9%
Robert Lindsay Grn 1128 40.4%
Tony Bavington Lab 217 7.8%

Eastgate and Moreton Hall

Trevor Beckwith Ind 860 39.8%
Peter Thompson C 674 31.2%
Mark Jones UKIP 307 14.2%
Jonathan Hartley Lab 254 11.7%
Mark Valladares LD 68 3.1%

Exning and Newmarket [UKIP gain from C]

David Hudson UKIP 720 30.7%
Bill Sadler C 587 25.0%
Michael Jefferys Lab 471 20.1%
Simon Cole Ind 445 19.0%
Ian Radford LD 123 5.2%

Felixstowe Coastal (2)

Nick Barber C 2626 53.5%
Graham Newman C 2487
Hattie Bennett Lab 1294 26.4%
Brenda Shelley Lab 1142
Seamus Bennett LD 985 20.1%
Cherrie Macgregor LD 900

Felixstowe North and Trimley

John Goodwin C 1112 44.9%
David Rowe Lab 918 37.1%
Michael Ninnmey LD 444 17.9%

Framlingham

Stephen Burroughes C 1126 44.3%
David Owen UKIP 582 22.9%
Lesley Bensley Lab 358 14.1%
Rachel Fulcher Grn 256 10.1%
Andrew Houseley LD 222 8.7%

Gainsborough [Lab gain from C]

Kim Cook Lab 1074 47.4%
Carol Debman C 547 24.2%
Stephen York UKIP 495 21.9%
Robert Chambers LD 84 3.7%
Rory James Grn 64 2.8%

Gipping Valley

John Field LD 713 32.0%
John Whitehead C 577 25.9%
Frank Whittle UKIP 537 24.1%
Jack Abbott Lab 301 13.5%
David Penny Grn 100 4.5%

Great Cornard

Peter Beer C 728 42.9%
Ton Keane Lab 536 31.6%
Dean Walton Grn 320 18.9%
Andrew Welsh LD 111 6.5%

Gunton (2) [2 Lab gains from C]

Keith Patience Lab 1579 38.3%
Janet Craig Lab 1570
Mary Rudd C 1055 25.6%
Paul Newbery UKIP 1049 25.4%
Penny Hackett UKIP 1033
Deanna Law C 970
Emma Bateman Grn 279 6.8%
Peter Eyres Grn 246
Steven Taylor LD 163 4.0%

Hadleigh [C gain from LD]

Brian Riley C 584 31.5%
Trevor Sheldrick LD 449 24.2%
Barry Nutt UKIP 422 22.8%
Angela Wiltshire Lab 308 16.6%
Michael Fosdike Grn 90 4.9%

Halesworth

Tony Goldson C 1350 53.1%
Toby Walton Lab 700 27.6%
Jen Berry Grn 374 14.7%
Janet Blowers O'Neill LD 116 4.6%

Hardwick [C gain from LD]

Sarah Stamp C 799 30.0%
Paul Hopfensperger Ind 737 27.7%
David Hussell UKIP 495 18.6%
Shirley Stephenson Lab 325 12.2%
Chris Lale LD 305 11.5%

Hartismere

Jessica Fleming C 1086 43.5%
Christopher Streatfield UKIP 553 22.2%
Ghed Paterson Grn 365 14.6%
Di McGeever Lab 362 14.5%
David Payne LD 129 5.2%

Haverhill Cangle (2) [1 UKIP gain from C]

Anne Gower C 1269 34.4%
Julian Flood UKIP 1098 29.8%
Maureen Byrne Lab 1082 29.3%
Karen Richardson C 1082
Pat Hanlon Lab 876
Mick Graham LD 239 6.5%

Haverhill East and Kedington [UKIP gain from C]

Tony Brown UKIP 788 39.1%
Alaric Pugh C 504 25.0%
Roger André Lab 431 21.4%
Ken Rolph LD 235 11.7%
Gordon Cox Ind 55 2.7%

Hoxne and Eye

Guy McGregor C 1238 45.6%
Paul Denham UKIP 666 24.5%
Garry Deeks Lab 447 16.5%
Libbi Meade Grn 227 8.4%
Jon James LD 138 5.1%

Kesgrave and Rushmere St Andrew (2)

