Ipswich Borough Council elections

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.^[1]

Council elections edit

Result maps edit

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

Election apportionment diagrams edit

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

By-election results edit

1998-2002 edit

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 edit

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^[4]
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 edit

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^[5]
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^[6]
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 edit

Stoke Park By-Election 4 May 2017^[7]
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 edit

Alexandra By-Election 26 September 2019^[8]
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 edit

Priory Heath By-Election 15 December 2022^[9]
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

References edit

^ ^a ^b "The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3890, retrieved 6 January 2024
^ 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. 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 edit

Ipswich Borough Council

[2001order-1] "The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3890, retrieved 6 January 2024

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

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

[castle-4] "Castle Hill by-election result". Ipswich borough council. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

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

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

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

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

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

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