Ipswich Borough Council election, 2012

The 2012 Ipswich Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Ipswich Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012. Ipswich Borough Council has 48 councillors who are elected for a term of four years. The councillors are elected in 'thirds' with one councillor in each of the 16 wards retiring each year for three out of four years. Every fourth year there is a break from the borough council elections and elections for county councillors are held instead. Ipswich Borough Council is also responsible for the administration of UK Parliamentary general elections, European Parliamentary elections and national and local referendums.

Results

Alexandra ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Adam James Leeder	1,005	54.0
	Liberal Democrat	Catherine Chambers	349	18.7
	Conservative	Steve Flood	311	16.7
	Green	Jamie Lawrence	197	10.6
Majority			656	35.2
Rejected ballots			11
Total votes			1,873	'
Voter turnout			29%

Bixley ward (vote for 2)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Carnall	902	48.3
	Conservative	Richard Pope	855	45.8
	Labour	John Cook	562	30.1
	Labour	Sandra Gage	517	27.7
	Green	Barry Broom	299	16.0
	Green	Catherine Struthers	198	10.6
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Bagnall	183	9.8
Rejected ballots			8
Total votes			1,876	'
Voter turnout			33%

Bridge ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Bryony Rudkin	853	57.6
	Conservative	James Spencer	375	25.3
	Green	Kathie Jones	161	10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Juliet Groves	91	6.1
Majority			478	32.3
Rejected ballots			0
Total votes			1,480	'
Voter turnout			23%

Castle Hill ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robin Vickery	888	51.2
	Labour	John Harris	674	38.8
	Liberal Democrat	Gareth Jones	174	10.0
Majority			214	12.3
Rejected ballots			13
Total votes			1,749	'
Voter turnout			30%

Gainsborough ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Mowles	1,094	69.4
	Conservative	Carol Debman	405	25.7
	Liberal Democrat	Nicholas Jacob	78	4.9
Majority			689	43.7
Rejected ballots			9
Total votes			1,586	'
Voter turnout			25%

Gipping ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Ellesmere	950	67.3
	Conservative	Kevin Algar	329	23.3
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart McHardy	132	9.4
Majority			621	44.0
Rejected ballots			16
Total votes			1,427	'
Voter turnout			23%

Holywells ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Pam Stewart	757	42.1
	Labour	Elango Elavalakan	708	39.4
	Green	Thomas Wilmot	178	9.9
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Chambers	154	8.6
Majority			49	2.7
Rejected ballots			10
Total votes			1,807	'
Voter turnout			30%

Priory Heath ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bill Quinton	1,047	63.4
	Conservative	Mark Felix-Thomas	375	22.7
	Green	Fraser John Florence	119	7.2
	Liberal Democrat	Mathew Baker	107	6.5
Majority			672	40.7
Rejected ballots			11
Total votes			1,663	'
Voter turnout			26%

Rushmere ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alasdair Ross	1,293	57.1
	Conservative	Christopher Chambers	746	32.9
	Green	Eric Nelson	138	6.1
	Liberal Democrat	Robin Whitmore	89	3.9
Majority			547	24.1
Rejected ballots			8
Total votes			2,274	'
Voter turnout			37%

Sprites ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Kirby	1,056	66.0
	Conservative	Duncan Titchmarsh	441	27.6
	Liberal Democrat	Julie Fletcher	103	6.4
Majority			615	38.4
Rejected ballots			7
Total votes			1,607	'
Voter turnout			30%

St. John's ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jennifer Stimson	1,320	62.4
	Conservative	Edward Phillips	673	31.8
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Lock	124	5.9
Majority			647	30.6
Rejected ballots			19
Total votes			2,136	'
Voter turnout			32%

St. Margaret's ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Cann	883	36.6
	Conservative	Stephen Ion	786	32.6
	Labour	Scott Huntly	489	20.3
	Independent	Peter Turtill	128	5.3
	Green	Kirsty Wilmot	124	5.1
Majority			97	4.0
Rejected ballots			4
Total votes			2,414	'
Voter turnout			40%

Stoke Park ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Glen Chisholm	894	52.6
	Conservative	Bob Hall	643	37.8
	Green	Roy Adams	90	5.3
	Liberal Democrat	Rebecca Robinson	73	4.3
Majority			251	14.8
Rejected ballots			6
Total votes			1,706	'
Voter turnout			31%

Westgate ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Carole Jones	917	57.7
	Conservative	Lee Reynolds	322	20.3
	Liberal Democrat	Timothy Lockington	218	13.7
	Green	John Mann	131	8.2
Majority			595	37.5
Rejected ballots			6
Total votes			1,594	'
Voter turnout			24%

Whitehouse ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Albert Grant	789	61.6
	Conservative	Neil Harrison	356	27.8
	Liberal Democrat	Emma Sharman	136	10.6
Majority			433	33.8
Rejected ballots			9
Total votes			1,290	'
Voter turnout			20%

Whitton ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sophie Meudec	972	55.6
	Conservative	Sandie Doyle	675	38.6
	Liberal Democrat	Ken Toye	102	5.8
Majority			297	17.0
Rejected ballots			11
Total votes			1,760	'
Voter turnout			30%

References

↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

Council elections in Suffolk

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Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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