On May 5, Great Britain elected district councils. In the Mid-Suffolk District Council, the Green Party won a majority of seats. The new council consists of 24 Greens, 6 Conservatives, and 4 Liberal Democrats.
The Mid-Suffolk District is one of five districts in Suffolk County, in the east of England. The district has a population of 96,731. The Green Party now feels optimistic that it can elect a member of Parliament from the area, in the next Parliamentary election. Currently Greens have only one member of the House of Commons.