County Councillor for Upper Gipping Division
District Councillor for Mendlesham Ward
First elected in 2003 as District Councillor representing Mendlesham Ward which originally included Cotton. Re-elected in 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and again in May 2023 with a majority over all other parties.
First elected as Suffolk County Councillor in 2009 representing Upper Gipping Division, re-elected in 2013, 2017 and 2021 with over 60% of the vote.
- Andrew was the first ever elected Green Party District Councillor in Suffolk
- He is Cabinet Member for Heritage, Planning and Infrastructure at Mid Suffolk District Council
- He is the Group’s representative on the Joint Local Plan working group
- Andrew was Leader of the Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent Group at County from 2017 to 2018
- He is spokesperson for Housing and Economic Development at County and is a member of the Local Government Association’s Innovation Board
- Andrew is a member of the Elmswell/Wetherden Quarry Liaison Group
- He was instrumental in setting up the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts in Stowmarket
- Andrew helped set up the community woodland known as Carter’s Meadow
- He has recently built his own environmentally sustainable home
- Andrew was born and bred in Suffolk and lives in Cotton
Areas Andrew represents
Mid Suffolk District Council
Mendlesham, Rishangles, Thorndon and Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford as your Green Party district councillor.
Suffolk County Council:
Bacton, Braiseworth, Cotton, Gipping, Haughley, Old Newton with Dagworth, Mendlesham, Mickfield, Occold, Stoke Ash, Thorndon, Thwaite, Wetherden, Wetheringsett cum Brockford, Wickham Skeith as your Green Party county councillor. Suffolk County Council Profile Mid Suffolk District Council Profile
Get in touch
Suffolk County Council
Phone: 01449 780339
Mobile: 07545 423842
Email: andrew.stringer@suffolk.gov.uk
Mid Suffolk District Council
Phone: 01449 780339
Mobile: 07774 199061
Email: Andrew.Stringer@midsuffolk.gov.uk