Castle Hill Ward, Ipswich
Castle Hill Ward is a ward in the North West Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council.
| Castle Hill | |
|---|---|
| ward for Ipswich Council | |
 Boundary of Castle Hill in from 2019. | |
| Local government in East of England | Suffolk |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2002 |
| Councillor | Ian Fisher (Conservative) |
| Councillor | vacancy |
| Councillor | Erion Xhaferaj (Conservative) |
It is designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 002 by the Office of National Statistics.[1] It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.[2]
Robin Vickery, one of the Conservative Borough Councillors resigned on 8 June 2020 following over 20 complaints made concerning racist posts he had shared on Facebook. He resigned before a Council investigation could be put in place, also resigning as Suffolk County councillor for Carlford Division, Suffolk and from the Conservative Party.[3] Ipswich Borough Council stated that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seat would not be contested until May 2021.[3]
Ward profile, 2008
Castle Hill Ward is located to the north of central Ipswich. In 2005 it had a population of about 7,500. It has the lowest proportion of its residents living alone in Ipswich and has more than average older residents.[4]
Councillors
The following councillors were elected since the boundaries were changed in 2002. Names in brackets indicates that the councillor remained in office without re-election.
| Date | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002[5] | Henry Davies | Dale Jackson | David Goldsmith |
| May 2003[5] | (Henry Davies) | (Dale Jackson) | David Goldsmith |
| June 2004[5] | (Henry Davies) | Dale Jackson | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2006[5] | Henry Davies | (Dale Jackson) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2007[5] | (Henry Davies) | (Dale Jackson) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2008[5] | (Henry Davies) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2010[5] | Mary Young | (Robin Vickery) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2011[5] | (Mary Young) | (Robin Vickery) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2012[5] | (Mary Young) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2014[6] | Christopher Stewart | (Robin Vickery) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2015|[7] | (Christopher Stewart) | (Robin Vickery) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2016[8] | Ian Fisher | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2018[9] | (Ian Fisher) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2019[10] | (Ian Fisher) | (Robin Vickery) | Erion Xhaferaj |
References
- "Ipswich 002 - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. UK Citizens Online Democracy. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Ipswich Boundaries". Google My Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- Geater, Paul (2020). "No new councillors for 11 months after Vickery quits over sharing racist posts". Ipswich Star (9 June 2020). Archant Community Media Ltd.
- Ipswich Borough Ward Profiling Project Main Report (PDF). Ipswich: CREATE Research Centre. 2008.
- "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. imediapixel.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Declaration of result of poll 2014" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results 2015" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results 2016" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results 2018" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Williams, Russell. "Declaration of results 2019" (PDF). Ipswich Borough Council. Ipswich Borough Council. Retrieved 24 October 2019.