Suffolk County Council - Wards and Councillors

County council · East of England · 70 seats in 69 divisions · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Reform UK have a majority on Suffolk County Council. The council has 70 councillors in 69 divisions. Seats by party: Reform 40, Green 13, Conservative 9, Labour 3, Other 2, Lib Dem 2. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Suffolk on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Reform UK (Majority)

70 seats - 36 for a majority

Reform 40Labour 3Conservative 9Lib Dem 2Green 13Other 2Vacant 1

Seat changes since the 7 May 2026 election Reform −1 1 vacant

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (70 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform33.1%41

Green22.8%13

Conservative22.2%9

Labour10.6%3

Lib Dem9.2%2

Other2.1%2

2026 election results for Suffolk, ward by ward

Next election

3 May 2029

all 70 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Reform 40

majority of 10; 36 needed

Closest result

Beccles & Kessingland

Reform won the last seat by 11 votes over Green, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Pakefield

Reform gain from Conservative, 18 December 2025 (9 since 2021)

Constituencies

8 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

57%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependentSplit evenly

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 69 divisions

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abbeygate & Minden Dylan Roques	7 May 2026 Green 31.8% lead 8.8 pts
Aldeburgh & Leiston Rachael Tecklenberg	7 May 2026 Reform 32.5% lead 6.0 pts
Barrow & Thingoe Beccy Hopfensperger	7 May 2026 Conservative 41.9% lead 13.8 pts
Beccles & Kessingland Chris Cox, Ash Lever	7 May 2026 Green 36.3% lead 0.1 pts
Belstead Hills Morgan Brobyn	7 May 2026 Reform 40.2% lead 15.4 pts
Bixley David Hill	7 May 2026 Reform 30.8% lead 6.1 pts
Blackbourn Harry Richardson	7 May 2026 Conservative 38.1% lead 2.8 pts
Blyth Estuary John Matthews	7 May 2026 Reform 26.9% lead 5.6 pts
Bosmere Vacant	7 May 2026 Reform 33.5% lead 4.1 pts
Brandon Tim Kent	7 May 2026 Reform 42.8% lead 25.9 pts
Bridge Rupert Tonkin-Galvin	7 May 2026 Reform 30.2% lead 0.3 pts
Brook Christopher Hudson	7 May 2026 Reform 38.7% lead 19.7 pts
Bungay Peter Aiano	7 May 2026 Green 43.5% lead 12.9 pts
Carlford Elaine Bryce	7 May 2026 Conservative 40.1% lead 15.0 pts
Carlton & Whitton Richard Read	7 May 2026 Reform 47.0% lead 24.0 pts
Carlton Colville June Mummery	7 May 2026 Reform 51.1% lead 34.1 pts
Clare Bobby Bennett	7 May 2026 Conservative 36.3% lead 1.3 pts
Constable Darius Laws	7 May 2026 Conservative 30.1% lead 2.3 pts
Cornard & Sudbury East Kerrie Turner	7 May 2026 Reform 41.3% lead 14.3 pts
Cosford Robert Lindsay	7 May 2026 Green 35.7% lead 3.7 pts
Eastgate & Moreton Hall Simon Aalders	7 May 2026 Reform 28.2% lead 5.6 pts
Exning & Newmarket Andrew Burton	7 May 2026 Reform 30.3% lead 4.0 pts
Felixstowe Clifflands Michael Hadwen	7 May 2026 Reform 32.9% lead 3.5 pts
Felixstowe Maritime Tony Love	7 May 2026 Reform 43.4% lead 22.1 pts
Framlingham & Wickham Market Stephen Molyneux	7 May 2026 Green 34.4% lead 5.8 pts
Gainsborough Ryan Procter	7 May 2026 Reform 33.6% lead 9.6 pts
Gipping Stuart Allen	7 May 2026 Reform 37.2% lead 8.5 pts
Gipping Valley Asa Downing	7 May 2026 Reform 35.9% lead 6.7 pts
Gunton Chris Smith	7 May 2026 Reform 45.5% lead 24.9 pts
Hadleigh Simon Dowling	7 May 2026 Green 35.1% lead 1.1 pts
Halesworth Annette Dunning	7 May 2026 Green 45.7% lead 18.1 pts
Harbour Robin Baxter-Ayling	7 May 2026 Reform 43.2% lead 20.7 pts
Hardwick Richard Rout	7 May 2026 Conservative 47.8% lead 26.8 pts
Hartismere Paul Bains	7 May 2026 Reform 35.2% lead 1.1 pts
Haverhill East & Rural Luke O'Brien	7 May 2026 Reform 35.1% lead 0.8 pts
Haverhill North West & Withersfield Joe Mason	7 May 2026 Conservative 49.8% lead 24.2 pts
Haverhill South Paul Littman	7 May 2026 Reform 38.9% lead 13.1 pts
Hoxne & Eye Sally Mittuch	7 May 2026 Green 34.4% lead 3.6 pts
Kesgrave Debbie McCallum	7 May 2026 Conservative 33.6% lead 4.8 pts
Kirkley & Pakefield Paul Reeder	7 May 2026 Reform 40.7% lead 9.7 pts
Martlesham Patti Mulcahy	7 May 2026 Reform 32.9% lead 6.9 pts
Melford John Nunn	7 May 2026 Independent 31.8% lead 0.4 pts
Mildenhall Louis Busuttil	7 May 2026 Reform 35.1% lead 4.4 pts
Newmarket & Red Lodge Adrian Whittle	7 May 2026 Reform 36.5% lead 8.9 pts
Oulton Paul Sutton	7 May 2026 Reform 47.4% lead 25.6 pts
Oulton Broad & Normanston Trevor Lailey	7 May 2026 Reform 44.8% lead 20.5 pts
Peninsula Vicky Armstrong	7 May 2026 Reform 31.7% lead 3.4 pts
Priory Heath Tim Buttle	7 May 2026 Reform 35.4% lead 7.1 pts
Row Heath Don Waldron	7 May 2026 Reform 43.6% lead 18.1 pts
Rushmere Martin Cook	7 May 2026 Labour 32.8% lead 7.2 pts
Rushmere St Andrew Alistair Jeffreys	7 May 2026 Reform 37.0% lead 8.2 pts
Saxmundham & District Julia Ewart	7 May 2026 Independent 28.2% lead 5.1 pts
St Clement's Adele Cook	7 May 2026 Labour 32.7% lead 2.9 pts
St Margaret's Inga Lockington	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 38.3% lead 20.0 pts
St Olaves & Tollgate Martin Robinson	7 May 2026 Reform 32.3% lead 2.1 pts
Stour Valley Philip Faircloth-Mutton	7 May 2026 Reform 41.0% lead 17.2 pts
Stowmarket East Mark Barber	7 May 2026 Reform 37.8% lead 2.8 pts
Stowmarket West Keith Welham	7 May 2026 Green 44.1% lead 9.3 pts
Sudbury West Laura Smith	7 May 2026 Green 39.3% lead 9.9 pts
Thedwastre North James Patchett	7 May 2026 Green 35.7% lead 5.8 pts
Thedwastre South Matt Bentley	7 May 2026 Green 31.1% lead 0.5 pts
Thredling Matthew Hicks	7 May 2026 Conservative 36.6% lead 5.3 pts
Upper Gipping Andrew Stringer	7 May 2026 Green 49.3% lead 16.2 pts
Walton & Trimleys Tristan Gale	7 May 2026 Reform 38.9% lead 20.2 pts
Westbourne David Hurlbut	7 May 2026 Reform 39.9% lead 15.7 pts
Westgate Colin Kreidewolf	7 May 2026 Labour 29.2% lead 4.3 pts
Whitton Tony Gould	7 May 2026 Reform 47.4% lead 21.3 pts
Wilford Jonathan Ramsay	7 May 2026 Reform 31.8% lead 3.0 pts
Woodbridge Ruth Leach	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 45.5% lead 26.2 pts

