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Cheshire West and Chester Council elections are held every four years. Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire , England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 70 councillors have been elected from 45 wards .[1]
Political control [ edit ]
Cheshire West and Chester was created on 1 April 2009 replacing Chester , Ellesmere Port and Neston , Vale Royal and Cheshire County Council . The first election to the new council was held in 2008, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 2009. Political control of the council since 2009 has been held by the following parties:[2] [3] [4] [5]
Leadership [ edit ]
The leaders of the council since 2009 have been:[6]
Councillor
Party
From
To
Mike Jones
Conservative
1 Apr 2009
21 May 2015
Samantha Dixon
Labour
21 May 2015
21 May 2019
Louise Gittins
Labour
21 May 2019
Council elections [ edit ]
By-election results [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2018" , legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives , SI 2018/741, retrieved 4 September 2022
^ "Compositions calculator" . The Elections Centre . Retrieved 10 August 2022 .
^ "Cheshire West & Chester Council Elections 2019" . The Standard . 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019 .
^ "Council compositions" . The Elections Centre . Retrieved 3 May 2016 .
^ "Cheshire West and Chester" . BBC News Online . 10 May 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2013 .
^ "Council minutes" . Cheshire West and Chester Council . Retrieved 4 September 2022 .
^ "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2011" , legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives , SI 2011/4, retrieved 4 September 2022
^ "Ellesmere Port Town Ward" . www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk . Cheshire West and Chester Council . Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2017 .
^ "Boughton, 2014" . www.englishelections.org.uk . Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017 .
^ "Boughton, 2014" . www.englishelections.org.uk . Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017 .
^ "By-election - Blacon Ward" . www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk . Cheshire West and Chester Council . Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017 .
^ "Ellesmere Port Town Ward by-election" . www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk . Cheshire West and Chester Council . Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018 .