title: 1996 Waveney District Council election
text: # 1996 Waveney District Council election
  
  The 1996 Waveney District Council election took place on 7 May 1996 to elect members of Waveney District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
  
  ## Summary
  
  1996 Waveney District Council election :
  
  | Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
  | | Labour | 14 | 8 | 87.5 | 30 | 44 | 91.7 | 17,274 | 61.4 | -0.5 |
  | | Conservative | 1 | 8 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 6,600 | 23.5 | -0.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 3,282 | 11.7 | -2.6 |
  | | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 956 | 3.4 | N/A |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Beccles Town
  
  Beccles Town :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. Crisp | 1,098 | 44.8 | +6.8 |
  | | Labour | C. Scott | 1,018 | 41.6 | -3.4 |
  | | Conservative | V. Pulford | 334 | 13.6 | -3.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 3.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,450 | 42.3 | -0.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.1 | |
  
  ### Beccles Worlingham
  
  Beccles Worlingham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Kemp | 933 | 63.2 | -1.6 |
  | | Conservative | M. Bee | 543 | 36.8 | +13.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 26.4 | -14.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | 36.6 | -4.9 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.4 | |
  
  ### Bungay
  
  Bungay :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D. Jermy* | 1,124 | 69.4 | +23.7 |
  | | Conservative | M. Davies | 495 | 30.6 | -5.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 629 | 38.9 | +29.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | 42.5 | -6.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.7 | |
  
  ### Carlton
  
  Carlton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Spoor | 1,360 | 62.8 | +3.5 |
  | | Conservative | D. Collins* | 588 | 27.1 | -1.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Thomas | 218 | 10.1 | -2.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 772 | 35.6 | +4.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,166 | 35.0 | -3.3 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.3 | |
  
  ### Carlton Colville
  
  Carlton Colville :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | N. Keable | 724 | 43.3 | +23.0 |
  | | Independent | J. Mitchell | 602 | 36.0 | -2.6 |
  | | Conservative | R. Bell* | 346 | 20.7 | -20.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 7.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,672 | 35.6 | +0.6 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.8 | |
  
  ### Gunton
  
  Gunton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. Hart | 959 | 50.6 | -4.4 |
  | | Conservative | B. Reader | 447 | 23.6 | -9.5 |
  | | Independent | J. Wright* | 354 | 18.7 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Martin | 137 | 7.2 | -4.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | 27.0 | +5.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,897 | 37.1 | -1.2 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.6 | |
  
  ### Halesworth
  
  Halesworth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. Whitlow | 905 | 61.3 | +6.1 |
  | | Conservative | F. Burroughes* | 571 | 38.7 | -6.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 22.6 | +12.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | 40.3 | -7.7 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6.1 | |
  
  ### Harbour
  
  Harbour :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | S. Bostock* | 930 | 79.2 | +13.1 |
  | | Conservative | S. Ames | 143 | 12.2 | -8.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Randoll | 101 | 8.6 | -5.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | 67.0 | +21.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | 28.3 | -7.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.6 | |
  
  ### Kessingland
  
  Kessingland :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. McGee | 776 | 65.8 | -1.6 |
  | | Conservative | P. Austin | 273 | 23.2 | -9.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Cant | 130 | 11.0 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 503 | 42.7 | +7.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,179 | 32.3 | -8.1 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.9 | |
  
  ### Kirkley
  
  Kirkley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. Francis | 980 | 51.8 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Shepherd | 762 | 40.3 | -0.3 |
  | | Conservative | M. Regester | 149 | 7.9 | -0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 11.5 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 42.8 | -0.2 |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 0.5 | |
  
  ### Normanston
  
  Normanston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Gurney | 1,114 | 76.1 | -12.0 |
  | | Conservative | H. Boyd | 181 | 12.4 | +0.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. Tonge | 168 | 11.5 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 933 | 63.8 | -12.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | 33.7 | +1.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.3 | |
  
  ### Oulton Broad
  
  Oulton Broad :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Cherry | 1,194 | 61.1 | +4.6 |
  | | Conservative | A. Choveaux | 548 | 28.0 | -1.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Tibbitt | 212 | 10.8 | -2.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 646 | 33.1 | +6.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,954 | 36.5 | -5.3 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.2 | |
  
  ### Pakefield
  
  Pakefield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. Thorne* | 1,543 | 70.9 | -3.3 |
  | | Conservative | F. Gaimster | 442 | 20.3 | +4.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Young | 190 | 8.7 | -1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,101 | 50.6 | -7.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,175 | 39.4 | -5.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.0 | |
  
  ### Southwold
  
  Southwold :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J. Goldsmith* | 1,179 | 51.4 | +7.0 |
  | | Labour | K. Kirk | 1,115 | 48.6 | +1.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 2.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,294 | 44.8 | -2.8 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.0 | |
  
  ### St. Margaret's
  
  St. Margaret's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Ayres | 1,296 | 76.9 | -8.1 |
  | | Conservative | A. Mylan | 236 | 14.0 | -1.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | B. Howe | 153 | 9.1 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,060 | 62.9 | -7.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 30.7 | -4.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |
  
  ### Whitton
  
  Whitton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. Carter* | 1,303 | 84.6 | +0.4 |
  | | Conservative | B. Bee | 125 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. Strachan | 113 | 7.3 | -0.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,178 | 76.4 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,541 | 35.6 | -2.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |
  