Cheshire West and Chester Council
Part of: Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority.
Full council and cabinet meetings from May 2018 to October 2026, read from the council's own record.
- In overall control: No overall control, as listed on 15 October 2026
- 154 meetings: 69 full council, 85 cabinet
- 57 named votes recorded in the minutes
On Where Landlords Stand
- Cheshire West and Chester Council as a landlord
- The 31 social landlords with homes in Cheshire West and Chester
Members by party
The 70 councillors listed at the full council meeting of 15 October 2026, with their party as the council recorded it.
- Labour: 34
- Conservative: 20
- Independent: 8
- Reform UK: 3
- Party not recorded: 3
- Liberal Democrats: 1
- Unaligned Independent: 1
Party in overall control
- From May 2018: Labour
- From July 2019: No overall control
- From February 2023: Labour
- From September 2025: No overall control
Named votes (57)
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal. For 35, Against 23, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 58, Against 0, Abstained 1.
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 26, Against 33, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 5, Against 55, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 29, Against 33, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 62, Against 1, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 57, Against 4, Abstained 2.
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 27, Against 36, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27: Full council, 26 February 2026, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 2, Against 61, Abstained 1.
- Community Cohesion and Interfaith Working in the Borough: Full council, 16 October 2025, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 60, Against 0, Abstained 3.
- Notice of Motion: Protecting Disability Benefits and Defending the Rights of Disabled Residents: Full council, 15 May 2025, a named vote on the amendment, carried. For 35, Against 28, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2025-26, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-29 and Council Tax Setting 2025-26: Full council, 20 February 2025, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 41, Against 21, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2025-26, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-29 and Council Tax Setting 2025-26: Full council, 20 February 2025, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 41, Against 21, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2025-26, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-29 and Council Tax Setting 2025-26: Full council, 20 February 2025, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 24, Against 38, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2025-26, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-29 and Council Tax Setting 2025-26: Full council, 20 February 2025, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 62, Against 0, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2025-26, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-29 and Council Tax Setting 2025-26: Full council, 20 February 2025, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 24, Against 38, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2025-26, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026-29 and Council Tax Setting 2025-26: Full council, 20 February 2025, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 60, Against 3, Abstained 0.
- Housing Management Services Budget Report 2025- 26: Full council, 20 February 2025, a named vote on the proposal. For 42, Against 21, Abstained 0.
- Notice of Motion - Winter Fuel allowance mitigations in Cheshire West and Chester: Full council, 17 October 2024, a named vote on the motion, carried. For 38, Against 21, Abstained 5.
- Review of HRA Budget 2023-24 and 2024-25 due to increase in ForHousing costs: Full council, 18 July 2024, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 24, Against 32, Abstained 2.
- Notice of Motion: Renewed call for Councillors to reintroduce respectful debate and review all decisions impacted by ideology rather than hard evidence: Full council, 16 May 2024, a named vote on the motion, lost. For 28, Against 39, Abstained 0.
- Notice of Motion: Becoming a more inclusive borough: Full council, 16 May 2024, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 29, Against 39, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2024-25, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-28 and Council Tax Setting 2024-25: Full council, 15 February 2024, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 24, Against 38, Abstained 3.
- Budget Report 2024-25, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-28 and Council Tax Setting 2024-25: Full council, 15 February 2024, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 24, Against 41, Abstained 1.
- Budget Report 2024-25, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-28 and Council Tax Setting 2024-25: Full council, 15 February 2024, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 65, Against 0, Abstained 1.
- Budget Report 2024-25, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025-28 and Council Tax Setting 2024-25: Full council, 15 February 2024, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 23, Against 41, Abstained 3.
- Housing Management Services Budget Report 2023-24: Full council, 16 February 2023, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 34, Against 29, Abstained 5.
- Budget Report 2023-24, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2024 - 2027 and Council Tax Setting 2023-2024: Full council, 16 February 2023, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 23, Against 34, Abstained 11.
- Notice of Motion: Supporting families to achieve their infant feeding goals: Full council, 14 July 2022, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 23, Against 33, Abstained 8.
- Review of Finance Procedure Rules: Full council, 17 February 2022, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 30, Against 32, Abstained 2.
