[1] The area is composed of three wards, each represented by three councillors.
Each ward is also a Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA).
As of the 2023 Ipswich Borough Council election, the councillors are as follows:[2] These Councillors form the South East Area Committee of which George Lankester is the chair.
Three Suffolk County Council Councillors are co-opted members of the committee.
The divisions they represent are either fully or partially in the South East Area.