# 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.

## Council elections

* 1973 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1976 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1979 Ipswich Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1982 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1983 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1984 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1986 Ipswich Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1987 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1988 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1990 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1991 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1992 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1994 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1995 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1996 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1998 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 1999 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2000 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2002 Ipswich Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2003 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2004 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2006 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2007 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2008 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2010 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2011 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2012 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2014 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2015 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2016 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2018 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2019 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2021 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2022 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2023 Ipswich Borough Council election
* 2024 Ipswich Borough Council election

## Result maps

* 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
* 2024 results map

## Election apportionment diagrams

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

## By-election results
### 1998-2002

St Margarets By-Election 18 March 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 883 | 43.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 764 | 37.4 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | | 397 | 19.4 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,044 | 33.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Town By-Election 20 July 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 629 | 53.4 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | | 411 | 34.9 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 137 | 11.6 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,177 | 19.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sprites By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,800 | 59.5 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | | 839 | 27.7 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 386 | 12.8 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,025 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Castle Hill By-Election 19 July 2007 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 643 | 37.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,697 | 28.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Castle Hill By-Election 24 July 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 561 | 42.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,311 | 22.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

St Margaret's By-Election 10 November 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 71 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,252 | 35.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.5 | |
Alexandra By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 493 | 30.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,644 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Whitehouse By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 93 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Stoke Park By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 240 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,813 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2018-2022

Alexandra By-Election 26 September 2019 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 447 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,463 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Priory Heath By-Election 15 December 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 339 | 31.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |