The 2015 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on the 7 May 2015 to elect members of

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in England. It was held on same day as many UK

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and the

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Election result

28 Conservative councillors became the governing group of the council (compared to 20-member minority administration with an opposition of 20 before the election) leaving 12 councillors in opposing groups.

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and Greens made gains. Independents and Lib Dems sustained a net loss of five seats combined. Labour and Suffolk Together councillors lost their total of three seats. Two councillors (a Green and a Conservative) were re-elected by default as the only candidates nominated in the rural Haughley & Wetherden and Worlingworth wards respectively.

Ward results

Bacton & Old Newton

Badwell Ash

Barking & Somersham

Bramford & Blakenham

Claydon & Barham

Debenham

Elmswell & Norton

Eye

Fressingfield

Gislingham

Haughley & Wetherden

Helmingham & Coddenham

Hoxne

Mendlesham

Needham Market

Onehouse

Palgrave

Rattlesden

Rickinghall & Walsham

Ringshall

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket South

Stowupland

Stradbroke & Laxfield

The Stonhams

Thurston & Hesset

Wetheringsett

Woolpit

Worlingworth

Wards

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have been relatively settled in this area and have articles or summarised under others as below: * Bacton and Old Newton Ward * Badwell Ash Ward * Barking and Somersham Ward * Bramford and Blakenham Ward * Claydon and Barham Ward * Debenham Ward * Elmswell and Norton Ward * Eye Ward * Fressingfield Ward * Gislingham Ward * Haughley and Wetherden Ward * Helmingham and Coddenham Ward * Hoxne Ward * Mendlesham Ward * Needham Market Ward * Onehouse Ward * Palgrave Ward *

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* Rickinghall and Walsham Ward * Ringshall Ward * Stowmarket (Central) Ward * Stowmarket (North) Ward * Stowmarket (South) Ward * Stowupland Ward * Stradbroke and Laxfield Ward * The Stonhams Ward * Thurston and Hessett Ward * Wetheringsett Ward * Woolpit Ward * Worlingworth Ward

References

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