# 2021 Ipswich Borough Council election

Elections to Ipswich Borough Council were held on 6 May 2021. The elections included the seats that were planned to be elected on 7 May 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Usually 16 seats – one in each of the 16 wards – are contested at each election. However, due to the resignation of former Labour Councillor and Mayor Jan Parry in Holywells ward, as well as Conservative Councillor Robin Vickery in Castle Hill, two by-elections were held on the same day. Thus, 18 seats were up for election.
The Conservatives made significant gains. Winning Gainsborough, Holywells, Sprites, Stoke Park and Whitton from the Labour Party. In addition, the Conservatives won the Holywells by-election. Thus gaining 6 seats.
The Labour Party retained a small majority of 12 seats, down from 24.

## Results summary

The list candidates nominated were published on 8 April 2021. There were two by-elections carried out at the same time, making 18 in total. The results were made available on 7 May 2021.
2021 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 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 30 | 54.6 | 16,078 | 39.3 | -0.8 |
| | Conservative | 9 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 29.1 | 18,397 | 45.0 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 3,270 | 8.0 | -3.8 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,381 | 8.3 | -1.0 |
| | Burning Pink | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0.2 | New |

## Ward results
### Alexandra

Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Rae | 1,266 | 47.6 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Sachin Karale | 889 | 33.4 | +13.7 |
| | Green | Tom Wilmot | 355 | 13.4 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Pryke | 149 | 5.6 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,659 | 36.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bixley

Bixley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lee Reynolds | 1,639 | 61.3 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Bones | 667 | 24.9 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Stephanie Cullen | 249 | 9.3 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Weichert | 119 | 4.5 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 36.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 47.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bridge

Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Bryony Rudkin | 895 | 44.9 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Mike Scanes | 771 | 38.6 | +17.3 |
| | Green | Adria Pittock | 235 | 11.8 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martine Hore | 94 | 4.7 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,995 | 30.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Castle Hill

Castle Hill (2 seats up due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fisher | 1,331 | 58.7 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Sam Murray | 1,101 | 48.6 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Emily Bosley | 785 | 34.6 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Kimberley Clements | 596 | 26.3 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martine Pakes | 258 | 11.4 | −6.9 |
| | Green | Jayden Dodds | 247 | 10.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Williams | 217 | 9.6 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,268 | 40.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Gainsborough

Gainsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shayne Pooley | 1,066 | 49.0 | +25.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Stephen Connelly | 908 | 41.8 | −3.5 |
| | Green | Brieanna Patmore | 143 | 6.6 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Packwood | 57 | 2.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,174 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |

### Gipping

Gipping :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Ellesmere | 967 | 50.8 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Mark Phillips | 713 | 37.4 | +15.0 |
| | Green | Lucy Williams | 149 | 7.8 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Drake | 76 | 4.0 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,905 | 30.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Holywells

Holywells (2 seats up due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philipa Gordon | 1,028 | 48.2 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | John Downie | 965 | 45.3 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | James Whatling | 830 | 39.0 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Barry Studd | 780 | 36.6 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Jenny Rivett | 466 | 13.1 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Daley | 193 | 9.1 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,131 | 40.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Priory Heath

Priory Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sarah Barber | 1,062 | 47.7 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Andy Shannon | 891 | 40.0 | +12.8 |
| | Green | Andy Patmore | 187 | 8.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Jacob | 86 | 3.9 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,226 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Rushmere

Rushmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alasdair Ross | 1,208 | 44.9 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ion | 1,159 | 43.0 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Rachel Morris | 200 | 7.4 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Fletcher | 126 | 4.7 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,693 | 43.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sprites

Sprites :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Flood | 1,039 | 56.6 | +28.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Smart | 730 | 39.7 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Mitchell | 68 | 3.7 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,837 | 36.3 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Neil MacDonald | 1,300 | 47.9 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | Josh Owens | 1,097 | 40.4 | +18.0 |
| | Green | Jude Rook | 200 | 7.4 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Powell | 116 | 4.3 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,713 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### St. Margaret's

St. Margaret's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Holmes | 1,427 | 42.0 | −11.4 |
| | Conservative | Debbie Richards | 977 | 28.7 | +6.8 |
| | Labour | Stefan Long | 722 | 21.2 | +5.9 |
| | Green | Kirsty Wilmot | 235 | 6.9 | −2.5 |
| | Burning Pink | Sue Hagley | 40 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 13.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,401 | 53.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Stoke Park

Stoke Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhys Ellis | 1,126 | 58.2 | +18.5 |
| | Labour | Shane Spitty | 569 | 29.4 | −6.3 |
| | Green | Martin Hynes | 124 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Merritt | 115 | 5.9 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,934 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Westgate

Westgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carole Jones | 1,002 | 49.8 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | Katherine West | 631 | 31.3 | +12.4 |
| | Green | John Mann | 173 | 8.6 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Whitmore | 169 | 8.4 | +0.1 |
| | Burning Pink | Jennifer McCarthy | 38 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,013 | 31.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whitehouse

Whitehouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tracy Grant | 813 | 45.4 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Lark | 783 | 43.8 | +22.7 |
| | Green | Edmund Harrison | 193 | 10.8 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,789 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Whitton

Whitton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Gould | 1,191 | 54.9 | +23.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Sophie Meudec | 978 | 45.1 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,169 | 36.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | | |