Election Name: | 2010 Ipswich Borough Council election[1] |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2008 Ipswich Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Election Date: | 6 May 2010 |
Next Election: | 2011 Ipswich Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Seats For Election: | 16 of the 48 seats |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 21 |
Seats1: | 8 |
Seats After1: | 23 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 20,073 |
Percentage1: | 34.9% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 19 |
Seats2: | 6 |
Seats After2: | 18 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 22,012 |
Percentage2: | 38.3% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 8 |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seats After3: | 7 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 14,544 |
Percentage3: | 25.3% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | No overall control |
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on Thursday 6 May 2010. One third of the seats were up for election and the council remained under no overall control, with Labour as the largest party.
After the election, the composition of the council was:[2]
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, which had governed Ipswich since 2004, continued in office.