Robert Whiting C 1968 41.1%
Christopher Hudson C 1729
Frederick Rapsey UKIP 1369 28.6%
Kevin Archer Lab 973 20.3%
Matthew Perby Lab 770
Stephanie Fairbrother LD 481 10.0%
Derrick Fairbrother LD 399

Kessingland and Southwold

Michael Ladd C 1027 37.6%
Jack Tyler UKIP 859 31.5%
Alan Green Lab 592 21.7%
Emma Waller Grn 179 6.6%
John Marsden LD 74 2.7%

Lowestoft South (2) [1 UKIP gain from C]

Derek Hackett UKIP 1410 35.5%
Bill Mountford UKIP 1406
Ian Graham Lab 1338 33.7%
Nick Webb Lab 1326
Trish Mortimer C 798 20.1%
May Reader C 710
Tom Hammond Grn 211 5.3%
Brian Howe LD 210 5.3%
Sandra Tonge LD 178
Steven Nichols Grn 170

Martlesham

Patricia O'Brien C 1600 50.5%
John Kelso LD 709 22.4%
Andrew Corston Lab 456 14.4%
Betsy Reid Grn 405 12.8%

Melford

Richard Kemp Ind 1387 53.2%
Dave Reynolds UKIP 478 18.3%
Sarah Pugh C 421 16.1%
Mick Cornish Lab 176 6.7%
Graham Manning Grn 146 5.6%

Mildenhall

James Waters C 893 39.3%
David Chandler UKIP 884 38.9%
Patrick Finn Lab 316 13.9%
John Smith LD 181 8.0%

Newmarket and Red Lodge

Lisa Chambers C 968 44.6%
Dave Whitear UKIP 615 28.4%
Chris Turner Lab 450 20.7%
Tim Huggan LD 136 6.3%

Oulton (2) [1 UKIP gain from C, 1 Lab gain from C]

Bert Poole UKIP 1650 31.4%
Leonard Jacklin Lab 1540 29.3%
Mike Barnard C 1475 28.0%
Susan Collins Lab 1428
Colin Law C 1379
Maxine Narburgh Grn 378 7.2%
John Nixon Grn 228
Michelle Lavill LD 220 4.2%

Pakefield (2) [2 Lab gains from C]

Sonia Barker Lab 1214 33.7%
Peter Byatt Lab 1194
Jamie Brown UKIP 1095 30.4%
Darius McCormack UKIP 1018
Kathy Gosling C 1012 28.1%
Frank Mortimer C 992
George Langley Grn 165 4.6%
Douglas Hoffman Grn 138
Adam Robertson LD 121 3.4%

Peninsula

David Wood LD 1122 43.1%
Christopher Streatfield UKIP 532 20.4%
Sian Dawson C 530 20.4%
Keith Rawlings Lab 257 9.9%
Andrew Sterling Grn 161 6.2%

Priory Heath

Bill Quinton Lab 829 53.0%
Michael Chelk UKIP 325 20.8%
Mark Felix-Thomas C 271 17.3%
Fraser Florence Grn 73 4.7%
Mathew Baker LD 67 4.3%

Row Heath

Colin Noble C 1104 43.4%
Ian Smith UKIP 881 34.7%
David Gathercole Ind 284 11.2%
Pamela Brown Lab 197 7.7%
Elle Minshall LD 76 3.0%

Rushmere [Lab gain from C]

Sandra Gage Lab 1117 47.3%
Judy Terry C 628 26.6%
Peter Ellis UKIP 401 17.0%
Kirsty Wilmot Grn 94 4.0%
Gareth Jones LD 90 3.8%
Dale Jackson Ind 34 1.4%

St Helen's [Lab gain from LD]

Mandy Gaylard Lab 900 45.5%
Mark Tinney UKIP 361 18.3%
Katherine Parkinson C 359 18.2%
Tom Wilmot Grn 201 10.2%
Timothy Lockington LD 155 7.8%

St John's

Sandy Martin Lab 1089 54.6%
Edward Phillips C 562 28.2%
Sarah Alexander Grn 227 11.4%
Robin Whitmore LD 118 5.9%

St Margaret's and Westgate (2) [1 Lab gain from LD]

Sarah Adams Lab 1668 28.8%
Inga Lockington LD 1457 25.2%
Rob Bridgeman Lab 1441
Lee Reynolds C 1355 23.4%
Christopher Stewart C 1257
Cathy French LD 1211
John Chapman UKIP 823 14.2%
John Mann Grn 481 8.3%

