Cheshire West and Chester Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council
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Type
Type	Unitary authority council of Cheshire West and Chester
History
Founded	1 April 2009
Leadership
Chief Executive	Steve Robinson
Council Leader	Samantha Dixon, Labour
Structure
Seats	75 councillors
Labour	38 / 75
Conservative	36 / 75
Independent	1 / 75
Elections
Last election	2015
Next election	2019
Meeting place
HQ, Chester
Website
www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. The council was first elected on 1 May 2008 a year before coming into its powers on 1 April 2009.

Powers and functions

HQ, the headquarters of Cheshire West and Chester Council.

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Cheshire West and Chester is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Cheshire West and Chester Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.

Political control

Further information: Cheshire West and Chester Council elections

Since the foundation of the council in 2008, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	2008–2015
	Labour	2015–present

Cheshire West and Chester Council
Post	Executuve		Opposition
Leader		Samantha Dixon		Lynn Riley
Deputy Leader		Louise Gittins		Margaret Parker
Adult Social Care		Paul Dolan		Jill Houlbrook
Children and Young People		Nicole Meardon		Margaret Parker
Communities and Wellbeing		Louise Gittins		Stuart Parker
Democracy and Workforce		Paul Donovan		Pamela Hall
Economic Development and Infrastructure		Brian Clarke		Lynn Gibbon
Environment		Karen Shore		John Leather
Housing		Angela Claydon		Lynn Gibbon
Legal and Finance		David Armstrong		Eveleigh Moore Dutton