# 2002 Ipswich Borough Council election

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

2002 Ipswich Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | 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 | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 5,198 |

### Bixley

Bixley (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 6,666 |

### Bridge

Bridge (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,005 |

### Castle Hill

Castle Hill (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 5,906 |

### Gainsborough

Gainsborough (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,387 |

### Gipping

Gipping (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,952 |

### Holywells

Holywells (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,456 |

### Priory Heath

Priory Heath (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,577 |

### Rushmere

Rushmere (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 6,444 |

### St Johns

St Johns (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 5,786 |

### St Margaret's

St Margaret's (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 8,062 |

### Sprites

Sprites (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,824 |

### Stoke Park

Stoke Park (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,811 |

### Westgate

Westgate (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,951 |

### Whitehouse

Whitehouse (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 3,530 |

### Whitton

Whitton (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 5,014 |