Parish Council

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Tuesday, 23rd April 2019, at 7.30pm.

As you are aware, District, Town and Parish elections are taking place across East Suffolk on Thursday 2nd May 2019. 

Neither Walpole nor Cookley received more valid nominations than seats available so there will not be a poll for Parish Elections on 2nd May.

Notice of uncontested election of Parish Councillors for Walpole

Notice of uncontested election of Parish Councillors for Cookley

For information re the District Election, click on the following 2 links:

Election of District Councillors      

Nominees for District Council election

Cookley and Walpole Parishes are in the Kelsale & Yoxford East Suffolk Council Ward

 European Parliamentary Elections are scheduled to take place on Thursday, 23rd May 2019. 

Click here for the Notice of Election.

Click on Council Noticeboard Dates for 2019 for more information.

Cookley and Walpole Parish Council meets at 7.15 for 7.30 pm in Walpole Pavilion, usually on the 3^rd Tuesday of every month except August and December. Members of the public are warmly welcome to attend these meetings which open with a public forum where residents can ask questions, chat to councillors or air their views on local matters that may concern them. Once the Council meeting is underway, residents may remain but not participate (unless invited to by the Council for some reason). The present Councillors, some elected and some co-opted, but all working on behalf of local residents and their interests, are:

There is currently 1 vacancy on the Parish Council, for the Parish of Cookley.

A typical agenda covers Planning, Finance, Highways, Footpaths, the Environment, Trees and hedgerows, the Cemetery, reports from local groups (eg Cookpole Energy Action).

Please contact our Parish Clerk, Paul Widdowson, if you wish to bring any issue to the attention of your parish council or indeed if you are interested in becoming a councillor yourself.