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 2012, with the next Suffolk County Council elections in 2013.

Labour controls Ipswich Borough Council, holding 28 of the 48 seats.

Your local Labour Councillors, by ward, are: Alexandra, Bridge, Gainsborough, Gipping, Priory Heath, Rushmere, Sprites, St John's, Stoke Park, Westgate, Whitehouse, and Whitton.

Alexandra Ward    top

Harvey Crane
42 Belle Vue Road
Ipswich
IP4 2RD
07757 594401
harvey.crane@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Bridge Ward    top

Bryony Rudkin
52 Corder Road
Ipswich
IP4 2XD
07752 870697
bryony.rudkin@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Jim Powell
98 Maidenhall Approach
Ipswich
IP2 8NX
01473 687371
jim.powell@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Phil Smart
67 Severn Road
Ipswich
IP3 0PU
01473 728617
phil.smart@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Gainsborough Ward    top

John Mowles
40 Whitby Road
Ipswich
IP4 4AF
01473 725063
john.mowles@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Keith Rawlingson
32 Tuddenham Road
Ipswich
IP4 2SL
01473 218393
keith.rawlingson@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Martin Cook
34 Jupiter Road
Ipswich
IP4 4NT
01473 270128
martin.cook@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

Jeannette Macartney
44 Radcliffe Drive
Ipswich
IP2 9QZ
01473 684443
jeannette.macartney@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Peter Gardiner
23 Regina Road
Ipswich
IP4 5HG
01473 711612
peter.gardiner@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

John Le Grys
28 Furness Close
Ipswich
IP2 9YA
01473 415413
john.legrys@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Bill Knowles
40 Henley Court
Henley Road
Ipswich
IP1 3SD
01473 211889
bill.knowles@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.

Tracey Grant
74 Station Street
Ipswich
IP2 8EW
01473 689753
tracy.grant@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Sprites Ward    top

Richard Kirby
19 Ramsey Close
Ipswich
IP2 9EA
01473 686167
richard.kirby@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Hamil Clark
42 Eccles Road
Ipswich
IP2 9RF
01473 402451
hamil.clarke@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Roger Fern
7 Belmont Road
Ipswich
IP2 9RJ
01473 685077
roger.fern@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

St John's Ward    top

Sandy Martin
44 Milton Street
Ipswich
IP4 4PR
01473 422186
sandy.martin@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Neil Macdonald - Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
51 Starfield Close
Ipswich
IP4 5JQ
01473 712247
neil.macdonald@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Stoke Park Ward    top

Barry Studd
29 Regina Close
Ipswich
IP4 5HG
01473 728784
barry.studd@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
10 Mitford Close
Ipswich
IP1 6SE
07944 745516
mary.blake@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Julian Gibbs
65 High Street
Ipswich
IP1 3QL
01473 255131
julian.gibbs@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Whitehouse Ward    top

Albert Grant
10 Churchill Avenue
Ipswich
IP4 5DR
01473 723997
albert.grant@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

David Ball
10 Vermont Road
Ipswich
IP4 2SR
01473 404853
david.ball@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Martin Goonan
35 Curlew Road
Ipswich
IP3 0TG
01473 403408
martin.goonan@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

Whitton Ward    top

Stephen Connelly
3 Chapel Lane
Great Blakenham
Ipswich
IP6 0JJ
01473 255131
stephen.connelly@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk

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