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25-567: Purdis Farm is a civil parish, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk . It is located on the eastern edge of Ipswich and includes areas of suburban housing and industrial development along the A1156, including the area of Warren Heath. In 2001 the population of the area was 1743, the population increasing to 2,092 at the 2011 Census. The Suffolk County Showground
50-554: A vote of no confidence in the leader. In addition, the compliance of councillors with their code of conduct may be overseen by a standards committee, although since the coming into effect of the Localism Act 2011 this can be dispensed with and its functions can be delegated to a monitoring officer. The elected mayor and cabinet model was introduced by the Local Government Act 2000. Councils currently operating
75-475: A third option for an elected mayor and council manager, which was only adopted by one authority and was later withdrawn. Additionally, lower tier authorities with a population under 85,000 were allowed to continue to use a committee system. The leader and cabinet model was introduced under the Local Government Act 2000 . It consists of the leader and the cabinet itself, which is usually formed by
100-483: A whole. These decisions are scrutinised by one or more "overview and scrutiny" committees, which may be dedicated to one or more service areas. The leader and cabinet are responsible for policies, plans, and strategies, which must be within the budget adopted by the full council. These will be reported to the overall "full" council, which is convened to bring together all elected members of the authority at regular meetings. One or more overview and scrutiny committees holds
125-523: Is Lowestoft , which contains Ness Point , the easternmost point of the United Kingdom. The second largest town is Felixstowe , which has the country's largest container port . On the district's south-western edge it includes parts of the Ipswich built-up area . The rest of the district is largely rural, containing many towns and villages, including several seaside resorts. Its council is based in
150-460: Is exercised, alongside full council, by a number of committees, made up of councillors in proportion to their parties' representation on the council. Such councils may choose to nominate a councillor as Leader of the Council for the purposes of representing the political leadership of the council, particularly in relations with external bodies. If no leader is nominated, as was the case prior to 2000,
175-514: Is located within the parish at Trinity Park, as are areas of farmland, part of Ipswich Golf Club and open areas such as part of Bixley Heath , a Site of Special Scientific Interest . The Suffolk Sandlings Walk passes through the area. This Suffolk location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . East Suffolk (district) East Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk , England. The largest town
200-549: Is the responsibility of the Broads Authority . The district council appoints one of its councillors to sit on that authority. The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election , being run by a coalition of the Greens , Liberal Democrats and an independent councillor , led by Green councillor Caroline Topping. Political control of the council since 2019 has been as follows: The councillors of
225-431: The cabinet to account for its decisions and is responsible that the democratic checks and balances are maintained. The principal executive decisions taken by the council as a whole are to appoint the leader, to approve the leader's budget, to adopt development plan documents, and to agree on the council's constitution. Beyond that, it may raise issues, urge the leader, cabinet, or cabinet members to take actions, or pass
250-463: The chair of the council's main policy committee may be informally deemed to be the council's de facto leader. Some councils operate governance arrangements which have the characteristics of more than one formal governance option. For example, an authority operating under conventional executive arrangements but whose overview and scrutiny committees operate in a manner similar to those under the committee system (developing policy, taking an active part in
275-456: The committee system is used, executive power is exercised through various committees rather than being focussed on one person. Many councils which use the committee system still nominate one of the councillors to hold the title 'Leader of the Council', albeit without the same powers as a leader under the leader and cabinet model. From the establishment of elected local authorities in England in
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#1732779951230300-456: The council have been: Following the 2023 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to June 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. East Suffolk comprises 55 councillors representing 26 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The council is based at East Suffolk House, opposite Melton railway station . The building
325-481: The council from among themselves Elected mayor and cabinet Executive mayor elected by the people Committee system Executive leader and executive committees elected by the council from among themselves In England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements , having an "elected mayor and cabinet ", a "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system". The type of arrangement used determines how decisions will be made within
350-508: The council. In councils which use the elected mayor system, the mayor is directly elected by the electorate to provide political leadership for the council and has power to make executive decisions. In councils which use the leader and cabinet model (the most commonly used model), the elected councillors choose one of their number to be the Leader of the Council , and that person provides political leadership and can make executive decisions. Where
375-473: The district lie within The Broads . The neighbouring districts are Babergh , Ipswich , Mid Suffolk , South Norfolk and Great Yarmouth . The district was formed on 1 April 2019 as a merger of the two previous districts of Suffolk Coastal and Waveney. The two councils had previously been working in partnership since 2008. Although it has the same name, the modern district covers a smaller area than
400-512: The existence of a leader of the council, others did not. The role of Leader of the Council in that regard was similar to that of the British prime minister ; the post had not been explicitly created, but gradually emerged. The Local Government Act 2000 sought to strengthen public engagement with local democracy, and streamline the system of committees, introducing the models of directly elected mayors and cabinets, leaders and cabinets, as well as
425-472: The former administrative county of East Suffolk , which was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . East Suffolk Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Suffolk County Council . The whole district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. In the parts of the district within The Broads, town planning
450-399: The leader of the controlling party as being the 'Leader of the Council'. It was also generally recognised that the most powerful political position on a council was the person who chaired the main policy-making committee, which in most councils was called the policy and resources committee. Usually, the leader of the largest party would chair that committee. Some councils explicitly acknowledged
475-403: The majority party in the local authority , where there is one, or by a coalition which comes together to elect a leader. The council elects the leader, and the leader appoints the other members of the cabinet. Each cabinet member holds a separate portfolio, such as housing, finance, economic development, or education. Decisions may be delegated to the individual members, or taken by the cabinet as
500-630: The mayoral model include: The elected mayor and council manager option was also introduced by the Local Government Act 2000, but withdrawn by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 . The only local authority to adopt the model was Stoke-on-Trent City Council , reverting to leader and cabinet in 2008. Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2000 allowed district councils in two tier areas, with populations under 85,000, to propose alternative executive arrangements. This
525-435: The nineteenth century until the Local Government Act 2000 , councils used a system of committees for decision making. There was no legislative requirement for any councillor to be declared the leader, with the principle being that all the elected councillors were equal in status. In practice, political groups had their own leaders, and when a council was under the control of a particular party, local media would commonly refer to
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#1732779951230550-452: The two previous districts formed a shadow authority in the year leading up to the council's creation in 2019. The shadow authority was led by Conservative councillor Mark Bee, leader of the outgoing Waveney District Council. He was unsuccessful in securing a seat on the new council at its first elections in May 2019. From East Suffolk Council's first meeting after coming into effect, the leaders of
575-585: The village of Melton . The district was formed in 2019 as a merger of the two previous districts of Suffolk Coastal and Waveney . In 2021 it had a population of 246,058. It is the most populous district in the country not to be a unitary authority . The district is on the coast, facing the North Sea . Much of the coast and adjoining areas lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths , a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Some northern parts of
600-446: Was purpose-built for the former Suffolk Coastal District Council and opened in 2016, becoming headquarters of the new East Suffolk Council following the formal merger in 2019. The whole district is divided into civil parishes. Thirteen of the parish councils have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council", being: Leader of the council Council - Manager Executive leader elected by
625-420: Was superseded by the changes made by the Localism Act 2011 and the renewed availability of the committee system to all local authorities. Under the Localism Act 2011, principal authorities (such as unitary authorities, county councils, and district councils) were allowed to return to decision-making by committees, the method of local government administration for all councils prior to 2000. Under this model power
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