2019 West Suffolk District Council election explained

Election Name:2019 West Suffolk District Council election
Country:Suffolk
Type:parliamentary
Next Election:2023 West Suffolk District Council election
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:All 64 seats to West Suffolk District Council
Majority Seats:33
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:36
Popular Vote1:24,134
Percentage1:48.2%
Party2:Independent politician
Seats2:15
Popular Vote2:9,860
Percentage2:19.7%
Party3:West Suffolk Independents
Seats3:7
Popular Vote3:3,074
Percentage3:6.1%
Party4:Labour Party (UK)
Seats4:5
Popular Vote4:9,159
Percentage4:18.3%
Party5:Green Party of England and Wales
Seats5:1
Popular Vote5:1,047
Percentage5:2.1%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

The 2019 West Suffolk District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 and was the inaugural election of the new West Suffolk District Council.[1] It was held concurrently with other local elections across the United Kingdom.

The Conservative Party won 43 of the 64 seats and currently control the Council.[2]

Summary

Election result

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Ward results

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Withersfield

By-elections

Abbeygate

A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr Lisa Ingwall King.

No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (20.3%).

Horringer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Elections 2019 in the Anglia region . ITV News . 2 January 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: West Suffolk Council . BBC News . 2 January 2020.
  3. Web site: West Suffolk Council election results 2 May 2019. www.westsuffolk.gov.uk.