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 4 5 1 Popular vote 24,615 25,792 4,345 Percentage 37.5 39.0 6.6 Swing 1.9 11.6 1.6
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.