Castle Hill Ward, Ipswich
Castle Hill Ward is a ward in the North West Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council and its designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 002 by the Office for National Statistics.[1] It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.[2]
| Castle Hill | |
|---|---|
| ward for Ipswich Council | |
 Boundary of Castle Hill in Ipswich from 2019. | |
| Local government in East of England | Suffolk |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2002 |
| Councillor | Ian Fisher (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Sam Murray (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Erion Xhaferaj (Conservative) |
Robin Vickery, one of the Conservative Borough Councillors resigned on 8 June 2020 following over 20 complaints made concerning racist posts he had shared on Facebook. He resigned before a Council investigation could be put in place, also resigning as Suffolk County councillor for Carlford Division, Suffolk and from the Conservative Party.[3] Ipswich Borough Council stated that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seat would not be contested until May 2021.[3][4]
Ward profile, 2008
Castle Hill Ward is located to the north of central Ipswich. In 2005 it had a population of about 7,500. It has the lowest proportion of its residents living alone in Ipswich and has more than average older residents.[5]
Councillors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002[6] | Henry Davies | Dale Jackson | David Goldsmith |
| May 2003[6] | (Henry Davies) | (Dale Jackson) | David Goldsmith |
| June 2004[6] | (Henry Davies) | Dale Jackson | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2006[6] | Henry Davies | (Dale Jackson) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2007[6] | (Henry Davies) | (Dale Jackson) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2008[6] | (Henry Davies) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2010[6] | Mary Young | (Robin Vickery) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2011[6] | (Mary Young) | (Robin Vickery) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2012[6] | (Mary Young) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2014[7] | Christopher Stewart | (Robin Vickery) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2015|[8] | (Christopher Stewart) | (Robin Vickery) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2016[9] | Ian Fisher | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2018[10] | (Ian Fisher) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2019[11] | (Ian Fisher) | (Robin Vickery)* | Erion Xhaferaj |
| May 2021[12] | Ian Fisher | Sam Murray | (Erion Xhaferaj) |
| May 2022[13] | (Ian Fisher) | Sam Murray | (Erion Xhaferaj) |
References
- "Ipswich 002 - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. UK Citizens Online Democracy. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Ipswich Boundaries". Google My Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- Geater, Paul (2020). "No new councillors for 11 months after Vickery quits over sharing racist posts". Ipswich Star. No. 9 June 2020. Archant Community Media Ltd.
- Stephenson, Barnabas (13 February 2020). "Inside the Castle Hill contagion ward fighting coronavirus". HullLive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- Ipswich Borough Ward Profiling Project Main Report (PDF). Ipswich: CREATE Research Centre. 2008.
- "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. imediapixel.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Declaration of result of poll 2014" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results 2015" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results 2016" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results 2018" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results 2019" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 2021 | Ipswich Borough Council". www.ipswich.gov.uk. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Williams, Russell. "Election of a Borough Councillor for Castle Hill on Thursday 5 May 2022" (PDF). www.ipswich.gov.uk. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.