Sprites Ward, Ipswich

Sprites Ward
ward
for Ipswich Council
Local government in East of EnglandSuffolk
Electorate5080[1]
Current ward
Created2002 (2002)
CouncillorColin Smart (Labour)
CouncillorJenny Smith (Labour)
CouncillorPhilip McSweeney (Labour)

Sprites Ward is a ward in the South West Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council.

It is designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 013 by the Office for National Statistics.[2] It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.[3]

Stephen Flood was elected to represent the conservative Party in 2021. He was expelled in October 2022 following an investigation conducted by the Ipswich Conservative Association, following complaints about Islamophobia.[4]

  1. ^ "Election of a Borough Councillor for Sprites on Thursday 2 May 2024" (PDF). www.ipswich.gov.uk/. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Ipswich 013 - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. UK Citizens Online Democracy. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Ipswich Boundaries". Google My Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ Geater, Paul (2022). "Conservatives expel Ipswich councillor Steve Flood over Islamophobia". Ipswich Star. No. 5October 2022. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 5 May 2023.