St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England, was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2003, 45 councillors were elected from 31 wards. The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of West Suffolk.
Political control 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: (Put "St Edmundsbury" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYears 19731991 19911995 19951999 19992001 20012003 20032019
Leadership The leaders of the council from 1995 until 2019 were:
Councillor Party From To Gerry Kiernan 1995 May 1999 Mike Brundle May 1999 2000 Derek Redhead 2000 Apr 2002 Ray Nowak May 2002 2003 John Griffiths May 2003 31 Mar 2019
John Griffiths served as leader of the West Suffolk shadow authority for part of the year prior to the new council coming into effect in 2019. He subsequently became the first leader of West Suffolk District Council after the first elections to the new council in May 2019.
Council elections
+ Composition of the councilYearConservativeLabourLiberal DemocratsUKIPGreenIndependents& OthersCouncil controlafter electionLocal government reorganisation; council established (44 seats)19732611071976309005New ward boundaries (44 seats)1979328103198330930219873184011991legislation.gov.uk - The Essex and Suffolk (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.2011508199514235002199923162003New ward boundaries (45 seats)legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of St Edmundsbury (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.200328122003200736330032011383000420153620412Council abolished; merged into West Suffolk District Council
Results maps
By-election results
A by-election occurs when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of by-elections from 1983 onwards. Full by-election results are listed under the last regular election preceding the by-election and can be found by clicking on the ward name.
1983-1994
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyHorringer10 September 1987 Westgate19 May 1988 Great Barton30 March 1989 Withersfield15 June 1989 Sextons30 July 1992
1995-2006
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyEastgate7 December 1995 Clements5 September 1996 Ixworth21 November 1996 Ixworth6 March 1997 Kedington23 April 1998 Stanton10 September 1998 St Olaves7 June 2001 Westgate25 April 2002 Honington31 October 2002 Risbygate20 May 2004 Haverhill East10 June 2004 Barningham9 September 2004 Risby31 March 2005 Haverhill South5 May 2005 Westgate16 February 2006 Kedington15 June 2006
2007-2019
Ward Date Incumbent party Winning partyHaverhill North20 March 2008 Risbygate15 November 2012 Abbeygate2 May 2013 Bardwell5 September 2013 Abbeygate3 October 2013 Haverhill East9 January 2014 Haverhill North5 May 2016 Moreton Hall15 December 2016 Chedburgh28 September 2017 Hundon28 September 2017 St Olaves12 April 2018 Haverhill East3 May 2018 Haverhill North3 May 2018
Notes
References
External links St Edmundsbury Council By-election results