West Suffolk (district)
West Suffolk | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East of England |
Non-metropolitan county | Suffolk |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Bury St Edmunds |
Incorporated | 1 April 2019 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | West Suffolk District Council |
Area | |
• Total | 400 sq mi (1,035 km2) |
Area rank | 28th of 309 |
Population (mid-2019 est.) | |
• Total | 179,045 |
• Rank | 107th of 309 |
• Density | 450/sq mi (170/km2) |
• Density rank | 263rd of 309 |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Website | www |
West Suffolk 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.
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.
List of wards[]
The council area is divided up into 43 wards and represented by 64 councillors.[3]
- Abbeygate
- Bardwell
- Barningham
- Barrow
- Brandon Central
- Brandon East
- Brandon West
- Chedburgh and Chevington
- Clare, Hundon and Kedington
- Eastgate
- Exning
- Haverhill Central
- Haverhill East
- Haverhill North
- Haverhill South
- Haverhill South East
- Haverhill West
- Horringer
- Iceni
- Ixworth
- Kentford and Moulton
- Lakenheath
- Manor
- Mildenhall Great Heath
- Mildenhall Kingsway and Market
- Mildenhall Queensway
- Minden
- Moreton Hall
- Newmarket East
- Newmarket North
- Newmarket West
- Pakenham and Troston
- Risby
- Rougham
- Southgate
- St Olaves
- Stanton
- The Fornhams and Great Barton
- The Rows
- Tollgate
- Westgate
- Whepstead and Wickhambrook
- Withersfield
Communities[]
The district council area is made up of 5 towns and 97 civil parishes, with the whole area being parished.
Towns[]
Civil parishes[]
- Ampton
- Bardwell
- Barnardiston
- Barnham
- Barningham
- Barrow
- Barton Mills
- Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill
- Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield
- Bradfield St Clare
- Bradfield St George
- Brockley
- Cavendish
- Cavenham
- Chedburgh
- Chevington
- Coney Weston
- Cowlinge
- Culford
- Dalham
- Denham
- Denston
- Depden
- Elveden
- Eriswell
- Euston
- Exning
- Fakenham Magna
- Flempton
- Fornham All Saints
- Fornham St Genevieve
- Fornham St Martin
- Freckenham
- Gazeley
- Great Barton
- Great Bradley
- Great Livermere
- Great Thurlow
- Great Whelnetham
- Great Wratting
- Hargrave
- Hawkedon
- Hawstead
- Hengrave
- Hepworth
- Herringswell
- Higham
- Honington
- Hopton
- Horringer
- Hundon
- Icklingham
- Ickworth
- Ingham
- Ixworth
- Ixworth Thorpe
- Kedington
- Kentford
- Knettishall
- Lackford
- Lakenheath
- Lidgate
- Little Bradley
- Little Livermere
- Little Thurlow
- Little Whelnetham
- Little Wratting
- Market Weston
- Moulton
- Nowton
- Ousden
- Pakenham
- Poslingford
- Rede
- Red Lodge
- Risby
- Rushbrooke with Rougham
- Santon Downham
- Sapiston
- Stansfield
- Stanton
- Stoke-by-Clare
- Stradishall
- Thelnetham
- The Saxhams
- Timworth
- Troston
- Tuddenham
- West Row
- Westley
- West Stow
- Whepstead
- Wickhambrook
- Withersfield
- Wixoe
- Wordwell
- Worlington
Governance[]
As of 2021, the Conservative Party control West Suffolk Council.[4] As of May 2021 the council consists of the following Parties:[5]
Party | Seats |
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Conservative | 40 |
The Independents Group | 19 |
Labour | 4 |
Non-Grouped Independent | 1 |
See also[]
- 2019 structural changes to local government in England
- East Suffolk, another district that was created in Suffolk on 1 April 2019.
References[]
- ^ Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24 May 2018). "The West Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "West Suffolk: Councils to merge workforces in move to save cash". East Anglian Daily Times. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Agenda for West Suffolk Council Constitution on Wednesday 5 August 2020". democracy.westsuffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "West Suffolk Council election results". www.westsuffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Political make up of West Suffolk Council". www.westsuffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links[]
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