2023 Ipswich Borough Council election

2023 Ipswich Borough Council election
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16 out of 48 seats to Ipswich Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader David Ellesmere Ian Fisher
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 32 seats, 46.8% 13 seats, 34.8%
Seats before 32 11
Seats won 12 3
Seats after 33 10
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 13,740 10,930
Percentage 43.0% 34.2%
Swing Decrease 3.8% Decrease 0.6%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Tim Lockington
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 3 seats, 10.2% 3 seats, 10.2%
Seats before 3 3
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,742 N/A
Percentage 11.7% N/A
Swing Increase 1.5 N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Ipswich Borough Council election
Leader before election

David Ellesmere
Labour

Leader after election

Neil MacDonald
Labour

The 2023 Ipswich Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Ipswich Borough Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.[1]

Labour retained control of the council.[2] The incumbent leader of the council, David Ellesmere, had announced ahead of the election that he would not continue as leader after the election. He was replaced as Labour group leader by Neil MacDonald, who formally took over as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023.[3]

  1. ^ "What is at stake in Suffolk's local elections?". BBC. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour holds Ipswich council while increasing its majority". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ^ Middleton, Siobhan (10 May 2023). "Cllr Neil MacDonald will take over as Ipswich Borough Council leader next week". Suffolk News. Retrieved 5 January 2024.