Ipswich Borough Council

Ipswich Borough Council
Ipswich Borough Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Mayor	Elango Elavalakan, ; Labour ; since 15 May 2024
Leader	Neil MacDonald, ; Labour ; since 17 May 2023
Chief Executive	Helen Pluck ; since January 2023
Structure
Seats	48 seats
Political groups	Administration (38) Labour (38) Other Parties (10) Conservative (7) Liberal Democrats (3)
Elections
Last election	4 May 2024
Next election	7 May 2026
Meeting place
	Town Hall, Cornhill, Ipswich, IP1 1DH
Website
	www.ipswich.gov.uk

Ipswich Borough Council is the local authority for Ipswich, a non-metropolitan district with borough status in Suffolk, England. It is the second tier of a two-tier system, fulfilling functions such as refuse collection, housing and planning, with Suffolk County Council providing county council services such as transport, education and social services.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011. It meets at Ipswich Town Hall and has its main offices at Grafton House.

^ "Council minutes, 15 May 2024". Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
^ Geater, Paul (15 May 2024). "New Ipswich mayor Elango Elavalakan prepares for a busy year". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
^ Geater, Paul (23 February 2023). "Ipswich council makes Helen Pluck new chief executive". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[1] "Council minutes, 15 May 2024". Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

[2] Geater, Paul (15 May 2024). "New Ipswich mayor Elango Elavalakan prepares for a busy year". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

[3] Geater, Paul (23 February 2023). "Ipswich council makes Helen Pluck new chief executive". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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