| Election Name: | 2023 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Country: | Suffolk |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 out of 48 seats to Ipswich Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Leader1: | David Ellesmere |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 32 seats, 46.8% |
| Seats Before1: | 32 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seats After1: | 33 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,740 |
| Percentage1: | 43.0% |
| Swing1: | 3.8% |
| Leader2: | Ian Fisher |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 13 seats, 34.8% |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,930 |
| Percentage2: | 34.2% |
| Swing2: | 0.6% |
| Leader4: | Tim Lockington |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 10.2% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,742 |
| Percentage4: | 11.7% |
| Swing4: | 1.5 |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 3 seats, 10.2% |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | N/A |
| Percentage5: | N/A |
| Swing5: | N/A |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | David Ellesmere |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Neil MacDonald |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2023 Ipswich Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Ipswich Borough Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.[1]
Labour retained control of the council.[2] The incumbent leader of the council, David Ellesmere, had announced ahead of the election that he would not continue as leader after the election. He was replaced as Labour group leader by Neil MacDonald, who formally took over as leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 17 May 2023.[3]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Ipswich Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023.[4] [5]