Cheshire East appoints service committee chairs following May elections

Following the results of the local elections across England on 4th May, Cheshire East Council has announced the chairs and vice-chairs of its service committees.

Results saw the Conservative Party remaining the largest grouping on the council, with 33 councillors, followed by Labour with 31. With no party achieving the 41 seats required to deliver a majority, an agreement was reached between the Labour Party and Independent groups to run the council, as has been done since 2019. Full results by ward can be found on the Cheshire East Council website here.

The councillors to hold chair and vice-chair positions on Cheshire East Council’s service committees are as follows:

• Adults and health committee – chair Cllr Jill Rhodes, vice-chair Cllr Arthur Moran;  
• Children and families committee – chair Cllr Carol Bulman, vice-chair Cllr Lata Anderson;
• Corporate policy committee – chair Cllr Sam Corcoran, vice-chair Cllr Craig Browne;
• Economy and growth committee – chair Cllr Mark Goldsmith, vice-chair Nick Mannion;
• Environment and communities committee – chair Cllr Mick Warren, vice-chair Cllr Judy Snowball;
• Finance sub-committee – chair Cllr Nick Mannion, vice-chair Cllr Michael Gorman;
• Highways and transport committee – chair Cllr Craig Browne, vice-chair Cllr Laura Crane.

Under the committee system, introduced by the council in May 2021, decisions are made by committees, which are responsible for a different area of the authority’s services. Each service committee has 13 members. These members collectively make decisions. The political make up of each committee reflects the political make-up of the council. 

Members debate and vote on decisions, so decisions are made collectively by the cross-party membership. The system was implemented following a legally-binding decision in November 2020, and cannot be changed for five years.