# St Edmundsbury Borough Council elections

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:
| Party in control | Years |
| Conservative | 1973–1991 |
| No overall control | 1991–1995 |
| Labour | 1995–1999 |
| Conservative | 1999–2001 |
| No overall control | 2001–2003 |
| Conservative | 2003–2019 |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1995 until 2019 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Gerry Kiernan | Labour | 1995 | 1999 |
| Mike Brundle | Conservative | 1999 | 2000 |
| Derek Redhead | Conservative | 2000 | Apr 2002 |
| Ray Nowak | Labour | May 2002 | 2003 |
| John Griffiths | Conservative | May 2003 | 31 Mar 2019 |
John Griffiths subsequently became the first leader of West Suffolk District Council.

## Council elections

* 1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
* 1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
* 1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
* 1987 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
* 1991 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
* 1999 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
* 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
* 2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
* 2015 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

## Results maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

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

### 1999-2003

St Olave's By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 1,106 | 72.1 |
| | Conservative | | 300 | 19.6 |
| | Independent | | 128 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 806 | 52.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,534 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Westgate By-Election 25 April 2002 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 192 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 962 | 35.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Honington By-Election 31 October 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hale | 272 | 69.7 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 118 | 30.3 | +30.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 39.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 390 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Risbygate By-Election 20 May 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | 26.7 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Haverhill East By-Election 10 June 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 114 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,448 | 28.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barningham By-Election 9 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Haverhill South By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 746 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | | 602 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 357 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Westgate By-Election 16 February 2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 189 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 925 | 27.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kedington By-Election 15 June 2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 100 | 15.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Haverhill North By-Election 20 March 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 171 | 23.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 743 | 13.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Risbygate By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Julia Wakelam | 394 | 51.8 | +30.1 |
| | Conservative | Susan Glossop | 239 | 31.4 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Cliff Hind | 128 | 16.8 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 20.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Abbeygate By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Howard | 562 | 44.5 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Philippa Judd | 399 | 31.6 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Quentin Cornish | 154 | 12.2 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Broadway | 149 | 11.8 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,264 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bardwell By-Election 5 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paula Wade | 419 | 66.1 | −10.7 |
| | UKIP | James Lumley | 150 | 23.7 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | Thomas Stebbing | 65 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 42.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 634 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Abbeygate By-Election 3 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joanna Rayner | 359 | 42.8 | −1.7 |
| | Green | Mark Ereira-Guyer | 236 | 28.1 | −3.5 |
| | UKIP | Clive Reason | 85 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Lale | 83 | 9.9 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Quentin Cornish | 76 | 9.1 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 839 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Haverhill East By-Election 9 January 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Tony Brown | 529 | 54.0 | +54.0 |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 289 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 980 | 16.4 | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Haverhill North By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | UKIP | Anthony Williams | 563 | 37.3 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Maureen Byrne | 460 | 30.5 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Quillon Fox | 409 | 27.1 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Rolph | 78 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | | |
| | UKIP gain from Conservative | UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bardwell By-Election 24 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Smith | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Moreton Hall By-Election 15 December 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Trevor Beckwith | 550 | 56.0 | +22.4 |
| | Conservative | Sue Bill | 213 | 21.7 | −22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Lale | 102 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Labour | Alex Griffin | 71 | 7.2 | −15.4 |
| | UKIP | Julian Flood | 47 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 34.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 983 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Chedburgh By-Election 28 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Chester | 372 | 65.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Gary Dillon | 128 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chapman | 65 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 43.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 565 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hundon By-Election 28 September 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Evans | 357 | 80.6 | +17.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Rolph | 86 | 19.4 | +19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 61.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 443 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Olaves By-Election 12 April 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Max Clarke | 365 | 58.6 | +27.0 |
| | Conservative | Tom Murray | 150 | 24.1 | −6.5 |
| | Independent | Liam Byrne | 77 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Korfanty | 31 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 34.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Haverhill East By-Election 3 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Pilley | 577 | 47.4 | +13.8 |
| | Labour | David Smith | 490 | 40.2 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saoirse O'Suilleabhán | 151 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,218 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Haverhill North By-Election 3 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elaine McManus | 752 | 56.0 | +16.9 |
| | Labour | Martin Jerram | 444 | 33.0 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lord | 148 | 11.0 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 22.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,344 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |