# 2023 East Suffolk District Council election

The 2023 East Suffolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of East Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England. This was held on the same day as other local elections. All 55 seats on the council were up for election.

## Summary

Prior to the election the council was under Conservative majority control. The Conservative leader of the council, Steve Gallant, did not stand for re-election in 2023.
Following the results of the election, the Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control, with the three opposition parties making gains at their expense. A coalition of the Greens, Liberal Democrats and the independent councillor subsequently formed. On 24 May 2023, at the inaugural council meeting for the 2023-2024 term, Caroline Topping, a Green Party councillor for Beccles & Worlingham ward, was elected as leader of the council, with Liberal Democrat leader David Beavan becoming deputy leader. The new administration holds 28 out of 55 seats and has a majority of 1.

## Overall results

The overall results were as follows:
2023 East Suffolk District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Green | 37 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 29.1 | 26.8 | 35,804 | +4.8 |
| Conservative | 55 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 27.3 | 37.0 | 49,399 | –1.2 |
| Labour | 37 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 26,279 | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 20.0 | 15.8 | 21,106 | +4.4 |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 641 | –4.3 |
| Communist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 257 | N/A |
| Heritage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | <0.1 | 56 | N/A |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by East Suffolk District Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election:

### Aldeburgh & Leiston

Aldeburgh & Leiston (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Tom Daly* | 2,086 | 54.8 | +35.7 |
| | Green | Katie Graham | 1,961 | 51.5 | +36.1 |
| | Green | Sarah Whitelock | 1,896 | 49.8 | +36.4 |
| | Conservative | Jocelyn Bond | 1,275 | 33.5 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Tony Cooper* | 1,233 | 32.4 | –1.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Reid | 1,089 | 28.6 | –2.1 |
| | Labour | David Grugeon | 599 | 15.7 | –6.6 |
| | Labour | Ray Breach | 561 | 14.7 | –6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,808 | 38.6 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,876 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent | Green gain from Independent |
Tom Daly previously won a seat in a by-election, however the seat is shown as a gain as compared to the 2019 election.

### Beccles & Worlingham

Beccles & Worlingham (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Caroline Topping* | 2,792 | 67.7 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Sarah Plummer* | 2,673 | 64.8 | –7.6 |
| | Green | Sheryl Rumble | 2,471 | 59.9 | –5.5 |
| | Conservative | Trish Mortimer* | 851 | 20.6 | –4.0 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Reader | 806 | 19.6 | –1.5 |
| | Conservative | May Reader | 784 | 19.0 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Sam Hunt | 583 | 14.1 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Tarek Lahin | 531 | 12.9 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Tony Burgess | 487 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,122 | 35.0 | –9.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,768 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold | Green hold |

### Bungay & Wainford

Bungay & Wainford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Toby Hammond | 1,682 | 59.0 | +25.0 |
| | Green | Anthony Speca | 1,569 | 55.1 | +27.3 |
| | Conservative | Judy Cloke* | 812 | 28.5 | –14.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Bee | 776 | 27.2 | –15.9 |
| | Labour | Tim Mobbs | 294 | 10.3 | –5.0 |
| | Labour | Chris Saddler | 229 | 8.0 | –5.8 |
| | Independent | Natalie Carlile | 169 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,850 | 41.5 | +5.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,868 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Carlford & Fynn Valley

Carlford & Fynn Valley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Dan Clery | 1,388 | 50.6 | +23.5 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hedgley* | 1,272 | 46.3 | –4.2 |
| | Green | Nigel Hiley | 1,263 | 46.0 | +26.2 |
| | Conservative | Ben Coupe | 1,257 | 45.8 | –4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,745 | 40.7 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,745 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Carlton & Whitton

Carlton & Whitton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jamie Starling | 904 | 45.5 | +13.7 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Ceresa* | 879 | 44.3 | +14.2 |
| | Labour | Charlotte Barker | 769 | 38.7 | +12.6 |
| | Labour | Sonia Barker | 758 | 38.2 | +16.9 |
| | Green | Anna Hammond | 191 | 9.6 | –2.7 |
| | Green | Daniel Keates | 143 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Mercer | 135 | 6.8 | –0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave O'Neill | 90 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,985 | 25.4 | –3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,802 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Craig Rivett* | 787 | 41.7 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Myles Scrancher | 696 | 36.9 | –0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Robertson | 658 | 34.9 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Thomas | 604 | 32.0 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Christian Newsome | 473 | 25.1 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Jack Smith | 438 | 23.2 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,887 | 25.4 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,439 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Deben

Deben :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Mallinder* | 773 | 51.5 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Richard Noble | 729 | 48.5 | +29.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 3.0 | –23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | 40.5 | –0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,742 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 12.9 | |

