2017 Suffolk County Council election

2013 election Composition of council seats before election Changes between elections In between the 2013 election and the 2017 election, the following council seats changed hands: ==Summary==

The Conservatives regained much of the ground they lost at the previous election taking a net gain of 15 seats despite only picking up two extra seats in Ipswich. Labour lost 4 of its 5 seats in Lowestoft but managed to pick up a Sudbury seat that they haven't held since 2009 and remained the main opposition party. The Lib Dem lost 2 seats and failed to maintain a by election gain in Hadleigh. The Greens made a net gain of 1, and UKIP lost all their seats. ==Government Formation==

With 52 seats and a fourth successive victory, the Conservatives were able to form a working majority of 29 in the new Council, with Colin Noble (Row Heath) elected as Council Leader. In May 2018 he was ousted in a party room ballot by cabinet member for waste, fire and the environment Matthew Hicks (Thredling). Opposition leader Sandy Martin (St John's) stood down after being elected to Parliament in the 2017 general election in June, with Sandra Gage (Rushmere) succeeding him. However, in December 2017 she stood down to be replaced by former deputy group leader Sarah Adams (St John's), who had returned to the council after winning the by-election triggered by Martin's departure. The Lib Dems and the Greens agreed to form a joint group, with the leadership switching each year, David Wood (Peninsula) the incumbent Lib Dem group leader became the first leader of this new group. ==Overall result==

Babergh District Summary Division Results Forest Heath District Summary Division Results Ipswich District Summary Division Results Mid Suffolk District Summary Division Results Suffolk Coastal District Summary Division Results St. Edmundsbury District Summary Division Results Waveney District Summary Division Results ==References==