West Suffolk District Council elections

Elections of members of West Suffolk District Council are held every four years, following the merger of Forest Heath district council and the Borough of St Edmundsbury to form the new West Suffolk district in April 2019. 64 councillors are elected to the chamber, with 34 wards each electing either one, two or three representatives. The first elections to West Suffolk District Council were held on 2 May 2019.[1]

Political control
Party in controlYears
Conservative2019–2023
No overall control2023–present

Leadership

During the shadow period leading up to the council's creation in 2019, the shadow authority was led by James Waters, leader of the outgoing Forest Heath District Council. He was unsuccessful in securing a seat on the new council at its first elections in May 2019. The leader of the council from West Suffolk's first meeting after coming into force in 2019 has been John Griffiths, who was the last leader of St Edmundsbury Borough Council.[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
John Griffiths Conservative22 May 2019

Council elections

By-election results

2019-present
Clare, Hundon and Kedington By-election 6 May 2021[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Nick Clarke 1,814
Labour Kerry Louise Rogers 697
Majority 1117
Rejected ballots 30
Turnout 2,532 40.22
Conservative win

References
  1. "West Suffolk Council election results". www.westsuffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. "Council minutes". West Suffolk Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. "West Suffolk Council by-election results 6 May 2021". www.westsuffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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