Result: Ipswich
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 43.8% |
| Conservative |  | 31.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 20.2% |
| Swing: 4.0% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Chris Mole | Labour | 18,336 | 43.8 | -7.5 |
| Paul West | Conservative | 13,004 | 31.1 | +0.6 |
| Richard Atkins | Liberal Democrat | 8,464 | 20.2 | +5.0 |
| Alison West | UK Independence Party | 1,134 | 2.7 | +1.1 |
| Jervis Kay | English Democrats | 641 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Sally Wainman | Independent | 299 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | 5,332 | 12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 41,878 | 60.8 | +3.8 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF EASTERN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR IPSWICH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 51.3% |
| Conservative |  | 30.5% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 15.2% |
| Others |  | 3.0% |
