The Conservatives did well in Ipswich after the borough council count.
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
The Conservatives' success in this year's local elections in Ipswich could give the party a foothold on the road to power at the borough according to group leader Ian Fisher.
But the council's Labour leader David Ellesmere feels that the result will not change the way the council is run - his party still has a commanding majority at the authority.
The Conservatives won six seats from Labour in Thursday's election - but because of the substantial majority in the council chamber this did not affect threaten the administration.