Ipswich Borough Council elections

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[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]

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Council elections

Composition of the council [3]
Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (47 seats)
1973 361100Labour
1976 262100Labour
New ward boundaries (48 seats) [4]
1979 291900Labour
1980 321600Labour
1982 321600Labour
1983 311700Labour
1984 301800Labour
1986 [5] 321600Labour
1987 331500Labour
1988 341400Labour
1990 361200Labour
1991 371100Labour
1992 331500Labour
1994 331410Labour
1995 361110Labour
1996 41610Labour
1998 40800Labour
1999 371010Labour
2000 311520Labour
New ward boundaries (48 seats) [2]
2002 35940Labour
2003 311250Labour
2004 231870No overall control
2006 181992No overall control
2007 182091No overall control
2008 211980No overall control
2010 231870No overall control
2011 281640Labour
2012 321240Labour
2014 351030Labour
2015 311520Labour
2016 331320Labour
2018 341220Labour
2019 36930Labour
2021 301530Labour
2022 321330Labour
2023 331032Labour
2024 38730Labour

Result maps

Election apportionment diagrams

By-election results

1998-2002

St Margarets By-Election 18 March 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 88343.2+2.9
Liberal Democrats 76437.4+1.6
Labour 39719.4−4.6
Majority 1195.8
Turnout 2,04433.2
Conservative hold Swing
Town By-Election 20 July 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 62953.4+0.1
Conservative 41134.9+3.6
Liberal Democrats 13711.6−3.8
Majority 21818.5
Turnout 1,17719.1
Labour hold Swing
Sprites By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,80059.5+10.8
Conservative 83927.7−13.0
Liberal Democrats 38612.8+2.2
Majority 96131.8
Turnout 3,025
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Castle Hill By-Election 19 July 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Vickery1,02860.6+11.8
Labour John Harris38522.7+3.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Cheeseman28416.7−6.0
Majority 64337.9
Turnout 1,69728.7
Conservative hold Swing
Castle Hill By-Election 24 July 2008 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Young84364.3+3.3
Labour John Harris28221.5+2.9
Liberal Democrats Nigel Cheeseman18614.2−0.4
Majority 56142.8
Turnout 1,31122.3
Conservative hold Swing

2010-2014

St Margaret's By-Election 10 November 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cathy French94241.8+6.7
Conservative Stephen Ion87138.7+1.7
Labour Glen Chisholm43919.5−1.8
Majority 713.1
Turnout 2,25235.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 2.5
Alexandra By-Election 2 May 2013 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cook77247.0−7.0
UKIP Alan Cotterell27917.0+17.0
Conservative Edward Phillips27416.7+0.0
Green Tom Wilmot19311.7+1.1
Liberal Democrats Ken Toye1267.7−11.0
Majority 49330.0
Turnout 1,644
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Whitehouse By-Election 2 May 2013 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Wright63041.7−19.9
UKIP James Crossley53735.5+35.5
Conservative Paul West23815.7−12.1
Green Geoff Reynish553.6+3.6
Liberal Democrats Moira Kleissner523.4−7.2
Majority 936.2
Turnout 1,512
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Stoke Park By-Election 4 May 2017 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Hall89949.6+4.0
Labour Collette Allen65936.3−10.4
UKIP Alan Cotterell1437.9+7.9
Liberal Democrats Maureen Haaker593.3−4.4
Green Adria Pittock532.9+2.9
Majority 24013.2
Turnout 1,813
Conservative hold Swing

2018-2022

Alexandra By-Election 26 September 2019 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Rae73450.2−3.5
Liberal Democrats Henry Williams28719.6+10.7
Conservative Lee Reynolds27819.0−0.7
Green Tom Wilmot16411.2−6.5
Majority 44730.6
Turnout 1,463
Labour hold Swing

2022-2026

Priory Heath By-Election 15 December 2022 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roxanne Downes65359.9+6.3
Conservative Gregor McNie31428.8−4.1
Liberal Democrats Trevor Powell12311.3+5.9
Majority 33931.1
Turnout 1,090
Labour hold Swing

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Log in - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. 1 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.
  4. ↑ The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  5. ↑ The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  6. ↑ "Castle Hill by-election result". Ipswich borough council. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Alexandra Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whitehouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stoke Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Alexandra Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Priory Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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