- Council Control: Min Lab
- Conservatives 21
- Labour 35
- Liberal Democrats 1
- Green 2
- Reform UK 3
- Other 8
Non-aligned Independent 6, Independent 2. Cheshire's county town, also including Ellesmere Port and most of the Cheshire Plain. Controversially created as a unitary council in 2009; one of the main councils featured on BBC's 'The Planners'.
Labour held Strawberry ward at a byelection on 2 October. Mark Williams (Christleton and Huntington) moved from Conservative to Reform UK in September 2025. Jimmy Shannon (Whitby Groves) and Elizabeth MacGlashan (Great Boughton) moved from Labour to non-aligned Independent in June 2025.
Next local elections
2027
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
Unitary
Address
Room 51, County Hall, Chester CH1 1SF
Phone
01606 867709
Website
http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£2392.03
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