Suffolk County Council
| Suffolk County Council | |
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Non-metropolitan county council of Suffolk
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| Leadership | |
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Chairman
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Leader of the Conservative group
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Cllr Colin Noble,
Conservative |
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Leader of the Labour group
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Cllr Sandy Martin,
Labour |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 75 (38 needed for a majority) |
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Political groups
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Length of term
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up to 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
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Last election
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4 May 2017 |
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Next election
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7 May 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
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Endeavour House Ipswich Suffolk United Kingdom |
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| Website | |
| www |
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Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 75 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.
Established in 1974 and initially based at East Suffolk County Hall, the Council was located to Endeavour House in Ipswich in 2004. In September 2010, the council announced that it would seek to outsource a number of its services, in an attempt to cut its own budget by 30%. In 2011 controversy surrounding the CEO Andrea Hill featured in local and national press (including £122,000 spent on management consultants), leading to her disciplinary hearing and resignation.
The County Council is led by its CEO Deborah Cadman who has been in this role since October 2011.
The Council is split into 4 distinct areas each of which has responsibility for a range of services and statutory requirements.
The areas known as 'Directorates' are as follows
A fifth area of work known as Scrutiny and Monitoring covers all Directorates and is responsible for internally auditing the Councils work as well as providing registry and legal services.
The responsibilities listed below may be the responsibility of more than one Directorate and as such are labelled with the relevet acronym ACS, CYP, ESE and PP
Suffolk County Council is responsible for major services which are provided countywide. These include:
Responsibility for some services is shared between the county council and borough, district and parish councils in Suffolk, including:
The council is run by the Conservative party, but is now under No Overall Control after a series of by-elections. The Conservatives hold 36 seats on the Council, Labour 15, UKIP 10, Liberal Democrats 8, Independents 3, and Greens 2.
These last elections were held in May 2017.
Previous elections include:
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