# 1999 Babergh District Council election

The 1999 Babergh District Council election for the Babergh District Council in Suffolk was held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

## Election result

Babergh Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Independent | 14 | -1 | 33.3 | 22.1 | 6,894 |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | +4 | 31.0 | 29.5 | 9,199 |
| Conservative | 10 | +1 | 23.8 | 28.9 | 9,024 |
| Labour | 5 | -4 | 11.9 | 19.5 | 6,088 |
4 Independent and 1 Conservative candidates were unopposed.

## Ward results

Alton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wood | 399 | 71.8 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Thomas | 157 | 28.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 43.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 556 | 53.0 |
Berners :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Clarke | 332 | 65.1 |
| | Conservative | Linda Prismall | 178 | 34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 30.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | 43.4 |
Bildeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Stevens | 295 | 52.9 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Muntus | 147 | 26.3 |
| | Independent | Ruth Gregory | 116 | 20.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 558 | 41.3 |
Boxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryn Hurren | 366 | 56.1 |
| | Independent | Carol Harrison | 286 | 43.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 652 | 43.6 |
Brantham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Read | 388 | 59.5 |
| | Conservative | Diana Eastman | 264 | 40.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 652 | 32.9 |
Brett Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Clive Arthey | 431 | 75.2 |
| | Labour | Jocelyn Dalley | 142 | 24.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 50.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 573 | 47.6 |
Brook Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Stephenson | 259 | 39.9 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Chalmers | 209 | 32.2 |
| | Independent | James Baxter | 181 | 27.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 649 | 35.1 |
Bures St Mary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Holbrook | 382 | 71.5 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Hulme | 152 | 28.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 43.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 534 | 39.1 |
Capel and Wenham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Carpendale | 765 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonard Johnson | 659 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Hucombe | 458 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | 43.0 |
Chadacre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Long | 457 | |
| | Independent | Graham Morgan | 187 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 644 | 35.5 |
Copdock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Jones | uncontested | | |
Dodnash (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Heselden | 789 | |
| | Conservative | Duncan Mansfield | 677 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wheals | 671 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,137 | 46.3 |
Elmsett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Lazenby | 337 | 60.3 |
| | Independent | Tony Bailey-Smith | 222 | 39.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 559 | 40.1 |
Glemsford (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Rex Thake | 447 | |
| | Independent | Leonard Young | 314 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Clarke | 289 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Edmondson | 203 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Lawrence | 168 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,421 | 30.9 |
Great Cornard (North) (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Bavington | 422 | |
| | Labour | Vera Cocker | 408 | |
| | Independent | Christina Baker | 164 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Gleed | 113 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Rayner | 101 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | 23.0 |
Great Cornard (South) (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rajiv Nandi | 444 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Treacy | 376 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Beer | 355 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Newman | 319 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Adam | 143 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,637 | 28.2 |
Hadleigh (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Grutchfield | 1,117 | |
| | Independent | Eileen Banks | 708 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Matthews | 682 | |
| | Labour | James Quinlan | 595 | |
| | Independent | Janetta Byrne | 514 | |
| | Labour | John Stock | 472 | |
| | Conservative | Vivien Chapman | 441 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Drake | 361 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,890 | 35.1 |
Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jack Godley | uncontested | | |
Lavenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Roberts | 464 | 57.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Jenkins | 346 | 42.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | 53.3 |
Leavenheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jonquil Mieville | uncontested | | |
Long Melford (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Richard Kemp | 921 | |
| | Independent | John Brand | 788 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Dowling | 285 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,994 | 37.5 |
Nayland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Cave | 302 | 59.2 |
| | Labour | Nicolette Fraser | 208 | 40.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | 52.2 |
North Cosford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Hodge | 342 | 50.7 |
| | Labour | Roland Bee | 332 | 49.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 674 | 52.2 |
Polstead and Layham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Susan Wigglesworth | uncontested | | |
Shotley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joy Sadler | 541 | 71.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Williams | 216 | 28.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 43.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 757 | 41.0 |
Sudbury (East) (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Byham | 374 | |
| | Independent | Sylvia Cann | 365 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Yerby | 256 | |
| | Labour | Rita Titmus | 222 | |
| | Labour | Sylvia Regester | 221 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Welsh | 100 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | 31.4 |
Sudbury (North) (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Sayers | 451 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Irwin | 419 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Smith | 358 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Waters | 299 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bennett | 156 | |
| | Independent | Brian Cann | 125 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,808 | 29.0 |
Sudbury (South) (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Booth | 376 | |
| | Independent | Elizabeth Wiles | 326 | |
| | Conservative | John Stewart | 311 | |
| | Labour | Jack Owen | 287 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Richmond | 277 | |
| | Conservative | Doreen Braham | 267 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | 32.6 |
Waldingfield (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Spence | 657 | |
| | Conservative | Leon Stedman | 515 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Bates | 371 | |
| | Labour | Richard May | 335 | |
| | Labour | John Skinner | 330 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,208 | 38.8 |
West Samford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Bancroft | uncontested | | |