Your Councillors

Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.

They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.

Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.

Ipswich Borough Council has 48 Councillors across the 16 wards of Ipswich, with each ward having three Councillors as their elected representatives.

The current political make-up of the Council is: 36 Labour, 8 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrats and 1 vacant seat.

To find your councillor please use the below links:

Councillor
Councillor	Political party	Ward
Councillor Collette Allen C/o Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, IP1 2DE Home: 07707660513 Home: collette.allen@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Bridge
Councillor Helen Armitage C/o Committee Services, Grafton House, Ipswich Borough Council, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2DE Home: 07714597971 Home: helen.armitage@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Sprites
Councillor Sarah Barber c/o Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, IP1 2DE Home: 07817286957 Work: sarah.barber@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Priory Heath
Councillor John Carnall 63 Mayfield Road, Ipswich, IP4 3NG Home: 01473 717475 Work: john.carnall@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Conservative	Bixley
Councillor Nadia Cenci 13 Furness Close, Ipswich, IP2 9YA Home: 01473 682760 Work: nadia.cenci@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Conservative	Stoke Park
Councillor Glen Chisholm c/o Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, Russell Road, IP1 2DE Home: 07729271326 Work: glen.chisholm@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Whitehouse
Councillor Stephen Connelly Labour and Co-operative 337 Norwich Road, Ipswich, IP1 4BN Home: 07866968933 Work: stephen.connelly@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Gainsborough
Councillor John Cook Labour and Co-operative 27 Grange Road, Ipswich, IP4 1NP Home: 01473 255131 Work: john.cook@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Alexandra
Councillor Martin Cook 222 Rushmere Road, Ipswich, IP4 3LT Home: 01473 270128 Work: martin.cook@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Gainsborough
Councillor Kelvin Cracknell 3 Sallows Close, Ipswich, IP1 4BJ Home: 01473 434177 Home mobile: 07828 258 192 Home: kelvin.cracknell@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Rushmere
Councillor Shelly Darwin C/o Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2DE Home: 07950641063 Work: shelly.darwin@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	St John's
Councillor Elango K. Elavalakan 4 Munnings Close, Ipswich, IP3 0SN Home: 07985461960 Work: elango.elavalakan@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	St John's
Councillor David Ellesmere 45 Bolton Lane, Ipswich, IP4 2BX Home: 01473 210586 Home mobile: 07712886629 Work: david.ellesmere@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Gipping
Councillor Ian Fisher 34 Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DW Home: 01473 410124 Work: ian.fisher@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Conservative	Castle Hill
Councillor Sandra Gage 791 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 4NN Home mobile: 07714597998 Work: sandra.gage@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Rushmere
Councillor Peter Gardiner 23 Regina Close, Ipswich, IP4 5HG Home: 01473 711612 Work: peter.gardiner@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Gipping
Councillor Julian Gibbs Labour and Co-operative 65 High Street, Ipswich, IP1 3QL Work: 01473 432510 Work: julian.gibbs@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Westgate
Councillor Tracy Grant Labour and Co-operative 74 Station Street, Ipswich, IP2 8EW Home: 07973680640 Work: tracy.grant@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Stoke Park
Councillor Bob Hall 25 Radcliffe Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9QZ Home: 07939 233000 Work: bob.hall@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Conservative	Stoke Park
Councillor Sheila Handley 24 Lambourne Road, Ipswich, IP1 6RX Home: 07854 283684 Home: sheila.handley@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Gainsborough
Councillor Elizabeth Harsant Flat 4, 19a Queen Street, Ipswich, IP1 1SW Home: 01473 232830 Home mobile: 07789684153 Work: elizabeth.harsant@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk Home: cllrharsant@btinternet.com	Conservative	Holywells
Councillor Darren Heaps C/O Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, IP1 2DE Work: 07377004710 Home: darren.heaps@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Whitton
Councillor Oliver Holmes 100 Constable Road, Ipswich, IP4 2XA Home: 07850 518972 Work: oliver.holmes@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Liberal Democrats	St Margaret's
