Mid Suffolk.
Green Party of England and Wales-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 26 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
29 Jun 2026
Green Party of England and Wales chamber, 3-party MP geography.
Mid Suffolk is a district controlled by Green Party of England and Wales (24 of 34 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 26 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Green Party of England and Wales 71% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Mellen | Grn | Bacton | 2023 |
| Dan Pratt | Grn | Battisford & Ringshall | 2023 |
| Adrienne Joyce Marriott | LD | Blakenham | 2023 |
| James Caston | Con | Bramford | 2023 |
| David Napier | Grn | Chilton | 2023 |
| Terence Carter | Grn | Chilton | 2023 |
| Dave Penny | Grn | Claydon & Barham | 2023 |
| John Charles Whitehead | Con | Claydon & Barham | 2023 |
| Keith Edward Scarff | LD | Combs Ford | 2023 |
| Miles Row | Grn | Combs Ford | 2023 |
| Teresa Davis | Grn | Debenham | 2023 |
| Jen Overett | Grn | Elmswell & Woolpit | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 58% council tax, 32% central grants.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £175 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,649 |
| Police | £290 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £94 |
| Total Band-D | £2,208 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Mid Suffolk split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWAY14 LTD | £3.63m | 18.4% | 4 |
| SERCO LTD | £2.08m | 10.6% | 43 |
| EAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL | £1.51m | 7.7% | 3 |
| SSI SCHAEFER PLASTICS UK LTD | £0.95m | 4.8% | 5 |
| ZURICH MUNICIPAL | £0.67m | 3.4% | 18 |
| SURESERVE COMPLIANCE FIRE LTD | £0.66m | 3.4% | 9 |
| FAUN ZOELLER (UK) LTD | £0.66m | 3.3% | 7 |
| IPSWICH BOROUGH COUNCIL | £0.61m | 3.1% | 5 |
| THE FOOD MUSEUM LTD | £0.60m | 3.1% | 4 |
| SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.45m | 2.3% | 36 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
Mid Suffolk’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 3 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waveney Valley | 11 | 42% | Adrian Ramsay | Grn |
| Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | 8 | 31% | Peter Prinsley | Lab |
| Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 7 | 27% | Patrick Spencer | Ind |
This council holds 1 Grn, 1 Lab and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Green Party of England and Wales-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
1,611 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level