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![]() Winner of each seat at the 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Summary
[edit]Ahead of the election the council was identified as a target for the Green Party. The council had been under no overall control since the previous election in 2019, and the Conservatives had retained minority control only with the support of the independent councillor and the chair's casting vote. At the 2019 election in the Stowmarket St Peters ward the Conservative candidate had only won by a single vote.[3]
The Green Party launched their local election campaign in Stowmarket on 5 April 2023.[4]
The council has become highly increasingly closely fought in recent years, partly due to local opposition to large-scale housing development and concerns of damage to the rural environment.[5]
The Greens won majority control following the election, and the Conservative leader of the council, Suzie Morley, lost her seat. It was the first time in the Green Party's history that they had taken majority control of a council.[6] The Green group leader, Andy Mellen, was formally appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023.[7]
Overall result
[edit]The overall results were:[8]
2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Green | 29 | 24 | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
70.6 | 56.8 | 23,274 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | 27 | 6 | 0 | 10 | ![]() |
17.6 | 28.0 | 11,457 | –12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
11.8 | 10.9 | 4,451 | –6.8 | |
Labour | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 3.6 | 1,490 | –0.3 | |
Reform UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.7 | 303 | New |
Ward results
[edit]The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Mid Suffolk District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[9] The results were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[10][11]
Bacton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Andy Mellen* | 745 | 75.5 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | John Davie-Thornhill | 207 | 21.0 | –14.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Appleton | 35 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 538 | 54.5 | +24.5 | ||
Turnout | 992 | 42.8 | +5.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,317 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Battisford and Ringshall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Dan Pratt* | 608 | 68.6 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | David Whybrow | 226 | 25.5 | –17.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Payne | 52 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 382 | 43.1 | +39.1 | ||
Turnout | 888 | 35.8 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 2,482 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Blakenham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Adrienne Marriott | 434 | 55.5 | +3.8 | |
Conservative | Steven Wells | 348 | 44.5 | +15.9 | |
Majority | 86 | 9.0 | –14.1 | ||
Turnout | 792 | 26.8 | –1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,956 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Bramford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Caston* | 395 | 54.3 | –3.3 | |
Green | Emma Buckmaster | 201 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Attila Borzak | 132 | 18.1 | –24.3 | |
Majority | 194 | 27.0 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 732 | 34.3 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,134 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Chilton (Stowmarket)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Terence Carter* | 1,062 | 71.7 | +23.4 | |
Green | David Napier | 998 | 67.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Vikash Mantha | 426 | 28.8 | –19.9 | |
Turnout | 1,481 | 30.1 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,923 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Green hold |
Claydon and Barham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | David Penny | 708 | 42.9 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | John Whitehead* | 654 | 39.6 | –13.8 | |
Green | Benjamin MacKinnon | 624 | 37.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Nick Gowrley | 572 | 34.6 | –16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Wheatley | 223 | 13.5 | –17.0 | |
Labour | Terence Wilson | 185 | 11.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Poulson | 144 | 8.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,651 | 35.3 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,682 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Conservative hold |
Combs Ford (Stowmarket)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Keith Scarff* | 1,059 | 70.1 | +31.6 | |
Green | Miles Row | 1,029 | 68.1 | +37.4 | |
Conservative | Kieren Lathangue-Clayton | 672 | 44.5 | +13.8 | |
Reform UK | David Card | 250 | 16.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,511 | 32.5 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,648 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Green gain from Independent |
Debenham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Teresa Davis | 684 | 61.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Dobell | 421 | 38.1 | –32.0 | |
Majority | 263 | 23.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,108 | 45.0 | +8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,463 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative |
Elmswell and Woolpit
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Sarah Mansel* | 1,583 | 76.7 | +17.1 | |
Green | Jen Overett | 1,358 | 65.8 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Jason Duggan | 623 | 30.2 | –12.4 | |
Turnout | 2,065 | 37.2 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,558 | ||||
Green hold | |||||
Green hold |
Eye
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Lucy Elkin | 693 | 70.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kev Crispin | 294 | 29.8 | –23.1 | |
Majority | 399 | 40.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 995 | 44.2 | |||
Registered electors | 2,249 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative |
Fressingfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lavinia Hadingham* | 546 | 51.5 | –3.3 | |
Green | Colin MacKinnon | 515 | 48.5 | +26.7 | |
Majority | 31 | 3.0 | –30.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,071 | 44.7 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,397 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Gislingham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Rowland Warboys* | 792 | 71.5 | +22.7 | |
