Ipswich Borough Council elections

^[1] Ipswich Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four to elect members of Ipswich Borough Council in Suffolk, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 16 wards with each ward electing three councillors.^[2]

Council elections

Composition of the council^[3]
Year	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats^[a]	Independents & Others	Council control after election
Year					Council control after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (47 seats)
1973	36	11	0	0		Labour
1976	26	21	0	0		Labour
New ward boundaries (48 seats)^[4]
1979	29	19	0	0		Labour
1980	32	16	0	0		Labour
1982	32	16	0	0		Labour
1983	31	17	0	0		Labour
1984	30	18	0	0		Labour
1986^[5]	32	16	0	0		Labour
1987	33	15	0	0		Labour
1988	34	14	0	0		Labour
1990	36	12	0	0		Labour
1991	37	11	0	0		Labour
1992	33	15	0	0		Labour
1994	33	14	1	0		Labour
1995	36	11	1	0		Labour
1996	41	6	1	0		Labour
1998	40	8	0	0		Labour
1999	37	10	1	0		Labour
2000	31	15	2	0		Labour
New ward boundaries (48 seats)^[2]
2002	35	9	4	0		Labour
2003	31	12	5	0		Labour
2004	23	18	7	0		No overall control
2006	18	19	9	2		No overall control
2007	18	20	9	1		No overall control
2008	21	19	8	0		No overall control
2010	23	18	7	0		No overall control
2011	28	16	4	0		Labour
2012	32	12	4	0		Labour
2014	35	10	3	0		Labour
2015	31	15	2	0		Labour
2016	33	13	2	0		Labour
2018	34	12	2	0		Labour
2019	36	9	3	0		Labour
2021	30	15	3	0		Labour
2022	32	13	3	0		Labour
2023	33	10	3	2		Labour
2024	38	7	3	0		Labour

Result maps

2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

Election apportionment diagrams

2002 Election apportionment diagram
2003 Election apportionment diagram
2016 Election apportionment diagram
2019 Election apportionment diagram
2021 Election apportionment diagram

By-election results

1998-2002

St Margarets By-Election 18 March 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	883	43.2	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	764	37.4	+1.6
	Labour	397	19.4	−4.6
Majority		119	5.8
Turnout		2,044	33.2
	Conservative hold	Swing

Town By-Election 20 July 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	629	53.4	+0.1
	Conservative	411	34.9	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	137	11.6	−3.8
Majority		218	18.5
Turnout		1,177	19.1
	Labour hold	Swing

Sprites By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,800	59.5	+10.8
	Conservative	839	27.7	−13.0
	Liberal Democrats	386	12.8	+2.2
Majority		961	31.8
Turnout		3,025
	Labour hold	Swing

2006-2010

Castle Hill By-Election 19 July 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Vickery	1,028	60.6	+11.8
	Labour	John Harris	385	22.7	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Cheeseman	284	16.7	−6.0
Majority			643	37.9
Turnout			1,697	28.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Hill By-Election 24 July 2008^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Young	843	64.3	+3.3
	Labour	John Harris	282	21.5	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Cheeseman	186	14.2	−0.4
Majority			561	42.8
Turnout			1,311	22.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010-2014

St Margaret's By-Election 10 November 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy French	942	41.8	+6.7
	Conservative	Stephen Ion	871	38.7	+1.7
	Labour	Glen Chisholm	439	19.5	−1.8
Majority			71	3.1
Turnout			2,252	35.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	2.5

Alexandra By-Election 2 May 2013^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Cook	772	47.0	−7.0
	UKIP	Alan Cotterell	279	17.0	+17.0
	Conservative	Edward Phillips	274	16.7	+0.0
	Green	Tom Wilmot	193	11.7	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Toye	126	7.7	−11.0
Majority			493	30.0
Turnout			1,644
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Whitehouse By-Election 2 May 2013^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Wright	630	41.7	−19.9
	UKIP	James Crossley	537	35.5	+35.5
	Conservative	Paul West	238	15.7	−12.1
	Green	Geoff Reynish	55	3.6	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Moira Kleissner	52	3.4	−7.2
Majority			93	6.2
Turnout			1,512
	Labour hold		Swing

2014-2018

Stoke Park By-Election 4 May 2017^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Hall	899	49.6	+4.0
	Labour	Collette Allen	659	36.3	−10.4
	UKIP	Alan Cotterell	143	7.9	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Haaker	59	3.3	−4.4
	Green	Adria Pittock	53	2.9	+2.9
Majority			240	13.2
Turnout			1,813
	Conservative hold		Swing

2018-2022

Alexandra By-Election 26 September 2019^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adam Rae	734	50.2	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Williams	287	19.6	+10.7
	Conservative	Lee Reynolds	278	19.0	−0.7
	Green	Tom Wilmot	164	11.2	−6.5
Majority			447	30.6
Turnout			1,463
	Labour hold		Swing

2022-2026

Priory Heath By-Election 15 December 2022^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roxanne Downes	653	59.9	+6.3
	Conservative	Gregor McNie	314	28.8	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Powell	123	11.3	+5.9
Majority			339	31.1
Turnout			1,090
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes

^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

^ "Log in - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3890, retrieved 6 January 2024
^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
^ The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985
^ "Castle Hill by-election result". Ipswich borough council. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Alexandra Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whitehouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stoke Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Alexandra Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Priory Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

External links

Ipswich Borough Council

[4] Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

[1] "Log in - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[2001order-2] "The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3890, retrieved 6 January 2024

[3] "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

[5] The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[6] The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985

[castle-7] "Castle Hill by-election result". Ipswich borough council. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — Alexandra Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Whitehouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Stoke Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Alexandra Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Priory Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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Council elections in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2026
Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
East Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
West Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 Abolished
West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes