Ipswich Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East of England · 48 seats in 16 wards · A third of seats elected in three years out of four · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on Ipswich Council. The council has 48 councillors in 16 wards. Seats by party: Labour 29, Reform 10, Conservative 5, Lib Dem 3, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

The government withdrew its plan to reorganise councils in Suffolk on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Majority)

48 seats - 25 for a majority

Reform 10Labour 29Conservative 5Lib Dem 3Green 1

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (16 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform31.7%10

Labour26.8%4

Green19.0%1

Conservative14.3%0

Lib Dem8.2%1

2026 election results for Ipswich, ward by ward

Next election

6 May 2027

16 of 48 seats up, elected by thirds

Largest party

Labour 29

majority of 10; 25 needed

Closest result

Bixley

Reform won by 35 votes over Conservative, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Priory Heath

Labour hold, 15 December 2022 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

58%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReform

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 16 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alexandra Jane Riley, Adam Rae, David Plowman	7 May 2026 Green 34.4% lead 1.3 pts
Bixley Richard Pope, David Hill, Lee Reynolds	7 May 2026 Reform 31.1% lead 1.2 pts
Bridge Rupert Tonkin-Galvin, Philip Smart, Bryony Rudkin	7 May 2026 Reform 33.5% lead 4.0 pts
Castle Hill Erion Xhaferaj, Ian Fisher, William Patrick	7 May 2026 Reform 35.7% lead 13.8 pts
Gainsborough Martin Cook, James Whatling, Ryan Procter	7 May 2026 Reform 42.2% lead 18.7 pts
Gipping Richard Foster, Peter Gardiner, David Ellesmere	7 May 2026 Reform 33.9% lead 2.8 pts
Holywells Nic Bartholomew, Cathy Frost, George Lankester	7 May 2026 Labour 36.9% lead 11.7 pts
Priory Heath Roxanne Downes, Ruman Muhith, Tim Buttle	7 May 2026 Reform 34.5% lead 4.6 pts
Rushmere Alasdair Ross, Kelvin Cracknell, Stefan Long	7 May 2026 Labour 33.9% lead 7.9 pts
Sprites Jenny Smith, Philip McSweeney, Stuart Allen	7 May 2026 Reform 45.5% lead 23.9 pts
St John's Neil MacDonald, Corinna Hudson, Elango Elavalakan	7 May 2026 Labour 31.6% lead 3.7 pts
St Margaret's Oliver Holmes, Inga Lockington, Tim Lockington	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 49.2% lead 32.8 pts
Stoke Park Morgan Brobyn, Nathan Wilson, Chu Man	7 May 2026 Reform 41.4% lead 19.6 pts
Westgate Carole Jones, Julian Gibbs, Colin Kreidewolf	7 May 2026 Labour 36.2% lead 12.8 pts
Whitehouse David Hurlbut, Lucy Trenchard, Tracy Grant	7 May 2026 Reform 39.7% lead 13.6 pts
Whitton Pat Bruce-Browne, Gary Forster, Tony Gould	7 May 2026 Reform 49.9% lead 17.7 pts

Alexandra

Adam Rae LabourDavid Plowman GreenJane Riley Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Green34.4%

Labour33.1%

Reform19.4%

Conservative8.2%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David John Plowman Elected	Green	1,047	34.4%
John Cook	Labour	1,006	33.1%
Jeffrey Ciobanu	Reform	589	19.4%
John Peter Downie	Conservative	250	8.2%
Giles Turner	Lib Dem	150	4.9%

Last by-election, 26 September 2019

Labour50.2%

Lib Dem19.6%

Conservative19.0%

Green11.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adam Rae Elected	Labour	734	50.2%
Henry Williams	Lib Dem	287	19.6%
Lee Chadwick Reynolds	Conservative	278	19.0%
Tom Wilmot	Green	164	11.2%

Bixley

David Hill ReformLee Reynolds ConservativeRichard Pope Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform31.1%

