# 2016 Ipswich Borough Council election

Elections to Ipswich Borough Council took place on 5 May 2016. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

2016 Ipswich Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 13 | 2 | 81.3 | 20 | 33 | 68.8 | 14,654 | 46.2 | |
| | Conservative | 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 11 | 13 | 27.1 | 10,797 | 34.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.2 | 2,731 | 8.6 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,018 | 6.4 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,497 | 4.7 | |

## Ward results

These are the results for all 16 wards.

### Alexandra

Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Adam Leeder | 1,019 | 53.8 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Chandima Perera | 478 | 25.3 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Barry Broom | 219 | 11.6 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Toye | 177 | 9.4 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 28.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Bixley

Bixley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Carnall | 1,142 | 51.2 | −1.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Anderson | 625 | 28.0 | +4.2 |
| | UKIP | David Hurlbut | 307 | 13.8 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Boyd | 155 | 7.0 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 517 | 23.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,229 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridge

Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Bryony Rudkin | 887 | 59.3 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard Dighton | 419 | 28.0 | −4.8 |
| | Green | Charlotte Armstrong | 191 | 12.8 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Castle Hill

Castle Hill (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fisher | 823 | 24.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robin Vickery | 748 | 22.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Annabel Mednick | 529 | 15.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Harris | 451 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Pippa Gordon | 420 | 12.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Mitchell | 230 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Liz Smith | 196 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gainsborough

Gainsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Stephen Connelly | 1,059 | 68.2 | +26.0 |
| | Conservative | Quaid Combstock | 494 | 31.8 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 36.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Gipping

Gipping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Ellesmere | 896 | 57.0 | +13.6 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Algar | 434 | 27.6 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Shaun McDonald | 144 | 9.2 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Packwood | 99 | 6.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 29.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,573 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holywells

Holywells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Studd | 827 | 43.1 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Heather Mills | 817 | 42.6 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Tom Wilmot | 142 | 7.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Chambers | 131 | 6.8 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,917 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Priory Heath

Priory Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Barber | 1,026 | 59.2 | +17.0 |
| | Conservative | Andy Shannon | 558 | 32.2 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Grange | 148 | 8.6 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | 27.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,732 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rushmere

Rushmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alasdair Ross | 1,285 | 57.6 | +19.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Cawthorn | 712 | 39.9 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Maxwell Phillips | 125 | 5.6 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Jacob | 109 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,231 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sprites

Sprites :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Smart | 895 | 46.9 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Bob Hall | 603 | 31.6 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Alan Cotterell | 372 | 19.5 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Jones | 38 | 2.0 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,908 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil McDonald | 1,261 | 57.4 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative | Jose Esteves | 660 | 30.1 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Ned Harrison | 173 | 7.9 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 102 | 4.6 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 601 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,196 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Holmes | 1,068 | 37.3 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Steve Hardman | 896 | 31.3 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Steven Reynolds | 588 | 20.5 | −1.1 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Iddon | 178 | 6.2 | New |
| | Green | Kirsty Wilmot | 133 | 4.6 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,863 | 46.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stoke Park

Stoke Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tracy Grant | 835 | 46.7 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Ben Harvey | 815 | 45.6 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 137 | 7.7 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Westgate

Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carole Jones | 865 | 57.2 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Felix-Thomas | 330 | 21.8 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hore | 193 | 12.8 | +7.5 |
| | Green | John Mann | 124 | 8.2 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 35.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehouse

Whitehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glen Chisholm | 773 | 48.8 | +13.7 |
| | UKIP | Eric Pearl | 385 | 24.3 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | David Heffer | 333 | 21.0 | −13.5 |
| | Green | Anthony Dooley | 50 | 3.2 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Fletcher | 42 | 2.6 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 24.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whitton

Whitton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sophie Meudec | 833 | 45.6 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | John Downie | 535 | 29.3 | −17.2 |
| | UKIP | Tony Gould | 356 | 19.5 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moira Kleissner | 102 | 5.6 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,826 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |