Bacton Parish Council
The Parish Council is the first tier of local government for the parish of Bacton in Suffolk,a rural area centred on the village of Bacton. Nine Councillors are elected every four years to represent the interests of their fellow residents of the village. The Council meets on a monthly basis in Bacton Village Hall to discuss the operation and upkeep of Parish Council owned and operated facilities, as well providing representation on a variety of other local issues.

The Parish Councillors are volunteers and come from various backgrounds. Each year the Council elects a Chairman and Vice-Chairman to oversee the conduct of meetings. The Council employs a Parish Clerk whose primary role is to advise the Councillors, report on activities, produce minutes of the meetings, deal with correspondence and maintain the Council’s finances.

Council Funding
The Council is funded in two ways: by income generated from the precept, which is the money collected from village taxpayers as a part of the Council tax bill issued by Mid Suffolk District Council, and money raised by the Parish Council through its own activities, such as rental of allotments, hire of the Village Hall and grants received from external sources.

Higher Tiers of Government
Currently, Bacton falls within the Bacton and Old Newton constituency of Mid Suffolk District Council, the Upper Gipping constituency of Suffolk County Council, the Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Needham Market Parliamentary consituency and the Eastern UK constituency of the European Parliament.