| Election Name: | 2006 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 48 seats |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 18 |
| Seats Before1: | 16 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seats After1: | 19 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,817 |
| Percentage1: | 39.8% |
| Swing1: | 0.6% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 23 |
| Seats Before2: | 23 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,278 |
| Percentage2: | 31.9% |
| Swing2: | 0.2% |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 7 |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seats After4: | 9 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 8,198 |
| Percentage4: | 25.5% |
| Swing4: | 0.5% |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election5: | 0 |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 125 |
| Percentage5: | 0.4% |
| Swing5: | 0.0% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition continuing.
After the election, the composition of the council was: