Election: Results of the local elections in Suffolk

Results of the local elections for Suffolk in May 2021.

Author: Abi SimpsonPublished 7th May 2021
Last updated 10th May 2021

Residents in Suffolk headed to the polls on Thursday 6th May to vote in England's local elections.

In Suffolk residents had the chance to vote for their next County Councillors and a Police and Crime Commissioner.

A third of Ipswich Borough Councillors were also up for election.

Council by-elections were held in some areas including: East Suffolk, West Suffolk and Babergh.

Most votes in the elections are due to be counted over Friday 7th May and Saturday 8th May, with declarations due shortly after counting finishes.

We'll be updating this page as and when results come in.

Suffolk County Council

All 75 seats were up for election at the polls on Thursday.

Going into this election the Conservatives had a majority, holding 50 of the total seats available.

The Blues managed to retain overall control of the council and gaining an extra five seats in total.

The Green's made the most ground, tripling their numbers, making them the largest opposition on the council.

Here are the full results:

Haverhill and East Kedington - Conservative HOLD

Eastgate and Moreton Hall - Conservative GAIN

Thredling - Conservative HOLD

Aldeburgh and Leiston - Conservative HOLD

Sudbury East and Waldingfield - Conservative HOLD

Upper Gipping - Green HOLD

Felixstowe North and Trimley - Conservative HOLD

Woodbridge - Lib Dem HOLD

Sudbury - Green GAIN

Clare - Conservative HOLD

Hardwick - Conservative HOLD

Blything - Conservative HOLD

Bungay - Conservative HOLD

Haverhill Cangle - both seats Conservative HOLD

Thdwastre North - Green GAIN

Stour Valley - Conservative HOLD

Carlford - Conservative HOLD

Beccles - one Green HOLd, one Green GAIN

Samford - Conservative HOLD

Thdwastre South - Lib Dem HOLD

Felixstowe Coastal - both seats Conservative HOLD

Framlingham - Conservative HOLD

Halesworth - Green GAIN

Tower - one Conservative HOLD, one Conservative GAIN

Peninsula- GREEN GAIN

Stowmarket South- LIB DEM GAIN

Exning and Newmarket CON HOLD

Stowmarket North & Stowupland- GREEN GAIN

Thingoe South - CON HOLD

Martlesham- CON HOLD

Melford- INDEPENDENT HOLD

Stowmarket South- LIB DEM GAIN

Gunton- (2 Councillors Elected) CON HOLD and CON GAIN

Kessingland and Southwold - CON HOLD

Hadleigh - CON HOLD

Hartismere- CON HOLD

Kesgrave & Rushmere- (2 Councillors Elected) CON HOLD and CON HOLD

Wilford- CON HOLD

Great Cornard CON HOLD

Blackbourn- CON HOLD

Hoxne and Eye - CON HOLD

Wickham - CON HOLD

Thingoe North - CON HOLD

Row Heath - CON HOLD

Newmarket & Red Lodge - CON HOLD

Bosmere - CON HOLD

Belstead Brook - CON HOLD

Cosford - GREEN HOLD

Gipping Valley - CON GAIN

Pakefield - (2 Councillors elected) CON HOLD and CON HOLD

St John's - LAB HOLD

Bridge - LAB HOLD

Lowestoft South - (2 Councillors elected) CON HOLD and CON HOLD

Bixley - CON HOLD

Gainsborough- CON GAIN

Oulton - (2 Councillors elected) CON HOLD and CON HOLD

Mildenhall- CON HOLD

Brandon WSI HOLD

St Helen's - LAB HOLD

Priory Heath - LAB HOLD

St Margaret's and Westgate - Lib Dem HOLD and Conservative HOLD

Whitehouse and Whitton - Conservative HOLD and Conservative GAIN

Chantry - both seats Conservative GAIN

Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner

People in Suffolk also had the chance to vote for who they wanted to be their next Police and Crime Commissioner.

People in Suffolk also had the chance to vote for who they wanted to be their next Police and Crime Commissioner.

Incumbent, Tim Passmore (Conservative) retained his position with 54.7% of the vote turnout.

Final results:

Tim Passmore (Conservative) - 112,139

Elizabeth Hughes (Labour and Co-Operative Party) - 47,159

Andrew Patmore (Green) - 27,965

James Sandbach (Lib Dem) - 17,801

Ipswich Borough Council

A third of the seats, or 16 places, on Ipswich Borough Council were up for re-election this year.

Of those being contested 14 were Labour, three Conservative, and one Liberal Democrat.

Labour held the majority going into the election.

There were also two vacancy's in the Castle Hill and Holywells wards.

Labour managed to retain overall control of the council but did lose six seats to the Conservatives.

Here are the full results:

Alexandra Ward - Labour HOLD

Bixley Ward - Conservative HOLD

Bridge Ward - Labour HOLD

Castle Hill Ward - both Conservative HOLD

Gainsborough Ward - Conservative GAIN

Gipping Ward - Labour HOLD

Holywells Ward - both Conservative GAIN

Priory Heath Ward - Labour HOLD

Rushmere Ward - Labour HOLD

Sprites Ward - Conservative GAIN

St John's Ward - Labour HOLD

St Margaret's Ward - Lib Dem HOLD

Stoke Park Ward - Conservative GAIN

Westgate Ward - Labour HOLD

Whitehouse Ward - Labour HOLD

Whitton Ward - Conservative GAIN

Council by-elections

There were also a number of council by-elections held on the 6th May to fill vacant positions in a number of areas.

In East Suffolk, one seat was available in each of the following: Beccles and Worlingham, and Framlingham wards.

Here are those results:

Beccles and Worlingham - Green HOLD

Framlingham - Conservative HOLD

There was also a by-election in West Suffolk, here are the results for those:

Abbeygate - Green

Clare Hundon and Kedington - Conservative

Lakenheath - Conservative

Moreton Hall - Conservative

Southgate - Conservative

Whepstead and Wickhambrook - Conservative

And finally in Babergh, the Conservatives were voted in for the seat in Great Cornard.

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