2006 Ipswich Borough Council election

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition continuing.

2006 Ipswich Borough Council election

← 2004 4 May 2006 2007 →
16 of the 48 seats 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 18 23 Seats before 16 23 Seats won 7 6 Seats after 19 18 Seat change 3 5 Popular vote 12,817 10,278 Percentage 39.8% 31.9% Swing 0.6% 0.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 7 0 Seats before 7 2 Seats won 3 0 Seats after 9 2 Seat change 2 Popular vote 8,198 125 Percentage 25.5% 0.4% Swing 0.5% 0.0%
Map showing the 2006 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK)

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 19
• Labour 18
• Liberal Democrat 9
• Independent 2

Election results

Ipswich Local Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7	3	0	+3	43.8	39.8	12,817	-0.6%
	Labour	6	0	5	-5	37.5	31.9	10,278	-0.2%
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	0	+2	18.8	25.5	8,198	-0.5%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	696	+2.2%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	125	0.0%
	Monster Raving Loony	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	88	+0.1%

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Green	734	37.4	−3.8
	Labour	Elizabeth Cooper	603	30.7	−3.3
	Conservative	Edward Phillips	413	21.0	−3.8
	Green	John Taylor	213	10.9	+10.9
Majority			131	6.7	−0.5
Turnout			1,963	33.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Bixley

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wright	1,438	62.8	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Jones	503	22.0	−6.6
	Labour	Barry Studd	347	15.2	+1.0
Majority			935	40.8	+15.6
Turnout			2,288	39.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridge

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Powell	786	46.7	+8.1
	Conservative	Richard Pope	602	35.7	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Chambers	296	17.6	−4.1
Majority			184	11.0
Turnout			1,684	29.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle Hill

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Davies	1,411	59.7	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Cheeseman	502	21.2	−0.8
	Labour	John Harris	451	19.1	−3.1
Majority			909	38.5	+4.9
Turnout			2,364	39.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gainsborough

Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Brown	842	47.3	+2.4
	Conservative	Kevern Mulley	569	31.9	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Whitmore	283	15.9	−0.9
	Monster Raving Loony	Paul Billingham	88	4.9	+0.8
Majority			273	15.4	+1.5
Turnout			1,782	28.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Gipping

Gipping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeannette MacArtney	724	45.1	+1.1
	Conservative	Maureen Springle	554	34.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dafydd Taylor	329	20.5	−5.5
Majority			170	10.6	−2.4
Turnout			1,607	27.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Holywells

Holywells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Debman	802	47.3	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Chambers	520	30.6	+8.9
	Labour	Steve Buckingham	375	22.1	−6.8
Majority			282	16.7	−3.9
Turnout			1,697	34.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Priory Heath

Priory Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cook	704	39.9	−2.3
	Conservative	Michelle Bevan-Margetts	626	35.5	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Atkins	308	17.5	−3.2
	Independent	Sally Wainman	125	7.1	+7.1
Majority			78	4.4	−0.7
Turnout			1,763	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Rushmere

Rushmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denise Terry	982	40.6
	Labour	Alasdair Ross	805	33.3
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine French	630	26.1
Majority			177	7.3
Turnout			2,417	39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sprites

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Hall	926	46.7	+4.9
	Labour	Ian Grimwood	841	42.4	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Whitear	215	10.8	−4.2
Majority			85	4.3
Turnout			1,982	36.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St John's

St John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alexander Martin	946	39.2	+2.2
	Conservative	Gavin Maclure	826	34.2	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Stanley	493	20.4	−3.4
	Green	Lois Hickey	150	6.2	+6.2
Majority			120	5.0
Turnout			2,415	39.9
	Labour hold		Swing

St Margaret's

St Margaret's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Inga Lockington	1,426	50.4	+2.5
	Conservative	Andrew Booth	929	32.8	−7.3
	Labour	William Knowles	280	9.9	−2.2
	Green	Amelia Drayson	197	7.0	+7.0
Majority			497	17.6	+9.8
Turnout			2,832	47.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stoke Park

Stoke Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nadia Cenci	847	47.6	−0.4
	Labour	Roger Fern	655	36.8	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Brown	277	15.6	−3.6
Majority			192	10.8	−4.5
Turnout			1,779	31.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Westgate

Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Blake	670	35.8	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Cann	650	34.7	+7.3
	Conservative	Clare Disney	418	22.3	−5.6
	Green	Colin Rodgers	136	7.3	+7.3
Majority			20	1.1	−7.8
Turnout			1,874	30.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Williams	757	44.4	+9.4
	Labour	Albert Grant	544	31.9	−2.6
	Conservative	Christopher Stewart	405	23.7	−6.8
Majority			213	12.5	+12.0
Turnout			1,706	29.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Wells	1,069	52.2	+7.9
	Labour	George Clarke	705	34.4	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Scott	275	13.4	−6.7
Majority			364	17.8	+9.1
Turnout			2,049	34.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

• 2006 Ipswich election result