South East Area, Ipswich

The South East Area, Ipswich is one of five administrative areas in Ipswich, through which Ipswich Borough Council divides its spending and enables feedback from local residents, businesses and community groups.[1]

The area is composed of three wards, each represented by three councillors. Each ward is also a Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA). As of the 2023 Ipswich Borough Council election, the councillors are as follows:[2]

Ward Councillor Councillor Councillor MSOA
Gainsborough James Whatling Lynne Mortimer Martin Cook Ipswich 016[3]
Holywells Nic El-Safty George Lankester Cathy Frost Ipswich 011[4]
Priory Heath Roxanne Downes Owen Bartholomew Ruman Muhith Ipswich 014[5]

These Councillors form the South East Area Committee of which George Lankester is the chair. Three Suffolk County Council Councillors are co-opted members of the committee. The divisions they represent are either fully or partially in the South East Area.:

District Councillor
Gainsborough Division, Suffolk Elizabeth Harsant
Priory Heath Division, Suffolk Lucy Smith
St Helen's Division, Suffolk Elizabeth Johnson

The area is also covered by a Neighbourhood Watch network which comprises 35 neighbourhood watch schemes.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Area Committees explained". www.ipswich.gov.uk. Ipswich Borough Council.
  2. ^ Williams, Russell. "Statement of the persons nominated and notice of Poll" (PDF). Ipswich.gov. Ipswich Borough Councillor. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Ipswich 016 - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. UK Citizens Online Democracy. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Ipswich 011 - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. UK Citizens Online Democracy. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Ipswich 014 - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. UK Citizens Online Democracy. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ "South East". www.ipswichnw.co.uk. Neighbourhood Watch in Ipswich. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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