Mid Suffolk District Council elections

Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 40 councillors have been elected from 30 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Badwell Ash By-Election 27 February 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	292	44.4
	Labour	184	28.0
	Liberal Democrat	182	27.7
Majority		108	16.4
Turnout		658	50.3
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

Norton By-Election 9 September 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		546	61.4	+8.0
	Liberal Democrat	John Ottley	343	38.6	-8.0
Majority			203	22.8
Turnout			889	49.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mendlesham By-Election 17 January 2002^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gilmour	343	48.2	-2.3
	Labour		257	36.1	-13.4
	Green		111	15.6	+15.6
Majority			86	12.1
Turnout			711	41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elmswell By-Election 21 March 2002^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Carol Millward	726	77.6	+68.1
	Conservative		209	22.4	-16.3
Majority			517	55.2
Turnout			935	37.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Worlingworth By-Election 23 January 2003^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Debenham	411	83.4	+28.6
	Labour		82	16.6	+16.6
Majority			329	66.8
Turnout			493	36.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barking & Somersham By-Election 21 October 2004^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Robin Richardson	281	51.1
	Conservative		183	33.3
	UKIP		86	15.6
Majority			98	17.8
Turnout			550	32.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Claydon & Barham By-Election 21 October 2004^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Redbound	617	57.7	-0.7
	Conservative		374	35.0	-6.6
	Labour		78	7.3	+7.3
Majority			243	22.7
Turnout			1,069	30.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Hoxne By-Election 28 July 2005^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Evelyn Adey	308	46.9	+9.6
	Conservative	Elizabeth Gibson-Harries	295	45.0	-17.7
	Labour	Garry Deeks	54	8.2	+8.2
Majority			13	1.9
Turnout			657	40.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Bramford & Blakenham By-Election 24 November 2005^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	John Field	536	64.3
	Conservative	Michael Damant	229	27.5
	Labour	Suzanne Britton	68	8.2
Majority			307	36.8
Turnout			833	26.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Haughley and Wetherden By-Election 25 March 2010^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Rachel Eburne	444	61.0	+45.4
	Conservative	Samantha Powell	176	24.2	-20.9
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Vecchi	51	7.0	-32.4
	Labour	David Hill	32	4.4	+4.4
	UKIP	Christopher Streatfield	25	3.4	+3.4
Majority			268	36.8
Turnout			728	41.6
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

v t e Council elections in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013
Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015
East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes