Two by-elections are to be held on Thursday, February 9 in
Kesgrave after candidates came forward to contest the vacant seats
due to be filled following last October’s death of Cllr John
Klaschka.
Nominations closed at noon today (January 13) and three
candidates have put their names forward for the district council
seat of Kesgrave East. They are:-
Derrick Peter Fairbrother (Liberal Democrats)
8 Bull Drive, Kesgrave
David John Isaacs (Labour) 15 Knights
Lane, Kesgrave
Geoff Lynch (Conservative) 59
Cambridge Road, Kesgrave.
The Suffolk Coastal District Council seat was contested in May
2011 and the result in Kesgrave East was:-
- Sally Ogden - Conservative - 1,405 - elected
- Angela Mary Neale - Conservative - 1,390 – elected
- John Thomas Klaschka - Conservative - 1,343 - elected
- David John Isaacs - Labour -704
- Barbara Dockerill - Labour – 606
- Derrick Peter Fairbrother - Liberal Democrat - 561
- Manooch Azmoodeh - Liberal Democrat - 443
- James Martin Howard - Green Party - 542
The turnout was 36.9% from the electorate of 7,345.
Three candidates are also contesting the Suffolk County Council
division of Kesgrave and Rushmere St Andrew. They are:-
Kevin Eric Archer (Labour) 26
Orchard Grove, Kesgrave
Derrick Peter Fairbrother (Liberal Democrats) 8
Bull Drive, Kesgrave
Christopher Gerard Hudson (Conservative) 69 Fore
Street, Framlingham.
The Suffolk County Council seat was contested in June 2009 and the
result was
- John Thomas Klaschka - Conservative - 2,821 - elected
- Steven Courtenay Hudson - Conservative - 2,799 - elected
- Margaret Alders - Liberal Democrat - 1,426
- Adrian Peter Taylor - Liberal Democrat - 1,378
- Stan Robinson - Labour - 689
- Stephen John Connelly - Labour - 546.
Polling stations will be open between 7am and 10pm. The closing
date for people wanting to register for a postal vote or change
their postal voting details is 5pm on Wednesday, January 25. For
full information about local elections, voting and applying for
postal votes visit
www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk/yourdistrict/elections/
or call the elections team on 01394 444685.
A vacancy was also filled today on Framlingham Town Council
following the resignation of Nick Corke. Only one candidate put
their name forward, Peter King, and he has been elected
unopposed.