Ipswich Borough Council election, 2007

Elections for Ipswich Borough 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

• Conservative 20
• Labour 18
• Liberal Democrat 9
• Independent 1

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

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%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	77	+0.2%

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 Pope	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
	UKIP	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

References

• 2007 Ipswich election result
• Full ward results
• Little change at Ipswich after vote