2024 Ipswich Borough Council election

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2024 Ipswich Borough Council election
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18 out of 48 seats to Ipswich Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34245
 First partySecond party
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LeaderNeil MacDonaldIan Fisher [1]
Party Labour Conservative
Last election33 seats, 43.0%10 seats, 34.2%
Seats before33 [lower-alpha 1] 8
Seats won52
Seats after387
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote1597110095
Percentage46.629.5
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.6Decrease2.svg 4.7
 Third partyFourth party
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LeaderOliver Holmes
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election3 seats, 11.7%2 seats, 0.0%
Seats before33
Seats won1
Seats after30
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2
Popular vote340080
Percentage29.50.2
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.8n/a
Ipswich UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Ipswich Borough Council election
Leader before election

Neil MacDonald
Labour

Leader after election

Neil MacDonald
Labour

The 2024 Ipswich Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Ipswich Borough Council in Suffolk, England. [2] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

There were 18 seats were up for election, 16 being the usual third of the council (last elected in 2021) and two being by-elections.

Labour made five gains, increasing their majority on the council. [3] [4]

Summary

Election result

2024 Ipswich Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 15Increase2.svg 583.3233879.215,97146.6+3.6
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 311.15714.610,09529.5-4.7
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg5.6236.23,4009.9-1.8
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,68510.8+0.1
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0143.0+2.8
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 20.0000.0800.2-0.2

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which detailed the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Ipswich Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024. [5]

Alexandra

Alexandra [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Rae* 1,125 50.0 +8.7
Green David Plowman59926.6+2.6
Conservative Katherine West40117.8–12.5
Liberal Democrats Kelly Turner1235.5+1.1
Majority52623.4+12.4
Turnout 2,26629.1–3.6
Registered electors 7,780
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.1

Bixley

Bixley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Reynolds* 1,053 47.6 –2.3
Labour Paul Anderson78835.6+2.5
Green Stephanie Cullen23910.8+0.9
Liberal Democrats Lisa Weichert1326.0–0.8
Majority26512.0–5.0
Turnout 2,23138.7–3.7
Registered electors 5,762
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.4

Bridge

Bridge [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Bryony Rudkin* 780 46.2 –4.2
Conservative John Downie45026.7–3.5
Reform UK Catherine Kersey18410.9N/A
Green Adria Pittock1669.8–4.1
Liberal Democrats Sophie Williams1086.4+0.8
Majority33019.5–0.7
Turnout 1,69825.4–0.1
Registered electors 6,681
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

Castle Hill

Castle Hill [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Fisher* 827 40.0 +1.6
Labour Kim Cook75036.3+5.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Pakes34516.7–5.4
Green Richard Foster1436.9–1.4
Majority773.7–3.4
Turnout 2,07636.1+1.0
Registered electors 5,756
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Gainsborough

Gainsborough [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Whatling 764 47.7 –6.5
Conservative Albert Demaj41125.7–7.8
Reform UK John Beard18611.6N/A
Green Robert Young1006.2–2.1
Independent Shayne Pooley*805.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Amy Bendall603.7–0.3
Majority35322.0+1.4
Turnout 1,61326.0–3.4
Registered electors 6,208
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg0.7

Gipping

Gipping [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Ellesmere* 878 55.8 +0.9
Conservative Rhys Ellis44228.1+0.4
Green Lee Morris15910.1–2.1
Liberal Democrats Gerald Pryke956.0+0.8
Majority43627.7+0.7
Turnout 1,58624.5–0.7
Registered electors 6,472
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.3

Holywells

Holywells [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nic El-Safty 1,041 49.2 +2.8
Conservative Pippa Gordon-Gould*70433.3–7.3
Green Rory Richardson-Todd2059.7+2.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Chambers1657.8+2.4
Majority33715.9+10.2
Turnout 2,12436.0–2.8
Registered electors 5,903
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Priory Heath

Priory Heath (2 seats due to by-election) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roxanne Downes* 909 53.1 +6.7
Labour Owen Batholomew 805 47.0 +0.6
Conservative Robert Hall48528.3–12.3
Conservative Michael Scanes43125.2–15.4
Green Andy Patmore19511.4+3.8
Green Tom Wilmot18811.0+3.4
Liberal Democrats Conrad Packwood1015.9+0.5
Turnout 1,71125.5–2.5
Registered electors 6,712
Labour hold
Labour hold

Rushmere

Rushmere [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alasdair Ross* 1,163 49.6 +2.1
Conservative Debbie Richards62626.7–7.2
Green Rachel Morris2219.4–0.6
Reform UK Timothy Hawke1888.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Lucy Drake1466.2–2.3
Majority53722.9+9.4
Turnout 2,35638.2±0.0
Registered electors 6,171
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.7

Sprites

Sprites [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip McSweeney 769 48.8 +1.9
Conservative Sian Gubb61839.2+1.5
Green Martin Hynes1247.9+2.0
Liberal Democrats Robin Whitmore644.1+1.8
Majority1519.6+0.4
Turnout 1,57531.0–1.4
Registered electors 5,080
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg0.2

St John's

St John's (2 seats due to by-election) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Corinna Hudson 1,172 50.9 +5.1
Labour Neil MacDonald* 1,162 50.4 +4.6
Conservative Tim Buttle69830.3–1.4
Conservative Stephen Ion54223.5–8.2
Green Jude Rook33314.5+5.0
Liberal Democrats Giles Turner27311.8–1.2
Turnout 2,30432.8–0.8
Registered electors 7,029
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Margaret's

St Margaret's [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Oliver Holmes* 1,431 51.0 –2.3
Labour Sheila Handley55919.9+3.3
Conservative Laura Allenby47717.0–4.4
Green Kirsty Wilmot34112.1+3.3
Majority87231.1–0.7
Turnout 2,82843.6–2.1
Registered electors 6,482
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.8

Stoke Park

Stoke Park [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chu Man 765 44.6 +4.2
Conservative James Harding70240.9–5.3
Green Barry Broom17210.0+2.7
Liberal Democrats Henry Williams764.4+0.2
Majority633.7N/A
Turnout 1,72733.5–0.9
Registered electors 5,160
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg4.8

Westgate

Westgate [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Jones* 935 55.4 +1.8
Conservative Stephen Kirby37021.9–2.3
Green John Mann23513.9+0.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore1478.7+0.1
Majority56533.5+4.3
Turnout 1,70726.5+0.6
Registered electors 6,430
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.1

Whitehouse

Whitehouse [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Tracy Grant* 754 51.0 –1.3
Conservative Mark Phillips30320.5–9.5
Reform UK David Hurlbut19112.9N/A
Green Sue Hagley16010.8–1.6
Liberal Democrats Immo Weichert694.7–0.6
Majority45130.5+8.4
Turnout 1,49223.2+0.2
Registered electors 6,433
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.1

Whitton

Whitton [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Bruce-Browne 812 45.1 –2.4
Conservative David Goldsmith55530.8–8.9
Reform UK Tony Gould*26514.7N/A
Green Jason Williams1055.8–0.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Jacob653.6–2.7
Majority25714.3+6.5
Turnout 1,83629.7+0.3
Registered electors 6,190
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg3.3

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