2007 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2007 Ipswich Borough Council election
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  2006 3 May 2007 2008  

16 of the 48 seats
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election1918
Seats won67
Seats after2018
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote11,06712,349
Percentage35.6%39.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.1%Increase2.svg3.7%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election92
Seats won30
Seats after91
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote6,470310f
Percentage20.8%1.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.7%Increase2.svg0.6%

Ipswich UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map showing the 2007 local election results in Ipswich.

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Following the election the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats continued to form the executive of the council. [1]

Election result

Ipswich Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 711043.839.712,349+3.7%
  Conservative 600037.535.611,067-0.1%
  Liberal Democrats 311018.820.86,470-4.7%
  Green 000002.7851+0.5%
  Independent 000001.0310+0.6%
  UKIP 000000.277+0.2%

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Chambers 756 40.8 +3.4
Labour Albert Grant53128.7−2.0
Conservative Edward Phillips37720.4−0.6
Green John Taylor18810.2−0.7
Majority22512.1+5.4
Turnout 1,85231.9−1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bixley

Bixley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gavin Maclure 1,496 65.0 +2.2
Labour Barry Studd40617.7+2.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Witter39817.3−4.7
Majority1,09046.3+5.5
Turnout 2,30039.8+0.6
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge

Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Smart76245.5−1.2
Conservative Kevern Mulley58535.0−0.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Newbury19311.5−6.1
Green Rick Deeks1337.9+7.9
Majority17710.5−0.5
Turnout 1,67328.7−0.6
Labour hold Swing

Castle Hill

Castle Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Goldsmith 1,081 48.8 −10.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Cheeseman50222.7+1.5
Labour John Harris42519.2+0.1
Independent Sally Wainman1115.0+5.0
Green Jason White964.3+4.3
Majority57926.1−12.4
Turnout 2,21537.4−2.3
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough

Gainsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Don Edwards 925 54.0 +6.7
Conservative Stephen Baldrey52330.5−1.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore26415.4−0.5
Majority40223.5+8.1
Turnout 1,71227.9−1.0
Labour hold Swing

Gipping

Gipping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Gardiner 824 52.3 +7.2
Conservative Maureen Springle47730.3−4.2
Liberal Democrats Les Nicholls27417.4−3.1
Majority34722.0+11.4
Turnout 1,57527.3−0.6
Labour hold Swing

Holywells

Holywells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Harsant 851 50.8 +3.5
Labour Jamie McMahon51830.9+8.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Walker30518.2−12.4
Majority33319.9+3.2
Turnout 1,67433.5−1.0
Conservative hold Swing

Priory Heath

Priory Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Knowles 852 45.4 +5.5
Conservative Tanya De Hoedt78942.1+6.6
Liberal Democrats Nick Jacob23412.5−5.0
Majority633.3−1.1
Turnout 1,87531.7+1.7
Labour hold Swing

Rushmere

Rushmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eileen Smith 1,014 43.1 +2.5
Labour Alasdair Ross90538.5+5.2
Liberal Democrats Cathy French26911.4−14.7
Green Brenda Cavanagh1657.0+7.0
Majority1094.6−2.7
Turnout 2,35339.0−0.6
Conservative hold Swing -1.35

Sprites

Sprites
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Fern 1,035 50.6 +8.2
Conservative Kathy Kenna84041.1−5.6
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes1718.4−2.4
Majority1959.5
Turnout 2,04638.0+1.7
Labour hold Swing

St John's

St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil MacDonald 1,004 44.0 +4.8
Conservative Pamela Kelly91540.1+5.9
Liberal Democrats Jill Atkins36215.9−4.5
Majority893.9−1.1
Turnout 2,28137.8−2.1
Labour hold Swing

St Margaret's

St Margaret's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Cooper 1,011 38.2 −12.2
Conservative Sophie Stanbrook96836.5+3.7
Labour Steve Buckingham28910.9+1.0
Independent Leonard Woolf1997.5+7.5
Green Amy Drayson1836.9−0.1
Majority431.7−15.9
Turnout 2,65044.6−2.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stoke Park

Stoke Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Pope 871 52.0 +4.4
Labour Keith Rawlingson61036.4−0.4
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington19411.6−4.0
Majority26115.6+4.8
Turnout 1,67530.2−1.3
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cann 735 38.7 +4.0
Labour Martin Cook72238.0+2.2
Conservative Ian Fisher27914.7−7.6
Green Colin Rodgers864.5−2.8
UKIP Russell Metcalfe774.1+4.1
Majority130.7
Turnout 1,89930.8+0.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Lewis 563 38.1 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Howard Stanley51234.7−9.7
Conservative Ben Matthews40127.2+3.5
Majority513.4
Turnout 1,47625.2−4.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Whitton

Whitton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michelle Bevan-Margetts 882 47.2 −5.0
Labour Susan Crocker69637.3+2.9
Liberal Democrats Heidi Williams29015.5+2.1
Majority1869.9−7.9
Turnout 1,86831.6−2.8
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Labour frozen out of decision making". Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2007.