Rushmere | |
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ward for Ipswich Council | |
Local government in East of England | Suffolk |
Current ward | |
Created | 2002 |
Councillor | Alasdair Ross (Labour) |
Councillor | Sandra Gage (Labour) |
Councillor | Kelvin Cracknell (Labour) |
Rushmere Ward is a ward in the North East Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council.
It is designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 004 by the Office of National Statistics. [1] It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas. [2]
Rushmere Ward is located on the north-eastern edge of Ipswich. In 2005 it had a population of about 8,000. The ward has a low proportion of 16-29 year olds and a high proportion of single person pensioner households. [3]
The following councillors were elected since the boundaries were changed in 2002. Names in brackets indicates that the councillor remained in office without re-election.
Date | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
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May 2002 [4] | Robert Ray-Dobson | Keith Herod | David Isaacs |
May 2003 [4] | (Robert Ray-Dobson) | (Keith Herod) | Eileen Smith |
June 2004 [4] | Stephen Ion | Judy Terry | (Eileen Smith) |
May 2006 [4] | (Stephen Ion) | Denise Terry | (Eileen Smith) |
May 2007 [4] | (Stephen Ion) | (Denise Terry) | Eileen Smith |
May 2008 [4] | Alasdair Ross | (Denise Terry) | (Eileen Smith) |
May 2010 [4] | (Alasdair Ross) | Denise Terry | (Eileen Smith) |
May 2011 [4] | (Alasdair Ross) | (Denise Terry) | Tracy Grant |
May 2012 [4] | Alasdair Ross | (Denise Terry) | (Tracy Grant) |
May 2014 [5] | (Alasdair Ross) | Sandra Gage | (Tracy Grant) |
May 2015| [6] | (Alasdair Ross) | (Sandra Gage) | Stephen Ion |
May 2016 [7] | Alasdair Ross | (Sandra Gage) | (Stephen Ion) |
May 2018 [8] | (Alasdair Ross) | Sandra Gage | (Stephen Ion) |
May 2019 [9] | (Alasdair Ross) | (Sandra Gage) | Kelvin Cracknell |
May 2021 [10] | Alasdair Ross | (Sandra Gage) | (Kelvin Cracknell) |
May 2022 | (Alasdair Ross) | (Kelvin Cracknell) |
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