West Suffolk Council comprises 64 district councillors who have been elected to represent
the 43 wards in the district.
You can find out who your district councillor is on the
Councillors pages. It is made up as follows:
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Composition of
Council
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Conservative Group
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26
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Independents
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19
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Progressive Alliance Grouping
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19
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Vacancies
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0
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TOTAL
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64
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(Correct as at 23 May
2023)
All councillors (members) meet
together as the Council. The Council is
chaired by the Chair and neither the Chair nor the Vice-Chair has
any Cabinet responsibilities. Meetings
of the Council are normally open to the public. There are certain things the law says only the
full Council can decide. Other matters
are decided by the Cabinet (or its individual portfolio holders) or
by committees.
Note relating to Council meeting
procedures: Under the Council Procedure Rules contained in Part
4 of the
Constitution, members may submit ‘motions on
notice’ for consideration at Council meetings. These must be
received by the Monitoring Officer no later than midday ten working
days before the day of the meeting and will be made available for
public inspection on request from this date. Any ‘motions on
notice’ due to be considered will also be published on the
website with the relevant Council agenda, which is usually one week
prior to the meeting.