Castle Hill Ward, Ipswich
Ward in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Castle Hill Ward is a ward in the North West Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council and its designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 002 by the Office for National Statistics.[2] It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.[3]
| Castle Hill | |
|---|---|
| ward for Ipswich Council | |
Boundary of Castle Hill in Ipswich from 2019. | |
| Local government in East of England | Suffolk |
| Electorate | 5756[1] |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2002 |
| Councillor | Ian Fisher (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Sam Murray (Conservative) |
| Councillor | Erion Xhaferaj (Conservative) |
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.[4] Ipswich Borough Council stated that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seat would not be contested until May 2021.[4][5]
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.[6]
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[7] | Henry Davies | Dale Jackson | David Goldsmith |
| May 2003[7] | (Henry Davies) | (Dale Jackson) | David Goldsmith |
| June 2004[7] | (Henry Davies) | Dale Jackson | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2006[7] | Henry Davies | (Dale Jackson) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2007[7] | (Henry Davies) | (Dale Jackson) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2008[7] | (Henry Davies) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2010[7] | Mary Young | (Robin Vickery) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2011[7] | (Mary Young) | (Robin Vickery) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2012[7] | (Mary Young) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2014[8] | Christopher Stewart | (Robin Vickery) | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2015|[9] | (Christopher Stewart) | (Robin Vickery) | David Goldsmith |
| May 2016[10] | Ian Fisher | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2018[11] | (Ian Fisher) | Robin Vickery | (David Goldsmith) |
| May 2019[12] | (Ian Fisher) | (Robin Vickery)* | Erion Xhaferaj |
| May 2021[13] | Ian Fisher | Sam Murray | (Erion Xhaferaj) |
| May 2022[14] | (Ian Fisher) | Sam Murray | (Erion Xhaferaj) |
| May 2023[15] | (Ian Fisher) | (Sam Murray) | Erion Xhaferaj |
| May 2024[1] | Ian Fisher | (Sam Murray) | (Erion Xhaferaj) |