Ahead of the election the council was identified as a target for the Green Party. The council had been under no overall control since the previous election in 2019, and the Conservatives had retained minority control only with the support of the independent councillor and the chair's casting vote. At the 2019 election in the Stowmarket St Peters ward the Conservative candidate had only won by a single vote.[3]
The Green Party launched their local election campaign in Stowmarket on 5 April 2023.[4]
The council has become highly increasingly closely fought in recent years, partly due to local opposition to large-scale housing development and concerns of damage to the rural environment.[5]
The Greens won majority control following the election, and the Conservative leader of the council, Suzie Morley, lost her seat. It was the first time in the Green Party's history that they had taken majority control of a council.[6] The Green group leader, Andy Mellen, was formally appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023.[7]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Mid Suffolk District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.[9] The results were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re-election.[10][11]
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April 05, 2024
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The 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk England 2 This was on the same day as other local elections across England 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election 2019 4 May 2023 2023 05 04 2027 All 34 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council18 seats needed for a majorityTurnout36 9 First party Second party Leader Andy Mellen Suzie MorleyParty Green ConservativeLast election 12 seats 34 0 16 seats 40 6 Seats before 12 16Seats won 24 6Seat change 12 10Popular vote 23 274 11 457Percentage 56 8 28 0 Swing 22 8 12 6 Third party Fourth party Leader John Field 1 Party Liberal Democrats IndependentLast election 5 seats 17 7 1 seat 3 4 Seats before 5 1Seats won 4 0Seat change 1 1Popular vote 4 451 n aPercentage 10 9 n aSwing 6 8 n aWinner of each seat at the 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council electionLeader before electionSuzie MorleyConservativeNo overall control Leader after election Andy MellenGreen Contents 1 Summary 2 Overall result 3 Ward results 3 1 Bacton 3 2 Battisford and Ringshall 3 3 Blakenham 3 4 Bramford 3 5 Chilton Stowmarket 3 6 Claydon and Barham 3 7 Combs Ford Stowmarket 3 8 Debenham 3 9 Elmswell and Woolpit 3 10 Eye 3 11 Fressingfield 3 12 Gislingham 3 13 Haughley Stowupland and Wetherden 3 14 Hoxne and Worlingworth 3 15 Mendlesham 3 16 Needham Market 3 17 Onehouse 3 18 Palgrave 3 19 Rattlesden 3 20 Rickinghall 3 21 St Peters Stowmarket 3 22 Stonham 3 23 Stow Thorney Stowmarket 3 24 Stadbroke and Laxfield 3 25 Thurston 3 26 Walsham le Willows 4 ReferencesSummary editAhead of the election the council was identified as a target for the Green Party The council had been under no overall control since the previous election in 2019 and the Conservatives had retained minority control only with the support of the independent councillor and the chair s casting vote At the 2019 election in the Stowmarket St Peters ward the Conservative candidate had only won by a single vote 3 The Green Party launched their local election campaign in Stowmarket on 5 April 2023 4 The council has become highly increasingly closely fought in recent years partly due to local opposition to large scale housing development and concerns of damage to the rural environment 5 The Greens won majority control following the election and the Conservative leader of the council Suzie Morley lost her seat It was the first time in the Green Party s history that they had taken majority control of a council 6 The Green group leader Andy Mellen was formally appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023 7 Overall result editThe overall results were 8 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council electionParty Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Green 29 24 12 0 nbsp 12 70 6 56 8 23 274 22 8 Conservative 27 6 0 10 nbsp 10 17 6 28 0 11 457 12 6 Liberal Democrats 13 4 0 1 nbsp 1 11 8 10 9 4 451 6 8 Labour 8 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 3 6 1 490 0 3 Reform UK 2 0 0 0 nbsp 0 0 0 7 303 NewWard results editThe Statement of