Ipswich council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
11
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
26.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 11 -1 11,834 40.1% -8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 +1 8,943 30.3% -6.6
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 3,497 11.8% +1.8
Green Party 0 +0 2,742 9.3% +6.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 2,275 7.7% +6.4
Independent 0 +0 252 0.9% +0.8

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. 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 Party 16
Liberal Democrats 16
Green Party 14
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 9
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 Party Jane Riley Elected 1,034 53.7% -6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Katherine Mary West 379 19.7% -4.3
Green Party Tom Wilmot 341 17.7% +8.6
Liberal Democrats Henry Williams 172 8.9% +1.9
Majority655
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,926

Labour Party hold

Bixley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Pope Elected 1,026 50.1% -9.0
Labour Party Paul James Anderson 522 25.5% -6.8
Green Party Lesley Packwood 326 15.9% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Kirk Chambers 173 8.5% -0.1
Majority504
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,047

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phil Smart Elected 738 44.8% -14.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Murray James Brunning 351 21.3% -7.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Catherine Kersey 250 15.2% —
Green Party Charlotte Armstrong 221 13.4% +6.0
Liberal Democrats Immo Weichert 87 5.3% +1.3
Majority387
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,647

Labour Party hold

Castle Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Erion Xhaferaj Elected 876 51.6% -1.4
Labour Party John Harris 511 30.1% -5.8
Liberal Democrats Sophie Helena Frances Williams 311 18.3% +7.2
Majority365
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,698

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Gainsborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martin Lewis Cook Elected 736 45.3% -9.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Shayne Robert Pooley 384 23.7% +15.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh Owens 359 22.1% -9.0
Green Party Brieanna Patmore 92 5.7% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Robin T Whitmore 52 3.2% +1.4
Majority352
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,623

Labour Party hold

Gipping

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Kenneth Gardiner Elected 738 48.1% -12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Cawthorn 344 22.4% -9.1
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Karl David Pickering 212 13.8% —
Green Party Nigel John Storry 127 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats Gerald Pryke 112 7.3% -1.0
Majority394
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,533

Labour Party hold

Holywells

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Harsant Elected 918 44.9% +0.7
Labour Party Shofik Ali 733 35.9% -10.4
Green Party Jenny Rivett 272 13.3% +7.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Daley 120 5.9% +2.4
Majority185
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,043

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Priory Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Luke Richardson Elected 925 46.8% -7.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Murray 538 27.2% -8.1
Independent Chris Newbury 252 12.8% —
Green Party Andy Patmore 153 7.7% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Lucy Drake 108 5.5% +0.3
Majority387
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,976

Labour Party hold

Rushmere

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kelvin Dean Cracknell Elected 935 43.0% -14.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Richard Ion 812 37.4% +1.4
Green Party Lee Morris 256 11.8% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Jacob 169 7.8% +0.8
Majority123
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,172

Labour Party hold

Sprites

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jenny Smith Elected 717 48.8% -5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Raymond Scanes 414 28.2% -8.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Julie Hassell 210 14.3% +7.7
Green Party Adria Lee Pittock 67 4.6% —
Liberal Democrats Conrad Robert-Smith Packwood 60 4.1% +1.7
Majority303
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,468

Labour Party hold

St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shelly Darwin Elected 1,030 48.6% -6.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Patrick Phillips 474 22.4% -10.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jo Grant 251 11.9% —
Green Party Jude Rook 236 11.1% +6.0
Liberal Democrats Edward Frederick Packard 127 6.0% -1.0
Majority556
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,118

Labour Party hold

St Margaret's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Timothy John Lockington Elected 1,533 53.4% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Chadwick Reynolds 627 21.9% -2.9
Labour Party Maggie Barradell 439 15.3% -5.4
Green Party Kirsty Ellen Wilmot 270 9.4% +5.9
Majority906
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,869

Liberal Democrats hold

Stoke Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Hall Elected 684 39.7% -13.8
Labour Party Tony Paul Stewart Blacker 615 35.7% -3.5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alan Cotterell 240 13.9% —
Green Party Barry Broom 110 6.4% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Maureen Anne Haaker 72 4.2% +1.5
Majority69
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,721

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Westgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Julian Gibbs Elected 807 50.6% -6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Chambers 301 18.9% -8.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Andrew Schueler 186 11.7% —
Green Party John William Mann 170 10.7% +3.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 132 8.3% -0.4
Majority506
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,596

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Whitehouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lucy Trenchard Elected 578 42.3% -14.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Lark 288 21.1% -7.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tony Gould 283 20.7% +10.9
Liberal Democrats Michelle Fiona Annette Brown 117 8.6% +3.8
Green Party Ned Harrison 101 7.4% —
Majority290
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,367

Labour Party hold

Whitton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Darren Edward Heaps Elected 776 44.6% -8.0
Conservative and Unionist Party John Peter Downie 552 31.7% -10.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Alan Hurlbut 259 14.9% —
Liberal Democrats Daniel Davey 152 8.7% +3.9
Majority224
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,739

Labour Party hold

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