Suffolk Coastal District Council elections explained

Suffolk Coastal District Council in Suffolk, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2015, 42 councillors were elected from 26 wards.^[1] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of East Suffolk.

Political control

From the first elections to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control		Years
	19731976
	19761995
	19951999
	19992019

Leadership

The leader of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2019 was:

Council elections

• 1973 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
• 1976 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
• 1979 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
• 1983 Suffolk Coastal District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
• 1987 Suffolk Coastal District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
• 1991 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
• 1995 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
  • 1999 Suffolk Coastal District Council election 2003 Suffolk Coastal District Council election (New ward boundaries)^{[6] [7]}
• 2007 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
• 2011 Suffolk Coastal District Council election
• 2015 Suffolk Coastal District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[8]

By-election results

2015–2019

References

• By-election results

External links

• Suffolk Coastal Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: How your council works . 15 October 2009 . Suffolk Coastal District Council.
2. Web site: Suffolk Coastal . 15 October 2009 . BBC News.
3. Web site: Coastline Magazine, Autumn 2015 . East Suffolk Council . Suffolk Coastal District Council . 23 June 2022.
4. The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
5. The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985
6. Web site: Local elections . 15 October 2009 . BBC News.
7. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk – The Suffolk Coastal (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.