Ipswich Borough Council elections

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One third of Ipswich Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Labour 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1979

Labour 1979 - 2004

No overall control 2004 - 2011

Labour 2011 - present

Council elections

By-election results

St Margarets By-Election 18 March 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 883 43.2 +2.9
Liberal Democrat 764 37.4 +1.6
Labour 397 19.4 -4.6
Majority 119 5.8
Turnout 2,044 33.2
Conservative hold Swing
Town By-Election 20 July 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 629 53.4 +0.1
Conservative 411 34.9 +3.6
Liberal Democrat 137 11.6 -3.8
Majority 218 18.5
Turnout 1,177 19.1
Labour hold Swing
Sprites By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,800 59.5 +10.8
Conservative 839 27.7 -13.0
Liberal Democrat 386 12.8 +2.2
Majority 961 31.8
Turnout 3,025
Labour hold Swing
Castle Hill By-Election 19 July 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Vickery 1,028 60.6 +11.8
Labour John Harris 385 22.7 +3.5
Liberal Democrat Nigel Cheeseman 284 16.7 -6.0
Majority 643 37.9
Turnout 1,697 28.7
Conservative hold Swing
Castle Hill By-Election 24 July 2008[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Young 843 64.3 +3.3
Labour John Harris 282 21.5 +2.9
Liberal Democrat Nigel Cheeseman 186 14.2 -0.4
Majority 561 42.8
Turnout 1,311 22.3
Conservative hold Swing
St Margaret's By-Election 10 November 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Cathy French 942 41.8 +6.7
Conservative Stephen Ion 871 38.7 +1.7
Labour Glen Chisholm 439 19.5 -1.8
Majority 71 3.1
Turnout 2,252 35.8
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing 2.5

References

  1. The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  2. The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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