1889 West Suffolk County Council election|
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First party
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| Party
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Independent
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| Last election
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100 seats, 100%
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| Seats before
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100
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Council control before election
New body
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Elected Council control
Independent
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The 1889 West Suffolk County Council election was the first election to the council to be held as the organisation came into being on 1 April 1889. The poll was held on Thursday 24 January 1889 with 48 seats up for election, though only 17 seats were contested. Most were single member wards apart from Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury which were represented by six and two councillors respectively. All candidates stood as independents.
Barrow (1 seat)
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| O D Johnson
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Unopposed
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Boxford (1 seat)
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Votes
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%
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| W T Brown JP
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Unopposed
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Bures St Mary (1 seat)
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Allan Henry Mumford
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Unopposed
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Bury St Edmunds (6 seats)
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| J Gough
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1,095
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56
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| H L Boscawen Ibbetson JP
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1,073
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| F Summers
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852
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| J G Oliver
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833
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| William Jaggard
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782
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| F W Turner
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587
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| Hooper
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584
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| Stanley
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558
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| Fish
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530
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| Ridley
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515
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| Cooper
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457
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| Bland
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389
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| Edwards
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268
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| Floyd
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258
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| Miller
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198
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| Scott
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150
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| Majority
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| Voter turnout
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32.7%
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Bradfield (1 seat)
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| A J Young JP
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Unopposed
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N/A
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Bildeston(1 seat)
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Thomas Mann Scarfe
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195
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| Rev James Beck
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187
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| Majority
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