Cheshire West and Chester Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for Cheshire West and Chester. It is a unitary authority created on 1 April 2009, succeeding the non-metropolitan districts of Chester City Council, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council, and Vale Royal Borough Council, and the non-metropolitan county of Cheshire County Council. The council was first elected on 1 May 2008, a year before coming into its legal powers on 1 April 2009.

Cheshire West and Chester Council
Type
Type
Unitary authority
History
Founded1 April 2009
Preceded byCheshire County Council
District councils:
  • Chester City Council
  • Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council
  • Vale Royal Borough Council
Leadership
Louise Gittins, Labour
since 21 May 2019
Chairman
Robert Bisset, Labour
since 18 May 2023
Chief Executive
Delyth Curtis
since 22 May 2023
Structure
Seats70
Political groups
  Labour (37)
  Conservative (23)
  Green (2)
  Independent (2)
  Winsford Salt of the Earth (3)
  Liberal Democrats (1)
  Unaligned Independent (3)
Committees13 (excluding the cabinet)
Joint committees
Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership
Cheshire Fire Authority
Cheshire Police and Crime Panel
Shared Services Joint Committee (with Cheshire East Council)
Elections
First past the post (single-member wards)
Plurality-at-large (multi-member wards)
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
May 2027
Meeting place
Wyvern House, The Drumber, Winsford, CW7 1AH
The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA
Website
www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Footnotes
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