West Suffolk District Council
West Suffolk District Council is a local government district council 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 creating West Suffolk District. It is currently controlled by the Conservative Party. The Conservatives won 43 of the 64 seats in the first election held on 2 May 2019. It was held concurrently with other local elections across the United Kingdom. Responsibilities. Since 1 April 2019 West Suffolk Council has been responsible for: As of March 2022 the council consists of  the following Parties. The West Suffolk Independents and Green Party are part of the Independents Group 12 Councillors are also amongst the 14 Suffolk County Councillors elected from West Suffolk District. They marked with an * on the chart below. Councillors. The council area is divided up into 43 wards and represented by 64 councillors.