2004 Ipswich Borough Council election
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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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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)[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
Categories:
- 2004 English local elections
- Ipswich Borough Council elections
- 2000s in Suffolk