Mid Suffolk

52.1560°N 1.0489°E / 52.1560; 1.0489

Mid Suffolk District
Non-metropolitan district
Mid Suffolk shown within Suffolk and England
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 (Green)
 • MPsDan Poulter
Jo Churchill
Area
 • Total336.3 sq mi (871.1 km2)
 • Rank37th (of 296)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total103,417
 • Rank229th (of 296)
 • 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

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]

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

In the 2023 Mid Suffolk District Council election, the Green Party took overall control of the council from the Conservatives. It is the first time that the Green Party has won majority control of a UK local authority.[4] Since the elections in May 2023, the Council has comprised:[5]

  • Green Party: 24 seats
  • Conservatives: 6 seats
  • Liberal Democrats: 4 seats

Between May 2019 and May 2023, the Council comprised: [6]

  • 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. Gecsoyler, Sammy; Topping, Alexandra; Walker, Peter (5 May 2023). "Greens win majority control of council for first time in UK". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. Irwin, Vikki; Cooper, Pete (5 May 2023). "Local elections 2023: Greens secure victory in Mid Suffolk". BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. East Anglian Daily Times https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/election-2019-mid-suffolk-results-2572704
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