Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. One third of the seats were up for election. The Labour Party won enough seats to become the largest party gaining 3 seats (2 from Con 1 from Lib Dem). The Conservatives had been the largest party since the 2006 Ipswich Council election. The results came as a stark contrast which saw the Conservatives make significant gains from Labour across the country. Particular disappointments for the Conservatives came when they lost Rushmere and Bridge to Labour and narrowly failed to gain St Margaret's from the Liberal Democrats, while narrowly holding onto St John's by a mere 3 votes. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats lost Whitehouse.

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Quick Facts 16 of the 48 seats 25 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2008 Ipswich Borough Council election

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16 of the 48 seats 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 18 20 9 Seats won 9 7 2 Seats after 21 19 8 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 12,327 14,214 5,762 Percentage 36.0% 41.5% 16.8% Swing 0.4 pp 1.8 pp 4.0 pp
Map showing the 2008 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 21
• Conservative 19
• Liberal Democrat 8
• Independent 0

Despite the losses, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition continued to run the Council with a reduced majority of 6 seats.