Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Council
Coat of arms
Corporate logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2009
Leadership
David Edwardes,
Independent
since 14 May 2025
Nick Mannion,
Labour
since 17 July 2024
Rob Polkinghorne
since 3 January 2024
Structure
Seats82 councillors
Political groups
Administration (42)
  Labour (28)
  Independent (8)
  Residents of Wilmslow (5)
  Alderley Edge First (1)
Other parties (40)
  Conservative (34)
  Independent (3)
  Liberal Democrats (1)
  Reform UK (1)
  Independent Socialist (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
Working together for excellence
Website
cheshireeast.gov.uk

Cheshire East Council is the local authority for Cheshire East, a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It has been under no overall control since 2019, being run by a coalition of Labour, local parties and independent councillors. It is currently led by Labour councillor Nick Mannion.