| Castle Hill | |
|---|---|
| ward for Ipswich Council | |
 Boundary of Castle Hill in Ipswich from 2019. | |
| Local government in East of England | Suffolk |
| Electorate | 5756[1] |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2002 |
| Councillor | Ian Fisher (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Sam Murray (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Erion Xhaferaj (Conservative) |
Castle Hill Ward is a ward in the North West Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council and its designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 002 by the Office for National Statistics.[2] It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.[3]
Robin Vickery, one of the Conservative Borough Councillors resigned on 8 June 2020 following over 20 complaints made concerning racist posts he had shared on Facebook. He resigned before a Council investigation could be put in place, also resigning as Suffolk County councillor for Carlford Division, Suffolk and from the Conservative Party.[4] Ipswich Borough Council stated that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seat would not be contested until May 2021.[4][5]
- ^ Williams, Russell. "Election of a Borough Councillor for Castle Hill on Thursday 2 May 2024" (PDF). www.ipswich.gov.uk. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Ipswich 002 - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. UK Citizens Online Democracy. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Ipswich Boundaries". Google My Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b Geater, Paul (2020). "No new councillors for 11 months after Vickery quits over sharing racist posts". Ipswich Star. No. 9 June 2020. Archant Community Media Ltd.
- ^ Stephenson, Barnabas (13 February 2020). "Inside the Castle Hill contagion ward fighting coronavirus". HullLive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.