2000 Ipswich Borough Council election

2000 Ipswich Borough Council election

4 May 2000
One third of seats 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 35 10 1 Seats won 7 8 1 Seats after 31 15 2 Seat change 5 5 1 Popular vote 25.8%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 31
• Conservative 15
• Liberal Democrat 2

Election result

Ipswich Local Election Result 2000

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9			-5	50.0
	Conservative	8			+5	44.4
	Liberal Democrats	1			+1	5.6
	Independent	0			-1	0

Ward results

Bixley

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gordon Terry	1,136	64.4
	Labour	Colin Campbell	409	23.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Shirley	218	12.4
Turnout			1,763	30.2

Bridge

Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Turnbull	621	51.4
	Conservative	Ms K. Kenna	434	35.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Cartwright	153	12.7
Turnout			1,208	21.0

Broom Hill

Broom Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Goldsmith	751	56.3
	Labour	Ms C. Le Grys	415	31.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Bardsley	168	12.6
Turnout			1,334	26.1

Castle Hill

Castle Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ward	1,115	60.3
	Labour	G. Manuel	521	28.2
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Day	213	11.5
Turnout			1,848	26.0

References

• 2000 Ipswich election result
• Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012