West Suffolk District
West Suffolk District is a local government district 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.[1] The two councils had already had a joint Chief Executive since 2011.[2] At the 2011 census, the two districts had a combined population of 170,756. It is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.[3]
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West Suffolk | |
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 Coat of arms  | |
 West Suffolk district within Suffolk | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Suffolk |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Bury St Edmunds |
| Incorporated | 1 April 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | West Suffolk Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 400 sq mi (1,035 km2) |
| • Rank | 28th of 309 |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 179,948 |
| • Rank | 111th of 309 |
| • Density | 450/sq mi (170/km2) |
| • Rank | 256th of 309 |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Website | www |
The main towns in the new district are Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Brandon, Haverhill and Mildenhall.
The district covers a smaller area compared to the former administrative county of West Suffolk, which was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972.