2018 Ipswich Borough Council election

Elections to Ipswich Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2018 Ipswich Borough Council election

← 2016 3 May 2018 2019 →
17 seats (out of 48 seats) 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 33 13 2 Seats won 34 12 2 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 15,144 11,514 3,150 Percentage 48.5 36.0 10.0 Swing 9.0 4.9 2.0
Map showing the 2018 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Results summary

2018 Ipswich Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	12	1	75.0	22	34	70.8	15,144	48.4	+2.2
	Conservative	3	1	18.8	9	12	25.0	11,514	36.8	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	1		6.3	1	2	4.2	3,151	10.1	+1.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,036	3.3	-1.4
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	437	1.4	-5.0
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	19	0.1	New

Ward Results

These are the results for all 16 wards.^[2]

Alexandra

Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	John Cook	1,245	59.8
	Conservative	Katherine West	499	24.0	−
	Green	Tom Wilmot	190	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Thompson	147	7.1
Majority			746
Turnout			2,081	30.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Bixley

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Philips	1,264	59.1
	Labour	Paul Anderson	690	32.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Powell	183	8.6
Majority
Turnout				37.43
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridge

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Collette Allen	994	59.6
	Conservative	Murray Brunning	483	29.0
	Green	Charlotte Armstrong	124	7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Immo Weichert	66	4.0
Majority			511
Turnout				25.89
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle Hill

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Vickery	1,026	53.0
	Labour	Darren Heaps	694	35.8
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Lockington	216	11.2
Majority			332
Turnout				33.64
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gainsborough

Gainsborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Handley	987	54.1
	Conservative	Samantha Murray	557	30.5
	UKIP	Shayne Pooley	184	10.1
	Green	Benjamin Magrath	66	3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Whitmore	32	1.8
Majority			430
Turnout				29.13
	Labour hold		Swing

Gipping

Gipping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Hughes	962	60.2
	Conservative	Mark Philips	504	31.5
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Chambers	133	8.3
Majority			458
Turnout				25.35
	Labour hold		Swing

Holywells

Holywells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janice Parry	1,048	46.2
	Conservative	Heather Mills	1,003	44.3
	Green	Jennifer Rivett	137	6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Daley	78	3.4
Majority			45
Turnout				39.07
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Priory Heath

Priory Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Maguire	1,013	54.2
	Conservative	Andy Shannon	661	35.4
	Green	Andrew Patmore	99	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Jacob	96	5.1
Majority			352
Turnout				28.34
	Labour hold		Swing

Rushmere

Rushmere

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Gage	1,283	57.0
	Conservative	Paul Cawthorn	809	36.0
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Fletcher	157	7.0
Majority			474
Turnout				36.49
	Labour hold		Swing

Sprites

Sprites

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Armitage	895	59	+10.2
	Conservative	Michael Scanes	601	31.2	+0.2
	UKIP	Alan Cotterell	109	8	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Conrad Packwood	39	2.0	−2.0
Majority			294
Turnout				32.05
	Labour hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elango Elavalakan	1,159	55.1
	Conservative	James Harding	690	32.8
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Packard	148	7.0
	Green	Ned Harrison	108	5.1
Majority			469
Turnout				32.2
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Inga Lockington	1,493	50.4
	Conservative	Simon Fisher	734	24.8
	Labour	Jeremy Brown	615	20.7
	Green	Kirsty Wilmot	104	3.5
	Independent	David Tabane	19	0.6	New
Majority			759
Turnout			2,965	45.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stoke Park

Stoke Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nadia Cenci	991	53.5
	Labour	Kelvin Cracknell	726	39.2
	Green	Barry Broom	86	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Haaker	49	2.6
Majority
Turnout				35.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Kreidewolf	999	57.2
	Conservative	Samuel Downer	472	27.0
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Hore	153	8.8
	Green	John Mann	122	7.0
Majority			527
Turnout				27.05
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitehouse

Whitehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Wright	838	57.2
	Conservative	Stephen Lark	414	28.3
	UKIP	Tony Gould	144	9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Mitchell	69	4.7
Majority			424
Turnout				23.55
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitton

Whitton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christine Shaw	996	52.6
	Conservative	John Downie	806	42.6
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Smith	92	4.9
Majority			190	10.0
Turnout				32.28
	Labour hold		Swing