1989 Suffolk County Council election

1989 Suffolk County Council election

4 May 1989 (1989-05-04)
All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council 41 seats needed for a majority
Registered	477,406 (5.0%)
Turnout	37.5% (1.1%)
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 46 26 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 78,236 62,494 Percentage 43.8% 34.9% Swing 0.9% 0.9%   Third party Fourth party   Party SLD Independent Seats won 5 3 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 27,443 6,203 Percentage 15.3% 3.5% Swing 2.9% 0.2%
Results of the 1989 Suffolk County Council election.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1989 Suffolk County Council election took place on 4 May 1989 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1989 Suffolk County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	78	46			4	57.5	43.8	78,236	+0.9
	Labour	76	26			3	32.5	34.9	62,494	+0.9
	SLD	53	5			2	5.0	15.3	27,443	–2.9
	Independent	8	3			1	5.0	3.5	6,203	+0.2
	Green	15	0				0.0	2.5	4,445	+1.2

Division results by local authority

Babergh

Babergh District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	10,635	42.8	–1.5
	Labour	2		6,964	28.0	–2.2
	SLD	1		5,670	22.8	+2.4
	Independent	0	1	1,219	4.9	+1.0
	Green	0		341	1.4	+0.2
Total		10		24,829	39.7	–2.8

Forest Heath

Forest Heath District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	5		4,993	52.6	+2.5
	Independent	1		1,513	15.9	+5.5
	Labour	0		2,984	31.4	+0.1
Total		6		9,490	28.5	–6.5

Ipswich

Ipswich District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	13		19,490	56.0	+3.2
	Conservative	4		12,535	36.0	+1.0
	SLD	0		1,628	4.7	–7.5
	Green	0		1,171	3.4	N/A
Total		17		34,824	36.4	+0.6

Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	7	1	10,341	44.7	–2.3
	Labour	2	1	6,386	27.6	+1.9
	SLD	1	1	5,167	22.3	+4.6
	Green	0		793	3.4	–0.4
	Independent	0	1	441	1.9	–4.0
Total		10		23,128	38.5	+0.9

Suffolk Coastal

Suffolk Coastal District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	12	2	17,743	51.1	+3.3
	Labour	1	1	8,500	24.5	+4.2
	SLD	1	1	6,185	17.8	–10.0
	Green	0		2,282	6.6	N/A
Total		14		34,710	40.9	–3.1

St Edmundsbury

St Edmundsbury District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Conservative	8	1	12,243	50.3	+5.2
	Labour	2		7,849	32.3	+3.1
	SLD	1	1	3,943	16.2	–3.5
	Independent	0		294	1.2	–0.2
Total		11		24,329	35.5	–2.8

Waveney

Waveney District Summary

Party		Seats	+/-	Votes	%	+/-
	Labour	6	1	10,321	37.0	–6.9
	Conservative	3	3	9,746	35.0	–2.0
	Independent	2	1	2,736	9.8	+6.8
	SLD	1	1	4,850	17.4	+2.8
	Ind. Conservative	0		204	0.7	N/A
Total		12		27,857	38.4	+0.2