Suffolk Coastal District Council elections
Suffolk Coastal District Council in Suffolk, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2015, 42 councillors were elected from 26 wards.[1][2] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of East Suffolk.
Political control
From the first elections to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[3][4]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976–1995 | |
| No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
| Conservative | 1999–2019 | |
Leadership
The leader of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2019 was:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Herring[2][5] | Conservative | 1999 | 31 Mar 2019 | |
Maps
Seat maps
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Other results maps
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2015 results map
Council elections
| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local government reorganisation; council established (55 seats) | ||||||||
| 1973 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 22 | No overall control | |||
| 1976 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Conservative | |||
| 1979 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 13 | Conservative | |||
| New ward boundaries (55 seats)[7] | ||||||||
| 1983 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 9 | Conservative | |||
| 1987 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 9 | Conservative | |||
| 1991 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 9 | Conservative | |||
| 1995 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | No overall control | |||
| 1999 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 1 | Conservative | |||
| New ward boundaries (55 seats)[8][9] | ||||||||
| 2003 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 2007 | 45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Conservative | |||
| 2011 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Conservative | |||
| New ward boundaries (42 seats) | ||||||||
| 2015[10] | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Conservative | |||
| Council abolished; merged into East Suffolk District Council | ||||||||
By-election results
A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards.[11] Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceeding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.
1983-1994
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felixstowe East | 7 November 1985 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Hasketon | 7 November 1985 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Kesgrave | 21 November 1985 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Felixstowe South | 5 November 1987 | Independent | Conservative | ||
| Felixstowe North | 8 September 1988 | Conservative | Labour | ||
| Orford | 9 April 1992 | Independent | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Felixstowe West | 4 February 1993 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Dennington | 24 March 1994 | Independent | Independent | ||
| Otley | 24 March 1994 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
1995-2006
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsale | 19 October 1995 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Bramfield & Cratfield | 20 June 1996 | Labour | Conservative | ||
| Dennington | 21 November 1996 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
| Ufford | 19 April 1998 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Bramfield & Cratfield | 4 May 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Felixstowe South | 26 October 2000 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Framlingham | 7 June 2001 | Labour | Conservative | ||
| Nacton | 20 September 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Kesgrave | 20 September 2001 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Yoxford | 5 February 2004 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Felixstowe South | 22 April 2004 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Farlingaye | 10 March 2005 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
2007-2019
| Ward | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witnesham | 31 July 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Riverside | 18 September 2008 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Felixstowe South East | 4 June 2009 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Walberswick & Wenhaston | 9 September 2009 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Kesgrave East | 9 February 2012 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Leiston | 19 May 2018 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
| Wenhaston & Westleton | 20 September 2018 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
References
- ^ "How your council works". Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Coastline Magazine, Autumn 2015" (PDF). East Suffolk Council. Suffolk Coastal District Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Suffolk Coastal". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Suffolk Coastal" in search box to see specific results.)
- ^ Geater, Paul; Noble, Jason (4 April 2019). "Who is standing in the first ever East Suffolk election in May 2019?". Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "By-elections". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, England: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
