# 2001 Suffolk County Council election

Elections for Suffolk County Council as part of the 2001 United Kingdom local elections were held on 7 June. 80 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 1997. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Suffolk took place on the same day as the 2001 United Kingdom general election.

## Government Formation

The incumbent Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government with Labour group leader Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) remaining as council leader until he won a parliamentary by-election in November 2001. He succeeded by Jane Hore (Lowestoft Central), however in May 2003 she was replaced by deputy Bryony Rudkin (Priory Heath).

## Election result

2001 Suffolk Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 36 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 45.0 | 34.3 | 108,891 | –1.9 |
| Conservative | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 38.8 | 42.0 | 133,349 | +4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 15.0 | 21.7 | 68,957 | –1.7 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4,721 | –1.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1,104 | +0.1 |
| Local Party Bury St Edmunds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 573 | +0.2 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 222 | +0.1 |

## Results by District
### Babergh

Babergh District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 14,790 | 34.8 | –3.5 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 2 | 15,889 | 37.4 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | 2 | | 7,445 | 17.5 | –3.7 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 3,911 | 9.2 | +2.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 438 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 10 | | 42,473 | 64.7 | –9.7 |
Division results
Belstead Brook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Pollard * | 3,305 | 62.0 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Gerald White | 2,025 | 38.0 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,280 | 24.0 | −18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,330 | 61.6 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −9.3 | |
Brett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Roberts | 1,820 | 52.5 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Jenkins | 1,644 | 47.5 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,464 | 69.2 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +3.7 | |
Cosford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Pembroke | 1,621 | 51.3 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Hoy * | 1,539 | 48.7 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 2.6 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,160 | 71.3 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +3.2 | |
Great Cornard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wilmoth Gibson * | 2,001 | 58.2 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Beer | 1,438 | 41.8 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | 16.4 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,439 | 58.3 | −12.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.7 | |
Hadleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Grutchfield * | 1,526 | 42.1 | −32.8 |
| | Labour | James Quinlan | 1,040 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Chalmers | 698 | 19.3 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | Eileen Banks | 360 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 13.4 | −36.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,624 | 64.3 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −30.7 | |
Melford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Kemp * | 3,216 | 68.8 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | David Burch | 1,462 | 31.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,754 | 37.4 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,678 | 63.0 | −12.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +5.3 | |
Peninsula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wood * | 2,316 | 60.4 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Jane Burch | 1,078 | 28.1 | −6.7 |
| | Green | Andrew Sterling | 438 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,238 | 32.3 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,832 | 69.0 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
Samford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Lavender | 1,639 | 37.7 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | William Yorke-Edwards | 1,624 | 37.3 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | Carol Brinded | 1,090 | 25.0 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.4 | −12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,353 | 71.7 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −6.0 | |
Stour Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Selwyn Pryor * | 2,572 | 51.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabrielle Blackman-Sheppard | 1,269 | 25.2 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Emma Bishton | 1,203 | 23.9 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,303 | 25.8 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,044 | 68.2 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
Sudbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicholas Irwin | 2,111 | 38.0 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Booth | 1,552 | 28.0 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | John Sayers | 1,551 | 28.0 | −2.7 |
| | Independent | Rex Thake | 335 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 10.0 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,549 | 57.9 | −13.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.1 | |

### Forest Heath

Forest Heath District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 6 | 11,578 | 59.8 | +14.0 |
| | Labour | 0 | 7,773 | 40.2 | +10.0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 19,351 | 56.3 | –11.2 |
Division results
Brandon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Bishop * | 2,027 | 61.3 | +17.6 |
| | Labour | Cyril Brown | 1,279 | 38.7 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 748 | 22.6 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,306 | 55.6 | −10.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
Exning :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Levick * | 2,071 | 55.5 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Sheila Malham | 1,663 | 44.5 | +16.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 11.0 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,734 | 54.7 | −13.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.3 | |
Icknield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Andrews-Smith * | 2,224 | 64.8 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Patricia Rucinski | 1,206 | 35.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,018 | 29.6 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,430 | 63.8 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
Mildenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Pendleton * | 1,565 | 54.0 | +9.5 |
| | Labour | John Taylor | 1,334 | 46.0 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 8.0 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,899 | 55.2 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 | |
Newmarket Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Sadler | 1,541 | 53.2 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Dwane | 1,353 | 46.8 | +14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 6.4 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,894 | 52.7 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
Row Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ellen Crane * | 2,150 | 69.6 | +23.7 |
| | Labour | Pamela Brown | 938 | 30.4 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,212 | 39.2 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,088 | 56.5 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.1 | |