Abbeygate & Minden

Dylan Roques Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green31.8%

Reform23.0%

Conservative15.4%

Labour14.8%

Independent11.2%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dylan William Roques Elected	Green	1,249	31.8%
Catherine Mustoe	Reform	903	23.0%
Mark David Winter	Conservative	607	15.4%
Donna Higgins	Labour	580	14.8%
Paul Hopfensperger	Independent	442	11.2%
Aiden Roe	Lib Dem	132	3.4%
Darren Alan Turner	Communist Party of Britain	17	0.4%

Aldeburgh & Leiston

Rachael Tecklenberg Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform32.5%

Conservative26.5%

Green26.2%

Labour9.1%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachael Tecklenberg Elected	Reform	1,156	32.5%
Tom Faulkner	Conservative	943	26.5%
Sarah Caroline Whitelock	Green	931	26.2%
Eva Turner	Labour	322	9.1%
Bradley Clements	Lib Dem	203	5.7%

Barrow & Thingoe

Beccy Hopfensperger Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative41.9%

Reform28.1%

Green13.1%

Labour8.7%

Lib Dem8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Beccy Hopfensperger Elected	Conservative	1,895	41.9%
Ian Charles Houlder	Reform	1,272	28.1%
Nicholas Peter Jeffreys	Green	595	13.1%
Will Howman	Labour	394	8.7%
Helen Korfanty	Lib Dem	371	8.2%

Beccles & Kessingland

Ash Lever GreenChris Cox Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Green36.3%

