Town and Parish Councils
Town and Parish Councils are a critical part of the local
government infrastructure and have a significant range of powers
and duties, giving them a unique and specific role within the
community. Local councils undertake some of these duties and powers
to varying levels and degrees and many raise local precepts for the
services they deliver.
Town and Parish Councils have a key role in representing
communities, empowering localities and helping to deliver local
services. There are 9 Town Councils, 97 Parish
Councils, 6 Parish Meetings and 2 Unparished areas in the Cheshire
East Borough and there is a vast difference in size and profile for
each.
Macclesfield town and Crewe town are unparished areas and
therefore do not have a town or parish council to represent them.
Chartered trustees have been appointed to carry out a specific
role. Wilmslow, Styal and Handforth were parished in May
2011. The community governance
review for Crewe to ask residents if they would like a
town council or not has now been completed. Residents have
voted yes to a Town Council. Further consultation will be
completed and a final decision expected by August.
