Английская Википедия:Ipswich Borough Council

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox legislature 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.

History

Шаблон:Main Ipswich was an ancient borough. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was described as having burgesses, implying some form of borough status. The town's first known charter was issued by King John in 1200.

Ipswich Municipal Borough

The borough was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which reorganised many boroughs across the country to a standardised model. It was then governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Ipswich", also known variously as the corporation, town council or borough council. When elected county councils were established in 1889, Ipswich was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services, and so it was made a county borough, independent from the surrounding East Suffolk County Council.

The borough was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming a lower-tier district authority with the new Suffolk County Council providing county-level functions. Ipswich kept the same boundaries at the time of the 1974 reforms and also retained its borough status, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Ipswich's series of mayors dating back to 1836.

In 2007 the borough council bid to become a unitary authority, which would see it regain its independence from the county council. The proposal was considered by the government, but was ultimately rejected. Alternative options were then considered for introducing unitary authorities more generally across Suffolk, with a "North Haven" unitary authority covering Ipswich, Felixstowe and surrounding areas being the proposal recommended by the Boundary Committee in 2008. The new government which formed following the 2010 general election decided not to proceed with creating any unitary authorities in Suffolk.

Governance

Ipswich Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Suffolk County Council. There are no civil parishes in Ipswich; the entire borough is an unparished area.

The council has divided the borough into five areas which each have their own committee and funding.

• Central Area: Alexandra Ward, St Margaret’s Ward and Westgate Ward
• North East Area: Bixley Ward, Rushmere Ward and St John’s Ward
• North West Area: Castle Hill Ward, Whitehouse Ward and Whitton Ward
• South East Area: Gainsborough Ward, Holywells Ward and Priory Heath Ward
• South West Area: Bridge Ward, Gipping Ward, Sprites Ward and Stoke Park Ward

Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011.

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms took effect has been as follows:

Party in control		Years
Шаблон:Party name with colour	1974–1976
Шаблон:Party name with colour	1976–1979
Шаблон:Party name with colour	1979–2004
Шаблон:Party name with colour	2004–2011
Шаблон:Party name with colour	2011–present

Leadership

Шаблон:Also The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Ipswich. Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 2001 have been:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Peter Gardiner	Шаблон:Party name with colour		15 Sep 2004
Dale Jackson	Шаблон:Party name with colour	15 Sep 2004	30 Mar 2005
Liz Harsant	Шаблон:Party name with colour	30 Mar 2005	18 May 2011
David Ellesmere	Шаблон:Party name with colour	18 May 2011	17 May 2023
Neil MacDonald	Шаблон:Party name with colour	17 May 2023

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors
Шаблон:Party name with colour	33
Шаблон:Party name with colour	10
Шаблон:Party name with colour	3
Шаблон:Party name with colour	2
Total		48

The next election is due in 2024.

Premises

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Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1Шаблон:Nbsp2DE: Council's main offices since 2006

Full council meetings are generally held at Ipswich Town Hall on Cornhill, where the council also maintains a customer service centre. The building had been completed in 1868 for the old corporation.

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Civic Centre: Council's main offices 1970–2006, since demolished.

Since 2006 the council's main offices have been at Grafton House, a modern office building on Russell Road. Prior to 2006 the council met at the Town Hall and had its main offices at the Civic Centre on Civic Drive, a 14-storey tower block completed in 1970. The Civic Centre has since been demolished.

Elections

Шаблон:Also Since the last boundary changes in 2002 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 16 wards, with each ward electing three councillors. Elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council (one councillor for each ward) being elected each time for a four-year term of office. Suffolk County Council elections are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections.

The borough is covered by two parliamentary constituencies: Ipswich, which covers about 75% and is represented by Conservative MP Tom Hunt, and Central Suffolk & North Ipswich, which covers the remaining 25% and is represented by Conservative MP Dan Poulter.

Wards

The wards are:

Ipswich Borough Council Wards

Name	Area	Middle Layer Super Output Area	Councillors, June 2023 (date elected)
Alexandra	Central	Ipswich 007	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Adam Rae (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|John Cook (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Jane Riley (2023)
Bixley	North East	Ipswich 009	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Lee Reynolds (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Edward Phillips (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Richard Pope (2023)
Bridge	South West	Ipswich 012	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Bryony Rudkin (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Stephen Connolly (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Philip Smart (2023)
Castle Hill	North West	Ipswich 002	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Ian Fisher (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Sam Murray (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Erion Xhaferaj (2023)
Gainsborough	South East	Ipswich 016	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:black"|Shayne Pooley (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Lynne Mortimer (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Martin Cook (2023)
Gipping	South West	Ipswich 010	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|David Ellesmere (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Elizabeth Hughes (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Peter Gardiner (2023)
Holywells	South East	Ipswich 011	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Philippa Gordon (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|George Lankester (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Cathy Frost (2023)
Priory Heath	South East	Ipswich 014	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Roxanne Downes (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Daniel Maguire (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Ruman Muhith (2023)
Rushmere	North East	Ipswich 004	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Alasdair Ross (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Stefan Long (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Kelvin Cracknell (2023)
St John's	North East	Ipswich 008	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Neil MacDonald (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Sophie Connolly (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Kanthasamy Elavalakan (2023)
St Margaret's	Central	Ipswich 005	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Oliver Holmes (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Inga Lockington (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Timothy Lockington (2023)
Sprites	South West	Ipswich 013	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:black"|Stephen Flood (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Colin Smart (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Jennifer Smith (2023)
Stoke Park	South West	Ipswich 015	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Rhys Ellis (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Tony Blacker (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Nathan Wilson (2023)
Westgate	Central	Ipswich 006	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Carole Jones (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Colin Kreidewolf (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Julian Gibbs (2023)
Whitehouse	North West	Ipswich 003	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Tracy Grant(2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Colin Wright (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Lucinda Trenchard (2023)
Whitton	North West	Ipswich 001	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:black"|Tony Gould (2021)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Christine Shaw (2022)	! style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; color:white"|Gary Forster (2023)

Heritage assets

Ipswich Borough Council owns a substantial number of artworks which have been curated by the Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service since 2007.