Ipswich Council election, 2007

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Elections to Ipswich Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Following the election the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed the executive of the council.[1]

[edit] Election result

Ipswich Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 7 1 1 0 43.8 35.6 11,067 +3.7%
  Conservative 6 0 0 0 37.5 39.7 12,349 -0.1%
  Liberal Democrat 3 1 1 0 18.8 20.8 6,470 -4.7%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 851 +0.5%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 310 +0.6%
  UK Independence 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 77 +0.2%

[edit] Ward results

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jane Chambers 756 40.8 +3.4
Labour Albert Grant 531 28.7 -2.0
Conservative Edward Phillips 377 20.4 -0.6
Green John Taylor 188 10.2 -0.7
Majority 225 12.1 +5.4
Turnout 1,852 31.9 -1.5
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gavin Maclure 1,496 65.0 +2.2
Labour Barry Studd 406 17.7 +2.5
Liberal Democrat Clive Witter 398 17.3 -4.7
Majority 1,090 46.3 +5.5
Turnout 2,300 39.8 +0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Smart 762 45.5 -1.2
Conservative Kevern Mulley 585 35.0 -0.7
Liberal Democrat Christopher Newbury 193 11.5 -6.1
Green Rick Deeks 133 7.9 +7.9
Majority 177 10.5 -0.5
Turnout 1,673 28.7 -0.6
Labour hold Swing
Castle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Goldsmith 1,081 48.8 -10.9
Liberal Democrat Nigel Cheeseman 502 22.7 +1.5
Labour John Harris 425 19.2 +0.1
Independent Sally Wainman 111 5.0 +5.0
Green Jason White 96 4.3 +4.3
Majority 579 26.1 -12.4
Turnout 2,215 37.4 -2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Gainsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Edwards 925 54.0 +6.7
Conservative Stephen Baldrey 523 30.5 -1.4
Liberal Democrat Robin Whitmore 264 15.4 -0.5
Majority 402 23.5 +8.1
Turnout 1,712 27.9 -1.0
Labour hold Swing
Gipping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Gardiner 824 52.3 +7.2
Conservative Maureen Springle 477 30.3 -4.2
Liberal Democrat Les Nicholls 274 17.4 -3.1
Majority 347 22.0 +11.4
Turnout 1,575 27.3 -0.6
Labour hold Swing
Holywells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Liz Harsant 851 50.8 +3.5
Labour Jamie McMahon 518 30.9 +8.8
Liberal Democrat Kevin Walker 305 18.2 -12.4
Majority 333 19.9 +3.2
Turnout 1,674 33.5 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing
Priory Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Knowles 852 45.4 +5.5
Conservative Tanya De Hoedt 789 42.1 +6.6
Liberal Democrat Nick Jacob 234 12.5 -5.0
Majority 63 3.3 -1.1
Turnout 1,875 31.7 +1.7
Labour hold Swing
Rushmere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eileen Smith 1,014 43.1 +2.5
Labour Alasdair Ross 905 38.5 +5.2
Liberal Democrat Cathy French 269 11.4 -14.7
Green Brenda Cavanagh 165 7.0 +7.0
Majority 109 4.6 -2.7
Turnout 2,353 39.0 -0.6
Conservative hold Swing -1.35
Sprites
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Fern 1,035 50.6 +8.2
Conservative Kathy Kenna 840 41.1 -5.6
Liberal Democrat Oliver Holmes 171 8.4 -2.4
Majority 195 9.5
Turnout 2,046 38.0 +1.7
Labour hold Swing
St John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil MacDonald 1,004 44.0 +4.8
Conservative Pamela Kelly 915 40.1 +5.9
Liberal Democrat Jill Atkins 362 15.9 -4.5
Majority 89 3.9 -1.1
Turnout 2,281 37.8 -2.1
Labour hold Swing
St Margaret's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Cooper 1,011 38.2 -12.2
Conservative Sophie Stanbrook 968 36.5 +3.7
Labour Steve Buckingham 289 10.9 +1.0
Independent Leonard Woolf 199 7.5 +7.5
Green Amy Drayson 183 6.9 -0.1
Majority 43 1.7 -15.9
Turnout 2,650 44.6 -2.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Stoke Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Page 871 52.0 +4.4
Labour Keith Rawlingson 610 36.4 -0.4
Liberal Democrat Timothy Lockington 194 11.6 -4.0
Majority 261 15.6 +4.8
Turnout 1,675 30.2 -1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Cann 735 38.7 +4.0
Labour Martin Cook 722 38.0 +2.2
Conservative Ian Fisher 279 14.7 -7.6
Green Colin Rodgers 86 4.5 -2.8
UK Independence Russell Metcalfe 77 4.1 +4.1
Majority 13 0.7
Turnout 1,899 30.8 +0.4
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Lewis 563 38.1 +6.2
Liberal Democrat Howard Stanley 512 34.7 -9.7
Conservative Ben Matthews 401 27.2 +3.5
Majority 51 3.4
Turnout 1,476 25.2 -4.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michelle Bevan-Margetts 882 47.2 -5.0
Labour Susan Crocker 696 37.3 +2.9
Liberal Democrat Heidi Williams 290 15.5 +2.1
Majority 186 9.9 -7.9
Turnout 1,868 31.6 -2.8
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] References

  1. ^ Labour frozen out of decision making


Preceded by
Ipswich Council election, 2006		 Ipswich local elections Succeeded by
Ipswich Council election, 2008