2003 Ipswich Borough Council election
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Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 31
- Conservative 12
- Liberal Democrat 5
Election result
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 7 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 43.8 | 32.5 | 9,272 | -8.6% | |
Conservative | 6 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 37.5 | 39.2 | 11,171 | +1.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 18.8 | 25.8 | 7,368 | +5.1% | |
CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 400 | +0.8% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 217 | +0.6% | |
Save Broomhill Pool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 88 | +0.3% |
Ward results
[edit]Alexandra
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jane Chambers | 807 | 42.9 | ||
Labour | John Cook | 649 | 34.5 | ||
Conservative | Maureen Springle | 321 | 17.0 | ||
Green | Jane Scott | 106 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 158 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,883 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bixley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Barker | 1,097 | 46.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Rivett | 711 | 30.1 | ||
Labour | Martyn Green | 403 | 17.0 | ||
CPA | Dave Cooper | 155 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 386 | 16.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,366 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Philip Smart | 611 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | Duncan Titchmarsh | 491 | 34.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 315 | 22.2 | ||
Majority | 120 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,417 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Goldsmith | 1,205 | 58.0 | ||
Labour | James Adams | 443 | 21.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dennis Day | 431 | 20.7 | ||
Majority | 762 | 36.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,079 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gainsborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Don Edwards | 712 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | Adam Ramsey | 454 | 29.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Chambers | 304 | 19.6 | ||
CPA | Jonathan Barnes | 83 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 258 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,553 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gipping
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Peter Gardiner | 652 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | Nadia Cenci | 464 | 31.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Blue | 348 | 23.8 | ||
Majority | 188 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,464 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Holywells
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Harsant | 882 | 55.1 | ||
Labour | Robert Daines | 429 | 26.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 290 | 18.1 | ||
Majority | 453 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,601 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Priory Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dali Jabbar | 509 | 38.3 | ||
Conservative | Sarah Dodwell | 446 | 33.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine French | 286 | 21.5 | ||
Save Broomhill Pool | Sally Wainman | 88 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 63 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,329 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rushmere
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eileen Smith | 991 | 43.2 | ||
Labour | Richard Kirby | 749 | 32.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roberta Kerslake | 391 | 17.1 | ||
CPA | Stephen Bloomfield | 162 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 242 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,293 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Sprites
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Le Grys | 700 | 41.6 | ||
Conservative | Robert Hall | 693 | 41.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Stafford | 288 | 17.1 | ||
Majority | 7 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,681 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St John's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Neil MacDonald | 778 | 39.2 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Ion | 684 | 34.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Louise Gooch | 413 | 20.8 | ||
Green | Janet Phipps | 111 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 94 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,986 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Margaret's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Cooper | 1,211 | 46.0 | ||
Conservative | David Brown | 1,079 | 41.0 | ||
Labour | Jane Shaw | 341 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 132 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,631 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stoke Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Cook | 723 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | Keith Rawlingson | 635 | 36.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Brown | 380 | 21.9 | ||
Majority | 88 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,738 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Westgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Martin Cook | 568 | 40.8 | ||
Conservative | Julie Schubert | 467 | 33.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Toye | 358 | 25.7 | ||
Majority | 101 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,393 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitehouse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | George King | 555 | 39.4 | ||
Labour | Christopher Newbury | 435 | 30.9 | ||
Conservative | Colin Morgan | 417 | 29.6 | ||
Majority | 120 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,407 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Whitton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sandra Doyle | 757 | 44.7 | ||
Labour | Carole Jones | 658 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Atkins | 280 | 16.5 | ||
Majority | 99 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,695 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |