Forest Heath District Council in Suffolk, England was elected every four years. between the last boundary changes in 2003 and the final elections in 2015, 27 councillors were elected from 14 wards.[1] The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of West Suffolk.
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:[2]
Party in control | Years | |
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Conservative | 1973–1976 | |
No overall control | 1976–1979 | |
Conservative | 1979–1983 | |
No overall control | 1983–1987 | |
Conservative | 1987–1991 | |
No overall control | 1991–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2019 |
The leaders of the council from 1995 until 2019 were:[3]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Adrian Rogers[4] | Liberal Democrats | May 1995 | May 1997 | |
Paul Dwane[5] | Labour | 5 Jun 1997 | 9 May 1999 | |
Geoffrey Jaggard[6] | Conservative | 1999 | 25 May 2011 | |
James Waters | Conservative | 25 May 2011 | 31 Mar 2019 |
James Waters served as leader of the West 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 273 | 38.7 | |||
Conservative | 245 | 34.7 | |||
Labour | 188 | 26.6 | |||
Majority | 28 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 706 | 27.3 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 444 | 58.6 | +13.6 | ||
Labour | 272 | 35.9 | −3.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 42 | 5.5 | −10.1 | ||
Majority | 172 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 758 | 25.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Susan Syvret | 269 | 66.9 | +41.0 | |
Independent | 133 | 33.1 | −10.1 | ||
Majority | 136 | 33.8 | |||
Turnout | 402 | 32.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roger Dicker | 564 | 59.7 | ||
Independent | Brian Gray | 381 | 40.3 | ||
Majority | 183 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 945 | 75.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julie Middleton | 173 | 55.3 | +55.3 | |
Conservative | Stuart Hastings | 111 | 35.5 | −20.3 | |
UKIP | David Whitear | 29 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 62 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 313 | 26.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Huggan | 281 | 53.6 | ||
Conservative | Brian Harvey | 211 | 40.3 | ||
UKIP | David Chandler | 32 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 70 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 524 | 41.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Albert McCloud | 321 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | Alnoor Hirji | 230 | 40.1 | ||
UKIP | David Chandler | 23 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 91 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 574 | 38.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Waters | 400 | 45.8 | −24.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 346 | 39.6 | +39.6 | |
UKIP | David Chandler | 128 | 14.6 | −15.2 | |
Majority | 54 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 874 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Simon Cole | 263 | 64.1 | +64.1 | |
Conservative | Marion Fairman-Smith | 147 | 35.9 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 116 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 410 | ||||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Bloodworth | 266 | 50.3 | −19.9 | |
UKIP | David Chandler | 263 | 49.7 | +49.7 | |
Majority | 3 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 529 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSI | Victor Lukaniuk | 220 | 29.0 | −15.4 | |
UKIP | Ian Smith | 197 | 26.0 | +26.0 | |
Independent | Edward Stewart | 180 | 23.7 | +23.7 | |
Conservative | Anthony Simmons | 161 | 21.2 | −34.4 | |
Majority | 23 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 758 | ||||
WSI gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Roger Dicker | 334 | 51.9 | +51.9 | |
Conservative | Karen Soons | 309 | 48.1 | −17.8 | |
Majority | 25 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 643 | ||||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Nobbs | 338 | 50.1 | +10.7 | |
Labour | Michael Jefferys | 276 | 40.9 | +8.8 | |
Green | Alice Haylock | 60 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
Majority | 62 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 674 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Council elections in Suffolk | |
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Suffolk County Council | |
Babergh District Council | |
East Suffolk District Council | |
Ipswich Borough Council | |
Mid Suffolk District Council | |
West Suffolk District Council | |
East Suffolk County Council |
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Forest Heath District Council | |
St Edmundsbury Borough Council | |
Suffolk Coastal District Council | |
Waveney District Council | |
West Suffolk County Council |
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