Bury St Edmunds, commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market and cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England. The town is best known for Bury St Edmunds Abbey and St Edmundsbury Cathedral. Bury is the seat of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich of the Church of England, with the episcopal see at St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
Bury St Edmunds is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Jo Churchill, a Conservative.
South Suffolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by James Cartlidge, a Conservative.
West Suffolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Matt Hancock, originally elected as a Conservative but who sits as an Independent following his suspension in November 2022.
St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England, was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2003, 45 councillors were elected from 31 wards. The council was abolished in 2019, with the area becoming part of West Suffolk.
Janet Marion Davies is a Plaid Cymru Welsh politician. She was the National Assembly for Wales Member for South Wales West from 1999 to 2007, retiring at the 2007 election.
Bardwell Mill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Bardwell, Suffolk, England, which is under restoration.
Paul Stephen Farmer is a retired British educationalist who developed the use of pop music in school music education in the 1970s, and is reputed to be the first to devise a public examination in the UK exclusively in pop music. He wrote several music education books and became a London comprehensive school head teacher at the age of 33.
John Henry Morgan Griffiths is a Conservative local government politician and former merchant banker. As leader of St Edmundsbury Borough Council from 2003 he was instrumental in establishing significant growth and development in its two towns of Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds. He is the son of former government minister Sir Eldon Griffiths and was awarded the MBE in 2011 for services to local government.
The 2015 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 7 May 2015, the same day as the general election for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
The 2015 St. Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the St. Edmundsbury Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Colin Lawrence Noble is a British politician of the Conservative Party. He served as leader of the Suffolk Conservatives group and Leader of Suffolk County Council from May 2015 to May 2018.
West Suffolk District is a local government district in Suffolk, England. It was established in 2019 as a merger of the previous Forest Heath District with the Borough of St Edmundsbury. The council is based in Bury St Edmunds, the district's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Brandon, Clare, Haverhill, Mildenhall and Newmarket, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
Elections of members of West Suffolk Council are held every four years, following the merger of Forest Heath district council and the Borough of St Edmundsbury to form the new West Suffolk district in April 2019. 64 councillors are elected to the chamber, with 34 wards each electing either one, two or three representatives. The first elections to West Suffolk District Council were held on 2 May 2019.
The 1991 St. Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 1999 St. Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1999 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2003 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2007 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 2011 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