Conservative | Anne-Marie Hogan | 315 | 28.5 | –12.1 | |
Majority | 477 | 43.0 | +34.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,122 | 42.8 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,622 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Haughley, Stowupland and Wetherden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Rachel Eburne* | 1,407 | 80.2 | +2.0 | |
Green | Janet Pearson | 1,210 | 69.0 | –4.2 | |
Conservative | Lesley Canham | 425 | 24.2 | +4.9 | |
Turnout | 1,754 | 36.0 | –4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,866 | ||||
Green hold | |||||
Green hold |
Hoxne and Worlingworth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Matthew Hicks* | 509 | 51.2 | –7.7 | |
Green | Charlie Meyer | 287 | 28.9 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Card | 97 | 9.8 | –2.1 | |
Labour | Stephen Nixon | 92 | 9.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 222 | 22.3 | –15.2 | ||
Turnout | 994 | 42.6 | +1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,334 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Mendlesham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Andrew Stringer* | 816 | 79.1 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Allen | 215 | 20.8 | –7.2 | |
Majority | 601 | 58.2 | +14.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,032 | 41.6 | –7.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,479 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Needham Market
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Ross Piper | 943 | 53.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Terry Lawrence | 673 | 37.9 | –25.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sylvie Watson | 636 | 35.9 | –24.4 | |
Conservative | Kay Oakes | 564 | 31.8 | –1.3 | |
Turnout | 1,774 | 34.4 | +6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,160 | ||||
Green gain from Liberal Democrats | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Onehouse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | John Matthissen* | 534 | 58.6 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | James Spencer | 283 | 31.0 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Rob Davies | 87 | 9.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 251 | 27.5 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 912 | 39.3 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 2,318 | ||||
Green hold | Swing | ![]() |
Palgrave
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Tim Weller | 536 | 51.9 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Tim Passmore | 444 | 43.0 | –15.1 | |
Reform UK | Evan Heasley | 53 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 92 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,034 | 43.8 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,360 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Rattlesden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nicky Willshere | 694 | 65.4 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Gerrish | 351 | 33.1 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 343 | 32.3 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,061 | 42.5 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 2,497 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Rickinghall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gilly Morgan | 466 | 53.0 | −9.4 | |
Labour | Bob Caley | 395 | 44.9 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 71 | 8.1 | −15.6 | ||
Turnout | 879 | 36.7 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,396 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -9.4 |
St Peters (Stowmarket)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Ollie Walters | 589 | 73.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Stevens | 210 | 26.3 | –23.8 | |
Majority | 379 | 47.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 808 | 35.5 | +9.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,275 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative |
Stonham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Nicholas Hardingham | 615 | 59.5 | +26.5 | |
Conservative | Suzie Morley* | 419 | 40.5 | –3.5 | |
Majority | 196 | 19.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,045 | 45.2 | +5.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,313 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Stow Thorney (Stowmarket)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Colin Lay | 662 | 59.3 | +14.0 | |
Green | James Patchett | 525 | 47.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Steve Runciman | 359 | 32.2 | −19.6 | |
Labour | Will Howman | 280 | 25.1 | −0.9 | |
Turnout | 1116 | 26.5 | +4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,209 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | |||||
Green hold |
Stadbroke and Laxfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anders Linder | 441 | 46.7 | −21.5 | |
Green | Gemma Whitehouse | 263 | 27.9 | N/A | |
Labour | Paul Theaker | 155 | 16.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James Fawcett | 82 | 8.7 | −30.1 | |
Majority | 178 | 18.9 | −16.0 | ||
Turnout | 944 | 37.1 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,546 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Thurston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | David Bradbury | 1,288 | 34.7 | −10.9 | |
Green | Austin Davies* | 1,224 | 33.0 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Harry Richardson* | 716 | 19.3 | −20.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Oliver Hurdwell | 190 | 5.1 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Philip Cockell | 164 | 4.4 | −4.1 | |
Labour | Jean Staff | 132 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 3714 | 40.6 | |||
Registered electors | 5,193 | ||||
Green hold | |||||
Green gain from Conservative |
Walsham-le-Willows
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Richard Winch | 775 | 68.5 | +43.7 | |
Conservative | Philippa Wilding | 356 | 31.5 | −19.3 | |
Majority | 419 | 37.0 | |||
Turnout | 1140 | 42.7 | |||
Registered electors | 2,672 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
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- ^ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL & SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS" (PDF). Mid Suffolk District Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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