▁ ▁Kn uts ford ▁has ▁been ▁under ▁the ▁unit ary ▁council ▁of ▁Ch esh ire ▁East ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that ▁Kn uts ford ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Mac cles field . ▁ ▁Kn uts ford ▁Town ▁Council ▁was ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁district ▁council ▁in ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Re organisation ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁town ▁compr ises ▁four ▁w ards : ▁Nether , ▁Nor bury ▁Bo oth s , ▁B ext on ▁and ▁Over . ▁Each ▁w ard ▁returns ▁three ▁coun c ill ors ▁except ▁for ▁Over ▁which , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁size ▁and ▁greater ▁population , ▁returns ▁six . ▁Each ▁coun c ill or ▁serves ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁The ▁current ▁Town ▁Council ▁term ▁started ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁Conserv ative ▁coun c ill ors ▁and ▁ 3 ▁Independ ents . ▁The ▁council ▁is ▁elected ▁whole ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Kn uts ford ▁and ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁Council ▁is ▁C ll r ▁Andrew ▁Mal loy ▁( Ind ep endent ). ▁ ▁Kn uts ford ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁region ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Ther esa ▁Griff in , ▁W aj id ▁Khan , ▁Jul ie ▁Ward , ▁Jac qu eline ▁F oster , ▁S aj j ad ▁Ha ider ▁Kar im , ▁Paul ▁N utt all , ▁Steven ▁W ool fe