The 2026 Ipswich Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Ipswich Borough Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The council was under Labour majority control prior to the election. Reform UK won ten of the sixteen seats contested at this election, but Labour retained its majority.
Summary
Election result
Incumbents
Ward Incumbent councillorParty Re-standing Alexandra John Cook Yes Bixley Edward Phillips Yes Bridge Stephen Connelly Yes Castle Hill Sam Murray No Gainsborough Lynne Mortimer No Gipping Elizabeth Hughes No Holywells George Lankester Yes Priory Heath Owen Batholomew Yes Rushmere Stefan Long Yes Sprites Colin Smart Yes St John's Neil MacDonald Yes St Margaret's Inga Lockington Yes Stoke Park Tony Blacker No Westgate Colin Kreidewolf Yes Whitehouse Colin Wright Yes Whitton Christine Shaw No
Ward results
Alexandra
Bixley
Bridge
Castle Hill
Gainsborough
Gipping
Holywells
Priory Heath
Rushmere
Sprites
St John's
St Margaret's
Stoke Park
Westgate
Whitehouse
Whitton
2026 nominees Notice of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll - Ipswich Borough Council.pdf
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