Andy Mellen
District Councillor for Bacton Ward
County Councillor for Thedwastre North
First elected in May 2019, and then again in May 2023 as a District Councillor representing Bacton Ward.
First elected in May 2021 as a County Councillor representing Thedwastre North Division.
- Andy was elected Leader of the Green Group of District Councillors in June 2021
- Leader of Mid Suffolk District Council following taking majority control of the council in May 2023, and also Cabinet Member for Performance and Resilience
- He served on Wyverstone Parish Council from 2007, including a term as Chairman.
- His background is in agriculture, he runs a mixed farming business with several small parcels of land spread across several parishes.
- Previous experience includes six years working in education and development in Nigeria and Malawi.
- Andy studied at Writtle Agricultural college and later gained an MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development from Imperial College.
- He is a promoter of grass-roots action to develop a sustainable society, pioneering Community Cafes and local food networks.
- Andy and his wife live on their smallholding in Wyverstone.
Areas Andy represents
Mid Suffolk District Council
Bacton, Cotton, Finningham, Westhorpe, Wyverstone as your Green Party district councillor.
Suffolk County Council:
Badwell Ash, Elmswell, Finningham, Great Ashfield, Hunston, Langham, Norton, Stowlangtoft, Tostock, Westhorpe, Woolpit, Wyverstone as your Green Party county councillor.
Get in touch
Suffolk County Council
Mobile: 07955 434435
Email: andy.mellen@suffolk.gov.uk
Mid Suffolk District Council
Mobile: 07790 992619
Email: andrew.mellen@midsuffolk.gov.uk
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