1996 Waveney District Council election

The 1996 Waveney District Council election took place on 7 May 1996 to elect members of Waveney District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

1996 Waveney District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	14	8	87.5	30	44	91.7	17,274	61.4	-0.5
	Conservative	1	8	6.3	1	2	4.2	6,600	23.5	-0.3
	Liberal Democrats	1		6.3	1	2	4.2	3,282	11.7	-2.6
	Independent	0		0.0	0.0	0	0.0	956	3.4	N/A

Ward results

Beccles Town

Beccles Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crisp	1,098	44.8	+6.8
	Labour	C. Scott	1,018	41.6	−3.4
	Conservative	V. Pulford	334	13.6	−3.4
Majority			80	3.3	N/A
Turnout			2,450	42.3	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	5.1

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Kemp	933	63.2	−1.6
	Conservative	M. Bee	543	36.8	+13.2
Majority			390	26.4	−14.8
Turnout			1,476	36.6	−4.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.4

Bungay

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Jermy*	1,124	69.4	+23.7
	Conservative	M. Davies	495	30.6	−5.6
Majority			629	38.9	+29.3
Turnout			1,619	42.5	−6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	14.7

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Spoor	1,360	62.8	+3.5
	Conservative	D. Collins*	588	27.1	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Thomas	218	10.1	−2.5
Majority			772	35.6	+4.5
Turnout			2,166	35.0	−3.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.3

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Keable	724	43.3	+23.0
	Independent	J. Mitchell	602	36.0	−2.6
	Conservative	R. Bell*	346	20.7	−20.4
Majority			122	7.3	N/A
Turnout			1,672	35.6	+0.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	12.8

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hart	959	50.6	−4.4
	Conservative	B. Reader	447	23.6	−9.5
	Independent	J. Wright*	354	18.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	A. Martin	137	7.2	−4.7
Majority			512	27.0	+5.1
Turnout			1,897	37.1	−1.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	2.6

Halesworth

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Whitlow	905	61.3	+6.1
	Conservative	F. Burroughes*	571	38.7	−6.1
Majority			334	22.6	+12.1
Turnout			1,476	40.3	−7.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.1

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bostock*	930	79.2	+13.1
	Conservative	S. Ames	143	12.2	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. Randoll	101	8.6	−5.1
Majority			787	67.0	+21.1
Turnout			1,174	28.3	−7.7
	Labour hold		Swing	10.6

Kessingland

Kessingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. McGee	776	65.8	−1.6
	Conservative	P. Austin	273	23.2	−9.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cant	130	11.0	N/A
Majority			503	42.7	+7.8
Turnout			1,179	32.3	−8.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.9

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Francis	980	51.8	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Shepherd	762	40.3	−0.3
	Conservative	M. Regester	149	7.9	−0.3
Majority			218	11.5	+0.9
Turnout			1,891	42.8	−0.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	0.5

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Gurney	1,114	76.1	−12.0
	Conservative	H. Boyd	181	12.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Tonge	168	11.5	N/A
Majority			933	63.8	−12.5
Turnout			1,463	33.7	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	6.3

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Cherry	1,194	61.1	+4.6
	Conservative	A. Choveaux	548	28.0	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	212	10.8	−2.9
Majority			646	33.1	+6.4
Turnout			1,954	36.5	−5.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	3.2

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Thorne*	1,543	70.9	−3.3
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	442	20.3	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Young	190	8.7	−1.2
Majority			1,101	50.6	−7.8
Turnout			2,175	39.4	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	4.0

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	1,179	51.4	+7.0
	Labour	K. Kirk	1,115	48.6	+1.0
Majority			64	2.8	N/A
Turnout			2,294	44.8	−2.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.0

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ayres	1,296	76.9	−8.1
	Conservative	A. Mylan	236	14.0	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	B. Howe	153	9.1	N/A
Majority			1,060	62.9	−7.1
Turnout			1,685	30.7	−4.3
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Carter*	1,303	84.6	+0.4
	Conservative	B. Bee	125	8.1	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Strachan	113	7.3	−0.1
Majority			1,178	76.4	+0.5
Turnout			1,541	35.6	−2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4