David Ellesmere: councillor for Gipping, Ipswich Borough Council

David Ellesmere is a Labour councillor for the Gipping ward on Ipswich Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 4 May 1995.

Council: Ipswich Borough Council
Ward: Gipping
Party: Labour
Term began: 4 May 1995
Official profile: democracy.ipswich.gov.uk
Source: Ipswich Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact David Ellesmere

These are the details Ipswich Borough Council publishes for David Ellesmere, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: david.ellesmere@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Phone: 01473 210 586
Phone: 07712 886 629
Post: c/o Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, IP1 2DE
Official profile: democracy.ipswich.gov.uk

Who else represents Gipping

Richard Foster Reform UK
Peter Gardiner Labour

Labour on Ipswich Borough Council

Labour holds 29 of the 48 seats on Ipswich Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 29, Reform UK 10, Conservative 5, Liberal Democrats 3, Green Party 1.

All 48 councillors of Ipswich Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Gipping

David Ellesmere sits on Ipswich Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Ipswich, each with its own page:

Suffolk County Council
Suffolk Constabulary led by Tim Passmore
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich: Patrick Spencer (Conservative) MP
Ipswich: Jack Abbott (Labour (Co-op)) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Ipswich, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Ipswich Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Ipswich Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.