2018 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2018 Ipswich Borough Council election
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17 seats (out of 48 seats)
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 33 13 2
Seats won 34 12 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 0
Popular vote 15,144 11,514 3,150
Percentage 48.5 36.0 10.0
Swing Increase9.0 Decrease4.9 Increase2.0
Map showing the 2018 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Ipswich Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary[edit]

2018 Ipswich Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 12 Increase 1 75.0 22 34 70.8 15,144 48.4 +2.2
  Conservative 3 Decrease 1 18.8 9 12 25.0 11,514 36.8 +2.7
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 6.3 1 2 4.2 3,151 10.1 +1.5
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,036 3.3 -1.4
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 437 1.4 -5.0
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 19 0.1 New

Ward Results[edit]

These are the results for all 16 wards.[2]

Alexandra[edit]

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Cook 1,245 59.8
Conservative Katherine West 499 24.0 -
Green Tom Wilmot 190 9.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Thompson 147 7.1
Majority 746
Turnout 2,081 30.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bixley[edit]

Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Philips 1,264 59.1
Labour Paul Anderson 690 32.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Powell 183 8.6
Majority
Turnout 37.43
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge[edit]

Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Collette Allen 994 59.6
Conservative Murray Brunning 483 29.0
Green Charlotte Armstrong 124 7.4
Liberal Democrats Immo Weichert 66 4.0
Majority 511
Turnout 25.89
Labour hold Swing

Castle Hill[edit]

Castle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Vickery 1,026 53.0
Labour Darren Heaps 694 35.8
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington 216 11.2
Majority 332
Turnout 33.64
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough[edit]

Gainsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Handley 987 54.1
Conservative Samantha Murray 557 30.5
UKIP Shayne Pooley 184 10.1
Green Benjamin Magrath 66 3.6
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 32 1.8
Majority 430
Turnout 29.13
Labour hold Swing

Gipping[edit]

Gipping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Hughes 962 60.2
Conservative Mark Philips 504 31.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers 133 8.3
Majority 458
Turnout 25.35
Labour hold Swing

Holywells[edit]

Holywells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Parry 1,048 46.2
Conservative Heather Mills 1,003 44.3
Green Jennifer Rivett 137 6.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Daley 78 3.4
Majority 45
Turnout 39.07
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Priory Heath[edit]

Priory Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Maguire 1,013 54.2
Conservative Andy Shannon 661 35.4
Green Andrew Patmore 99 5.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob 96 5.1
Majority 352
Turnout 28.34
Labour hold Swing

Rushmere[edit]

Rushmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Gage 1,283 57.0
Conservative Paul Cawthorn 809 36.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Fletcher 157 7.0
Majority 474
Turnout 36.49
Labour hold Swing

Sprites[edit]

Sprites
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Armitage 895 59 +10.2
Conservative Michael Scanes 601 31.2 +0.2
UKIP Alan Cotterell 109 8 -2.2
Liberal Democrats Conrad Packwood 39 2.0 -2.0
Majority 294
Turnout 32.05
Labour hold Swing

St. John's[edit]

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elango Elavalakan 1,159 55.1
Conservative James Harding 690 32.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Packard 148 7.0
Green Ned Harrison 108 5.1
Majority 469
Turnout 32.2
Labour hold Swing

St. Margaret's[edit]

St. Margaret's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington 1,493 50.4
Conservative Simon Fisher 734 24.8
Labour Jeremy Brown 615 20.7
Green Kirsty Wilmot 104 3.5
Independent David Tabane 19 0.6 New
Majority 759
Turnout 2,965 45.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stoke Park[edit]

Stoke Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nadia Cenci 991 53.5
Labour Kelvin Cracknell 726 39.2
Green Barry Broom 86 4.6
Liberal Democrats Maureen Haaker 49 2.6
Majority
Turnout 35.7
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate[edit]

Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Kreidewolf 999 57.2
Conservative Samuel Downer 472 27.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 153 8.8
Green John Mann 122 7.0
Majority 527
Turnout 27.05
Labour hold Swing

Whitehouse[edit]

Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Wright 838 57.2
Conservative Stephen Lark 414 28.3
UKIP Tony Gould 144 9.8
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell 69 4.7
Majority 424
Turnout 23.55
Labour hold Swing

Whitton[edit]

Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Shaw 996 52.6
Conservative John Downie 806 42.6
Liberal Democrats Daniel Smith 92 4.9
Majority 190 10.0
Turnout 32.28
Labour hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Guide to May 2018 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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