Cheshire East Council elections
Introduction '''Cheshire East Council elections''' are held every four years. Cheshire East Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2011, 82 councillors have been elected from 52 wards.
Political control Cheshire East was created on 1 April 2009 replacing Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Macclesfield and Cheshire County Council. The first election to the new council was held in 2008, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 2009.Political control of the council since 2009 has been held by the following parties:Party in controlYears   2009–2019   2019–present===Leadership===The first leader of the council, Wesley Fitzgerald, had been the last leader of Macclesfield Borough Council. The leaders of Cheshire East Council since 2009 have been: Councillor Party  From  To Wesley Fitzgerald   1 Apr 2009 16 May 2012 Michael Jones   16 May 2012 25 Feb 2016 Rachel Bailey   25 Feb 2016 22 May 2019 Sam Corcoran   22 May 2019
Council elections *2008 Cheshire East Council election*2011 Cheshire East Council election (new ward boundaries)*2015 Cheshire East Council election*2019 Cheshire East Council election*2023 Cheshire East Council election
District result maps File:Cheshire East UK local election 2011 map.svg|2011 results map
Changes between elections === By-elections ====== Crewe Central (2024) ===* Roger Morris (Conservative) 335 votes. * Kim Jamson (Labour) 277 votes.=== Changes of affiliation ===Michael Jones (Bunbury) left the Conservative Party in September 2017.His later resignation from the council triggered the by-election on 22 March 2018.
References
External links * By-election results * Cheshire East Council