Reform36.2%

Conservative16.9%

Labour7.1%

Lib Dem3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ash Lever Elected	Green	2,686
Chris Cox Elected	Reform	2,676
Christine Mary Wheeler	Green	2,665
Mel Calaby	Reform	2,474
Mark Bee	Conservative	1,248
Ryan Dennis William Banks Harvey	Conservative	968
Alan Frederick Green	Labour	525
Sam Hunt	Labour	427
Susan Groome	Lib Dem	256
Tom Jordan	Lib Dem	202

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Belstead Hills

Morgan Brobyn Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform40.2%

Conservative24.8%

Labour18.9%

Green11.0%

Lib Dem5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Morgan Brobyn Elected	Reform	1,309	40.2%
Nadia Cenci	Conservative	809	24.8%
Mika Berculean	Labour	615	18.9%
David Francis Revett	Green	359	11.0%
Robin T Whitmore	Lib Dem	168	5.2%

Bixley

David Hill Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform30.8%

Conservative24.7%

Labour21.9%

Green16.7%

Lib Dem6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Anthony Hill Elected	Reform	1,283	30.8%
Paul Martin West	Conservative	1,027	24.7%
Laurence Bradley	Labour	911	21.9%
Stephanie Gillian Cullen	Green	694	16.7%
Lisa Weichert	Lib Dem	249	6.0%

Blackbourn

Harry Richardson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative38.1%

Reform35.3%

Green17.1%

Labour9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Harry Richardson Elected	Conservative	1,632	38.1%
Paul Christopher Brown	Reform	1,515	35.3%
Claire Higson	Green	733	17.1%
Rowena Lindberg	Labour	408	9.5%

Blyth Estuary

John Matthews Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform26.9%

Conservative21.3%

Lib Dem21.1%

Green18.9%

Labour11.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Matthews Elected	Reform	1,108	26.9%
John Crumpton Cooper	Conservative	877	21.3%
Andrew Turner	Lib Dem	866	21.1%
Rachel Kellett	Green	778	18.9%
Michael Rowan-Robinson	Labour	484	11.8%

Bosmere

Vacant Vacant

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform33.5%

Green29.4%

Conservative19.4%

Lib Dem13.1%

Labour4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary Keogh Elected	Reform	1,241	33.5%
Adria Lee Pittock	Green	1,090	29.4%
Kay Maxine Nadjina Oakes	Conservative	720	19.4%
Attila William Borzak	Lib Dem	485	13.1%
Tina Lousie Cooke	Labour	174	4.7%

Brandon

Tim Kent Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform42.8%

Conservative16.9%

Independent14.8%

Green11.6%

Independent6.4%

Labour4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tim Kent Elected	Reform	1,427	42.8%
David Palmer	Conservative	564	16.9%
Victor Lukaniuk	Independent	492	14.8%
Gemma Raymond	Green	387	11.6%
Wayne Bland	Independent	212	6.4%
Tony Paul Stewart Blacker	Labour	150	4.5%
Adam Robertson	Lib Dem	103	3.1%

Bridge

Rupert Tonkin-Galvin Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform30.2%

Labour29.9%

Green21.0%

Conservative12.8%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rupert Tonkin-Galvin Elected	Reform	898	30.2%
Sachin Karale	Labour	887	29.9%
Jamie Allenden	Green	625	21.0%
Sian Olwyn Chantelle Gubb	Conservative	380	12.8%
Henry Williams	Lib Dem	181	6.1%

Brook

Christopher Hudson Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform38.7%

Conservative19.0%

Green18.8%

Lib Dem18.2%

Labour5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher Hudson Elected	Reform	1,342	38.7%
Debbie Richards	Conservative	658	19.0%
Leigh Walter Edward Jamieson	Green	653	18.8%
Helen-Victoria Anne Davies	Lib Dem	629	18.2%
Graham John Manuel	Labour	183	5.3%

Bungay

Peter Aiano Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green43.5%

Reform30.6%

Conservative16.3%

Lib Dem5.4%

Labour3.6%

The Official Monster Raving Loony Party0.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Aiano Elected	Green	1,681	43.5%
Herbie Crossman	Reform	1,180	30.6%
Victoria Louise Drew-Batty	Conservative	629	16.3%
John Nicholas Awty	Lib Dem	207	5.4%
Tim Mobbs	Labour	140	3.6%
Eddie Marmite Salmagundy Henderson	The Official Monster Raving Loony Party	25	0.6%

Carlford

Elaine Bryce Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative40.1%

Reform25.1%

Green24.0%

Lib Dem5.4%

Labour5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elaine Bryce Elected	Conservative	1,909	40.1%
Georgia Clare Aurelia Howell	Reform	1,196	25.1%
Stephen James Munson	Green	1,143	24.0%
Hugo Mason	Lib Dem	257	5.4%
Belinda Jane Randall	Labour	253	5.3%

