Rushmere Ward is a ward in the North East Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council.
Rushmere | |
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ward for Ipswich Council | |
![]() Boundary of Rushmere in Ipswich from 2019. | |
Local government in East of England | Suffolk |
Current ward | |
Created | 2002 (2002) |
Councillor | Alasdair Ross (Labour) |
Councillor | Stefan Long (Labour) |
Councillor | Kelvin Cracknell (Labour) |
It is designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 004 by the Office of National Statistics.[1] It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.[2]
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]
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 | Councillor | Councillor |
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May 2002[4] | Robert Ray-Dobson | Keith Herod | David Isaacs |
May 2003[4] | (Robert Ray-Dobson) | (Keith Herod) | Eileen Smith |
June 2004[4] | Stephen Ion | Judy Terry | (Eileen Smith) |
May 2006[4] | (Stephen Ion) | Denise Terry | (Eileen Smith) |
May 2007[4] | (Stephen Ion) | (Denise Terry) | Eileen Smith |
May 2008[4] | Alasdair Ross | (Denise Terry) | (Eileen Smith) |
May 2010[4] | (Alasdair Ross) | Denise Terry | (Eileen Smith) |
May 2011[4] | (Alasdair Ross) | (Denise Terry) | Tracy Grant |
May 2012[4] | Alasdair Ross | (Denise Terry) | (Tracy Grant) |
May 2014[5] | (Alasdair Ross) | Sandra Gage | (Tracy Grant) |
May 2015|[6] | (Alasdair Ross) | (Sandra Gage) | Stephen Ion |
May 2016[7] | Alasdair Ross | (Sandra Gage) | (Stephen Ion) |
May 2018[8] | (Alasdair Ross) | Sandra Gage | (Stephen Ion) |
May 2019[9] | (Alasdair Ross) | (Sandra Gage) | Kelvin Cracknell |
May 2021[10] | Alasdair Ross | (Sandra Gage) | (Kelvin Cracknell) |
May 2022[11] | (Alasdair Ross) | Stefan Long | (Kelvin Cracknell) |
Areas and Wards of Ipswich Borough Council | |
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South West Area | |
Central Area | |
North East Area | |
North West Area |
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South East Area |