You can read Suffolk County Council's statement on our website.
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You can read Suffolk County Council's statement on our website.
Suffolk County Council holds elections every 4 years.
The next Suffolk County Council election will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025.
If you are seeking election you may find it useful to read our councillor profile document.
This document gives an indication of the skills a councillor may need and responsibilities they may have during their term of office.
Profile documents have been developed for the following roles which attract Special Responsibility Allowances as detailed in the Members' Allowances Scheme in The Constitution. The profiles are in addition to the councillor profile document.
You may also find it useful to read our councillor induction programme which took place from 10 May - 10 November 2021. This gives you an idea of the events/ sessions available for you to attend when first elected as a county councillor.
Our frequently asked questions document may help to answer any queries about being a county councillor.
In July 2019 the Council agreed the following Parental leave policy for Councillors.
You can also find further information about being a councillor on the Local Government Associations website: www.local.gov.uk/be-councillor
For further information about County Councillors in Suffolk please contact democratic services by:
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Mark Bee |
Conservative Party |
2,295 |
33.43 |
Peter Allen Byatt |
Labour Party |
2,680 | 39.04 |
Paul Anthony Light |
Independent |
767 | 11.17 |
Adam Robertson |
Liberal Democrats |
960 | 13.98 |
Majority |
385 | 5.60 | |
Turnout |
6,864 | 57.8 |
Peter Byatt was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Lorraine Ruth Leach |
Liberal Democrats |
990 | 51.03 |
Alan Harry Porter |
Conservative Party |
642 | 33.09 |
Paul Richards |
Labour and Co-operative Party |
301 | 15.52 |
Majority |
348 | 17.94 | |
Turnout |
1940 | 30.5 |
Lorraine Leach was declared elected
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Thomas McGregor McNie |
Conservative Party |
567 |
31.15 |
Andrew James Patmore |
Green Party |
180 |
9.89 |
Trevor Arthur Powell |
Liberal Democrats |
143 |
7.86 |
Lucy Smith |
Labour Party |
918 |
50.44 |
Majority |
351 | 19.29 | |
Turnout |
1820 |
27.25 |
Lucy Smith was declared elected
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Lesley Mary Bennett |
Green Party |
939 | 16.36 |
Seamus James Townsley Bennett |
Liberal Democrats |
2,519 | 43.89 |
Mark William Jones |
Communist Party of Britain |
150 | 2.61 |
Kevin John Sullivan |
Conservative Party |
2,060 | 35.89 |
Majority |
459 | 7.80 | |
Turnout |
5,740 | 36.5 |
Seamus James Townsley was declared elected
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Ash Lever |
Green Party |
2,114 |
70.51 |
Christian Donald Newsome |
Labour Party |
260 |
8.67 |
Letitia Smith |
Conservative Party |
624 |
20.81 |
Majority |
1,490 | 49.70 | |
Turnout |
2,998 |
25.7 |
Ash Lever was declared elected
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Andrew Jeffrey Appleby |
West Suffolk Independents |
248 |
13.9 |
Theresa Louise Chipulina |
Labour Party |
198 |
11.1 |
Andy Drummond |
Conservative Party |
893 |
50.1 |
Jonny Edge |
Liberal Democrat |
315 |
17.7 |
Alice Haylock |
Green Party | 123 | 6.9 |
Majority |
578 | 32.4 | |
Turnout |
1,783 |
17 |
Andy Drummond was declared elected
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Emma Olivia Bonner-Morgan |
Labour Party |
168 |
10.2 |
Kay Maxine Oakes |
Conservative Party |
747 |
45.3 |
Stephen A Phillips |
Liberal Democrat |
726 |
44.1 |
Majority |
21 | 1.27 | |
Turnout |
1647 |
21.33 |
Kay Oakes was declared elected
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Sarah Louise Adams |
Labour Party |
1,247 |
62.8 |
Charlotte Armstrong |
Green Party |
52 |
2.6 |
James Anthony Lymer Harding |
Conservative Party |
483 |
24.3 |
Edward Frederick Packard |
Liberal Democrat Party |
200 |
10.1 |
Majority |
764 | 38.4 | |
Turnout |
1,987 |
29.71 |
Sarah Adams was declared elected.
