Congleton Town Council | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Leadership | |
Town Mayor | Cllr Kay Wesley |
Deputy Mayor | Cllr Robert Brittain |
Chief Officer | David McGifford |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 22 councillors |
2 / 22 | |
11 / 22 | |
5 / 22 | |
2 / 22 [1] | |
| Elections | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Congleton Town Council is the town council for Congleton which was established in 1980.
The current list of councillors in Congleton Town Council, following the local elections on 4 May 2023. [2]
| Name | Party | Ward | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr Dawn Sarah Elizabeth Allen | Conservative | Congleton North [3] | |
| Cllr Russell George Chadwick | Conservative | ||
| Cllr Emma Hall | Conservative | ||
| Cllr Amanda Marjorie Martin | Conservative | ||
| Cllr Liz Wardlaw | Conservative | Congleton Central [4] | |
| Cllr Heather Seddon | Labour | ||
| Cllr Mark Edwardson | Independent | ||
| Cllr Richard Walton | Labour | ||
| Cllr David Brown | Conservative | Congleton South East [5] | |
| Cllr Arabella Holland | Conservative | ||
| Cllr Sally Ann Holland | Conservative | ||
| Cllr Heather Pearce | Independent | ||
| Cllr Kay Wesley | Equality Party | ||
| Cllr Suzanne Marie Akers Smith | Independent | Congleton West [6] | |
| Cllr Robert Julian Douglas | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Cllr Suzy Firkin | Liberal Democrats | ||
| Cllr Robert Brittain | Conservative | ||
| Cllr Charles Booth | Conservative | Congleton North East [7] | |
| Cllr Glen Williams | Conservative | ||
| Cllr Rob Moreton | Independent | ||
| Cllr Susan Mead | Equality Party | ||
| Cllr Shaun Radcliffe | Independent | ||
The table below shows current and former compositions of the council.
| Election | Conservative | Independent | Labour | Liberal Democrats | UKIP | Equality Party | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 [8] | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 2015 [9] | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | ||||||
| 2019 [10] | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | - | 1 (WEP) | ||||||
| 2023 [11] | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 (WEP) | ||||||
| Current | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
NOTE: two councillors of the Women's Equality Party joined the Equality Party when WEP folded in December 2024. [12]
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