2002 Ipswich Borough Council election

2002 Ipswich Borough Council election

2 May 2002
All 48 seats 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 31 15 2 Seats won 35 9 4 Seat change 4 6 2 Popular vote 11,501 10,522 6,201 Percentage 39.8% 36.4% 21.5%
Map showing the 2002 local election results in Ipswich.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 2002 Ipswich Borough Council election was an election for Ipswich Borough Council held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

Election result

Election apportionment diagram

2002 Ipswich Local Election Result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	35			+3	72.9	41.1	33,082
	Conservative	9			-4	18.8	37.4	30,150
	Liberal Democrats	4			+1	8.3	20.7	16,675
	CPA	0			0	0	0.6	519
	Green	0			0	0	0.2	143

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Penelope Breakwell	794
	Labour	Maureen Carrington-Brown	720
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Chambers	687
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Toye	675
	Labour	Dianne Hosking	672
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Whitmore	651
	Conservative	Susan Rush	355
	Conservative	Maureen Springle	328
	Conservative	Margaret Saunders	316
Turnout			5,198

Bixley

Bixley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Wright	1,285
	Conservative	Gordon Terry	1,220
	Conservative	Stephen Barker	1,199
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Beaton	522
	Labour	Colin Campbell	502
	Labour	Susan Maguire	463
	Liberal Democrats	John Rivett	451
	Labour	Susan Smart	450
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Fearnley	354
	CPA	Dave Cooper	220
Turnout			6,666

Bridge

Bridge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Powell	764
	Labour	Harold Mangar	690
	Labour	Philip Smart	676
	Conservative	Andrew Booth	402
	Conservative	Albie Kingham	382
	Conservative	Maureen Mott	376
	Liberal Democrats	Elisabeth Williams	248
	Liberal Democrats	Juliet Lloyd	246
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Earle	221
Turnout			4,005

Castle Hill

Castle Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Henry Davies	1,160
	Conservative	Dale Jackson	1,079
	Conservative	David Goldsmith	1,053
	Labour	Mary Manuel	653
	Labour	James Adams	573
	Labour	Peter Shaw	528
	Liberal Democrats	Nina Day	361
	Liberal Democrats	John Goodall	264
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Whitter	235
Turnout			5,906

Gainsborough

Gainsborough (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sally Brown	902
	Labour	John Mowles	892
	Labour	Don Edwards	883
	Conservative	William Cook	453
	Conservative	Keith Matthews	423
	Conservative	Nico Mott	405
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Gooch	164
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Jacob	138
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Tracy	127
Turnout			4,387

Gipping

Gipping (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jeanette Macartney	776
	Labour	David Ellesmere	754
	Labour	Peter Gardiner	753
	Conservative	Michael Irvine	369
	Conservative	Helen Last	347
	Conservative	Robert Strutt	333
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Atkins	224
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Perkins	202
	Liberal Democrats	Amy Luke	194
Turnout			3,952

Holywells

Holywells (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Debman	792
	Conservative	David Hale	760
	Conservative	Elizabeth Harsant	745
	Labour	John Cook	532
	Labour	Robert Daines	506
	Labour	Richard Kirby	477
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Chambers	254
	Liberal Democrats	Velina Walden	206
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Zablok	184
Turnout			4,456

Priory Heath

Priory Heath (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bradley Maguire	603
	Labour	William Quinton	601
	Labour	Dale Jabbar	588
	Conservative	Sarah Dodwell	412
	Conservative	Peter Rush	369
	Conservative	Benjamin Redsell	359
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Atkins	231
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine French	220
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Pakes	194
Turnout			3,577

Rushmere

Rushmere (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert Ray-Dobson	924
	Labour	Keith Herod	868
	Labour	David Isaacs	842
	Conservative	Mark Rush	838
	Conservative	Stephen Ion	823
	Conservative	Keith Wood	767
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Auton	467
	Liberal Democrats	Roberta Kerslake	400
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Lucas	333
	CPA	Stephen Bloomfield	182
Turnout			6,444

St Johns

St Johns (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alexander Martin	892
	Labour	Elizabeth Cooper	875
	Labour	Neil MacDonald	868
	Conservative	Stephen Cook	740
	Conservative	Edward Phillips	698
	Conservative	Carlton Vajzovic	637
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Hubbard	316
	Liberal Democrats	David Kitchen	267
	Liberal Democrats	John Whitear	233
	Green	Jack Phipps	143
	CPA	Gavin Stone	117
Turnout			5,786

St Margaret's

St Margaret's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Inga Lockington	1,366
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Atkins	1,222
	Liberal Democrats	John Cooper	1,191
	Conservative	David Brown	1,093
	Conservative	Jeffrey Stansfield	1,049
	Conservative	Carole Leggett	993
	Labour	Jane Shaw	386
	Labour	Adele Cook	382
	Labour	Steve Reynolds	380
Turnout			8,062

Sprites

Sprites (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ian Grimwood	915
	Labour	Richard Risebrow	860
	Labour	John Le Grys	858
	Conservative	Bob Hall	529
	Conservative	Roy Dovaston	511
	Conservative	Kathleen Kenna	507
	Liberal Democrats	Gwynne Chipperfield	226
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Richardson	217
	Liberal Democrats	James Williams	201
Turnout			4,824

Stoke Park

Stoke Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Roger Fern	754
	Labour	Barry Studd	738
	Labour	Keith Rawlingson	730
	Conservative	Duncan Titchmarsh	638
	Conservative	Paul West	638
	Conservative	Don Ward	616
	Liberal Democrats	David Mullett	267
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Stafford	219
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Starkey	211
Turnout			4,811

Westgate

Westgate (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mary Blake	716
	Labour	John Harris	654
	Labour	Martin Cook	651
	Conservative	Julia Schubert	414
	Conservative	Stella Fuller	393
	Conservative	Robert Watson	381
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Day	256
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Lockington	248
	Liberal Democrats	Cynthia Toye	238
Turnout			3,951

Whitehouse

Whitehouse (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Albert Grant	574
	Labour	Trevor Payne	561
	Labour	Christopher Newbury	513
	Liberal Democrats	George King	364
	Conservative	Colin Morgan	356
	Conservative	Mary Young	322
	Conservative	Tracy Rivers	313
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Blue	281
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Higgins	246
Turnout			3,530

Whitton

Whitton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Clarke	814
	Labour	Graham Manuel	809
	Labour	Martyn Green	766
	Conservative	Sandie Doyle	686
	Conservative	Neville Jackson	649
	Conservative	Stephen Lark	637
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Brown	248
	Liberal Democrats	Santa Richardson	210
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Fletcher	195
Turnout			5,014

References

• 2002 Ipswich election result
• Ipswich Borough Council

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