Conservative29.9%

Labour20.4%

Green13.2%

Lib Dem5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Anthony Hill Elected	Reform	934	31.1%
Edward James Joseph Phillips	Conservative	899	29.9%
Paul James Anderson	Labour	612	20.4%
Stephanie Gillian Cullen	Green	398	13.2%
Lisa Weichert	Lib Dem	161	5.4%

Bridge

Bryony Rudkin LabourPhilip Smart LabourRupert Tonkin-Galvin Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform33.5%

Labour29.5%

Green18.8%

Conservative12.5%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rupert Tonkin-Galvin Elected	Reform	780	33.5%
Polly Ford	Labour	686	29.5%
Jamie Allenden	Green	437	18.8%
Katherine Mary West	Conservative	291	12.5%
Henry Williams	Lib Dem	133	5.7%

Castle Hill

Erion Xhaferaj ConservativeIan Fisher ConservativeWilliam Patrick Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform35.7%

Conservative21.9%

Labour16.8%

Green15.9%

Lib Dem9.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William John Joseph Patrick Elected	Reform	948	35.7%
Stephen Richard Ion	Conservative	581	21.9%
Dawn Louise Allum	Labour	446	16.8%
Jennifer McCarthy	Green	423	15.9%
Martin Edmund Pakes	Lib Dem	261	9.8%

Gainsborough

James Whatling LabourMartin Cook LabourRyan Procter Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform42.2%

Labour23.5%

Conservative17.8%

Green16.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ryan Procter Elected	Reform	952	42.2%
Saffeen Yamulki	Labour	530	23.5%
Liz Harsant	Conservative	402	17.8%
Juliet Elizabeth Angela Garside	Green	373	16.5%

Gipping

David Ellesmere LabourPeter Gardiner LabourRichard Foster Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform33.9%

Labour31.1%

Green18.4%

Conservative10.5%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Leslie Richard John Foster Elected	Reform	755	33.9%
Simona Lazar	Labour	692	31.1%
Dalian Lewis Haynes	Green	411	18.4%
Bbosa Kiyingi	Conservative	234	10.5%
Daniel Davey	Lib Dem	136	6.1%

Holywells

Cathy Frost LabourGeorge Lankester LabourNic Bartholomew Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour36.9%

Reform25.2%

Green20.4%

Conservative17.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Samuel Lankester Elected	Labour	990	36.9%
Robin Wilkinson	Reform	676	25.2%
Rory Richardson-Todd	Green	547	20.4%
Angela Philomena Jennifer Klein	Conservative	470	17.5%

Priory Heath

Roxanne Downes LabourRuman Muhith LabourTim Buttle Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform34.5%

Labour29.9%

Green17.4%

Conservative12.4%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tim Buttle Elected	Reform	876	34.5%
Owen Leslie Bartholomew	Labour	761	29.9%
Paul Daley	Green	442	17.4%
Albert Demaj	Conservative	315	12.4%
Nigel Patrick Fox	Lib Dem	148	5.8%

Last by-election, 15 December 2022

Labour59.9%

Conservative28.8%

Lib Dem11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roxanne Debra Downes Elected	Labour	653	59.9%
Gregor McNie	Conservative	314	28.8%
Trevor Arthur Powell	Lib Dem	123	11.3%

Rushmere

Alasdair Ross LabourKelvin Cracknell LabourStefan Long Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour33.9%

Reform26.0%

Green17.6%

Conservative14.3%

Lib Dem8.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stefan Long Elected	Labour	1,031	33.9%
Vicky Hill	Reform	790	26.0%
Susan Grace Hagley	Green	536	17.6%
Chijioke Philip	Conservative	433	14.3%
Lucy Drake	Lib Dem	248	8.2%

Sprites

Jenny Smith LabourPhilip McSweeney LabourStuart Allen Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform45.5%

Labour21.6%

Conservative18.3%

Green9.7%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Allen Elected	Reform	894	45.5%
Colin Thomas Smart	Labour	424	21.6%
Michael Raymond Scanes	Conservative	359	18.3%
Martin Hynes	Green	191	9.7%
Robin T Whitmore	Lib Dem	96	4.9%

