Suffolk County Council elections explained
Suffolk County Council in England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2005, 75 councillors have been elected from 75 wards.[1]
County Council composition
| Election | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrat | Green | UKIP | Other | Total | Notes |
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| 1973 | 45 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 76 | |
| 1977 | 66 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 76 | |
| 1981 | 45 | 27 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 76 | |
| 1985 | 50 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 80 | Boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4[2] |
| 1989 | 46 | 26 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 80 | |
| 1993 | 26 | 31 | 19 | - | - | 4 | 80 | |
| 1997 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | |
| 2001 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | |
| 2005 | 45 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 5[3] |
| 2009 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75 | |
| 2013 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 75 | |
| 2017 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 75 | |
| 2021 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 75 | |
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Composition since 1973
By-election results
2021-2025
References
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: County Councillors . 2010-03-18 . Suffolk County Council . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224043639/http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/LocalDemocracy/CountyCouncillors/Listing.htm . 24 February 2012 . dmy-all .
- The County of Suffolk (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1984
- News: Local election results: Suffolk . 2010-03-18 . . 19 October 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061019043938/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/locals/html/3882.stm . live .
