2005 Suffolk County Council election
# 2005 Suffolk County Council election

Elections to Suffolk County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2001 reducing the number of seats by 5. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 May 2005 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.

## Summary

The ruling Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition had become increasingly unpopular following a number of significant council tax rises. The opposition Conservatives were successful in highlighting this to their benefit.

Both the Liberal Democrats and Labour endured heavy losses to the Conservatives in rural areas, but they performed better in urban Suffolk. The Conservatives failed to gain a single seat in Ipswich and Lowestoft, for example.

## Government Formation

With a 7 seat majority, Conservative group leader Jeremy Pembroke (Cosford) became the new council leader. Outgoing council leader Bryony Rudkin (Bridge) remained as Labour group leader and Kathy Pollard (Belstead Brook) became Lib Dem group leader.

## Election result

2005 Suffolk Local Election Result :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 45 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 60.0 | 39.2 | 131,719 | −2.8 |
| Labour | 22 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 29.3 | 27.8 | 93,370 | −6.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 9.3 | 26.3 | 88,238 | +4.6 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 9,491 | +1.3 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 7,454 | +1.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 5,304 | +1.5 |
| West Suffolk Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 466 | +0.1 |

## Results by District

### Babergh

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 5 | 2 | 16,917 | 36.4 | −1.0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | 1 | 14,804 | 31.8 | −3.0 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 11,062 | 23.8 | +6.3 |
| Independent | 1 | | 2,908 | 6.3 | −3.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 808 | 1.7 | +1.7 |

Division results

Belstead Brook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Pollard * | 1,875 | 43.8 | −18.2 |
| | Conservative | John Browne Cave | 1,497 | 35.0 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Janet Norden | 909 | 21.2 | +21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 8.8 | −15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,281 | 64.3 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −7.6 | |

Cosford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Pembroke * | 2,475 | 50.6 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Munson | 1,422 | 29.1 | −19.6 |
| | Labour | Roland Bee | 996 | 20.4 | +20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,053 | 21.5 | +18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,893 | 73.0 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |

Great Cornard :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Beer | 1,470 | 40.2 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Wil Gibson * | 1,268 | 34.7 | −23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Press | 921 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 5.5 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,659 | 60.6 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +11.0 | |

Hadleigh :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Grutchfield * | 1,894 | 46.2 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | James Quinlan | 1,209 | 29.5 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Carey Fraulo | 839 | 20.4 | +1.2 |
| | UKIP | Roy O'Shaughnessy | 162 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 16.7 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,104 | 66.9 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

Melford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Richard Kemp * | 2,601 | 49.5 | −19.3 |
| | Conservative | David Burch | 1,644 | 31.3 | +0.0 |
| | Labour | Mischa Wilson | 1,013 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 957 | 18.2 | −19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,258 | 69.2 | +6.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | −9.7 | |

Peninsula :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wood * | 2,792 | 48.9 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Chartier | 1,847 | 32.3 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Keith Rawlings | 1,074 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 16.5 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,713 | 73.2 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −7.9 | |

Samford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Yorke-Edwards | 2,362 | 39.9 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laurie Mayer | 2,175 | 36.7 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Cameron Scott | 1,058 | 17.9 | −7.2 |
| | UKIP | John Smith | 330 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 3.2 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,925 | 76.8 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +1.8 | |

Stour Valley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Selwyn Pryor * | 2,131 | 46.5 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryn Hurren | 1,699 | 37.1 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Emma Bishton | 756 | 16.5 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 9.4 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,586 | 74.7 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −8.2 | |

Sudbury :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jack Owen | 1,383 | 35.9 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Platt | 1,146 | 29.7 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Smith | 1,019 | 26.4 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Errol Newman | 307 | 8.0 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 5.6 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,855 | 65.2 | +7.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.0 | |

Sudbury East and Waldingfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Colin Spence | 1,633 | 38.7 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Irwin * | 1,396 | 33.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Welsh | 880 | 20.8 |
| | UKIP | Leon Stedman | 316 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,225 | 65.2 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Forest Heath

