St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England, was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2003, 45 councillors were elected from 31 wards. The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of West Suffolk.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1991
No overall control1991–1995
Labour1995–1999
Conservative1999–2001
No overall control2001–2003
Conservative2003–2019

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1995 until 2019 were:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Gerry Kiernan Labour19951999
Mike Brundle Conservative19992000
Derek Redhead[3] Conservative2000Apr 2002
Ray Nowak[4] LabourMay 20022003
John Griffiths ConservativeMay 200331 Mar 2019

John Griffiths subsequently became the first leader of West Suffolk District Council.

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

Haverhill Clements By-Election 5 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 381 76.2
Conservative 61 12.2
Liberal Democrats 58 11.6
Majority 320 64.0
Turnout 500 20.0
Labour hold Swing
Ixworth By-Election 21 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 413 43.4
Liberal Democrats 289 30.4
Labour 250 26.3
Majority 124 13.0
Turnout 952 44.0
Conservative hold Swing
Ixworth By-Election 6 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 475 57.7
Liberal Democrats 196 23.8
Labour 152 18.5
Majority 279 33.9
Turnout 823 37.6
Conservative hold Swing
Kedington By-Election 23 April 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 231 41.1
Conservative 159 28.3
Independent 89 15.8
Liberal Democrats 83 14.8
Majority 72 12.8
Turnout 562 41.0
Labour hold Swing
Stanton By-Election 10 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 423 55.3 +22.1
Labour 275 35.9 -1.4
Liberal Democrats 67 8.8 -6.5
Majority 148 19.4
Turnout 765 34.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

St Olave's By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,106 72.1
Conservative 300 19.6
Independent 128 8.3
Majority 806 52.5
Turnout 1,534
Labour hold Swing
Westgate By-Election 25 April 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 423 44.0 -5.4
Liberal Democrats 231 24.0 +9.9
Labour 230 23.9 -12.5
Green 78 8.1 +8.1
Majority 192 20.0
Turnout 962 35.0
Conservative hold Swing
Honington By-Election 31 October 2002[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hale 272 69.7 -1.5
Liberal Democrats 118 30.3 +30.3
Majority 154 39.4
Turnout 390 32.9
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007

Risbygate By-Election 20 May 2004[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Melinda Nettleton 293 34.1 -6.1
Conservative Paul Simner 278 32.3 +1.2
Labour Ray Nowak 169 19.7 -9.0
Green Mandy Leathers 85 9.9 +9.9
Independent Brian Lockwood 35 4.1 +4.1
Majority 15 1.8
Turnout 860 26.7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Haverhill East By-Election 10 June 2004[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Cox 520 35.9 -12.4
Independent Mabon Dane 376 26.0 +26.0
Labour George Hatchell 363 25.1 -26.6
Liberal Democrats Leslie Warmington 189 13.0 +13.0
Majority 114 9.9
Turnout 1,448 28.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Barningham By-Election 9 September 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Haverhill South By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 746 43.8
Conservative 602 35.3
Liberal Democrats 357 20.9
Majority 144 8.5
Turnout 1,705
Labour hold Swing
Westgate By-Election 16 February 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynsey Alexander 500 54.0 +16.2
Liberal Democrats David Chappell 311 33.6 +9.0
Green Ritchie Tennant 64 6.9 +6.9
UKIP James Lumley 50 5.4 +5.4
Majority 189 20.4
Turnout 925 27.4
Conservative hold Swing
Kedington By-Election 15 June 2006[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marion Rushbrook 350 53.8 -9.1
Liberal Democrats Terry McNally 250 38.4 +38.4
Labour Michael Simpkin 51 7.8 -29.3
Majority 100 15.4
Turnout 651 43.0
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Haverhill North By-Election 20 March 2008[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Marks 426 57.3 +2.5
Labour Patrick Hanlon 255 34.3 +2.1
UKIP Arthur Nightingale 62 8.3 +8.3
Majority 171 23.0
Turnout 743 13.8
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

This by-election was held following the death of the Conservative Cllr Leslie Ager.

Haverhill East By-Election 9 January 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Tony Brown 529 54.0 N/A
Labour Pat Hanlon 240 24.5 -12.7
Conservative David Roach 157 16.0 -31.9
Liberal Democrats Ken Rolph 54 5.5 -9.4
Majority 289 29.5
Turnout 980 16.4
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ "St Edmundsbury". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Council minutes". West Suffolk Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Leader of council insulted by the need for a 'younger face'". Haverhill Weekly News. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Council elects mayor and new leader". Haverhill Weekly News. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ↑ The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Tory win bucks Labour trend". guardian.co.uk. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "Tories maintain balance in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Tories make gains in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  11. ↑ "Labour loses Scottish council stronghold". guardian.co.uk. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  12. ↑ "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Haverhill North by-election 20 March 2008". St Edmundsbury Borough Council. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
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