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Cheshire East Council

Local authority area: Cheshire East

Cheshire East is an unitary authority, in the North West England region of England. It covers 1,166.4 km² and had 406,527 residents in 2022 — about 349 people per km². The authority dates from 2009. The council is based in Sandbach.

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Town hall in the administrative centreThe Municipal Buildings, Sandbach

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Cheshire East, 1991–2022.

Residents, 2022406,527+19.4% since 1991

Land area1,166.4km²450.3 sq mi

Density349/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#39of 382 UK councils · #37 in England

Population estimates7 data points

340.5K352.1K370.7K372.1K375.4K380.8K406.5K

1991200120112012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

2009
Created
Cheshire East became a local authority area.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

SStockportMetropolitan borough297,107

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in North West

All councils in North West

Cheshire West and Chester361,694 Cumberland275,390 Westmorland and Furness227,643 Warrington211,580 Blackburn with Darwen155,762 Blackpool141,574 Halton128,964

Elections

52 electoral wards

Census 2021: 398,769 residents in 174,857 households across the wards; 22.4% aged 65+, 71.9% of homes owned, 14.5% of households without a car.

1Crewe East6,725 households · 18.9% aged 65+15,644 2Middlewich6,273 households · 19.8% aged 65+14,425 3Congleton West6,635 households · 25.6% aged 65+14,264 4Congleton East6,202 households · 22.9% aged 65+14,220 5Alsager5,922 households · 25.7% aged 65+13,386 6Knutsford5,880 households · 24.6% aged 65+13,256

All wards of Cheshire East

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCheshire East Council Customer Contact CentreCouncil office · Crewe CW1 2JZ · hours listed CCheshire East Council HeadquartersCouncil office · Crewe CW1 2JZ · hours listed CCheshire East Council Macclesfield Customer Service CentreCouncil office · Macclesfield SK10 1EA · hours listed CCrewe Family CentreCouncil office · Crewe CW1 2DQ CMacclesfield Registration OfficeCouncil office · Macclesfield SK10 1EA · hours listed TCrewe Municipal BuildingsTown hall · Crewe CW1 2BJ · hours listed TMacclesfield Town CouncilTown council · Macclesfield SK11 7NA · hours listed PDisley Parish CouncilParish council · Stockport SK12 2BB · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Macclesfield · 14 wards Crewe and Nantwich · 13 wards Tatton · 10 wards Congleton · 10 wards Chester South and Eddisbury · 4 wards Mid Cheshire · 1 ward

Source: Wikidata Q1070590 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.