Suffolk Coastal

This article is about the former district. For the constituency, see Suffolk Coastal (UK Parliament constituency).

Suffolk Coastal District
Non-metropolitan district
Suffolk Coastal District Council Offices in Melton
Suffolk Coastal District Council Offices in Melton
Suffolk Coastal shown within Suffolk and England
Suffolk Coastal shown within Suffolk and England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast of England
Non-metropolitan countySuffolk
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQMelton
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodySuffolk Coastal District Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet ( )
Area
 • Total
344.2 sq mi (891.5 km2)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
129,000
 • Density370/sq mi (140/km2)
 • Ethnicity
98.1% White
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code42UG (ONS)
E07000205 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTM2756349450
Websitewww.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk
Coastline at Aldeburgh.

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.

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)
Woodbridge Riverside ward: Riverside 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

Coat of arms of Suffolk Coastal
Notes
Granted 10 December 1975.
Crest
On a wreath of the colours in front of a port between two square towers Proper issuant therefrom a rising sun of seven rays a mitre Or.
Escutcheon
Barry wavy of eight Azure and Argent a lymphad sail set Or flying flags and pennon of St. George on a chief Or three pellets that in the centre charged with a cross engrailed and the others each with an escallop of seven lobes Or.
Motto
New Views To Life.[9]

References

  1. ^ "District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2015 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2011 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Suffolk Coastal" (PDF). Local Government Commission for England. 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Suffolk Coastal District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Sutton) Order 2012" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  9. ^ "East of England Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

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