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Local Election Results 2008

Ipswich

One-third of council up for election.

Other results for Ipswich: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
By-elections for Ipswich (may be incomplete): 19th July 2007 (Castle Hill) — 24th July 2008 (Castle Hill) — 10th November 2011 (St Margaret's) — 2nd May 2013 (Alexandra; Whitehouse) — 4th May 2017 (Stoke Park) — 26th September 2019 (Alexandra) — 15th December 2022 (Priory Heath)
Results for Suffolk county council: 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021

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Consolidated results — Ipswich 2008

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 12593 41.1% 7
Labour 10445 34.1% 9
Liberal Democrat 5690 18.6% 2
Green Party 1388 4.5% 0
UK Independence Party 353 1.2% 0
Independent 174 0.6% 0

Alexandra

Louise Gooch LD 681 37.7%
Martin Goonan Lab 508 28.1%
Janice Rawlings C 408 22.6%
Brenda Cavanagh Grn 211 11.7%

Bixley (2)

John Carnall C 1437 60.1%
Russell Harsant C 1402
Lindsey Rawlingson Lab 366 15.3%
Alison Williams LD 353 14.8%
Emma Stock Lab 325
Clive Witter LD 261
Adrian Hedges Grn 235 9.8%

Bridge [Lab gain from C]

Bryony Rudkin Lab 752 43.1%
James Spencer C 658 37.7%
Christopher Newbury LD 179 10.3%
Rick Deeks Grn 157 9.0%

Castle Hill

Robin Vickery C 1249 61.0%
John Harris Lab 380 18.6%
Nigel Cheeseman LD 298 14.6%
Jenny Overett Grn 120 5.9%

Gainsborough (2)

John Mowles Lab 823 50.0%
Martin Cook Lab 785
Kathleen Kenna C 591 35.9%
Janet Sibley C 583
Sally Scott LD 231 14.0%
Jamie Scott LD 205

Gipping

David Ellesmere Lab 746 49.1%
Maureen Springle C 549 36.1%
Tony Slade Grn 225 14.8%

Holywells

David Hale C 788 49.7%
Kenneth Douglas Lab 451 28.4%
Robert Chambers LD 347 21.9%

Priory Heath

Bill Quinton Lab 881 46.9%
Eddy Phillips C 692 36.8%
Nick Jacob LD 169 9.0%
Sally Wainman Ind 137 7.3%

Rushmere [Lab gain from C]

Alasdair Ross Lab 1026 44.0%
Paul Carter C 1013 43.4%
Leslie Nicholls LD 294 12.6%

St John's

Tanya de Hoedt C 848 37.3%
Hamil Clarke Lab 845 37.2%
Jill Atkins LD 269 11.8%
Steven Pritchard Grn 156 6.9%
Bill Vinyard UKIP 154 6.8%

St Margaret's

Richard Atkins LD 1134 41.7%
Mary Young C 1089 40.0%
Elizabeth Cooper Lab 304 11.2%
Ameila Drayson Grn 195 7.2%

Sprites

Richard Kirby Lab 924 48.7%
Medlin Spencer C 769 40.5%
Heidi Williams LD 205 10.8%

Stoke Park

Paul West C 907 57.4%
Barry Studd Lab 472 29.9%
Timothy Lockington LD 202 12.8%

Westgate

Carole Jones Lab 748 41.7%
Robin Whitmore LD 581 32.4%
Ian Fisher C 338 18.9%
Colin Rodgers Grn 89 5.0%
Russell Metcalfe Ind 37 2.1%

Whitehouse [Lab gain from LD]

Albert Grant Lab 584 35.9%
Anthony James LD 503 31.0%
Ben Matthews C 339 20.9%
John West UKIP 199 12.2%

Whitton

Donald Ward C 918 51.1%
Susan Crocker Lab 635 35.3%
Jonathan Lockington LD 244 13.6%

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