Persons Nominated which details the candidates standing in each ward was released by Mid Suffolk District Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023 9 The results were as follows with an asterisk indicating an incumbent councillor standing for re election 10 11 Bacton edit Bacton Party Candidate Votes Green Andy Mellen 745 75 5 10 6Conservative John Davie Thornhill 207 21 0 14 1Liberal Democrats David Appleton 35 3 5 N AMajority 538 54 5 24 5Turnout 992 42 8 5 6Registered electors 2 317Green hold Swing nbsp 12 5Battisford and Ringshall edit Battisford amp Ringshall Party Candidate Votes Green Dan Pratt 608 68 6 11 5Conservative David Whybrow 226 25 5 17 4Liberal Democrats David Payne 52 5 9 N AMajority 382 43 1 39 1Turnout 888 35 8 4 3Registered electors 2 482Green hold Swing nbsp 14 5Blakenham edit Blakenham Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Adrienne Marriott 434 55 5 3 8Conservative Steven Wells 348 44 5 15 9Majority 86 9 0 14 1Turnout 792 26 8 1 4Registered electors 2 956Liberal Democrats hold Swing nbsp 6 0Bramford edit Bramford Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Caston 395 54 3 3 3Green Emma Buckmaster 201 27 6 N ALiberal Democrats Attila Borzak 132 18 1 24 3Majority 194 27 0 11 8Turnout 732 34 3 3 1Registered electors 2 134Conservative hold Swing nbsp 3 3Chilton Stowmarket edit Chilton Stowmarket 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Green Terence Carter 1 062 71 7 23 4Green David Napier 998 67 4 N AConservative Vikash Mantha 426 28 8 19 9Turnout 1 481 30 1 4 6Registered electors 4 923Green gain from ConservativeGreen holdClaydon and Barham edit Claydon amp Barham 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Green David Penny 708 42 9 2 8Conservative John Whitehead 654 39 6 13 8Green Benjamin MacKinnon 624 37 8 N AConservative Nick Gowrley 572 34 6 16 5Liberal Democrats Martin Wheatley 223 13 5 17 0Labour Terence Wilson 185 11 2 N ALiberal Democrats David Poulson 144 8 7 N ATurnout 1 651 35 3 4 3Registered electors 4 682Green gain from ConservativeConservative holdCombs Ford Stowmarket edit Combs Ford Stowmarket 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Keith Scarff 1 059 70 1 31 6Green Miles Row 1 029 68 1 37 4Conservative Kieren Lathangue Clayton 672 44 5 13 8Reform UK David Card 250 16 5 N ATurnout 1 511 32 5 2 0Registered electors 4 648Liberal Democrats holdGreen gain from IndependentDebenham edit Debenham Party Candidate Votes Green Teresa Davis 684 61 9 N AConservative Henry Dobell 421 38 1 32 0Majority 263 23 8 N ATurnout 1 108 45 0 8 0Registered electors 2 463Green gain from ConservativeElmswell and Woolpit edit Elmswell amp Woolpit 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Green Sarah Mansel 1 583 76 7 17 1Green Jen Overett 1 358 65 8 11 0Conservative Jason Duggan 623 30 2 12 4Turnout 2 065 37 2 2 2Registered electors 5 558Green holdGreen holdEye edit Eye Party Candidate Votes Green Lucy Elkin 693 70 2 N AConservative Kev Crispin 294 29 8 23 1Majority 399 40 0 N ATurnout 995 44 2Registered electors 2 249Green gain from ConservativeFressingfield edit Fressingfield Party Candidate Votes Conservative Lavinia Hadingham 546 51 5 3 3Green Colin MacKinnon 515 48 5 26 7Majority 31 3 0 30 0Turnout 1 071 44 7 4 5Registered electors 2 397Conservative hold Swing nbsp 15 0Gislingham edit Gislingham Party Candidate Votes Green Rowland Warboys 792 71 5 22 7Conservative Anne Marie Hogan 315 28 5 12 1Majority 477 43 0 34 6Turnout 1 122 42 8 1 8Registered electors 2 622Green hold Swing nbsp 17 4Haughley Stowupland and Wetherden edit Haughley Stowupland amp Wetherden 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Green Rachel Eburne 1 407 80 2 2 0Green Janet Pearson 1 210 69 0 4 2Conservative Lesley Canham 425 24 2 4 9Turnout 1 754 36 0 4 0Registered electors 4 866Green holdGreen holdHoxne and Worlingworth edit Hoxne amp Worlingworth Party Candidate Votes Conservative Matthew Hicks 509 51 2 7 7Green Charlie Meyer 287 28 9 8 8Liberal Democrats Steve Card 97 9 8 2 1Labour Stephen Nixon 92 9 3 0 2Majority 222 22 3 15 2Turnout 994 42 6 1 9Registered electors 2 334Conservative hold Swing nbsp 8 3Mendlesham edit Mendlesham Party Candidate Votes Green Andrew Stringer 816 79 1 7 1Conservative Paul Allen 215 20 8 7 2Majority 601 58 2 14 4Turnout 1 032 41 6 7 9Registered electors 2 479Green hold Swing 7 1Needham Market edit Needham Market 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Green Ross Piper 