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Mid Suffolk District Council

Local authority area: Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk is a district council in Suffolk, in the East of England region of England. It covers 871.1 km² and had 105,723 residents in 2022 — about 121 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Needham Market and Ipswich.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Mid Suffolk, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022105,723+8.3% since 2012

Land area871.1km²336.3 sq mi

Density121/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#294of 382 UK councils · #247 in England

Population estimates4 data points

97.6K99.6K102.5K105.7K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Mid Suffolk became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Suffolk

All councils in East of England

East Suffolk247,080 West Suffolk182,228 Ipswich139,247 Babergh94,277

Elections

26 electoral wards

Census 2021: 102,699 residents in 44,341 households across the wards; 25.3% aged 65+, 73.9% of homes owned, 9.8% of households without a car.

1Chilton2,995 households · 20.9% aged 65+6,971 2Elmswell & Woolpit2,883 households · 25.8% aged 65+6,537 3Needham Market2,864 households · 27.4% aged 65+5,985 4Thurston2,474 households · 26.3% aged 65+5,892 5Stow Thorney2,275 households · 8.9% aged 65+5,855 6Claydon & Barham2,443 households · 25.9% aged 65+5,847

All wards of Mid Suffolk

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

TEye Town HallTown hall · Eye IP23 7AF

Westminster

Constituencies

Waveney Valley · 11 wards Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · 8 wards Central Suffolk and North Ipswich · 7 wards

Source: Wikidata Q1931811 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.