Cheshire West and Chester Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 2009
Leadership
Chair	Rob Bisset, Labour since 18 May 2023[1]
Leader	Louise Gittins, Labour since 21 May 2019
Chief Executive	Del Curtis since 2023[2]
Structure
Seats	70 councillors
Political groups	Administration (37)   Labour (37) Other parties (33)   Conservative (23)   Independent (6)   Green (2)   Liberal Democrats (1)   Party of Women (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post (single-member wards) Plurality-at-large (multi-member wards)
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
Wyvern House, The Drumber, Winsford, CW7 1AH
Website
www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for Cheshire West and Chester, a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It has been under Labour majority control since 2023. Full council meetings are held at Wyvern House in Winsford, and the council's main offices are at The Portal in Ellesmere Port.