2004_Ipswich_Borough_Council_election
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.
Quick Facts 16 of the 48 seats 25 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 23
- Conservative 18
- Liberal Democrat 7
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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% | |
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Alexandra
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Bixley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Bridge
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Castle Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Gainsborough
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Gipping
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Holywells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Priory Heath
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Rushmere (2)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Sprites
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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St John's
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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St Margaret's
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Stoke Park
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Westgate
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Whitehouse
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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Whitton
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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