Cheshire East

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Cheshire East Council
Currently in review

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Review History

This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:

Completed
13 Jul 2010

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Completed
4 Jan 2011

Effective date

New arrangements apply to elections from this date.

Completed
16 Jan 2024

Councillor numbers

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Completed
23 Jan 2024 - 1 Apr 2024

Initial consultation

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Completed
1 Oct 2024 - 9 Dec 2024

Consultation on proposals

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

In progress
13 May 2025

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

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We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

• 16 January 2024 We decide how many councillors there should be
• 23 January- 1 April 2024 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
• 1 October  - 9 December 2024 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
• 13 May 2025 We publish our recommendations
• TBD We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
• 2027 New arrangements apply to local elections

 

Latest Information

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were pubished on 13 May 2025.

As a result of our final recommendations, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Previous stages

Consultation on proposals

Local views on our proposals

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about our proposals.

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.

As a result of our final recommendations, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Councillor numbers

The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.

Effective date

The Cheshire East (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 was made on 4 January 2011.

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 13 July 2010.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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