Before the Reform Act 1832, the franchise in Ipswich was in the hands of the Ipswich Corporation and the Freemen. Ipswich was seen as a partisan seat with active Blue (Tory inclined) and Yellow (Whig inclined) factions dominating elections for both Parliament and the corporation and comparatively rare split tickets of one Whig and one Tory being returned to Parliament, although the identification of the local parties with national parties could at times be very blurred.[2] In the mid eighteenth century the constituency had an electorate of around 700, which was a middle sized borough by the standards of the time - and a reputation of a borough that was likely to offer stiff opposition to government favoured candidates.[3]
Ipswich is a marginal seat, having changed hands ten times since its creation as a single-member constituency in 1918. It has generally been favourable to candidates from the Labour Party, being won by Labour at every postwar general election since the end of World War II; except 1970, February 1974, 1987, 2010, 2015 and 2019. Despite this, it was traditionally won by the party by fairly small margins; however, from 1997 until being gained by the Conservative Party in 2010, Labour won the contests with safer margins, and after the Conservatives increased their majority in 2015, Labour regained the seat in 2017 only to lose it again in 2019 when the Conservative candidate got more than half the votes cast when there were more than two candidates for the first time since 1918.
Ipswich was the only seat won by a Labour candidate at the 2017 general election from a total of seven seats in Suffolk, the others being retained by Conservatives and more rural in comparison to Ipswich. Martin's 2017 election victory was one of thirty net gains made by the Labour Party.
Constituency profileedit
The constituency includes Ipswich town centre and docks, with its mix of historic buildings and modern developments. Ipswich is a bustling town that serves as a centre for the rest of Suffolk which is predominantly rural and remote, and has the only serious concentration of Labour voters in the county, other than in Lowestoft.
Portman Road Football Ground to the West of the centre, and the new university to the East are both in the seat, as is the vast Chantry council estate to the South.
Ipswich's Conservative-leaning suburbs, such as Castle Hill, Westerfield and Kesgrave, extend beyond the constituency's boundaries – the northernmost wards are in the Suffolk Central constituency, and several strong Conservative areas are just outside the borough's tightly drawn limits, making Ipswich a target seat for Labour.
The Borough of Ipswich wards of Bixley, Bridge, Chantry, Gainsborough, Priory Heath, Rushmere, St Clement's, St John's, St Margaret's, Sprites, Stoke Park, and Town.[5][6]
The Borough of Ipswich wards of Alexandra, Bixley, Bridge, Gainsborough, Gipping, Holywells, Priory Heath, Rushmere, St John's, St Margaret's, Sprites, Stoke Park, and Westgate.[7]
Following a revision of the Borough of Ipswich wards, the constituency gained a small area from Central Suffolk and North Ipswich.
The present-day constituency consists of most of the Borough of Ipswich, with the exception of the Castle Hill, Whitehouse and Whitton wards.
During the period between 1835 and 1842 there were five elections and all were found to have been corrupt. After the 1835 election, Dundas and Kelly were unseated on the charge of bribery. After the 1837 election, Tufnell was unseated on a scrutiny. Gibson, who was elected in 1838, resigned. Cochrane was elected in 1839, after which a petition was presented complaining of gross bribery – it was not progressed because a general election was expected. After the 1841 election, Wason and Rennie were unseated, being declared guilty of bribery by their agents.[29]
Change of vote share and swing calculated from the December 1910 party ticket vote.
General election 1914/15:
Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
Unusually the Yellows supported in Edward Vernon[65] an identifiable Tory[14] and critic of the Whig government. The Blues meanwhile supported Samuel Kent and Richard Lloyd, both supporters of the Whig government. Although Lloyd would later withdraw[65] before that point it had proved an expensive contest for Vernon.[66]
By-election called on William Churchill winning a government contract for stationary and resigning his seat as an office of profit to the crown. Instead of seeking re-election he stood in favour of his son in law Francis Negus.[68]
^. 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010.
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^"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
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Ipswich ˈ ɪ p s w ɪ tʃ is a constituency n 1 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since December 2019 by Tom Hunt of the Conservative Party n 2 IpswichBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Ipswich in SuffolkLocation of Suffolk within EnglandCountySuffolkElectorate75 195 December 2010 1 Major settlementsIpswichCurrent constituencyCreated1295Member of ParliamentTom Hunt Conservative SeatsOne Contents 1 History 2 Constituency profile 3 Boundaries and boundary changes 3 1 1918 1983 3 2 1983 2010 3 3 2010 present 3 4 Proposed 4 Members of Parliament 4 1 MPs 1386 1660 4 2 MPs 1660 1832 4 3 MPs 1832 1918 4 4 MPs 1918 present 5 Elections 5 1 Elections in the 2020s 5 2 Elections in the 2010s 5 3 Elections in the 2000s 5 4 Elections in the 1990s 5 5 Elections in the 1980s 5 6 Elections in the 1970s 5 7 Elections in the 1960s 5 8 Elections in the 1950s 5 9 Election in the 1940s 5 10 Elections in the 1930s 5 11 Elections in the 1920s 5 12 Elections in the 1910s 5 13 Elections in the 1900s 5 14 Elections in the 1890s 5 15 Elections in the 1880s 5 16 Elections in the 1870s 5 17 Elections in the 1860s 5 18 Elections in the 1850s 5 19 Elections in the 1840s 5 20 Elections in the 1830s 5 21 Elections in the 1820s 5 22 Elections in the 1810s 5 23 Elections in the 1800s 5 24 Elections in the 1790s 5 25 Elections in the 1780s 5 26 Elections in the 1770s 5 27 Elections in the 1760s 5 28 Elections in