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 8,693 | 43.1 | −16.7 |
| Labour | 0 | | 4,993 | 24.8 | −15.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 3,233 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Independent | 0 | | 1,466 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 1,309 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| West Suffolk Independents | 0 | | 466 | 2.3 | +2.3 |

Division results

Brandon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | William Bishop * | 1,895 | 53.3 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Pamela Brown | 964 | 27.1 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catriona Pilborough | 464 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| | UKIP | John French | 233 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 931 | 26.2 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,556 | 55.0 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |

Exning and Newmarket :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bill Sadler * | 1,740 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Dwane | 1,243 | 26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Radford | 743 | 15.9 |
| | West Suffolk Independent | Terence Mills | 466 | 10.0 |
| | Independent | Don Levick | 263 | 5.6 |
| | UKIP | David Hudson | 229 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,684 | 55.1 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Mildenhall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul Pendleton * | 1,638 | 43.1 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | David Bowman | 910 | 23.9 | −22.1 |
| | Independent | Stephen Gunn | 536 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Minshall | 507 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | UKIP | Bert Hitt | 210 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 728 | 19.2 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,801 | 58.5 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

Newmarket and Red Lodge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Lisa Chambers | 1,582 | 43.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Andrews-Smith | 932 | 25.8 |
| | Labour | Joy Uney | 883 | 24.4 |
| | UKIP | David Whitear | 220 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,617 | 57.2 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Row Heath :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Matthew Edwards | 1,838 | 40.8 | −28.8 |
| | Labour | Cyril Brown | 993 | 22.1 | −8.3 |
| | Independent | Robert Newman | 667 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Huggan | 587 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | UKIP | Ian Smith | 417 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 18.8 | −20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,502 | 61.5 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −10.2 | |

### Ipswich

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 10 | 5 | 31,018 | 40.4 | −9.1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 2 | 19,943 | 26.0 | +9.1 |
| Conservative | 1 | | 25,731 | 33.6 | +0.0 |

Division results

Bixley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Russell Harsant * | 1,972 | 48.8 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Martyn Green | 1,051 | 26.0 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Jones | 1,022 | 25.3 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | 22.8 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,045 | 70.6 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

Bridge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Harold Mangar * | 1,567 | 47.8 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Nadia Cenci | 1,014 | 30.9 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Richardson | 698 | 21.3 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 16.9 | −16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,279 | 53.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −8.1 | |

Chantry (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Keith Rawlingson * | 4,413 | 47.8 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Bryony Rudkin * | 3,927 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert Hall | 3,046 | 33.0 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Kenna | 2,750 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Holmes | 1,778 | 19.3 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Whitear | 1,450 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,367 | 14.8 | −19.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,237 | 57.6 | +4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −9.6 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

Gainsborough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Bill Quinton * | 2,225 | 48.2 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Janet Sibley * | 1,533 | 33.2 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Chambers | 856 | 18.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 692 | 15.0 | −20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,614 | 58.2 | +6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −10.1 | |

Priory Heath :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Susan Maguire | 1,593 | 51.7 | −2.8 |
| | Conservative | David Brown | 865 | 28.1 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Stafford | 624 | 20.3 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 728 | 23.6 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,082 | 55.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.1 | |

Rushmere :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Susan Thomas * | 1,869 | 40.4 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Smith | 1,649 | 35.7 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathy French | 1,107 | 23.9 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 4.8 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,625 | 66.3 | +4.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.1 | |

St Helen's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Kevan Lim * | 1,485 | 39.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Green | 1,302 | 34.4 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Harsant | 1,001 | 26.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,788 | 58.7 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

St John's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Sandy Martin * | 1,721 | 43.3 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | John Carnell | 1,238 | 31.2 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Zablok | 1,013 | 25.5 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 12.2 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,972 | 64.0 | +4.0 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | −3.6 | |

St. Margaret's and Westgate (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cann | 3,301 | 39.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Inga Lockington * | 3,181 | |
| | Conservative | Julia Schubert | 2,684 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | Priscilla Steed | 2,681 | |
| | Labour | Keith Herod | 2,352 | 28.2 |
| | Labour | Noel Tostevin | 1,914 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,337 | 62.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