St John's

Corinna Hudson LabourElango Elavalakan LabourNeil MacDonald Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour31.6%

Reform27.9%

Green23.4%

Conservative11.2%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Neil Edward MacDonald Elected	Labour	983	31.6%
Josh Owens	Reform	866	27.9%
Leon Aynsley Paternoster	Green	728	23.4%
Oliver Vernon Antony Lee-Pearson	Conservative	348	11.2%
Kelly Victoria Turner	Lib Dem	182	5.9%

St Margaret's

Inga Lockington Lib DemOliver Holmes Lib DemTim Lockington Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Lib Dem49.2%

Reform16.4%

Green12.3%

Conservative11.4%

Labour10.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Inga Elisabeth Lockington Elected	Lib Dem	1,633	49.2%
Graham Martin Knight	Reform	546	16.4%
Kirsty Ellen Wilmot	Green	410	12.3%
Laura Marie Allenby	Conservative	379	11.4%
Steven Peter Reynolds	Labour	353	10.6%

Stoke Park

Chu Man LabourMorgan Brobyn ReformNathan Wilson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform41.4%

Conservative21.8%

Labour20.6%

Green16.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Morgan Brobyn Elected	Reform	842	41.4%
Sian Olwyn Chantelle Gubb	Conservative	443	21.8%
Mika Berculean	Labour	418	20.6%
Barry Broom	Green	330	16.2%

Westgate

Carole Jones LabourColin Kreidewolf LabourJulian Gibbs Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Labour36.2%

Green23.4%

Reform22.9%

Conservative11.4%

Lib Dem6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Colin John Kreidewolf Elected	Labour	805	36.2%
John William Mann	Green	519	23.4%
James Hollins	Reform	508	22.9%
Stephen Jason Kirby	Conservative	253	11.4%
Martin Hore	Lib Dem	137	6.2%

Whitehouse

David Hurlbut ReformLucy Trenchard LabourTracy Grant Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform39.7%

Green26.1%

Labour21.9%

Conservative8.5%

Lib Dem3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Alan Hurlbut Elected	Reform	880	39.7%
Julie Shooter	Green	580	26.1%
Colin Wright	Labour	485	21.9%
Mark Patrick Phillips	Conservative	189	8.5%
Trevor Arthur Powell	Lib Dem	85	3.8%

Whitton

Gary Forster LabourPat Bruce-Browne LabourTony Gould Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform49.9%

Labour32.2%

Green17.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Gould Elected	Reform	1,113	49.9%
Stephen John Connelly	Labour	718	32.2%
Groovy Scott	Green	400	17.9%

Next election

Seats up on 6 May 2027

16 of 48 seats are up. Seats held now, by party:

Labour 12 Conservative 3 Lib Dem 1

Ward	Councillor whose term ends
Alexandra	Jane Riley Labour
Bixley	Richard Pope Conservative
Bridge	Philip Smart Labour
Castle Hill	Erion Xhaferaj Conservative
Gainsborough	Martin Cook Labour
Gipping	Peter Gardiner Labour
Holywells	Cathy Frost Labour
Priory Heath	Ruman Muhith Labour
Rushmere	Kelvin Cracknell Labour
Sprites	Jenny Smith Labour
St John's	Elango Elavalakan Labour
St Margaret's	Tim Lockington Lib Dem
Stoke Park	Nathan Wilson Conservative
Westgate	Julian Gibbs Labour
Whitehouse	Lucy Trenchard Labour
Whitton	Gary Forster Labour

Term end dates from Open Council Data.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
15 December 2022	Priory Heath	Labour hold	59.9%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Ipswich	82%	Labour	Labour 35%
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	18%	Conservative	Conservative 34%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Ipswich

139,642 residents in 59,513 households

Voted Leave in 2016

58% 6 above GB

Degree or higher

26% 8 below GB

No qualifications

22% 4 above GB

Own their home

55% 6 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

21% 4 above GB

Rent privately

23% 3 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

32% 1 above GB

Aged 65 and over

20% 2 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.