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Ipswich 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

16 ward races

16 seats

16 elected below the proportional quota

100.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

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 31.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.9 pts Valid ballots 3,004

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,706 · Ballots cast 3,011 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.ipswich.bixley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St John's · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −18.4 pts Valid ballots 3,107

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,965 · Ballots cast 3,115 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.ipswich.st-johns.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.5 pts Valid ballots 2,327

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,503 · Ballots cast 2,337 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.ipswich.bridge.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Gipping · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.1 pts Valid ballots 2,228

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,476 · Ballots cast 2,237 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.ipswich.gipping.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rushmere · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −16.1 pts Valid ballots 3,038

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,247 · Ballots cast 3,049 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.ipswich.rushmere.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Alexandra · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.6 pts Valid ballots 3,042

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 7,588 · Ballots cast 3,060 · Invalid 18 · EC ward code local.ipswich.alexandra.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Priory Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −15.5 pts Valid ballots 2,542

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,796 · Ballots cast 2,551 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.ipswich.priory-heath.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Castle Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.3 pts Valid ballots 2,659

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,742 · Ballots cast 2,672 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.ipswich.castle-hill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Westgate · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.8 pts Valid ballots 2,222

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,264 · Ballots cast 2,227 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code local.ipswich.westgate.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Holywells · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 2,683

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,755 · Ballots cast 2,699 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.ipswich.holywells.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Whitehouse · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −10.3 pts Valid ballots 2,219

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,353 · Ballots cast 2,230 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.ipswich.whitehouse.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stoke Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.6 pts Valid ballots 2,033

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,116 · Ballots cast 2,045 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.ipswich.stoke-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Gainsborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −7.8 pts Valid ballots 2,257

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,214 · Ballots cast 2,266 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.ipswich.gainsborough.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Sprites · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −4.5 pts Valid ballots 1,964

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 5,072 · Ballots cast 1,972 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.ipswich.sprites.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Margaret's · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.8 pts Valid ballots 3,321

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,382 · Ballots cast 3,333 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.ipswich.st-margarets.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Whitton · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.1 pts Valid ballots 2,231

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	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%	—

Electorate 6,302 · Ballots cast 2,268 · Invalid 37 · EC ward code local.ipswich.whitton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index