1993 Suffolk County Council election explained

Election Name:1993 Suffolk County Council election
Country:Suffolk
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1989 Suffolk County Council election
Previous Year:1989
Next Election:1997 Suffolk County Council election
Next Year:1997
Seats For Election:All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council
Majority Seats:41
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats1:31
Seat Change1: 5
Popular Vote1:57,058
Percentage1:32.8%
Swing1: 1.8%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats2:25
Seat Change2: 19
Popular Vote2:65,473
Percentage2:37.7%
Swing2: 6.1%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats3:19
Seat Change3: 12
Popular Vote3:42,289
Percentage3:24.5%
Swing3: 8.8%
Party4:Independent politician
Seats4:3
Seat Change4: 1
Popular Vote4:4,811
Percentage4:2.8%
Swing4: 0.5%
Party5:Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
Seats5:1
Seat Change5: 1
Popular Vote5:2,754
Percentage5:1.6%
Swing5:N/A
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Party:No overall control

Elections to Suffolk County Council as part of the 1993 United Kingdom local elections were held on 6 May 1993. 80 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Division results

Babergh

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
4 3 7,032 28.3
2 5 9,305 37.4
2 5,549 22.3
1 1 1,647 6.6
1 1 1,355 5.4

Division results

Forest Heath

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
4 1 3,845 45.0
1 1 2,161 25.3
1 324 3.8
0 1,993 23.4
0 212 2.5

Division results

Ipswich

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
14 15,975 49.7
4 11,730 36.5
0 4,291 13.4
0 135 0.4

Division results

Mid Suffolk

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
6 5 9,139 38.6
3 1 5,680 24.0
1 6 8,456 35.7
0 401 1.7

Division results

Suffolk Coastal

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
9 3 15,123 43.1
3 2 10,830 30.8
2 1 8,762 25.0
0 400 1.1

Division results

St. Edmundsbury

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
5 3 9,558 40.6
3 1 6,750 28.7
3 2 6,602 28.0
0 574 2.4
0 60 0.3

Division results

Waveney

District summary

PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-
8 2 12,349 47.7
2 1 7,457 28.8
2 2,840 11.0
0 1 2,234 8.6
0 1,017 3.9

Division results