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Waveney District Council elections

November 28, 2023

Local elections were held in Waveney district every four years to elect councillors to Waveney District Council. In the past, one-third of councillors were elected each year, but in 2010 the council opted to change to a whole council election system.[1] Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 48 councillors have been elected from 23 wards. The district was merged with Suffolk Coastal in April 2019 to form East Suffolk, meaning that the 2015 elections were the final Waveney elections to be held.[2]

Political control edit

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[3]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973–1976
Conservative 1976–1986
No overall control 1986–1990
Labour 1990–2002
No overall control 2002–2006
Conservative 2006–2011
No overall control 2011–2015
Conservative 2015–2019

Leadership edit

The leaders of the council from 2003 until its abolition in 2019 were:

Councillor Party From To
Brian Hunter[4] Labour 15 May 2003
Peter Austin[5] Conservative 15 May 2003 13 Jun 2004
Mark Bee[6] Conservative 24 Jun 2004 25 May 2011
Colin Law[7][8] Conservative 25 May 2011 May 2017
Mark Bee[9] Conservative 17 May 2017 31 Mar 2019

Mark Bee served as leader of the East Suffolk shadow authority prior to the new council coming into effect in 2019, but he was unsuccessful in securing a seat at the first election to the new council.

Council elections edit

References edit

  1. ^ Changing to Whole Council Elections – Explanatory Document, Waveney District Council, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  2. ^ Reporter, Jason Noble Local Democracy (1 April 2019). "April 1 marks "momentous day" with formation of two new Suffolk councils". East Anglian Daily Times.
  3. ^ "Waveney". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Talks to take place on who runs council". East Anglian Daily Times. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ^ Lennard, David (14 May 2003). "Tories to take control of council". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. ^ Lennard, David (21 June 2004). "All change at council helm". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ^ Geater, Paul (23 May 2011). "Suffolk: New leader to be confirmed at county". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  8. ^ Boggis, Mark (15 May 2017). "'Waveney has lost a great councillor and a great friend' - touching tributes paid after death of district council leader Colin Law". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. ^ Smith, Amy (10 May 2017). "New Conservative leader announced for Waveney District Council". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  10. ^ The District of Waveney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  11. ^ "Waveney". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  12. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Waveney (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  13. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Waveney (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

External links edit

  • Waveney District Council

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