Carlton & Whitton

Richard Read Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform47.0%

Conservative23.0%

Green12.7%

Labour11.6%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Eric Read Elected	Reform	1,384	47.0%
Jenny Ceresa	Conservative	677	23.0%
Rosemary Helen Brambley	Green	373	12.7%
Lewis Frederick Weller	Labour	341	11.6%
Dave O'Neill	Lib Dem	171	5.8%

Carlton Colville

June Mummery Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform51.1%

Conservative17.0%

Green15.6%

Lib Dem8.3%

Labour8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
June Alison Mummery Elected	Reform	1,346	51.1%
Letitia Vanessa Smith	Conservative	447	17.0%
Alan Thomas Barnes	Green	411	15.6%
Chris Thomas	Lib Dem	220	8.3%
Marilyn Anne Sayer	Labour	211	8.0%

Clare

Bobby Bennett Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative36.3%

Reform35.0%

Green13.0%

Lib Dem9.1%

Labour6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bobby Bennett Elected	Conservative	1,516	36.3%
Warren Rodwell	Reform	1,461	35.0%
Jessica Sibley	Green	541	13.0%
Hugo William Bovill	Lib Dem	379	9.1%
Adam Chadwick	Labour	274	6.6%

Constable

Darius Laws Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative30.1%

Reform27.8%

Lib Dem21.9%

Green15.3%

Labour4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darius Laws Elected	Conservative	1,459	30.1%
Marc Peter Rowland	Reform	1,346	27.8%
John Whyman	Lib Dem	1,059	21.9%
Zunaid Saiyed	Green	743	15.3%
Lindsay Francis	Labour	235	4.9%

Cornard & Sudbury East

Kerrie Turner Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform41.3%

Green27.0%

Conservative14.5%

Labour10.1%

Lib Dem7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kerrie Elizabeth Turner Elected	Reform	1,316	41.3%
Sara Alison Merritt	Green	861	27.0%
Harry Cansdale	Conservative	461	14.5%
Alison Owen	Labour	323	10.1%
Marjorie Bark	Lib Dem	228	7.1%

Cosford

Robert Lindsay Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green35.7%

Reform32.0%

Conservative24.6%

Lib Dem5.1%

Labour2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert James Lindsay Elected	Green	1,658	35.7%
Patrick Alexander Wegener	Reform	1,488	32.0%
Ellena Zoe Cook	Conservative	1,143	24.6%
David Trevor Butcher	Lib Dem	238	5.1%
Rupert Perry	Labour	123	2.6%

Eastgate & Moreton Hall

Simon Aalders Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform28.2%

Lib Dem22.6%

Conservative21.0%

Labour14.2%

Green14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simon Aalders Elected	Reform	1,070	28.2%
Andy McGowan	Lib Dem	856	22.6%
Birgitte Mager	Conservative	794	21.0%
Cliff Waterman	Labour	537	14.2%
Yarrow Jeffery	Green	531	14.0%

Exning & Newmarket

Andrew Burton Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform30.3%

Conservative26.3%

Lib Dem22.7%

Green13.2%

Labour7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Burton Elected	Reform	1,101	30.3%
Ben Greening	Conservative	955	26.3%
Jon London	Lib Dem	825	22.7%
Debbie Clarke	Green	479	13.2%
Shelagh Rose Kavanagh	Labour	272	7.5%

Felixstowe Clifflands

Michael Hadwen Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform32.9%

Lib Dem29.4%

Conservative17.2%

Green12.6%

Labour8.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Peter Anthony Hadwen Elected	Reform	1,508	32.9%
Seamus Bennett	Lib Dem	1,349	29.4%
Kevin John Sullivan	Conservative	788	17.2%
Angus MacDonald Howard Thody	Green	579	12.6%
Skye Vincent	Labour	366	8.0%

Felixstowe Maritime

Tony Love Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.4%

Green21.3%

Conservative14.0%

Labour12.0%

Lib Dem9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Love Elected	Reform	1,418	43.4%
Stephen Nicholas Wyatt	Green	696	21.3%
Georgina Gabriella Beatrice Allan	Conservative	456	14.0%
Rosie Smithson	Labour	393	12.0%
Jan Candy	Lib Dem	301	9.2%

Framlingham & Wickham Market

Stephen Molyneux Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green34.4%

Reform28.6%

Conservative24.8%

Lib Dem7.1%

Labour5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Raymond Molyneux Elected	Green	1,491	34.4%
David Andrew Bowen	Reform	1,239	28.6%
Stephen John Harry Burroughes	Conservative	1,076	24.8%
Edward James Culmer Robinson	Lib Dem	309	7.1%
Luke Sean Halpin	Labour	219	5.1%

