Ipswich council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
32.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 +2 15,144 48.4% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 +2 11,514 36.8% +4.3
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 3,150 10.1% +0.5
Green Party 0 +0 1,036 3.3% -0.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 401 1.3% -4.2
Independent 0 +0 19 0.1% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Labour and Co-operative Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Green Party 9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
Independent 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Alexandra

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party John Cook Elected 1,245 59.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Katherine Mary West 499 24.0% —
Green Party Tom Wilmot 190 9.1% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Thompson 147 7.1% —
Majority746
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,081

Bixley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward James Joseph Phillips Elected 1,264 59.1% +7.9
Labour Party Paul James Anderson 690 32.3% +4.2
Liberal Democrats Trevor Arthur Powell 183 8.6% +1.6
Majority574
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,137

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Collette Louise Allen Elected 994 59.6% +4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Murray James Brunning 483 29.0% +2.7
Green Party Charlotte Armstrong 124 7.4% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Immo Weichert 66 4.0% -2.3
Majority511
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,667

Labour Party hold

Castle Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Mervyn Vickery Elected 1,026 53.0% —
Labour Party Darren Edward Heaps 694 35.8% —
Liberal Democrats Timothy John Lockington 216 11.2% —
Majority332
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,936

Gainsborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sheila Margaret Handley Elected 987 55.1% -13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Murray 557 31.1% -0.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Shayne Robert Pooley 148 8.3% —
Green Party Ben Magrath 66 3.7% —
Liberal Democrats Robin T Whitmore 32 1.8% —
Majority430
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,790

Labour Party hold

Gipping

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Elizabeth Patricia Hughes Elected 962 60.2% +3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Patrick Phillips 504 31.5% +3.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Kirk Chambers 133 8.3% +2.0
Majority458
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,599

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Holywells

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jan Parry Elected 1,048 46.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Heather Mills 1,003 44.3% —
Green Party Jenny Rivett 137 6.0% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Daley 78 3.4% —
Majority45
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,266

Priory Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Daniel Stephen Maguire Elected 1,013 54.2% -5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Shannon 661 35.4% +3.1
Green Party Andy Patmore 99 5.3% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Jacob 96 5.1% -3.4
Majority352
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,869

Labour Party hold

Rushmere

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sandra Alex Gage Elected 1,283 57.0% -0.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Cawthorn 809 36.0% +4.1
Liberal Democrats Julie Fletcher 157 7.0% +2.1
Majority474
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,249

Labour Party hold

Sprites

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Helen Charissa Armitage Elected 895 54.4% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Raymond Scanes 601 36.6% +5.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Cotterell 109 6.6% -12.9
Liberal Democrats Conrad Robert-Smith Packwood 39 2.4% +0.4
Majority294
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,644

Labour Party hold

St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Elango Elavalakan Elected 1,159 55.1% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party James Anthony Lymer Harding 690 32.8% +2.7
Liberal Democrats Edward Frederick Packard 148 7.0% +2.4
Green Party Ned Harrison 108 5.1% -2.7
Majority469
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,105

Labour Party hold

St Margaret's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Inga Elisabeth Lockington Elected 1,493 50.4% +13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon John Patrick Fisher 734 24.8% -6.5
Labour Party Jeremy Daniel Brown 615 20.7% +0.2
Green Party Kirsty Ellen Wilmot 104 3.5% -1.1
Independent David Tabane 19 0.6% —
Majority759
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,965

Liberal Democrats hold

Stoke Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Nadia Cenci Elected 991 53.5% +3.9
Labour Party Kelvin Dean Cracknell 726 39.2% +2.9
Green Party Barry Broom 86 4.6% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Maureen Anne Haaker 49 2.6% -0.6
Majority265
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,852

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Westgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Colin John Kreidewolf Elected 999 57.2% +0.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Downer 472 27.0% +5.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 152 8.7% -4.1
Green Party John William Mann 122 7.0% -1.2
Majority527
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,745

Labour Party hold

Whitehouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Colin Wright Elected 838 57.2% +8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Lark 414 28.3% +7.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tony Gould 144 9.8% -14.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell 69 4.7% +2.1
Majority424
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,465

Labour Party hold

Whitton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Frances Shaw Elected 996 52.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Peter Downie 806 42.6% —
Liberal Democrats Daniel Edwin Smith 92 4.9% —
Majority190
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,894

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