Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk Coastal was a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Melton, having moved from neighbouring Woodbridge in 2017. Other towns include Felixstowe, Framlingham, Leiston, Aldeburgh, and Saxmundham.
| Suffolk Coastal District | |
|---|---|
|  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 ( ) | 
| • MPs | Therese Coffey Dan Poulter | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 344.2 sq mi (891.5 km2) | 
| Population  (2017) | |
| • Total | 129,000 | 
| • Density | 370/sq mi (140/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 | 

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Aldeburgh, along with Felixstowe, Leiston-cum-Sizewell, Saxmundham and Woodbridge urban districts, and Blyth Rural District and Deben Rural District. The population of the district was 124,298 at the 2011 Census.[1]
Suffolk Coastal district was merged with Waveney district on 1 April 2019 to form the new East Suffolk district.[2]
Election results
    
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 | 
Wards represented
    
Below is a list of wards with the number of councillors they returned in the relevant periods. There were 118 civil 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 of Woodbridge 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 Ward Framlingham 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; and Sudbourne 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 | 
Arms
    
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References
    
- "District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (24 May 2018). "The East Suffolk (Local Government Changes) Order 2018". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2015 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Suffolk Coastal" (PDF). Local Government Commission for England. 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "Suffolk Coastal District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Sutton) Order 2012" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
