By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Nantwich has a completely different make-up on Cheshire East Council following a shock result with three of its four borough councillors being Labour.
Overall, the council remains in no overall control with 33 Conservative councillors, 31 Labour, 16 Independents and 2 Lib Democrats. Labour made six gains overall, and the Tories three.
Labour proved the big winner in Nantwich as the town turned Red in the Cheshire East Council local elections.
Both Nantwich South & Stapeley seats were lost by the Conservatives to Labour in one of the most tightly contested seats in the borough.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Labour has put up 60 candidates for the 82 seats up for election on Cheshire East Council.
The party has run the council jointly with the Independent Group for the past four years, after the Conservatives lost overall control in the 2019 local elections.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The Conservatives are fielding the most candidates in the election for Cheshire East Council and are fighting for 81 of the 82 seats up for grabs.
The Tories had control of Cheshire East from 2009, when the council was formed, until 2019 when they lost overall control – although they still remain the largest party.
Independents and local parties have always fielded a large number of candidates in the Cheshire East Council elections over the years – and 2023 is no different.
For the last four years the Independent Group has jointly run Cheshire East with Labour, after the council went to no overall control in 2019.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The Liberal Democrats have 30 candidates standing in the election for Cheshire East Council.
At present the Lib Dems are the national party with the fewest councillors on the borough council, with just four, and will be hoping to boost that number this time round.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The Green Party has put up 34 candidates for the Cheshire East Council election.
The party has never won a seat on the borough council and is hoping it can change that this time round.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council will definitely have at least 21 new faces after this week’s local elections because of the number of councillors standing down – but will it be under the control of one party?
Cheshire East residents are being urged to remember their ID when they vote at polling stations on Thursday May 4.
Voters will need to show photo ID at polling stations before they can receive their ballot paper.
Thousands of families across Cheshire East have received their preferred primary school place, education bosses say.
Cheshire East Council received almost 4,000 applications for places in its 120 primary schools to start in September 2023.
The May 4 local elections sees a major change for Nantwich Town Council which is being split into three wards and will elect 15 councillors in total.
Boundary changes mean the town council will cover a larger population and area.
Nantwich Food Festival is such a hit with exhibitors more than 90% have already re-booked for the 2023 event, organisers said.
The festival attracts well over 200 exhibitors across the three-day festival, said event director John Coulter.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
More than a quarter of Cheshire East’s 82 councillors are not seeking re-election next month.
Altogether, 21 sitting councillors of various political persuasion have decided not to stand again.
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