Babergh District Council elections

Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 43 councillors have been elected from 26 wards.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973–2015
Conservative2015–2019
No overall control2019–present

Leadership

Prior to 2014 there was no formal position of leader of the council at Babergh, with political leadership provided instead by the chair of the policy and resources committee, or its successor, the strategy committee.[2] From 2014 onwards, the chair of the strategy committee was also given the title of leader.[3] The council then moved from a committee system to a leader and cabinet model in 2017, giving the leader additional powers to make executive decisions.[4] The leaders (or chairs of policy and resources / strategy committees) since 1998 have been:[5]

CouncillorPartyFromToTitle
Colin Spence Conservative19982003Chair of policy and resources committee (until 1999), Chair of strategy committee (after 1999)
Sue Carpendale Liberal Democrats20032005Chair of strategy committee
Nick Ridley Conservative20052011Chair of strategy committee
Jennie Jenkins[6] Conservative19 May 201119 Dec 2017Chair of strategy committee (from 2011), Leader (after 2014)
John Ward[7] Conservative4 Jan 2018Apr 2022Leader
IndependentApr 2022

Council elections

District result maps
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map

By-election results

1993-1997
Shotley By-Election 8 August 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 506 60.7
Conservative 276 33.1
Labour 51 6.1
Majority 230 27.6
Turnout 833 48.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

1997-2001
Alton By-Election 28 May 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 327 63.4
Conservative 189 36.6
Majority 138 26.8
Turnout 516 50.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Great Cornard North By-Election 4 May 2000[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Macmaster 309 56.4 -3.6
UKIP Derek Allen 239 43.6 +43.6
Majority 70 12.8
Turnout 548 19.5
Labour hold Swing

2007-2011
Hadleigh North By-Election 8 November 2007[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Whiting 446 49.0 +25.5
Conservative Peter Burgoyne 261 28.6 +3.6
Independent Jan Byrne 138 15.1 -6.4
UKIP Reginald Smith 66 7.2 -3.7
Majority 185 20.4
Turnout 911 27.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Great Cornard North By-Election 22 July 2010[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Bavington 340 45.1 +2.7
Conservative Martin Fryer 201 26.7 -30.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Platt 141 18.7 +18.7
UKIP Leon Stedman 72 9.5 +9.5
Majority 139 18.4
Turnout 754 22.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2011-2015
Bures St Mary By-Election 2 May 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Cartlidge 305
Green Laura Smith 136
Labour Hadley French Gerrard 71
Majority 169
Turnout 37.22
Conservative hold Swing
South Cosford By-Election 22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Robert Lindsay 346
Conservative David Talbot Clarke 330
UKIP Stephen Laing 219
Labour Angela Wiltshire 72
Majority 16
Turnout
Green gain from Conservative Swing

See also

References
  1. "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. "Council leader defends allowances rise". East Anglian Daily Times. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 22 June 2022. Babergh... its most senior member, the chairman of strategy...
  3. "Council minutes, 22 April 2014" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. "Babergh District Council unveils new Cabinet and governance model". Suffolk News. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. "Council minutes". Babergh District Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. "Council minutes, 19 May 2011" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. Noble, Jason (27 April 2022). "Fresh cabinet unveiled after party rifts at Babergh District Council". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. The District of Babergh (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. "Local elections". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Babergh (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  13. "Past election results" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  14. Dines, Graham (9 November 2007). "11.6% swing to Lib Dems in Hadleigh". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  15. Land, Jon (30 July 2010). "Labour vote surges in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  16. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Babergh District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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