2004 Ipswich Borough Council election#Bridge
{{Short description|2004 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2004 Ipswich Borough Council election
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2003 Ipswich Borough Council election
| previous_year = 2003
| election_date = 10 June 2004
| next_election = 2006 Ipswich Borough Council election
| next_year = 2006
| seats_for_election= 16 of the 48 seats
| majority_seats = 25
| turnout =
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| last_election1 = 31
| seats_before1 =
| seats1 = 5
| seats_after1 = 23
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}8
| popular_vote1 = 10,656
| percentage1 = 32.1%
| swing1 = {{decrease}}0.4%
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election2 = 12
| seats_before2 =
| seats2 = 9
| seats_after2 = 18
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}6
| popular_vote2 = 13,392
| percentage2 = 40.4%
| swing2 = {{increase}}1.2%
| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| last_election3 = 5
| seats_before3 =
| seats3 = 3
| seats_after3 = 7
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote3 = 26.0%
| percentage3 = 8,626
| swing3 = {{increase}}0.2%
| map_image = File:Ipswich UK local election 2004 map.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Map showing the 2004 local election results in Ipswich.
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = Labour
| after_election = No overall control
}}
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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 23
- Conservative 18
- Liberal Democrat 7
Election result
{{Election summary begin|title = Ipswich Local Election Result 2004}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 9
|gain = 6
|loss = 0
|net = +6
|seats % = 52.9
|votes % = 40.4
|votes = 13,392
|plus/minus = +1.2%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 5
|gain = 0
|loss = 8
|net = -8
|seats % = 29.4
|votes % = 32.1
|votes = 10,656
|plus/minus = -0.4%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 3
|gain = 2
|loss = 0
|net = +2
|seats % = 17.6
|votes % = 26.0
|votes = 8,626
|plus/minus = +0.2%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 0.8
|votes = 281
|plus/minus = -0.6%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 0.4
|votes = 136
|plus/minus = +0.4%
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 71
|plus/minus = +0.2%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
=Alexandra=
{{Election box begin | title=Alexandra}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Louise Gooch
|votes = 802
|percentage = 41.2
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Cook
|votes = 661
|percentage = 34.0
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Matthews
|votes = 483
|percentage = 24.8
|change = +7.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 141
|percentage = 7.2
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,946
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Bixley=
{{Election box begin | title=Bixley}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Carter
|votes = 1,325
|percentage = 53.8
|change = +7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Rivett
|votes = 704
|percentage = 28.6
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Martyn Green
|votes = 351
|percentage = 14.2
|change = -2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|candidate = Christine Pinder
|votes = 84
|percentage = 3.4
|change = -3.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 621
|percentage = 25.2
|change = +8.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,464
|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 = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Flood
|votes = 693
|percentage = 39.7
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harold Mangar
|votes = 673
|percentage = 38.6
|change = -4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nicholas Jacob
|votes = 379
|percentage = 21.7
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,745
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = 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 = Dale Jackson
|votes = 1,189
|percentage = 55.8
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Shaw
|votes = 473
|percentage = 22.2
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Charles Tracy
|votes = 470
|percentage = 22.0
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 716
|percentage = 33.6
|change = -3.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,132
|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 = John Mowles
|votes = 769
|percentage = 44.9
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Janet Sibley
|votes = 531
|percentage = 31.0
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Robert Chambers
|votes = 288
|percentage = 16.8
|change = -2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|candidate = Paul Billingham
|votes = 71
|percentage = 4.1
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|candidate = Jonathan Barnes
|votes = 54
|percentage = 3.2
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 238
|percentage = 13.9
|change = -2.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,713
|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 = David Ellesmere
|votes = 671
|percentage = 44.0
|change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nadia Cenci
|votes = 458
|percentage = 30.0
|change = -1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Bob Zablok
|votes = 397
|percentage = 26.0
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 213
|percentage = 14.0
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,526
|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 = David Hale
|votes = 806
|percentage = 49.5
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Maguire
|votes = 470
|percentage = 28.9
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Robin Whitmore
|votes = 353
|percentage = 21.7
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 336
|percentage = 20.6
|change = -7.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,629
|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 = William Quinton
|votes = 731
|percentage = 42.2
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Duncan Titchmarsh
|votes = 644
|percentage = 37.1
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jill Atkins
|votes = 359
|percentage = 20.7
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 87
|percentage = 5.1
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,734
|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 (2)=
{{Election box begin | title=Rushmere (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Ion
|votes = 928
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Judy Terry
|votes = 867
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alasdair Ross
|votes = 719
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Herod
|votes = 696
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gilliam Auton
|votes = 547
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Toye
|votes = 421
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|candidate = Stephen Bloomfield
|votes = 143
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,321
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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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 = Richard Kirby
|votes = 861
|percentage = 43.2
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Hall
|votes = 832
|percentage = 41.8
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Simon Cooper
|votes = 299
|percentage = 15.0
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 29
|percentage = 1.5
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,992
|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 John's=
{{Election box begin | title=St John's}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Carnall
|votes = 842
|percentage = 39.2
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Cooper
|votes = 796
|percentage = 37.0
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Cathy French
|votes = 511
|percentage = 23.8
|change = +3.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 46
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,149
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{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 = Richard Atkins
|votes = 1,336
|percentage = 47.9
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Brown
|votes = 1,119
|percentage = 40.1
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Shaw
|votes = 337
|percentage = 12.1
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 217
|percentage = 7.8
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,792
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Stoke Park=
{{Election box begin | title=Stoke Park}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul West
|votes = 894
|percentage = 48.0
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry Studd
|votes = 609
|percentage = 32.7
|change = -3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Brown
|votes = 358
|percentage = 19.2
|change = -2.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 285
|percentage = 15.3
|change = +10.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,861
|percentage =
|change =
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{{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 = Carole Jones
|votes = 632
|percentage = 36.8
|change = -4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Julie Schubert
|votes = 480
|percentage = 27.9
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Catherine Chambers
|votes = 471
|percentage = 27.4
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sally Wainman
|votes = 136
|percentage = 7.9
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 152
|percentage = 8.9
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,719
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{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 = Anthony James
|votes = 564
|percentage = 35.0
|change = -4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Knowles
|votes = 556
|percentage = 34.5
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Morgan
|votes = 491
|percentage = 30.5
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8
|percentage = 0.5
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,611
|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 = Donald Ward
|votes = 810
|percentage = 44.3
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Harris
|votes = 651
|percentage = 35.6
|change = -3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Joan Goodall
|votes = 367
|percentage = 20.1
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 159
|percentage = 8.7
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,828
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{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/vote2004/locals/html/3708.stm 2004 Ipswich election result]
{{Suffolk elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2004}}