Gainsborough

Ryan Procter Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform33.6%

Labour24.0%

Conservative23.3%

Green15.5%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ryan Procter Elected	Reform	1,043	33.6%
Kelvin Dean Cracknell	Labour	744	24.0%
Liz Harsant	Conservative	725	23.3%
Juliet Elizabeth Angela Garside	Green	480	15.5%
Trevor Arthur Powell	Lib Dem	114	3.7%

Gipping

Stuart Allen Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform37.2%

Labour28.7%

Green16.7%

Conservative11.7%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Allen Elected	Reform	1,104	37.2%
David Thomas Ellesmere	Labour	850	28.7%
Dalian Lewis Haynes	Green	494	16.7%
Bbosa Kiyingi	Conservative	346	11.7%
Daniel Davey	Lib Dem	172	5.8%

Gipping Valley

Asa Downing Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.9%

Conservative29.2%

Green20.4%

Lib Dem9.6%

Labour4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Asa Downing Elected	Reform	1,308	35.9%
Chris Chambers	Conservative	1,063	29.2%
Chris Goodchild	Green	742	20.4%
Mark Andrew Pearson	Lib Dem	351	9.6%
Hazel Beverley Stonya	Labour	178	4.9%

Gunton

Chris Smith Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform45.5%

Conservative20.6%

Labour19.7%

Green10.4%

Lib Dem3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Smith Elected	Reform	1,297	45.5%
James Francis Reeder	Conservative	587	20.6%
Graham Reginald Parker	Labour	561	19.7%
Joe Hynes	Green	298	10.4%
Michelle Elinor Lavill	Lib Dem	110	3.9%

Hadleigh

Simon Dowling Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green35.1%

Reform34.0%

Conservative20.4%

Lib Dem5.8%

Labour4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simon Dowling Elected	Green	1,325	35.1%
Matthew Frost	Reform	1,287	34.0%
Ian McIntyre	Conservative	770	20.4%
Rain Welham-Cobb	Lib Dem	220	5.8%
Jane Wakeman	Labour	178	4.7%

Halesworth

Annette Dunning Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green45.7%

Reform27.6%

Conservative16.9%

Lib Dem5.8%

Labour4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Annette Dunning Elected	Green	1,761	45.7%
Garry Graham Debenham	Reform	1,064	27.6%
Lawrence Samuel Champion	Conservative	650	16.9%
Sally East	Lib Dem	224	5.8%
Ian Luff	Labour	158	4.1%

Harbour

Robin Baxter-Ayling Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.2%

Green22.5%

Labour20.6%

Conservative8.6%

Lib Dem5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rob Ayling Elected	Reform	904	43.2%
James Peter Marjoram	Green	471	22.5%
Tess Gandy	Labour	431	20.6%
May Reader	Conservative	180	8.6%
John Richard Shreeve	Lib Dem	109	5.2%

Hardwick

Richard Rout Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative47.8%

Reform21.0%

Green15.3%

Labour9.9%

Lib Dem6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Raydon Rout Elected	Conservative	1,701	47.8%
Sheila Burke	Reform	747	21.0%
Grahame Starling	Green	544	15.3%
Judith Moore	Labour	353	9.9%
James William Porter	Lib Dem	214	6.0%

Hartismere

Paul Bains Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.2%

Green34.1%

Conservative23.0%

Lib Dem4.5%

Labour3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Joseph Newton Bains Elected	Reform	1,674	35.2%
Rowland Scott Warboys	Green	1,619	34.1%
Colin Lawrence Noble	Conservative	1,091	23.0%
Hettie Glenton	Lib Dem	215	4.5%
Paul David Theaker	Labour	153	3.2%

Haverhill East & Rural

Luke O'Brien Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.1%

Conservative34.3%

Green13.7%

Labour10.3%

Lib Dem6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Luke Thomas O'Brien Elected	Reform	1,268	35.1%
Nick Clarke	Conservative	1,240	34.3%
Luke Stannett	Green	496	13.7%
Quinn Cox	Labour	371	10.3%
Chris Connor	Lib Dem	237	6.6%

Haverhill North West & Withersfield

Joe Mason Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative49.8%

Reform25.6%

Labour10.5%

Green10.4%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Mason Elected	Conservative	1,523	49.8%
Heike Sowa	Reform	781	25.6%
Indy Wijenayaka	Labour	320	10.5%
Lizzie Eyre	Green	319	10.4%
Jessica Tovey	Lib Dem	113	3.7%

Haverhill South

Paul Littman Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform38.9%

Conservative25.8%

Green21.4%

Labour13.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Littman Elected	Reform	990	38.9%
Graham Cone	Conservative	657	25.8%
Mark Ereira	Green	543	21.4%
David Malcolm Smith	Labour	353	13.9%

Hoxne & Eye

Sally Mittuch Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green34.4%

Reform30.8%

Conservative26.7%

Lib Dem5.5%

Labour2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sally Mittuch Elected	Green	1,526	34.4%
Holly Frances Drafahl	Reform	1,366	30.8%
Henry James Lloyd	Conservative	1,185	26.7%
Timothy Glenton	Lib Dem	243	5.5%
Stephen Kynvin Nixon	Labour	120	2.7%

