2016 Ipswich Borough Council election#Bridge
{{Short description|2016 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2016 Ipswich Borough Council election
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2015 Ipswich Borough Council election
| previous_year = 2015
| outgoing_members =
| election_date = 5 May 2016
| elected_members =
| next_election = 2018 Ipswich Borough Council election
| next_year = 2018
| seats_for_election= 17 seats (out of 48 seats)
| majority_seats = 25
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| seats_before1 = 31
| seats1 = 13
| seats_after1 = 33
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote1 = 14,203
| percentage1 = 46.4%
| swing1 =
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| seats_before2 = 15
| seats2 = 3
| seats_after2 = 13
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}2
| popular_vote2 = 10,049
| percentage2 = 32.8%
| swing2 =
| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| seats_before3 = 2
| seats3 = 1
| seats_after3 = 2
| seat_change3 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote3 = 2,831
| percentage3 = 9.3%
| swing3 =
| map_image = File:Ipswich UK local election 2016 map.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Map showing the 2016 local election results in Ipswich.
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = Labour
| after_election = Labour
}}
Elections to Ipswich Borough Council took place on 5 May 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35813119 |title=Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland |access-date=21 April 2016 |work=BBC News}} This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results summary
{{Election summary partial council net begin|title = 2016 Ipswich Borough Council election}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 13
|net = {{increase}} 2
|seats % = 81.3
|other seats = 20
|total seats = 33
|total seats % = 68.8
|votes = 14,654
|votes % = 46.2
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 2
|net = {{decrease}} 2
|seats % = 12.5
|other seats = 11
|total seats = 13
|total seats % = 27.1
|votes = 10,797
|votes % = 34.1
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 1
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 6.3
|other seats = 1
|total seats = 2
|total seats % = 4.2
|votes = 2,731
|votes % = 8.6
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = UKIP
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 2,018
|votes % = 6.4
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 1,497
|votes % = 4.7
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
=Alexandra=
{{Election box begin | title=Alexandra}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Adam Leeder
|votes = 1,019
|percentage = 53.8
|change = +8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Chandima Perera
|votes = 478
|percentage = 25.3
|change = -8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Barry Broom
|votes = 219
|percentage = 11.6
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ken Toye
|votes = 177
|percentage = 9.4
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 541
|percentage = 28.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,893
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|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 = John Carnall
|votes = 1,142
|percentage = 51.2
|change = -1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Anderson
|votes = 625
|percentage = 28.0
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = David Hurlbut
|votes = 307
|percentage = 13.8
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Colin Boyd
|votes = 155
|percentage = 7.0
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 517
|percentage = 23.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,229
|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 Co-operative
|candidate = Bryony Rudkin
|votes = 887
|percentage = 59.3
|change = +19.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Dighton
|votes = 419
|percentage = 28.0
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Charlotte Armstrong
|votes = 191
|percentage = 12.8
|change = +6.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 468
|percentage = 29.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,597
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Castle Hill=
{{Election box begin | title=Castle Hill (2 seats due to by-election)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Fisher
|votes = 823
|percentage = 24.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robin Vickery
|votes = 748
|percentage = 22.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Annabel Mednick
|votes = 529
|percentage = 15.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Harris
|votes = 451
|percentage = 13.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Pippa Gordon
|votes = 420
|percentage = 12.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Malcolm Mitchell
|votes = 230
|percentage = 6.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Liz Smith
|votes = 196
|percentage = 5.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 219
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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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 Co-operative
|candidate = Stephen Connelly
|votes = 1,059
|percentage = 68.2
|change = +26.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Quaid Combstock
|votes = 494
|percentage = 31.8
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 565
|percentage = 36.4
|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 Co-operative
|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 = 896
|percentage = 57.0
|change = +13.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevin Algar
|votes = 434
|percentage = 27.6
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Shaun McDonald
|votes = 144
|percentage = 9.2
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Conrad Packwood
|votes = 99
|percentage = 6.3
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 462
|percentage = 29.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,573
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Holywells=
{{Election box begin | title=Holywells}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry Studd
|votes = 827
|percentage = 43.1
|change = +12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Heather Mills
|votes = 817
|percentage = 42.6
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Tom Wilmot
|votes = 142
|percentage = 7.4
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Robert Chambers
|votes = 131
|percentage = 6.8
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,917
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Priory Heath=
{{Election box begin | title=Priory Heath}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Barber
|votes = 1,026
|percentage = 59.2
|change = +17.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andy Shannon
|votes = 558
|percentage = 32.2
|change = -2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Paul Grange
|votes = 148
|percentage = 8.6
|change = +4.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 468
|percentage = 27.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,732
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rushmere=
{{Election box begin | title=Rushmere}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alasdair Ross
|votes = 1,285
|percentage = 57.6
|change = +19.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Cawthorn
|votes = 712
|percentage = 39.9
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Maxwell Phillips
|votes = 125
|percentage = 5.6
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nick Jacob
|votes = 109
|percentage = 4.9
|change = 0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 573
|percentage = 25.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,231
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Sprites=
{{Election box begin | title=Sprites}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Smart
|votes = 895
|percentage = 46.9
|change = +10.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bob Hall
|votes = 603
|percentage = 31.6
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Alan Cotterell
|votes = 372
|percentage = 19.5
|change = -2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gareth Jones
|votes = 38
|percentage = 2.0
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 292
|percentage = 15.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,908
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative 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 McDonald
|votes = 1,261
|percentage = 57.4
|change = +22.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jose Esteves
|votes = 660
|percentage = 30.1
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ned Harrison
|votes = 173
|percentage = 7.9
|change = -2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Robin Whitmore
|votes = 102
|percentage = 4.6
|change = -2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 601
|percentage = 27.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,196
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|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 = Oliver Holmes
|votes = 1,068
|percentage = 37.3
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Hardman
|votes = 896
|percentage = 31.3
|change = -6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Steven Reynolds
|votes = 588
|percentage = 20.5
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Andrew Iddon
|votes = 178
|percentage = 6.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kirsty Wilmot
|votes = 133
|percentage = 4.6
|change = -3.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 172
|percentage = 6.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,863
|percentage = 46.6
|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 = Labour Co-operative
|candidate = Tracy Grant
|votes = 835
|percentage = 46.7
|change = +8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ben Harvey
|votes = 815
|percentage = 45.6
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Powell
|votes = 137
|percentage = 7.7
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,787
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Co-operative
|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 = 865
|percentage = 57.2
|change = +14.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Felix-Thomas
|votes = 330
|percentage = 21.8
|change = -6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Martin Hore
|votes = 193
|percentage = 12.8
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = John Mann
|votes = 124
|percentage = 8.2
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 535
|percentage = 35.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,512
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Whitehouse=
{{Election box begin | title=Whitehouse}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Glen Chisholm
|votes = 773
|percentage = 48.8
|change = +13.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Eric Pearl
|votes = 385
|percentage = 24.3
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Heffer
|votes = 333
|percentage = 21.0
|change = -13.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Anthony Dooley
|votes = 50
|percentage = 3.2
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Julie Fletcher
|votes = 42
|percentage = 2.6
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 388
|percentage = 24.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,583
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Whitton=
{{Election box begin | title=Whitton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sophie Meudec
|votes = 833
|percentage = 45.6
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Downie
|votes = 535
|percentage = 29.3
|change = -17.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Tony Gould
|votes = 356
|percentage = 19.5
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Moira Kleissner
|votes = 102
|percentage = 5.6
|change = -2.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 298
|percentage = 16.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,826
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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{{United Kingdom local elections, 2016}}
{{Suffolk elections}}