Labour has retained its grip on Ipswich Borough Council winning two seats from the Conservatives to consolidate the strong position it made in the 2018 election.
The Tories had a miserable night - winning only two of the 17 seats up for election and losing two sitting councillors, one of them the long-serving Nadia Cenci in Stoke Park.
The turnout across the borough was low - only 33% - and one other statistic of note was that 57% of those who voted did so by post rather than visiting a polling station.
Ipswich Council results:
Alexandra:
John Cook (L)*, 1,228
Laura Allenby (C), 557
Sophie Williams (LD), 139
Tom Wilmot (G), 357
Majority: 671
Labour hold
Bixley:
Edward Phillips (C)*, 1,184
Paul Anderson (L), 743
Stephanie Cullen (G), 207
Trevor Powell (LD), 167
Majority: 441
Conservative hold.
Bridge:
Stephen Connelly (L), 880
Mike Scanes (C), 595
Adria Pittock (G), 188
Henry Williams (LD), 98
Majority: 285
Labour Hold
Castle Hill:
Sam Murray (C)*, 978
Kimberley Clements (L), 668
Martin Pakes (LD), 423
Majority: 310
Conservative Hold
Gainsborough:
Lynne Mortimer (L), 1,061
Albert Demaj (C), 798
Conrad Packwood (LD), 53
Brieanna Patmore (G), 135
Majority: 263
Labour hold
Gipping:
Elizabeth Hughes (L)*, 971
Sian Gubb (C), 474
Lee Morris (G), 145
Lisa Weichert (LD), 87
Majority: 497
Labour hold
Holywells:
George Lankester (L), 1,095
John Downie (C)*, 842
Jenny Rivett (G), 260
Robin Whitmore (LD), 72
Majority: 253
Labour gain
Priory Heath:
Daniel Maguire (L)*, 1,033
Andy Shannon (C), 635
Nicholas Jacob (LD), 105
Andy Patmore (G), 155
Majority: 398
Labour hold
Rushmere:
Stefan Long (L), 1,308
Paul Cawthorn (C), 814
Lucy Drake (LD), 156
Rachel Morris (G), 162
Majority: 494
Labour hold
Sprites:
Colin Smart (L), 847
Roland Mortimer (C), 757
Barry Broom (G), 126
Majority: 90
Labour hold
St John’s (two seats):
Sophie Connelly (L), 1,290
Elango Elavalakan (L)*, 1,228
Sachin Karale (C), 790
Tim Buttle (C), 865
Jude Rook (G), 243
Giles Turner (LD), 280
Jason Williams (G) 159
Labour hold two seats
St Margaret’s:
Inga Lockington (LD)*, 1,765
Stephen Ion (C), 563
Ruman Muhith (L), 451
Kirsty Wilmot (G), 215
Majority: 1,202
LD hold
Stoke Park:
Tony Blacker (L), 855
Nadia Cenci (C)*, 817
Martin Hynes (G), 69
Adam Merritt (LD), 62
Sandra Sparrow (ADF), 31
Majority: 38
Labour gain
Westgate:
Colin Kreidewolf (L)*, 939
Debbie Richards (C), 444
Martin Hore (LD), 156
John Mann (G), 188
Majority: 495
Labour hold
Whitehouse:
Colin Wright (L)*, 970
David Goldsmith (C), 511
Andrea McDonald (G), 175
Majority:459
Labour hold
Whitton:
Christine Shaw (L)*, 1,078
Michelle Bevan-Margetts (C), 774
Julie Fletcher (LD), 70
Edmund Harrison (G), 91
Majority: 304
Labour hold
Key: C – Conservative, L – Labour, LD – Liberal Democrats, G – Green Party, ADF – Alliance for Democracy and Freedom.
The asterisk denotes a sitting councillor.
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