2012 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2012 Ipswich Borough Council election
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16 of the 48 seats
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election28164
Seats won1241
Seats after32124
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote14,6238,9842,996
Percentage51.9%31.9%10.6%
Ipswich UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map showing the 2012 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2012 Ipswich Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Ipswich Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Ipswich Borough Council has 48 councillors who are elected for a term of four years. The councillors are elected in 'thirds' with one councillor in each of the 16 wards retiring each year for three out of four years. Every fourth year there is a break from the borough council elections and elections for county councillors are held instead. Ipswich Borough Council is also responsible for the administration of UK Parliamentary general elections, formerly European Parliamentary elections and national and local referendums.

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Results

Alexandra

Alexandra [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op Adam James Leeder 1,005 54.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine Chambers34918.7
Conservative Steve Flood31116.7
Green Jamie Lawrence19710.6
Majority65635.3
Rejected ballots11
Total votes1,873
Turnout {{{votes}}}29

Bixley

Bixley (vote for 2) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Carnall 902 48.3
Conservative Richard Pope 855 45.8
Labour John Cook56230.1
Labour Sandra Gage51727.7
Green Barry Broom29916.0
Green Catherine Struthers19810.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Bagnall1839.8
Rejected ballots8
Total votes1,876
Turnout {{{votes}}}33

Bridge

Bridge [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op Bryony Rudkin 853 57.6
Conservative James Spencer37525.3
Green Kathie Jones16110.9
Liberal Democrats Juliet Groves916.1
Majority47832.3
Rejected ballots0
Total votes1,480
Turnout {{{votes}}}23

Castle Hill

Castle Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Robin Vickery 888 51.2
Labour John Harris67438.8
Liberal Democrats Gareth Jones17410.0
Majority21412.4
Rejected ballots13
Total votes1,749
Turnout {{{votes}}}30

Gainsborough

Gainsborough [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Mowles 1,094 69.4
Conservative Carol Debman40525.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob784.9
Majority68943.7
Rejected ballots9
Total votes1,586
Turnout {{{votes}}}25

Gipping

Gipping [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Ellesmere 950 67.3
Conservative Kevin Algar32923.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart McHardy1329.4
Majority62144.0
Rejected ballots16
Total votes1,427
Turnout {{{votes}}}23

Holywells

Holywells ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Pam Stewart 757 42.1
Labour Elango Elavalakan70839.4
Green Thomas Wilmot1789.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers1548.6
Majority492.7
Rejected ballots10
Total votes1,807
Turnout {{{votes}}}30

Priory Heath

Priory Heath ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour William Quinton 1,047 63.4
Conservative Mark Felix-Thomas37522.7
Green Fraser John Florence1197.2
Liberal Democrats Mathew Baker1076.5
Majority67240.7
Rejected ballots11
Total votes1,663
Turnout {{{votes}}}26

Rushmere Ward

Rushmere [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alasdair Ross 1,293 57.1
Conservative Christopher Chambers74632.9
Green Eric Nelson1386.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore893.9
Majority54724.2
Rejected ballots8
Total votes2,274
Turnout {{{votes}}}37
Sprites ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Kirby 1,056 66.0
Conservative Duncan Titchmarsh44127.6
Liberal Democrats Julie Fletcher1036.4
Majority61538.4
Rejected ballots7
Total votes1,607
Turnout {{{votes}}}30
St. John's ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jennifer Stimson 1,320 62.4
Conservative Edward Phillips67331.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lock1245.9
Majority64730.6
Rejected ballots19
Total votes2,136
Turnout {{{votes}}}32
St. Margaret's ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cann 883 36.6
Conservative Stephen Ion78632.6
Labour Scott Huntly48920.3
Independent Peter Turtill1285.3
Green Kirsty Wilmot1245.1
Majority974.0
Rejected ballots4
Total votes2,414
Turnout {{{votes}}}40
Stoke Park ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Glen Chisholm 894 52.6
Conservative Bob Hall64337.8
Green Roy Adams905.3
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Robinson734.3
Majority25114.8
Rejected ballots6
Total votes1,706
Turnout {{{votes}}}31
Westgate ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op Carole Jones 917 57.7
Conservative Lee Reynolds32220.3
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington21813.7
Green John Mann1318.2
Majority59537.4
Rejected ballots6
Total votes1,594
Turnout {{{votes}}}24
Whitehouse ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Albert Grant 789 61.6
Conservative Neil Harrison35627.8
Liberal Democrats Emma Sharman13610.6
Majority43333.8
Rejected ballots9
Total votes1,290
Turnout {{{votes}}}20
Whitton ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sophie Meudec 972 55.6
Conservative Sandie Doyle67538.6
Liberal Democrats Ken Toye1025.8
Majority29717.0
Rejected ballots11
Total votes1,760
Turnout {{{votes}}}30

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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