Whitehouse & Whitton (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anthony Lewis * | 3,513 | 42.6 |
| | Labour | Graham Manuel * | 3,388 | |
| | Conservative | David Goldsmith | 2,759 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | Steven Wells | 2,539 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George King | 1,980 | 24.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Williams | 1,631 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 754 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,252 | 57.7 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Mid Suffolk

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 20,877 | 43.2 | −2.5 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 1 | 13,822 | 28.6 | −3.3 |
| Labour | 0 | 2 | 9,699 | 20.1 | −2.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 2,838 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Independent | 0 | | 1,076 | 2.2 | +2.2 |

Division results

Bosmere :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Truelove | 1,640 | 33.1 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative | John Pratt | 1,453 | 29.4 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | James Higgins | 779 | 15.7 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | Michael Turner | 648 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| | Independent | Ian Mason | 428 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 3.7 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,948 | 68.5 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.9 | |

Gipping Valley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Field * | 2,028 | 45.4 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Damant | 1,533 | 34.3 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Neil Curno | 907 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 11.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,468 | 67.0 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.2 | |

Hartismere :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Charles Michell * | 2,627 | 54.2 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Flower | 1,147 | 23.7 | −16.9 |
| | Labour | Elaine Halton | 1,076 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,480 | 30.5 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,850 | 70.0 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

Hoxne and Eye :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Guy McGregor * | 2,525 | 50.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Hammond | 1,384 | 27.6 |
| | Labour | Christopher Soule | 1,104 | 22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,141 | 22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,013 | 71.8 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Stowmarket North and Stowupland :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Ramsey | 1,743 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | Duncan Macpherson * | 1,468 | 33.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Groundsell | 804 | 18.2 |
| | Green | John Matthissen | 400 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,415 | 64.7 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Stowmarket South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Keith Myers-Hewitt | 1,576 | 34.1 |
| | Labour | Ronald Snell * | 1,446 | 31.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Scarff | 1,036 | 22.4 |
| | Green | Brenda Davis | 563 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,621 | 63.4 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Thedwastre North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jane Storey * | 2,365 | 47.1 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Milward | 1,708 | 34.0 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Sally Spore | 945 | 18.8 | −10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 13.1 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,018 | 69.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.9 | |

Thedwastre South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Susan Lockett | 2,247 | 46.9 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Otton | 1,644 | 34.3 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | Suzanne Britton | 898 | 18.8 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 603 | 12.6 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,789 | 72.4 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

Thredling :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Eddy Alcock | 2,596 | 51.6 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Whitworth * | 2,431 | 48.4 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,027 | 3.3 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,027 | 71.7 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.8 | |

Upper Gipping :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Clover * | 2,212 | 42.8 | −8.7 |
| | Green | Andrew Stringer | 1,875 | 36.3 | +36.3 |
| | Labour | Marion Ravenhill | 1,076 | 20.8 | −27.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 6.5 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,163 | 72.3 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −22.5 | |

### Suffolk Coastal

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 13 | 6 | 34,262 | 44.5 | −1.0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 3 | 26,065 | 33.8 | +3.3 |
| Labour | 0 | 3 | 16,185 | 21.0 | −1.4 |
| Independent | 0 | | 508 | 0.7 | +0.7 |

Division results

Aldeburgh and Leiston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ronald Ward * | 2,091 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | Joan Girling * | 1,671 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisabeth Hoad | 1,325 | 26.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,087 | 56.0 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Blything :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Raeburn Leighton * | 1,807 | 38.1 | −14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Slater | 1,539 | 32.4 | −15.0 |
| | Labour | David Jeremy | 892 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| | Independent | Donald Tricker | 508 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 5.7 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,746 | 60.7 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

Carlford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Bellfield | 2,828 | 55.8 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Barrett | 1,324 | 26.1 | −20.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Connelly | 916 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,504 | 29.7 | +22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,068 | 72.6 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +11.4 | |

