Ipswich Borough Council election, 2008

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 Ipswich Council election 2006.

After the Ipswich Council election 2008, the composition of the council was

Election result

Ipswich Local Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 9 3 0 +3 50.00 36.0 12327 +0.4
  Conservative 7 0 2 -2 38.9 41.5 14214 +1.8
  Liberal Democrat 2 0 1 -1 11.1 16.8 5762 -4.0
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 1388 +1.4
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 174 -0.5
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1388 +0.8

Ward results

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing +1.3
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 Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryony Rudkin 762 43.1 -2.4
Conservative James Spencer 658 37.7 +2.7
Liberal Democrat 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 hold Swing -2.6
Castle Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Vickey 1,249 63.2 +14.4
Labour John Harris 308 15.6 -3.6
Liberal Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Mowles & Martin Cook 1608 50.0 -4.0
Conservative Kathleen Kenna & Janet Sibley 1174 36.5 +6.0
Liberal Democrat 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
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hale 851 49.7 -1.1
Labour Kenneth Douglas 457 28.4 -2.5
Liberal Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Quinton 881 46.9 +1.5
Conservative Eddy Phillips 789 36.8 -5.3
Liberal Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alasdair Ross 1,026 44.0 +5.2
Conservative Paul Carter 1,013 43.4 +0.3
Liberal Democrat Leslie Nicholls 294 12.6 +1.2
Majority 13 0.6
Turnout 2,333 39.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.6
Sprites
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Kirby 924 48.7 -1.9
Conservative Medlin Spencer 769 40.5 -0.6
Liberal Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tanya De Hoedt 848 37.3 -2.8
Labour Hamil Clarke 845 37.2 -6.8
Liberal Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing 0.0
Stoke Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul West 907
Labour Barry Studd 472
Liberal Democrat Tim Lockington 202
Majority
Turnout 28.95
Conservative hold Swing
Westgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carole Jones 748
Liberal Democrat Robin Whitmore 581
Conservative Ian Fisher 338
Green Colin Rodgers 89
Independent Russell Metcalfe 37
Majority
Turnout 29.21
Labour hold Swing
Whitehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Grant 584
Liberal Democrat Tony James 503
Conservative Ben Matthews 339
UKIP John West 199
Majority
Turnout 26.47
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Don Ward 918
Labour Sue Crocker 635
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Lockington 244
Majority
Turnout 30.60
Conservative hold Swing
Preceded by
Ipswich Borough Council election, 2007
Ipswich local elections Succeeded by
Ipswich Borough Council election, 2010