### Ipswich

Ipswich District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Labour | 15 | 2 | 26,859 | 49.5 | –2.7 |
| | Conservative | 1 | 3 | 18,194 | 33.5 | –1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 9,195 | 16.9 | +4.2 |
| Total | Total | 17 | | 54,248 | 57.3 | –12.8 |
Division results
Bixley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Russell Harsant * | 1,844 | 48.5 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Lee Mangar | 1,139 | 30.0 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Elliott | 816 | 21.5 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 705 | 18.5 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,799 | 66.3 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 | |
Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harold Mangar * | 1,682 | 57.4 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Carlton Vajzovic | 714 | 24.4 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dale Cartwright | 533 | 18.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 968 | 33.0 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,929 | 51.3 | −11.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Broom Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Noel Tostevin | 1,233 | 41.8 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Mary Young * | 1,202 | 40.8 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Chambers | 514 | 17.4 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,949 | 57.4 | −12.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.6 | |
Castle Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Manuel | 1,862 | 50.6 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Dale Jackson * | 1,817 | 49.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,679 | 64.9 | −11.8 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 | |
Chantry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Thomas * | 1,405 | 59.6 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Kenna | 603 | 25.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Blue | 351 | 14.9 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 34.0 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 52.9 | −12.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.0 | |
Gainsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Sudds * | 1,889 | 60.6 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ramsey | 793 | 25.4 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Gooch | 435 | 14.0 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,096 | 35.2 | +0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,117 | 52.2 | −15.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.0 | |
Ipswich St. Margarets :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Inga Lockington | 1,865 | 47.3 | +24.8 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Stansfield * | 1,315 | 33.4 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | John Cook | 762 | 19.3 | −18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 13.9 | +11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,942 | 64.8 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.7 | |
Ipswich Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Mole * | 1,628 | 54.5 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Susan Rush | 742 | 24.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Toye | 617 | 20.7 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 29.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,987 | 47.6 | −12.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
Priory Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bryony Rudkin * | 1,576 | 54.5 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Harsant | 830 | 28.7 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine French | 488 | 16.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | 25.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,894 | 54.1 | −14.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
Rushmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Le Grys * | 1,750 | 47.2 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ion | 1,272 | 34.3 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Atkins | 688 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 12.9 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,710 | 62.1 | −11.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 | |
Sprites :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robin Sargent * | 1,824 | 60.2 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Carole Leggett | 831 | 27.4 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Williams | 376 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 993 | 32.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,031 | 57.6 | −12.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.2 | |
St Clements :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adele Cook | 1,740 | 48.8 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | David Hale | 1,201 | 33.7 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 625 | 17.5 | +17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 15.1 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,566 | 60.8 | −11.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander Martin * | 1,828 | 50.5 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | George Cockram | 1,125 | 31.1 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Witter | 669 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 703 | 19.4 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,622 | 60.0 | −10.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
Stoke Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Rawlingson | 1,408 | 48.9 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Rogers | 942 | 32.7 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Mullett | 530 | 18.4 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 16.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,880 | 52.3 | −16.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.2 | |
Whitehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Green | 1,779 | 68.2 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Lark | 831 | 31.8 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | 36.4 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,610 | 48.3 | −16.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
Whitton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Lewis * | 1,604 | 65.1 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | Robin Vickery | 860 | 34.9 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 | 30.2 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,464 | 50.3 | −16.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.1 | |

### Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 5 | | 20,419 | 45.7 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 13,831 | 30.9 | –1.8 |
| | Labour | 2 | 1 | 10,439 | 23.4 | –2.3 |
| Total | Total | 10 | | 44,689 | 66.1 | –8.6 |
Division results
Bosmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Scott * | 2,214 | 47.4 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Mason | 1,578 | 33.8 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Janet Preece | 881 | 18.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 636 | 13.6 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,673 | 64.3 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
Gipping Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Field | 2,325 | 55.8 | +55.8 |
| | Conservative | John Williams * | 1,845 | 44.2 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 11.6 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,170 | 62.8 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +31.7 | |
Hartismere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Michell * | 2,777 | 59.4 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | Timothy Lodge | 1,897 | 40.6 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 880 | 18.8 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,674 | 65.7 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Hoxne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Guy McGregor | 2,529 | 51.9 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Van Slooten | 2,343 | 48.1 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 3.8 | −9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,872 | 69.6 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.5 | |
Stowmarket St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Snell | 1,273 | 37.1 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | George Paton | 1,240 | 36.1 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Truelove | 922 | 26.8 | −14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 1.0 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,435 | 63.4 | −10.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.2 | |
Stowmarket St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Duncan Macpherson * | 1,594 | 44.4 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Keith Myers-Hewitt | 1,317 | 36.7 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Rehahn | 676 | 18.8 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 7.7 | −6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,587 | 61.0 | −8.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −3.3 | |
Thedwastre North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Sida-Lockett * | 2,533 | 49.8 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | John Dougall | 1,493 | 29.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Blackburn | 1,063 | 20.9 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,040 | 20.5 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,089 | 68.7 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
Thedwastre South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Storey | 1,929 | 39.5 | −0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Milward | 1,884 | 38.5 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Christine Descombes | 1,075 | 22.0 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.0 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,888 | 66.9 | −8.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.2 | |
Thredling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Whitworth * | 2,404 | 51.1 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Passmore | 2,300 | 48.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 2.2 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,704 | 68.9 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −1.9 | |
Upper Gipping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Clover * | 2,371 | 51.6 | +13.4 |
| | Labour | Joan Barker | 2,226 | 48.4 | +17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 3.2 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,597 | 67.9 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.1 | |

### Suffolk Coastal

Suffolk Coastal District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 7 | | 20,419 | 44.8 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 13,831 | 30.4 | –0.1 |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 10,439 | 22.9 | –5.4 |
| | Green | 0 | | 666 | 1.5 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 215 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Total | Total | 14 | | 45,570 | 46.9 | –27.6 |
Division results
Blything :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Church * | 1,820 | 52.6 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Perren | 1,642 | 47.4 | +18.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 5.2 | −12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,462 | 68.5 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −6.1 | |
Carlford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Hudson | 2,914 | 53.5 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Ball | 2,536 | 46.5 | +16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 7.0 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,450 | 67.0 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
Clay Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Girling * | 2,441 | 55.5 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Batho | 1,958 | 44.5 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 11.0 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,399 | 61.5 | −9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
Colneis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patricia O'Brien | 2,950 | 51.3 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Catherine Knight | 2,139 | 37.2 | +1.1 |
| | Green | John Forbes | 666 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 811 | 14.1 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,755 | 65.7 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
Felixstowe Ferry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Harris | 2,270 | 52.6 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | John Mullen | 1,148 | 26.6 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Reeves | 894 | 20.7 | −8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,122 | 26.0 | +7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,312 | 70.1 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
Felixstowe Landguard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Rowe | 1,450 | 35.3 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Ann Rodwell | 1,344 | 32.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cherrie MacGregor * | 1,311 | 31.9 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 2.6 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,105 | 58.0 | −10.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.5 | |
Felixstowe Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donald Smith * | 2,116 | 58.4 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | David Bentinck | 1,505 | 41.6 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 16.8 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,621 | 63.6 | −11.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.1 | |
Framlingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Howard * | 2,123 | 50.9 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative | Christine Carlton | 2,051 | 49.1 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 1.8 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,174 | 68.1 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.6 | |
Kesgrave and Martlesham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kelso | 3,004 | 40.4 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul West | 2,654 | 35.7 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Newbury | 1,778 | 23.9 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,436 | 67.0 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.6 | |
Plomesgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Ward * | 1,884 | 51.8 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Moss | 1,751 | 48.2 | +14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 3.6 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,635 | 66.0 | −7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.7 | |
Wickham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Barrow * | 2,070 | 43.7 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Else | 1,477 | 31.2 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Valerie Pizzey | 1,192 | 25.2 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 12.5 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,739 | 68.1 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.2 | |
Wilford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Monk * | 2,324 | 52.6 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Ann Herring | 2,093 | 47.4 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 5.2 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,417 | 63.3 | −8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
Woodbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Barratt | 1,653 | 39.5 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Bull | 1,189 | 28.4 | −14.2 |
| | Labour | Roy Burgon | 1,133 | 27.0 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Benjamin Redsell | 215 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 11.1 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,190 | 68.1 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.4 | |