Kesgrave

Debbie McCallum Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative33.6%

Green28.8%

Reform27.5%

Labour5.5%

Lib Dem4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Debbie McCallum Elected	Conservative	1,308	33.6%
Vicky Harper	Green	1,120	28.8%
Simon Randall John Bevan	Reform	1,072	27.5%
Brendan Joseph Moore	Labour	215	5.5%
Sally Joanne Neal	Lib Dem	178	4.6%

Kirkley & Pakefield

Paul Reeder Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform40.7%

Green31.0%

Labour16.8%

Conservative8.4%

Lib Dem3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Philip Reeder Elected	Reform	1,322	40.7%
Dom Taylor	Green	1,005	31.0%
Peter Allen Byatt	Labour	544	16.8%
Linda Bee	Conservative	273	8.4%
Catharine Elizabeth Earl	Lib Dem	103	3.2%

Martlesham

Patti Mulcahy Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform32.9%

Conservative26.0%

Lib Dem17.2%

Green15.6%

Labour8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Patti Mulcahy Elected	Reform	1,286	32.9%
James Anthony Lymer Harding	Conservative	1,019	26.0%
Mark Anthony Clive Packard	Lib Dem	675	17.2%
Eamonn Maire O'Nolan	Green	612	15.6%
Simon Andrew Whitney	Labour	322	8.2%

Melford

John Nunn Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Independent31.8%

Reform31.4%

Green18.1%

Conservative11.8%

Labour3.7%

Lib Dem3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Michael Nunn Elected	Independent	1,321	31.8%
Michael John Holt	Reform	1,305	31.4%
Robert Newton Parkes	Green	753	18.1%
Bill Davies	Conservative	491	11.8%
Matthew Livingstone Marshall	Labour	154	3.7%
Alan William Scott	Lib Dem	130	3.1%

Mildenhall

Louis Busuttil Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.1%

Independent30.7%

Conservative18.1%

Green8.7%

Labour4.3%

Lib Dem2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louis Busuttil Elected	Reform	1,189	35.1%
Ian Shipp	Independent	1,043	30.7%
Lance Stanbury	Conservative	613	18.1%
Claire Steed	Green	294	8.7%
Roxanne Debra Downes	Labour	147	4.3%
Zigurds Kronbergs	Lib Dem	74	2.2%
Chaz Chandler	Independent	32	0.9%

Newmarket & Red Lodge

Adrian Whittle Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform36.5%

Conservative27.6%

Green16.2%

Labour12.1%

Lib Dem7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adrian Lawson Whittle Elected	Reform	1,272	36.5%
Andy Drummond	Conservative	963	27.6%
Doug Taylor	Green	564	16.2%
Keith Norman Holland	Labour	421	12.1%
Katarina Keep	Lib Dem	265	7.6%

Oulton

Paul Sutton Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform47.4%

Conservative21.8%

Green15.5%

Labour10.4%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul David Sutton Elected	Reform	1,565	47.4%
Keith Gordon Robinson	Conservative	721	21.8%
Patricia Daniela Moreira Teixeira	Green	513	15.5%
Graham Mackay MacIntosh	Labour	343	10.4%
Fiona Jane Shreeve	Lib Dem	163	4.9%

Oulton Broad & Normanston

Trevor Lailey Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform44.8%

Conservative24.3%

Green13.9%

Labour11.9%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Trevor Francis Lailey Elected	Reform	1,424	44.8%
Edward Nicholas Back	Conservative	771	24.3%
Moira Dealey	Green	441	13.9%
Christian Donald Newsome	Labour	378	11.9%
Richard John Fowler	Lib Dem	163	5.1%

Peninsula

Vicky Armstrong Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform31.7%

Green28.3%

Conservative22.8%

Labour7.5%

Lib Dem7.0%

Independent2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Vicky Armstrong Elected	Reform	1,389	31.7%
Joshua Samuel Overton	Green	1,239	28.3%
Josie Ruffles	Conservative	997	22.8%
Emma Bishton	Labour	327	7.5%
Paul Woodcraft	Lib Dem	305	7.0%
Tim Amass	Independent	118	2.7%

Priory Heath

Tim Buttle Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.4%

Labour28.3%

Green17.6%

Conservative12.8%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tim Buttle Elected	Reform	1,140	35.4%
Jaya Georgey	Labour	912	28.3%
Paul Daley	Green	568	17.6%
Albert Demaj	Conservative	412	12.8%
Nigel Patrick Fox	Lib Dem	188	5.8%

