The 2019 West Suffolk District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 and was the inaugural election of the new West Suffolk District Council. It was held concurrently with other local elections across the United Kingdom.
The Conservative Party won 36 of the 64 seats, giving it outright control of the new council.
Summary
Election result
Ward results
Results for each ward at the 2 May 2019 election were as follows:
Abbeygate
Bardwell
Barningham
Barrow
Brandon Central
Brandon East
Brandon West
Chedburgh & Chevington
Clare, Hundon & Kedington
Eastgate
Exning
Haverhill Central
Haverhill East
Haverhill North
Haverhill South
Haverhill South East
Haverhill West
Horringer
Iceni
Ixworth
Kentford & Moulton
Lakenheath
Manor
Mildenhall Great Heath
Mildenhall Kingsway & Market
Mildenhall Queensway
Minden
Moreton Hall
Newmarket East
Newmarket North
Newmarket West
Pakenham & Troston
Risby
Rougham
Southgate
Stanton
St. Olaves
The Fornhams & Great Barton
The Rows
Tollgate
Westgate
Whepstead & Wickhambrook
Withersfield
Changes 2019–2023
Moreton Hall councillor Frank Warby, elected as an independent in 2019, had joined the Conservative group by June 2020, when he resigned from the council and the party amid a dispute over Facebook posts he had shared. Exning councillor Simon Cole, elected as a Conservative in 2019, was sitting with the West Suffolk Independents group by July 2022. Kentford and Moulton councillor Roger Dicker, elected for the West Suffolk Independents in 2019, was sitting as a non-grouped independent by July 2022. Brandon West councillor David Palmer, elected for the West Suffolk Independents in 2019, was sitting as a Conservative by July 2022. St. Olaves councillor Max Clarke, elected as Labour in 2019, was sitting as an independent by July 2022. Haverhill North councillor Elaine McManus, elected as a Conservative in 2019, had left the Conservative group by August 2022 and resigned as a councillor in September 2022 after being convicted of bribery in connection with a false statement made to Ofsted. No by-election was held to fill the vacancy before the 2023 election. Tollgate councillor David Nettleton, elected as an independent in 2019, was sitting as a Conservative by July 2022.
By-elections
Newmarket North
A by-election was held in Newmarket North on 30 January 2020, following the resignation of Conservative councillor Robin Millar after his election as MP for Aberconwy at the 2019 general election.
Abbeygate
A by-election was held in Abbeygate on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of Green councillor Lisa Ingwall King due to the long-term effects of COVID-19.
Clare, Hundon and Kedington
A by-election was held in Clare, Hundon and Kedington on 6 May 2021, following the death of independent councillor Jim Meikle on 22 February 2021.
Lakenheath
A by-election was held in Lakenheath on 6 May 2021, following the death of independent councillor David Gathercole on 22 August 2020.
Moreton Hall
A by-election was held in Moreton Hall on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of Conservative councillor Frank Warby on 15 June 2020.
Southgate
A by-election was held in Southgate on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of councillor Ann Williamson.
Whepstead and Wickhambrook
A by-election was held in Whepstead and Wickhambrook on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of Conservative councillor Mary Evans.
The Rows
A by-election was held in The Rows on 30 September 2021, following the death of independent councillor John Smith.
Horringer
A by-election was held in Horringer on 25 November 2021, following the resignation of Conservative councillor Terry Clements, who had served on the council for more than 38 years.
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