2008 UK local government election
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. One third of the seats were up for election. The Labour Party won enough seats to become the largest party gaining 3 seats (2 from Con 1 from Lib Dem). The Conservatives had been the largest party since the 2006 Ipswich Council election. The results came as a stark contrast which saw the Conservatives make significant gains from Labour across the country. Particular disappointments for the Conservatives came when they lost Rushmere and Bridge to Labour and narrowly failed to gain St Margaret's from the Liberal Democrats, while narrowly holding onto St John's by a mere 3 votes. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats lost Whitehouse.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 21
- Conservative 19
- Liberal Democrat 8
- Independent 0
Despite the losses, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition continued to run the Council with a reduced majority of 6 seats.
Election result
Ipswich Local Election Result 2008[1][2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.00 | 34.1 | 12,327 | +0.4 |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 38.9 | 41.1 | 14,214 | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11.1 | 18.6 | 5,762 | -4.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1,388 | +1.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 353 | +0.8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 174 | -0.5 |
Ward results
Alexandra
Alexandra Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Gooch | 681 | 37.7 | -3.1 |
| Labour | Martin Goonan | 508 | 28.1 | -0.6 |
| Conservative | Janice Rawlings | 408 | 22.6 | +2.2 |
| Green | Brenda Cavanagh | 211 | 11.7 | +1.5 |
Majority | 173 | 9.6 | -2.5 |
Turnout | 1808 | 30.6 | -1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
Bixley
Bixley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Carnall & Russell Harsant | 2,839 | 64.8 | -0.2 |
| Labour | Lindsey Rawlingson & Emma Stock | 691 | 15.8 | -1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Williams & Clive Witter | 614 | 14.0 | -3.3 |
| Green | Adrian Hedges | 235 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
Majority | 1,148 | 49.0 | +2.7 |
Turnout | 4,379 | 38.6 | -1.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
Bridge
Bridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Bryony Rudkin | 762 | 43.1 | -2.4 |
| Conservative | James Spencer | 658 | 37.7 | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Newbury | 179 | 10.3 | -1.2 |
| Green | Rick Deeks | 157 | 9.0 | +1.1 |
Majority | 94 | 5.4 | -5.1 |
Turnout | 1,746 | 29.3 | +0.6 |
| Labour gain from | Swing | -2.6 | |
Castle Hill
Castle Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robin Vickery | 1,249 | 63.2 | +14.4 |
| Labour | John Harris | 308 | 15.6 | -3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Cheeseman | 298 | 15.1 | -7.6 |
| Green | Jenny Overett | 120 | 6.1 | +1.8 |
Majority | 941 | 47.6 | +21.5 |
Turnout | 1,975 | 34.9 | +8.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
Gainsborough
Gainsborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Mowles & Martin Cook | 1,608 | 50.0 | -4.0 |
| Conservative | Kathleen Kenna & Janet Sibley | 1174 | 36.5 | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Scott & Jamie Scott | 264 | 13.5 | -1.9 |
Majority | 434 | 13.5 | -10 |
Turnout | 3218 | 28.9 | +1.0 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
Gipping
Gipping Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Ellesmere | 746 | 49.1 | -3.2 |
| Conservative | Maureen Springle | 549 | 36.1 | +5.8 |
| Green | Tony Slade | 225 | 14.8 | |
Majority | 197 | 13.0 | -9.0 |
Turnout | 1,520 | 26.1 | -1.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
Holywells
Holywells Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Hale | 851 | 49.7 | -1.1 |
| Labour | Kenneth Douglas | 457 | 28.4 | -2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Chambers | 347 | 21.9 | +3.7 |
Majority | 337 | 21.3 | +1.4 |
Turnout | 1,586 | 30.8 | -2.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
Priory Heath
Priory Heath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Quinton | 881 | 46.9 | +1.5 |
| Conservative | Eddy Phillips | 789 | 36.8 | -5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Jacob | 169 | 9.0 | -3.5 |
| Independent | Sally Wainman | 137 | 7.3 | |
Majority | 189 | 10.1 | +6.8 |
Turnout | 1,879 | 30.5 | -1.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
Rushmere
Rushmere Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alasdair Ross | 1,026 | 44.0 | +5.2 |
| Conservative | Paul Carter | 1,013 | 43.4 | +0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Nicholls | 294 | 12.6 | +1.2 |
Majority | 13 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 2,333 | 39.0 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.6 | |
Sprites
Sprites Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Kirby | 924 | 48.7 | -1.9 |
| Conservative | Medlin Spencer | 769 | 40.5 | -0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Heidi Williams | 205 | 10.8 | +2.4 |
Majority | 155 | 8.2 | -1.3 |
Turnout | 1,898 | 35.6 | +1.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
St John's
St John's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tanya De Hoedt | 848 | 37.3 | -2.8 |
| Labour | Hamil Clarke | 845 | 37.2 | -6.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Atkins | 269 | 11.8 | -4.1 |
| Green | Steven Pritchard | 156 | 6.9 | |
| UKIP | Bill Vinyard | 154 | 6.8 | |
Majority | 3 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 2,272 | 36.6 | -1.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.0 | |
St Margaret's
St Margaret's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Atkins | 1,134 | 41.7 | +3.5 |
| Conservative | Mary Young | 1,089 | 40.0 | +3.5 |
| Labour | Elizabeth Cooper | 304 | 11.2 | +0.3 |
| Green | Amy Drayson | 183 | 7.2 | +0.3 |
Majority | 45 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 2,722 | 46.1 | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.0 | |
Stoke Park
Stoke Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul West | 907 | | |
| Labour | Barry Studd | 472 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Lockington | 202 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 28.95 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westgate
Westgate Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Carole Jones | 748 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 581 | | |
| Conservative | Ian Fisher | 338 | | |
| Green | Colin Rodgers | 89 | | |
| Independent | Russell Metcalfe | 37 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 29.21 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitehouse
Whitehouse Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Albert Grant | 584 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony James | 503 | | |
| Conservative | Ben Matthews | 339 | | |
| UKIP | John West | 199 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 26.47 | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Whitton
Whitton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Don Ward | 918 | | |
| Labour | Sue Crocker | 635 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Lockington | 244 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 30.60 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2008 - Ipswich". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/7373446.stm