Ipswich Borough Council

Ipswich Borough Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Elango Elavalakan,
Labour
since 15 May 2024[1][2]
Neil MacDonald,
Labour
since 17 May 2023
Helen Pluck
since January 2023[3]
Structure
Seats48 seats
Political groups
Administration (38)
  Labour (38)
Other Parties (10)
  Conservative (7)
  Liberal Democrats (3)
Elections
Last election
4 May 2024
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Town Hall, Cornhill, Ipswich, IP1 1DH
Website
www.ipswich.gov.uk

Ipswich Borough Council is the local authority for Ipswich, a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Suffolk, England. It is the second tier of a two-tier system, fulfilling functions such as refuse collection, housing and planning, with Suffolk County Council providing county council services such as transport, education and social services.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011. It meets at Ipswich Town Hall and has its main offices at Grafton House.

  1. ^ "Council minutes, 15 May 2024". Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ Geater, Paul (15 May 2024). "New Ipswich mayor Elango Elavalakan prepares for a busy year". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ Geater, Paul (23 February 2023). "Ipswich council makes Helen Pluck new chief executive". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 6 January 2024.