Row Heath

Don Waldron Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform43.6%

Conservative25.5%

Green13.4%

Independent12.1%

Labour5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Don Waldron Elected	Reform	1,469	43.6%
Susan Glossop	Conservative	860	25.5%
Tom Moore	Green	452	13.4%
David Taylor	Independent	406	12.1%
Joyce Amope Adenekan	Labour	181	5.4%

Rushmere

Martin Cook Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour32.8%

Reform25.6%

Green19.1%

Conservative14.8%

Lib Dem7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Lewis Cook Elected	Labour	1,311	32.8%
Vicky Hill	Reform	1,023	25.6%
Susan Grace Hagley	Green	762	19.1%
Chijioke Philip	Conservative	592	14.8%
Lucy Drake	Lib Dem	308	7.7%

Rushmere St Andrew

Alistair Jeffreys Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform37.0%

Conservative28.8%

Green14.1%

Labour11.5%

Lib Dem8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alistair Edward Jeffreys Elected	Reform	1,400	37.0%
Robert Mark Cawley	Conservative	1,091	28.8%
Julian Cusack	Green	533	14.1%
Paul Henry Richards	Labour	436	11.5%
Ed Thompson	Lib Dem	328	8.7%

Saxmundham & District

Julia Ewart Independent

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Independent28.2%

Reform23.1%

Green23.0%

Conservative15.0%

Labour5.9%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julia Ewart Elected	Independent	1,108	28.2%
Alex Crwys Savva	Reform	906	23.1%
Marianne Nola Fellowes	Green	903	23.0%
Dominic Keen	Conservative	588	15.0%
Philip O'Hear	Labour	230	5.9%
James Sandbach	Lib Dem	193	4.9%

St Clement's

Adele Cook Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour32.7%

Green29.8%

Reform23.6%

Conservative8.6%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adele Havlynn Cook Elected	Labour	1,223	32.7%
David John Plowman	Green	1,115	29.8%
Jeffrey Ciobanu	Reform	884	23.6%
Angela Philomena Jennifer Klein	Conservative	322	8.6%
Timothy John Lockington	Lib Dem	199	5.3%

St Margaret's

Inga Lockington Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem38.3%

Reform18.3%

Green16.3%

Labour14.3%

Conservative12.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Inga Elisabeth Lockington Elected	Lib Dem	1,660	38.3%
Graham Martin Knight	Reform	795	18.3%
Kirsty Ellen Wilmot	Green	706	16.3%
Adam Rae	Labour	622	14.3%
Laura Marie Allenby	Conservative	555	12.8%

St Olaves & Tollgate

Martin Robinson Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform32.3%

Green30.2%

Labour14.9%

Conservative12.4%

Independent10.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Robinson Elected	Reform	986	32.3%
Susie Dowling	Green	922	30.2%
Diane Hind	Labour	455	14.9%
Thomas Matthew Murray	Conservative	379	12.4%
David Nettleton	Independent	310	10.2%

Stour Valley

Philip Faircloth-Mutton Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform41.0%

Conservative23.8%

Green15.1%

Lib Dem14.3%

Labour5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip James Faircloth-Mutton Elected	Reform	1,646	41.0%
Isabelle Reece	Conservative	957	23.8%
Siobhan Patricia Harris	Green	606	15.1%
Bryn David Hurren	Lib Dem	575	14.3%
Chris Mills	Labour	229	5.7%

Stowmarket East

Mark Barber Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform37.8%

Lib Dem35.0%

Conservative16.1%

Labour11.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Barber Elected	Reform	1,255	37.8%
Keith Edward Scarff	Lib Dem	1,163	35.0%
Steve Runciman	Conservative	534	16.1%
Peter John Armitage	Labour	368	11.1%

Stowmarket West

Keith Welham Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green44.1%

Reform34.8%

Conservative15.7%

Labour5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Keith Paul Welham Elected	Green	1,456	44.1%
Shaun Payne	Reform	1,148	34.8%
Paul Ekpenyong	Conservative	518	15.7%
Michael Smith	Labour	179	5.4%

Sudbury West

Laura Smith Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green39.3%

Reform29.4%

Lib Dem13.7%

Conservative12.6%

Labour4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Laura Ann Smith Elected	Green	1,374	39.3%
Robert Ian Wade	Reform	1,027	29.4%
Nigel Andrew Bennett	Lib Dem	480	13.7%
Michael Heyland	Conservative	441	12.6%
Adrian Stohr	Labour	173	4.9%

Thedwastre North

James Patchett Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green35.7%

Reform29.9%

Conservative25.6%

Lib Dem4.8%

Labour4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Patchett Elected	Green	1,476	35.7%
David Jonathon Wren	Reform	1,238	29.9%
Jane Caroline Storey	Conservative	1,061	25.6%
Steve Card	Lib Dem	199	4.8%
Calum Edwards	Labour	166	4.0%

