St Edmundsbury Borough Council provides a wide range of services to residents, businesses and visitors to the area.
The council is governed by 45 elected borough councillors who are accountable for the services provided by the borough council. They are elected by local communities so that they can:
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check the quality of borough council services delivered locally;
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decide what services to provide and how much money to spend on them;
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help local people to get information about services;
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represent the interests of residents; and
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use their local knowledge and views to help to make decisions.
Councillors are normally members of a political party but may stand for election as independent candidates. Of 45 borough councillors in St Edmundsbury:
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37 are Conservative
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4 are Independent
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3 are Labour
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1 is Green
This section of our website provides information on borough councillors and the decision making processes of the council. Copies of committee papers are available free of charge by clicking on 'Cabinet and committee structure' on the left. However if you would like to receive a hard copy by post there are specified in Democratic Services fees and charges (PDF 14Kb) depending on which committee you are interested in.
The council’s decision making processes are governed by its Constitution
If you have any queries please email democratic.services@stedsbc.gov.uk
