Ipswich Borough Council elections

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

Political control

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1979
Labour	1979 - 2004
No overall control	2004 - 2011
Labour	2011–present

Council elections

• 1973 Ipswich Borough Council election
• 1976 Ipswich Borough Council election
• 1979 Ipswich Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
• 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)[2]
• 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)[3]
• 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

Result maps

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  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

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[4]

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. The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
2. The Ipswich and Suffolk Coastal (District Boundaries) Order 1985
3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ipswich (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
4. "Castle Hill by-election result". Ipswich borough council. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

External links

• Ipswich Borough Council