The 2021 Suffolk County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 75 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions, which return either one or two county councillors each, by first-past-the-post voting, for a four-year term of office. Voters who live in divisions which elect two councillors (12 divisions) are entitled to cast a maximum of two votes, while those living in divisions only electing one councillor (51 divisions) are only entitled to cast one vote. The council is subject to a Local Government Boundary Commission for England review where it is proposed to reduce the number of councillors from 75 to 70. The recommendations were due to be implemented at this election but has been deferred to the 2025 Suffolk County Council election due to COVID-19 pandemic. The county saw a marked contrast between its rural and urban areas. The ruling Conservative administration made 8 gains across Bury St Edmund's, Ipswich and Lowestoft, but lost 5 divisions in rural Suffolk that it had won four years earlier and was traditionally stronger. The Green Party replaced Labour as the second largest party, and the latter were subsequently relegated to 5 seats. The Liberal Democrats continued their descent after making losses in 2013 and 2017, with a further loss. The Independents also finished one seat lower than 2017. With 55 seats, the Conservatives were subsequently returned for a fifth term in office and scored their joint second best number of seats (equalling 2009) since the Council was created in 1973. Previous composition 2017 election Composition of council seats before election Changes between elections In between the 2017 election and the 2021 election, the following council seats changed hands outside of by-elections: Overall Results |} Results summaries by district East Suffolk Ipswich Mid Suffolk West Suffolk Results by Electoral Division Babergh Summary Division results East Suffolk Ipswich Mid Suffolk West Suffolk Aldeburgh and Leiston, East Suffolk Beccles, East Suffolk Bixley, Ipswich Blackbourn, West Suffolk Blything, East Suffolk Bosmere, Mid Suffolk Brandon, West Suffolk Bridge, Ipswich Bungay, East Suffolk Carlford, East Suffolk --> Chantry, Ipswich Clare, West Suffolk Eastgate & Moreton Hall, West Suffolk Exning & Newmarket, West Suffolk Felixstowe Coastal, East Suffolk Felixstowe North & Trimley, East Suffolk Framlingham, East Suffolk Gainsborough, Ipswich Gipping Valley, Mid Suffolk Gunton, East Suffolk Halesworth, East Suffolk Hardwick, West Suffolk Hartismere, Mid Suffolk Haverhill