2011 Ipswich Borough Council election

2011 Ipswich Borough Council election

5 May 2011
16 of the 48 seats 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 23 18 7 Seats won 12 4 0 Seats after 28 16 4 Seat change 5 2 3 Popular vote 17,522 13,675 4,798 Percentage 47.4% 37.0% 13.0%
Map showing the 2011 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Labour

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. One third of the seats were up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council, which had previously been run under by a Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition since 2004.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 28
• Conservative 16
• Liberal Democrat 4

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Harvey Crane	1,158	49.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Chambers	577	24.7%
	Conservative	Roy Flood	449	19.2%
	Green	Jane Scott	155	6.6%
Majority			581	24.8%
Turnout			2,339
	Liberal Democrats hold

Bixley

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kym Stroet	1,518	55.4%
	Labour	Kanthasamy Elavalakan	833	30.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Witter	388	14.2%
Majority			685	25.0%
Turnout			2,739
	Conservative hold

Bridge

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Philip Smart	1,150	55.7%
	Conservative	James Spencer	712	34.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Juliet Groves	204	9.9%
Majority			438	21.2%
Turnout			2,066
	Labour hold

Castle Hill

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Goldsmith	1,262	51.4%
	Labour	John Harris	837	34.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Whitmore	180	7.3%
	Green	Jennifer Overett	174	7.1%
Majority			425	17.3%
Turnout
	Conservative hold

Gainsborough

Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Martin Cook	1,263	62.3%
	Conservative	Carol Debman	623	30.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Atkins	141	7.0%
Majority			640	31.6%
Turnout			2,027
	Labour hold

Gipping

Gipping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Gardiner	1,204	61.0%
	Conservative	Maureen Springle	544	27.6%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart McHardy	226	11.4%
Majority			660	33.4%
Turnout			1,974
	Labour hold

Holywells

Holywells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Liz Harsant	968	44.6%
	Labour	Kenneth Douglas	875	40.3%
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Robinson	213	9.8%
	Independent	Dale Jackson	114	5.3%
Majority			93	4.3%
Turnout			2,170
	Conservative hold

Priory Heath

Priory Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Knowles	1,290	60.3%
	Conservative	Oliver Hartley	605	28.3%
	Liberal Democrats	Mathew Baker	244	11.4%
Majority			685	32.0%
Turnout			2,139
	Labour hold

Rushmere

Rushmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tracy Grant	1,490	50.5%
	Conservative	Stephen Ion	1,215	41.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Jones	246	8.3%
Majority			275	9.3%
Turnout			2,951
	Labour gain from Conservative

Sprites

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Roger Fern	1,202	57.0%
	Conservative	Robert Hall	781	37.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Toye	126	6.0%
Majority			421	20.0%
Turnout			2,109
	Labour hold

St John's

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Neil Macdonald	1,534	56.1%
	Conservative	Edward Phillips	948	34.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Hardacre	253	9.3%
Majority			586	21.4%
Turnout			2,735
	Labour hold

St Margaret's

St Margaret's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Karen Stokes	1,167	37.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Kathy French	1,107	35.1%
	Labour	Kimberley Cook	671	21.3%
	Green	Amy Drayson	211	6.7%
Majority			60	1.9%
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Stoke Park

Stoke Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Barry Studd	985	47.1%
	Conservative	Richard Pope	876	41.9%
	Green	Barry Broom	129	6.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Lock	103	4.9%
Majority			109	5.2%
Turnout			2,093
	Labour gain from Conservative

Westgate

Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Julian Gibbs	972	49.4%
	Conservative	Lee Reynolds	435	22.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Lockington	391	19.9%
	Green	John Mann	171	8.7%
Majority			537	27.3%
Turnout			1,969
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Whitehouse

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Martin Goonan	950	52.1%
	Conservative	Pamela Stewart	632	34.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Chambers	241	13.2%
Majority			318	17.4%
Turnout			1,823
	Labour hold

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stephen Connelly	1,108	50.2%
	Conservative	Michelle Bevan-Margetts	940	42.6%
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Jacob	158	7.2%
Majority			168	7.6%
Turnout			2,206
	Labour hold