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2019 Ipswich Borough Council election
←2018 2 May 2019 2021→
16 seats (out of 48 seats)
25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 34 12 2
Seats won 36 9 3
Seat change Increase2 Decrease3 Increase1
Popular vote 11,834 8,943 3,497
Percentage 40.1% 30.3% 11.8%
Swing Decrease8.4% Decrease5.7% Increase1.8%
Map showing the May 2019 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

The2019 Ipswich Borough Council electionsfor theIpswich Borough Counciltook 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]

Results summary[edit]

2019 Ipswich Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
Labour 11 Increase2 68.8 25 36 75.0 11,834 40.1 -8.3
Conservative 4 Decrease3 25.0 5 9 18.8 8,943 30.3 -6.5
Liberal Democrats 1 Increase1 6.3 2 3 6.3 3,497 11.8 +1.7
Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,742 9.3 +6.0
UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,275 7.7 +6.3
Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 252 0.9 +0.8

Ward Results[edit]

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

Alexandra[edit]

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jane Riley 1,034 53.7 −6.1
Conservative Katherine West 379 19.7 −4.3
Green Tom Wilmot 341 17.7 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Henry Williams 172 8.9 +1.8
Majority 655 34.0
Turnout 1,926 28.18
Labourhold Swing

Bixley[edit]

Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Pope 1,026 50.1 −9.0
Labour Paul Anderson 522 25.5 −6.8
Green Lesley Packwood 326 15.9 New
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers 173 8.5 −0.1
Majority 504 24.6
Turnout 2,047 36.25
Conservativehold Swing

Bridge[edit]

Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Smart 738 44.8 −14.8
Conservative Murray Brunning 351 21.3 −7.7
UKIP Catherine Kersey 250 15.2 New
Green Charlotte Armstrong 221 13.4 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Immo Weichert 87 5.3 +1.3
Majority 387 23.5
Turnout 1,647 25.54
Labourhold Swing

Castle Hill[edit]

Castle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Erion Xhaferaj 876 51.6 −1.4
Labour John Harris 511 30.1 −5.7
Liberal Democrats Sophie Willians 311 18.3 +7.1
Majority 365 21.5
Turnout 1,698 30.36
Conservativehold Swing

Gainsborough[edit]

Gainsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Cook 736 45.3 −8.8
UKIP Shayne Pooley 384 23.7 +13.6
Conservative Joshua Owens 359 22.1 −8.4
Green Brieanna Patmore 92 5.7 +2.1
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 52 3.2 +1.4
Majority 352 21.6
Turnout 1,623 26.33
Labourhold Swing

Gipping[edit]

Gipping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Gardiner 738 48.1 −12.1
Conservative Paul Cawthorn 344 22.4 −9.1
UKIP Karl Pickering 212 13.8 New
Green Nigel Storry 127 8.3 New
Liberal Democrats Gerald Pryke 112 7.3 −1.0
Majority 394 25.7
Turnout 1,533 22.40
Labourhold Swing

Holywells[edit]

Holywells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elizabeth Harsant 918 44.9 +0.6
Labour Shofik Ali 733 35.9 −10.3
Green Jennifer Rivett 272 13.3 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Daley 120 5.9 +2.5
Majority 185 9.0
Turnout 2,043 35.87
Conservativehold Swing

Priory Heath[edit]

Priory Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Richardson 925 46.8 −7.4
Conservative Samantha Murray 538 27.2 −8.2
Independent Christopher Newbury 252 12.8 New
Green Andrew Patmore 153 7.7 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Lucy Drake 108 5.5 +0.4
Majority 387 19.6
Turnout 1,976 30.05
Labourhold Swing

Rushmere[edit]

Rushmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kelvin Cracknell 935 43.0 −14.0
Conservative Stephen Ion 812 37.4 +1.4
Green Lee Morris 256 11.8 New
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob 169 7.8 +0.8
Majority 123 5.6
Turnout 2,172 35.37
LabourgainfromConservative Swing

Sprites[edit]

Sprites
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Smith 717 48.8 −10.2
Conservative Michael Scanes 414 28.2 −3.0
UKIP Julie Hassell 210 14.3 +6.3
Green Adria Pittock 67 4.6 New
Liberal Democrats Conrad Packwood 60 4.1 +2.1
Majority 303 20.6
Turnout 1,468 28.68
Labourhold Swing

St John's[edit]

St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Darwin 1,030 48.6 −6.5
Conservative Mark Phillips 474 22.4 −10.4
UKIP Josephine Grant 251 11.9 New
Green Judith Hook 236 11.1 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Edward Packwood 127 6.0 −1.0
Majority 556 26.2
Turnout 2,118 32.24
Labourhold Swing

St Margaret's[edit]

St Margaret's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington 1,533 53.4 +3.0
Conservative Lee Reynolds 627 21.9 −2.9
Labour Maggie Barradell 439 15.3 −5.4
Green Kirsty Wilmot 270 9.4 +5.9
Majority 906 31.5
Turnout 2,869 44.95
Liberal DemocratsgainfromConservative Swing

Stoke Park[edit]

Stoke Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hall 684 39.7 −13.8
Labour Tony Blacker 615 35.7 −3.5
UKIP Alan Cotterell 240 13.9 New
Green Barry Broom 110 6.4 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Maureen Haaker 72 4.2 +1.6
Majority 69 4.0
Turnout 1,721 35.7
Conservativehold Swing

Westgate[edit]

Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Julian Gibbs 807 50.6 −6.6
Conservative Christopher Chambers 301 18.9 −8.1
UKIP Mark Schueller 186 11.7 New
Green John Mann 170 10.7 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 132 8.3 −0.5
Majority 506 31.7
Turnout 1,596 24.97
Labour Co-ophold Swing

Whitehouse[edit]

Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lucinda Trenchard 578 42.3 −14.9
Conservative Stephen Lark 288 21.1 −7.2
UKIP Colin Gould 283 20.7 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Michelle Brown 117 8.6 +3.9
Green Edmund Harrison 101 7.4 New
Majority 290 21.2
Turnout 1,367 21.96
Labourhold Swing

Whitton[edit]

Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darren Heaps 776 44.6 −8.0
Conservative John Downie 552 31.7 −10.9
UKIP David Hurlbut 259 14.9 New
Liberal Democrats Daniel Davey 152 8.7 +3.8
Majority 224 12.9
Turnout 1,739 29.37
LabourgainfromConservative Swing

By-Elections[edit]

Alexandra By-Election[edit]

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Rae 734 50.2 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Henry Williams 287 19.6 +10.3
Conservative Lee Reynolds 278 19.0 −6.2
Green Tom Wilmot 164 11.2 −0.4
Majority 447 30.6
Turnout 1,471 21
Labourhold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^"Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 2019 | Ipswich Borough Council".ipswich.gov.uk.Retrieved3 May2019.
  2. ^ab"Ipswich Borough Council By-Election Results 2019 | Ipswich Borough Council"(PDF).ipswich.gov.uk.Retrieved19 December2019.
  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.Retrieved24 October2019.
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