Rushmere Ward, Ipswich Explained

Rushmere
Council:Ipswich
Map1:Map Rushmere Ward, Ipswich.png
Map Entity:Ipswich
Map Year:2019
Year:2002
Councillor1:Alasdair Ross
Councillor2:Stefan Long
Councillor3:Kelvin Cracknell
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Region:East of England
County:Suffolk

Rushmere Ward is a ward in the North East Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council.

It is designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 004 by the Office for National Statistics.[1] It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.[2]

Ward profile, 2008

Rushmere Ward is located on the north-eastern edge of Ipswich. In 2005 it had a population of about 8,000. The ward has a low proportion of 16-29 year olds and a high proportion of single person pensioner households.[3]

Councillors

The following councillors were elected since the boundaries were changed in 2002. Names in brackets indicates that the councillor remained in office without re-election.

Date Councillor CouncillorCouncillor
May 2002[4] ! style="background-color:; color:white"Robert Ray-Dobson! style="background-color:; color:white"Keith Herod! style="background-color:; color:white"David Isaacs
May 2003! style="background-color:; color:white"(Robert Ray-Dobson)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Keith Herod)! style="background-color:; color:white"Eileen Smith
June 2004! style="background-color:; color:white"Stephen Ion! style="background-color:; color:white"Judy Terry! style="background-color:; color:white"(Eileen Smith)
May 2006! style="background-color:; color:white"(Stephen Ion)! style="background-color:; color:white"Denise Terry! style="background-color:; color:white"(Eileen Smith)
May 2007! style="background-color:; color:white"(Stephen Ion)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Denise Terry)! style="background-color:; color:white"Eileen Smith
May 2008! style="background-color:; color:white"Alasdair Ross! style="background-color:; color:white"(Denise Terry)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Eileen Smith)
May 2010! style="background-color:; color:white"(Alasdair Ross)! style="background-color:; color:white"Denise Terry! style="background-color:; color:white"(Eileen Smith)
May 2011! style="background-color:; color:white"(Alasdair Ross)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Denise Terry)! style="background-color:; color:white"Tracy Grant
May 2012! style="background-color:; color:white"Alasdair Ross! style="background-color:; color:white"(Denise Terry)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Tracy Grant)
May 2014[5] ! style="background-color:; color:white"(Alasdair Ross)! style="background-color:; color:white"Sandra Gage! style="background-color:; color:white"(Tracy Grant)
May 2015[6] ! style="background-color:; color:white"(Alasdair Ross)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Sandra Gage)! style="background-color:; color:white"Stephen Ion
May 2016[7] ! style="background-color:; color:white"Alasdair Ross! style="background-color:; color:white"(Sandra Gage)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Stephen Ion)
May 2018[8] ! style="background-color:; color:white"(Alasdair Ross)! style="background-color:; color:white"Sandra Gage! style="background-color:; color:white"(Stephen Ion)
May 2019[9] ! style="background-color:; color:white"(Alasdair Ross)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Sandra Gage)! style="background-color:; color:white"Kelvin Cracknell
May 2021[10] ! style="background-color:; color:white"Alasdair Ross! style="background-color:; color:white"(Sandra Gage)! style="background-color:; color:white"(Kelvin Cracknell)
May 2022[11] ! style="background-color:; color:white"(Alasdair Ross)! style="background-color:; color:white"Stefan Long! style="background-color:; color:white"(Kelvin Cracknell)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ipswich 004 - MapIt . mapit.mysociety.org . UK Citizens Online Democracy . 11 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Ipswich Boundaries . Google My Maps . Google . 24 October 2019.
  3. Book: Ipswich Borough Ward Profiling Project Main Report . 2008 . CREATE Research Centre . Ipswich .
  4. Web site: Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 . www.electionscentre.co.uk . imediapixel.com . 24 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Declaration of result of poll 2014. Ipswich Borough Council. 6 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Williams . Russell . Declaration of results 2015. Ipswich Borough Council . Ipswich Borough Council . 24 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Williams . Russell . Declaration of results 2016 . Ipswich Borough Council . Ipswich Borough Council . 24 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Williams . Russell . Declaration of results 2018 . Ipswich Borough Council . Ipswich Borough Council . 24 October 2019.
  9. Web site: Williams . Russell . Declaration of results 2019 . Ipswich Borough Council . Ipswich Borough Council . 24 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 2021 Ipswich Borough Council . www.ipswich.gov.uk . Ipswich Borough Council . 7 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Williams . Russell . Election of a Borough Councillor for Rushmere on Thursday 5 May 2022 . www.ipswich.gov.uk . Ipswich Borough Council . 6 May 2022.