the 1750s 5 29 Elections in the 1740s 5 30 Elections in the 1730s 5 31 Elections in the 1720s 5 32 Elections in the 1710s 5 33 Elections in the 1700s 5 34 Elections in the 1690s 5 35 Elections in the 1680s 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesHistory editThe constituency was created as Parliamentary Borough in the fourteenth century returning two MPs to the House of Commons of England until 1707 then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800 and from 1801 to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom The constituency s parliamentary representation was reduced to a single seat with one MP under the Representation of the People Act 1918 Prior to the 1983 general election when north western areas were transferred to the Central Suffolk constituency the Parliamentary and Municipal County Boroughs were the sameBefore the Reform Act 1832 the franchise in Ipswich was in the hands of the Ipswich Corporation and the Freemen Ipswich was seen as a partisan seat with active Blue Tory inclined and Yellow Whig inclined factions dominating elections for both Parliament and the corporation and comparatively rare split tickets of one Whig and one Tory being returned to Parliament although the identification of the local parties with national parties could at times be very blurred 2 In the mid eighteenth century the constituency had an electorate of around 700 which was a middle sized borough by the standards of the time and a reputation of a borough that was likely to offer stiff opposition to government favoured candidates 3 Ipswich is a marginal seat having changed hands ten times since its creation as a single member constituency in 1918 It has generally been favourable to candidates from the Labour Party being won by Labour at every postwar general election since the end of World War II except 1970 February 1974 1987 2010 2015 and 2019 Despite this it was traditionally won by the party by fairly small margins however from 1997 until being gained by the Conservative Party in 2010 Labour won the contests with safer margins and after the Conservatives increased their majority in 2015 Labour regained the seat in 2017 only to lose it again in 2019 when the Conservative candidate got more than half the votes cast when there were more than two candidates for the first time since 1918 Ipswich was the only seat won by a Labour candidate at the 2017 general election from a total of seven seats in Suffolk the others being retained by Conservatives and more rural in comparison to Ipswich Martin s 2017 election victory was one of thirty net gains made by the Labour Party Constituency profile editThe constituency includes Ipswich town centre and docks with its mix of historic buildings and modern developments Ipswich is a bustling town that serves as a centre for the rest of Suffolk which is predominantly rural and remote and has the only serious concentration of Labour voters in the county other than in Lowestoft Portman Road Football Ground to the West of the centre and the new university to the East are both in the seat as is the vast Chantry council estate to the South Ipswich s Conservative leaning suburbs such as Castle Hill Westerfield and Kesgrave extend beyond the constituency s boundaries the northernmost wards are in the Suffolk Central constituency and several strong Conservative areas are just outside the borough s tightly drawn limits making Ipswich a target seat for Labour Boundaries and boundary changes edit1918 1983 edit The County Borough of Ipswich 4 1983 2010 edit The Borough of Ipswich wards of Bixley Bridge Chantry Gainsborough Priory Heath Rushmere St Clement s St John s St Margaret s Sprites Stoke Park and Town 5 6 The Broomhill Castle Hill White House and Whitton wards were transferred to the new county constituency of Central Suffolk Central Suffolk and North Ipswich from 1997 nbsp Map of present boundaries 2010 present edit The Borough of Ipswich wards of Alexandra Bixley Bridge Gainsborough Gipping Holywells Priory Heath Rushmere St John s St Margaret s Sprites Stoke Park and Westgate 7 Following a revision of the Borough of Ipswich wards the constituency gained a small area from Central Suffolk and North Ipswich The present day constituency consists of most of the Borough of Ipswich with the exception of the Castle Hill Whitehouse and Whitton wards Proposed edit Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 the composition of the constituency from the next general election due by January 2025 will be unchanged 8 Members of Parliament editFreemen belonging to the Ipswich Corporation were entitled to elect two burgesses to the Parliament of England from the fourteenth century which continued uninterrupted after the parliament united with Scotland and Ireland only becoming a single member constituency in 1918 MPs 1386 1660 edit Parliament First member Second member1380 William Master 1385 William Master 1386 Geoffrey Starling Robert Waleys 9 1388 Feb Geoffrey Starling Robert Waleys 9 1388 Sep John Arnold Robert Waleys 9 1390 Jan Geoffrey Starling Robert Hethe 9 1390 Nov 1391 Geoffrey Starling Robert Andrew 9 1393 Geoffrey Starling Robert Andrew 9 1394 John Arnold Henry Wall 9 1395 Geoffrey Starling William Master 9 1397 Jan John Arnold John Bernard 9 1397 Sep William Debenham John Bernard 9 1399 John Arnold John Lewe 9 14011402 Richard Church John Starling 9 1404 Jan 1404 Oct 1406 Robert Lucas John Starling 9 1407 John Felbrigg John Bernard 9 1410 John Rous James Andrew 9 1411 John Bernard John Starling 9 1413 Feb 1413 May James Andrew John Starling 9 1414 Apr 1414 Nov William Debenham I John Rous 9 14151416 Mar 1416 Oct 1417 William Debenham II James Andrew 9 1419 William Debenham II James Andrew 9 1420 John Knepping John Wood 9 1421 May William Debenham II James Andrew 9 1421 Dec Thomas Kempstone II William Weatherfeld 9 1455 Sir Gilbert Debenham1510 Thomas Hall William Spencer 10 1512 Thomas Baldry Edmund Daundy 10 1515 Thomas Baldry Edmund Daundy 10 1523 Humphrey Wingfield Thomas Rush 10 1529 Thomas Rush Thomas Hayward died and replaced Nov 1534 by Thomas Alvard 1493 1535 10 1536 1539 Robert Daundy William Sabine 10 1542 Ralph Goodwin John Sparrow 10 