Town Council

Town Hall | Town Clerk

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Big changes are taking place in our local governance with a change from a two tier structure to a single tier structure. Please read about how these changes are affecting Bollington.

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Town Councillors

A new council was deemed elected on 1st May 2008.

Our Mayor

Councillor Mrs Helen Kennedy

East Ward

Cllr. Betty Bonson Betty has served Bollington for over 25 years and was Deputy Mayor in 2004		64 Shrigley Road 01625-573187
Cllr. Brenda Lingard Brenda was our Mayor in 2007/08		15 Riverbank Close 01625-575890
Cllr. H. Mark Stedman was Mayor in 2000/01		32 Cedarway 01625-575227
Cllr. Mike Hodgkinson Mike is in his first term as a Bollington Councillor		34 Ingersley Vale 01625-575270

Central Ward

Cllr. Ken Edwards Ken is also a County Councillor		48 Hurst Lane 01625-571126
Cllr. David D. P. Laffan		1, Clough Bank House, Clough Bank 01625-560336
Cllr. Myra M. Wakefield Was our Mayor in 2006/07		25 Clarence Terrace 01625-573596
Cllr. Helen Kennedy Co-opted onto the council in September 2005. Mayor 2008/09		Shrigley Road 01625-576378

West Ward

Cllr. Shirley Sockett Also represents us on Macclesfield Borough Council Our Mayor in 2004/05, Shirley is deputy Mayor in 2008/09		115 South West Avenue 01625-572316
Cllr. Ted Clunn Ted is in his first term as a councillor		32 Beeston Mount 01625-560738
Cllr. Angela Williams Angela was co-opted onto the council in 2006		29 South West Avenue 01625-573851
Cllr Graham Hibbert Graham was co-opted onto the council in July 2007		68 Albert Road 01625-573900

 
Council meetings are held at the Town Hall at 7.30pm on the Tuesday following the 1st Monday of every month except August. There is a second meeting in January, a week after the normal meeting, in order to agree the budget for the following financial year. The meeting in May is taken up with the annual Mayor Making ceremony and reception. The business meeting is held on the following Tuesday. Members of the public are welcome to attend any of these meetings.

Town Assembly - held annually on the Tuesday following the third Monday in March in the Civic Hall - You have to be there! In 2009 it will be on Tuesday 17th March, 7.30pm.

Mayor Making - The annual Mayor Making ceremony takes place at the May council meeting, Tuesday 5th May in 2009. This is followed by a reception in the Civic Hall for invited guests.

Council members and structure - There were 12 nominations for the election held on 1st May 2008. As this matched the number of seats all were deemed elected without the need for a poll. The town is divided into three Wards, East, West and Central Bollington, with four councillors each.

Ingersley Vale is accessible only from Bollington but most of it is actually in Rainow parish. Other premises on the east side of Bollington are also in Rainow parish. Rainow's Parish Councillor is:

Cllr. Geoff Thompson Rainow

01625-574796

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Macclesfield Borough Councillors

These Borough Councillors were elected at the June 2004 election and will serve until 30th April 2009 after which date the borough council will cease to exist and be replaced by Cheshire East Council.

Bollington has three representatives on the Borough Council:

Cllr. Graham T. Evans East Ward		28 Millers Meadow, Rainow, Macclesfield SK10 5UE 01625-575089 Web page
Cllr. Sylvia E. Roberts Central Ward		18 Cedarway, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5NS 01625-572065
Cllr. Shirley Sockett West Ward		115 South West Avenue, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5DX 01625-572316

Ingersley Vale is accessible only from Bollington but most of it is actually in Rainow. Other premises on the east side of Bollington are also in Rainow parish. Rainow's Borough Councillor is:

Cllr. Harold Davenport Rainow

7 Countinghouse Road, Disley, Stockport SK12 2DB 01663-763986

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Cheshire County Council

County Councillors were elected in May 2005 and will serve until 30th April 2009 after which date the county council will cease to exist and be replaced by Cheshire East Council.

Cllr. Sylvia E. Roberts Bollington & Disley

18 Cedarway, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5NS 01625-572065

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Cheshire East Council (shadow)

For Bollington & Disley

These councillors will serve in a shadow council until 1st May 2009 when they will take over responsibility for East Cheshire from MBC and CCC.

Cllr. Harold Davenport		7 Countinghouse Road, Disley, Stockport SK12 2DB 01663-763986
Cllr. Matthew Davies		07813 475394
Cllr. Diana Thompson		17 Jacksons Edge Road, Disley 01663-763329

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Member of Parliament

For the Macclesfield Constituency

Sir Nicholas Winterton DL MP

House of Commons Westminster W1A 1AA 020-7219 4402 web page Conservative Office West Bank Road Macclesfield  SK10 3DU 01625-422848 web page

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Members of European Parliament

For the North West Region

These MEPs were elected in the 2004 European Parliamentary election.

John Whittaker MEP, UKIP	123 New John Street, Birmingham B6 4LD	0121-333 7737 web page
Terry Wynn MEP, Lab		web page
Rt Hon Sir Robert Atkins MEP, Con		web page
Chris Davies MEP, LD	87A Castle Street Stockport  SK3 9AR	0161-477 7070 Fax:  0161-477 7007 web page
Den Dover MEP, Con		web page
Sajjad Karim MEP, LD	20a/22a Manchester Road, Nelson BB9 7EG	01282-611899 web page
Arlene McCarthy MEP, Lab	Express Networks, 1 George Leigh Street, Manchester, M4 5DL	0161-906 0801 web page
David Sumberg MEP, Con	MASCC, 55 New Hall Lane, Heaton, Bolton BL1 5LW	01204-848314 web page
Gary Titley MEP, Lab	16 Spring Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 2TQ	0161-724 4008 web page