Felixstowe Coastal (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ann Rodwell * | 3,757 | 38.8 |
| | Conservative | Graham Newman | 3,714 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dot Paddick | 3,226 | 33.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ninnmey | 3,087 | |
| | Labour | Mark Campbell | 2,692 | 27.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,675 | 63.4 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Felixstowe North and Trimley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Goodwin | 1,960 | 38.8 |
| | Labour | David Rowe * | 1,754 | 34.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sherratt | 1,339 | 26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,053 | 64.1 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Framlingham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Colin Hart | 2,355 | 48.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Houseley | 1,645 | 34.1 | −16.8 |
| | Labour | Edna Salmon | 827 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 14.7 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,827 | 68.9 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.2 | |

Kesgrave and Rushmere St. Andrew (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Klaschka | 3,567 | 41.3 |
| | Conservative | Steven Hudson * | 3,547 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Briggs | 2,731 | 31.6 |
| | Labour | Nikki Goodchild | 2,343 | 27.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Else | 2,055 | |
| | Labour | Stanley Robinson | 1,936 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,641 | 65.5 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Martlesham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Patricia O'Brien * | 2,622 | 43.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kelso * | 2,359 | 38.7 |
| | Labour | Thomas Guest | 1,109 | 18.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,090 | 70.3 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Wickham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Clare Aitchison | 2,123 | 43.6 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Halliday | 1,590 | 32.6 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Valerie Pizzey | 1,161 | 23.8 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | 10.9 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,874 | 65.6 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.8 | |

Wilford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Clarke | 2,171 | 50.3 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Monk * | 2,147 | 49.7 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.6 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,318 | 67.8 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +2.9 | |

Woodbridge :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Redsell * | 1,720 | 40.0 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Ball | 1,698 | 39.5 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Roy Burgon | 884 | 20.6 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.5 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,302 | 66.8 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.3 | |

### St. Edmundsbury

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 9 | 4 | 25,919 | 40.8 | −4.2 |
| Labour | 2 | 3 | 16,079 | 25.3 | −15.0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 1 | 14,064 | 22.1 | +10.3 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 4,013 | 6.3 | +5.8 |
| Independent | 0 | | 2,602 | 4.1 | +2.8 |
| Green | 0 | | 887 | 1.4 | +1.4 |

Division results

Blackbourn :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joanna Spicer * | 2,902 | 56.0 | −8.2 |
| | Labour | Alison Fairgrieve | 1,132 | 21.8 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fossati | 878 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | UKIP | Philip Huckett | 273 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,770 | 34.2 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,185 | 77.2 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

Clare :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jane Midwood | 3,019 | 52.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Warmington * | 2,295 | 39.6 | −11.0 |
| | UKIP | James Lumley | 489 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 12.5 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,803 | 77.9 | +11.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +6.8 | |

Eastgate and Moreton Hall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Frank Warby | 1,539 | 39.4 |
| | Independent | Trevor Beckwith * | 1,305 | 33.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bradbury | 897 | 23.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Kisko | 166 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,907 | 72.0 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Hardwick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Stefan Oliver * | 1,827 | 39.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Jones | 1,362 | 29.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Corfe | 1,174 | 25.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Brundle | 312 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,675 | 80.7 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Haverhill Cangle (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Phillip French | 2,411 | 37.1 |
| | Conservative | Tim Marks | 2,395 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Farthing | 2,348 | |
| | Labour | Ann Thomas | 2,145 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mick Graham | 1,328 | 20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Robinson | 1,198 | |
| | UKIP | Derek Gregory | 366 | 5.6 |
| | UKIP | Frederick Rapsey | 317 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,500 | 59.9 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Haverhill East and Kedington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Karen Knight | 1,370 | 35.6 |
| | Labour | Daniel Summers | 1,190 | 31.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry McNally | 1,080 | 28.1 |
| | UKIP | Tracy Lumley | 205 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,845 | 62.2 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Thingoe North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Beccy Hopfensperger | 2,538 | 51.8 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tidman | 1,076 | 22.0 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | David Dawson | 1,038 | 21.2 | −6.2 |
| | UKIP | Maureen Chessell | 248 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,462 | 29.8 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,900 | 79.0 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.3 | |

Thingoe South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Terry Clements | 2,571 | 52.1 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Alexander Carmichael | 1,088 | 22.1 | −17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Bradbury | 946 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| | UKIP | William Attwood | 327 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,483 | 30.1 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,932 | 78.6 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

