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1997 Suffolk County Council election

The 1997 Suffolk County Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1997 general election.

Previous composition

1993 election

Composition of council seats before election

Changes between elections

Summary

Election result

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Election of Group Leaders

Chris Mole (Ipswich Town) was re-elected leader of the Labour Group, with Jane Hore (Oulton Broad) as his deputy.

Sue Sida-Lockett (Thedwastre North) was elected leader of the Conservative Group, with Colin Barrow (Wickham) as her deputy.

Rosalind Scott (Bosmere) was elected leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, with Peter Monk (Wilford) as her deputy.

Election of Leader of the Council

Chris Mole the leader of the Labour group was duly elected leader of the council and formed a Labour/Lib Dem administration, with Rosalind Scott as his deputy.

Results by district

Babergh

Summary

Division results

Forest Heath

Summary

Division results

Ipswich

Summary

Division results

Mid Suffolk

Summary

Division results

Suffolk Coastal

Summary

Division results

St Edmundsbury

Summary

Division results

Waveney

Summary

Division results

References