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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]

West Suffolk
Non-metropolitan district
West Suffolk district within Suffolk
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 Council
Area
• Total	400 sq mi (1,035 km2)
• Rank	28th of 309
Population  (mid-2019 est.)
• Total	179,045
• Rank	107th of 309
• Density	450/sq mi (170/km2)
• Rank	263rd of 309
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Website	www.westsuffolk.gov.uk

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

The district council area is made up of 5 towns and 97 civil parishes, with the whole area being parished.

Towns

• Brandon
• Bury St Edmunds
• Clare
• Haverhill
• Mildenhall
• Newmarket

Civil parishes

Governance

West Suffolk Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
History
Founded	1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)
Preceded by	Borough of St Edmundsbury Forest Heath District
Leadership
Leader	John Griffiths, Conservative since 22 May 2019
Structure
Seats	64 (33 needed for a majority)
Political groups	Administration   Conservative Party (40) Other parties   The Independent Group (19):   Independent (11)   West Suffolk Independents (7)   Green Party (1)   Labour Party (4)   Non group Independent (1)
Elections
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election	4 May 2023[4]
Website
www.westsuffolk.gov.uk

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

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

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

See also

• 2019 structural changes to local government in England
• East Suffolk, another district that was created in Suffolk on 1 April 2019.

References

External links

• Official website

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