Ipswich Council election, 2008
- Ipswich Council election, 2008
Elections to Ipswich Council were on Thursday 1 May, 2008. One third of the seats were up for election. The Labour Party won enough seats to become the largest party gaining 3 seats (2 from Con 1 from Lib Dem). The Conservatives had been the largest party since the Ipswich Council election 2006.
After the Ipswich Council election 2008, the composition of the council was
*Labour 21
*Conservative 19
*Liberal Democrat 8
*Independent 0
Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 9
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 50.00
votes % = 36.02
votes = 12327
plus/minus = +0.42Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 38.89
votes % = 41.54
votes = 14214
plus/minus = +1.84Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 11.11
votes % = 16.84
votes = 5762
plus/minus = -3.96Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.06
votes = 1388
plus/minus = +1.36Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.51
votes = 174
plus/minus = -0.49Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.03
votes = 1388
plus/minus = +0.83
Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alasdair Ross
votes = 1,026
percentage = 43.97
change = +5.15Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Carter*
votes = 1,013
percentage = 43.42
change = +0.32Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Cathy French
votes = 294
percentage = 12.6
change = +1.25Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Brenda Cavanagh
votes = 0
percentage = 0.00
change = -7.0Election box majority
votes = 13
percentage = 0.55
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,333
percentage = 39.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +2.58
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