Ipswich council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 16 wards · 18 seats contested

Most seats
9
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
18
across 16 wards
Turnout
37.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 9 +5 18,397 44.9% +14.6
Labour and Co-operative Party 8 -3 16,078 39.2% -0.8
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 3,270 8.0% -3.9
Green Party 0 +0 3,156 7.7% -1.6
The Burning Pink Party 0 +0 78 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 18
Conservative and Unionist Party 18
Labour Party 18
Liberal Democrats 15
Green Party 14
The Burning Pink Party 2

A party standing a full slate could field 18 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Alexandra

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Adam Rae Elected 1,266 47.6% -2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Sachin Karale 889 33.4% +14.4
Green Party Tom Wilmot 355 13.4% +2.1
Liberal Democrats Gerald Pryke 149 5.6% -14.0
Majority377
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,659

Labour Party hold

Bixley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Chadwick Reynolds Elected 1,639 61.3% +11.2
Labour Party Paul Ian Bones 667 24.9% -0.6
Green Party Stephanie Gillian Cullen 249 9.3% -6.6
Liberal Democrats Lisa Weichert 119 4.5% -4.0
Majority972
Turnout47.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,674

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Bridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Bryony Rudkin Elected 895 44.9% +0.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Raymond Scanes 771 38.6% +17.3
Green Party Adria Lee Pittock 235 11.8% -1.6
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 94 4.7% -0.6
Majority124
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,995

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Castle Hill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Stuart Fisher Elected 1,331 58.7% +7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Murray Elected 1,101 48.5% —
Labour Party Emily Bosley 785 34.6% +4.5
Labour Party Kim Clements 596 26.3% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Edmund Pakes 258 11.4% -6.9
Green Party Jayden Phillip Dodds 247 10.9% —
Liberal Democrats Sophie Helena Frances Williams 217 9.6% —
Majority316
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,268

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Gainsborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Shayne Robert Pooley Elected 1,066 49.0% +26.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Stephen John Connelly 908 41.8% -3.6
Green Party Brieanna Patmore 143 6.6% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Conrad Robert-Smith Packwood 57 2.6% -0.6
Majority158
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,174

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Gipping

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Thomas Ellesmere Elected 967 50.8% +2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Patrick Phillips 713 37.4% +15.0
Green Party Lucy Williams 149 7.8% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Lucy Drake 76 4.0% -3.3
Majority254
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,905

Labour Party hold

Holywells 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Pippa Gordon-Gould Elected 1,028 48.2% +3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party John Peter Downie Elected 965 45.3% —
Labour Party James Whatling 830 38.9% +3.1
Labour Party Barry John Studd 780 36.6% —
Green Party Jenny Rivett 466 21.9% +8.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Daley 193 9.1% +3.2
Majority135
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,131

Conservative and Unionist Party gain · Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Priory Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sarah Lyn Randell Barber Elected 1,062 47.7% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Shannon 891 40.0% +12.8
Green Party Andy Patmore 187 8.4% +0.7
Liberal Democrats Nick Jacob 86 3.9% -1.6
Majority171
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,226

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Rushmere

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alasdair Donald Mackenzie Ross Elected 1,208 44.9% +1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Richard Ion 1,159 43.0% +5.7
Green Party Rachel Morris 200 7.4% -4.4
Liberal Democrats Julie Fletcher 126 4.7% -3.1
Majority49
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,693

Labour Party hold

Sprites

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Flood Elected 1,039 56.6% +28.4
Labour Party Colin Thomas Smart 730 39.7% -9.1
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mitchell 68 3.7% -0.4
Majority309
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,837

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Neil Edward MacDonald Elected 1,300 47.9% -0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh Owens 1,097 40.4% +18.1
Green Party Jude Rook 200 7.4% -3.8
Liberal Democrats Trevor Arthur Powell 116 4.3% -1.7
Majority203
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,713

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

St Margaret's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Oliver James Holmes Elected 1,427 42.0% -11.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Debbie Richards 977 28.7% +6.9
Labour Party Stefan Long 722 21.2% +5.9
Green Party Kirsty Ellen Wilmot 235 6.9% -2.5
The Burning Pink Party Susan Grace Hagley 40 1.2% —
Majority450
Turnout53.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,401

Liberal Democrats hold

Stoke Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rhys Greg Ellis Elected 1,126 58.2% +18.5
Labour Party Shane Brian Charles Spitty 569 29.4% -6.3
Green Party Martin Hynes 124 6.4% +0.0
Liberal Democrats Adam Joe Merritt 115 5.9% +1.8
Majority557
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,934

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Westgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carole Elizabeth Jones Elected 1,002 49.8% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Katherine Mary West 631 31.3% +12.5
Green Party John William Mann 173 8.6% -2.1
Liberal Democrats Robin T Whitmore 169 8.4% +0.1
The Burning Pink Party Jennifer McCarthy 38 1.9% —
Majority371
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,013

Labour Party hold

Whitehouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Tracy Anne Grant Elected 813 45.4% +3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Lark 783 43.8% +22.7
Green Party Edmund Nicholas Harrison 193 10.8% +3.4
Majority30
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,789

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Whitton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Gould Elected 1,191 54.9% +23.2
Labour and Co-operative Party Sophie Jackye Michele Meudec 978 45.1% +0.5
Majority213
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,169

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

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