Cheshire West and Chester
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Cheshire West and Chester[1][2][3] is the name for a new unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It will come into force from April 2009, as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, when the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill is enacted,[4] and will replace the boroughs of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal and Chester District. The equivalent unitary authority in the other half of the county will be called Cheshire East. The decision to create the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority was announced on 25 July 2007 following a consultation period, in which a proposal to create a single Cheshire unitary authority was rejected.[5]
[edit] Politics and administration
The electoral wards for the new unitary authority are the same as those used in the former Cheshire County Council elections, with each ward electing 3 councillors.[6][7]. Since the Cheshire council elections, 2005 there have been 11 Conservative controlled wards, 10 Labour controlled wards and 3 Liberal Democrat controlled wards within the proposed unitary authority boundaries, suggesting that the council would notionally be under no overall control, with the Conservatives as largest party.[8]
The first elections to the authority took place on 1 May 2008.[9], with the Conservatives gaining control with a majority of 38 councillors.[10] The members will sit as a shadow authority until they will take full powers from April 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ Vale Royal Borough Council - Minister's announcement is welcomed
- ^ Chester City Council - Two new councils for Cheshire
- ^ Cheshire West and Chester Council Joint Committee
- ^ Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill. Retrieval Date: 9 August, 2007.
- ^ BBC News, 25 July 2007 - County split into two authorities. Retrieval Date: 25 July, 2007.
- ^ "People and Places" proposed electoral wards. Retrieval Date: 9 August, 2007.
- ^ Notice of Election for Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council Website. Retrival Date: 31 March, 2008.
- ^ Cheshire county council elections 2005. Retrieval Date: 9 August, 2007.
- ^ Proposals for new City of Chester and West Cheshire Local Authority. Chester District website. Retrieval Date: 25 October, 2007.
- ^ Cheshire West and Chester election Results, May 2, 2008
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