2018 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2018 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 before33132
Seats won34122
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg10
Popular vote15,14411,5143,150
Percentage48.536.010.0
SwingIncrease2.svg9.0Decrease2.svg4.9Increase2.svg2.0
Ipswich UK local election 2018 map.svg
Map showing the 2018 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Ipswich Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results summary

2018 Ipswich Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 12Increase2.svg 175.0223470.815,14448.4+2.2
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 118.891225.011,51436.8+2.7
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg6.3124.23,15110.1+1.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0363.3-1.4
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04371.4-5.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0190.1New

Ward Results

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

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Cook 1,245 59.8
Conservative Katherine West49924.0-
Green Tom Wilmot1909.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Thompson1477.1
Majority746
Turnout 2,08130.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bixley

Bixley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Philips 1,264 59.1
Labour Paul Anderson69032.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Powell1838.6
Majority
Turnout 37.43
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge

Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Collette Allen 994 59.6
Conservative Murray Brunning48329.0
Green Charlotte Armstrong1247.4
Liberal Democrats Immo Weichert664.0
Majority511
Turnout 25.89
Labour hold Swing

Castle Hill

Castle Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Vickery 1,026 53.0
Labour Darren Heaps69435.8
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington21611.2
Majority332
Turnout 33.64
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough

Gainsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Handley 987 54.1
Conservative Samantha Murray55730.5
UKIP Shayne Pooley18410.1
Green Benjamin Magrath663.6
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore321.8
Majority430
Turnout 29.13
Labour hold Swing

Gipping

Gipping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Hughes 962 60.2
Conservative Mark Philips50431.5
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers1338.3
Majority458
Turnout 25.35
Labour hold Swing

Holywells

Holywells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janice Parry 1,048 46.2
Conservative Heather Mills1,00344.3
Green Jennifer Rivett1376.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Daley783.4
Majority45
Turnout 39.07
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Priory Heath

Priory Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Maguire 1,013 54.2
Conservative Andy Shannon66135.4
Green Andrew Patmore995.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob965.1
Majority352
Turnout 28.34
Labour hold Swing

Rushmere

Rushmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Gage 1,283 57.0
Conservative Paul Cawthorn80936.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Fletcher1577.0
Majority474
Turnout 36.49
Labour hold Swing

Sprites

Sprites
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Armitage 895 59 +10.2
Conservative Michael Scanes60131.2+0.2
UKIP Alan Cotterell1098-2.2
Liberal Democrats Conrad Packwood392.0-2.0
Majority294
Turnout 32.05
Labour hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elango Elavalakan 1,159 55.1
Conservative James Harding69032.8
Liberal Democrats Edward Packard1487.0
Green Ned Harrison1085.1
Majority469
Turnout 32.2
Labour hold Swing

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Inga Lockington 1,493 50.4
Conservative Simon Fisher73424.8
Labour Jeremy Brown61520.7
Green Kirsty Wilmot1043.5
Independent David Tabane190.6New
Majority759
Turnout 2,96545.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stoke Park

Stoke Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nadia Cenci 991 53.5
Labour Kelvin Cracknell72639.2
Green Barry Broom864.6
Liberal Democrats Maureen Haaker492.6
Majority
Turnout 35.7
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Kreidewolf 999 57.2
Conservative Samuel Downer47227.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore1538.8
Green John Mann1227.0
Majority527
Turnout 27.05
Labour hold Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Wright 838 57.2
Conservative Stephen Lark41428.3
UKIP Tony Gould1449.8
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell694.7
Majority424
Turnout 23.55
Labour hold Swing

Whitton

Whitton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Shaw 996 52.6
Conservative John Downie80642.6
Liberal Democrats Daniel Smith924.9
Majority19010.0
Turnout 32.28
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Guide to May 2018 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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