Ipswich Borough Council

Councillor Liz Harsant (Conservative) has been re-elected at the Annual Council Meeting as Leader of Ipswich Borough Council. Councillor John Carnall (Conservative) is Council Deputy Leader and Finance portfolio-holder.

The other members of the new Executive are:

Councillor Richard Atkins (Liberal Democrat Leader) - Planning & Economic Development
Councillor Judy Terry (Conservative) - Culture & Leisure
Councillor Paul West (Conservative) - Communities
Councillor Inga Lockington (Liberal Democrat) - Environment & Transport
Councillor Eileen Smith (Conservative) - Housing Strategy & Delivery
Councillor David Hale (Conservative) - Performance
Councillor Jane Chambers (Liberal Democrat) – Health & Wellbeing
Councillor David Ellesmere (Labour Group Leader) - non-portfolio-holder

The Opposition Labour Group has elected Councillor David Ellesmere as group leader, with Councillor Martin Cook as his Deputy and Finance & Human Resources shadow portfolio-holder.

Other shadow portfolio-holders are:
Councillor John Le Grys - Planning & Economic Development
Councillor John Mowles - Leisure
Councillor Jeannette Macartney - Housing
Councillor Neil Macdonald - Cleaner & Safer Ipswich
Councillor Sandy Martin - Fairer Ipswich
Councillor Phil Smart - Transport