2006 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2006 Ipswich Borough Council election
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  2004 4 May 2006 2007  

16 of the 48 seats
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election1823
Seats before1623
Seats won76
Seats after1918
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote12,81710,278
Percentage39.8%31.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.6%Decrease2.svg0.2%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election70
Seats before72
Seats won30
Seats after92
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote8,198125
Percentage25.5%0.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.5%Steady2.svg0.0%

Ipswich UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map showing the 2006 local election results in Ipswich.

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition continuing.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election results

Ipswich Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 730+343.839.812,817-0.6%
  Labour 605-537.531.910,278-0.2%
  Liberal Democrats 320+218.825.58,198-0.5%
  Green 000002.2696+2.2%
  Independent 000000.41250.0%
  Monster Raving Loony 000000.388+0.1%

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Green 734 37.4 −3.8
Labour Elizabeth Cooper60330.7−3.3
Conservative Edward Phillips41321.0−3.8
Green John Taylor21310.9+10.9
Majority1316.7−0.5
Turnout 1,96333.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Bixley

Bixley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wright 1,438 62.8 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Gareth Jones50322.0−6.6
Labour Barry Studd34715.2+1.0
Majority93540.8+15.6
Turnout 2,28839.2
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge

Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Powell 786 46.7 +8.1
Conservative Richard Pope60235.7−4.0
Liberal Democrats Christine Chambers29617.6−4.1
Majority18411.0
Turnout 1,68429.3
Labour hold Swing

Castle Hill

Castle Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Davies 1,411 59.7 +3.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Cheeseman50221.2−0.8
Labour John Harris45119.1−3.1
Majority90938.5+4.9
Turnout 2,36439.7
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough

Gainsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Brown 842 47.3 +2.4
Conservative Kevern Mulley56931.9+0.9
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore28315.9−0.9
Monster Raving Loony Paul Billingham884.9+0.8
Majority27315.4+1.5
Turnout 1,78228.9
Labour hold Swing

Gipping

Gipping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeannette MacArtney 724 45.1 +1.1
Conservative Maureen Springle55434.5+4.5
Liberal Democrats Dafydd Taylor32920.5−5.5
Majority17010.6−2.4
Turnout 1,60727.9
Labour hold Swing

Holywells

Holywells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Debman 802 47.3 −2.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers52030.6+8.9
Labour Steve Buckingham37522.1−6.8
Majority28216.7−3.9
Turnout 1,69734.5
Conservative hold Swing

Priory Heath

Priory Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cook 704 39.9 −2.3
Conservative Michelle Bevan-Margetts62635.5−1.6
Liberal Democrats Jill Atkins30817.5−3.2
Independent Sally Wainman1257.1+7.1
Majority784.4−0.7
Turnout 1,76330.0
Labour hold Swing

Rushmere

Rushmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Denise Terry 982 40.6
Labour Alasdair Ross80533.3
Liberal Democrats Catherine French63026.1
Majority1777.3
Turnout 2,41739.6
Conservative hold Swing

Sprites

Sprites
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hall 926 46.7 +4.9
Labour Ian Grimwood84142.4−0.8
Liberal Democrats John Whitear21510.8−4.2
Majority854.3
Turnout 1,98236.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St John's

St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexander Martin 946 39.2 +2.2
Conservative Gavin Maclure82634.2−5.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Stanley49320.4−3.4
Green Lois Hickey1506.2+6.2
Majority1205.0
Turnout 2,41539.9
Labour hold Swing

St Margaret's

St Margaret's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington 1,426 50.4 +2.5
Conservative Andrew Booth92932.8−7.3
Labour William Knowles2809.9−2.2
Green Amelia Drayson1977.0+7.0
Majority49717.6+9.8
Turnout 2,83247.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stoke Park

Stoke Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nadia Cenci 847 47.6 −0.4
Labour Roger Fern65536.8+4.1
Liberal Democrats Adrian Brown27715.6−3.6
Majority19210.8−4.5
Turnout 1,77931.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Blake 670 35.8 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cann65034.7+7.3
Conservative Clare Disney41822.3−5.6
Green Colin Rodgers1367.3+7.3
Majority201.1−7.8
Turnout 1,87430.4
Labour hold Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams 757 44.4 +9.4
Labour Albert Grant54431.9−2.6
Conservative Christopher Stewart40523.7−6.8
Majority21312.5+12.0
Turnout 1,70629.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Whitton

Whitton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Wells 1,069 52.2 +7.9
Labour George Clarke70534.4−1.2
Liberal Democrats Sally Scott27513.4−6.7
Majority36417.8+9.1
Turnout 2,04934.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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