Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on Cheshire West and Chester Council
Northwich is run by Cheshire West and Chester Council, with Northwich parish council for local matters. Labour has a majority on Cheshire West and Chester Council. Its MP is Andrew Cooper (Labour), member for Mid Cheshire.
£2,567
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Northwich’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 Northwich is £2,567 for 2026–27; Cheshire West and Chester Council keeps 81% 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 Northwich
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Northwich’s residents · Band D precept £95
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.
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 parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Northwich, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierNorthwich parish council
- 2Cheshire West and Chester Council5 wards · 7 councillorsArthur Leslie NeilFelicity Laura Janet DaviesSam NaylorMartin David LoftusPatricia ParkesRachel WatermanOlwyn Denise Dean
- 3Police and crime commissionerCheshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Dan Price
- 4House of CommonsMid Cheshire
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.
7 councillors for 5 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.
- Arthur Leslie NeilLabour · May 2023
- Felicity Laura Janet DaviesLabour · May 2023
- Sam NaylorLabour · May 2023
- Martin David LoftusConservative · May 2023
- Patricia ParkesConservative · May 2023
- Rachel WatermanLabour · July 2024 · by-election
- Olwyn Denise DeanLabour · May 2023
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwich Winnington & Castleall in Northwich · 8,942 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Arthur Leslie NeilFelicity Laura Janet Davies | May 2023 |
| Northwich Wittonall in Northwich · 5,117 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Sam Naylor | May 2023 |
| Hartford & Greenbank24% in Northwich · 2,132 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Martin David LoftusPatricia Parkes | May 2023 |
| Northwich Leftwich33% in Northwich · 1,587 residents1 seat · July 2024 | 1 | Rachel Watermanby-election | July 2024 |
| Rudheath15% in Northwich · 868 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Olwyn Denise Dean | 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 Northwich, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
5 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Northwich’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,616 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
864 votes for candidates
4,871 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (2 more)
1,017 votes for candidates
1,151 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Northwich is in Mid Cheshire constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Northwich).
41,509 votes for candidates · majority 8,927
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 41,509 votes from 70,384 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 8,927 of 41,509 votes (21.5%): wider than in 70% of England’s 543 constituencies.
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.
Northwich’s Band D council tax is £2,567 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 (81%); the rest goes to the Northwich parish council, the Cheshire police and crime commissioner and the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
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 Northwich, 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 | Northwich’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 Northwich 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 Northwich is run
Which council runs Northwich?
Northwich is run by Cheshire West and Chester Council.
Does Northwich have a town council?
Yes: Northwich has its own parish-tier council (Northwich parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £95 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Northwich?
Andrew Cooper (Labour) is the MP for Mid Cheshire, which covers Northwich.
How many councillors does Northwich have?
7 ward councillors represent Northwich’s 5 wards.
When are the next elections in Northwich?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Northwich’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Northwich?
Band D council tax in Northwich is £2,567 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 Northwich?
In Northwich’s wards on 4 May 2023, Labour 5 · Conservative 2 of the 7 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 44.4%.
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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