Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. A Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition was formed after the election.
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16 of the 48 seats 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the 2004 local election results in Ipswich. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 23
- Conservative 18
- Liberal Democrat 7
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 9 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 52.9 | 40.4 | 13,392 | +1.2% | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 29.4 | 32.1 | 10,656 | -0.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 17.6 | 26.0 | 8,626 | +0.2% | |
CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 281 | -0.6% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 136 | +0.4% | |
Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 71 | +0.2% |
Ward results edit
Alexandra edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Louise Gooch | 802 | 41.2 | -1.7 | |
Labour | John Cook | 661 | 34.0 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Keith Matthews | 483 | 24.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 141 | 7.2 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,946 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Bixley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Carter | 1,325 | 53.8 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Rivett | 704 | 28.6 | -1.5 | |
Labour | Martyn Green | 351 | 14.2 | -2.8 | |
CPA | Christine Pinder | 84 | 3.4 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 621 | 25.2 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,464 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Flood | 693 | 39.7 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Harold Mangar | 673 | 38.6 | -4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 379 | 21.7 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 20 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,745 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Castle Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dale Jackson | 1,189 | 55.8 | -2.2 | |
Labour | Peter Shaw | 473 | 22.2 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Tracy | 470 | 22.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 716 | 33.6 | -3.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,132 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gainsborough edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Mowles | 769 | 44.9 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Janet Sibley | 531 | 31.0 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Chambers | 288 | 16.8 | -2.8 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Paul Billingham | 71 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
CPA | Jonathan Barnes | 54 | 3.2 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 238 | 13.9 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,713 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gipping edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Ellesmere | 671 | 44.0 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Nadia Cenci | 458 | 30.0 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bob Zablok | 397 | 26.0 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 213 | 14.0 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,526 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Holywells edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Hale | 806 | 49.5 | -5.6 | |
Labour | Susan Maguire | 470 | 28.9 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 353 | 21.7 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 336 | 20.6 | -7.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,629 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Priory Heath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Quinton | 731 | 42.2 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Duncan Titchmarsh | 644 | 37.1 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jill Atkins | 359 | 20.7 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 87 | 5.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,734 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Rushmere (2) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stephen Ion | 928 | |||
Conservative | Judy Terry | 867 | |||
Labour | Alasdair Ross | 719 | |||
Labour | Keith Herod | 696 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gilliam Auton | 547 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Toye | 421 | |||
CPA | Stephen Bloomfield | 143 | |||
Turnout | 4,321 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Sprites edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Kirby | 861 | 43.2 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Hall | 832 | 41.8 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Cooper | 299 | 15.0 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 29 | 1.5 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,992 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St John's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Carnall | 842 | 39.2 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Cooper | 796 | 37.0 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cathy French | 511 | 23.8 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 46 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,149 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St Margaret's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Richard Atkins | 1,336 | 47.9 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | David Brown | 1,119 | 40.1 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Jane Shaw | 337 | 12.1 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 217 | 7.8 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,792 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Stoke Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul West | 894 | 48.0 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Barry Studd | 609 | 32.7 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Brown | 358 | 19.2 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 285 | 15.3 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,861 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Westgate edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carole Jones | 632 | 36.8 | -4.0 | |
Conservative | Julie Schubert | 480 | 27.9 | -5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Chambers | 471 | 27.4 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Sally Wainman | 136 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 152 | 8.9 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,719 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Whitehouse edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Anthony James | 564 | 35.0 | -4.4 | |
Labour | William Knowles | 556 | 34.5 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Colin Morgan | 491 | 30.5 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.5 | -8.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,611 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Whitton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Donald Ward | 810 | 44.3 | -0.4 | |
Labour | John Harris | 651 | 35.6 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joan Goodall | 367 | 20.1 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 159 | 8.7 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,828 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |