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]
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A by-election was called due to the resignation of Cllr Lisa Ingwall King.
No Liberal Democrat candidate as previous (20.3%).