West Suffolk District – Wikipedia
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Non-metropolitan district in England
West Suffolk District is a local government district in Suffolk, England, which was established on 1 April 2019, following the merger of the existing Forest Heath district with the borough of St Edmundsbury.[1] The two councils had already had a joint Chief Executive since 2011.[2] At the 2011 census, the two districts had a combined population of 170,756. It is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.[3]
The main towns in the new district are Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Brandon, Haverhill and Mildenhall.
The district covers a smaller area compared to the former administrative county of West Suffolk, which was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972.
Communities[edit]
The district council area is made up of 5 towns and 97 civil parishes, with the whole area being parished.
Towns[edit]
Civil parishes[edit]
Governance[edit]
As of 2021, the Conservative Party control West Suffolk Council.[5] As of May 2021 the council consists of the following Parties:[6]
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 40 |
| The Independents Group | 19 |
| Labour | 4 |
| Non-Grouped Independent | 1 |
The Conservatives won 43 of the 64 seats in the first election held on 2 May 2019. It was held concurrently with other local elections across the United Kingdom.[7][8]
Responsibilities[edit]
Since 1 April 2019 West Suffolk Council has been responsible for:[9]
- culture and community development
- economic development
- housing
- licensing and environmental health
- planning and building control
- running elections
- waste and recycling
Councillors[edit]
As of March 2022 the council consists of the following Parties. The West Suffolk Independents and Green Party are part of the Independents Group[10] 12 Councillors are also amongst the 14 Suffolk County Councillors elected from West Suffolk District. They marked with an * on the chart below.
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 40 |
| The Independents Group | 19 |
| Labour | 4 |
| Non-Grouped Independent | 1 |
The council area is divided up into 43 wards and represented by 64 councillors.[11]
| Ward | Councillor | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeygate | Julia Wakelam | |
| Joanna Rayner | Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Community Hubs | |
| Bardwell Ward | Andrew Smith | |
| Barningham | Carol Bull | Portfolio Holder for Governance |
| Barrow | Ian Houlder | Chair of Performance and Audit Scrutiny |
| Brandon Central | Victor Lukaniuk* | |
| Brandon East | Philip Wittam | |
| Brandon West | David Palmer | |
| Chedburgh and Chevington | Michael Chester | Vice-Chair of West Suffolk Council |
| Clare, Hundon and Kedington | Marion Rushbrook | |
| Karen Richardson | Vice-Chair of Performance and Audit Scrutiny | |
| Nicholas Clarke | ||
| Eastgate | Clifford Waterman | |
| Exning | Simon Cole | |
| Haverhill Central | Aaron Luccarini | |
| Haverhill East | John Burns | |
| Patrick Hanlon | ||
| Haverhill North | Elaine McManus | |
| Joseph Mason* | ||
| Haverhill South | Jason Crooks | |
| David Smith | ||
| Haverhill South East | Anthony Brown | |
| Haverhill West | Margaret Marks | Chair of West Suffolk Council |
| David Roach* | Portfolio Holder for Planning | |
| Horringer | Nicholas Wiseman | |
| Iceni | Dawn Dicker | |
| Michael Bradshaw | ||
| Ixworth | John Griffiths | Leader of the Council |
| Kentford and Moulton | Roger Dicker | |
| Lakenheath | Stephen Frost | Vice-Chair of Overview and Scrutiny |
| Colin Noble* | ||
| Manor | Brian Harvey | |
| Mildenhall Great Heath | Richard Alecock | |
| Mildenhall Kingsway and Market | Ian Shipp | Chair of Overview and Scrutiny/the Independent Group Leader |
| Mildenhall Queensway | Andrew Neal | |
| Minden | Robert Everitt* | Portfolio Holder for Families and Communities |
| Clive Springett | ||
| Moreton Hall | Trevor Beckwith | |
| Birgitte Mager | ||
| Peter Thompson* | ||
| Newmarket East | Rachel Hood* | |
| Robert Nobbs | ||
| Newmarket North | Karen Soons* | |
| Michael Anderson | ||
| Newmarket West | Andrew Drummond* | Portfolio Holder for Regulatory and Environment |
| Winston Lay | ||
| Pakenham and Troston Ward | Simon Brown | |
| Risby | Susan Glossop | |
| Rougham | Sara Mildmay-White | Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing and Health |
| Southgate | Hung Chung | |
| Sarah Stamp | ||
| Stanton | John Thorndyke | |
| St Olaves | Paul Hopfensperger | |
| Max Clarke | Non grouped independent | |
| The Fornhams and Great Barton | Beccy Hopfensperger* | |
| Sarah Broughton | Portfolio Holder for Resources and Property | |
| The Rows | Donald Waldron | |
| Lance Stanbury* | ||
| Tollgate | David Nettleton* | |
| Diane Hind | Labour Group Leader | |
| Westgate | Richard Rout* | |
| John Augustine | ||
| Whepstead and Wickhambrook | Sarah Pugh | |
| Withersfield | Peter Stephens | Portfolio Holder for Operations |
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