Local elections were held in

Waveney Waveney may refer to: * River Waveney, a river that forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England * Waveney District, a local government district in Suffolk, England * Waveney (UK Parliament constituency) * Waveney class lifeboat, a class ...

district every four years to elect councillors to

Waveney District Council Waveney may refer to: * River Waveney, a river that forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England * Waveney District, a local government district in Suffolk, England * Waveney (UK Parliament constituency) * Waveney class lifeboat, a class ...

. In the past, one-third of councillors were elected each year, but in 2010 the council opted to change to a whole council election system.Changing to Whole Council Elections – Explanatory Document
Waveney District Council, 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-06. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 48 councillors have been elected from 23

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. The district was merged with

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in April 2019 to form East Suffolk, meaning that the

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were the final Waveney elections to be held.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2019, political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2003 until its abolition in 2019 were: Mark Bee served as leader of the East Suffolk shadow authority prior to the new council coming into effect in 2019, but he was unsuccessful in securing a seat at the first election to the new council.

Council elections

2015 Waveney District Council election The 2015 Waveney District Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect all 48 members of Waveney District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Before the election, the Conservatives were one seat short of a m ...

References

External links

Waveney District Council
{{Waveney Council elections in Suffolk Waveney District District council elections in England