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2005 Suffolk County Council election

2005 UK local government election

Field	Value
election_name	2005 Suffolk County Council election
country	Suffolk
type	Parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	yes
previous_election	2001 Suffolk County Council election
previous_year	2001
next_election	2009 Suffolk County Council election
next_year	2009
seats_for_election	All 75 seats in the Suffolk County Council
majority_seats	38
election_date	5 May 2005
image1	[[File:No image wide.svg	115x50px	Blank]]
leader1	Jeremy Pembroke
party1	Conservative Party (UK)
leader_since1	2002
leaders_seat1	Cosford
last_election1	31 seats, 42.0%
seats_before1	30
seats1	45
seat_change1	15
popular_vote1	131,719
percentage1	39.2%
swing1	2.8%
image2	[[File:No image wide.svg	115x50px	Blank]]
leader2	Bryony Rudkin
party2	Labour Party (UK)
leader_since2	May 2003
leaders_seat2	Bridge
last_election2	36 seats, 34.3%
seats_before2	34
seats2	22
seat_change2	12
popular_vote2	93,370
percentage2	27.8%
swing2	6.5%
image3	[[File:No image wide.svg	115x50px	Blank]]
leader3	Peter Monk
party3	Liberal Democrats (UK)
leader_since3	May 2000
leaders_seat3	Wilford
last_election3	12 seats, 21.7%
seats_before3	13
seats3	7
seat_change3	6
popular_vote3	88,238
percentage3	26.3%
swing3	4.6%
image4	[[File:No image wide.svg	115x50px	Blank]]
party4	Independent (politician)
last_election4	1 seats, 1.5%
seats_before4	3
seats4	1
seat_change4	2
popular_vote4	9,491
percentage4	2.9%
swing4	1.3%
map_image	Suffolk UK local election 2005 map.svg
map_size	350px
map_caption	Map of the 2005 Suffolk County Council Election result.
title	Council control
posttitle	Council control after election
before_election	No overall control
after_election	Conservative

Elections to Suffolk County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2001 reducing the number of seats by 5. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 May 2005 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.

Summary

The ruling Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition had become increasingly unpopular following a number of significant council tax rises. The opposition Conservatives were successful in highlighting this to their benefit.

Both the Liberal Democrats and Labour endured heavy losses to the Conservatives in rural areas, but they performed better in urban Suffolk. The Conservatives failed to gain a single seat in Ipswich and Lowestoft, for example.

Government formation

With a seven-seat majority, Conservative group leader Jeremy Pembroke (Cosford) became the new council leader. Outgoing council leader Bryony Rudkin (Bridge) remained as Labour group leader and Kathy Pollard (Belstead Brook) became Lib Dem group leader.

Election result

Results by district

Councillor's names in bold were elected.

Babergh

District summary

Party	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Conservative	5	2	16,917	36.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Liberal Democrat	3	1	14,804	31.8
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Labour	1	1	11,062	23.8
Independent (politician)}}"	Independent	1		2,908	6.3
UK Independence Party}}"	UKIP	0		808	1.7

Division results

Forest Heath

District summary

Party	Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Conservative	5	1	8,693	43.1
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Labour	0		4,993	24.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrat	0		3,233	16.0
Independent (politician)}}"		Independent	0		1,466	7.3
UK Independence Party}}"		UKIP	0		1,309	6.5
	West Suffolk Independents	0		466	2.3

Division results

Ipswich

District summary

Party	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Labour	10	5	31,018	40.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Liberal Democrat	2	2	19,943	26.0
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Conservative	1		25,731	33.6

Division results

Mid Suffolk

District summary

Party	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Conservative	8	3	20,877	43.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Liberal Democrat	2	1	13,822	28.6
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Labour	0	2	9,699	20.1
Green Party of England and Wales}}"	Green	0		2,838	5.9
Independent (politician)}}"	Independent	0		1,076	2.2

Division results

Suffolk Coastal

District summary

Party	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Conservative	13	6	34,262	44.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Liberal Democrat	0	3	26,065	33.8
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Labour	0	3	16,185	21.0
Independent (politician)}}"	Independent	0		508	0.7

Division results

St. Edmundsbury

District summary

Party	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Conservative	9	4	25,919	40.8
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Labour	2	3	16,079	25.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Liberal Democrat	0	1	14,064	22.1
UK Independence Party}}"	UKIP	0		4,013	6.3
Independent (politician)}}"	Independent	0		2,602	4.1
Green Party of England and Wales}}"	Green	0		887	1.4

Division results

Waveney

District summary

Party	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Labour	9	1	34,051	38.0
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Conservative	4		30,026	33.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Liberal Democrat	0		16,826	18.8
Green Party of England and Wales}}"	Green	0		6,229	7.0
Independent (politician)}}"	Independent	0		2,488	2.8

Division results

References

"2005 Suffolk County Council Election Result (BBC News)".
"2005 Suffolk County Council Election Result (Andrew Teale, Local Elections Archive Project)".
(13 October 2011). "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk.
"I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission.
(5 May 2005). "Babergh: Declaration of Result of Poll". Suffolk County Council.
(5 May 2005). "Forest Heath: Declaration of Result of Poll". Suffolk County Council.
(5 May 2005). "Mid Suffolk: Declaration of Result of Poll". Suffolk County Council.
"Councillor details – Suffolk County Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger – Cabinet Member for Adult Care".
"Councillor Paul Hopfensperger – Official Website".

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