Nominations for Ipswich elections

Polling takes place on May 4 to fill a third of the seats on Ipswich borough council. Nominations are:

Alexandra: Elizabeth Cooper (Lab), Philip Green (LD), Edward Phillips (Con), John Taylor (Green)

Bixley: Gareth Jones (LD), Barry Studd (Lab), *William Wright (Con)

Bridge: Christine Chambers (LD), Richard Pope (Con), *James Powell (Lab)

Castle Hill: Nigel Cheeseman (LD), *Henry Davies (Con), John Harris (Lab)

Gainsborough: Paul Billingham (OMRLP), *June Brown (Lab), Kevern Mulley (Con), Robin Whitmore (LD)

Gipping: *Jeanette MacArtney (Lab), Maureen Springle (Con), Dafydd Taylor (LD)

Holywells: Steve Buckingham (Lab), Robert Chambers (LD), *George Dedman (Con)

Priory Heath: Jill Atkins (LD), Michelle Bevan-Margetts (Con), John Cook (Lab), Sally Wainman (Ind)

Rushmere: Catherine French (LD), Alasdair Ross (Lab), *Denise Terry (Con)

Sprites: *Ian Grimwood (Lab), Robert Hall (Con), John Whitear (LD)

St John's: Lois Hickey (Green), Gavin MacLure (Con), Alexander Martin (Con), John Howard (LD)

St Margaret's: Andrew Booth (Con), Amelia Drayson (Green), William Knowles (Lab), *Inga Lockington (LD)

Stoke Park: Adrian Brown (LD), Nadia Cenci (Con). *Roger Fern (Lab)

Westgate: *Mary Blake (Lab), Andrew Cann (LD), Claire Disney (Con), Colin Rodgers (Green)

Whitehouse: *Albert Grant (Lab), Christopher Stewart (Con), Stephen Williams (LD)

Whitton: *George Clarke (Lab), Sally Scott (LD), Stephen Wells (Con).

*denotes councillor seeking re-election:

Key: Conservative (Con), Green Party (Green), Independent (Ind), Labour (Lab), Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP).

Current composition of council: Lab 23, Con 16, LD 7, Independet Conservative 2.