title: Thurston and Hessett Ward
text: # Thurston and Hessett Ward
  
  The candidate information for the Thurston and Hessett Ward in Mid-Suffolk, Suffolk, England. This ward elects two councillors.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2011 | | Derrick Haley | Conservative | | Sam Powell | Conservative |
  | 2015 | | Derrick Haley | Conservative | | Esther Jewson | Conservative |
  
  ## 2011 Results
  
  | Candidate Name: | Party: | Votes: | % of Votes: |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Haley, Derrick | Conservative | 999 | 38.17 |
  | Powell, Sam | Conservative | 724 | 27.67 |
  | Kemplay, David | Liberal Democrat | 499 | 19.07 |
  | Bush, Gillian | UK Independence Party | 226 | 8.64 |
  | Palmer, Geoffrey | UK Independence Party | 169 | 6.46 |
  
  ## 2015 Results
  
  The turnout of the election was 73.87%.
  
  | Candidate Name: | Party Name: | Votes: | % of Votes: |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Derrick HALEY | Conservative | 1459 | 35.74 |
  | Esther JEWSON | Conservative | 918 | 22.49 |
  | Ellen KIRKBY | Liberal Democrat | 606 | 14.85 |
  | Jonathan ARNOLD | Green | 576 | 14.11 |
  | Ryan FISKE | UKIP | 523 | 12.81 |
  