| Election Name: | 2011 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 48 seats |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 23 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seats After1: | 28 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,522 |
| Percentage1: | 47.4% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 18 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,675 |
| Percentage2: | 37.0% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 7 |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,798 |
| Percentage3: | 13.0% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Labour |
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on Thursday 5 May 2011. One third of the seats were up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council, which had previously been run under by a Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition since 2004.
After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]