Ipswich is divided into 16 Wards, each electing 3 Borough Councillors who serve for 4 years. In electoral jargon, Ipswich is said to "elect by thirds". In plain language this means that one of the councillors in each ward - one third of all the councillors - stands for election each year. The elections to Suffolk County Council take place in the fourth year of the cycle, when there are no borough council elections.
The next elections to Ipswich Borough Council will take place in May 2011, with the next Suffolk County Council elections in 2013.
Labour is the largest group on Ipswich Borough Council with 23 councillors. However, the council is run by a Tory/Liberal coalition.
Your local Labour Councillors, by ward, are: Bridge, Gainsborough, Gipping, Priory Heath, Rushmere, Sprites, St John's, Westgate and Whitehouse.
Bridge Ward top
Phil Smart
67 Severn Road
Ipswich
IP3 0PU
01473 728617
phil.smart@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Bryony Rudkin
52 Corder Road
Ipswich
IP4 2XD
01473 251212
bryony.rudkin@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Jim Powell
98 Maidenhall Approach
Ipswich
IP2 8NX
01473 687371
Gainsborough Ward top
John Mowles
40 Whitby Road
Ipswich
IP4 4AF
01473 725063
john.mowles@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Martin Cook
34 Jupiter Road
Ipswich
IP4 4NT
martin.cook@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Keith Rawlingson
32 Tuddenham Road
Ipswich
IP4 2SL
01473 218393
keith.rawlingson@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Gipping Ward top
David Ellesmere - Leader of the Labour Group
33 Warwick Road
Ipswich
IP4 2QE
01473 210586
david.ellesmere@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Peter Gardiner
23 Regina Road
Ipswich
IP4 5HG
01473 711612
peter.gardiner@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Jeannette Macartney
44 Radcliffe Drive
Ipswich
IP2 9QZ
01473 684443
jeannette.macartney@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Priory Heath Ward top
Bill Quinton
32 Cauldwell Hall Road
Ipswich
IP4 4QB
01473 714576
bill.quinton@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Bill Knowles
40 Henley Court
Henley Road
Ipswich
IP1 3SD
01473 211889
bill.knowles@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
John Le Grys
28 Furness Close
Ipswich
IP2 9YA
01473 415413
john.legrys@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Rushmere Ward top
Alasdair Ross
58 Lonsdale Close
Ipswich
IP4 4HD
01473 729649
alasdair.ross@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Read Alasdair's blog.
Sprites Ward top
Richard Kirby
19 Ramsey Close
Ipswich
IP2 9EA
01473 686167
richard.kirby@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Roger Fern
7 Belmont Road
Ipswich
IP2 9RJ
01473 685077
roger.fern@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Hamil Clark
42 Eccles Road
Ipswich
IP2 9RF
01473 402451
hamil.clarke@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
St John's Ward top
Neil Macdonald - Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
51 Starfield Close
Ipswich
IP4 5JQ
01473 712247
neil.macdonald@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Sandy Martin
44 Milton Street
Ipswich
IP4 4PR
01473 422186
sandy.martin@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Westgate Ward top
Carole Jones
33 Warwick Road
Ipswich
IP4 2QE
01473 210586
carole.jones@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Mary Blake
73 Henley Road
Ipswich
IP1 3SP
07944 745516
mary.blake@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Whitehouse Ward top
Albert Grant
10 Churchill Avenue
Ipswich
IP4 5DR
01473 723997
albert.grant@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Tony Lewis
357 Bramford Lane
Ipswich
IP1 5BS
07889 338836
tony.lewis@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
David Ball
10 Vermont Road
Ipswich
IP4 2SR
01473 404853
david.ball@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
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