2016 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2016 Ipswich Borough Council election
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17 seats (out of 48 seats)
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before31152
Seats won1331
Seats after33132
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote14,20310,0492,831
Percentage46.4%32.8%9.3%
Ipswich UK local election 2016 map.svg
Map showing the 2016 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Ipswich Borough Council took place on 5 May 2016. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results summary

2016 Ipswich Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 13Increase2.svg 281.3203368.814,65446.2
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 212.5111327.110,79734.1
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg6.3124.22,7318.6
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,0186.4
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,4974.7

Ward results

These are the results for all 16 wards. [2]

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Adam Leeder 1,019 53.8 +8.4
Conservative Chandima Perera47825.3-8.1
Green Barry Broom21911.6-1.8
Liberal Democrats Ken Toye1779.4+1.6
Majority54128.5
Turnout 1,893
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bixley

Bixley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Carnall 1,142 51.2 -1.9
Labour Paul Anderson62528.0+4.2
UKIP David Hurlbut30713.8+1.0
Liberal Democrats Colin Boyd1557.0+2.7
Majority51723.2
Turnout 2,229
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge

Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Bryony Rudkin 887 59.3 +19.7
Conservative Richard Dighton41928.0-4.8
Green Charlotte Armstrong19112.8+6.9
Majority46829.3
Turnout 1,597
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Castle Hill

Castle Hill (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Fisher 823 24.2 N/A
Conservative Robin Vickery 748 22.0 N/A
Labour Annabel Mednick52915.6N/A
Labour John Harris45113.3N/A
UKIP Pippa Gordon42012.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell2306.8N/A
Green Liz Smith1965.8N/A
Majority219
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough

Gainsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Stephen Connelly 1,059 68.2 +26.0
Conservative Quaid Combstock49431.80.0
Majority56536.4
Turnout 1,553
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Gipping

Gipping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Ellesmere 896 57.0 +13.6
Conservative Kevin Algar43427.6-1.8
Green Shaun McDonald1449.2+2.3
Liberal Democrats Conrad Packwood996.3+2.3
Majority46229.4
Turnout 1,573
Labour hold Swing

Holywells

Holywells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Studd 827 43.1 +12.4
Conservative Heather Mills81742.6-2.1
Green Tom Wilmot1427.4+0.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers1316.8+1.5
Majority100.5
Turnout 1,917
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Priory Heath

Priory Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Barber 1,026 59.2 +17.0
Conservative Andy Shannon55832.2-2.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Grange1488.6+4.4
Majority46827.0
Turnout 1,732
Labour hold Swing

Rushmere

Rushmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alasdair Ross 1,285 57.6 +19.8
Conservative Paul Cawthorn71239.9-8.0
Green Maxwell Phillips1255.6+1.0
Liberal Democrats Nick Jacob1094.90.0
Majority57325.7
Turnout 2,231
Labour hold Swing

Sprites

Sprites
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Smart 895 46.9 +10.2
Conservative Bob Hall60331.6+0.2
UKIP Alan Cotterell37219.5-2.2
Liberal Democrats Gareth Jones382.0-2.0
Majority29215.3
Turnout 1,908
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil McDonald 1,261 57.4 +22.3
Conservative Jose Esteves66030.1-0.8
Green Ned Harrison1737.9-2.8
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore1024.6-2.1
Majority60127.3
Turnout 2,196
Labour hold Swing

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes 1,068 37.3 +4.5
Conservative Steve Hardman89631.3-6.2
Labour Steven Reynolds58820.5-1.1
UKIP Andrew Iddon1786.2New
Green Kirsty Wilmot1334.6-3.5
Majority1726.0
Turnout 2,86346.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stoke Park

Stoke Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Tracy Grant 835 46.7 +8.2
Conservative Ben Harvey81545.6-4.6
Liberal Democrats Trevor Powell1377.7+3.3
Majority201.1
Turnout 1,787
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Jones 865 57.2 +14.6
Conservative Mark Felix-Thomas33021.8-6.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore19312.8+7.5
Green John Mann1248.2+0.8
Majority53535.4
Turnout 1,512
Labour hold Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glen Chisholm 773 48.8 +13.7
UKIP Eric Pearl38524.3+2.5
Conservative David Heffer33321.0-13.5
Green Anthony Dooley503.2-1.4
Liberal Democrats Julie Fletcher422.6-1.3
Majority38824.5
Turnout 1,583
Labour hold Swing

Whitton

Whitton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophie Meudec 833 45.6 +0.3
Conservative John Downie53529.3-17.2
UKIP Tony Gould35619.5New
Liberal Democrats Moira Kleissner1025.6-2.7
Majority29816.3
Turnout 1,826
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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