Samford

Gordon Jones C 1025 33.7%
Michael Bamford LD 773 25.4%
Stephen Laing UKIP 755 24.8%
Sue Thomas Lab 314 10.3%
Lois Hickey Grn 173 5.7%

Stour Valley

James Finch C 1129 42.5%
Bryn Hurren LD 723 27.2%
James Carver UKIP 585 22.0%
Jack Owen Lab 221 8.3%

Stowmarket North and Stowupland

Guy Green C 830 36.1%
Colin Lay UKIP 586 25.5%
Duncan Macpherson Lab 458 19.9%
Nigel Rozier Grn 354 15.4%
Brij Sharma LD 69 3.0%

Stowmarket South [UKIP gain from C]

Stephen Searle UKIP 578 25.6%
Anne Whybrow C 577 25.6%
Keith Scarff LD 538 23.8%
Suzanne Britton Lab 314 13.9%
Linda Baxter Grn 251 11.1%

Sudbury

John Sayers C 809 44.3%
Luke Cresswell Lab 573 31.4%
Tony Platt LD 223 12.2%
Teresa Bishop Grn 222 12.2%

Sudbury East and Waldingfield

Colin Spence C 874 45.9%
Stuart Armstrong UKIP 527 27.7%
Russell Smith Lab 402 21.1%
Robert Whiting Grn 101 5.3%

Thedwastre North

Jane Storey C 1190 47.5%
Ryan Fiske UKIP 626 25.0%
Alex Browne Grn 309 12.3%
James Grime Lab 271 10.8%
Ann Gath LD 111 4.4%

Thedwastre South

Penny Otton LD 722 29.2%
Sam Powell C 684 27.6%
Gillian Bush UKIP 647 26.2%
Ella Copeland Grn 229 9.3%
Jeanie Kemp Lab 192 7.8%

Thingoe North

Beccy Hopfensperger C 1360 53.7%
Linda Redford UKIP 506 20.0%
Susan Glossop Ind 278 11.0%
Brian Turnbull Lab 216 8.5%
Natasha Ereira-Guyer Grn 173 6.8%

Thingoe South

Terry Clements C 1306 49.8%
Bill Attwood UKIP 760 29.0%
Jan Lavender Lab 320 12.2%
Ritchie Tennant Grn 239 9.1%

Thredling

Matthew Hicks C 1293 49.5%
Christopher Stockings UKIP 555 21.2%
Nicholas Hardingham Grn 368 14.1%
James Higgins Lab 249 9.5%
Martin Redbond LD 149 5.7%

Tower (2) [1 Ind gain from C]

Mark Ereira Grn 1481 23.2%
David Nettleton Ind 1389 21.8%
Robert Everitt C 1227 19.3%
Patsy Warby C 1008
Luke Levene UKIP 983 15.4%
Diane Hind Lab 895 14.0%
Nicola Ridgeway Lab 840
James Lumley UKIP 823
Judy Broadway LD 399 6.3%

Upper Gipping

Andrew Stringer Grn 1536 53.1%
Kevin Welsby C 596 20.6%
Roger Fouracre UKIP 571 19.7%
Terry Wilson Lab 154 5.3%
Kay Field LD 35 1.2%

Whitehouse and Whitton (2) [1 Lab gain from C, 1 UKIP gain from C]

Kathy Bole Lab 1886 36.0%
James Crossley UKIP 1543 29.5%
Elango Elavalakan Lab 1475
Robin Vickery C 1141 21.8%
David Goldsmith C 1131
Geoff Reynish Grn 458 8.8%
Oliver Holmes LD 206 3.9%
Nicholas Jacob LD 173

Wickham

Michael Bond C 1214 46.6%
Alan Ryall UKIP 555 21.3%
Jeremy Bale Lab 527 20.2%
John Ball LD 310 11.9%

Wilford

Andrew Reid C 1341 61.9%
Howard Needham Lab 480 22.1%
Emma Greenhouse LD 347 16.0%

Woodbridge

Caroline Page LD 1127 41.7%
Patti Mulcahy C 870 32.2%
Pauline Staley UKIP 327 12.1%
John White Lab 255 9.4%
Rachel Smith-Lyte Grn 122 4.5%

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