1545 William Reynball Richard Smart 10 1547 John Gosnold John Smith alias Dyer 10 1553 Mar John Smith alias Dyer Richard Bryde alias Byrde 10 1553 Oct John Gosnold John Sulyard 10 1554 Apr Clement Heigham Thomas Poley 10 1554 Nov Ralph Goodwin John Smith alias Dyer 10 1555 John Sulyard Richard Smart 10 1558 William Wheatcroft repl Nov 1558 by Edmund Withypoll Philip Williams 10 1558 9 Thomas Seckford I Robert Barker 11 1562 3 Thomas Seckford I Edward Grimston 11 1571 Edward Grimston John More 11 1572 Thomas Seckford I Edward Grimston 11 1584 Nov Sir John Heigham John Barker 11 1586 Oct John Barker John Laney 11 1588 Oct John Barker William Smarte 11 1593 Robert Barker Zachariah Lok 11 1597 Oct Michael Stanhope Francis Bacon 11 1601 Oct Michael Stanhope Francis Bacon 11 1604 Sir Henry Glenham Sir Francis Bacon 12 1614 Robert Snelling William Cage 12 1621 Robert Snelling William Cage 12 1624 Sir Robert Snelling William Cage 12 1625 Sir Robert Snelling William Cage 12 1628 William Cage Edmund Day 12 1629 1640 No Parliaments convened1640 Apr John Gurdon William Cage1640 Nov John Gurdon William Cage1645 John Gurdon Francis Bacon1648 John Gurdon Francis Bacon1653 Not represented in Barebones Parliament1654 Nathaniel Bacon Francis Bacon1656 Nathaniel Bacon Francis Bacon1659 Nathaniel Bacon Francis BaconMPs 1660 1832 edit Election 1st member 13 1st party 2nd member 13 2nd partyApr 1660 Nathaniel Bacon Francis BaconOct 1660 Sir Frederick Cornwallis BtApr 1661 John Sicklemore William BloisNov 1670 John WrightJan 1674 Gilbert LindfieldDec 1680 Sir John Barker Bt ToryMar 1685 Sir Nicholas Bacon ToryJan 1689 Sir Peyton Ventris WhigMay 1689 Sir Charles Blois Bt ToryOct 1695 Charles Whitaker WhigNov 1696 Richard Phillips ToryJul 1698 Sir Samuel Barnardiston Bt WhigJan 1701 Joseph Martin Whig Sir Charles Duncombe ToryDec 1701 Charles Whitaker Whig Richard Phillips ToryJul 1702 John Bence ToryMay 1705 Henry Poley ToryNov 1707 William Churchill WhigMay 1708 Sir William Barker Bt TorySep 1713 William Thompson WhigApr 1714 Richard Richardson Tory Orlando Bridgeman ToryJan 1715 William Thompson Whig William Churchill WhigDec 1717 Francis Negus WhigJan 1730 Philip Broke ToryJan 1733 William Wollaston WhigApr 1734 Samuel Kent WhigMay 1741 Edward Vernon Tory 14 Dec 1757 Thomas Staunton WhigNov 1759 George Montgomerie WhigMar 1761 Francis Vernon WhigMar 1768 William Wollaston Whig 15 Whig 15 Apr 1784 William Middleton Tory John Cator declared void Whig 15 Jun 1784 Charles Crickitt Tory 15 Jun 1790 Sir John D Oyly Whig 15 May 1796 Sir Andrew Hamond Tory 15 Feb 1803 William MiddletonOct 1806 Richard Wilson Whig 15 Robert Stopford Whig 15 May 1807 Sir Home Riggs Popham Tory 15 Robert Alexander Crickitt Tory 15 Oct 1812 John Round Tory 15 Jul 1818 William Newton Tory 15 Apr 1820 William Haldimand Whig 15 Thomas Barrett Lennard Whig 16 17 18 19 20 15 Jun 1826 Robert Torrens Whig 15 Feb 1827 Robert Dundas Tory 15 Charles Mackinnon Tory 15 May 1831 James Morrison Whig 15 Rigby Wason Whig 15 MPs 1832 1918 edit Election 1st member 13 1st party 2nd member 13 2nd party1832 James Morrison Whig 15 Rigby Wason Whig 15 21 22 1835 Fitzroy Kelly Conservative 15 Robert Christopher Conservative 15 June 1835 James Morrison Whig 15 Rigby Wason Whig 15 21 22 1837 Thomas Milner Gibson Conservative 15 Henry Tufnell Whig 15 23 24 25 Feb 1838 Fitzroy Kelly Conservative 15 July 1839 Sir Thomas John Cochrane Conservative 15 1841 Rigby Wason Whig 15 21 22 George Rennie Whig 15 21 22 June 1842 John Cuffe Conservative 15 Thomas Gladstone Conservative 15 August 1842 John Neilson Gladstone Conservative 15 Sackville Lane Fox Conservative 15 1847 John Cobbold Conservative Sir Hugh Adair Bt Whig 26 27 28 1859 Liberal1868 Henry Wyndham West Liberal1874 John Cobbold Conservative James Redfoord Bulwer Conservative1876 Thomas Cobbold Conservative1880 Jesse Collings LiberalDecember 1883 Henry Wyndham West LiberalApril 1886 Sir Charles Dalrymple Bt Conservative Hugo Chatteris Conservative1895 Sir Daniel Ford Goddard Liberal1906 Felix Cobbold LiberalJanuary 1910 Silvester Horne LiberalMay 1914 John Ganzoni ConservativeDuring the period between 1835 and 1842 there were five elections and all were found to have been corrupt After the 1835 election Dundas and Kelly were unseated on the charge of bribery After the 1837 election Tufnell was unseated on a scrutiny Gibson who was elected in 1838 resigned Cochrane was elected in 1839 after which a petition was presented complaining of gross bribery it was not progressed because a general election was expected After the 1841 election Wason and Rennie were unseated being declared guilty of bribery by their agents 29 MPs 1918 present edit Election Member 13 Party1918 John Ganzoni Coalition Conservative1922 Conservative1923 Robert Jackson Labour1924 Sir John Ganzoni Bt Conservative1938 by election Richard Stokes Labour1957 by election Dingle Foot Labour1970 Ernle Money ConservativeOctober 1974 Kenneth Weetch Labour1987 Michael Irvine Conservative1992 Jamie Cann Labour2001 by election Chris Mole Labour2010 Ben Gummer Conservative2017 Sandy Martin Labour2019 Tom Hunt ConservativeElections editElections in the 2020s edit Next general election Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Abbott 30 Liberal Democrats James Sandbach 31 Reform UK Antony Love 32 MajorityTurnoutElections in the 2010s edit General election 2019 Ipswich 33 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Tom Hunt 24 952 50 3 nbsp 4 6Labour Sandy Martin 19 473 39 3 nbsp 8 1Liberal Democrats Adrian Hyyrylainen Trett 2 439 4 9 nbsp 2 6Brexit Party Nicola Thomas 1 432 2 9 NewGreen Barry Broom 1 283 2 6 nbsp 1 0Majority 5 479 11 0 N ATurnout 49 579 65 6 nbsp 2 0Conservative gain from Labour Swing nbsp 6 3General election 2017 Ipswich 34 Party Candidate Votes Labour Sandy Martin 24 224 47 4 nbsp 10 3Conservative Ben Gummer 23 393 45 7 nbsp 0 9UKIP Tony Gould 1 372 2 7 nbsp 9 0Liberal Democrats Adrian Hyyrylainen Trett 1 187 2 3 nbsp 0 6Green Charlotte Armstrong 840 1 6 nbsp 2 0Independent David Tabane 121 0 2 NewMajority 831 1 7 N ATurnout 51 137 67 6 nbsp 2 2Labour gain from Conservative Swing nbsp 4 7See also Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies 