Since 1979 one third of Ipswich Borough Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Political control

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1979
Labour	1979 - 2004
No overall control	2004 - 2011
Labour	2011–present

Council elections

Result maps

2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map

Election apportionment diagrams

2002 Election apportionment diagram
2003 Election apportionment diagram
2016 Election apportionment diagram
2019 Election apportionment diagram
2021 Election apportionment diagram

By-election results

St Margarets By-Election 18 March 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		883	43.2	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats		764	37.4	+1.6
	Labour		397	19.4	-4.6
Majority			119	5.8
Turnout			2,044	33.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Town By-Election 20 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		629	53.4	+0.1
	Conservative		411	34.9	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats		137	11.6	-3.8
Majority			218	18.5
Turnout			1,177	19.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Sprites By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,800	59.5	+10.8
	Conservative		839	27.7	-13.0
	Liberal Democrats		386	12.8	+2.2
Majority			961	31.8
Turnout			3,025
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle Hill By-Election 19 July 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robin Vickery	1,028	60.6	+11.8
	Labour	John Harris	385	22.7	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Cheeseman	284	16.7	-6.0
Majority			643	37.9
Turnout			1,697	28.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Hill By-Election 24 July 2008^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mary Young	843	64.3	+3.3
	Labour	John Harris	282	21.5	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Cheeseman	186	14.2	-0.4
Majority			561	42.8
Turnout			1,311	22.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Margaret's By-Election 10 November 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy French	942	41.8	+6.7
	Conservative	Stephen Ion	871	38.7	+1.7
	Labour	Glen Chisholm	439	19.5	-1.8
Majority			71	3.1
Turnout			2,252	35.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	2.5

References

External links

Council elections in Suffolk

Council elections in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
East Suffolk District Council	2019
Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021
Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
West Suffolk District Council	2019
East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 Abolished
West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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