Chester City Council
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| Administration | Conservative |
| Leader | Cllr Margaret Parker |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Deputy | Cllr Stephen Mosley |
| Predecessor | Cllr Paul Roberts |
| Leader of Opposition | Unknown |
| Father of the House | Cllr John Price |
| Chairman | Lord Mayor Brian Bailey |
| Chief Executive | Chris Hardy (acting) |
Chester City Council is the second level of local government for residents of Chester, England, and the surrounding suburban and rural areas which comprise the Chester District.
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[edit] Administration
The Chester City Council is run by a Conservative Government, with the Liberal Democrats and Labour as minor parties, each holding fewer than 25% of the seats. There is no current official opposition as Labour and the Liberal Democrats have the same number of seats, however both Cllrs. Roberts and Price attend cabinet.
[edit] Council seatsThe council has 60 seats, which are contested in groups of 20 in three out of every four years. The last election took place in 2007 and the next is scheduled for 1 May 2008. [edit] CouncillorsThey will be seeking re-election in 2010 or 2011. The council is made up of 33 Conservatives, 13 Liberal Democrats, 13 Labour and 1 Independent. There is a rotation between the three main parties over the position of Lord Mayor of Chester and Sheriff of Chester. The current Lord Mayor is Brian Bailey - Conservative. As the Conservatives now have a majority of seats, they will have either a deputy Lord Mayor or the Lord Mayor in every civic year. |
[edit] 2006 ElectionThe Conservative Party gained 5 seats in Lache, Newton St. Michael's, Handbridge, Elton and Upton Grange. Labour lost three seats to the Conservatives, and avoided losing Boughton and City to the Conservatives, and College to the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats lost two seats to the Conservatives, and only avoided losing a safe seats, Vicars Cross, to the Conservatives. In addition, a Liberal Democrat Councillor (Jeff Clarke, Waverton) defected to the Conservatives. The Conservatives also won a by-election in Autumn 2006, taking another seat from the Liberal Democrats. [edit] 2007 ElectionThe Conservative party gained 7 seats in Lache, Newton Brook, Huntington, Tattenhall, Upton Grange, Kelsall and Boughton Heath. They also regained Christleton after the seat had been vaccant for four months. The Liberal Democrats were defeated in five seats, Labour in one, and one long-serving Independent (Doug Haynes, Tattenhall) was beaten. Labour were beaten into fourth place in one ward (Malpas) by the English Democrats. The Liberal Democrats narrowly avoided finishing in fourth place in Blacon Hall and Blacon Lodge. Labour held College by just 7 votes, with the Liberal Democrats in second place. [edit] 2008 ElectionThe 2008 elections will be postponed due to local government re-organisation, meaning councillors elected in 2004 will serve for an additional year, before the authority is disbanded, therefore (excluding the possibility of by-elections and defections), the Conservatives will remain the governing party until May 2009, when elections for City of Chester and West Cheshire Council will take place. [edit] Trivia
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