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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.
ipswich.gov.uk Ipswich ( / ˈ ɪ p s w ɪ tʃ / ⓘ ) is a port town and borough in Suffolk , England. It is the county town , and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds , and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia , after Peterborough and Norwich .
Following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1888 the County Borough of Ipswich was created with the rest of Suffolk being divided into the administrative counties of East and West Suffolk. The County Borough of Ipswich had the following mayors: [4] 1889-1890 Nathaniel Catchpole; 1890-1891 Frederick Turner; 1891-1892 Sir Daniel Ford Goddard
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.
Ipswich Town Hall is a municipal building in Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is a Grade II listed building . [ 1 ] It is used for meetings of Ipswich Borough Council and also serves as an events venue and art gallery.
Grafton House (known as Ipswich Borough Council HQ) is the headquarters for Ipswich Borough Council and Smartest Energy. [1] Located on Russell Road opposite Endeavour House, Grafton House is a 6-storey building and was designed by Consarc Consulting Architects and construction was completed in 2006 as part of the Ipswich Village Development.
The constituency includes Ipswich town centre and docks, with its mix of historic buildings and modern developments. Ipswich is a bustling town that serves as a centre for the rest of Suffolk which is predominantly rural and remote, and has the only serious concentration of Labour voters in the county, other than in Lowestoft.
The 'Ipswich to South Town and Bungay Turnpike' turnpike trust was established in 1785, operating between Ipswich and Great Yarmouth. [19] By 1800 Ipswich was a prosperous town with a population of 11,000 and an Act of Parliament titled 'Ipswich Paving Act 1793' formed a body of men called the Paving Commissioners who were responsible for ...