2004 Ipswich Borough Council election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2004 Ipswich Borough Council election
← 2003 10 June 2004 2006 →
16 of the 48 seats
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 31 12 5
Seats won 5 9 3
Seats after 23 18 7
Seat change Decrease8 Increase6 Increase2
Popular vote 10,656 13,392 26.0%
Percentage 32.1% 40.4% 8,626
Swing Decrease0.4% Increase1.2% Increase0.2%
Ipswich UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map showing the 2004 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

No overall control

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. A Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition was formed after the election.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

  • Labour 23
  • Conservative 18
  • Liberal Democrat 7

Election result[]

Ipswich Local Election Result 2004
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 6 0 +6 52.9 40.4 13,392 +1.2%
  Labour 5 0 8 -8 29.4 32.1 10,656 -0.4%
  Liberal Democrats 3 2 0 +2 17.6 26.0 8,626 +0.2%
  CPA 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 281 -0.6%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 136 +0.4%
  Monster Raving Loony 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 71 +0.2%

Ward results[]

Alexandra[]

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Louise Gooch 802 41.2 -1.7
Labour John Cook 661 34.0 -0.5
Conservative Keith Matthews 483 24.8 +7.8
Majority 141 7.2 -1.2
Turnout 1,946
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Bixley[]

Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Carter 1,325 53.8 +7.4
Liberal Democrats John Rivett 704 28.6 -1.5
Labour Martyn Green 351 14.2 -2.8
CPA Christine Pinder 84 3.4 -3.2
Majority 621 25.2 +8.9
Turnout 2,464
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge[]

Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Flood 693 39.7 +5.0
Labour Harold Mangar 673 38.6 -4.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob 379 21.7 -0.5
Majority 20 1.1
Turnout 1,745
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Castle Hill[]

Castle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dale Jackson 1,189 55.8 -2.2
Labour Peter Shaw 473 22.2 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Tracy 470 22.0 +1.3
Majority 716 33.6 -3.1
Turnout 2,132
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough[]

Gainsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mowles 769 44.9 -0.9
Conservative Janet Sibley 531 31.0 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers 288 16.8 -2.8
Monster Raving Loony Paul Billingham 71 4.1 +4.1
CPA Jonathan Barnes 54 3.2 -2.1
Majority 238 13.9 -2.7
Turnout 1,713
Labour hold Swing

Gipping[]

Gipping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ellesmere 671 44.0 -0.5
Conservative Nadia Cenci 458 30.0 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Bob Zablok 397 26.0 +2.2
Majority 213 14.0 +1.2
Turnout 1,526
Labour hold Swing

Holywells[]

Holywells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hale 806 49.5 -5.6
Labour Susan Maguire 470 28.9 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 353 21.7 +3.6
Majority 336 20.6 -7.7
Turnout 1,629
Conservative hold Swing

Priory Heath[]

Priory Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Quinton 731 42.2 +3.9
Conservative Duncan Titchmarsh 644 37.1 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Jill Atkins 359 20.7 -0.8
Majority 87 5.1 +0.4
Turnout 1,734
Labour hold Swing

Rushmere (2)[]

Rushmere (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Ion 928
Conservative Judy Terry 867
Labour Alasdair Ross 719
Labour Keith Herod 696
Liberal Democrats Gilliam Auton 547
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Toye 421
CPA Stephen Bloomfield 143
Turnout 4,321
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Sprites[]

Sprites
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Kirby 861 43.2 +1.6
Conservative Robert Hall 832 41.8 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Simon Cooper 299 15.0 -2.1
Majority 29 1.5 +1.1
Turnout 1,992
Labour hold Swing

St John's[]

St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Carnall 842 39.2 +4.8
Labour Elizabeth Cooper 796 37.0 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Cathy French 511 23.8 +3.0
Majority 46 2.2
Turnout 2,149
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St Margaret's[]

St Margaret's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Atkins 1,336 47.9 +1.9
Conservative David Brown 1,119 40.1 -0.9
Labour Jane Shaw 337 12.1 -0.9
Majority 217 7.8 +2.8
Turnout 2,792
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stoke Park[]

Stoke Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul West 894 48.0 +6.4
Labour Barry Studd 609 32.7 -3.8
Liberal Democrats Adrian Brown 358 19.2 -2.7
Majority 285 15.3 +10.2
Turnout 1,861
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Westgate[]

Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Jones 632 36.8 -4.0
Conservative Julie Schubert 480 27.9 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Catherine Chambers 471 27.4 +1.7
Independent Sally Wainman 136 7.9 +7.9
Majority 152 8.9 +1.6
Turnout 1,719
Labour hold Swing

Whitehouse[]

Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony James 564 35.0 -4.4
Labour William Knowles 556 34.5 +3.6
Conservative Colin Morgan 491 30.5 +0.9
Majority 8 0.5 -8.0
Turnout 1,611
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Whitton[]

Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Ward 810 44.3 -0.4
Labour John Harris 651 35.6 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Joan Goodall 367 20.1 +3.6
Majority 159 8.7 +2.8
Turnout 1,828
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References[]

Retrieved from ""