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West Suffolk Council

Local authority area: West Suffolk

West Suffolk is a district council in Suffolk, in the East of England region of England. It covers 1,034.7 km² and had 182,228 residents in 2022 — about 176 people per km². The authority dates from 2019. The council is based in Bury St Edmunds.

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Town hall in the administrative centreGuildhall Feoffment County Primary School And Masters House And Attached Walls And Gates, Bury St Edmunds

Guildhall Feoffment County Primary School And Masters House And Attached Walls And Gates, Bury St Edmunds — Photo: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

People

Population

Estimates recorded for West Suffolk, 2015–2022.

Residents, 2022182,228+1.7% since 2015

Land area1,034.7km²399.5 sq mi

Density176/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#151of 382 UK councils · #135 in England

Population estimates3 data points

179.2K178.9K182.2K

201520182022

History

How the council came to be

2019
Created
Formed from Forest Heath, St Edmundsbury.

Same county

Other councils in Suffolk

All councils in East of England

East Suffolk247,080 Ipswich139,247 Mid Suffolk105,723 Babergh94,277

Elections

43 electoral wards

Census 2021: 180,749 residents in 79,150 households across the wards; 20.8% aged 65+, 60.2% of homes owned, 14.8% of households without a car.

1Lakenheath3,632 households · 13.3% aged 65+9,435 2Clare, Hundon & Kedington3,489 households · 26.6% aged 65+9,156 3Moreton Hall3,272 households · 14.5% aged 65+7,689 4The Rows3,036 households · 12.9% aged 65+7,439 5Iceni2,750 households · 6.7% aged 65+6,546 6Haverhill South2,596 households · 16.0% aged 65+6,457

All wards of West Suffolk

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Council offices

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

PKedington Parish CouncilParish council · Haverhill CB9 7QQ · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

West Suffolk · 28 wards Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket · 15 wards

Source: Wikidata Q54554272 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.