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 and its designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 002 by the Office for National Statistics. It is composed of 5 Lower Layer Super Output Areas.
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. Ipswich Borough Council stated that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seat would not be contested until May 2021.

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.

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.
DateCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
May 2002Henry DaviesDale JacksonDavid Goldsmith
May 2003David Goldsmith
June 2004Dale Jackson
May 2006Henry Davies
May 2007David Goldsmith
May 2008Robin Vickery
May 2010Mary Young
May 2011David Goldsmith
May 2012Robin Vickery
May 2014Christopher Stewart
May 2015---
May 2016Ian FisherRobin Vickery
May 2018Robin Vickery
May 2019*Erion Xhaferaj
May 2021Ian FisherSam Murray
May 2022Sam Murray
May 2023Erion Xhaferaj
May 2024Ian Fisher