Suffolk County Council

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Suffolk County Council
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair of the Council
Cllr Graham Newman, Conservative
since 22 October 2020
Leader of the Council
Cllr Matthew Hicks, Conservative
since 24 May 2018
Chief executive
Nicola Beach
since May 2018
Structure
Seats75 (38 needed for a majority)
UK Suffolk County Council 2021.svg
Political groups
Administration
  Conservative Party (55)
Other parties
  Green Party (9)
  Labour Party (5)
  Liberal Democrat (4)
  Independent (1)
  West Suffolk Independents (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
7 May 2021
Next election
Meeting place
Endeavour House, home of Suffolk County Council - geograph.org.uk - 1305044.jpg
Endeavour House
Ipswich
Suffolk
United Kingdom
Website
www.suffolk.gov.uk

Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 75 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

History[]

Established in 1974 and initially based at East Suffolk County Hall, the Council relocated to Endeavour House in Ipswich in 2004.[1] In September 2010, the council announced that it would seek to outsource a number of its services, in an attempt to cut its own budget by 30%.[2] Controversy surrounding the then CEO Andrea Hill, some concerning including £122,000 spent on management consultants, featured in the local and national press in 2011;[3] this led to her facing a disciplinary hearing, and subsequently resigning.[4]

Structure of the County Council[]

The County Council is led by its CEO Nicola Beach, who has been in this role since May 2018.[5]

The Council is split into 5 distinct areas known as directorates.[6] Each directorate has responsibility for a range of services and statutory requirements.

Directorates Directors
Adult and Community Services (ACS) Director Sue Cook
Corporate Services (CS) Director Chris Bally
Fire and Public Safety (FPS) Director Mark Hardingham
Growth, Highways and Infrastructure (GHI) Director Mark Ash
Health, Wellbeing and Children’s Services (HWC) Director Allan Cadzow

Responsibilities[]

Suffolk County Council is responsible for major services which are provided countywide. These include:

  • Education and learning: schools, evening classes for adults, youth clubs and higher education grants.
  • Environment: conservation of the countryside and public access to it, waste disposal and archaeological services.
  • Leisure and culture: archives and support for arts and museums.
  • Public safety: fire rescue service and emergency planning advice.
  • Registrars: registration of births, marriages and deaths.
  • Social care: care for older people who are physically or mentally infirm, or have a mental health problem, those with physical or learning disabilities and children and families who need protection and support.
  • Trading standards: protecting consumers and giving advice.
  • Transport and streets: maintaining and improving Suffolk's roads, footpaths and public rights of way, road safety, public transport co-ordination.

Shared services[]

Responsibility for some services is shared between the county council and borough, district and parish councils in Suffolk, including:

  • Conservation
  • Economic promotion
  • Emergency planning
  • Museums and the arts
  • Public transport
  • Street cleaning
  • Tourism

Suffolk Electoral Divisions[]

Main article: List of electoral wards in Suffolk § County Council

Suffolk County Council is organised into Electoral Divisions. These divisions are periodically reviewed. As of 2021, there were 63 divisions of which 51 each returned a single member, a further 12 divisions each being represented by two members.[7]

Each councillor is responsible for their own Locality budget which amounted to £8,000 for the 2021/2022 financial year.[8]

District No. Division Councillor
Babergh District 1 Belstead Brook Christopher Hudson
2 Robert Lindsay
3 Peter Beer
4 Mick Fraser
5 Richard Kemp
6 Simon Harley
7 Georgia Hall
8 James Finch
9 Jessie Carter
10 Philip Faircloth-Mutton
26 Kay Oakes
27 Chris Chambers
28 Jessica Fleming
29 Peter Gould
30 Keith Welham
31 Keith Scarff
32 Andy Mellen
33 Penny Otton
34 Matthew Hicks
35 Andrew Stringer
Ipswich Borough Council 16 Bixley Paul West
17 Bridge Rob Bridgeman
18 Chantry Nathan Wilson
Nadia Cenci
19 Gainsborough Liz Harsant
20 Priory Heath Bill Quinton
21 Rushmere Sandy Martin
22 St Helen's Elizabeth Johnson
23 St John's Sarah Adams
24 St Margaret's and Westgate Debbie Richards
Inga Lockington
25 Whitehouse and Whitton Sam Murray
David Goldsmith
East Suffolk District 45 T-J Haworth-Culf
46 Richard Smith
47 Carlford Elaine Bryce
48 Steve Wiles
Graham Newman
49 Stuart Bird
50 Stephen Burroughes
51 Stuart Lawson
Debbie McCallum
52 Patti Mulcahy
53 Alexander Nicoll
54 Andrew Reid
55 Caroline Page
56 Caroline Topping
Peggy McGregor
57 Judy Cloke
58 James Reeder
Ryan Harvey
59 Annette Dunning
60 Michael Ladd
61 Jenny Ceresa
Jamie Starling
62 Edward Back
Keith Robinson
63 Craig Rivett
Melanie Vigo di Gallidoro
West Suffolk District 11 Victor Lukaniuk
12 Rachel Hood
13 Lance Stanbury
14 Andy Drummond
15 Colin Noble
36 Joanna Spicer
37 Roberta Bennett
38 Peter Thompson
39 Harwick Richard Rout
40 Joe Mason
Heike Sowa
41 David Roach
42 Thingoe North Beccy Hopfensperger
43 Thingoe South Karen Soons
44 Tower Robert Everitt
David Nettleton

Elections[]

There are currently 75 Councillors elected to SCC. The council is run by the Conservative party. The Conservatives hold 55 seats on the Council, Greens 9, Labour 5, Liberal Democrats 4, Independents 1 and West Suffolk Independents 1.

These last elections were held on 6 May 2021.

Previous elections include:

References[]

  1. ^ Noble, Jason (27 December 2018). "New plans revealed for former County Hall in Ipswich". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 25 August 2020. The historic former County Hall offices in St Helen’s Street have been unoccupied since Suffolk County Council moved out in 2004 to Endeavour House.
  2. ^ "Suffolk County Council to outsource most services". BBC News. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  3. ^ Private Eye
  4. ^ "Council chief Andrea Hill quits Suffolk Council". BBC News. 6 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Chief Executive Officer". Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Directorates". Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Electoral Divisions – Key to Map" (PDF). www.suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Councillor's Locality Budget". www.suffolk.gov.uk. Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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