Elections to Ipswich Borough Council were held on 7 May 2015.[1] Despite losing 4 seats to the Conservatives, the Labour Party remained the largest party on the council, albeit with a reduced majority. The Conservatives won 5 additional seats (4 from Labour and 1 from the Liberal Democrats) and polled more votes than Labour overall. The Liberal Democrats lost a seat and won no seats. UKIP and the Green Party won no seats.
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Elections to Ipswich Borough Council were held on 7 May 2015 1 Despite losing 4 seats to the Conservatives the Labour Party remained the largest party on the council albeit with a reduced majority The Conservatives won 5 additional seats 4 from Labour and 1 from the Liberal Democrats and polled more votes than Labour overall The Liberal Democrats lost a seat and won no seats UKIP and the Green Party won no seats 2015 Ipswich Borough Council election 2014 7 May 2015 2016 18 seats out of 48 seats 25 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 35 10 3 Seats won 10 8 0 Seats after 31 15 2 Seat change 4 5 1 Popular vote 24 615 25 792 4 345 Percentage 37 5 39 0 6 6 Swing 1 9 11 6 1 6Map showing the 2015 local election results in Ipswich Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour Contents 1 Results summary 2 Ward Results 2 1 Alexandra 2 2 Bixley 2 3 Bridge 2 4 Castle Hill 2 5 Gainsborough 2 6 Gipping 2 7 Holywells 2 8 Priory Heath 2 9 Rushmere 2 10 Spirtes 2 11 St John s 2 12 St Margaret s 2 13 Stoke Park 2 14 Westgate 2 15 Whitehouse 2 16 Whitton 3 ReferencesResults summary editParty Votes Seats Won Existing Total Conservative Party 25 717 38 88 8 7 15 5 Labour Party 24 625 37 23 10 21 31 4 UK Independence Party 7 413 11 21 0 0 0 0 Liberal Democrats 4 345 6 57 0 2 2 1 Green Party 3 918 5 92 0 0 0 0 Suffolk Together 123 0 19 0 0 0 0 Total 66 141 100 18 30 48 0 Source Ipswich Borough CouncilWard Results editAlexandra edit Alexandra Party Candidate Votes Labour Jane Riley 1 805 45 4 3 2 Conservative Jose Bernardo Esteves 1 327 33 4 14 2 Green Barry Broom 534 13 4 3 2 Liberal Democrats Kenneth Toye 311 7 8 2 6 Majority 478 12 0 Turnout 3 977 Labour hold Swing Bixley edit Bixley Party Candidate Votes Conservative Richard Pope 2 284 54 1 6 3 Labour Paul Anderson 1 003 23 8 0 1 UKIP Philippa Gordon 542 12 8 8 3 Green James White 206 5 9 New Liberal Democrats Martin Hope 183 4 3 0 1 Majority 1 281 30 3 Turnout 4 218 Conservative hold Swing Bridge edit Bridge Party Candidate Votes Labour Philip Smart 1 387 39 6 3 7 Conservative Katherine Parkinson 1 148 32 8 14 8 UKIP Alan Boswell 580 16 6 10 3 Green Eric Nelson 205 5 9 1 3 Liberal Democrats Benjamin Harvey 179 5 1 0 4 Majority 239 6 8 Turnout 3 499 Labour hold Swing Castle Hill edit Castle Hill Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Goldsmith 1 933 48 3 11 1 Labour Annabel Mednick 1 024 25 6 2 7 UKIP Wilfred Arasaratnam 607 15 2 13 3 Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes 235 5 9 0 1 Green Elizabeth Smith 203 5 1 New Majority 909 22 7 Turnout 4 002 Conservative hold Swing Gainsborough edit Gainsborough Party Candidate Votes Labour Martin Cook 1 520 42 2 0 4 Conservative Carol Debman 1 144 31 8 11 7 UKIP John Beard 768 21 3 10 5 Green Benjamin Magrath 167 4 6 0 1 Majority 376 10 4 Turnout 3 599 Labour hold Swing Gipping edit Gipping Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Gardiner 1 452 43 4 18 7 Conservative Kevin Algar 983 29 4 2 5 UKIP Colin Gould 544 16 3 New Green