Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Needham Market until late 2017, and is currently sharing offices with the Suffolk County Council in Ipswich.[1][2] The largest town of Mid Suffolk is Stowmarket. The population of the District taken at the 2011 Census was 96,731.[3]

Mid Suffolk District
Non-metropolitan district
Mid Suffolk shown within Suffolk and England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
Non-metropolitan countySuffolk
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQIpswich
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyMid Suffolk District Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPsDan Poulter
Jo Churchill
Area
 • Total336.3 sq mi (871.1 km2)
Area rank42nd (of 317)
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total103,895
 • Rank230th (of 317)
 • Density310/sq mi (120/km2)
 • Ethnicity
99.0% White
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code42UE (ONS)
E07000203 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTM0853555286
Websitewww.MidSuffolk.gov.uk

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Eye, Stowmarket Urban District, Gipping Rural District, Hartismere Rural District and Thedwastre Rural District.

Politics

Since the elections in November 2019 [4] the Council has comprised

  • Conservatives: 16 seats
  • Green Party: 12 seats
  • Liberal Democrats: 5 seats
  • Independent: 1 seat

Parishes

The district has 123 parishes (3 are towns).

References
  1. "Contact Us » Babergh Mid Suffolk". www.midsuffolk.gov.uk.
  2. Geater, Paul. "Babergh and Mid Suffolk councils set to move to Ipswich in September". Ipswich Star.
  3. "District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. East Anglian Daily Times https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/election-2019-mid-suffolk-results-2572704
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