2003 Ipswich Borough Council election#Bridge
{{Short description|2003 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2003 Ipswich Borough Council election
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2002 Ipswich Borough Council election
| previous_year = 2002
| election_date = 1 May 2003
| next_election = 2004 Ipswich Borough Council election
| next_year = 2004
| seats_for_election= 16 of the 48 seats
| majority_seats = 25
| turnout =
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| last_election1 = 35
| seats_before1 =
| seats1 = 7
| seats_after1 = 31
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}4
| popular_vote1 = 9,272
| percentage1 = 32.5%
| swing1 = {{decrease}}8.6%
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election2 = 9
| seats_before2 =
| seats2 = 6
| seats_after2 = 12
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}3
| popular_vote2 = 11,171
| percentage2 = 39.2%
| swing2 = {{increase}}1.8%
| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| last_election3 = 4
| seats_before3 =
| seats3 = 3
| seats_after3 = 5
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote3 = 25.8%
| percentage3 = 7,368
| swing3 = {{increase}}5.1%
| map_image = File:Ipswich UK local election 2003 map.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Map showing the 2003 local election results in Ipswich.
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = Labour
| after_election = Labour
}}
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 31
- Conservative 12
- Liberal Democrat 5
Election result
File:Ipswich Borough Council 2 May 2003.svg
{{Election Summary Begin|title = 2003 Ipswich Local Election Result}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 7
|gain = 0
|loss = 4
|net = -4
|seats % = 43.8
|votes % = 32.5
|votes = 9,272
|plus/minus = -8.6%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 6
|gain = 3
|loss = 0
|net = +3
|seats % = 37.5
|votes % = 39.2
|votes = 11,171
|plus/minus = +1.8%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 3
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 18.8
|votes % = 25.8
|votes = 7,368
|plus/minus = +5.1%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 1.4
|votes = 400
|plus/minus = +0.8%
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 0.8
|votes = 217
|plus/minus = +0.6%
}}
{{Election Summary|
|party = Save Broomhill Pool
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 0.3
|votes = 88
|plus/minus = +0.3%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
=Alexandra=
{{Election box begin | title=Alexandra}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jane Chambers
|votes = 807
|percentage = 42.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Cook
|votes = 649
|percentage = 34.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Maureen Springle
|votes = 321
|percentage = 17.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jane Scott
|votes = 106
|percentage = 5.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 158
|percentage = 8.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,883
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Bixley=
{{Election box begin | title=Bixley}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Barker
|votes = 1,097
|percentage = 46.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Rivett
|votes = 711
|percentage = 30.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Martyn Green
|votes = 403
|percentage = 17.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|candidate = Dave Cooper
|votes = 155
|percentage = 6.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 386
|percentage = 16.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,366
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Bridge=
{{Election box begin | title=Bridge}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Philip Smart
|votes = 611
|percentage = 43.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Duncan Titchmarsh
|votes = 491
|percentage = 34.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Jacob
|votes = 315
|percentage = 22.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 120
|percentage = 8.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,417
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Castle Hill=
{{Election box begin | title=Castle Hill}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Goldsmith
|votes = 1,205
|percentage = 58.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Adams
|votes = 443
|percentage = 21.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Dennis Day
|votes = 431
|percentage = 20.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 762
|percentage = 36.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,079
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Gainsborough=
{{Election box begin | title=Gainsborough}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Don Edwards
|votes = 712
|percentage = 45.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adam Ramsey
|votes = 454
|percentage = 29.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Catherine Chambers
|votes = 304
|percentage = 19.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|candidate = Jonathan Barnes
|votes = 83
|percentage = 5.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 258
|percentage = 16.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,553
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Gipping=
{{Election box begin | title=Gipping}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Gardiner
|votes = 652
|percentage = 44.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nadia Cenci
|votes = 464
|percentage = 31.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Charles Blue
|votes = 348
|percentage = 23.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 188
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,464
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Holywells=
{{Election box begin | title=Holywells}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Harsant
|votes = 882
|percentage = 55.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Daines
|votes = 429
|percentage = 26.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Robin Whitmore
|votes = 290
|percentage = 18.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 453
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,601
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Priory Heath=
{{Election box begin | title=Priory Heath}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dali Jabbar
|votes = 509
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Dodwell
|votes = 446
|percentage = 33.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Catherine French
|votes = 286
|percentage = 21.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Save Broomhill Pool
|candidate = Sally Wainman
|votes = 88
|percentage = 6.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 63
|percentage = 4.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,329
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rushmere=
{{Election box begin | title=Rushmere}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Smith
|votes = 991
|percentage = 43.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Kirby
|votes = 749
|percentage = 32.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Roberta Kerslake
|votes = 391
|percentage = 17.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|candidate = Stephen Bloomfield
|votes = 162
|percentage = 7.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 242
|percentage = 10.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,293
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Sprites=
{{Election box begin | title=Sprites}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Le Grys
|votes = 700
|percentage = 41.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Hall
|votes = 693
|percentage = 41.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Catherine Stafford
|votes = 288
|percentage = 17.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,681
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=St John's=
{{Election box begin | title=St John's}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil MacDonald
|votes = 778
|percentage = 39.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Ion
|votes = 684
|percentage = 34.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Louise Gooch
|votes = 413
|percentage = 20.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Janet Phipps
|votes = 111
|percentage = 5.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 94
|percentage = 4.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,986
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=St Margaret's=
{{Election box begin | title=St Margaret's}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Cooper
|votes = 1,211
|percentage = 46.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Brown
|votes = 1,079
|percentage = 41.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Shaw
|votes = 341
|percentage = 13.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 132
|percentage = 5.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,631
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Stoke Park=
{{Election box begin | title=Stoke Park}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Cook
|votes = 723
|percentage = 41.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Rawlingson
|votes = 635
|percentage = 36.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Brown
|votes = 380
|percentage = 21.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 88
|percentage = 5.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,738
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Westgate=
{{Election box begin | title=Westgate}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Martin Cook
|votes = 568
|percentage = 40.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Julie Schubert
|votes = 467
|percentage = 33.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Toye
|votes = 358
|percentage = 25.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 101
|percentage = 7.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,393
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Whitehouse=
{{Election box begin | title=Whitehouse}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = George King
|votes = 555
|percentage = 39.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Newbury
|votes = 435
|percentage = 30.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Morgan
|votes = 417
|percentage = 29.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 120
|percentage = 8.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,407
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Whitton=
{{Election box begin | title=Whitton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sandra Doyle
|votes = 757
|percentage = 44.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Carole Jones
|votes = 658
|percentage = 38.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jill Atkins
|votes = 280
|percentage = 16.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 99
|percentage = 5.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,695
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/139.stm 2003 Ipswich election result]
{{Suffolk elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2003}}