2015 Ipswich Borough Council election

2015 Ipswich Borough Council election

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18 seats (out of 48 seats)
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 35 10 3
Seats won 10 8 0
Seats after 31 15 2
Seat change Decrease4 Increase5 Decrease1
Popular vote 24,615 25,792 4,345
Percentage 37.5 39.0 6.6
Swing Decrease1.9 Increase11.6 Decrease1.6

Map showing the 2015 local election results in Ipswich.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Ipswich Borough Council were held on 7 May 2015.[1] Despite losing 4 seats to the Conservatives, the Labour Party remained the largest party on the council, albeit with a reduced majority. The Conservatives won 5 additional seats (4 from Labour and 1 from the Liberal Democrats) and polled more votes than Labour overall. The Liberal Democrats lost a seat and won no seats. UKIP and the Green Party won no seats.

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.