Stowmarket Town Council

Stowmarket Town Council is the first tier of local government for Stowmarket in Suffolk.

Stowmarket Town Council
Type
Type
Town Council
HousesUnicameral
Leadership
Mayor of Stowmarket
Cllr Paul Ekpenyong, Conservative Party
since 2019
Deputy Mayor
Cllr Keith Scarff, Liberal Democrat
since 2019
Structure
Seats16
Political groups
     Conservative Party (6)
     Labour Party (2)
     Green Party (4)
     Liberal Democrat (3)
     Independent (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Meeting place
Milton House
Website
http://stowmarket.org/

History

Formed in 1974 from the Stowmarket Urban District Council, the Town Council serves a population of approximately 20,000 people in four wards. It is made up of 16 elected members backed up by a staff of over 30.

Its meetings usually take place on the first and third Wednesdays of the month in the historic John Milton Room, Milton House.

The Town Council has six standing Committees which are:

  • Audit & Governance Committee;
  • Business Improvement Committee;
  • Operations & Strategy Committee;
  • Personnel Committee;
  • Planning & Development Committee; and
  • Regal Theatre Committee.

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Current Councillors


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List of Former Town Mayors
  1. R.W. Hiron 1974
  2. E. Jones 1974–1975
  3. R.J. Pattle 1975–1976
  4. Mrs. R.P. Jones 1976–1977
  5. C.G. Soames MBE 1977–1978
  6. G. M. Brewster 1978–1979
  7. P. Olfield 1979–1980
  8. F.H. Brooke 1980–1981
  9. D. H. Hopgood 1981–1982
  10. E.E.J. Nunn 1982–1983
  11. G.A.J. Paton 1983–1984
  12. W. Wright 1984–1985
  13. R.J. Pattle 1985–1986
  14. Mrs R.P. Jones 1986–1987
  15. D.H.P. Perry 1987–1988
  16. Mrs J.M. Cade 1988–1989
  17. J.E. Shaw 1989–1990
  18. E. Jones 1990–1991
  19. Mrs E.A. Shaw 1991–1992
  20. E.E.J. Nunn 1992–1993
  21. W.F. Crane 1993–1994
  22. R. D. Snell 1994–1995
  23. G.A.J. Paton 1995–1996
  24. Mrs M.S. Finbow 1996–1997
  25. Mrs C.M. Burgess 1997–1998
  26. Mrs H. Salmon 1998–1999
  27. R.D. Snell 1999–2000
  28. Mrs M.S. Finbow 2000–2001
  29. J.A. Drake 2001–2002
  30. K.E. Scarff 2002–2003
  31. B.J. Salmon 2003–2004
  32. G.A.J. Paton 2004–2005
  33. Mrs L.M. Mayes 2005–2006
  34. Mrs P.J.E. Robinson 2006–2007
  35. F. Whittle 2007–2008
  36. Mrs A.E.J. Whybrow 2008–2009
  37. Mrs V I Waspe 2009–2010
  38. Mrs P. J. E. Robinson 2010–2011
  39. Mrs D. Ball 2011–2012
  40. Mrs A.E.J. Whybrow 2012–2013
  41. Mrs V.I. Waspe 2013–2014
  42. G.M. Brewster 2014–2015
  43. B.J. Salmon 2015–2016
  44. Maj. B. Humphreys MBE 2016–2017
  45. D. J. Muller 2017–2018
  46. Mrs L. Baxter 2018–2019
  47. P. Ekpenyong 2019 - present

References
  1. "Stowmarket.org - Welcome to Stowmarket Town Council's Website". stowmarket.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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