2018 UK local government election
Elections to Ipswich Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results summary
2018 Ipswich Borough Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 1 | 75.0 | 22 | 34 | 70.8 | 15,144 | 48.4 | +2.2 |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 18.8 | 9 | 12 | 25.0 | 11,514 | 36.8 | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 3,151 | 10.1 | +1.5 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,036 | 3.3 | -1.4 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 437 | 1.4 | -5.0 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 | New |
Ward Results
These are the results for all 16 wards.[2]
Alexandra
Alexandra Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | John Cook | 1,245 | 59.8 | |
| Conservative | Katherine West | 499 | 24.0 | − |
| Green | Tom Wilmot | 190 | 9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Thompson | 147 | 7.1 | |
Majority | 746 | | |
Turnout | 2,081 | 30.1 | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Bixley
Bixley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Philips | 1,264 | 59.1 | |
| Labour | Paul Anderson | 690 | 32.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 183 | 8.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 37.43 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bridge
Bridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Collette Allen | 994 | 59.6 | |
| Conservative | Murray Brunning | 483 | 29.0 | |
| Green | Charlotte Armstrong | 124 | 7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Immo Weichert | 66 | 4.0 | |
Majority | 511 | | |
Turnout | | 25.89 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle Hill
Castle Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robin Vickery | 1,026 | 53.0 | |
| Labour | Darren Heaps | 694 | 35.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Lockington | 216 | 11.2 | |
Majority | 332 | | |
Turnout | | 33.64 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gainsborough
Gainsborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sheila Handley | 987 | 54.1 | |
| Conservative | Samantha Murray | 557 | 30.5 | |
| UKIP | Shayne Pooley | 184 | 10.1 | |
| Green | Benjamin Magrath | 66 | 3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 32 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 430 | | |
Turnout | | 29.13 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gipping
Gipping Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elizabeth Hughes | 962 | 60.2 | |
| Conservative | Mark Philips | 504 | 31.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Chambers | 133 | 8.3 | |
Majority | 458 | | |
Turnout | | 25.35 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Holywells
Holywells Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Janice Parry | 1,048 | 46.2 | |
| Conservative | Heather Mills | 1,003 | 44.3 | |
| Green | Jennifer Rivett | 137 | 6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Daley | 78 | 3.4 | |
Majority | 45 | | |
Turnout | | 39.07 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Priory Heath
Priory Heath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Daniel Maguire | 1,013 | 54.2 | |
| Conservative | Andy Shannon | 661 | 35.4 | |
| Green | Andrew Patmore | 99 | 5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 96 | 5.1 | |
Majority | 352 | | |
Turnout | | 28.34 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rushmere
Rushmere Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sandra Gage | 1,283 | 57.0 | |
| Conservative | Paul Cawthorn | 809 | 36.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Fletcher | 157 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 474 | | |
Turnout | | 36.49 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sprites
Sprites Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Helen Armitage | 895 | 59 | +10.2 |
| Conservative | Michael Scanes | 601 | 31.2 | +0.2 |
| UKIP | Alan Cotterell | 109 | 8 | −2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Conrad Packwood | 39 | 2.0 | −2.0 |
Majority | 294 | | |
Turnout | | 32.05 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. John's
St. John's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elango Elavalakan | 1,159 | 55.1 | |
| Conservative | James Harding | 690 | 32.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Packard | 148 | 7.0 | |
| Green | Ned Harrison | 108 | 5.1 | |
Majority | 469 | | |
Turnout | | 32.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Margaret's
St. Margaret's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Inga Lockington | 1,493 | 50.4 | |
| Conservative | Simon Fisher | 734 | 24.8 | |
| Labour | Jeremy Brown | 615 | 20.7 | |
| Green | Kirsty Wilmot | 104 | 3.5 | |
| Independent | David Tabane | 19 | 0.6 | New |
Majority | 759 | | |
Turnout | 2,965 | 45.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stoke Park
Stoke Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nadia Cenci | 991 | 53.5 | |
| Labour | Kelvin Cracknell | 726 | 39.2 | |
| Green | Barry Broom | 86 | 4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Haaker | 49 | 2.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | | 35.7 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westgate
Westgate Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Colin Kreidewolf | 999 | 57.2 | |
| Conservative | Samuel Downer | 472 | 27.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Hore | 153 | 8.8 | |
| Green | John Mann | 122 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 527 | | |
Turnout | | 27.05 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitehouse
Whitehouse Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Colin Wright | 838 | 57.2 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Lark | 414 | 28.3 | |
| UKIP | Tony Gould | 144 | 9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Mitchell | 69 | 4.7 | |
Majority | 424 | | |
Turnout | | 23.55 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitton
Whitton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christine Shaw | 996 | 52.6 | |
| Conservative | John Downie | 806 | 42.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Smith | 92 | 4.9 | |
Majority | 190 | 10.0 | |
Turnout | | 32.28 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Guide to May 2018 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.