# 2024 Ipswich Borough Council election

The 2024 Ipswich Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Ipswich Borough Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
There were 18 seats were up for election, 16 being the usual third of the council (last elected in 2021) and two being by-elections.
Labour made five gains, increasing their majority on the council.

## Summary
### Election result

2024 Ipswich Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 15 | 5 | 83.3 | 23 | 38 | 79.2 | 15,971 | 46.6 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 3 | 11.1 | 5 | 7 | 14.6 | 10,095 | 29.5 | -4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 6.2 | 3,400 | 9.9 | -1.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,685 | 10.8 | +0.1 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,014 | 3.0 | +2.8 |
| | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | 0.2 | -0.2 |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which detailed the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Ipswich Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.

### Alexandra

Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Rae* | 1,125 | 50.0 | +8.7 |
| | Green | David Plowman | 599 | 26.6 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | Katherine West | 401 | 17.8 | –12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelly Turner | 123 | 5.5 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | 23.4 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | 29.1 | –3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,780 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Bixley

Bixley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lee Reynolds* | 1,053 | 47.6 | –2.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Anderson | 788 | 35.6 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Stephanie Cullen | 239 | 10.8 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Weichert | 132 | 6.0 | –0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 12.0 | –5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,231 | 38.7 | –3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,762 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Bridge

Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Bryony Rudkin* | 780 | 46.2 | –4.2 |
| | Conservative | John Downie | 450 | 26.7 | –3.5 |
| | Reform UK | Catherine Kersey | 184 | 10.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Adria Pittock | 166 | 9.8 | –4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Williams | 108 | 6.4 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 19.5 | –0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 25.4 | –0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,681 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.4 | |

### Castle Hill

Castle Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fisher* | 827 | 40.0 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Kim Cook | 750 | 36.3 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Pakes | 345 | 16.7 | –5.4 |
| | Green | Richard Foster | 143 | 6.9 | –1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 3.7 | –3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,076 | 36.1 | +1.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,756 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Gainsborough

Gainsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Whatling | 764 | 47.7 | –6.5 |
| | Conservative | Albert Demaj | 411 | 25.7 | –7.8 |
| | Reform UK | John Beard | 186 | 11.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Robert Young | 100 | 6.2 | –2.1 |
| | Independent | Shayne Pooley* | 80 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amy Bendall | 60 | 3.7 | –0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 353 | 22.0 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,613 | 26.0 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,208 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 0.7 | |

### Gipping

Gipping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Ellesmere* | 878 | 55.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Rhys Ellis | 442 | 28.1 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Lee Morris | 159 | 10.1 | –2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Pryke | 95 | 6.0 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 27.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,586 | 24.5 | –0.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,472 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.3 | |

### Holywells

Holywells :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nic El-Safty | 1,041 | 49.2 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Pippa Gordon-Gould* | 704 | 33.3 | –7.3 |
| | Green | Rory Richardson-Todd | 205 | 9.7 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Chambers | 165 | 7.8 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 15.9 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,124 | 36.0 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,903 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Priory Heath

Priory Heath (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roxanne Downes* | 909 | 53.1 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | Owen Batholomew | 805 | 47.0 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hall | 485 | 28.3 | –12.3 |
| | Conservative | Michael Scanes | 431 | 25.2 | –15.4 |
| | Green | Andy Patmore | 195 | 11.4 | +3.8 |
| | Green | Tom Wilmot | 188 | 11.0 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Packwood | 101 | 5.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,711 | 25.5 | –2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,712 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Rushmere

Rushmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alasdair Ross* | 1,163 | 49.6 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Debbie Richards | 626 | 26.7 | –7.2 |
| | Green | Rachel Morris | 221 | 9.4 | –0.6 |
| | Reform UK | Timothy Hawke | 188 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Drake | 146 | 6.2 | –2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | 22.9 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,356 | 38.2 | ±0.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,171 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.7 | |

### Sprites

Sprites :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip McSweeney | 769 | 48.8 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Sian Gubb | 618 | 39.2 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Martin Hynes | 124 | 7.9 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 64 | 4.1 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 9.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | 31.0 | –1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,080 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.2 | |

### St John's

St John's (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Corinna Hudson | 1,172 | 50.9 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Neil MacDonald* | 1,162 | 50.4 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Tim Buttle | 698 | 30.3 | –1.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ion | 542 | 23.5 | –8.2 |
| | Green | Jude Rook | 333 | 14.5 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Giles Turner | 273 | 11.8 | –1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,304 | 32.8 | –0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,029 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Margaret's

St Margaret's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Holmes* | 1,431 | 51.0 | –2.3 |
| | Labour | Sheila Handley | 559 | 19.9 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Laura Allenby | 477 | 17.0 | –4.4 |
| | Green | Kirsty Wilmot | 341 | 12.1 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 872 | 31.1 | –0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 43.6 | –2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,482 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Stoke Park

Stoke Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chu Man | 765 | 44.6 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | James Harding | 702 | 40.9 | –5.3 |
| | Green | Barry Broom | 172 | 10.0 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Williams | 76 | 4.4 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,727 | 33.5 | –0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,160 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.8 | |

### Westgate

Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carole Jones* | 935 | 55.4 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Kirby | 370 | 21.9 | –2.3 |
| | Green | John Mann | 235 | 13.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Hore | 147 | 8.7 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 33.5 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,707 | 26.5 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,430 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Whitehouse

Whitehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tracy Grant* | 754 | 51.0 | –1.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Phillips | 303 | 20.5 | –9.5 |
| | Reform UK | David Hurlbut | 191 | 12.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Sue Hagley | 160 | 10.8 | –1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Immo Weichert | 69 | 4.7 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 30.5 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,492 | 23.2 | +0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,433 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Whitton

Whitton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Bruce-Browne | 812 | 45.1 | –2.4 |
| | Conservative | David Goldsmith | 555 | 30.8 | –8.9 |
| | Reform UK | Tony Gould* | 265 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Jason Williams | 105 | 5.8 | –0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 65 | 3.6 | –2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 14.3 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,836 | 29.7 | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,190 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 3.3 | |