Ipswich Borough Council elections

Since 1979 one third of Ipswich Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control
Party in controlYears
Labour1973–1976
Conservative1976–1979
Labour1979–2004
No overall control2004–2011
Labour2011–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[1]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Peter Gardiner Labour15 Sep 2004
Dale Jackson[2][3] Conservative15 Sep 200430 Mar 2005
Liz Harsant Conservative30 Mar 200518 May 2011
David Ellesmere Labour18 May 2011

Council elections

Result maps
  • 2002 results map
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  • 2003 results map
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  • 2004 results map
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  • 2006 results map
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  • 2007 results map
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  • 2008 results map
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  • 2010 results map
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  • 2011 results map
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  • 2012 results map
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  • 2014 results map
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  • 2015 results map
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  • 2016 results map
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  • 2018 results map
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  • 2019 results map
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  • 2021 results map
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Election apportionment diagrams
  • 2002 Election apportionment diagram
    2002 Election apportionment diagram
  • 2003 Election apportionment diagram
    2003 Election apportionment diagram
  • 2016 Election apportionment diagram
    2016 Election apportionment diagram
  • 2019 Election apportionment diagram
    2019 Election apportionment diagram
  • 2021 Election apportionment diagram
    2021 Election apportionment diagram

By-election results
St Margarets By-Election 18 March 1999
Party Candidate 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 Candidate 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 Candidate 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
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[7]
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
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

References
  1. "Council minutes". Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. Maxam, Juliette (16 September 2004). "All change as end of an era for council". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. Barnes, Jonathan (31 March 2005). "Council leader quits". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  5. The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. "Castle Hill by-election result". Ipswich borough council. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
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