Mid Suffolk District Council: all 68 councillors
Mid Suffolk District Council has 68 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Green, with 32 of the 68 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Mid Suffolk District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Mid Suffolk: local statistics and who has power over Mid Suffolk, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Green: 32 councillors
- Conservative: 10 councillors
- Independent: 9 councillors
- Liberal Democrat: 8 councillors
- Mid Suffolk Independents: 4 councillors
- Reform: 2 councillors
- No party given: 2 councillors
- Labour: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Lee Parker (Liberal Democrat): Chair of the Council
- Andrew Mellen (Green): Leader of Mid Suffolk District Council and Cabinet Member for Performance and Resilience
- Dr Daniel Pratt (Green): Lead Member for Nature Recovery
- Alastair McCraw (Independent): Cabinet Member for Performance & Resilience
- John Ward (Independent): Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance
- John Whyman (Liberal Democrat): Lead Member for Assets and Investments
- Lorraine Baker (Green): Chair of the Council
- David Penny (Green): Cabinet Member for Recycling and Waste
- Keith Scarff (Liberal Democrat): Vice-Chair of the Council
- Teresa Davis (Green): Cabinet Member for Thriving Communities
- Sallie Davies (Green): Cabinet Member for Heritage, Planning & Infrastructure
- Jen Overett (Green): Lead Member for Sustainable Travel
- Derek Davis (Independent): Cabinet Member for Sustainable Economy
- Rowland Warboys (Green): Lead Member for Housing Solutions
- Ruth Hendry (Green): Cabinet Member for Housing
- Janet Pearson (Green): Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources
- Elisabeth Malvisi (Independent): Vice-Chair of the Council
- Andrew Stringer (Green): Cabinet Member for Heritage, Planning and Infrastructure
- Deborah Saw (Green): Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for People and Place
- Tim Weller (Green): Cabinet Member for Environment, Culture & Wellbeing
- Helen Davies (Liberal Democrat): Deputy Political Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Nature Recovery & Biodiversity
- Colin Lay (Green): Lead Member for Stowmarket
- Laura Smith (Green): Cabinet Member for Thriving Communities
- Richard Winch (Green): Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Property
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assington | Lee Parker | Liberal Democrat | Chair of the Council | 7 May 2019 |
| Bacton | Andrew Mellen | Green | Leader of Mid Suffolk District Council and Cabinet Member for Performance and Resilience | 7 May 2019 |
| Battisford & Ringshall | Dr Daniel Pratt | Green | Lead Member for Nature Recovery | 7 May 2019 |
| Blakenham | Adrienne Marriott | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | |
| Box Vale | Bryn Hurren | Liberal Democrat | 7 May 2019 | |
| Bramford | James Caston | Mid Suffolk Independents | 7 May 2019 | |
| Brantham | Alastair McCraw | Independent | Cabinet Member for Performance & Resilience | 7 May 2019 |
| Brett Vale | John Ward | Independent | Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance | 7 May 2019 |
| Bures St Mary & Nayland | Isabelle Reece | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Capel St Mary | John Whyman | Liberal Democrat | Lead Member for Assets and Investments | 9 May 2023 |
| Chadacre | Michael Holt | Reform | 7 May 2019 | |
| Chadacre | Stephen Plumb | Independent | 7 May 2019 | |
| Chilton | Lorraine Baker | Green | Chair of the Council | 3 May 2024 |
| Chilton | Terence Carter | Green | 7 May 2019 | |
| Claydon & Barham | David Penny | Green | Cabinet Member for Recycling and Waste | 9 May 2023 |
| Claydon & Barham | John Whitehead | Mid Suffolk Independents | 7 May 2019 | |
| Combs Ford | Keith Scarff | Liberal Democrat | Vice-Chair of the Council | 7 May 2019 |
| Combs Ford | Miles Row | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Copdock & Washbrook | Marc Rowland | Reform | 16 October 2025 | |
| Debenham | Teresa Davis | Green | Cabinet Member for Thriving Communities | 9 May 2023 |
| East Bergholt | Sallie Davies | Green | Cabinet Member for Heritage, Planning & Infrastructure | 9 May 2023 |
| Elmswell & Woolpit | Jen Overett | Green | Lead Member for Sustainable Travel | 9 May 2023 |
| Elmswell & Woolpit | Sarah Mansel | Green | 7 May 2019 | |
| Eye | Lucy Elkin | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Fressingfield | Lavinia Hadingham | Mid Suffolk Independents | 7 May 2019 | |
| Ganges | Derek Davis | Independent | Cabinet Member for Sustainable Economy | 7 May 2019 |
| Gislingham | Rowland Warboys | Green | Lead Member for Housing Solutions | 7 May 2019 |
| Great Cornard | Mark Newman | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | |
| Great Cornard | Peter K Beer | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | |
| Great Cornard | Ruth Hendry | Green | Cabinet Member for Housing | 9 May 2023 |
| Hadleigh North | Simon Dowling | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Hadleigh South | Jane Carruthers | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Hadleigh South | Kathryn Grandon | Independent | 7 May 2019 | |
| Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden | Agnes Watson | Green | 16 June 2025 | |
| Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden | Janet Pearson | Green | Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources | 9 May 2023 |
| Hoxne & Worlingworth | Matthew Hicks | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | |
| Lavenham | Margaret Maybury BA (Hons) Ch Th | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | |
| Lavenham | Paul Clover | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Long Melford | Elisabeth Malvisi | Independent | Vice-Chair of the Council | 7 May 2019 |
| Long Melford | John Nunn | Independent | 7 May 2019 | |
| Mendlesham | Andrew Stringer | Green | Cabinet Member for Heritage, Planning and Infrastructure | 7 May 2019 |
| Needham Market | Dr Ross Piper | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Needham Market | Terry Lawrence | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | |
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| North West Cosford | Deborah Saw | Green | Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for People and Place | 9 May 2023 |
| Onehouse | John Matthissen | Green | 7 May 2019 | |
| Orwell | Daniel Potter | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Palgrave | Tim Weller | Green | Cabinet Member for Environment, Culture & Wellbeing | 9 May 2023 |
| Rattlesden | Nicky Willshere | Liberal Democrat | 9 May 2023 | |
| Rickinghall | Gilly Morgan | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| South East Cosford | Leigh Jamieson | Green | 7 May 2019 | |
| Sproughton & Pinewood | Brian Riley | Conservative | ||
| Sproughton & Pinewood | Helen Davies | Liberal Democrat | Deputy Political Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Nature Recovery & Biodiversity | 9 May 2023 |
| St Peter's | Ollie Walters | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Stonham | Nicholas Hardingham | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Stour | Mary McLaren | Independent | ||
| Stow Thorney | Colin Lay | Green | Lead Member for Stowmarket | 9 May 2023 |
| Stow Thorney | James Patchett | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Stradbroke & Laxfield | Anders Linder | Mid Suffolk Independents | 9 May 2023 | |
| Sudbury North East | Alison Owen | Labour | 7 May 2019 | |
| Sudbury North West | Jessie Carter | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Sudbury North West | Tim Regester | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Sudbury South East | Adrian Osborne | Independent | 7 May 2019 | |
| Sudbury South West | Laura Smith | Green | Cabinet Member for Thriving Communities | 9 May 2023 |
| Thurston | David Bradbury | Green | 9 May 2023 | |
| Thurston | Harry Richardson | Conservative | 7 May 2019 | |
| Walsham-le-Willows | Richard Winch | Green | Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Property | 9 May 2023 |
Source
Mid Suffolk District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Mid Suffolk District Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.