Ipswich Council election, 2007

Elections to Ipswich 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. [ [http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&itemid=IPED17%20May%202007%2016:28:24:417&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=search Labour frozen out of decision making] ]

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 43.8
votes % = 35.6
votes = 11,067
plus/minus = +3.7%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 37.5
votes % = 39.7
votes = 12,349
plus/minus = -0.1%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 18.8
votes % = 20.8
votes = 6,470
plus/minus = -4.7%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.7
votes = 851
plus/minus = +0.5%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.0
votes = 310
plus/minus = +0.6%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.2
votes = 77
plus/minus = +0.2%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jane Chambers
votes = 756
percentage = 40.8
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Grant
votes = 531
percentage = 28.7
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Phillips
votes = 377
percentage = 20.4
change = -0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = John Taylor
votes = 188
percentage = 10.2
change = -0.7Election box majority
votes = 225
percentage = 12.1
change = +5.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,852
percentage = 31.9
change = -1.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gavin Maclure
votes = 1,496
percentage = 65.0
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Studd
votes = 406
percentage = 17.7
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Clive Witter
votes = 398
percentage = 17.3
change = -4.7Election box majority
votes = 1,090
percentage = 46.3
change = +5.5Election box turnout
votes = 2,300
percentage = 39.8
change = +0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Smart
votes = 762
percentage = 45.5
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kevern Mulley
votes = 585
percentage = 35.0
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Christopher Newbury
votes = 193
percentage = 11.5
change = -6.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rick Deeks
votes = 133
percentage = 7.9
change = +7.9Election box majority
votes = 177
percentage = 10.5
change = -0.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,673
percentage = 28.7
change = -0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Goldsmith
votes = 1,081
percentage = 48.8
change = -10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Cheeseman
votes = 502
percentage = 22.7
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Harris
votes = 425
percentage = 19.2
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Sally Wainman
votes = 111
percentage = 5.0
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jason White
votes = 96
percentage = 4.3
change = +4.3Election box majority
votes = 579
percentage = 26.1
change = -12.4Election box turnout
votes = 2,215
percentage = 37.4
change = -2.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Don Edwards
votes = 925
percentage = 54.0
change = +6.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Baldrey
votes = 523
percentage = 30.5
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robin Whitmore
votes = 264
percentage = 15.4
change = -0.5Election box majority
votes = 402
percentage = 23.5
change = +8.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,712
percentage = 27.9
change = -1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Gardiner
votes = 824
percentage = 52.3
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Springle
votes = 477
percentage = 30.3
change = -4.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Les Nicholls
votes = 274
percentage = 17.4
change = -3.1Election box majority
votes = 347
percentage = 22.0
change = +11.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,575
percentage = 27.3
change = -0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Liz Harsant
votes = 851
percentage = 50.8
change = +3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jamie McMahon
votes = 518
percentage = 30.9
change = +8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kevin Walker
votes = 305
percentage = 18.2
change = -12.4Election box majority
votes = 333
percentage = 19.9
change = +3.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,674
percentage = 33.5
change = -1.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Knowles
votes = 852
percentage = 45.4
change = +5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tanya De Hoedt
votes = 789
percentage = 42.1
change = +6.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nick Jacob
votes = 234
percentage = 12.5
change = -5.0Election box majority
votes = 63
percentage = 3.3
change = -1.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,875
percentage = 31.7
change = +1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eileen Smith
votes = 1,014
percentage = 43.1
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alasdair Ross
votes = 905
percentage = 38.5
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Cathy French
votes = 269
percentage = 11.4
change = -14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Brenda Cavanagh
votes = 165
percentage = 7.0
change = +7.0Election box majority
votes = 109
percentage = 4.6
change = -2.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,353
percentage = 39.0
change = -0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = -1.35

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Fern
votes = 1,035
percentage = 50.6
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kathy Kenna
votes = 840
percentage = 41.1
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Oliver Holmes
votes = 171
percentage = 8.4
change = -2.4Election box majority
votes = 195
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,046
percentage = 38.0
change = +1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Neil MacDonald
votes = 1,004
percentage = 44.0
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Kelly
votes = 915
percentage = 40.1
change = +5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jill Atkins
votes = 362
percentage = 15.9
change = -4.5Election box majority
votes = 89
percentage = 3.9
change = -1.1Election box turnout
votes = 2,281
percentage = 37.8
change = -2.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Cooper
votes = 1,011
percentage = 38.2
change = -12.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sophie Stanbrook
votes = 968
percentage = 36.5
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Steve Buckingham
votes = 289
percentage = 10.9
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Leonard Woolf
votes = 199
percentage = 7.5
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Amy Drayson
votes = 183
percentage = 6.9
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 43
percentage = 1.7
change = -15.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,650
percentage = 44.6
change = -2.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Page
votes = 871
percentage = 52.0
change = +4.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Rawlingson
votes = 610
percentage = 36.4
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Timothy Lockington
votes = 194
percentage = 11.6
change = -4.0Election box majority
votes = 261
percentage = 15.6
change = +4.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,675
percentage = 30.2
change = -1.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Cann
votes = 735
percentage = 38.7
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Cook
votes = 722
percentage = 38.0
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Fisher
votes = 279
percentage = 14.7
change = -7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Colin Rodgers
votes = 86
percentage = 4.5
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Russell Metcalfe
votes = 77
percentage = 4.1
change = +4.1Election box majority
votes = 13
percentage = 0.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,899
percentage = 30.8
change = +0.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Lewis
votes = 563
percentage = 38.1
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Howard Stanley
votes = 512
percentage = 34.7
change = -9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ben Matthews
votes = 401
percentage = 27.2
change = +3.5Election box majority
votes = 51
percentage = 3.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,476
percentage = 25.2
change = -4.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michelle Bevan-Margetts
votes = 882
percentage = 47.2
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Crocker
votes = 696
percentage = 37.3
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Heidi Williams
votes = 290
percentage = 15.5
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 186
percentage = 9.9
change = -7.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,868
percentage = 31.6
change = -2.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/42ud.stm 2007 Ipswich election result]
* [http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DB82F873-F749-44D9-B408-4386C5C3607B/0/may2007ElectionResults.pdf Full ward results]
* [http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&itemid=IPED04%20May%202007%2015:26:47:567&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=search Little change at Ipswich after vote]

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