2008 Ipswich Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election February 2024 November 2013 January 2024 2008 Ipswich Borough Council election United Kingdom parliamentary 2007 Ipswich Borough Council election 2007 1 May 2008 2010 Ipswich Borough Council election 2010 16 of the 48 seats 25 Labour Party (UK) 18 9 21 3 12,327 36.0% 0.4 pp Conservative Party (UK) 20 7 19 2 14,214 41.5% 1.8 pp Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 2 8 1 5,762 16.8% 4.0 pp File:Ipswich UK local election 2008 map.svg 300px Map showing the 2008 local election results in Ipswich. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held 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 2006 Ipswich Council election. The results came as a stark contrast which saw the Conservatives make significant gains from Labour across the country. Particular disappointments for the Conservatives came when they lost Rushmere and Bridge to Labour and narrowly failed to gain St Margaret's from the Liberal Democrats, while narrowly holding onto St John's by a mere 3 votes. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats lost Whitehouse. After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 21 Conservative 19 Liberal Democrat 8 Independent 0 Despite the losses, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition continued to run the Council with a reduced majority of 6 seats. Election result Ipswich local election result 2008Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Ipswich-1973-2012.pdf The Elections Centre 15 February 2024Local Election Results 2008 - Ipswich https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2008/333/ Local Elections Archive Project 15 February 2024 Labour Party (UK) 9 3 0 +3 50.00 34.1 12,327 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 2 -2 38.9 41.1 14,214 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 1 -1 11.1 18.6 5,762 -4.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.5 1,388 +1.4 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 353 +0.8 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 174 -0.5 Ward results Alexandra Alexandra Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Gooch 681 37.7 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) Martin Goonan 508 28.1 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Janice Rawlings 408 22.6 +2.2 Green Party of England and Wales Brenda Cavanagh 211 11.7 +1.5 173 9.6 -2.5 1808 30.6 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) +1.3 Bixley Bixley Conservative Party (UK) John Carnall & Russell Harsant 2,839 64.8 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Lindsey Rawlingson & Emma Stock 691 15.8 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Williams & Clive Witter 614 14.0 -3.3 Green Party of England and Wales Adrian Hedges 235 5.4 +5.4 1,148 49.0 +2.7 4,379 38.6 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) +0.9 Bridge Bridge Labour Party (UK) Bryony Rudkin 762 43.1 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Spencer 658 37.7 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Newbury 179 10.3 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Rick Deeks 157 9.0 +1.1 94 5.4 -5.1 1,746 29.3 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) -2.6 Castle Hill Castle Hill Conservative Party (UK) Robin Vickery 1,249 63.2 +14.4 Labour Party (UK) John Harris 308 15.6 -3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Cheeseman 298 15.1 -7.6 Green Party of England and Wales Jenny Overett 120 6.1 +1.8 941 47.6 +21.5 1,975 34.9 +8.8 Conservative Party (UK) +9.0 Gainsborough Gainsborough Labour Party (UK) John Mowles & Martin Cook 1608 50.0 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Kenna & Janet Sibley 1174 36.5 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Scott & Jamie Scott 264 13.5 -1.9 434 13.5 -10 3218 28.9 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) -5.0 Gipping Gipping Labour Party (UK) David Ellesmere 746 49.1 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Springle 549 36.1 +5.8 Green Party of England and Wales Tony Slade 225 14.8 197 13.0 -9.0 1,520 26.1 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) -4.5 Holywells Holywells Conservative Party (UK) David Hale 851 49.7 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Douglas 457 28.4 -2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Chambers 347 21.9 +3.7 337 21.3 +1.4 1,586 30.8 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) +0.7 Priory Heath Priory Heath Labour Party (UK) William Quinton 881 46.9 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Eddy Phillips 789 36.8 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Jacob 169 9.0 -3.5 Independent (politician) Sally Wainman 137 7.3 189 10.1 +6.8 1,879 30.5 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) +3.4 Rushmere Rushmere Labour Party (UK) Alasdair Ross 1,026 44.0 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Carter 1,013 43.4 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leslie Nicholls 294 12.6 +1.2 13 0.6 2,333 39.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.6 Sprites Sprites Labour Party (UK) Richard Kirby 924 48.7 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Medlin Spencer 769 40.5 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Heidi Williams 205 10.8 +2.4 155 8.2 -1.3 1,898 35.6 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) -0.7 St John's St John's Conservative Party (UK) Tanya De Hoedt 848 37.3 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) Hamil Clarke 845 37.2 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jill Atkins 269 11.8 -4.1 Green Party of England and Wales Steven Pritchard 156 6.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Bill Vinyard 154 6.8 3 0.1 2,272 36.6 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) +2.0 St Margaret's St Margaret's Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Atkins 1,134 41.7 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Young 1,089 40.0 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Cooper 304 11.2 +0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Amy Drayson 183 7.2 +0.3 45 1.7 0.0 2,722 46.1 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0.0 Stoke Park Stoke Park Conservative Party (UK) Paul West 907 Labour Party (UK) Barry Studd 472 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tim Lockington 202 28.95 Conservative Party (UK) Westgate Westgate Labour Party (UK) Carole Jones 748 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robin Whitmore 581 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Fisher 338 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Rodgers 89 Independent (politician) Russell Metcalfe 37 29.21 Labour Party (UK) Whitehouse Whitehouse Labour Party (UK) Albert Grant 584 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony James 503 Conservative Party (UK) Ben Matthews 339 United Kingdom Independence Party John West 199 26.47 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Whitton Whitton Conservative Party (UK) Don Ward 918 Labour Party (UK) Sue Crocker 635 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Lockington 244 30.60 Conservative Party (UK) References http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/7373446.stm Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Suffolk