Forest Heath District Council elections

Forest Heath District Council in Suffolk, England was elected every four years. between the last boundary changes in 2003 and the final elections in 2015, 27 councillors were elected from 14 wards.[1] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of West Suffolk.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1976
No overall control1976–1979
Conservative1979–1983
No overall control1983–1987
Conservative1987–1991
No overall control1991–1999
Conservative1999–2019

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1995 until 2019 were:[3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Adrian Rogers[4] Liberal DemocratsMay 1995May 1997
Paul Dwane[5] Labour5 Jun 19979 May 1999
Geoffrey Jaggard[6] Conservative199925 May 2011
James Waters Conservative25 May 201131 Mar 2019

James Waters served as leader of the West Suffolk shadow authority prior to the new council coming into effect in 2019, but he was unsuccessful in securing a seat at the first election to the new council.

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999
The Rows By-Election 6 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 273 38.7
Conservative 245 34.7
Labour 188 26.6
Majority 28 4.0
Turnout 706 27.3
Independent hold Swing
St Marys By-Election 24 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 444 58.6 +13.6
Labour 272 35.9 -3.5
Liberal Democrats 42 5.5 -10.1
Majority 172 22.7
Turnout 758 25.3
Conservative hold Swing

2003-2007
Manor By-Election 28 October 2004[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Syvret 269 66.9 +41.0
Independent 133 33.1 -10.1
Majority 136 33.8
Turnout 402 32.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
South By-Election 5 May 2005[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Dicker 564 59.7
Independent Brian Gray 381 40.3
Majority 183 19.4
Turnout 945 75.9
Conservative hold Swing
Red Lodge By-Election 15 December 2005[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Middleton 173 55.3 +55.3
Conservative Stuart Hastings 111 35.5 -20.3
UKIP David Whitear 29 9.3 +9.3
Majority 62 19.8
Turnout 313 26.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2007-2011
Manor By-Election 22 November 2007[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Huggan 281 53.6
Conservative Brian Harvey 211 40.3
UKIP David Chandler 32 6.1
Majority 70 13.3
Turnout 524 41.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Red Lodge By-Election 5 June 2008[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Albert McCloud 321 55.9
Conservative Alnoor Hirji 230 40.1
UKIP David Chandler 23 4.0
Majority 91 15.8
Turnout 574 38.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Eriswell & the Rows By-Election 22 October 2009[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Waters 400 45.8 -24.4
Liberal Democrats John Smith 346 39.6 +39.6
UKIP David Chandler 128 14.6 -15.2
Majority 54 6.2
Turnout 874
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Your Council". Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  2. "Forest Heath". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  3. "Council minutes". West Suffolk Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. "Disappointed Shirley stopped from being chairman of council". Newmarket Journal. 25 May 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. "Council leader elected after second ballot". Newmarket Journal. 12 June 1997. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. "District Council elects new leaders". Newmarket Journal. 3 June 1999. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Cambridgeshire and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Forest Heath (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. "Labour edges ahead in byelections". guardian.co.uk. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  13. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  14. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Forest Heath District Council. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  15. "Lib Dem by-elections bounce blow for Tories". WalesOnline. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  16. "Lib Dems win Red Lodge seat". Newmarket Journal. 11 June 2008.
  17. "New councillor at Forest Heath". East Anglian Daily Times. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
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