Election Name: | 2004 Ipswich Borough Council election |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2003 Ipswich Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Election Date: | 10 June 2004 |
Next Election: | 2006 Ipswich Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Seats For Election: | 16 of the 48 seats |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 31 |
Seats1: | 5 |
Seats After1: | 23 |
Seat Change1: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 10,656 |
Percentage1: | 32.1% |
Swing1: | 0.4% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 12 |
Seats2: | 9 |
Seats After2: | 18 |
Seat Change2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 13,392 |
Percentage2: | 40.4% |
Swing2: | 1.2% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 5 |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seats After3: | 7 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 26.0% |
Percentage3: | 8,626 |
Swing3: | 0.2% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | No overall control |
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. A Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition was formed after the election.
After the election, the composition of the council was: