Cheshire East Council’s election team will host a number of briefing sessions for potential borough, town and parish council candidates.
This is due to elections being held on Thursday 4 May for all 82 borough council seats and for all contested town and parish councils in Cheshire East. For the first time, photo ID will be needed to cast your vote in person. You do not need photo ID to vote by post.
Nominations for the elections close at 4pm on 4 April – meaning all paperwork and other documentation must be submitted and approved by that date.
Anyone seeking to stand as a candidate in the May elections is urged to attend one of these briefing sessions:
● Monday 20 February – Capesthorne Room, Macclesfield Town Hall SK10 1EA;
● Sunday 26 February – Committee Suites, Westfields, Sandbach CW11 1HZ;
● Wednesday 1 March – Committee Suites, Westfields, Sandbach CW11 1HZ;
● Thursday 2 March – Grand Hall, Congleton Town Hall CW12 1BN;
● Monday 6 March – Capesthorne Room, Macclesfield Town Hall SK10 1EA;
● Wednesday 8 March – Holmes Chapel Community Centre, Station Road CW4 8AA;
● Thursday 9 March – Council Chamber, Crewe Municipal Buildings CW1 2BJ.
All briefing sessions start at 5.30pm for borough candidates and at 7pm for town and parish candidates except for the briefing on Sunday 26 February, when the briefing for borough will start at 2pm and the town and parish will start at 4pm.
Due to limited space, it is important that potential candidates contact Cheshire East Council’s elections team to reserve their place as soon as possible. They should telephone 01270 685922 or email: electoral.information@cheshireeast.gov.uk
This will enable the team to ensure they have the relevant documents available for you to collect at the briefings.
