| Election Name: | 2001 Suffolk County Council election |
| Country: | Suffolk |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1997 Suffolk County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1997 |
| Next Election: | 2005 Suffolk County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Seats For Election: | All 80 seats in the Suffolk County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 41 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 2001 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 34 seats, 36.1% |
| Seats Before1: | 33 |
| Seats1: | 36 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 108,891 |
| Percentage1: | 34.3% |
| Swing1: | 1.9% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 31 seats, 37.7% |
| Seats Before2: | 30 |
| Seats2: | 31 |
| Popular Vote2: | 133,349 |
| Percentage2: | 42.0% |
| Swing2: | 4.2% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 15 seats, 23.4% |
| Seats Before3: | 14 |
| Seats3: | 12 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 68,967 |
| Percentage3: | 21.7% |
| Swing3: | 1.7% |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election4: | 1 seats, 2.5% |
| Seats Before4: | 4 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,721 |
| Percentage4: | 1.5% |
| Swing4: | 1.0% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
Elections for Suffolk County Council as part of the 2001 United Kingdom local elections were held on 7 June. 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. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 1997. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Suffolk took place on the same day as the 2001 United Kingdom general election.
The incumbent Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government with Labour group leader Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) remaining as council leader until he won a parliamentary by-election in November 2001. He succeeded by Jane Hore (Lowestoft Central), however in May 2003 she was replaced by deputy Bryony Rudkin (Priory Heath).
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | < | -- votes -->14,790 | < | -- pp -->34.8 | < | -- change -->–3.5 | |||
| 3 | 2 | < | -- votes -->15,889 | < | -- pp -->37.4 | < | -- change -->+3.6 | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->7,445 | < | -- pp -->17.5 | < | -- change -->–3.7 | ||||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->3,911 | < | -- pp -->9.2 | < | -- change -->+2.4 | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->438 | < | -- pp -->1.0 | < | -- change -->N/A | ||||
| Total | 10 | < | -- votes -->42,473 | < | -- pp -->64.7 | < | -- change -->–9.7 | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | < | -- votes -->11,578 | < | -- pp -->59.8 | < | -- change -->+14.0 | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->7,773 | < | -- pp -->40.2 | < | -- change -->+10.0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | < | -- votes -->19,351 | < | -- pp -->56.3 | < | -- change -->–11.2 | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 | < | -- votes -->26,859 | < | -- pp -->49.5 | < | -- change -->–2.7 | |||
| 1 | 3 | < | -- votes -->18,194 | < | -- pp -->33.5 | < | -- change -->–1.6 | |||
| 1 | 1 | < | -- votes -->9,195 | < | -- pp -->16.9 | < | -- change -->+4.2 | |||
| Total | 17 | < | -- votes -->54,248 | < | -- pp -->57.3 | < | -- change -->–12.8 | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | < | -- votes -->20,419 | < | -- pp -->45.7 | < | -- change -->+5.5 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | < | -- votes -->13,831 | < | -- pp -->30.9 | < | -- change -->–1.8 | |||
| 2 | 1 | < | -- votes -->10,439 | < | -- pp -->23.4 | < | -- change -->–2.3 | |||
| Total | 10 | < | -- votes -->44,689 | < | -- pp -->66.1 | < | -- change -->–8.6 | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | < | -- votes -->20,419 | < | -- pp -->44.8 | < | -- change -->+4.3 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | < | -- votes -->13,831 | < | -- pp -->30.4 | < | -- change -->–0.1 | |||
| 3 | 1 | < | -- votes -->10,439 | < | -- pp -->22.9 | < | -- change -->–5.4 | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->666 | < | -- pp -->1.5 | < | -- change -->+1.2 | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->215 | < | -- pp -->0.5 | < | -- change -->+0.1 | ||||
| Total | 14 | < | -- votes -->45,570 | < | -- pp -->46.9 | < | -- change -->–27.6 | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | < | -- votes -->21,412 | < | -- pp -->45.0 | < | -- change -->+4.9 | |||
| 5 | 1 | < | -- votes -->19,176 | < | -- pp -->40.3 | < | -- change -->+4.4 | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->5,627 | < | -- pp -->11.8 | < | -- change -->–10.8 | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->595 | < | -- pp -->1.2 | < | -- change -->–0.2 | ||||
| Local Party Bury St Edmunds | 0 | < | -- votes -->573 | < | -- pp -->1.2 | < | -- change -->N/A | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->222 | < | -- pp -->0.5 | < | -- change -->N/A | ||||
| Total | 11 | < | -- votes -->47,605 | < | -- pp -->62.4 | < | -- change -->–9.7 | |||
Division results
District Summary
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | 25,552 | 48.2 | –3.6 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 19,963 | 37.6 | +4.4 | |||
| 0 | 7,548 | 14.2 | +4.4 | ||||
Division results