# 2004 Ipswich Borough Council election

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

Ipswich Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 52.9 | 40.4 | 13,392 | +1.2% |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 29.4 | 32.1 | 10,656 | -0.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 17.6 | 26.0 | 8,626 | +0.2% |
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 281 | -0.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 136 | +0.4% |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 71 | +0.2% |

## Ward results
### Alexandra

Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Gooch | 802 | 41.2 | −1.7 |
| | Labour | John Cook | 661 | 34.0 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Keith Matthews | 483 | 24.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 7.2 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,946 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Bixley

Bixley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Carter | 1,325 | 53.8 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rivett | 704 | 28.6 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Martyn Green | 351 | 14.2 | −2.8 |
| | CPA | Christine Pinder | 84 | 3.4 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 25.2 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,464 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridge

Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Flood | 693 | 39.7 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Harold Mangar | 673 | 38.6 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 379 | 21.7 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,745 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Castle Hill

Castle Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dale Jackson | 1,189 | 55.8 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Shaw | 473 | 22.2 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Tracy | 470 | 22.0 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 716 | 33.6 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,132 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gainsborough

Gainsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mowles | 769 | 44.9 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Janet Sibley | 531 | 31.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Chambers | 288 | 16.8 | −2.8 |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Paul Billingham | 71 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | CPA | Jonathan Barnes | 54 | 3.2 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 13.9 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gipping

Gipping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Ellesmere | 671 | 44.0 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Nadia Cenci | 458 | 30.0 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Zablok | 397 | 26.0 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 14.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,526 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holywells

Holywells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hale | 806 | 49.5 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Maguire | 470 | 28.9 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 353 | 21.7 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 20.6 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,629 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Priory Heath

Priory Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Quinton | 731 | 42.2 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Titchmarsh | 644 | 37.1 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Atkins | 359 | 20.7 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 5.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rushmere (2)

Rushmere (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ion | 928 |
| | Conservative | Judy Terry | 867 |
| | Labour | Alasdair Ross | 719 |
| | Labour | Keith Herod | 696 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilliam Auton | 547 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Toye | 421 |
| | CPA | Stephen Bloomfield | 143 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,321 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |

### Sprites

Sprites :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Kirby | 861 | 43.2 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hall | 832 | 41.8 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Cooper | 299 | 15.0 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 1.5 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,992 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St John's

St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Carnall | 842 | 39.2 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Cooper | 796 | 37.0 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cathy French | 511 | 23.8 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,149 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### St Margaret's

St Margaret's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Atkins | 1,336 | 47.9 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | David Brown | 1,119 | 40.1 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Shaw | 337 | 12.1 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 7.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,792 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stoke Park

Stoke Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul West | 894 | 48.0 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Barry Studd | 609 | 32.7 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Brown | 358 | 19.2 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 15.3 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,861 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Westgate

Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carole Jones | 632 | 36.8 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative | Julie Schubert | 480 | 27.9 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Chambers | 471 | 27.4 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Sally Wainman | 136 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 8.9 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,719 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehouse

Whitehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony James | 564 | 35.0 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | William Knowles | 556 | 34.5 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Morgan | 491 | 30.5 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.5 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,611 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Whitton

Whitton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Ward | 810 | 44.3 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | John Harris | 651 | 35.6 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Goodall | 367 | 20.1 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 8.7 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,828 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |