Town Council
Town Hall | Town Clerk
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.
Town Councillors
A new council was deemed elected on 1st May 2008.

Councillor Mrs Helen Kennedy
East Ward
Cllr. Betty Bonson
Betty has served Bollington for over 25 years and was Deputy Mayor in 2004
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64 Shrigley Road
01625-573187
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Cllr. Brenda Lingard
Brenda was our Mayor in 2007/08
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15 Riverbank Close
01625-575890
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Cllr. H. Mark Stedman was Mayor in 2000/01
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32 Cedarway
01625-575227
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Cllr. Mike Hodgkinson
Mike is in his first term as a Bollington Councillor
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34 Ingersley Vale
01625-575270
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Central Ward
Cllr. Ken Edwards
Ken is also a County Councillor
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48 Hurst Lane
01625-571126
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Cllr. David D. P. Laffan
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1, Clough Bank House,
Clough Bank
01625-560336
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Cllr. Myra M. Wakefield
Was our Mayor in 2006/07
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25 Clarence Terrace
01625-573596
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Cllr. Helen Kennedy
Co-opted onto the council in September 2005. Mayor 2008/09
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Shrigley Road
01625-576378
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West Ward
Cllr. Shirley Sockett
Also represents us on Macclesfield Borough Council
Our Mayor in 2004/05, Shirley is deputy Mayor in 2008/09
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115 South West Avenue
01625-572316
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Cllr. Ted Clunn
Ted is in his first term as a councillor
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32 Beeston Mount
01625-560738
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Cllr. Angela Williams
Angela was co-opted onto the council in 2006
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29 South West Avenue
01625-573851
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Cllr Graham Hibbert
Graham was co-opted onto the council in July 2007
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68 Albert Road
01625-573900
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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
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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:
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:
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.
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 |
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7 Countinghouse Road, Disley, Stockport
SK12 2DB
01663-763986
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Cllr. Matthew Davies |
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07813 475394
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Cllr. Diana Thompson |
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17 Jacksons Edge Road, Disley
01663-763329
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For the Macclesfield Constituency
| Sir Nicholas Winterton DL MP |

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