1995 Waveney District Council election

The 1995 Waveney District Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Waveney District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

1995 Waveney District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	16	9	100.0	20	36	75.0	19,116	61.9	+0.8
	Conservative	0	7	0.0	10	10	20.8	7,357	23.8	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	0	2	0.0	2	2	4.2	4,424	14.3	-1.8

Ward results

Beccles Town

Beccles Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Whatling	1,118	45.0	−24.9
	Liberal Democrats	E. Crisp*	943	38.0	N/A
	Conservative	P. Sanders	422	17.0	−13.1
Majority			175	7.0	−32.8
Turnout			2,483	43.2	+2.3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	N/A

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Ley*	1,080	64.8	+15.9
	Conservative	K. Niblett	394	23.6	−27.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cunningham	193	11.6	N/A
Majority			686	41.2	N/A
Turnout			1,667	41.5	+8.5
	Labour hold		Swing	21.7

Blything

Blything

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Thomas	444	53.5	+28.8
	Conservative	M. Nichols*	386	46.5	+6.4
Majority			58	7.0	N/A
Turnout			830	48.1	−11.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	11.2

Bungay

Bungay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O. Parr	842	45.7	+8.5
	Conservative	J. Palin*	666	36.2	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. O'Neill	334	18.1	−8.6
Majority			176	9.6	+8.5
Turnout			1,842	49.0	±0.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.2

Carlton

Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Gouldby	1,470	59.3	+6.5
	Conservative	N. Brighouse*	698	28.1	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Thomas	313	12.6	+0.6
Majority			772	31.1	+2.2
Turnout			2,481	39.7	−1.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.2

Gunton

Gunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Stewart	1,096	55.0	+13.7
	Conservative	T. Wright	660	33.1	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Howe	237	11.9	−14.2
Majority			436	21.9	+13.3
Turnout			1,993	38.3	−8.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	6.6

Halesworth

Halesworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Holzer	961	55.2	+14.8
	Conservative	R. Niblett*	779	44.8	−14.8
Majority			182	10.5	N/A
Turnout			1,740	48.0	+4.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	14.8

Harbour

Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Reynolds	962	66.1	−13.0
	Conservative	L. Guy	294	20.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	I. Burnett	200	13.7	−7.2
Majority			668	45.9	−12.3
Turnout			1,456	36.0	+4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Kirkley

Kirkley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Walpole	1,004	51.2	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Shepherd*	797	40.6	−5.4
	Conservative	M. Regester	160	8.2	−0.4
Majority			207	10.6	N/A
Turnout			1,961	43.0	−4.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	5.6

Lothingland

Lothingland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lewars	1,176	52.7	−13.9
	Conservative	A. Choveaux*	546	24.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Memmery	509	22.8	−10.6
Majority			630	28.2	−5.0
Turnout			2,231	47.5	+4.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	N/A

Normanston

Normanston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hunt*	1,247	88.1	+8.2
	Conservative	S. Ames	168	11.9	N/A
Majority			1,079	76.3	+16.6
Turnout			1,415	31.9	−2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hinton	1,279	56.5	+2.7
	Conservative	M. Barnard*	675	29.8	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Tibbitt	310	13.7	−2.8
Majority			604	26.7	+2.6
Turnout			2,264	41.8	−0.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.3

Pakefield

Pakefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Blizzard	1,875	74.2	+11.4
	Conservative	F. Gaimster	400	15.8	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Young	251	9.9	−7.8
Majority			1,475	58.4	+15.2
Turnout			2,526	45.1	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	7.6

Southwold

Southwold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Punter	1,170	47.6	−11.8
	Conservative	P. Austin	1,092	44.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Martin	198	8.0	N/A
Majority			78	3.2	−15.6
Turnout			2,460	47.6	−3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	7.8

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Rouse	1,648	85.0	+9.4
	Conservative	A. Mylan	291	15.0	−9.4
Majority			1,357	70.0	+18.8
Turnout			1,939	35.0	−5.4
	Labour hold		Swing	9.4

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Chipperfield*	1,459	84.2	+4.2
	Conservative	F. Canham	145	8.4	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Strachan	128	7.4	N/A
Majority			1,314	75.9	+16.0
Turnout			1,732	38.3	−1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	7.9