Ipswich Council election, 2006

Elections to Ipswich Council were held on 4 May, 2006. 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 19
*Labour 18
*Liberal Democrat 9
*Independent 2

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 43.8
votes % = 39.8
votes = 12,817
plus/minus = -0.6%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 0
loss = 5
net = -5
seats % = 37.5
votes % = 31.9
votes = 10,278
plus/minus = -0.2%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 2
loss = 0
net = +2
seats % = 18.8
votes % = 25.5
votes = 8,198
plus/minus = -0.5%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.2
votes = 696
plus/minus = +2.2%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.4
votes = 125
plus/minus = +0.0%Election Summary Party
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 88
plus/minus = +0.1%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Philip Green
votes = 734
percentage = 37.4
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Cooper
votes = 603
percentage = 30.7
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Phillips
votes = 413
percentage = 21.0
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = John Taylor
votes = 213
percentage = 10.9
change = +10.9Election box majority
votes = 131
percentage = 6.7
change = -0.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,963
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Wright
votes = 1,438
percentage = 62.8
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gareth Jones
votes = 503
percentage = 22.0
change = -6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Studd
votes = 347
percentage = 15.2
change = +1.0Election box majority
votes = 935
percentage = 40.8
change = +15.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,288
percentage = 39.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = James Powell
votes = 786
percentage = 46.7
change = +8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Pope
votes = 602
percentage = 35.7
change = -4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christine Chambers
votes = 296
percentage = 17.6
change = -4.1Election box majority
votes = 184
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,684
percentage = 29.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Henry Davies
votes = 1,411
percentage = 59.7
change = +3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Cheeseman
votes = 502
percentage = 21.2
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Harris
votes = 451
percentage = 19.1
change = -3.1Election box majority
votes = 909
percentage = 38.5
change = +4.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,364
percentage = 39.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = June Brown
votes = 842
percentage = 47.3
change = +2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kevern Mulley
votes = 569
percentage = 31.9
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robin Whitmore
votes = 283
percentage = 15.9
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Paul Billingham
votes = 88
percentage = 4.9
change = +0.8Election box majority
votes = 273
percentage = 15.4
change = +1.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,782
percentage = 28.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jeannette MacArtney
votes = 724
percentage = 45.1
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Springle
votes = 554
percentage = 34.5
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dafydd Taylor
votes = 329
percentage = 20.5
change = -5.5Election box majority
votes = 170
percentage = 10.6
change = -2.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,607
percentage = 27.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Debman
votes = 802
percentage = 47.3
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Chambers
votes = 520
percentage = 30.6
change = +8.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Steve Buckingham
votes = 375
percentage = 22.1
change = -6.8Election box majority
votes = 282
percentage = 16.7
change = -3.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,697
percentage = 34.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Cook
votes = 704
percentage = 39.9
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michelle Bevan-Margetts
votes = 626
percentage = 35.5
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jill Atkins
votes = 308
percentage = 17.5
change = -3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Sally Wainman
votes = 125
percentage = 7.1
change = +7.1Election box majority
votes = 78
percentage = 4.4
change = -0.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,763
percentage = 30.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Denise Terry
votes = 982
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alasdair Ross
votes = 805
percentage = 33.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Catherine French
votes = 630
percentage = 26.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 177
percentage = 7.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,417
percentage = 39.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Hall
votes = 926
percentage = 46.7
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Grimwood
votes = 841
percentage = 42.4
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Whitear
votes = 215
percentage = 10.8
change = -4.2Election box majority
votes = 85
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,982
percentage = 36.3
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alexander Martin
votes = 946
percentage = 39.2
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gavin Maclure
votes = 826
percentage = 34.2
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Howard Stanley
votes = 493
percentage = 20.4
change = -3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Lois Hickey
votes = 150
percentage = 6.2
change = +6.2Election box majority
votes = 120
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,415
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Inga Lockington
votes = 1,426
percentage = 50.4
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Booth
votes = 929
percentage = 32.8
change = -7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Knowles
votes = 280
percentage = 9.9
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Amelia Drayson
votes = 197
percentage = 7.0
change = +7.0Election box majority
votes = 497
percentage = 17.6
change = +9.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,832
percentage = 47.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nadia Cenci
votes = 847
percentage = 47.6
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Fern
votes = 655
percentage = 36.8
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Adrian Brown
votes = 277
percentage = 15.6
change = -3.6Election box majority
votes = 192
percentage = 10.8
change = -4.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,779
percentage = 31.5
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Blake
votes = 670
percentage = 35.8
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Cann
votes = 650
percentage = 34.7
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clare Disney
votes = 418
percentage = 22.3
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Colin Rodgers
votes = 136
percentage = 7.3
change = +7.3Election box majority
votes = 20
percentage = 1.1
change = -7.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,874
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Williams
votes = 757
percentage = 44.4
change = +9.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Grant
votes = 544
percentage = 31.9
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Stewart
votes = 405
percentage = 23.7
change = -6.8Election box majority
votes = 213
percentage = 12.5
change = +12.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,706
percentage = 29.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Wells
votes = 1,069
percentage = 52.2
change = +7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = George Clarke
votes = 705
percentage = 34.4
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Sally Scott
votes = 275
percentage = 13.4
change = -6.7Election box majority
votes = 364
percentage = 17.8
change = +9.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,049
percentage = 34.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/42ud.stm 2006 Ipswich election result]

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