2010 15 Ipswich General election 2015 Ipswich 35 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ben Gummer 21 794 44 8 5 7Labour David Ellesmere 18 061 37 1 2 4UKIP Maria Vigneau 5 703 11 7 8 8Green Barry Broom 1 736 3 6 1 9Liberal Democrats Chika Akinwale 1 400 2 9 15 3Majority 3 733 7 7 3 3Turnout 48 694 65 4 5 5Conservative hold Swing 1 6General election 2010 Ipswich 36 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ben Gummer 18 371 39 1 8 0Labour Chris Mole 16 292 34 7 8 2Liberal Democrats Mark Dyson 8 556 18 2 2 9UKIP Chris Streatfield 1 365 2 9 0 2BNP Dennis Boater 1 270 2 7 NewGreen Tim Glover 775 1 7 NewChristian Kim Christofi 149 0 3 NewIndependent Peter Turtill 93 0 2 NewIndependent Sally Wainman 70 0 1 NewMajority 2 079 4 4 N ATurnout 46 941 59 9 0 2Conservative gain from Labour Swing 8 1Elections in the 2000s edit General election 2005 Ipswich 37 Party Candidate Votes Labour Chris Mole 18 336 43 8 7 5Conservative Paul West 13 004 31 1 0 6Liberal Democrats Richard Atkins 8 464 20 2 5 0UKIP Alison West 1 134 2 7 1 1English Democrat Jervis Kay 641 1 5 NewIndependent Sally Wainman 299 0 7 NewMajority 5 332 12 7 8 1Turnout 41 878 60 8 3 8Labour hold Swing 4 0Following the death of Jamie Cann on 15 October 2001 a by election was held on 22 November 2001 2001 Ipswich by election Party Candidate Votes Labour Chris Mole 11 881 43 4 7 9Conservative Paul West 7 794 28 4 2 1Liberal Democrats Tessa Munt 6 146 22 4 7 2CPA David Coope 581 2 1 NewUKIP Jonathan Wright 276 1 0 0 6Green Tony Slade 255 0 9 NewLegalise Cannabis John Ramirez 236 0 9 NewSocialist Alliance Peter Leech 152 0 6 0 0English Independence Party Nicolas Winskill 84 0 3 NewMajority 4 087 15 0 5 8Turnout 27 405 40 2 16 8Labour hold Swing 5 9General election 2001 Ipswich 38 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jamie Cann 19 952 51 3 1 4Conservative Edward Wild 11 871 30 5 0 6Liberal Democrats Terence Gilbert 5 904 15 2 3 0UKIP William Vinyard 624 1 6 1 2Socialist Alliance Peter Leech 305 0 8 NewSocialist Labour Shaun Gratton 217 0 6 NewMajority 8 081 20 8 0 8Turnout 38 873 57 0 15 2Labour hold Swing 0 8Elections in the 1990s edit General election 1997 Ipswich 39 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jamie Cann 25 484 52 7 8 9Conservative Stephen Castle 15 048 31 1 12 3Liberal Democrats Nigel Roberts 5 881 12 2 0 8Referendum Theodore Agnew 1 637 3 4 NewUKIP William Vinyard 208 0 4 NewNatural Law Eric Kaplan 107 0 2 0 1Majority 10 436 21 6 21 2Turnout 48 365 72 2 8 1Labour hold Swing 10 5General election 1992 Ipswich 40 41 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jamie Cann 23 680 43 8 1 1Conservative Michael Irvine 23 415 43 4 1 0Liberal Democrats Joseph White 6159 11 4 1 1Green Jane Scott 591 1 1 NewNatural Law Eric Kaplan 181 0 3 NewMajority 265 0 4 N ATurnout 54 026 80 3 3 2Labour gain from Conservative Swing 1 1Elections in the 1980s edit General election 1987 Ipswich 42 43 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Irvine 23 328 44 4 2 8Labour Ken Weetch 22 454 42 7 1 0SDP Hugh Nicholson 6 596 12 5 1 7Workers Revolutionary David Lettice 174 0 3 NewMajority 874 1 7 N ATurnout 52 552 77 1 1 7Conservative gain from Labour Swing 1 9General election 1983 Ipswich 44 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ken Weetch 22 191 43 7Conservative Elizabeth Cottrell 21 114 41 6Liberal Patricia Miernik 7 220 14 2BNP Albert Pearson 235 0 5 NewMajority 1 077 2 1Turnout 50 760 75 4Labour hold SwingElections in the 1970s edit General election 1979 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Ken Weetch 34 444 48 2 2 9Conservative R Erith 30 703 42 9 0 1Liberal P Keeling 5 772 8 1 3 8National Front P Robinson 449 0 6 NewWorkers Revolutionary R Hodge 115 0 2 NewMajority 3 741 5 3 2 8Turnout 71 483 80 8 1 3Labour hold Swing 1 3General election October 1974 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Ken Weetch 31 566 45 3 4 5Conservative Ernle Money 29 833 42 8 1 6Liberal R B Salt 8 295 11 9 4 4Majority 1 733 2 5 N ATurnout 69 694 79 5 4 1Labour gain from Conservative SwingGeneral election February 1974 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ernle Money 29 893 41 2 2 9Labour Ken Weetch 29 634 40 8 3 3Liberal Joan Ruby Knott 11 857 16 3 8 1National Democratic David R M Brown 1 161 1 6 2 1Majority 259 0 4 0 4Turnout 72 545 83 6 10 9Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1970 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ernle Money 27 704 44 1 5 5Labour Dingle Foot 27 691 44 1 5 8Liberal Neville S Lewis 5 147 8 2 2 0National Democratic David R M Brown 2 322 3 7 2 4Majority 13 0 0 N ATurnout 62 864 72 7 4 8Conservative gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1960s edit General election 1966 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Dingle Foot 30 313 49 9 10 1Conservative Trevor A Hagger 23 440 38 6 2 8Liberal Stanley Rundle 6 200 10 2 13 6National Democratic David R M Brown 769 1 3 0 7Majority 6 873 11 3 9 4Turnout 60 722 77 5 1 5Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Dingle Foot 24 648 39 8 1 3Conservative Trevor A Hagger 22 216 35 8 0 2Liberal Manuela Sykes 14 755 23 8 1 0National Democratic David R M Brown 349 0 6 NewMajority 2 432 3 9 1 2Turnout 61 968 79 0 1 9Labour hold Swing 0 5Elections in the 1950s edit General election 1959 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Dingle Foot 25 858 41 1 4 7Conservative John C Cobbold 22 623 36 0 3 4Liberal Manuela Sykes 14 359 22 8 1 4Majority 3 235 5 1 8 1Turnout 62 840 80 9 0 4Labour hold Swing 4 01957 Ipswich by election Party Candidate Votes Labour Dingle Foot 26 898 45 8 7 1Conservative John C Cobbold 19 161 32 6 14 5Liberal Manuela Sykes 12 587 21 4 NewMajority 7 737 13 2 7 4Turnout 27 405Labour hold Swing 3 7General election 1955 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Richard Stokes 32 306 52 9 0 5Conservative John C Cobbold 28 724 47 1 0 5Majority 3 582 5 8 1 0Turnout 61 030 80 5 4 7Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Richard Stokes 33 463 53 4 6 5Conservative Albert E Holdsworth 29 227 46 6 6 8Majority 4 236 6 8 0 3Turnout 62 690 85 2 1 6Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Richard