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2008 Ipswich Borough Council election
2008 UK local government election
2008 UK local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2008 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| country | United Kingdom |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 2007 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| election_date | 1 May 2008 |
| next_election | 2010 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| next_year | 2010 |
| seats_for_election | 16 of the 48 seats |
| majority_seats | 25 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| last_election1 | 18 |
| seats1 | 9 |
| seats_after1 | 21 |
| seat_change1 | 3 |
| popular_vote1 | 12,327 |
| percentage1 | 36.0% |
| swing1 | 0.4 pp |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| last_election2 | 20 |
| seats2 | 7 |
| seats_after2 | 19 |
| seat_change2 | 2 |
| popular_vote2 | 14,214 |
| percentage2 | 41.5% |
| swing2 | 1.8 pp |
| party3 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| last_election3 | 9 |
| seats3 | 2 |
| seats_after3 | 8 |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| popular_vote3 | 5,762 |
| percentage3 | 16.8% |
| swing3 | 4.0 pp |
| map_image | File:Ipswich UK local election 2008 map.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Map showing the 2008 local election results in Ipswich. |
| title | Council control |
| posttitle | Council control after election |
| before_election | No overall control |
| after_election | No overall control |
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2008. One third of the seats were up for election. The Labour Party won enough seats to become the largest party gaining 3 seats (2 from Con 1 from Lib Dem). The Conservatives had been the largest party since the 2006 Ipswich Council election. The results came as a stark contrast which saw the Conservatives make significant gains from Labour across the country. Particular disappointments for the Conservatives came when they lost Rushmere and Bridge to Labour and narrowly failed to gain St Margaret's from the Liberal Democrats, while narrowly holding onto St John's by a mere 3 votes. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats lost Whitehouse.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 21
- Conservative 19
- Liberal Democrat 8
- Independent 0
Despite the losses, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition continued to run the Council with a reduced majority of 6 seats.
Election result
|seats % = 50.00 |votes % = 34.1 |plus/minus = +0.4 |seats % = 38.9 |votes % = 41.1 |plus/minus = +1.8 |seats % = 11.1 |votes % = 18.6 |plus/minus = -4.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 4.5 |plus/minus = +1.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.2 |plus/minus = +0.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.6 |plus/minus = -0.5
Ward results
Alexandra
Bixley
Bridge
Castle Hill
Gainsborough
Gipping
Holywells
Priory Heath
Rushmere
Sprites
St John's
St Margaret's
Stoke Park
Westgate
Whitehouse
Whitton
References
References
- "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Results 2008 - Ipswich". Local Elections Archive Project.
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