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Ipswich 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
If votes were counted by party
Across the 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 12,949 | 31.7% | 10 | 62.5% | 5 | 31.3% | +5 |
| Labour Party | 10,940 | 26.8% | 4 | 25.0% | 5 | 31.3% | -1 |
| Green Party | 7,772 | 19.0% | 1 | 6.3% | 3 | 18.8% | -2 |
| Conservative Party | 5,846 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 12.5% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,370 | 8.2% | 1 | 6.3% | 1 | 6.3% | 0 |
| Total | 40,877 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 16 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Bixley · 1 seat · won at 31.1% · −18.9 pts below quota
- St John's · 1 seat · won at 31.6% · −18.4 pts below quota
- Bridge · 1 seat · won at 33.5% · −16.5 pts below quota
- Gipping · 1 seat · won at 33.9% · −16.1 pts below quota
- Rushmere · 1 seat · won at 33.9% · −16.1 pts below quota
- Alexandra · 1 seat · won at 34.4% · −15.6 pts below quota
- Priory Heath · 1 seat · won at 34.5% · −15.5 pts below quota
- Castle Hill · 1 seat · won at 35.7% · −14.3 pts below quota
- Westgate · 1 seat · won at 36.2% · −13.8 pts below quota
- Holywells · 1 seat · won at 36.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
- Whitehouse · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
- Stoke Park · 1 seat · won at 41.4% · −8.6 pts below quota
- Gainsborough · 1 seat · won at 42.2% · −7.8 pts below quota
- Sprites · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · −4.5 pts below quota
- St Margaret's · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · −0.8 pts below quota
- Whitton · 1 seat · won at 49.9% · −0.1 pts below quota
Race results
Bixley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,004
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Anthony Hill | Reform UK | 934 | 31.1% | −18.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Edward James Joseph Phillips | Conservative Party | 899 | 29.9% | — | |
| 3 | Paul James Anderson | Labour Party | 612 | 20.4% | — | |
| 4 | Stephanie Gillian Cullen | Green Party | 398 | 13.2% | — | |
| 5 | Lisa Weichert | Liberal Democrats | 161 | 5.4% | — |
St John's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 31.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,107
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Edward MacDonald | Labour Party | 983 | 31.6% | −18.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Josh Owens | Reform UK | 866 | 27.9% | — | |
| 3 | Leon Aynsley Paternoster | Green Party | 728 | 23.4% | — | |
| 4 | Oliver Vernon Antony Lee-Pearson | Conservative Party | 348 | 11.2% | — | |
| 5 | Kelly Victoria Turner | Liberal Democrats | 182 | 5.9% | — |
Bridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,327
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupert Tonkin-Galvin | Reform UK | 780 | 33.5% | −16.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Polly Ford | Labour Party | 686 | 29.5% | — | |
| 3 | Jamie Allenden | Green Party | 437 | 18.8% | — | |
| 4 | Katherine Mary West | Conservative Party | 291 | 12.5% | — | |
| 5 | Henry Williams | Liberal Democrats | 133 | 5.7% | — |
Gipping · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,228
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Richard John Foster | Reform UK | 755 | 33.9% | −16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Simona Lazar | Labour Party | 692 | 31.1% | — | |
| 3 | Dalian Lewis Haynes | Green Party | 411 | 18.4% | — | |
| 4 | Bbosa Kiyingi | Conservative Party | 234 | 10.5% | — | |
| 5 | Daniel Davey | Liberal Democrats | 136 | 6.1% | — |
Rushmere · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,038
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Long | Labour Party | 1,031 | 33.9% | −16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Vicky Hill | Reform UK | 790 | 26.0% | — | |
| 3 | Susan Grace Hagley | Green Party | 536 | 17.6% | — | |
| 4 | Chijioke Philip | Conservative Party | 433 | 14.3% | — | |
| 5 | Lucy Drake | Liberal Democrats | 248 | 8.2% | — |
Alexandra · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,042
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David John Plowman | Green Party | 1,047 | 34.4% | −15.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Cook | Labour Party | 1,006 | 33.1% | — | |
| 3 | Jeffrey Ciobanu | Reform UK | 589 | 19.4% | — | |