Stokes 29 386 46 9 2 4Conservative S W L Ripley 24 993 39 8 5 7Liberal J C Seward 8 340 13 3 3 2Majority 4 393 7 1 8 1Turnout 62 719 86 8 6 7Labour hold SwingElection in the 1940s edit General election 1945 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Labour Richard Stokes 26 296 49 3 6 6Conservative Frank Guy Clavering Fison 18 177 34 1 23 2Liberal Duncan Mackay Mowat 8 819 16 5 NewMajority 8 119 15 2 N ATurnout 53 292 80 1 2 0Labour gain from Conservative SwingElections in the 1930s edit 1938 Ipswich by election Party Candidate Votes Labour Richard Stokes 27 604 53 0 10 3Conservative Henry Willink 24 443 47 0 10 3Majority 3 161 6 0 N ATurnout 52 047Labour gain from Conservative SwingGeneral election 1935 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Ganzoni 28 528 57 3 5 7Labour Robert Jackson 21 278 42 7 5 7Majority 7 250 14 6 11 4Turnout 49 806 82 1 0 8Conservative hold SwingGeneral election 1931 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Ganzoni 29 782 63 0 23 7Labour Robert Jackson 17 490 37 0 0 7Majority 12 292 26 0 24 0Turnout 47 272 82 9 2 8Conservative hold SwingElections in the 1920s edit General election 1929 Ipswich 45 Party Candidate Votes Unionist John Ganzoni 18 527 39 7 15 7Labour Robert Jackson 17 592 37 7 6 9Liberal Frank Ongley Darvall 10 559 22 6 NewMajority 935 2 0 8 8Turnout 46 678 85 7 2 0Registered electors 54 474Unionist hold Swing 4 4General election 1924 Ipswich 45 Party Candidate Votes Unionist John Ganzoni 19 621 55 4 6 1Labour Robert Jackson 15 791 44 6 6 1Majority 3 830 10 8 N ATurnout 35 412 87 7 9 0Registered electors 40 379Unionist gain from Labour Swing 6 1General election 1923 Ipswich 45 Party Candidate Votes Labour Robert Jackson 15 824 50 7 4 1Unionist John Ganzoni 15 364 49 3 4 1Majority 460 1 4 N ATurnout 31 188 78 7 3 7Registered electors 39 606Labour gain from Unionist Swing 4 1General election 1922 Ipswich 45 Party Candidate Votes Unionist John Ganzoni 17 134 53 4 0 1Labour Robert Jackson 14 924 46 6 14 5Majority 2 210 6 8 14 6Turnout 32 058 82 4 14 5Registered electors 38 924Unionist hold Swing 7 3Elections in the 1910s edit General election 1918 Ipswich Party Candidate Votes C Unionist John Ganzoni 13 553 53 5 5 4Labour Robert Jackson 8 143 32 1 NewLiberal George Hay Morgan 3 663 14 4 37 5Majority 5 410 21 4 N ATurnout 25 359 67 9 22 0Registered electors 37 348Unionist hold SwingC indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Change of vote share and swing calculated from the December 1910 party ticket vote General election 1914 15 Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1915 The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914 the following candidates had been selected Unionist John Ganzoni Liberal Daniel Ford Goddard Independent Labour Robert Jackson not supported by Labour Party HQ nbsp John Ganzoni1914 Ipswich by election 46 Party Candidate Votes Unionist John Ganzoni 6 406 50 6 2 5Liberal Charles Masterman 5 874 46 3 5 6Independent Labour John Scurr 395 3 1 NewMajority 532 4 3 N ATurnout 12 675 91 4 1 5Registered electors 13 870Unionist gain from Liberal Swing 4 1 47 nbsp GoddardGeneral election December 1910 Ipswich 2 seats 48 46 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Ford Goddard 5 931 26 2 0 1Liberal Silvester Horne 5 791 25 7 0 2Conservative Arthur Churchman 5 447 24 1 0 2Conservative Bunnell Henry Burton 5 409 24 0 0 1Turnout 22 578 89 9 3 4Registered electors 12 641Majority 344 1 6 0 4Liberal hold Swing 0 2Liberal hold Swing 0 2 nbsp Liberal Election PostcardGeneral election January 1910 Ipswich 2 seats 48 46 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Ford Goddard 6 120 26 1 3 7Liberal Silvester Horne 5 958 25 5 3 7Conservative Arthur Churchman 5 690 24 3 3 0Conservative Bunnell Henry Burton 5 645 24 1 4 4Turnout 23 413 93 3 3 9Registered electors 12 641Majority 268 1 2 6 7Liberal hold Swing 3 4Liberal hold Swing 4 1Elections in the 1900s edit nbsp Felix CobboldGeneral election 1906 Ipswich 46 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Ford Goddard 6 396 29 8 3 9Liberal Felix Cobbold 6 290 29 2 3 8Conservative Charles Dalrymple 4 591 21 3 4 5Conservative Samuel Hoare 4 232 19 7 4 2Majority 1 699 7 9 5 9Turnout 21 509 89 4 5 8Registered electors 12 146Liberal hold Swing 4 2Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 4 2General election 1900 Ipswich 46 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Ford Goddard 4 557 25 9 0 3Conservative Charles Dalrymple 4 527 25 8 0 8Liberal Noel Buxton 4 283 24 4 0 4Conservative J F P Rawlinson 4 207 23 9 0 7Turnout 17 574 83 6 6 8Registered electors 10 646Majority 350 2 0 1 0Liberal hold Swing 0 5Majority 244 1 4 1 2Conservative hold Swing 0 6Elections in the 1890s edit General election 1895 Ipswich 46 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Ford Goddard 4 396 25 6 1 1Conservative Charles Dalrymple 4 293 25 0 1 2Liberal Arthur Soames 4 250 24 8 1 3Conservative Hugo Charteris 4 219 24 6 1 2Turnout 8 696 est 90 4 0 7Registered electors 9 619Majority 177 1 0 N ALiberal gain from Conservative Swing 1 2Majority 43 0 2 1 1Conservative hold Swing 1 3General election 1892 Ipswich 46 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Dalrymple 4 350 26 2 0 4Conservative Hugo Charteris 4 277 25 8 0 9Liberal Daniel Ford Goddard 4 054 24 5 1 0Liberal Arthur Soames 3 888 23 5 0 3Turnout 8 417 est 89 7 7 9Registered electors 9 619Majority 223 1 3 1 8Conservative hold Swing 0 7Conservative hold Swing 0 6Elections in the 1880s edit General election 1886 Ipswich 46 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Hugo Charteris 3 846 26 7 1 8Conservative Charles Dalrymple 3 838 26 6 2 2Liberal Sydney Stern 3 386 23 5 1 9Liberal Benjamin Thomas Lindsay Thomson 49 3 334 23 2 2 1Turnout 7 252 81 8 4 2Registered electors 8 867Majority 452 3 1 N AConservative gain from Liberal Swing 1 9Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 2 21886 Ipswich by election 46 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Charles Dalrymple 3 687 25 2 0 3Conservative Hugo Charteris 3 662 25 1 0 7Liberal Lord John Harvey 3 635 24 9 0 5Liberal Horace Davey 3 627 24 8 0 5Turnout 7 371 83 1 2 9Registered electors 8 867Majority 27 0 2 N AConservative gain from Liberal Swing 0 4Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 0 6Caused by the 1885 election being declared void on account of bribery 50 General election 1885 Ipswich 46 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Henry Wyndham West 3 795 25 4 0 6Liberal Jesse Collings 3 777 25 3 0 1Conservative Edward Murray Ind 51 3 717 24 9 0 8Conservative William Thomas Charley 3 649 24 4 0 0Turnout 7 623 86 0 3 5 est Registered electors 8 867Majority 60 0 4 0 4Liberal hold Swing 0 7Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 0 11883 Ipswich by election 52 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Henry Wyndham West 3 266 53 7 3 7Conservative William Thomas Charley 2 816 46 3 3 8Majority 450 7 4 N ATurnout 6 082 76 9 5 6 est Registered electors 7 914Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 3 8Caused by Cobbold s death General election 1880 Ipswich 52 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Cobbold 3 142 25 7 2 9Liberal Jesse Collings 3 074 25 2 1 8Liberal Henry Wyndham West 3 025 24 8 3 1Conservative James Redfoord Bulwer 2 979 24 4 2 0Turnout 6 110 est 82 5 est 1 6Registered electors 7 406Majority 68 0 5 2 5Conservative hold Swing 3 0Majority 95 0 8 N ALiberal gain from Conservative Swing 1 9Elections in the 1870s edit 1876 Ipswich by election 52 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Cobbold 2 213 57 9 2 9Lib Lab William Newton 1 607 42 1 3 0Majority 606 15 8 12 8Turnout 3 820 51 6 29 3Registered electors 7 406Conservative hold Swing 3 0Caused by Cobbold s death General election 1874 Ipswich 52 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Cobbold 3 059 28 6 13 0Conservative James Redfoord Bulwer 2 827 26 4 10 8Liberal Hugh Adair 2 506 23 4 12 0Liberal Henry Wyndham West 2 322 21 7 11 8Majority 321 3 0 N ATurnout 5 357 est 80 9 est 0 5Registered electors 6 619Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 12 5Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 11 3Elections in the 1860s edit General election 1868 Ipswich 52 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hugh Adair 2 321 35 4 7 7Liberal Henry Wyndham West 2 195 33 5 8 2Conservative John Cobbold 2 044 31 2 15 8Majority 151 2 3 0 0Turnout 4 302 est 80 4 est 4 1Registered electors 5 352Liberal hold Swing 7 8Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 8 1General election 1865 Ipswich 52 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Hugh Adair 992 27 7 1 0Conservative John Cobbold 910 25 4 5 1Liberal Henry Wyndham West 904 25 3 12 4Conservative William Tidmas 53 774 21 6 6 4Turnout 1 790 est 84 5 est 5 8Registered electors 2 118Majority 82 2 3 1 6Liberal hold Swing 3 4Majority 6 0 1 1 7Conservative hold Swing 5 4Elections in the 1850s edit General election 1859 Ipswich 52 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Cobbold 918 30 5 4 4Liberal Hugh Adair 864 28 7 3 3Conservative Henry Selwin 842 28 0 4 3Liberal John King 54 388 12 9 11 8Turnout 1 506 est 78 7 est 0 3Registered electors 1 914Majority 54 1 8 1 1Conservative hold Swing 4 3Majority 22 0 7 1 0Liberal hold Swing 0 5General election 1857 Ipswich 52 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Cobbold 780 26 1 0 5Whig Hugh Adair 759 25 4 0 3Whig John Clark Marshman 55 738 24 7 0 9Conservative Henry Selwin 709 23 7 0 1Turnout 1 493 est 79 0 est 3 7Registered electors 1 891Majority 21 0 7 0 2Conservative hold Swing 0 4Majority 50 1 7 0 2Whig hold Swing 0 0General election 1852 Ipswich 52 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Cobbold 809 26 6 3 6Whig Hugh Adair 782 25 7 0 1Radical Thomas Hobhouse 56 57 58 59 725 23 8 N AConservative Samuel Bateson 60 725 23 8 0 3Turnout 1 521 est 82 7 est 2 7Registered electors 1 838Majority 27 0 9 3 5Conservative hold Swing 1 8Majority 57 1 9 0 2Whig hold Swing 1 9Elections in the 1840s edit General election 1847 Ipswich 52 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Cobbold 829 30 2 6 1Whig Hugh Adair 708 25 8 26 2Conservative John Neilson Gladstone 661 24 1 0 2Chartist Henry Vincent 546 19 9 N ATurnout 1 372 est 80 0 est 0 3Registered electors 1 714Majority 121 4 4 N AConservative gain from Whig Swing 9 6Majority 47 1 7 0 2Whig hold Swing 16 3By election 17 August 1842 Ipswich 52 15 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Neilson Gladstone 651 28 1 4 0Conservative Sackville Lane Fox 641 27 7 3 8Whig David Thornbury 548 23 7 28 3Chartist Henry Vincent 473 20 4 NewRadical John Nicholson 2 0 0 N AMajority 93 4 0 N ATurnout 1 158 est 71 5 est 8 2Registered electors 1 704Conservative gain from Whig Swing 9 1Conservative gain from Whig Swing 9 0Caused by the earlier by election being declared void on petition due to bribery by Cuffe s and Gladstone s agents on 30 July 1842 61 By election 3 June 1842 Ipswich 52 15 Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Cuffe 680 27 9 3 8Conservative Thomas Gladstone 673 27 6 3 7Whig Thomas Gisborne 543 22 3 29 7Radical George Moffatt 62 541 22 2 N ARadical John Nicholson 3 0 1 N AMajority 130 5 3 N ATurnout 1 220 est 75 4 est 4 3Registered electors 1 619Conservative gain from Whig Swing 9 3Conservative gain from Whig Swing 9 3Caused by the general election result being declared void on petition due to bribery by Wason s and Rennie s agents on 25 April 1842 63 General election 1841 Ipswich 52 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig Rigby Wason 659 26 0 1 1Whig George Rennie 657 26 0 1 0Conservative Fitzroy Kelly 611 24 1 0 8Conservative John Charles Herries 604 23 9 1 3Majority 46 1 9 1 8Turnout c 1 266 c 79 7 c 9 3Registered electors 1 587Whig hold Swing 1 1Whig gain from Conservative Swing 1 0Elections in the 1830s edit By election 15 July 1839 Ipswich 52 15 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas John Cochrane 621 50 2 0 1Whig Thomas Milner Gibson 615 49 8 0 1Majority 6 0 4 0 2Turnout 1 236 87 2 1 8Registered electors 1 418Conservative hold Swing 0 1Caused by Gibson s defection to the Whigs General election 1837 Ipswich 52 15 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Thomas Milner Gibson 601 25 2 0 5Whig Henry Tufnell 595 25 0 1 1Conservative Fitzroy Kelly 593 24 9 0 9Whig Rigby Wason 593 24 9 0 3Turnout 1 262 89 0 1 2Registered electors 1 418Majority 6 0 2 0 9Conservative hold Swing 0 6Majority 2 0 1 N AWhig gain from Conservative Swing 0 9Tufnell was later unseated on petition and Kelly was returned in his placeBy election 19 June 1835 Ipswich 52 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Morrison 542 27 6 3 7Whig Rigby Wason 533 27 2 2 6Conservative Horatio George Broke 454 23 1 2 7Conservative William Holmes 434 22 1 3 6Majority 79 4 1 N ATurnout 992 82 1 8 1Registered electors 1 209Whig gain from Conservative Swing 3 4Whig gain from Conservative Swing 2 9Caused by the 1835 election being declared void on petitionGeneral election 1835 Ipswich 52 15 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Fitzroy Kelly 557 25 8 11 4Conservative Robert Dundas 555 25 7 4 3Whig Rigby Wason 531 24 6 7 4Whig James Morrison 516 23 9 8 4Majority 24 1 1 N ATurnout 1 090 90 2 12 0Registered electors 1 209Conservative gain from Whig Swing 9 7Conservative gain from Whig Swing 6 1General election 1832 Ipswich 52 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Morrison 599 32 3 2 7Whig Rigby Wason 593 32 0 2 5Tory Edward Goulburn 303 16 3 N ATory Fitzroy Kelly 267 14 4 N ATory Charles Mackinnon 94 5 1 15 3Majority 290 15 7 6 6Turnout 953 78 2 c 8 8Registered electors 1 219Whig hold Swing 5 2Whig hold Swing 5 1General election 1831 Ipswich 15 64 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Morrison 468 29 6 21 8Whig Rigby Wason 467 29 5 21 7Tory Charles Mackinnon 323 20 4 21 8Tory Robert FitzRoy 323 20 4 21 8Majority 144 9 1 N ATurnout 798 c 69 4 c 21 1Registered electors c 1 150Whig gain from Tory Swing 21 8Whig gain from Tory Swing 21 8General election 1830 Ipswich 15 64 Party Candidate Votes Tory Robert Dundas 406 42 2Tory Charles Mackinnon 406 42 2Whig John Disney 150 15 6Majority 256 26 6Turnout 556 c 48 3Registered electors c 1 150Tory gain from Whig SwingTory gain from Whig SwingElections in the 1820s edit 1826 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Haldimand 496Whig Robert Torrens 495Tory Robert Dundas 488Tory Charles Mackinnon 488Majority 7Turnout 1 003Registered electorsWhig hold SwingWhig hold SwingAfter a successful electoral petition Dundas and Mackinnon were declared elected 15 1820 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Haldimand 483 428Whig Thomas Barrett Lennard 482 427Tory Robert Crickitt 474 430Tory Charles Mackinnon 468 424Majority 3Turnout 1 709Registered electorsWhig gain from Tory SwingWhig gain from Tory SwingFigures are shown pre and post scrutiny After a successful electoral petition Haldimand and Barrett Lennard were declared elected 15 Elections in the 1810s edit 1818 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Robert Crickitt 428 394Tory William Newton 422 387Whig Henry Baring 389 356Whig William Bolton 362 335Majority 31Turnout 1 472Registered electorsTory holdTory holdFigures are shown pre and post scrutiny 15 1812 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Robert Crickitt Unopposed N A N ATory John Round Unopposed N A N ARegistered electorsTory holdTory holdElections in the 1800s edit 1807 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Home Riggs Popham 397Tory Robert Crickitt 388Whig Richard Wilson 327Whig R H A Bennett 320Majority 61Turnout 1 432Registered electorsTory gain from Whig SwingTory gain from Whig Swing1806 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig Richard Wilson 367Whig Robert Stopford 358Tory Robert Crickitt 182Tory John Gibbons 176Majority 176Turnout 1 083Registered electorsWhig gain from Tory SwingWhig hold Swing1803 Ipswich by election 15 Party Candidate Votes William Middleton Unopposed N A N ARegistered electorsCaused by the death of Charles Crickitt1802 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Andrew Hamond Unopposed N A N ATory Charles Crickitt Unopposed N A N ARegistered electorsTory holdTory holdElections in the 1790s edit 1796 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Andrew Hamond 402Tory Charles Crickitt 382Whig William Middleton 311Majority 71TurnoutRegistered electorsTory gain from Whig SwingTory hold Swing1790 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig John D Oyly 322Tory Charles Crickitt 313Tory William Middleton 299Whig George Rochfort 243Majority 14TurnoutRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingTory hold SwingElections in the 1780s edit 1784 Ipswich By election 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Charles Crickitt 353Whig Robert Thornton 185Majority 168Turnout 538Registered electorsTory gain from Whig SwingBy election called after the election of John Cator was declared void1784 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory William Middleton 460Whig John Cator 297Tory Charles Crickitt 7Majority 290TurnoutRegistered electorsTory gain from Whig SwingWhig hold Swing1780 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Wollaston 346Whig Thomas Staunton 341Tory Joshua Grigby 253Tory William Middleton 247Majority 92TurnoutRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingWhig hold SwingElections in the 1770s edit 1774 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Wollaston 357Whig Thomas Staunton 205Tory Francis Vernon 160Majority 45TurnoutRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingWhig hold SwingElections in the 1760s edit 1768 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Wollaston 357Whig Thomas Staunton 357Tory Wilbraham Tollemache 289Tory Edward Cruttenden 287Majority 68TurnoutRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingWhig gain from Tory Swing1762 Ipswich By election 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Francis Vernon UnopposedRegistered electorsTory hold SwingCalled when Vernon became a Commissioner for Trade and Plantations1761 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Francis Vernon UnopposedWhig Thomas Staunton UnopposedRegistered electorsTory hold SwingWhig hold SwingElections in the 1750s edit 1759 Ipswich By election 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig George Montgomerie UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingCalled on the