Rushmere Ward, Ipswich

{{Infobox England and Wales ward

|name = Rushmere

|council = Ipswich

|map1 = Map Rushmere Ward, Ipswich.png

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|map_entity = Ipswich

|map_year = 2019

|year = 2002

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|previous =

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|electorate =

|councillor1 = Alasdair Ross

|councillor2 = Stefan Long

|councillor3 = Kelvin Cracknell

|party1 = Labour Party (UK)

|party2 = Labour Party (UK)

|party3 = Labour Party (UK)

|region = East of England

|county = Suffolk

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Rushmere Ward is a ward in the North East Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council.

It is designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 004 by the Office for National Statistics.{{cite web |title=Ipswich 004 - MapIt |url=https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/47321.html|website=mapit.mysociety.org |publisher=UK Citizens Online Democracy |accessdate=11 December 2019}} It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.{{cite web |title=Ipswich Boundaries |url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1IqyA0oNdqEF3MHtTs9H5LgYB0mY&ll=52.056930569859105%2C1.1643126000000166&z=15 |website=Google My Maps |publisher=Google |accessdate=24 October 2019}}

Ward profile, 2008

Rushmere Ward is located on the north-eastern edge of Ipswich. In 2005 it had a population of about 8,000. The ward has a low proportion of 16-29 year olds and a high proportion of single person pensioner households.{{cite book |title=Ipswich Borough Ward Profiling Project Main Report |date=2008 |publisher=CREATE Research Centre |location=Ipswich |url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/www.ipswich.gov.uk/files/PCD05.pdf}}

Councillors

The following councillors were elected since the boundaries were changed in 2002. Names in brackets indicates that the councillor remained in office without re-election.

References

Category:Wards of Ipswich

Date	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor
class="wikitable"
May 2002{{cite web \|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Ipswich-1973-2012.pdf \|title=Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 \|website=www.electionscentre.co.uk \|publisher=imediapixel.com \|accessdate=24 October 2019}}	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Robert Ray-Dobson	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Keith Herod	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|David Isaacs
May 2003	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Robert Ray-Dobson)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Keith Herod)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Eileen Smith
June 2004	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Stephen Ion	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Judy Terry	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Eileen Smith)
May 2006	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Stephen Ion)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Denise Terry	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Eileen Smith)
May 2007	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Stephen Ion)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Denise Terry)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Eileen Smith
May 2008	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Alasdair Ross	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Denise Terry)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Eileen Smith)
May 2010	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Alasdair Ross)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Denise Terry	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Eileen Smith)
May 2011	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Alasdair Ross)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Denise Terry)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Tracy Grant
May 2012	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Alasdair Ross	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Denise Terry)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Tracy Grant)
May 2014{{cite web\|title=Declaration of result of poll 2014\|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/www.ipswich.gov.uk/files/Declaration%20of%20results%202014.pdf\|publisher=Ipswich Borough Council\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Alasdair Ross)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Sandra Gage	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Tracy Grant)
May 2015\|{{cite web \|last1=Williams \|first1=Russell \|title=Declaration of results 2015\|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/www.ipswich.gov.uk/files/declaration_of_results_2015_-_all_wards.pdf\|website=Ipswich Borough Council \|publisher=Ipswich Borough Council \|accessdate=24 October 2019}}	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Alasdair Ross)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Sandra Gage)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Stephen Ion
May 2016{{cite web \|last1=Williams \|first1=Russell \|title=Declaration of results 2016 \|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/default/files/results_-_all_wards.pdf\|website=Ipswich Borough Council \|publisher=Ipswich Borough Council \|accessdate=24 October 2019}}	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Alasdair Ross	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Sandra Gage)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Stephen Ion)
May 2018{{cite web \|last1=Williams \|first1=Russell \|title=Declaration of results 2018 \|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/default/files/declaration_of_results_-_all_wards.pdf\|website=Ipswich Borough Council \|publisher=Ipswich Borough Council \|accessdate=24 October 2019}}	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Alasdair Ross)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Sandra Gage	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Stephen Ion)
May 2019{{cite web \|last1=Williams \|first1=Russell \|title=Declaration of results 2019 \|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/default/files/declaration_of_results_merged.pdf \|website=Ipswich Borough Council \|publisher=Ipswich Borough Council \|accessdate=24 October 2019}}	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Alasdair Ross)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Sandra Gage)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Kelvin Cracknell
May 2021{{cite web \|title=Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 2021 {{!}} Ipswich Borough Council \|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/elections2021 \|website=www.ipswich.gov.uk \|publisher=Ipswich Borough Council \|access-date=7 May 2021}}	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Alasdair Ross	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Sandra Gage)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Kelvin Cracknell)
May 2022{{cite web \|last1=Williams \|first1=Russell \|title=Election of a Borough Councillor for Rushmere on Thursday 5 May 2022 \|url=https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/www.ipswich.gov.uk/files/rushmere_declaration_of_results.pdf \|website=www.ipswich.gov.uk \|publisher=Ipswich Borough Council \|access-date=6 May 2022}}	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Alasdair Ross)	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|Stefan Long	! style="background-color:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white"\|(Kelvin Cracknell)