An election for this vacancy will not be held until 4 May 2017 in accordance with Section 89(3) of the Local Government Act 1972, where the vacancy occurs within six months before the day on which the councillor whose office is vacant would regularly have retired, an election shall not be held under Section 89(1) of the above Act, and the vacancy will be filled at the next ordinary election of councillors on Thursday 4 May 2017.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Lisa Joy Gordon |
Green Party |
70 |
3.9 |
Kathryn Susanne Grandon |
Conservative Party |
460 |
25.9 |
Stephen John Laing |
UK Independence Party |
204 |
11.5 |
Sue Monks |
Labour Party |
397 |
22.3 |
Trevor Edward Sheldrick | Liberal Democrat Party | 642 | 36.1 |
Majority |
182 | 10.2 | |
Turnout |
1,777 |
26.9 |
Trevor Sheldrick was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Jacqueline Barrow |
Green Party | 176 | 9.3 |
Revd Cannon Graham Hedger |
Labour | 344 | 18.2 |
Jon Neal |
Liberal Democrats | 228 | 12 |
Robin Vickery |
Conservative | 1,142 | 60.2 |
Majority |
798 | 42.1 | |
Turnout |
1,895 |
27.4 |
Robin Vickery was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Colin Boyd |
Liberal Democrat | 154 | 6.8 |
Rob Bridgeman |
Labour | 634 | 28 |
Tony Gould |
UK Independence Party | 344 | 15.2 |
Paul West |
Conservative | 1,117 | 49.3 |
Majority |
483 | 21.3 | |
Turnout |
2,264 | 41 |
Paul West was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
John Burns | UK Independence Party | 1,273 | 36.6 |
Margaret Marks | Conservative | 1,168 | 33.6 |
Ken Rolph | Liberal Democrat | 178 | 5.1 |
David Smith | Labour | 838 | 24.1 |
Majority |
105 | 3 | |
Turnout |
3,480 | 26 |
John Burns was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Andrew Appleby | West Suffolk Independent | 123 | 7.6 |
Roger Dicker | UK Independence Party | 494 | 30.4 |
Tim Huggan | Liberal Democrat | 76 | 4.7 |
Michael Jefferys | Labour | 284 | 17.5 |
Robin Millar | Conservative | 644 | 39.6 |
Majority |
150 | 23.3 | |
Turnout |
1,625 | 18 |
Robin Millar was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
John Burns | UK Independence Party | 2,313 | 29.6 |
Maureen Byrne | Labour | 2,004 | 25.6 |
Tim Marks | Conservative | 3,001 | 38.3 |
Ken Rolph | Liberal Democrat | 404 | 5.2 |
Majority |
688 |
8.8 |
|
Turnout |
7,825 | 57.7 |
Tim Marks was declared elected.
The Suffolk County Council Election results for 2 May 2013 can be found in this document:
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Peter Bagnall | Liberal Democrat | 127 | 6.4 |
Barry Broom | Green | 189 | 9.5 |
John Cook | Labour and Co-operative | 566 | 28.5 |
Alan Murray | Conservative | 866 | 43.6 |
Chris Streatfield | UK Independence | 229 | 11.5 |
Majority: |
300 | 15.1 | |
Turnout: |
1988 | 35 |
Alan Murray was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Kevin Eric Archer | Labour | 804 | 30.4 |
Derrick Peter Fairbrother | Liberal Democrat | 514 | 19.4 |
Christopher Gerard Hudson | Conservative | 1302 | 49.3 |
Majority: |
498 | 18.9 | |
Turnout: |
2639 | 17.1 |
Christopher Hudson was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Roy Burgon | Labour | 758 | 21.7 |
Christine Hancock | Liberal Democrats | 796 | 22.8 |
Andrew Reid | Conservative | 1913 | 54.7 |
Majority: |
1117 | 32 | |
Turnout: |
3495 | 54.1 |
Andrew Reid was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
David Chappell | Liberal Democrats | 300 | 8.6 |
Kevin Hind | Labour | 759 | 21.6 |
Pippa Judd | Green | 479 | 13.7 |
David Nettleton | Independent | 950 | 27.1 |
Stefan Oliver | Conservative | 1005 | 28.7 |
Majority: |
55 | 1.5 | |
Turnout: |
3505 | 20.86 |
Stefan Oliver was declared elected.
Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
Joan Girling | Independent | 1439 | 28.7 |
Terry Hodgson | Labour | 1243 | 24.8 |
Richard Smith | Conservative | 2240 | 44.7 |
Majority: |
801 | 15.9 | |
Turnout: |
5009 | 66.2 |
Richard Smith was declared elected.
The Suffolk County Council Election results for 4 June 2009 can be found in this document:
If you would like results prior to 2009, please contact councillor.services@suffolk.gov.uk or 01473 265119 (weekdays, 9.30am to 4pm).