Gary Forster: councillor for Whitton, Ipswich Borough Council

Gary Forster is a Labour councillor for the Whitton ward on Ipswich Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 4 May 2023.

Council: Ipswich Borough Council
Ward: Whitton
Party: Labour
Term began: 4 May 2023
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 Gary Forster

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

Email: gary.forster@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Phone: 07850 878 848
Post: C/O Committee Services, Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, Russell Road, IP1 2DE
Official profile: democracy.ipswich.gov.uk

Who else represents Whitton

Pat Bruce-Browne Labour
Tony Gould Reform UK

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 Whitton

Gary Forster 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 Name or seat out of date?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.