- Review of Finance Procedure Rules: Full council, 17 February 2022, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 30, Against 31, Abstained 3.
- Council Tax Setting 2022/23: Full council, 17 February 2022, a named vote on the proposal. For 33, Against 26, Abstained 5.
- Budget Report 2022/23 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023-25: Full council, 17 February 2022, a named vote on the proposal. For 36, Against 27, Abstained 1.
- Budget Report 2022/23 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023-25: Full council, 17 February 2022, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 64, Against 0, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2022/23 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023-25: Full council, 17 February 2022, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 38, Against 25, Abstained 1.
- Budget Report 2022/23 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023-25: Full council, 17 February 2022, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 26, Against 35, Abstained 3.
- Reference from Cabinet (09/06/21): Waste Management Strategy 2021-2031: Full council, 27 July 2021, a named vote on the recommendations. For 36, Against 33, Abstained 0.
- Reference from Cabinet (09/06/21): Waste Management Strategy 2021-2031: Full council, 27 July 2021, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 33, Against 36, Abstained 0.
- Housing Management Services Budget 2021-22: Full council, 25 February 2021, a named vote on the proposal. For 64, Against 4, Abstained 0.
- Council Tax Setting 2021-22: Full council, 25 February 2021, a named vote on the proposal. For 40, Against 28, Abstained 0.
- Budget Report 2021-22: Full council, 25 February 2021, a named vote on the proposal. For 40, Against 28, Abstained 0.
- Notice of Motion - Trail Hunting: Full council, 10 December 2020, a named vote on the motion, carried. For 39, Against 23, Abstained 4.
- Notice of Motion - Trail Hunting: Full council, 10 December 2020, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 29, Against 35, Abstained 2.
- Notice of Motion: Pensions and Pay: Full council, 10 December 2020, a named vote on the motion, carried. For 37, Against 26, Abstained 3.
- Reference from Cabinet (25/11/20): Mid Year Review of Performance 2020-21: Full council, 10 December 2020, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 29, Against 36, Abstained 1.
- Council Tax Setting 2020-21: Full council, 20 February 2020, a named vote. For 0, Against 0, Abstained 26.
- Budget Report 2020-21: Full council, 20 February 2020, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 31, Against 36, Abstained 1.
- Budget Report 2020-21: Full council, 20 February 2020, a named vote on the amendment, lost. For 27, Against 39, Abstained 2.
- Housing Management Services Budget 2020-21: Full council, 20 February 2020, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 68, Against 0, Abstained 0.
- Setting of the Council Tax 2019-20: Full council, 21 February 2019, a named vote. For 0, Against 0, Abstained 33.
- Budget Report 2019-20: Full council, 21 February 2019, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 34, Against 36, Abstained 2.
- Housing Management Services Budget 2019-2020: Full council, 21 February 2019, a named vote on the proposal, carried. For 72, Against 0, Abstained 0.
- NOTICE OF MOTION - Car parking: Full council, 13 December 2018, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 31, Against 37, Abstained 1.
- NOTICE OF MOTION - Rudheath and Lostock - Health impacts from traffic: Full council, 18 October 2018, a named vote. For 0, Against 0, Abstained 30.
- NOTICE OF MOTION - Civil Society Strategy: Full council, 18 October 2018, a named vote on the proposal, lost. For 31, Against 37, Abstained 1.
- NOTICE OF MOTION - Building a Statutory Youth Service: Full council, 18 October 2018, a named vote on the proposal. For 37, Against 0, Abstained 32.
- Recommendation of the Independent Members' Remuneration Panel: Full council, 19 July 2018, a named vote. For 0, Against 0, Abstained 30.
Latest meetings
- 15 October 2026: Council (minutes not published yet)
- 15 October 2026: Council (minutes not published yet)
- 14 October 2026: Cabinet
- 16 September 2026: Cabinet
- 16 July 2026: Council
- 15 July 2026: Cabinet
- 10 June 2026: Cabinet
- 14 May 2026: Council
- 21 April 2026: Council
- 21 April 2026: Council
- 15 April 2026: Cabinet
- 11 March 2026: Cabinet