Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on Cheshire West and Chester Council
Ellesmere Port is run by Cheshire West and Chester Council. Labour has a majority on Cheshire West and Chester Council. Most of Ellesmere Port is in Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (MP Justin Madders, Labour); 1% of residents are in Runcorn and Helsby (MP Sarah Pochin, Reform UK).
£2,473
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Ellesmere Port’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Cheshire West and Chester Council
Labour holds a majority on Cheshire West and Chester Council: 39 of its 70 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 22, independents 6, the Greens 2 and the Liberal Democrats 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Ellesmere Port is £2,477 for 2026–27; Cheshire West and Chester Council keeps 84% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 59% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 36 of Cheshire West and Chester’s 70 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour39
- Conservative22
- Independent6
- Green2
- Liberal Democrat1
Latest election: May 2023.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Ellesmere Port
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
99% of Ellesmere Port is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself. Its charter trustees (Ellesmere Port Charter Trustee) keep the ceremonial mayoralty and add £4.76 to a Band D bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Ellesmere Port, from the most recent elections.
- 1Cheshire West and Chester Council9 wards · 12 councillorsLabour 11 · Green 1 · all 12
- 2Police and crime commissionerCheshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Dan Price
- 3House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
12 councillors for 9 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Karen Louise ShoreLabour · May 2023
- Robert BissetLabour · May 2023
- Paul Francis DonovanLabour · May 2023
- Caroline Olwyn EllisLabour · May 2023
- Peter WheelerLabour · May 2023
- Christine WarnerLabour · May 2023
- John StocktonLabour · May 2024 · by-election
- Lisa Valerie DensonLabour · May 2023
- Katie KendrickLabour · May 2023
- John William RoachGreen · May 2023
- Kris FisherLabour · October 2025 · by-election
- Jimmy ShannonLabour · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central & Grangeall in Ellesmere Port · 12,505 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Karen Louise ShoreRobert Bisset | May 2023 |
| Sutton Villagesall in Ellesmere Port · 11,081 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Paul Francis DonovanCaroline Olwyn Ellis | May 2023 |
| Ledsham & Manorall in Ellesmere Port · 9,420 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Peter WheelerChristine Warner | May 2023 |
| Wolverhamall in Ellesmere Port · 5,825 residents1 seat · May 2024 | 1 | John Stocktonby-election | May 2024 |
| Westminsterall in Ellesmere Port · 5,517 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Lisa Valerie Denson | May 2023 |
| Netherpoolall in Ellesmere Port · 5,448 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Katie Kendrick | May 2023 |
| Whitby Parkall in Ellesmere Port · 5,381 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | John William Roach | May 2023 |
| Strawberryall in Ellesmere Port · 5,244 residents1 seat · October 2025 | 1 | Kris Fisherby-election | October 2025 |
| Whitby Grovesall in Ellesmere Port · 4,323 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Jimmy Shannon | May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Cheshire West and Chester Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Cheshire West and Chester council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Ellesmere Port, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
9 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Ellesmere Port’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗2,796 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
3,941 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
5,558 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (6 more)
838 votes for candidates
792 votes for candidates
1,284 votes for candidates
1,645 votes for candidates
1,416 votes for candidates
1,540 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Ellesmere Port is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015
99% of Ellesmere Port’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 59% (England 60%).
Majority 16,908 of 41,964 votes (40.3%): wider than in 96% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Reform UK, MP since 1 May 2025
1% of Ellesmere Port’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 60% (England 60%).
Majority 14,696 of 42,235 votes (34.8%): wider than in 91% of England’s 543 constituencies.
41,964 votes for candidates · majority 16,908
Labour, MP since 7 May 2015.
turnout in July 2024: 41,964 votes from 70,799 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 16,908 of 41,964 votes (40.3%): wider than in 96% of England’s 543 constituencies.
Runcorn and Helsby
42,235 votes for candidates · majority 14,696
Reform UK, MP since 1 May 2025.
turnout in July 2024: 42,235 votes from 70,801 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 14,696 of 42,235 votes (34.8%): wider than in 91% of England’s 543 constituencies.
32,655 votes for candidates
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Ellesmere Port’s Band D council tax is £2,477 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Cheshire West and Chester Council keeps £2,076.79 of a Band D bill (84%); the rest goes to Ellesmere Port Charter Trustee, the Cheshire police and crime commissioner and the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,473 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 2009
Cheshire West and Chester’s Band D bill has risen 59% in ten years, from £1,583.78 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £1,448.23 in 2009–10.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Cheshire West and Chester, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Cheshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Cheshire
| Cheshire West and Chester | Ellesmere Port’s councils | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £604 | £579 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £276 | £302 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £45 | £69 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £54 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £100 | £101 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £30 | £55 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £35 | £27 | £26 |
| Public health | £59 | £64 | £78 |
| Running the council | £17 | £47 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £6 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,219 | £1,284 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Cheshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Ellesmere Port is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Ellesmere Port is run
Does Ellesmere Port have a town council?
No. Ellesmere Port is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Ellesmere Port?
Ellesmere Port is split between 2 constituencies: Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (Justin Madders, Labour) and Runcorn and Helsby (Sarah Pochin, Reform UK). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Ellesmere Port have?
12 ward councillors represent Ellesmere Port’s 9 wards.
When are the next elections in Ellesmere Port?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Ellesmere Port’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Ellesmere Port?
Band D council tax in Ellesmere Port is £2,473 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Cheshire West and Chester Council?
Labour has a majority: 39 of 70 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2023 council election in Ellesmere Port?
In Ellesmere Port’s wards on 4 May 2023, Labour 11 · Green 1 of the 12 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 65.6%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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