2019 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2019 Ipswich Borough Council election
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16 seats (out of 48 seats)
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before34122
Seats won3693
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1
Popular vote11,8348,9433,497
Percentage40.1%30.3%11.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.4%Decrease2.svg 5.7%Increase2.svg 1.8%
Ipswich UK local election 2019 map.svg
Map showing the May 2019 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2019 Ipswich Borough Council elections for the Ipswich Borough Council took place on 2 May: 16 seats were contested - one in each of the 16 wards [1] and also on 26 September when a by-election took place where 1 seat was contested (Alexandra Ward). [2] [3]

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Results summary

2019 Ipswich Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 11Increase2.svg 268.8253675.011,83440.1-8.3
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg 325.05918.88,94330.3-6.5
  Liberal Democrats 1Increase2.svg 16.3236.33,49711.8+1.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,7429.3+6.0
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,2757.7+6.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02520.9+0.8

Ward Results

These are the results for all 16 wards. [4] [2]

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Riley 1,034 53.7 -6.1
Conservative Katherine West37919.7-4.3
Green Tom Wilmot34117.7+8.6
Liberal Democrats Henry Williams1728.9+1.8
Majority65534.0
Turnout 1,92628.18
Labour hold Swing

Bixley

Bixley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Pope 1,026 50.1 -9.0
Labour Paul Anderson52225.5-6.8
Green Lesley Packwood32615.9New
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers1738.5-0.1
Majority50424.6
Turnout 2,04736.25
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge

Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Smart 738 44.8 -14.8
Conservative Murray Brunning35121.3-7.7
UKIP Catherine Kersey25015.2New
Green Charlotte Armstrong22113.4+6.0
Liberal Democrats Immo Weichert875.3+1.3
Majority38723.5
Turnout 1,64725.54
Labour hold Swing

Castle Hill

Castle Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Erion Xhaferaj 876 51.6 -1.4
Labour John Harris51130.1-5.7
Liberal Democrats Sophie Willians31118.3+7.1
Majority36521.5
Turnout 1,69830.36
Conservative hold Swing

Gainsborough

Gainsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Cook 736 45.3 -8.8
UKIP Shayne Pooley38423.7+13.6
Conservative Joshua Owens35922.1-8.4
Green Brieanna Patmore925.7+2.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore523.2+1.4
Majority35221.6
Turnout 1,62326.33
Labour hold Swing

Gipping

Gipping
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Gardiner 738 48.1 -12.1
Conservative Paul Cawthorn34422.4-9.1
UKIP Karl Pickering21213.8New
Green Nigel Storry1278.3New
Liberal Democrats Gerald Pryke1127.3-1.0
Majority39425.7
Turnout 1,53322.40
Labour hold Swing

Holywells

Holywells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Harsant 918 44.9 +0.6
Labour Shofik Ali73335.9-10.3
Green Jennifer Rivett27213.3+7.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Daley1205.9+2.5
Majority1859.0
Turnout 2,04335.87
Conservative hold Swing

Priory Heath

Priory Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Richardson 925 46.8 -7.4
Conservative Samantha Murray53827.2-8.2
Independent Christopher Newbury25212.8New
Green Andrew Patmore1537.7+2.4
Liberal Democrats Lucy Drake1085.5+0.4
Majority38719.6
Turnout 1,97630.05
Labour hold Swing

Rushmere

Rushmere
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kelvin Cracknell 935 43.0 -14.0
Conservative Stephen Ion81237.4+1.4
Green Lee Morris25611.8New
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob1697.8+0.8
Majority1235.6
Turnout 2,17235.37
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sprites

1,468

Sprites
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Smith 717 48.8 -10.2
Conservative Michael Scanes41428.2-3.0
UKIP Julie Hassell21014.3+6.3
Green Adria Pittock674.6New
Liberal Democrats Conrad Packwood604.1+2.1
Majority30320.6
Turnout 1,46828.68
Labour hold Swing

St John's

St John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Darwin 1,030 48.6 -6.5
Conservative Mark Phillips47422.4-10.4
UKIP Josephine Grant25111.9New
Green Judith Hook23611.1+6.0
Liberal Democrats Edward Packwood1276.0-1.0
Majority55626.2
Turnout 2,11832.24
Labour hold Swing

St Margaret's

St Margaret's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington 1,533 53.4 +3.0
Conservative Lee Reynolds62721.9-2.9
Labour Maggie Barradell43915.3-5.4
Green Kirsty Wilmot2709.4+5.9
Majority90631.5
Turnout 2,86944.95
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Stoke Park

Stoke Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hall 684 39.7 -13.8
Labour Tony Blacker61535.7-3.5
UKIP Alan Cotterell24013.9New
Green Barry Broom1106.4+1.8
Liberal Democrats Maureen Haaker724.2+1.6
Majority694.0
Turnout 1,72135.7
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Julian Gibbs 807 50.6 -6.6
Conservative Christopher Chambers30118.9-8.1
UKIP Mark Schueller18611.7New
Green John Mann17010.7+3.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore1328.3-0.5
Majority50631.7
Turnout 1,59624.97
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lucinda Trenchard 578 42.3 -14.9
Conservative Stephen Lark28821.1-7.2
UKIP Colin Gould28320.7+10.9
Liberal Democrats Michelle Brown1178.6+3.9
Green Edmund Harrison1017.4New
Majority29021.2
Turnout 1,36721.96
Labour hold Swing

Whitton

Whitton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Heaps 776 44.6 -8.0
Conservative John Downie55231.7-10.9
UKIP David Hurlbut25914.9New
Liberal Democrats Daniel Davey1528.7+3.8
Majority22412.9
Turnout 1,73929.37
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

By-Elections

Alexandra By-Election

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Rae 734 50.2 -3.7
Liberal Democrats Henry Williams28719.6+10.3
Conservative Lee Reynolds27819.0-6.2
Green Tom Wilmot16411.2-0.4
Majority44730.6
Turnout 1,47121
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 2019 | Ipswich Borough Council". www.ipswich.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Ipswich Borough Council By-Election Results 2019 | Ipswich Borough Council" (PDF). www.ipswich.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Geater, Paul (2019). "Who is standing in the Ipswich Borough Council elections? Find out who the candidates are in your ward". Ipswich Star. No. 4 April 2019. Archant Community Media.
  4. ↑ Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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