Houses 1 (Unicameral) Leader Samantha Dixon, Labour Founded 2012 | Term limits None Chairman Bob Rudd, Labour | |
 | ||
Type Unitary authority council of Cheshire West and Chester New session started 19 May 2016 (Municipal year) | ||
Merry christmas from cheshire west and chester council
Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. The council was first elected on 1 May 2008 a year before coming into its legal powers on 1 April 2009.
Contents
First meeting of cheshire west and chester council 2 april 2009
Powers and functions
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. It has a 'general power of competence' as described in the Localism Act 2011, i.e. it is permitted to act in any manner whatsoever which is not unlawful. For the purposes of local government, Cheshire West and Chester is one of the fifty-five unitary authorities in England. This means that is the only principal authority in its territorial jurisdiction, and it has the statutory powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and a non-metropolitan district council. The only exceptions to this are the fire and police services, which are still provided on a Cheshire-wide basis by joint boards composed of elected councillors and are funded by a Council Tax precept. Conversely, it is unnecessary for Cheshire West and Chester Council to set a precept for itself as it is also a billing authority.
Political control
Since the first election of the council in 2008, political control has been held by the following parties:
Colour key (for political parties): Conservative Labour