Ipswich
2010 Results:
Conservative: 18371 (39.14%)
Labour: 16292 (34.71%)
Liberal Democrat: 8556 (18.23%)
BNP: 1270 (2.71%)
UKIP: 1365 (2.91%)
Green: 775 (1.65%)
Christian: 149 (0.32%)
Independent: 163 (0.35%)
Majority: 2079 (4.43%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 19039 (43.2%)
Conservative: 13764 (31.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 9002 (20.4%)
Other: 2256 (5.1%)
Majority: 5274 (12%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 13004 (31.1%)
Labour: 18336 (43.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 8464 (20.2%)
UKIP: 1134 (2.7%)
Other: 940 (2.2%)
Majority: 5332 (12.7%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 11871 (30.5%)
Labour: 19952 (51.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 5904 (15.2%)
UKIP: 624 (1.6%)
Other: 522 (1.3%)
Majority: 8081 (20.8%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 15045 (31.1%)
Labour: 25484 (52.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 5881 (12.2%)
Referendum: 1637 (3.4%)
Other: 315 (0.7%)
Majority: 10439 (21.6%)
Boundary changes:
Profile:
Current MP: Ben Gummer (Conservative)
Ben Gummer (Conservative) Chris Mole(Labour) (more information at They work for you)Mark Dyson (Liberal Democrat)Tim Glover (Green)Chris Streatfield (UKIP) Dennis Boater (BNP) Kim Christofi (Christian Party) Sally Wainman (Independent Save Broomhill)Peter Turtill (Independent)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 93926
Male: 49.2%
Female: 50.8%
Under 18: 23.2%
Over 60: 20.9%
Born outside UK: 6.7%
White: 93%
Black: 1.9%
Asian: 2%
Mixed: 2.3%
Other: 0.7%
Christian: 67.3%
Muslim: 1.4%
Full time students: 2.5%
Graduates 16-74: 16.2%
No Qualifications 16-74: 32.5%
Owner-Occupied: 63.9%
Social Housing: 21.8% (Council: 15.7%, Housing Ass.: 6.1%)
Privately Rented: 11.2%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 16%