Suffolk Coastal District | |
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Suffolk Coastal District Council Offices in Melton | |
Suffolk Coastal shown within Suffolk and England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Suffolk |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Melton |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Suffolk Coastal District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet ( ) |
| Area | |
• Total | 344.2 sq mi (891.5 km2) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 129,000 |
| • Density | 375/sq mi (145/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 98.1% White |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 42UG (ONS) E07000205 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TM2756349450 |
| Website | www |
Suffolk Coastal was alocal government district inSuffolk,England. Its council was based inMelton, having moved from neighbouringWoodbridge in 2017. Other towns includeFelixstowe,Framlingham,Leiston,Aldeburgh, andSaxmundham.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under theLocal Government Act 1972, as a merger of themunicipal borough ofAldeburgh, along withFelixstowe,Leiston-cum-Sizewell,Saxmundham andWoodbridgeurban districts, andBlyth Rural District andDeben Rural District. The population of the district was 124,298 at the 2011 Census.[1]
Suffolk Coastal district was merged withWaveney district on 1 April 2019 to form the newEast Suffolk district.[2]
There were new ward boundaries in 2003[3] and 2015.[4]
| Party | 2003[3] | 2007[5] | 2011[6] | 2015[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con | Conservative | 43 | 45 | 44 | 37 |
| LD | Liberal Democrats | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Lab | Labour Party | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Ind | Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greens | Green Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UKIP | UK Independence Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FAC | Firefighters Against Cuts | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Result | Largest party | Con | Con | Con | Con |
| Majority | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | |
| Total no. of seats | 55 | 55 | 55 | 42 |
Below is a list of wards with the number of councillors they returned in the relevant periods. There were 118civil parishes and towns distributed amongst these wards.
| Ward | No. of Cllrs. 2003-2015[3] | Communities 2003-2015[7] | No. of Cllrs. 2015-2019[4] | Communities 2015–2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldeburgh | 2 | Aldeburgh Ward: Aldeburgh Town Buxlow Ward:Aldringham cum Thorpe, | 2 | |
| Deben | 0 | n/a | 1 | |
| Earl Soham | 1 | Earl Soham Ward:Brandeston;Earl Soham;Easton;Kettleburgh;Letheringham Hasketon Ward:,Charsfield Otley Ward:Cretingham,Hoo,Monewden | 0 | n/a |
| Farlingaye | 1 | Farlingaye ward: Farlingaye ward ofWoodbridge Town Woodbridge Central ward: Central ward of Woodbridge Town (part) Woodbridge Seckford Ward: Seckford ward of Woodbridge Town (part) | 0 | n/a |
| Felixstowe East | 2 | Felixstowe East Ward: East ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe North Ward: North ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe South East Ward: South East ward of Felixstowe Town (part) | 2 | |
| Felixstowe North | 2 | Felixstowe Central Ward: Central ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe North Ward: North ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe South East Ward: South East ward of Felixstowe Town (part) | 2 | |
| Felixstowe South | 2 | Felixstowe Central Ward: Central ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe South Ward: South ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe West ward:West ward of Felixstowe Town (part) | 2 | |
