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.
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All 34 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 36.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 | 70.6 | 56.8 | 23,274 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | 27 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 17.6 | 28.0 | 11,457 | –12.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 12.5 |
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 | 14.5 |
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 | 6.0 |
Bramford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 3.3 |
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 | 15.0 |
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 | 17.4 |
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 | 8.3 |
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 | 0.7 |
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 | 12.6 |
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 | 2.7 |
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 | 15.0 |
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 | 21.5 |
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 edit
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