### St. Edmundsbury

St Edmundsbury District Summary :
| Party | Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| | Conservative | 5 | 1 | 21,412 | 45.0 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 19,176 | 40.3 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 5,627 | 11.8 | –10.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 595 | 1.2 | –0.2 |
| | Local Party Bury St Edmunds | 0 | | 573 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 222 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Total | Total | 11 | | 47,605 | 62.4 | –9.7 |
Division results
Abbeygate and Eastgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Trevor Beckwith | 2,318 | 40.2 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Derek Speakman * | 1,999 | 34.7 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Chappell | 853 | 14.8 | −1.4 |
| | Independent | Brian Lockwood | 595 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,765 | 63.5 | −9.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 | |
Blackbourn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joanna Spicer * | 3,179 | 64.1 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | Alison Fairgrieve | 1,778 | 35.9 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,401 | 28.2 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,957 | 64.8 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.6 | |
Clare :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Warmington | 2,118 | 50.6 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Stevens | 2,069 | 49.4 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 1.2 | −5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,187 | 66.3 | −7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −2.9 | |
Haverhill North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurence Kiernan * | 2,966 | 60.2 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Adam Whittaker | 1,963 | 39.8 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,003 | 20.4 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,929 | 56.2 | −12.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.0 | |
Haverhill South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maggie Lee * | 2,536 | 62.3 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Sutton | 1,533 | 37.7 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,003 | 24.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,069 | 51.3 | −14.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
Northgate and St. Olave's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Lockwood * | 2,020 | 72.0 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Francis Warby | 565 | 20.1 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian Smith | 222 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,455 | 51.9 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,807 | 46.7 | −22.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
Risbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Midwood * | 2,769 | 64.2 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | Georgina Keatley | 1,543 | 35.8 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,226 | 28.4 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,312 | 70.2 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
Risbygate and Sexton's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ray Nowak * | 1,756 | 49.2 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Knibbs | 1,243 | 34.8 | −9.8 |
| | Local Party Bury St Edmunds | David Nettleton | 573 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 14.4 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,572 | 66.8 | −5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
Southgate and Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stefan Oliver | 1,859 | 34.6 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Corfe | 1,821 | 33.9 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grant Elliot | 1,692 | 31.5 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 0.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,372 | 68.8 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.0 | |
Thingoe North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Valerie White | 2,520 | 52.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | David Dawson | 1,316 | 27.4 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Couper | 964 | 20.1 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 25.1 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,800 | 68.0 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
Thingoe South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Milburn * | 1,713 | 60.4 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Phillipa Terrington | 1,122 | 39.6 | +11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 | 20.8 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | 68.2 | −7.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Waveney

District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- |
| Labour | 10 | 2 | 25,552 | 48.2 | –3.6 |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 19,963 | 37.6 | +4.4 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | | 7,548 | 14.2 | +4.4 |
Division results
Beccles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Thwaites | 1,754 | 44.3 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative | Keith Standring | 1,386 | 35.0 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Briggs | 815 | 20.6 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 9.3 | −15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,955 | 65.6 | −8.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.5 | |
Bungay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Morris Rose * | 1,851 | 45.0 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Lynn Derges | 1,483 | 36.0 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roberta Pumer | 781 | 19.0 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 9.0 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,115 | 64.9 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
Gunton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Back | 1,384 | 43.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Ernest Skepelhorn | 1,315 | 41.6 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Tibbitt | 461 | 14.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 2.2 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,160 | 62.6 | −10.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.8 | |
Halesworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Aldous | 2,012 | 54.8 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Wagner | 1,660 | 45.2 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 352 | 9.6 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,672 | 64.8 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.9 | |
Lothingland North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Hunter * | 2,336 | 50.8 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ames | 1,622 | 35.3 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Howe | 636 | 13.8 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | 15.5 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,594 | 62.0 | −12.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.4 | |
Lothingland South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Andrews * | 2,477 | 49.8 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Sale | 1,744 | 35.1 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David O'Neill | 753 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 14.7 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,974 | 58.1 | −12.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.3 | |
Lowestoft Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jane Hore * | 1,740 | 59.5 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ardley | 605 | 20.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Meadez | 579 | 19.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,135 | 38.8 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,924 | 47.6 | −16.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
Lowestoft St Margaret's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Rodgers * | 2,000 | 59.3 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | Anne Mylan | 917 | 27.2 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Ware | 458 | 13.6 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,083 | 32.1 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,375 | 58.6 | −12.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.1 | |
Normanston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Thomas | 1,915 | 61.3 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Foulger | 791 | 25.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Went | 419 | 13.4 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,124 | 36.0 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,125 | 52.0 | −15.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.4 | |
Oulton Broad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julian Swainson | 1,809 | 42.1 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Barnard | 1,786 | 41.5 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Thomas | 706 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 0.6 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,301 | 59.3 | −11.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.2 | |
Pakefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Belham * | 1,981 | 44.9 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Shepherd | 1,233 | 28.0 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Pulford | 1,196 | 27.1 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 748 | 16.9 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,410 | 61.5 | −10.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −5.7 | |
Southwold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Goldsmith * | 1,993 | 59.7 | +20.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Honeker | 1,343 | 40.3 | +18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 19.4 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,336 | 66.6 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
Wainford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Taylor * | 1,969 | 45.5 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Punt | 1,663 | 38.5 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bromley | 691 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 7.0 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,323 | 66.3 | −4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.1 | |
Whittington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Malcolm Cherry * | 1,770 | 55.1 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Barry Bee | 1,013 | 31.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Tonge | 429 | 13.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 757 | 23.6 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,212 | 59.9 | −14.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.4 | |