2019 Babergh District Council election

The 2019 Babergh District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Babergh District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2 May 2019
32 seats
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Green
Last election 31 seats, 40.3% 8 seats, 12.6% 0 seats, 12.6%
Seats before 31 8 0
Seats won 15 8 4
Seat change 16 4
Popular vote 11,791 6,572 7,887
Percentage 34.8 19.5 23.3
Swing 5.5 6.9 10.6
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 3 seats, 12.1% 1 seat, 17.6%
Seats before 3 1
Seats won 3 2
Seat change 1
Popular vote 3,478 3,253
Percentage 10.3 9.6
Swing 2.1 8.0

Results summary
Babergh District Council election, 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 15 16 46.9 34.8 11,791 5.5
  Green 4 4 12.5 23.3 7,887 10.6
  Independent 8 25.0 19.5 6,572 6.9
  Liberal Democrats 3 9.4 10.3 3,478 2.1
  Labour 2 1 6.3 9.6 3,253 8.0
  UKIP 0 0.0 1.1 387 3.2

Ward results

Assington
Assington
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Lee Parker 415 49.5
Conservative David Holland 278 33.1
Green Laura Smith 146 17.4
Turnout 843 39.4
Independent win (new seat)

Box Vale
Box Vale
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren 833 80.1
Conservative Jacqueline Rawlinson 207 19.9
Turnout 1,059 47.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Brantham
Brantham
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alastair McCraw 712 85.9
Conservative William Shropshire 59 7.1
Green Caroline Wheeler 58 7.0
Turnout 833 40.6
Independent win (new seat)

Brett Vale
Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Ward 458 46.8
Independent Stephen Laing 314 29.7
Green Philippa Draper 211 19.9
Independent Stephen Williams 44 4.2
Turnout 1,033 40.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Bures St. Mary & Nayland
Bures St. Mary & Nayland
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Melanie Barrett 405 53.2
Green Miriam Burns 356 46.8
Turnout 778 34.2
Conservative win (new seat)

Capel St. Mary
Capel St. Mary
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Susan Carpendale 681 79.1
Conservative Delme Thompson 180 20.9
Turnout 892 37.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Chadacre
Chadacre (2)
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Stephen Plumb 983 46.0
Conservative Michael Holt 780 36.5
Green Luis Orna Diaz 372 17.4
Green Felix Reeves Whymark 324
Turnout 1,514 31.3
Independent hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Copdock & Washbrook
Copdock & Washbrook
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats David Busby 604 61.4
Conservative Barry Gasper 380 38.6
Turnout 1,022 39.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

East Bergholt
East Bergholt
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alan Hinton 432 44.4
Conservative Dominic Torringtom 292 30.0
Green Sallie Davies 250 25.7
Turnout 980 42.9
Independent win (new seat)

Ganges
Ganges
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Derek Davis 561 70.9
Conservative Paul Clarke 111 14.0
Green Sharon-Anne Kennedy 65 8.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Ingram 54 6.8
Turnout 797 42.0
Independent win (new seat)

Great Cornard
Great Cornard
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Peter Beer 703 37.4
Conservative Mark Newman 682
Conservative Honor Grainger-Howard 640
Labour Anthony Bavington 553 29.4
Labour Tracey Welsh 504
Labour Stewart Sheridan 463
Green Dean Walton 372 19.8
Green Andrew Liffen 309
Green Tobias Horkan 290
Liberal Democrats Marjorie Bark 254 13.5
Turnout 1,787 25.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hadleigh North
Hadleigh North
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Sian Dawson 236 36.0
Liberal Democrats Karen Harman 146 22.3
Labour Angela Wiltshire 143 21.8
Green Peter Lynn 131 20.0
Turnout 669 32.5
Conservative hold

Hadleigh South
Hadleigh South
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Kathryn Grandon-White 832 42.4
Conservative Michael Fraser 436 22.2
Conservative Matthew Pescott-Frost 392
Green Amy Aylett 368 18.7
Labour Rickaby Shearly-Sanders 328 16.7
Green Sophie Ship 245
Turnout 1,518 34.0
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Lavenham
Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Margaret Maybury 745 33.2
Independent Clive Arthey 704 31.4
Conservative Philip Faircloth-Mutton 624
Green Karen Marshall 541 24.1
UKIP Leon Stedman 254 11.3
Turnout 1,622 39.1
Conservative hold
Independent win (new seat)

Long Melford
Long Melford
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John Nunn 1,276 55.9
Conservative Elisabeth Malvisi 625 27.4
Green Janet Smith 383 16.8
Green John Smith 206
Turnout 1,670 36.4
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Independent

North West Cosford
North West Cosford
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Robert Lindsay 690 70.6
Conservative Alexandra Dawson 287 29.4
Turnout 985 45.6
Green win (new seat)

Orwell
Orwell
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Vivienne Gould 654 72.4
Conservative Nicholas Ridley 249 27.6
Turnout 928 44.8
Green win (new seat)

South East Cosford
South East Cosford
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Leigh Jamieson 708 61.7
Conservative Alan Ferguson 440 38.3
Turnout 1,163 54.9
Green win (new seat)

Sproughton & Pinewood
Sproughton & Pinewood
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Zachary Norman 508 36.8
Green Richard Hardacre 437 31.6
Labour Co-op David Plowman 436 31.6
Conservative Christopher Hudson 352
Turnout 1,062 24.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Stour
Stour
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mary McLaren 292 31.2
Independent Christopher Sawyer 259 27.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Bamford 225 24.0
Green Lyndon Ship 161 17.2
Turnout 946 40.5
Conservative win (new seat)

Sudbury North East
Sudbury North East
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alison Owen 190 36.4
Conservative Gary Quinlan 136 26.1
UKIP Paul Dalley 133 25.5
Green Theresa Munson 63 12.1
Turnout 527 25.5
Labour win (new seat)

Sudbury North West
Sudbury North West
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Janice Osborne 411 31.6
Labour Trevor Cresswell 372 28.6
Conservative Simon Barrett 361
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bennett 303 23.3
Labour Daniel Williams 285
Green Michael Chapman 216 16.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Spivey 212
Green John Burch 166
Turnout 1,241 30.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Sudbury South East
Sudbury South East
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Adrian Osborne 260 42.2
Labour Luke Cresswell 210 34.1
Green Heather James 79 12.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Platt 67 10.9
Turnout 627 30.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Sudbury South West
Sudbury South West
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Susan Ayres 262 35.6
Labour Nicola Dixon 205 27.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 99 13.5
Green Julie Fowles-Smith 86 11.7
Independent Robert Darvell 84 11.4
Turnout 745 34.8
Conservative win (new seat)
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References
  1. "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Midsuffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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