Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Council
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Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 2009
Leadership
Mayor	Marilyn Houston, Labour since 15 May 2024[1]
Leader	Sam Corcoran, Labour since 22 May 2019[2]
Chief Executive	Rob Polkinghorne since 3 January 2024[3]
Structure
Seats	82 councillors[4]
Political groups	Administration (44)   Labour (29)   Independent (7)   Residents of Wilmslow (5)   Tytherington Ind. (2)   Alderley Edge First (1) Other parties (38)   Conservative (33)   Independent (3)   Liberal Democrats (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Motto
Working together for excellence
Meeting place
Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach CW11 1HZ
Website
cheshireeast.gov.uk

Cheshire East Council is the local authority for Cheshire East, 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 no overall control since 2019, being run by a coalition of Labour, local parties and independent councillors, led by Labour councillor Sam Corcoran. The council's main offices are in Sandbach, but there are plans to move them to Crewe.