Cheshire West and Chester Council: all 71 councillors

Cheshire West and Chester Council has 71 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour, with 34 of the 71 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Cheshire West and Chester Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).

See Cheshire West and Chester: local statistics and who has power over Cheshire West and Chester, from the council up to the G20.

Seats by party

• ■ Labour: 34 councillors
• ■ Conservative: 20 councillors
• ■ Independent: 8 councillors
• ■ Reform UK: 3 councillors
• ■ Green Party: 3 councillors
• ■ Unaligned Independent: 1 councillor
• ■ Liberal Democrats: 1 councillor
• ■ No party given: 1 councillor

Leaders and post holders

• Carol Gahan (Labour): Cabinet Member for Finance and Legal
• Sheila Little (Labour): Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
• Alan Smith (Labour): Sheriff of Chester
• Robert Bisset (Labour): Chair of the Council
• Karen Shore (Labour): Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Transport and Highways (including Waste)
• Katrina Kerr (Labour): Leaders Champion for History and Heritage
• Dan Marr (Conservative): Deputy Whip - Conservative Group
• Gaynor Sinar (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
• Adrian Waddelove (Conservative): Leader of the Conservative Group
• Margaret Parker (Conservative): Lord Mayor of Chester
• Martin Loftus (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet Member for Homes, Planning and Safer Communities
• Chris Copeman (Green Party): Leader of the Green Group
• Alex Tate (Labour): Deputy Lord Mayor of Chester
• Christine Warner (Labour): Cabinet Member for Homes and Planning
• Peter Wheeler (Labour): Labour Group Whip
• Louise Gittins (Labour): Leader of the Council including Climate & Nature Emergency and Council Change Programme & external relationships
• Lynn Gibbon (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet Member for Inclusive Economy, Regeneration and Digital Transformation plus Council Change Programme and external relationships
• Richard Beacham (Labour): Deputy Chair of the Council / Leaders Champion for Chester One City Plan
• Adam Langan (Labour): Cabinet Member for Children and Young People
• Rachel Waterman (Labour): Leaders Champion for the Mid Cheshire Plan
• Sam Naylor (Labour): Armed Forces Champion
• Simon Eardley (Conservative): Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group / Shadow Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways, Transport, Climate & Nature Emergency and Neighbourhood Pride
• Mark Stocks (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet Member for Children and Young People
• Kris Fisher (Labour): Councillor
• Paul Donovan (Labour): Cabinet Member for Democracy, Workforce and Communities
• Charles Hardy (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet Member for Finance and Legal / Conservative Group Whip
• Mike Jones (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet Member for Democracy, Workforce and Communities
• Gillian Edwards (Independent): Leader of the Independent Group
• Lynn Stocks (Conservative): Shadow Cabinet Member for A Fairer Future (Poverty, Public Health and Mental Health)
• Lisa Denson (Labour): Cabinet Member for A Fairer Future (Poverty, Public Health and Mental Health) Deputy Mayor of Ellesmere Port
• Mandy Clare (Reform UK): Leader of the Reform UK Group
• Stuart Bingham (Labour): Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Neighbourhood Pride
• Nathan Pardoe (Labour): Cabinet Member for Inclusive Economy, Regeneration and Digital Transformation
• John Stockton (Labour): Mayor Ellesmere Port

Every councillor, by ward

Source

Cheshire West and Chester Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Cheshire West and Chester Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.