2014 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2014 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 election32124
Seats won1241
Seats after35103
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote13,1769,5442,855
Percentage38.0%27.5%8.2%
Ipswich UK local election 2014 map.svg
Map showing the 2014 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2014 Ipswich Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Ipswich Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was: [2]

Results

Alexandra

Alexandra (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Cook 935 24.5
Labour Jane Riley 917 24.1
UKIP Jose Esteves44411.7
Conservative Mark Felix-Thomas40010.5
Green James White39010.2
Conservative Alex Hopkins3318.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers2155.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Houseley1804.7
Rejected ballots6
Total votes2,217
Turnout  34

Bixley

Bixley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Edward Phillips 1,141 47.8
Labour Paul Anderson56623.7
UKIP Robert Odhams50421.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore1054.4
Majority57524.1
Rejected ballots7
Total votes2,395
Turnout  42

Bridge

Bridge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jim Powell 815 43.3
UKIP John Langford50626.9
Conservative Katherine Parkinson33918.0
Green Eric Nelson1357.2
Liberal Democrats Julie Fletcher894.7
Majority30916.4
Rejected ballots3
Total votes1,887
Turnout  29

Castle Hill

Castle Hill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christopher Stewart 850 37.3
UKIP Dale Jackson64928.5
Labour Annabel Mednick64428.3
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes1366.0
Majority2018.8
Rejected ballots7
Total votes2,286
Turnout  39

Gainsborough

Gainsborough [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Andi Hopgood 876 41.8
UKIP John Beard66631.8
Conservative Carol Debman42020.1
Green Ned Harrison994.7
Liberal Democrats Ken Toye391.9
Majority21010.0
Rejected ballots6
Total votes2,100
Turnout  33

Gipping

Gipping ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jeannette MacArtney 1,109 62.1
Conservative Steve Flood48126.9
Liberal Democrats Stuart McHardy19711.0
Majority62835.2
Rejected ballots59
Total votes1,844
Turnout  30

Holywells

Holywells ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Debman 817 37.8
Labour Colin Smart72833.7
UKIP Mark Dobrzanski37017.1
Green Tom Wilmot1537.1
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington924.3
Majority894.1
Rejected ballots6
Total votes2,166
Turnout  37

Priory Heath

Priory Heath ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Daniel Maguire 908 44.0
UKIP Michael Chelk54626.4
Conservative Andrew Shannon49023.7
Liberal Democrats Mathew Baker1215.9
Majority36217.6
Rejected ballots11
Total votes2,076
Turnout  32

Rushmere

Rushmere [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sandra Gage 1,059 43.1
Conservative Kingsley Garratt64526.2
UKIP Alistair Pryke53621.8
Green Max Phillips1365.5
Liberal Democrats Gareth Jones813.3
Majority41416.9
Rejected ballots6
Total votes2,464
Turnout  40
Sprites ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hamil Clarke 993 52.3
Conservative Bob Hall63733.6
Green Rory James19110.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Dighton774.1
Majority35618.7
Rejected ballots12
Total votes1,909
Turnout  36
St. John's ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Elango Elavalakan 902 37.2
Conservative Stephen Ion62225.7
UKIP Alan Tirrell56523.3
Green Barry Broom2299.5
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore1034.3
Majority28011.5
Rejected ballots8
Total votes2,430
Turnout  37
St. Margaret's ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington 1,164 40.8
Conservative Lee Reynolds66823.4
Labour Steven Reynolds52818.5
UKIP Andrew Iddon31611.1
Green Kirsty Wilmot1776.2
Majority49617.4
Rejected ballots7
Total votes2,861
Turnout  46
Stoke Park ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Nadia Cenci 815 39.4
Labour Howard Needham62530.2
UKIP Alan Cotterell51524.9
Green Sally Broom753.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Harvey462.2
Majority1909.2
Rejected ballots4
Total votes2,075
Turnout  38
Westgate ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Colin Kreidewolf 804 41.8
UKIP Annie Crossley44623.2
Conservative Paul Cawthorn34517.9
Green John Mann1809.4
Liberal Democrats Garath Jones1487.7
Majority35818.6
Rejected ballots8
Total votes1,931
Turnout  30
Whitehouse ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Colin Wright 824 43.6
UKIP James Crossley64634.2
Conservative David Heffer33517.7
Liberal Democrats Moira Kleissner864.5
Majority1789.4
Rejected ballots8
Total votes1,899
Turnout  30
Whitton ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hugh Whittall 860 39.9
UKIP Ricky Brownlee66931.1
Conservative Erion Xhaferaj53925.0
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob864.0
Majority1918.8
Rejected ballots8
Total votes2,162
Turnout  36

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References

  1. ↑ "England council results". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Council compositions by year". Elections Centre.
  3. 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 September 2014.
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