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Cheshire East Council to return to Cabinet system next month

Cheshire East Council to return to Cabinet system next month

Cheshire East Council is set to end its committee system and move back to a Leader and Cabinet system of decision-making from May.

The decision to change, taken at a meeting of full council in September 2025, will take effect from the council’s annual meeting on May 13th 2026.

April 13, 2026
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Councillors hit out at decision-making powers at Cheshire East Council

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors have called for Cheshire East Council to look at how it delegates decision-making to officers following an angry backlash over the location of mobile tips and the hike in parking charges and hours.

Cllr Sue Adams (Con) has called for the whole process to be looked at so changes like the introduction of Sunday and evening parking charges cannot just be “sneaked through” by officers as a delegated decision.

April 10, 2025