Shaun McDonald 231 6 9 New Liberal Democrats Stuart McHardy 135 4 0 7 0 Majority 469 14 0 Turnout 3 345 Labour hold Swing Holywells edit Holywells Party Candidate Votes Conservative Elizabeth Harsant 1 649 44 7 Labour Howard Needham 1 132 30 7 UKIP Mark Dobrzanski 469 12 7 Green Thomas Wilmot 246 6 7 Liberal Democrats Timothy Lockington 194 5 3 Majority 517 14 0 Turnout 3 690 Conservative hold Swing Priory Heath edit Priory Heath Party Candidate Votes Labour Co op William Knowles 1 627 42 2 1 8 Conservative Andrew Shannon 1 329 34 5 10 8 UKIP Michael Chelk 569 14 8 11 6 Green Andrew Iredale 172 4 5 New Liberal Democrats Mathew Baker 160 4 1 1 8 Majority 298 7 7 Turnout 3 857 Labour hold Swing Rushmere edit Rushmere Party Candidate Votes Conservative Stephen Ion 1 712 39 9 Labour Co op Tracy Grant 1 622 37 8 UKIP Ricky Kerry 549 12 8 Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob 212 4 9 Green Maxwell Phillips 198 4 6 Majority 90 2 1 Turnout 4 293 Conservative gain from Labour Spirtes edit Sprites Party Candidate Votes Labour Roger Fern 1 412 24 1 N A Conservative Robert Hall 1 205 20 6 N A Conservative Michael Bailey 1 034 17 7 N A Labour Colin Smart 980 16 7 N A UKIP Alan Cotterell 835 14 3 N A Green Maria Harrison 237 4 1 N A Liberal Democrats Richard Dighton 154 2 6 N A Majority Turnout Labour hold Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing St John s edit St John s Party Candidate Votes Labour Michelle Darwin 1 645 Labour Neil Macdonald 1 515 Conservative Mark Felix Thomas 1 444 Conservative Kingsley Garratt 1 435 UKIP Josephine Grant 777 Green Edmund Harrison 502 Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore 312 Majority 71 Turnout 7 630 Labour hold Labour hold St Margaret s edit St Margaret s Party Candidate Votes Conservative Lee Reynolds 1 743 37 5 14 1 Liberal Democrats Catherine French 1 521 32 8 8 0 Labour Steven Reynolds 1 001 21 6 3 1 Green Kirsty Wilmot 377 8 1 1 9 Majority 222 4 7 Turnout 4 642 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Stoke Park edit Stoke Park Party Candidate Votes Conservative Robin Hyde Chambers 1 649 50 2 10 3 Labour Barry Studd 1 264 38 5 8 3 Green Sally Broom 227 6 9 3 3 Liberal Democrats Colin Boyd 146 4 4 2 2 Majority 385 11 7 Turnout 3 286 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Westgate edit Westgate Party Candidate Votes Labour Co op Julian Gibbs 1 446 42 6 0 8 Conservative Ray Flood 964 28 4 5 1 UKIP Mark Schueler 432 12 7 5 2 Green John Mann 252 7 4 2 0 Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell 179 5 3 2 4 Suffolk Together Anna Matthews 123 3 6 New Majority 482 14 2 Turnout 3 396 Labour Co op hold Swing Whitehouse edit Whitehouse Party Candidate Votes Labour Co op Martin Goonan 1 194 35 1 8 5 Conservative David Heffer 1 174 34 5 16 8 UKIP Eric Pearl 741 21 8 12 5 Green Catherine Struthers 161 4 7 New Liberal Democrats Moira Kleissner 133 3 9 0 6 Majority 20 0 6 Turnout 3 403 Labour hold Swing Whitton edit Whitton Party Candidate Votes Conservative Erion Xhaferaj 1 640 46 5 21 5 Labour Stephen Connelly 1 596 45 3 5 4 Liberal Democrats Julie Fletcher 291 8 3 4 3 Majority 44 1 2 Turnout 3 527 Conservative gain from Labour SwingReferences edit Upcoming elections amp referendums The Electoral Commission Archived from the original on 15 March 2015 Retrieved 12 April 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 Ipswich Borough Council election amp oldid 1219204881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