943 53 2 N ALiberal Democrats Terry Lawrence 673 37 9 25 6Liberal Democrats Sylvie Watson 636 35 9 24 4Conservative Kay Oakes 564 31 8 1 3Turnout 1 774 34 4 6 2Registered electors 5 160Green gain from Liberal DemocratsLiberal Democrats holdOnehouse edit Onehouse Party Candidate Votes Green John Matthissen 534 58 6 3 0Conservative James Spencer 283 31 0 1 6Labour Rob Davies 87 9 5 N AMajority 251 27 5 1 7Turnout 912 39 3 0 9Registered electors 2 318Green hold Swing nbsp 0 7Palgrave edit Palgrave Party Candidate Votes Green Tim Weller 536 51 9 10 0Conservative Tim Passmore 444 43 0 15 1Reform UK Evan Heasley 53 5 1 N AMajority 92 9 0 N ATurnout 1 034 43 8 5 4Registered electors 2 360Green gain from Conservative Swing nbsp 12 6Rattlesden edit Rattlesden Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Nicky Willshere 694 65 4 2 0Conservative Stephen Gerrish 351 33 1 7 4Majority 343 32 3 5 0Turnout 1 061 42 5 1 6Registered electors 2 497Liberal Democrats hold Swing nbsp 2 7Rickinghall edit Rickinghall Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gilly Morgan 466 53 0 9 4Labour Bob Caley 395 44 9 7 3Majority 71 8 1 15 6Turnout 879 36 7 1 4Registered electors 2396Conservative hold Swing 9 4St Peters Stowmarket edit St Peters Stowmarket Party Candidate Votes Green Ollie Walters 589 73 7 N AConservative Richard Stevens 210 26 3 23 8Majority 379 47 4 N ATurnout 808 35 5 9 7Registered electors 2 275Green gain from ConservativeStonham edit Stonham Party Candidate Votes Green Nicholas Hardingham 615 59 5 26 5Conservative Suzie Morley 419 40 5 3 5Majority 196 19 0 N ATurnout 1 045 45 2 5 4Registered electors 2 313Green gain from Conservative Swing nbsp 15 0Stow Thorney Stowmarket edit Stow Thorney Stowmarket 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Green Colin Lay 662 59 3 14 0Green James Patchett 525 47 0 N AConservative Steve Runciman 359 32 2 19 6Labour Will Howman 280 25 1 0 9Turnout 1116 26 5 4 5Registered electors 4209Green gain from ConservativeGreen holdStadbroke and Laxfield edit Stadbroke amp Laxfield Party Candidate Votes Conservative Anders Linder 441 46 7 21 5Green Gemma Whitehouse 263 27 9 N ALabour Paul Theaker 155 16 4 N ALiberal Democrats James Fawcett 82 8 7 30 1Majority 178 18 9 16 0Turnout 944 37 1 1 7Registered electors 2546Conservative hold Swing nbsp 21 5Thurston edit Thurston 2 seats Party Candidate Votes Green David Bradbury 1 288 34 7 10 9Green Austin Davies 1 224 33 0 5 7Conservative Harry Richardson 716 19 3 20 1Liberal Democrats Oliver Hurdwell 190 5 1 7 7Labour Philip Cockell 164 4 4 4 1Labour Jean Staff 132 3 6Turnout 3714 40 6Registered electors 5 193Green holdGreen gain from ConservativeWalsham le Willows edit Walsham le Willows Party Candidate Votes Green Richard Winch 775 68 5 43 7Conservative Philippa Wilding 356 31 5 19 3Majority 419 37 0Turnout 1140 42 7Registered electors 2672Green gain from Conservative SwingReferences edit Middleton Siobhan 24 April 2023 Suffolk local elections 2023 The Liberal Democrats set out their stall Suffolk News Retrieved 6 January 2024 Notice of Election PDF Mid Suffolk District Council Retrieved 6 April 2023 Geater Paul 12 April 2023 Is Mid Suffolk about to turn Green in council election Ipswich Star Retrieved 28 April 2023 Walker Peter 2023 04 05 Greens launch local elections campaign with pledge to push for rent controls The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2023 05 02 Local elections 2023 Greens eye first council win in former Tory heartland BBC News 2023 04 18 Retrieved 2023 05 02 Irwin Vikki Cooper Pete 5 May 2023 Local elections 2023 Greens secure victory in Mid Suffolk BBC News Retrieved 6 January 2024 Nicholl Kaia 23 May 2023 New Mid Suffolk District Council leader Andy Mellen outlines priorities and promises a greener and more sustainable direction Suffolk News Retrieved 6 January 2024 Mid Suffolk result Local Elections 2023 BBC News Retrieved 2023 05 05 STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED NOTICE OF POLL amp SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS PDF Mid Suffolk District Council Retrieved 6 April 2023 Councillors for Mid Suffolk District Mid Suffolk District Council Archived from the original on 4 April 2023 Retrieved 6 January 2024 Declaration of result of poll Mid Suffolk District Council Retrieved 6 January 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election amp oldid 1193955339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,