IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2nd May 1996 ********************************************** Summary: Party Seats Change -------------------- Labour 41 +5 Con 6 -4 LD 1 Ind 0 -1 Ward by Ward Breakdown: BIXLEY 1996 1992 ========================================================== Martin (Lab) 758 36.81% 467 19.18% Richardson (LD) 261 12.68% 324 13.30% Shorten (Con) 1040 50.51% 1644 67.52% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 35.40% Poll 42.60% Con Maj 282 Con Maj 1177 ========================================================== BRIDGE 1996 1992 ========================================================== Morris (Con) 245 17.21% 677 38.69% Mullett (LD) 174 12.22% - Turnbull (Lab) 1005 70.57% 1073 61.31% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 25.20% Poll 32.60% Lab Maj 760 Lab Maj 396 ========================================================== BROOMHILL 1996 1992 ========================================================== Carruthers (Lab) 807 45.46% 602 31.02% Cheeseman (LD) 276 15.55% 226 11.64% Davis (Con) 692 38.99% 1113 57.34% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 35.12% Poll 38.01% Lab Maj 115 Con Maj 511 ========================================================== CASTLE HILL 1996 1992 ========================================================== Cooper (Con) 850 38.50% 1464 65.04% Day (LD) 204 9.24% - Fawkes (Lab) 1154 52.26% 787 34.96% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 38.30% Poll 39.47% Lab Maj 304 Con Maj 677 ========================================================== CHANTRY 1996 1992 ========================================================== Macartney (Lab) 980 79.55% 884 64.06% Matthews (Con) 153 12.42% 496 35.94% Perkins (LD) 99 8.03% - Watson (Lab) 840 - - Webb (Con) 123 - - ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 27.08% Poll 29.61% Lab Maj 772 Lab Maj 388 ========================================================== GAINSBOROUGH 1996 1992 ========================================================== Mowles (Lab) 1188 68.91% 1088 62.71% Roberts (LD) 255 14.79% - Ward (Con) 281 16.30% 647 37.29% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 29.80% Poll 29.96% Lab Maj 907 Lab Maj 441 ========================================================== PRIORY HEATH 1996 1992 ========================================================== Baldry (Con) 297 19.32% 711 39.85% Moloney (LD) 153 9.95% - Quinton (Lab) 1087 70.73% 1073 60.15% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 28.97% Poll 30.90% Lab Maj 790 Lab Maj 362 ========================================================== RUSHMERE 1996 1992 ========================================================== Auton (LD) 263 11.14% 153 5.95% Ion (Con) 595 25.22% 1247 48.46% Risebrow (Lab) 1502 63.64% 1173 45.59% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 39.00% Poll 41.40% Lab Maj 907 Con Maj 74 ========================================================== ST CLEMENTS 1996 1992 ========================================================== Keena-Bates (Con) 504 25.38% 1232 49.88% Tournay-Godfrey (Lab) 1232 62.03% 1026 41.54% Whitmore (LD) 250 12.59% 212 8.58% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 34.31% Poll 43.46% Lab Maj 728 Con Maj 206 ========================================================== ST JOHNS 1996 1992 ========================================================== Cowan (LD) 329 16.74% - Pluke (Lab) 1235 62.85% 1109 47.37% Staggs (Con) 401 20.41% 1232 52.63% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 31.00% Poll 39.10% Lab Maj 834 Con Maj 123 ========================================================== ST MARGARETS 1996 1992 ========================================================== Atkins (LD) 618 22.18% 241 10.25% Cooper (Lab) 1076 38.62% 774 32.90% Fisher (Con) 1092 39.20% 1337 56.85% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 46.88% Poll 38.19% Con Maj 16 Con Maj 563 ========================================================== SPRITES 1996 1992 ========================================================== Cubbin (Lab) 1222 78.33% 1079 60.18% Eddy (LD) 139 8.91% - Langley (Con) 199 12.76% 714 39.82% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 29.10% Poll 32.47% Lab Maj 1023 Lab Maj 365 ========================================================== STOKE PARK 1996 1992 ========================================================== Carrington-Brown (Lab) 969 64.86% 809 38.37% Terry (Con) 377 25.23% 1098 52.09% Wroe (LD) 148 9.91% 201 9.54% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 26.40% Poll 36.61% Lab Maj 592 Con Maj 289 ========================================================== TOWN 1996 1992 ========================================================== Breakwell (Lab) 1106 66.39% 1126 62.91% Harris (Con) 323 19.39% 664 37.09% Hosking (Lab) 1011 - - Houseley (LD) 207 12.42% - Navalkar (Brit. Peoples Pty) 30 1.80% - Young (Con) 278 - - ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 27.43% Poll 31.24% Lab Maj 758 Lab Maj 462 ========================================================== WHITEHOUSE 1996 1992 ========================================================== Day (LD) 118 9.17% 123 8.63% King (Lab) 973 75.60% 787 55.19% Read (Con) 196 15.23% 516 36.18% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 23.93% Poll 26.64% Lab Maj 777 Lab Maj 271 ========================================================== WHITTON 1996 1992 ========================================================== Fearnley (LD) 121 9.53% - Harris (Lab) 951 74.88% 741 58.07% Lark (Con) 198 15.59% 535 41.93% ---------------------------------------------------------- Poll 25.56% Poll 25.29% Lab Maj 753 Lab Maj 206 ==========================================================