Elections for Suffolk County Council as part of the 2001 United Kingdom local elections were held on 7 June. 80 councillors were elected from various electoral divisions, which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 1997. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Suffolk took place on the same day as the 2001 United Kingdom general election.
Summary
Government Formation The incumbent Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition continued in government with Labour group leader Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) remaining as council leader until he won a parliamentary by-election in November 2001. He was succeeded by Jane Hore (Lowestoft Central), however in May 2003 she was replaced by deputy Bryony Rudkin (Priory Heath).
Election results
Results by District Babergh
+Babergh District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Liberal Democrats 4 2 14,790 34.8 –3.5Conservative 3 2 15,889 37.4 +3.6Labour 2 7,445 17.5 –3.7Independent 1 3,911 9.2 +2.4Green 0 438 1.0 N/ATotal1042,47364.7–9.7
Division results
Forest Heath
+Forest Heath District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 6 11,578 59.8 +14.0Labour 0 7,773 40.2 +10.0Total619,35156.3–11.2
Division results
Ipswich
+Ipswich District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 15 2 26,859 49.5 –2.7Conservative 1 3 18,194 33.5 –1.6Liberal Democrats 1 1 9,195 16.9 +4.2Total1754,24857.3–12.8
Division results
Mid Suffolk
+Mid Suffolk District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 20,419 45.7 +5.5Liberal Democrats 3 1 13,831 30.9 –1.8Labour 2 1 10,439 23.4 –2.3Total1044,68966.1–8.6
Division results
Suffolk Coastal
+Suffolk Coastal District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 7 20,419 44.8 +4.3Liberal Democrats 3 1 13,831 30.4 –0.1Labour 3 1 10,439 22.9 –5.4Green 0 666 1.5 +1.2Independent 0 215 0.5 +0.1Total1445,57046.9–27.6
Division results
St. Edmundsbury
+St Edmundsbury District SummaryPartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Conservative 5 1 21,412 45.0 +4.9Labour 5 1 19,176 40.3 +4.4Liberal Democrats 1 5,627 11.8 –10.8Independent 0 595 1.2 –0.2 Local Party Bury St Edmunds 0 573 1.2 N/AUKIP 0 222 0.5 N/ATotal1147,60562.4–9.7
Division results
Waveney
District Summary
PartySeats+/-Votes%+/-Labour 10 2 25,552 48.2 –3.6Conservative 4 2 19,963 37.6 +4.4Liberal Democrat 0 7,548 14.2 +4.4
Division results
References 2001 Suffolk election result Ward results