| Election Name: | 2012 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2011 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 48 seats |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 28 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seats After1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,623 |
| Percentage1: | 51.9% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,984 |
| Percentage2: | 31.9% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 4 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,996 |
| Percentage3: | 10.6% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 2012 Ipswich Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Ipswich Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. Ipswich Borough Council has 48 councillors who are elected for a term of four years. The councillors are elected in 'thirds' with one councillor in each of the 16 wards retiring each year for three out of four years.Every fourth year there is a break from the borough council elections and elections for county councillors are held instead.Ipswich Borough Council is also responsible for the administration of UK Parliamentary general elections, formerly European Parliamentary elections and national and local referendums.