### Eastern Felixstowe

Eastern Felixstowe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Seamus Bennett | 2,288 | 50.2 | +19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jan Candy | 1,838 | 40.3 | +15.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Jepson* | 1,722 | 37.8 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Steve Wiles* | 1,676 | 36.8 | –3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Underwood | 1,567 | 34.4 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Malster | 1,521 | 33.4 | –10.4 |
| | Labour | David Rowe | 1,115 | 24.5 | +3.1 |
| | Communist | Hagar Babbington | 154 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,559 | 42.9 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,638 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Framlingham

Framlingham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Vince Langdon-Morris | 1,652 | 57.9 | +23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen Grey | 1,283 | 45.0 | +16.1 |
| | Conservative | Tom Faulkner | 1,051 | 36.9 | –2.5 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Cook* | 1,046 | 36.7 | –5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | 41.0 | +3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,961 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Gunton & St Margarets

Gunton & St Margarets (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George King | 1,020 | 44.6 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Graham Parker | 960 | 42.0 | +21.6 |
| | Conservative | Linda Coulam* | 933 | 40.8 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Harvey | 801 | 35.1 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Alison Ballantyne | 208 | 9.1 | –14.3 |
| | Green | Kerri Edmondson | 198 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Shreeve | 121 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Shreeve | 94 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,285 | 30.0 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,626 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Halesworth & Blything

Halesworth & Blything (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Beth Keys-Holloway | 1,756 | 65.6 | +23.0 |
| | Green | Geoffrey Wakeling | 1,702 | 63.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alison Cackett* | 760 | 28.4 | –15.0 |
| | Conservative | Graham Catchpole | 629 | 23.5 | –19.3 |
| | Labour | John Murray | 254 | 9.5 | –14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,675 | 40.2 | +3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,647 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |

### Harbour & Normanston

Harbour & Normanston (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Craig* | 1,117 | 55.2 | +19.1 |
| | Labour | Keith Patience* | 1,109 | 54.8 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | Tess Gandy* | 1,088 | 53.8 | +18.4 |
| | Conservative | David Coulam | 560 | 27.7 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative | Deanna Law | 516 | 25.5 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Vince Rule | 473 | 23.4 | +11.8 |
| | Green | Alice Eastaugh | 309 | 15.3 | –0.7 |
| | Green | Phillip Love | 282 | 13.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Debbie Ray | 272 | 13.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,022 | 18.1 | –4.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,176 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Kelsale & Yoxford

Kelsale & Yoxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Ewart | 752 | 54.4 | +31.4 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Nicoll | 356 | 25.8 | –18.8 |
| | Labour | John Clark | 274 | 19.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 28.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,397 | 43.9 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,179 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 25.1 | |

### Kesgrave

Kesgrave (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Debbie McCallum* | 1,958 | 58.6 | –1.3 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Lawson* | 1,367 | 40.9 | –8.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Lynch* | 1,261 | 37.7 | –9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brad Clements | 1,207 | 36.1 | +12.6 |
| | Labour | Lesley Bensley | 972 | 29.1 | +12.8 |
| | Green | Marcin Burcon | 905 | 27.1 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Neal | 862 | 25.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,342 | 29.9 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,161 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Kessingland

Kessingland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Green | 398 | 37.0 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Letitia Smith* | 359 | 33.4 | –1.0 |
| | Green | Jon Coxon | 318 | 29.6 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,086 | 31.2 | +1.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,485 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Kirkley & Pakefield

Kirkley & Pakefield (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Louise Gooch* | 1,422 | 52.0 | +15.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Byatt* | 1,421 | 52.0 | +15.6 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Pitchers* | 1,239 | 45.4 | +14.5 |
| | Conservative | David Bromley | 866 | 31.7 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | June Ford | 848 | 31.0 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Jean Bowry | 788 | 28.8 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Annette Abbott | 474 | 17.3 | –4.0 |
| | Green | Alan Barnes | 406 | 14.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Christopher Hart | 323 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,732 | 26.2 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,441 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Lothingland

Lothingland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Ashdown* | 434 | 47.1 | –1.0 |
| | Labour | Thomas Leveritt | 318 | 34.5 | +8.7 |
| | Green | Rosemary Brambley | 111 | 12.0 | –6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Groome | 59 | 6.4 | –1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 12.6 | –9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 925 | 31.6 | –0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,926 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Martlesham & Purdis Farm

Martlesham & Purdis Farm (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Thompson* | 1,229 | 54.0 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Packard | 1,094 | 48.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Chris Blundell* | 1,076 | 47.2 | –9.1 |
| | Conservative | Guy Jenkinson | 930 | 40.8 | –1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,278 | 37.2 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,121 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Melton

