2024 Ipswich Borough Council election should not be confused with 2024 Ipswich City Council election.
| Election Name: | 2024 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Country: | Suffolk |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2023 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | 18 out of 48 seats to Ipswich Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Turnout: | 34245 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leader1: | Neil MacDonald |
| Last Election1: | 33 seats, 43.0% |
| Seats Before1: | 33 |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Seats After1: | 38 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15971 |
| Percentage1: | 46.6 |
| Swing1: | 3.6 |
| Leader2: | Ian Fisher[1] |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 10 seats, 34.2% |
| Seats Before2: | 8 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10095 |
| Percentage2: | 29.5 |
| Swing2: | 4.7 |
| Leader4: | Oliver Holmes |
| Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 11.7% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3400 |
| Percentage4: | 29.5 |
| Swing4: | 1.8 |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 0.0% |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats After5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 80 |
| Percentage5: | 0.2 |
| Swing5: | n/a |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Neil MacDonald |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Neil MacDonald |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2024 Ipswich Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Ipswich Borough Council in Suffolk, England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
There were 18 seats were up for election, 16 being the usual third of the council (last elected in 2021) and two being by-elections.
Labour made five gains, increasing their majority on the council.[3] [4]
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which detailed the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Ipswich Borough Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2024.[5]