Thedwastre South

Matt Bentley Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green31.1%

Reform30.6%

Conservative19.7%

Lib Dem14.6%

Labour4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matt Bentley Elected	Green	1,518	31.1%
David Nicholas Flowerday	Reform	1,491	30.6%
James Antony Spencer	Conservative	959	19.7%
Nicky Willshere	Lib Dem	712	14.6%
Alan Conochie	Labour	195	4.0%

Thredling

Matthew Hicks Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Conservative36.6%

Green31.3%

Reform28.3%

Labour3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew Jonathan Rawle Hicks Elected	Conservative	1,715	36.6%
Teresa Jane Davis	Green	1,468	31.3%
Chris Parrett	Reform	1,329	28.3%
Martin Jeffrey Ince	Labour	179	3.8%

Upper Gipping

Andrew Stringer Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green49.3%

Reform33.1%

Conservative14.8%

Labour2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Stringer Elected	Green	2,312	49.3%
Charles Tilbury	Reform	1,553	33.1%
Nick Gowrley	Conservative	694	14.8%
Ann Cooke	Labour	127	2.7%

Walton & Trimleys

Tristan Gale Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform38.9%

Conservative18.7%

Labour16.2%

Green15.5%

Lib Dem10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tristan Gale Elected	Reform	1,305	38.9%
Stuart Michael Bird	Conservative	625	18.7%
David John Rowe	Labour	543	16.2%
Jessica Esther Bream	Green	521	15.5%
Lee Reeves	Lib Dem	357	10.7%

Westbourne

David Hurlbut Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.9%

Green24.2%

Labour19.8%

Conservative10.8%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Alan Hurlbut Elected	Reform	1,183	39.9%
Alison Elizabeth Seddon	Green	716	24.2%
Elizabeth Patricia Hughes	Labour	586	19.8%
Steven Robert Wells	Conservative	320	10.8%
Martin Edmund Pakes	Lib Dem	158	5.3%

Westgate

Colin Kreidewolf Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour29.2%

Reform24.9%

Green22.3%

Conservative14.4%

Lib Dem9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Colin John Kreidewolf Elected	Labour	939	29.2%
Josh Owens	Reform	803	24.9%
Jennifer McCarthy	Green	718	22.3%
Stephen Richard Ion	Conservative	462	14.4%
Martin Hore	Lib Dem	297	9.2%

Whitton

Tony Gould Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform47.4%

Labour26.1%

Green14.8%

Lib Dem11.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Gould Elected	Reform	1,374	47.4%
Stephen John Connelly	Labour	758	26.1%
Groovy Scott	Green	430	14.8%
Nick Jacob	Lib Dem	338	11.7%

Wilford

Jonathan Ramsay Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform31.8%

Conservative28.8%

Green26.2%

Lib Dem6.7%

Labour6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan Ramsay Elected	Reform	1,273	31.8%
James Mallinder	Conservative	1,150	28.8%
Tom Daly	Green	1,046	26.2%
Linda Mary Packard	Lib Dem	267	6.7%
Des Waters	Labour	262	6.6%

Woodbridge

Ruth Leach Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem45.5%

Reform19.3%

Conservative16.4%

Green10.8%

Labour7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ruth Leach Elected	Lib Dem	1,926	45.5%
John Christopher Grumbridge	Reform	815	19.3%
Geoff Holdcroft	Conservative	696	16.4%
Andrew Nathaniel Eastaugh	Green	459	10.8%
Jonathan Philip Mason-Gordon	Labour	336	7.9%

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

9 by-elections since July 2021, 4 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
18 December 2025	Pakefield	Reform gain from Conservative	49.2%
3 July 2025	Tower	Reform gain from Conservative	28.8%
24 April 2025	St. John's	Labour hold	28.0%
10 October 2024	Hoxne & Eye	Conservative hold	45.3%
4 July 2024	Pakefield	Labour gain from Conservative	40.0%
12 October 2023	Woodbridge	Lib Dem hold	51.2%
4 May 2023	Felixstowe Coastal	Lib Dem gain from Conservative	44.4%
4 May 2023	Priory Heath	Labour hold	50.8%
17 November 2022	Beccles	Green hold	70.5%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Ipswich	16%	Labour	Labour 35%
West Suffolk	14%	Conservative	Conservative 32%
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket	14%	Labour	Labour 29%
Lowestoft	13%	Labour	Reform 33%
South Suffolk	12%	Conservative	Conservative 34%
Suffolk Coastal	12%	Labour	Labour 28%
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	11%	Conservative	Conservative 34%
Waveney Valley	7%	Green	Green 29%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Suffolk

760,694 residents in 333,573 households

Voted Leave in 2016

57% 5 above GB

Degree or higher

28% 6 below GB

No qualifications

20% 2 above GB

Own their home

65% 4 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

15% 2 below GB

Rent privately

19% 1 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

26% 5 below GB

Aged 65 and over

28% 6 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.