West Suffolk (district)
West Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England, which was established on 1 April 2019, following the merger of the existing Forest Heath district with the borough of St Edmundsbury. The two councils had already had a joint Chief Executive since 2011. At the 2011 census, the two districts had a combined population of 170,756.
The main towns in the new district are Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Brandon, Haverhill and Mildenhall.
The district covers a smaller area compared to the former administrative county of West Suffolk, which was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972.
Communities
Governance
As of its 2019 creation, the Conservative Party control West Suffolk Council. The result of the council elections held on 2 May 2019 are shown in the table below.| Party | Seats |
| Conservative | 36 |
| Independent | 15 |
| West Suffolk Independents | 7 |
| Labour | 5 |
| Green | 1 |