Charter Trustees – a short summary
The Charter Trustees for Crewe and Macclesfield were established
by Statutory Instrument as part of the process of local government
reorganisation in Cheshire.
The principal role of the Charter Trustees is to preserve
historic property, privileges, rights and traditions enjoyed by
local residents in council areas which were abolished, and in which
there was no suitable local government body such as a parish
council which could take on this role.
This is the case in respect of the un-parished areas of Crewe
and Macclesfield.
The Charter Trustees elect a Mayor and Deputy Mayor each year to
carry out traditional civic and ceremonial functions within the
Charter area. In ceremonial terms the Mayor of Cheshire East
takes precedence over the Charter Trustee Mayors.
Like Parish Councils, the Charter Trustees can precept funds to
carry out their functions. This precept is paid by the
residents of the Charter Trust area as part of the Council Tax.
If town or parish councils are established in the Charter areas
then the property, traditions and privileges are transferred to
those bodies and the Charter Trustees cease to exist.
The Charter Trustees are the Cheshire East
Councillors for the wards in those un-parished areas.
Membership of Charter Trustees
Crewe Charter Trustees
- Cllr Beard
- Cllr Bebbington
- Cllr Cannon
- Cllr Cartlidge (Deputy Mayor 2010/11)
- Cllr Conquest
- Cllr Flude
- Cllr Howell
- Cllr Jones
- Cllr Martin
- Cllr Parker
- Cllr Thorley
- Cllr Weatherill (Mayor 2010/11)
Macclesfield Charter Trustees
- Cllr Arnold
- Cllr Asquith
- Cllr Beckford
- Cllr Bentley
- Cllr Broadhurst
- Cllr Findlow
- Cllr Gaddum
- Cllr Goddard
- Cllr Hardy (Deputy Mayor 2010/11)
- Cllr Jackson
- Cllr Livesley
- Cllr Narraway
- Cllr Neilson (Mayor 2010/11)
- Cllr Smetham
- Cllr Tomlinson