Suffolk County Council

From 11 May 2021 to 21 June 2021, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on changed draft recommendations for Suffolk County Council

The consultation focuses on new proposals for County division boundaries, in the following areas: 

The Commission has listened to the views of the public put to it during an earlier consultation, and now proposes to change its plans, to reflect the significance of the evidence we received. 

Due to the significance of the proposed changes in the listed areas, the Commission is now accepting additional opinions and comments (submissions) from local people about the areas affected.  

The Commission is satisfied with the evidence received for the rest of the county, and is therefore not seeking further opinions and comments (submissions) on areas other than those listed above.  

The Commission plans to publish its final recommendations for the whole county on 31 August 2021. 

For more information, see our: 

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and propose

• Further draft recommendations report for Suffolk County Council
• Letter to the Chief Executive of Suffolk County Council
• Further Limited Draft Recommendations Map for list of areas
• News release
• Electoral figures
• Consultation mapping for East Suffolk 
• Consultation map Book for East Suffolk 
• Consultation mapping for West Suffolk 
• Consultation map book for West Suffolk 
• Parish Maps for Melton and Kesgrave (1) (2)

You can view both the existing boundaries and the proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed division boundaries is also available.  

You can make a submission to the Suffolk electoral review:  

1. Through our consultation area,  

2. By e-mailing [email protected], or 

3. Writing to the following address: 

   The Review Officer (Suffolk) 

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England 

   1st Floor, Windsor House 

   50 Victoria Street 

   London 

   SW1H 0TL  

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.  

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under. 

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode. A non-interactive image of the new ward boundaries is also available. 

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Suffolk County Council closed on 23 November 2020. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Local Authorities:

Political Groups:

Councillors:

Local Organisations:

Parish and Town Councils:

Local Residents:

The consultation on division arrangements for Suffolk County Council closed on 23, November 2020. 

On 15 September 2020, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Suffolk County Council.

From 15 September 2020 to 23 November 2020, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Suffolk County Council.

• Draft recommendations report for Suffolk County Council
• Draft recommendations map for Suffolk County Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
• Summary of the Suffolk report
• Fact Sheet
• News release
• Letter sent to the Chief Executive of Suffolk County Council
• Promotional posters [1][2]
• Electoral figures

As a result of our draft recommendations on new division patterns, we are making changes to the parish electoral arrangements for the following parish and town councils:

Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Felixstowe Town Council
Haverhill Town Council
Kesgrave Town Council
Lowestoft Town Council
Oulton Broad Parish Council
Stowmarket Town Council

PDF maps of each individual division can be found below. Please note each document is very large so may take some time to load.

Map Book for divisions within Babergh

Map Book for divisions within East Suffolk

Map Book for divisions within Ipswich

Map Book for divisions within Mid Suffolk

Map Book for divisions within West Suffolk

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed division boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Suffolk electoral review:

1. through our consultation area,
2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
3. writing to the following address:

LGBCE c/o Cleardata
Innovation House
Coniston Court
Riverside Business Park
Blyth
NE24 4RP

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

The consultation on the warding arrangements for Suffolk County Council closed on 13 January 2020. 

Listed below are the submissions we received: 

Political Groups: 

Councillors: 

Local Organisations: 

Parish and Town Councils: 

Local Residents: 

From 24 September to 13 January, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe division boundaries should be in Suffolk County Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Suffolk County Council should have 70 councillors in the future. This is 5 fewer than the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Suffolk to help it to produce new division boundaries to accommodate 70 councillors.

For more information, see our:

• News release 

• Letter to the Chief Executive of Suffolk County Council

• Promotional poster

• Electorate Proforma  (nb this spreadsheet was updated on 21 October to include the ‘existing ward’ data. As a result, the consultation on division patterns has been extended to 2 January 2020. The review timetable has also been revised)

• Suffolk Polling District Map  (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Suffolk County Council and may contain boundary errors.)

To view an interactive map of the existing division boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current division boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Suffolk electoral review:

1. through our consultation area, 

2. by e-mailing [email protected], or

3. writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Suffolk)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1^st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of divisions click here.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Suffolk County Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received 3 submissions on council size:

• Liberal Democrat, Green & Independent Groups on Suffolk County Council
• Conservative & Labour Groups on Suffolk County Council
• Councillor Nettleton

The Commission is minded to recommend that 70 councillors should serve Suffolk County Council in the future. This is 5 fewer than the current number of councillors.

The County of Suffolk (Electoral Changes) Order 2004

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3252/contents/made

Final Report

Final Recommendations for Suffolk County Council (PDF)

You can see the maps of the proposed recommended boundaries below:

Map 1 - Overview (PDF)

Map 2 - Proposed electoral divisions in Ipswich borough (PDF)

Draft Report

Draft recommendations for Suffolk County Council (PDF)

Map of the area recommendations:

Map 1 - Overview (PDF)

Map 2 - Proposed electoral divisions in Ipswich borough (PDF)

Please note: some of these maps are very large and may take some time to download.

Final Report (pdf) published on 15 December 1994

Draft Report (pdf) published on 14 July 1994