# 2019 Babergh District Council election

The 2019 Babergh District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Babergh District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2019 Babergh District Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 46.9 | 34.8 | 11,791 | –5.5 |
| Green | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.5 | 23.3 | 7,887 | +10.6 |
| Independent | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 25.0 | 19.5 | 6,572 | +6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 9.4 | 10.3 | 3,478 | –2.1 |
| Labour | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 3,253 | –8.0 |
| UKIP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 387 | –3.2 |

## Ward results
### Assington

Assington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Lee Parker | 415 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | David Holland | 278 | 33.1 |
| | Green | Laura Smith | 146 | 17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 843 | 39.4 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Box Vale

Box Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryn Hurren | 833 | 80.1 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Rawlinson | 207 | 19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,059 | 47.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Brantham

Brantham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alastair McCraw | 712 | 85.9 |
| | Conservative | William Shropshire | 59 | 7.1 |
| | Green | Caroline Wheeler | 58 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 833 | 40.6 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Brett Vale

Brett Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Ward | 458 | 46.8 |
| | Independent | Stephen Laing | 314 | 29.7 |
| | Green | Philippa Draper | 211 | 19.9 |
| | Independent | Stephen Williams | 44 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,033 | 40.8 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Bures St. Mary & Nayland

Bures St. Mary & Nayland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Melanie Barrett | 405 | 53.2 |
| | Green | Miriam Burns | 356 | 46.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Capel St. Mary

Capel St. Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Carpendale | 681 | 79.1 |
| | Conservative | Delme Thompson | 180 | 20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 892 | 37.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Chadacre

Chadacre (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Stephen Plumb | 983 | 65.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Holt | 780 | 52.1 |
| | Green | Luis Orna Diaz | 372 | 24.8 |
| | Green | Felix Reeves Whymark | 324 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | 31.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Copdock & Washbrook

Copdock & Washbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Busby | 604 | 61.4 |
| | Conservative | Barry Gasper | 380 | 38.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,022 | 39.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### East Bergholt

East Bergholt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alan Hinton | 432 | 44.4 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Torringtom | 292 | 30.0 |
| | Green | Sallie Davies | 250 | 25.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 980 | 42.9 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Ganges

Ganges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Derek Davis | 561 | 70.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Clarke | 111 | 14.0 |
| | Green | Sharon-Anne Kennedy | 65 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Ingram | 54 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 797 | 42.0 |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Great Cornard

Great Cornard :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Beer | 703 | 39.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Newman | 682 | 38.2 |
| | Conservative | Honor Grainger-Howard | 640 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | Anthony Bavington | 553 | 30.9 |
| | Labour | Tracey Welsh | 504 | 28.2 |
| | Labour | Stewart Sheridan | 463 | 25.9 |
| | Green | Dean Walton | 372 | 20.8 |
| | Green | Andrew Liffen | 309 | 17.3 |
| | Green | Tobias Horkan | 290 | 16.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Bark | 254 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 | 25.4 |
| | 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) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Hadleigh North

Hadleigh North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sian Dawson | 236 | 36.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Harman | 146 | 22.3 |
| | Labour | Angela Wiltshire | 143 | 21.8 |
| | Green | Peter Lynn | 131 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 669 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Hadleigh South

Hadleigh South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kathryn Grandon-White | 832 | 54.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Fraser | 436 | 28.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Pescott-Frost | 392 | 25.8 |
| | Green | Amy Aylett | 368 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | Rickaby Shearly-Sanders | 328 | 21.6 |
| | Green | Sophie Ship | 245 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | 34.0 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lavenham

Lavenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Maybury | 745 | 45.9 |
| | Independent | Clive Arthey | 704 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Faircloth-Mutton | 624 | 38.5 |
| | Green | Karen Marshall | 541 | 33.4 |
| | UKIP | Leon Stedman | 254 | 15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,622 | 39.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Long Melford

Long Melford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Nunn | 1,276 | 76.4 |
| | Conservative | Elisabeth Malvisi | 625 | 37.4 |
| | Green | Janet Smith | 383 | 22.9 |
| | Green | John Smith | 206 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,670 | 36.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent |

### North West Cosford

North West Cosford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Robert Lindsay | 690 | 70.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Dawson | 287 | 29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 45.6 |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Orwell

Orwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Vivienne Gould | 654 | 72.4 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Ridley | 249 | 27.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 928 | 44.8 |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### South East Cosford

South East Cosford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Leigh Jamieson | 708 | 61.7 |
| | Conservative | Alan Ferguson | 440 | 38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,163 | 54.9 |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Sproughton & Pinewood

Sproughton & Pinewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Zachary Norman | 508 | 36.8 |
| | Green | Richard Hardacre | 437 | 31.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Plowman | 436 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Hudson | 352 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,062 | 24.1 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Stour

Stour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary McLaren | 292 | 31.2 |
| | Independent | Christopher Sawyer | 259 | 27.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bamford | 225 | 24.0 |
| | Green | Lyndon Ship | 161 | 17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 946 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Sudbury North East

Sudbury North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alison Owen | 190 | 36.4 |
| | Conservative | Gary Quinlan | 136 | 26.1 |
| | UKIP | Paul Dalley | 133 | 25.5 |
| | Green | Theresa Munson | 63 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 527 | 25.5 |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Sudbury North West

Sudbury North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janice Osborne | 411 | 33.4 |
| | Labour | Trevor Cresswell | 372 | 30.3 |
| | Conservative | Simon Barrett | 361 | 29.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bennett | 303 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Daniel Williams | 285 | 23.2 |
| | Green | Michael Chapman | 216 | 17.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Spivey | 212 | 17.2 |
| | Green | John Burch | 166 | 13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,241 | 30.8 |
| | 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) |

### Sudbury South East

Sudbury South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Osborne | 260 | 42.2 |
| | Labour | Luke Cresswell | 210 | 34.1 |
| | Green | Heather James | 79 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Platt | 67 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 627 | 30.8 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Sudbury South West

Sudbury South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Ayres | 262 | 35.6 |
| | Labour | Nicola Dixon | 205 | 27.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Welsh | 99 | 13.5 |
| | Green | Julie Fowles-Smith | 86 | 11.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Darvell | 84 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 745 | 34.8 |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## By-elections
### Great Cornard

Great Cornard: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Barrett | 971 | 46.4 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Jake Thomas | 602 | 28.7 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Bark | 287 | 13.7 | +0.2 |
| | Green | James Killbery | 234 | 11.2 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 17.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,094 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 4.9 | |