2003 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2003 Ipswich Borough Council election
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  2002 1 May 2003 2004  

16 of the 48 seats
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election3594
Seats won763
Seats after31125
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg1
Popular vote9,27211,17125.8%
Percentage32.5%39.2%7,368
SwingDecrease2.svg8.6%Increase2.svg1.8%Increase2.svg5.1%

Ipswich UK local election 2003 map.svg
Map showing the 2003 local election results in Ipswich.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Election apportionment diagram Ipswich Borough Council 2 May 2003.svg
Election apportionment diagram








2003 Ipswich Local Election Result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 704-443.832.59,272-8.6%
  Conservative 630+337.539.211,171+1.8%
  Liberal Democrats 310+118.825.87,368+5.1%
  CPA 000001.4400+0.8%
  Green 000000.8217+0.6%
 Save Broomhill Pool000000.388+0.3%

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Chambers 807 42.9
Labour John Cook64934.5
Conservative Maureen Springle32117.0
Green Jane Scott1065.6
Majority1588.4
Turnout 1,883
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bixley

Bixley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Barker 1,097 46.4
Liberal Democrats John Rivett71130.1
Labour Martyn Green40317.0
CPA Dave Cooper1556.6
Majority38616.3
Turnout 2,366
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge

Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Smart 611 43.1
Conservative Duncan Titchmarsh49134.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob31522.2
Majority1208.4
Turnout 1,417
Labour hold Swing

Castle Hill

Castle Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Goldsmith 1,205 58.0
Labour James Adams44321.3
Liberal Democrats Dennis Day43120.7
Majority76236.7
Turnout 2,079
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough

Gainsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Don Edwards 712 45.8
Conservative Adam Ramsey45429.2
Liberal Democrats Catherine Chambers30419.6
CPA Jonathan Barnes835.3
Majority25816.6
Turnout 1,553
Labour hold Swing

Gipping

Gipping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Gardiner 652 44.5
Conservative Nadia Cenci46431.7
Liberal Democrats Charles Blue34823.8
Majority18812.8
Turnout 1,464
Labour hold Swing

Holywells

Holywells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Harsant 882 55.1
Labour Robert Daines42926.8
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore29018.1
Majority45328.3
Turnout 1,601
Conservative hold Swing

Priory Heath

Priory Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dali Jabbar 509 38.3
Conservative Sarah Dodwell44633.6
Liberal Democrats Catherine French28621.5
Save Broomhill PoolSally Wainman886.6
Majority634.7
Turnout 1,329
Labour hold Swing

Rushmere

Rushmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eileen Smith 991 43.2
Labour Richard Kirby74932.7
Liberal Democrats Roberta Kerslake39117.1
CPA Stephen Bloomfield1627.1
Majority24210.5
Turnout 2,293
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Sprites

Sprites
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Le Grys 700 41.6
Conservative Robert Hall69341.2
Liberal Democrats Catherine Stafford28817.1
Majority70.4
Turnout 1,681
Labour hold Swing

St John's

St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil MacDonald 778 39.2
Conservative Stephen Ion68434.4
Liberal Democrats Louise Gooch41320.8
Green Janet Phipps1115.6
Majority944.8
Turnout 1,986
Labour hold Swing

St Margaret's

St Margaret's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Cooper 1,211 46.0
Conservative David Brown1,07941.0
Labour Jane Shaw34113.0
Majority1325.0
Turnout 2,631
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stoke Park

Stoke Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Cook 723 41.6
Labour Keith Rawlingson63536.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian Brown38021.9
Majority885.1
Turnout 1,738
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Cook 568 40.8
Conservative Julie Schubert46733.5
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Toye35825.7
Majority1017.3
Turnout 1,393
Labour hold Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George King 555 39.4
Labour Christopher Newbury43530.9
Conservative Colin Morgan41729.6
Majority1208.5
Turnout 1,407
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Whitton

Whitton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sandra Doyle 757 44.7
Labour Carole Jones65838.8
Liberal Democrats Jill Atkins28016.5
Majority995.9
Turnout 1,695
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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