death of Samuel Kent1757 Ipswich By election 15 Party Candidate Votes Whig Thomas Staunton UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig gain from Tory SwingCalled on the death of Edward Vernon1754 General Election Ipswich 65 Party Candidate Votes Tory Edward Vernon UnopposedWhig Samuel Kent UnopposedRegistered electorsTory hold SwingWhig hold SwingUnusually the Yellows supported in Edward Vernon 65 an identifiable Tory 14 and critic of the Whig government The Blues meanwhile supported Samuel Kent and Richard Lloyd both supporters of the Whig government Although Lloyd would later withdraw 65 before that point it had proved an expensive contest for Vernon 66 Elections in the 1740s edit 1747 General Election Ipswich 67 Party Candidate Votes Tory Edward Vernon UnopposedWhig Samuel Kent UnopposedRegistered electorsTory hold SwingWhig hold Swing1741 General Election Ipswich 15 Party Candidate Votes Tory Edward Vernon 527Whig Samuel Kent 297Whig Knox Ward 224Majority 73TurnoutRegistered electorsTory gain from Whig SwingWhig hold SwingElections in the 1730s edit 1734 General Election Ipswich 67 Party Candidate Votes Whig Samuel Kent 308Whig William Wollaston 296Tory Edward Vernon 215Tory Philip Colman 195Majority 81TurnoutRegistered electorsWhig gain from Tory SwingWhig hold Swing1733 Ipswich By election 67 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Wollaston UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingCalled on death of Francis Negus1730 Ipswich By election 67 Party Candidate Votes Tory Philip Broke UnopposedRegistered electorsTory hold SwingCalled on William Thompson becoming a judgeElections in the 1720s edit 1727 General Election Ipswich 67 Party Candidate Votes Whig Francis Negus 438Whig William Thompson 396Tory Crowley 214Majority 82TurnoutRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingWhig hold Swing1726 Ipswich By election 67 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Thompson UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingBy election called on William Thompson being made a Baron of the Exchequer1722 General Election Ipswich 67 Party Candidate Votes Whig Francis Negus UnopposedWhig William Thompson UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingWhig hold SwingElections in the 1710s edit December 1717 Ipswich By election 67 Party Candidate Votes Whig Francis Negus UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingBy election called on William Churchill winning a government contract for stationary and resigning his seat as an office of profit to the crown Instead of seeking re election he stood in favour of his son in law Francis Negus 68 February 1717 Ipswich By election 67 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Thompson UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingBy election called on William Thompson becoming Solicitor General1715 General Election Ipswich 67 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Churchill UnopposedWhig William Thompson UnopposedRegistered electorsWhig hold SwingWhig hold Swing1713 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Thompson 270Whig William Churchill 265Tory Orlando Bridgeman 218Tory Richard Richardson 204Registered electorsWhig gain from Tory SwingWhig hold SwingSuccessfully overturned through an electoral petition and Richardson and Bridgeman installed as MPs 1710 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Tory William Barker 258Whig William Churchill 258Whig William Thompson 235Tory Orlando Bridgeman 172Registered electorsTory hold SwingWhig hold SwingElections in the 1700s edit 1708 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Churchill 303Tory William Barker 264Whig Charles Whitaker 157Registered electorsTory hold SwingWhig hold Swing1707 Ipswich By election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Whig William Churchill 188Tory William Barker 182Registered electorsWhig hold SwingWhig hold SwingCalled on the death of Henry Poley1705 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Tory John Bence UnopposedTory Henry Poley UnopposedTory hold SwingTory gain from Whig Swing1702 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Tory John BenceWhig Charles WhitakerTory Richard PhillipsTory hold SwingTory gain from Whig SwingNovember 1701 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Whig Charles Whitaker 170Tory Richard Phillips 169Tory John Bence 126Tory hold SwingTory gain from Whig SwingJanuary 1701 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Whig Joseph Martin 201Tory Charles Duncombe 185Tory Richard Phillips 94Whig hold SwingTory hold SwingElections in the 1690s edit 1698 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Whig Samuel Barnardiston 149Tory Richard Phillips 147Whig Charles Whitaker 105Registered electorsWhig hold SwingTory hold Swing1696 Ipswich by election 69 Party Candidate Votes Tory Richard Phillips UnopposedRegistered electorsTory hold Swing1695 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Tory John BarkerWhig Charles WhitakerTory Charles BloisWhig Samuel BarnardistonRegistered electorsTory hold SwingTory hold Swing1690 General Election Ipswich 69 Party Candidate Votes Tory John Barker 143Tory Charles Blois 110Whig Charles Whitaker 103Whig John Hodges 59Registered electorsTory hold SwingTory hold SwingElections in the 1680s edit 1689 Ipswich By election 70 Party Candidate Votes Tory Charles Blois 111Whig Samuel Barnardiston 94Registered electorsTory gain from Whig SwingCaused by Peyton Ventris becoming a Justice of the Common Pleas1689 General Election Ipswich 70 Party Candidate Votes Tory John Barker 170Whig Peyton Ventris 169Tory Henry Felton 58Registered electorsTory hold SwingWhig gain from Tory SwingSee also editList of parliamentary constituencies in SuffolkNotes edit A borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer As with all constituencies the constituency elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election at least every five years References edit Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 2011 Electorate Figures Boundary Commission for England 4 March 2011 Archived from 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