Martin Cook: councillor for Gainsborough, Ipswich Borough Council

Martin Cook is a Labour councillor for the Gainsborough 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: Gainsborough
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 Martin Cook

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

Email: martin.cook@councillors.ipswich.gov.uk
Phone: 01473 852 618
Home address (published by the council): 222 Rushmere Road, Ipswich, IP4 3LT
Official profile: democracy.ipswich.gov.uk

Who else represents Gainsborough

Ryan Procter Reform UK
James Whatling 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 Gainsborough

Martin Cook 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 Name or seat out of date?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.