| 4 | John Peter Downie | Conservative Party | 250 | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Giles Turner | Liberal Democrats | 150 | 4.9% | — |
Priory Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,542
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Buttle | Reform UK | 876 | 34.5% | −15.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Owen Leslie Bartholomew | Labour Party | 761 | 29.9% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Daley | Green Party | 442 | 17.4% | — | |
| 4 | Albert Demaj | Conservative Party | 315 | 12.4% | — | |
| 5 | Nigel Patrick Fox | Liberal Democrats | 148 | 5.8% | — |
Castle Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,659
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William John Joseph Patrick | Reform UK | 948 | 35.7% | −14.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Richard Ion | Conservative Party | 581 | 21.9% | — | |
| 3 | Dawn Louise Allum | Labour Party | 446 | 16.8% | — | |
| 4 | Jennifer McCarthy | Green Party | 423 | 15.9% | — | |
| 5 | Martin Edmund Pakes | Liberal Democrats | 261 | 9.8% | — |
Westgate · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,222
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin John Kreidewolf | Labour Party | 805 | 36.2% | −13.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John William Mann | Green Party | 519 | 23.4% | — | |
| 3 | James Hollins | Reform UK | 508 | 22.9% | — | |
| 4 | Stephen Jason Kirby | Conservative Party | 253 | 11.4% | — | |
| 5 | Martin Hore | Liberal Democrats | 137 | 6.2% | — |
Holywells · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,683
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Samuel Lankester | Labour Party | 990 | 36.9% | −13.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robin Wilkinson | Reform UK | 676 | 25.2% | — | |
| 3 | Rory Richardson-Todd | Green Party | 547 | 20.4% | — | |
| 4 | Angela Philomena Jennifer Klein | Conservative Party | 470 | 17.5% | — |
Whitehouse · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,219
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Alan Hurlbut | Reform UK | 880 | 39.7% | −10.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Julie Shooter | Green Party | 580 | 26.1% | — | |
| 3 | Colin Wright | Labour Party | 485 | 21.9% | — | |
| 4 | Mark Patrick Phillips | Conservative Party | 189 | 8.5% | — | |
| 5 | Trevor Arthur Powell | Liberal Democrats | 85 | 3.8% | — |
Stoke Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,033
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Brobyn | Reform UK | 842 | 41.4% | −8.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sian Olwyn Chantelle Gubb | Conservative Party | 443 | 21.8% | — | |
| 3 | Mika Berculean | Labour Party | 418 | 20.6% | — | |
| 4 | Barry Broom | Green Party | 330 | 16.2% | — |
Gainsborough · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,257
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Procter | Reform UK | 952 | 42.2% | −7.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Saffeen Sirwan Yamulki | Labour Party | 530 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Liz Harsant | Conservative Party | 402 | 17.8% | — | |
| 4 | Juliet Elizabeth Angela Garside | Green Party | 373 | 16.5% | — |
Sprites · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,964
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Allen | Reform UK | 894 | 45.5% | −4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colin Thomas Smart | Labour Party | 424 | 21.6% | — | |
| 3 | Michael Raymond Scanes | Conservative Party | 359 | 18.3% | — | |
| 4 | Martin Hynes | Green Party | 191 | 9.7% | — | |
| 5 | Robin T Whitmore | Liberal Democrats | 96 | 4.9% | — |
St Margaret's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,321
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inga Elisabeth Lockington | Liberal Democrats | 1,633 | 49.2% | −0.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Martin Knight | Reform UK | 546 | 16.4% | — | |
| 3 | Kirsty Ellen Wilmot | Green Party | 410 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Laura Marie Allenby | Conservative Party | 379 | 11.4% | — | |
| 5 | Steven Peter Reynolds | Labour Party | 353 | 10.6% | — |
Whitton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,231
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Gould | Reform UK | 1,113 | 49.9% | −0.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen John Connelly | Labour Party | 718 | 32.2% | — | |
| 3 | Groovy Scott | Green Party | 400 | 17.9% | — |