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    1997 handbook

    East Suffolk: 1997 local elections

    7 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1996) (33 seats, our estimate)

    Labour 29 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 1 · Independent 1

    After (end of 1997) (33 seats, our estimate)

    Labour 30 · Liberal Democrats 2 · Conservative 1

    Ward results

    Lothingland North1 seat
    B. HunterLabour2,856 ✓
    S AmesConservative1,756
    A. TibbittLiberal Democrats773
    Lothingland South1 seat
    A AndrewsLabour2,532 ✓
    J. MitchellIndependent1,746
    R. WallingtonConservative1,524
    Lowestoft Central1 seat
    N. OwenLabour2,496 ✓
    M. RegesterConservative752
    K EvansLiberal Democrats742
    Lowestoft St. Margarets1 seat
    M. RodgersLabour2,489 ✓
    A. MylanConservative914
    A HoweLiberal Democrats512
    Normanston1 seat
    G GouldbyLabour2,670 ✓
    F GaimsterConservative871
    B. HoweLiberal Democrats478
    Wainford1 seat
    John TaylorLabour2,472 ✓
    P NewsonConservative1,818
    Whittington1 seat
    M CherryLabour2,442 ✓
    Collins D.Conservative1,139
    Sandra Valerie TongeLiberal Democrats442