| Felixstowe South East | 2 | Felixstowe Central Ward: Central ward of Felixstowe Town (part) East ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe South Ward:South ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe South East Ward: South East ward of Felixstowe Town (part) | 0 | n/a |
| Felixstowe West | 3 | Felixstowe Central Ward: Central ward of Felixstowe Town (part) Felixstowe West Ward: West ward of Felixstowe Town (part) | 2 | |
| Framlingham | 2 | Framlingham WardFramlingham Town Dennington Ward:Dennington (part);Badingham Earl Soham ward:Saxtead (part) | 2 | Framlingham |
| Fynn Valley | 0 | n/a | 1 | |
| Grundisburgh | 1 | Bealings Ward:Great Bealings (part);Little Bealings; Grundisburgh & Witnesham Ward:Culpho (part);Grundisburgh; | 1 | |
| Hacheston | 1 | Dennington Ward:Bruisyard;Cransford;Rendham;Swefling Glemham Ward:Great Glemham;Hacheston;Little Glemham;Marlesford;Parham | 1 | |
| Hollesley with Eyke | 1 | Hollesley Ward:Boyton;Butley;Capel St Andrew;Hollesley;Wantisden Tunstall Ward:Chillesford; Ufford Ward:Eyke | 0 | n/a |
| Kesgrave East | 3 | Kesgrave Ward: Kesgrave East; Martlesham Ward: Martlesham West | 2 | |
| Kesgrave West | 2 | Kesgrave Ward: Kesgrave West; | 2 | |
| Kirton | 0 | n/a | 1 | |
| Kyson | 1 | Woodbridge Kyson Ward: Woodbridge Seckford Ward | 0 | n/a |
| Leiston | 3 | Buxlow Ward:Knodishall Leiston Ward:Leiston Town | 2 | |
| Martlesham | 2 | Martlesham Ward:Martlesham | 2 | |
| Melton | 0 | n/a | 2 | |
| Melton and Ufford | 2 | Melton Ward:Melton Ufford Ward:Ufford;Pettistree | 0 | n/a |
| Nacton | 2 | Kirton Ward:Hemley;Newbourne;Waldringfield Nacton Ward:Brightwell;Bucklesham;Foxhall;Levington;Nacton;Purdis Farm;Stratton Hall | 0 | n/a |
| Nacton and Purdis Farm | 0 | n/a | 1 | |
| Orford and Tunstall | 1 | Orford Ward:Gedgrave;Iken;Orford; andSudbourne Tunstall ward:Blaxhall;Tunstall | 0 | n/a |
| Orford and Eyke | 0 | n/a | 1 | |
| Otley | 1 | Hasketon Ward:Boulge;Bredfield;Burgh;Dallinghoo;Debach;Hasketon (part) Otley Ward:Clopton;Otley | 0 | n/a |
| Peasenhall | 1 | Bramfield an Cratfield Ward:Cookley (part);Cookley;Cratfield;Heveningham;Huntingfield;Linstead Magna;Linstead Parva;Walpole; Yoxford Ward:Peasenhall (part);Sibton | 0 | n/a |
| Peasenhall and Yoxford | 0 | n/a | 1 | |
| Rendlesham | 1 | Tunstall Ward:Campsey Ash;Rendlesham | 1 | |
| Riverside | 1 | Martlesham Ward: Martlesham North ward Woodbridge Central Ward: Central ward of Woodbridge Town Woodbridge Riverside Ward: Riverside Ward of Woodbridge Town Woodbridge Seckford Ward: Seckford ward of Woodbridge Town | 0 | n/a |
| Rushmere St Andrew | 3 | Rushmere Ward:Rushmere St Andrew | 0 | n/a |
| Saxmundham | 2 | Kelsale Ward:Kelsale cum Carlton;Theberton Saxmundham Ward:Saxmundham Town | 2 | |
| Seckford | 1 | Woodbridge Seckford Ward: Seckford ward of Woodbridge Town (part) Woodbridge Central Ward: Central ward of Woodbridge Town (part) | 0 | n/a |
| Snape | 1 | Buxlow Ward:Friston (part) Snape Ward:Benhall;Farnham;Snape;Sternfield;Stratford St Andrew | 0 | n/a |
| Sutton | 1 | Alderton & Sutton Ward :Alderton,Bawdsey,Ramsholt,Shottisham,Sutton;Sutton Heath (from 2012)[8] Ufford Ward:Bromeswell | 0 | |
| Tower | 0 | n/a | 2 | |
| The Trimleys | 0 | n/a | 2 | |
| Trimleys with Kirton | 3 | Kirton Ward:Falkenham;Kirton Trimleys Ward:Trimley St Martin;Trimley St Mary | 0 | n/a |
| Walberswick and Wenhaston | 1 | Bramfield & Cratfield Ward:Bramfield (part);Thorington Walberswick Ward:Blythburgh;Walberswick;Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet | 0 | n/a |
| Wenhaston | 0 | n/a | 1 | |
| Wickham Market | 1 | Wickham Market | 1 | |
| Witnesham | 1 | Bealings Ward:Playford (part);Tuddenham St Martin;Westerfield Grundisburgh & Witnesham Ward:Swilland (part);Witnesham | 0 | n/a |
| Woodbridge | 0 | n/a | 3 | |
| Yoxford | 1 | Westleton ward:Darsham;Dunwich;Middleton;Westleton Yoxford Ward:Yoxford | 0 | n/a |
| Total | 55 | 42 |
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