2019 Ipswich Borough Council election
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Map showing the May 2019 local election results in Ipswich. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Ipswich Borough Council elections for the Ipswich Borough Council took place on 2 May: 16 seats were contested - one in each of the 16 wards[1] and also on 26 September when a by-election took place where 1 seat was contested (Alexandra Ward).[2][3]
Results summary
[edit]2019 Ipswich Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 11 | 2 | 68.8 | 25 | 36 | 75.0 | 11,834 | 40.1 | -8.3 | |
Conservative | 4 | 3 | 25.0 | 5 | 9 | 18.8 | 8,943 | 30.3 | -6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 3,497 | 11.8 | +1.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,742 | 9.3 | +6.0 | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,275 | 7.7 | +6.3 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 252 | 0.9 | +0.8 |
Ward Results
[edit]These are the results for all 16 wards.[4][2]
Alexandra
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jane Riley | 1,034 | 53.7 | −6.1 | |
Conservative | Katherine West | 379 | 19.7 | −4.3 | |
Green | Tom Wilmot | 341 | 17.7 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry Williams | 172 | 8.9 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 655 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,926 | 28.18 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bixley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Pope | 1,026 | 50.1 | −9.0 | |
Labour | Paul Anderson | 522 | 25.5 | −6.8 | |
Green | Lesley Packwood | 326 | 15.9 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Chambers | 173 | 8.5 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 504 | 24.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,047 | 36.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Philip Smart | 738 | 44.8 | −14.8 | |
Conservative | Murray Brunning | 351 | 21.3 | −7.7 | |
UKIP | Catherine Kersey | 250 | 15.2 | New | |
Green | Charlotte Armstrong | 221 | 13.4 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Immo Weichert | 87 | 5.3 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 387 | 23.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,647 | 25.54 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Erion Xhaferaj | 876 | 51.6 | −1.4 | |
Labour | John Harris | 511 | 30.1 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sophie Willians | 311 | 18.3 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 365 | 21.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,698 | 30.36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gainsborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Martin Cook | 736 | 45.3 | −8.8 | |
UKIP | Shayne Pooley | 384 | 23.7 | +13.6 | |
Conservative | Joshua Owens | 359 | 22.1 | −8.4 | |
Green | Brieanna Patmore | 92 | 5.7 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 52 | 3.2 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 352 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,623 | 26.33 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gipping
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Gardiner | 738 | 48.1 | −12.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Cawthorn | 344 | 22.4 | −9.1 | |
UKIP | Karl Pickering | 212 | 13.8 | New | |
Green | Nigel Storry | 127 | 8.3 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Pryke | 112 | 7.3 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 394 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,533 | 22.40 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Holywells
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Harsant | 918 | 44.9 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Shofik Ali | 733 | 35.9 | −10.3 | |
Green | Jennifer Rivett | 272 | 13.3 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Daley | 120 | 5.9 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 185 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,043 | 35.87 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Priory Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Luke Richardson | 925 | 46.8 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | Samantha Murray | 538 | 27.2 | −8.2 | |
Independent | Christopher Newbury | 252 | 12.8 | New | |
Green | Andrew Patmore | 153 | 7.7 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lucy Drake | 108 | 5.5 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 387 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,976 | 30.05 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rushmere
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kelvin Cracknell | 935 | 43.0 | −14.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Ion | 812 | 37.4 | +1.4 | |
Green | Lee Morris | 256 | 11.8 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 169 | 7.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 123 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,172 | 35.37 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sprites
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jennifer Smith | 717 | 48.8 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Scanes | 414 | 28.2 | −3.0 | |
UKIP | Julie Hassell | 210 | 14.3 | +6.3 | |
Green | Adria Pittock | 67 | 4.6 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Conrad Packwood | 60 | 4.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 303 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,468 | 28.68 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michelle Darwin | 1,030 | 48.6 | −6.5 | |
Conservative | Mark Phillips | 474 | 22.4 | −10.4 | |
UKIP | Josephine Grant | 251 | 11.9 | New | |
Green | Judith Hook | 236 | 11.1 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Packwood | 127 | 6.0 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 556 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,118 | 32.24 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Margaret's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Timothy Lockington | 1,533 | 53.4 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Lee Reynolds | 627 | 21.9 | −2.9 | |
Labour | Maggie Barradell | 439 | 15.3 | −5.4 | |
Green | Kirsty Wilmot | 270 | 9.4 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 906 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,869 | 44.95 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Stoke Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Hall | 684 | 39.7 | −13.8 | |
Labour | Tony Blacker | 615 | 35.7 | −3.5 | |
UKIP | Alan Cotterell | 240 | 13.9 | New | |
Green | Barry Broom | 110 | 6.4 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Maureen Haaker | 72 | 4.2 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 69 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,721 | 35.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Julian Gibbs | 807 | 50.6 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | Christopher Chambers | 301 | 18.9 | −8.1 | |
UKIP | Mark Schueller | 186 | 11.7 | New | |
Green | John Mann | 170 | 10.7 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Hore | 132 | 8.3 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 506 | 31.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,596 | 24.97 | |||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Whitehouse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lucinda Trenchard | 578 | 42.3 | −14.9 | |
Conservative | Stephen Lark | 288 | 21.1 | −7.2 | |
UKIP | Colin Gould | 283 | 20.7 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michelle Brown | 117 | 8.6 | +3.9 | |
Green | Edmund Harrison | 101 | 7.4 | New | |
Majority | 290 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,367 | 21.96 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Darren Heaps | 776 | 44.6 | −8.0 | |
Conservative | John Downie | 552 | 31.7 | −10.9 | |
UKIP | David Hurlbut | 259 | 14.9 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Davey | 152 | 8.7 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 224 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,739 | 29.37 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
By-Elections
[edit]Alexandra By-Election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adam Rae | 734 | 50.2 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry Williams | 287 | 19.6 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Lee Reynolds | 278 | 19.0 | −6.2 | |
Green | Tom Wilmot | 164 | 11.2 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 447 | 30.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,471 | 21 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 2019 | Ipswich Borough Council". www.ipswich.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Ipswich Borough Council By-Election Results 2019 | Ipswich Borough Council" (PDF). www.ipswich.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Geater, Paul (2019). "Who is standing in the Ipswich Borough Council elections? Find out who the candidates are in your ward". Ipswich Star. No. 4 April 2019. Archant Community Media.
- ^ Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.