Councillor Elizabeth Hughes Labour and Co-operative 35 London Road, Ipswich, IP1 2HF Home: 01473 219526 Home: elizabeth.hughes@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Gipping
Councillor Carole Jones 45 Bolton Lane, Ipswich, IP4 2BX Home mobile: 07824 430158 Work: carole.jones@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Westgate
Councillor Colin Kreidewolf 401 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, IP2 0RU Home mobile: 07766231967 Work: colin.kreidewolf@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Westgate
Councillor Inga Lockington 147 Westerfield Road, Ipswich, IP4 3AA Home: 01473 213444 Home mobile: 07710 262653 Work: inga.lockington@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Liberal Democrats	St Margaret's
Councillor Tim Lockington 147 Westerfield Road, Ipswich, IP4 3AA Home: 01473 213 444 Home mobile: 07379 283 458 Home: tim.lockington@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Liberal Democrats	St Margaret's
Councillor Neil MacDonald Labour and Co-operative 31 Temple Road, Ipswich, IP3 8PA Home: 01473 712247 Home mobile: 07719041518 Work: neil.macdonald@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	St John's
Councillor Daniel Maguire C/o Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, Russell Road, IP1 2DE Home mobile: 07954142563 Work: daniel.maguire@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Priory Heath
Councillor Sophie Meudec 337 Norwich Road, Ipswich, IP1 4BN Home mobile: 07932159688 Work: sophie.meudec@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Whitton
Councillor Jan Parry 18 Ashmere Grove, Ipswich, IP4 2RE Home mobile: 01473 412457 Home: jan.parry@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Holywells
Councillor Edward Phillips 30 York Road, Ipswich, IP3 8BX Home mobile: 07535675458 Work: edward.phillips@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Conservative	Bixley
Councillor Richard Pope 7 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR Home: 07963489339 Work: richard.pope@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Conservative	Bixley
Councillor Adam Rae 19 Weymouth Road, Ipswich, IP4 5BB Home: 07780 990 089 Work: adam.rae@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Alexandra
Councillor Luke Richardson c/o Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, IP1 2DE Home: 07943735832 Work: luke.richardson@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Priory Heath
Councillor Jane Riley 19 Weymouth Road, Ipswich, IP4 5BB Home mobile: 07460383888 Work: jane.riley@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Alexandra
Councillor Alasdair Ross 58 Lonsdale Close, Ipswich, IP4 4HD Home: 01473 729649 Work: alasdair.ross@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Rushmere
Councillor Bryony Rudkin Labour and Co-operative 8 St Edmund's Place, Ipswich, IP1 3RA Home: 07703773625 Work: bryony.rudkin@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Bridge
Councillor Christine Shaw 24 Lambourne Road, Ipswich, IP1 6RX Home: 07837927782 Home: christine.shaw@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Whitton
Councillor Colin Smart 54 Iris Close, Ipswich, IP2 0NA Home: 01473 410822 Work: colin.smart@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Sprites
Councillor Philip Smart 67 Severn Road, Ipswich, IP3 0PU Home: 01473 728617 Work: phil.smart@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Bridge
Councillor Jenny Smith C/o Committee Services, Grafton House, Ipswich Borough Council, Ipswich, IP1 2DE Home mobile: 07880 744 726 Home: jenny.smith@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Sprites
Councillor Barry Studd 13 Sunfield Close, Ipswich, IP4 5LG Home: 07909842221 Work: barry.studd@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Holywells
Councillor Lucy Trenchard 39 Kings Avenue, Ipswich, IP4 1NT Home: 01473 233 014 Home: lucy.trenchard@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Whitehouse
Councillor Colin Wright C/O Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, Russell Road, IP1 2DE Home: 07958655527 Work: colin.wright@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Labour	Whitehouse
Councillor Erion Xhaferaj 69 Peterhouse Close, Ipswich, IP2 9LN Home: 07584076486 Work: erion.xhaferaj@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk	Conservative	Castle Hill

Councillors will treat all personal information you give to them as confidential but they may need to pass on this information to others so they can help you. Councillors will handle the information you give them in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018. A privacy statement explaining more about what information Councillors collect and how it is processed is available here.