Ipswich council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
10
Reform UK
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
41.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 10 +10 12,949 31.7% +28.4
Labour Party 4 -11 10,940 26.8% -19.6
Green Party 1 +1 7,772 19.0% +8.3
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 3,370 8.2% -1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -2 5,846 14.3% -15.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Green Party 16
Labour and Co-operative Party 16
Reform UK 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 15
Liberal Democrats 12

A party standing a full slate could field 16 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 +/−
Green Party David John Plowman Elected 1,047 34.4% +7.8
Labour and Co-operative Party John Cook 1,006 33.1% -17.0
Reform UK Jeffrey Ciobanu 589 19.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Peter Downie 250 8.2% -9.6
Liberal Democrats Giles Turner 150 4.9% -0.5
Majority41
Turnout40.3%
Registered electors7,588
Ballots cast3,042

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Bixley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David Anthony Hill Elected 934 31.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Edward James Joseph Phillips 899 29.9% -17.7
Labour Party Paul James Anderson 612 20.4% -15.3
Green Party Stephanie Gillian Cullen 398 13.2% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Lisa Weichert 161 5.4% -0.6
Majority35
Turnout52.8%
Registered electors5,706
Ballots cast3,004

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Bridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Rupert Tonkin-Galvin Elected 780 33.3% +16.5
Labour Party Polly Ford 686 29.3% -16.9
Green Party Jamie Allenden 437 18.7% +8.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Katherine Mary West 291 12.4% -14.2
Liberal Democrats Henry Williams 133 5.7% -0.7
Majority94
Turnout36.2%
Registered electors6,503
Ballots cast2,343

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Castle Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK William John Joseph Patrick Elected 948 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Richard Ion 581 21.8% -18.2
Labour Party Dawn Louise Allum 446 16.7% -19.6
Green Party Jennifer McCarthy 423 15.9% +9.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Edmund Pakes 261 9.8% -6.9
Majority367
Turnout46.6%
Registered electors5,742
Ballots cast2,663

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Gainsborough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ryan Procter Elected 952 42.1% +30.5
Labour Party Saffeen Sirwan Yamulki 530 23.5% -24.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Harsant 402 17.8% -7.8
Green Party Juliet Elizabeth Angela Garside 373 16.5% +10.3
Majority422
Turnout36.5%
Registered electors6,214
Ballots cast2,260

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Gipping

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Leslie Richard John Foster Elected 755 33.9% —
Labour Party Simona Lazar 692 31.0% -24.7
Green Party Dalian Lewis Haynes 411 18.4% +8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Bbosa Kiyingi 234 10.5% -17.6
Liberal Democrats Daniel Davey 136 6.1% +0.1
Majority63
Turnout34.6%
Registered electors6,476
Ballots cast2,229

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Holywells

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party George Samuel Lankester Elected 990 36.9% -12.3
Reform UK Robin Wilkinson 676 25.2% —
Green Party Rory Richardson-Todd 547 20.4% +10.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Angela Philomena Jennifer Klein 470 17.5% -15.8
Majority314
Turnout46.9%
Registered electors5,755
Ballots cast2,684

Labour Party hold

Priory Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Tim Buttle Elected 876 34.5% —
Labour Party Owen Leslie Bartholomew 761 30.0% -23.6
Green Party Paul Daley 442 17.4% +5.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Albert Demaj 315 12.4% -16.2
Liberal Democrats Nigel Patrick Fox 148 5.8% -0.1
Majority115
Turnout37.5%
Registered electors6,796
Ballots cast2,540

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Rushmere

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stefan Long Elected 1,031 33.9% -15.7
Reform UK Vicky Hill 790 26.0% +18.0
Green Party Susan Grace Hagley 536 17.6% +8.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Chijioke Philip 433 14.2% -12.5
Liberal Democrats Lucy Drake 248 8.2% +1.9
Majority241
Turnout48.8%
Registered electors6,247
Ballots cast3,040

Labour Party hold

Sprites

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Stuart Allen Elected 894 45.5% —
Labour Party Colin Thomas Smart 424 21.6% -27.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Raymond Scanes 359 18.3% -21.2
Green Party Martin Hynes 191 9.7% +1.8
Liberal Democrats Robin T Whitmore 96 4.9% +1.4
Majority470
Turnout38.9%
Registered electors5,072
Ballots cast1,964

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

St John's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Neil Edward MacDonald Elected 983 31.6% -19.5
Reform UK Josh Owens 866 27.8% —
Green Party Leon Aynsley Paternoster 728 23.4% +8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Oliver Vernon Antony Lee-Pearson 348 11.2% -19.2
Liberal Democrats Kelly Victoria Turner 182 5.9% -6.0
Majority117
Turnout44.8%
Registered electors6,965
Ballots cast3,110

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

St Margaret's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Inga Elisabeth Lockington Elected 1,633 49.2% -1.7
Reform UK Graham Martin Knight 546 16.5% —
Green Party Kirsty Ellen Wilmot 410 12.4% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Marie Allenby 379 11.4% -5.6
Labour Party Steven Peter Reynolds 353 10.6% -9.3
Majority1,087
Turnout52.2%
Registered electors6,382
Ballots cast3,319

Liberal Democrats hold

Stoke Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Morgan Brobyn Elected 842 41.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sian Olwyn Chantelle Gubb 443 21.8% -19.2
Labour Party Mika Berculean 418 20.5% -24.1
Green Party Barry Broom 330 16.2% +6.2
Majority399
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors5,116
Ballots cast2,035

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Westgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Colin John Kreidewolf Elected 805 36.2% -19.2
Green Party John William Mann 519 23.4% +9.4
Reform UK James Hollins 508 22.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Jason Kirby 253 11.4% -10.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Hore 137 6.2% -2.5
Majority286
Turnout35.5%
Registered electors6,264
Ballots cast2,222

Labour Party hold

Whitehouse

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK David Alan Hurlbut Elected 880 39.7% +26.7
Green Party Julie Shooter 580 26.1% +15.3
Labour Party Colin Wright 485 21.9% -29.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Patrick Phillips 189 8.5% -12.0
Liberal Democrats Trevor Arthur Powell 85 3.8% -0.8
Majority300
Turnout35.1%
Registered electors6,353
Ballots cast2,219

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Whitton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Tony Gould Elected 1,113 49.9% +35.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Stephen John Connelly 718 32.2% -12.2
Green Party Groovy Scott 400 17.9% +12.2
Majority395
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,302
Ballots cast2,230

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

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