Central and Eastern Suffolk will be a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, England. It will be formed from the Mid Suffolk district less 29 parishes and East Suffolk less 25 parishes. The alternative proposal for a single unitary council was not chosen. There will be elections in May 2027 and the new unitary will be created in 2028. In 2021 the population of the area was 253,416.
Parishes and settlements
The largest settlement in the district will be Lowestoft; other towns include Aldeburgh, Beccles, Bungay, Eye, Framlingham, Halesworth, Leiston, Needham Market, Saxmundham, Southwold, Stowmarket and Woodbridge. The whole of the district is currently parished. It will contain the following civil parishes:
- Aldeburgh, Alderton, Aldringham cum Thorpe, All Saints and St Nicholas, South Elmham, Ashbocking, Ashfield cum Thorpe, Aspall, Athelington
- Bacton, Badingham, Badley, Barking, Barnby, Barsham, Battisford, Bawdsey, Baylham, Beccles, Bedfield, Bedingfield, Benacre, Benhall, Blaxhall, Blundeston, Blyford, Blythburgh, Boulge, Boyton, Braiseworth, Bramfield, Brampton with Stoven, Brandeston, Bredfield, Brome and Oakley, Bromeswell, Bruisyard, Brundish, Bungay, Burgate, Burgh, Butley, Buxhall
- Campsey Ash, Capel St Andrew, Carlton Colville, Charsfield, Chediston, Chillesford, Clopton, Coddenham, Combs, Cookley, Corton, Cotton, Covehithe, Cransford, Cratfield, Creeting St Mary, Creeting St Peter, Cretingham, Crowfield, Culpho
- Dallinghoo, Darsham, Debach, Debenham, Denham, Mid Suffolk, Dennington, Dunwich
- Earl Soham, Easton, Ellough, Eye, Eyke
- Farnham, Finningham, Flixton, Lothingland, Flixton, The Saints, Framlingham, Framsden, Fressingfield, Friston, Frostenden
- Gedgrave, Gipping, Gisleham, Gislingham, Gosbeck, Great Bricett, Great Finborough, Great Glemham, Grundisburgh
- Hacheston, Halesworth, Harleston, Hasketon, Haughley, Helmingham, Hemingstone, Henstead with Hulver Street, Hevingham, Hollesley, Holton, Hoo, Horham, Hoxne, Huntingfield
- Iken, Ilketshall St Andrew, Ilketshall St John, Ilketshall St Lawrence, Ilketshall St Margaret,
- Kelsale cum Carlton, Kenton, Kessingland, Kettleburgh, Knodishall
- Laxfield, Leiston, Letheringham, Linstead Magna, Linstead Parva, Little Finborough, Little Glemham, Lound, Lowestoft
- Marlesford, Mellis, Melton, Mendham, Mendlesham, Metfield, Mettingham, Mickfield, Middleton, Monewden, Monk Soham, Mutford
- Needham Market, Nettlestead, North Cove
- Occold, Offton, Old Newton with Dagworth, Onehouse, Orford, Otley, Oulton
- Palgrave, Parham, Peasenhall, Pettaugh, Pettistree
- Ramsholt, Rattlesden, Redisham, Redlingfield, Rendham, Rendlesham, Reydon, Ringsfield, Ringshall, Rishangles, Rumburgh, Rushmere
- Saxmundham, Saxtead, Shadingfield, Shelland, Shipmeadow, Shottisham, Sibton, Snape, Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet, Somersham, Sotherton, Sotterley, South Cove, Southolt, Southwold, Spexhall, St Cross South Elmham, St James South Elmham, St Margaret South Elmham, St Mary South Elmham Otherwise Homersfield, St Michael South Elmham, St Peter South Elmham, Sternfield, Stoke Ash, Stonham Aspal, Stonham Earl, Stonham Parva, Stowmarket, Stowupland, Stradbroke, Stratford St Andrew, Stuston, Sudbourne, Sutton, Sweffling, Syleham
- Tannington, Theberton, Thorington, Thorndon, Thornham Magna, Thornham Parva, Thrandeston, Thwaite, Tunstall
- Ubbeston, Ufford, Uggeshall
- Walberswick, Walpole, Wangford with Henham, Wantisden, Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet, Westhall, Westhorpe, Westleton, Weston, Wetherden, Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford, Weybread, Wickham Market, Wickham Skeith, Wilby, Willingham St Mary, Willisham, Wingfield, Winston, Wissett, Woodbridge, Worlingham, Worlingworth, Wortham, Wrentham, Wyverstone
- Yaxley, Yoxford
Governance
The local authority will be Central and Eastern Suffolk Council. The first councillors will be elected in the 2027 Central and Eastern Suffolk Council election.
See also
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