Sarah Mansel
District Councillor for Elmswell & Woolpit Ward
First elected in May 2011 representing the Elmswell and Norton Ward. Re-elected 2015. Re-elected in May 2019 representing the new Ward of Elmswell and Woolpit. Re-elected again in May 2023, alongside Jen Overett.
- Sarah sits on the Planning Committee at the council
- She is the group representative on the Community Infrastructure Levy working party and the governance review panel.
- Sarah has been a member of a development control committee since 2011 and was also a member of the Joint Housing Board from 2015 to 2018.
- Sarah is a qualified teacher, but currently works as an assessment specialist for an exam board. This involves both the production and marking of exams.
- Sarah is passionate about sustainable travel and is a keen cyclist.
- She has lived in Elmswell with her family since 1996.
Areas Sarah represents
Mid Suffolk District Council
Represents Elmswell and Woolpit as your Green Party district councillor (jointly with Jen Overett).
Elmswell Parish Council:
Parish Councillor, Elmswell Parish Council
Get in touch
Mid Suffolk District Council
Ashcroft House
Ashfield Road
Elmswell
Bury St Edmunds
IP30 9HJ
Mobile: 07860 829517
Email: sarah.mansel@midsuffolk.gov.uk
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