Tower (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Lockwood * | 3,181 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hopfensperger | 2,747 | 28.3 |
| | Labour | Ray Nowak * | 2,720 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Everitt | 2,663 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Chappell | 1,738 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Warren | 1,266 | |
| | UKIP | Brian Lockwood | 801 | 8.2 |
| | Independent | David Nettleton | 799 | 8.2 |
| | UKIP | Ivan Cook | 509 | |
| | Independent | Melinda Nettleton | 498 | |
| | Green | Adam Stacey | 455 | 4.7 |
| | Green | Samantha Hunt Stacey | 432 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,809 | 68.6 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Waveney

District Summary

| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 9 | 1 | 34,051 | 38.0 | −10.2 |
| Conservative | 4 | | 30,026 | 33.5 | −4.1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 16,826 | 18.8 | +4.6 |
| Green | 0 | | 6,229 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Independent | 0 | | 2,488 | 2.8 | +2.8 |

Division results

Beccles (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mark Bee | 3,104 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | John Taylor * | 2,757 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Thwaites * | 2,714 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Sale | 2,255 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Mitchell | 1,280 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Mitchell | 1,139 | |
| | Green | Graham Elliot | 822 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Liam Carroll | 383 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,454 | 63.7 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

Bungay :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Morris Rose * | 2,061 | 41.5 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Lynn Derges | 1,361 | 27.4 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Curry | 1,052 | 21.2 | +2.2 |
| | Green | Lorna Kerrison | 488 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 700 | 14.1 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,962 | 68.8 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

Gunton (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Keith Patience | 3,574 | 41.9 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | David Thomas * | 2,256 | | |
| | Conservative | Nancy Cuss | 2,256 | 26.4 | −17.4 |
| | Conservative | David Provan | 1,948 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Anderson | 1,500 | 17.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Guyton | 1,372 | | |
| | Independent | Dorothy Blenkinsopp | 621 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| | Green | Lucille Mason | 580 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Green | Maxine Narburgh | 498 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,318 | 15.4 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,531 | 51.8 | −10.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

Halesworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Wendy Mawer | 2,368 | 46.4 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Brown | 1,402 | 27.5 | −17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roberta Pumer | 833 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| | Green | Jen Berry | 500 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | 18.9 | +9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,103 | 70.1 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

Kessingland and Southwold :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Goldsmith * | 2,341 | 45.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Pickles | 1,566 | 30.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher MacKinnon | 972 | 18.7 |
| | Green | Will Windell | 316 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | 14.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,195 | 69.8 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

Lowestoft South (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jane Hore * | 3,550 | 43.0 |
| | Labour | Julian Swainson * | 2,458 | |
| | Conservative | Frank Mortimer | 2,190 | 26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Shepherd | 2,055 | 24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gifford Baxter | 1,995 | |
| | Conservative | Jamie Starling | 1,845 | |
| | Green | Gary Hilton | 465 | 5.6 |
| | Green | Christopher Goodings | 431 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,360 | 16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,260 | 51.6 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

Oulton (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Allyson Barron | 3,266 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Cherry * | 3,217 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Barnard | 2,920 | 33.2 |
| | Conservative | John Burford | 2,355 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Batchelder | 1,329 | 15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Tibbitt | 1,188 | |
| | Independent | Peter Collecott | 808 | 9.2 |
| | Independent | Jennifer Hinton | 656 | |
| | Green | Kerry Taylor | 465 | 5.3 |
| | Green | Stephen Sizer | 413 | |
| | Independent | George Hawes | 403 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,788 | 57.9 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

Pakefield (2 Seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Stephen Barrett | 2,888 | 41.9 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Roger Bellham * | 2,689 | | |
| | Conservative | Janice Corbett | 2,322 | 33.7 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Brian Keller | 2,061 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenna Batchelder | 1,154 | 16.8 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Tonge | 958 | | |
| | Green | Mike Milan | 525 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Green | Philip Tregear | 343 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 566 | 8.2 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,889 | 58.3 | −3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.8 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