Melton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Rachel Smith-Lyte* | 890 | 52.1 | –7.8 |
| | Conservative | Alan Porter | 641 | 37.5 | –2.6 |
| | Labour | Katherine Bicknell | 178 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 14.6 | –5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,716 | 47.7 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,594 | | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | 2.6 | |

### Orwell & Villages

Orwell & Villages (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Ninnmey | 1,736 | 62.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Reeves | 1,492 | 53.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mick Richardson | 1,004 | 36.2 | –2.6 |
| | Conservative | Patti Mulcahy | 858 | 30.9 | –6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,776 | 35.9 | –3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,730 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Back* | 1,403 | 48.9 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Keith Robinson* | 1,329 | 46.3 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Andrée Gee* | 1,304 | 45.5 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Bob Groome | 989 | 34.5 | +11.5 |
| | Labour | Jen Jones | 985 | 34.3 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Page | 886 | 30.9 | +9.9 |
| | Green | Andrew Eastnaugh | 321 | 11.2 | –0.8 |
| | Green | Susan Steward | 294 | 10.2 | –1.3 |
| | Green | Jesse Timberlake | 286 | 10.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon MacDowall | 163 | 5.7 | –3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Turner | 142 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Sutton-Day | 137 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,869 | 26.4 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,852 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rendlesham & Orford

Rendlesham & Orford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Tim Wilson | 842 | 58.1 | +36.9 |
| | Conservative | Ray Herring* | 550 | 38.0 | –13.9 |
| | Heritage | Martin Foxton | 56 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 20.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,455 | 37.8 | +4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,841 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 24.5 | |

### Rushmere St Andrew

Rushmere St Andrew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Deborah Dean | 582 | 46.8 | –11.1 |
| | Labour | Alistair Dick | 405 | 32.6 | +12.5 |
| | Green | Stewart Belfield | 256 | 20.6 | –1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 14.2 | –21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 35.4 | +3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,539 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 8.6 | |

### Saxmundham

Saxmundham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Fisher* | 396 | 34.5 | –11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Sandbach | 320 | 27.9 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Dunnett | 222 | 19.3 | –7.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Turner | 210 | 18.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 6.6 | –12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,156 | 33.3 | –0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,472 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 6.7 | |

### Southwold

Southwold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bevan* | 1,122 | 72.4 | –8.4 |
| | Conservative | Tony Goldson | 265 | 17.1 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Stansfield | 87 | 5.6 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Kevin Cross | 76 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 55.3 | –10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | 48.2 | –8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,221 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Western Felixstowe

Western Felixstowe (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Deacon* | 1,204 | 49.8 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Amanda Folley | 965 | 39.9 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Rosie Smithson | 916 | 37.9 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Bird* | 848 | 35.1 | –1.3 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Green* | 829 | 34.3 | –1.0 |
| | Conservative | Steve Bain | 815 | 33.7 | +1.3 |
| | Green | Richard Keyworth | 456 | 18.9 | –1.9 |
| | Green | Angus Thody | 364 | 15.1 | –4.4 |
| | Communist | Mark Jones | 103 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,416 | 27.6 | –0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,759 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Wickham Market

Wickham Market (1 councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Sally Noble | 930 | 62.6 | +45.3 |
| | Conservative | Carol Poulter* | 555 | 37.4 | –9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 25.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 38.3 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,895 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 27.5 | |

### Woodbridge

Woodbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Stephen Molyneux | 1,404 | 48.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Yule* | 1,220 | 42.5 | –12.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Richards | 864 | 30.1 | –6.8 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Holdcroft | 845 | 29.4 | –7.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Attwell | 776 | 27.0 | –11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,870 | 44.9 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,398 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Ashton | 893 | 59.5 | +32.8 |
| | Conservative | Norman Brooks* | 448 | 29.8 | –5.6 |
| | Labour | Jane Murray | 161 | 10.7 | –3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 29.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | 44.3 | +5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,428 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 19.2 | |

## Changes 2023-2027
### By-elections
#### Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville: 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Letitia Smith | 1,474 | 34.9 | –6.1 |
| | Labour | Lewis Weller | 1,303 | 30.9 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Robertson | 923 | 21.9 | –12.4 |
| | Independent | Paul Light | 520 | 12.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,310 | 56.7 | +31.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,604 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

#### Rushmere St Andrew

Rushmere St Andrew: 27 February 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Laurence Bradley | |
| | Conservative | Robert Mark Cawley | |
| | Green | Julian Michael Cusack | |
| | Reform UK | Alistair Edward Jeffreys | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

#### Woodbridge

Woodbridge : 27 February 2025 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Reform UK | Alan Harry Porter | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Leach | |
| | Conservative | Alan Harry Porter | |
| | Labour | Des Waters | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |