Knutsford Town Council

Knutsford Town Council
Whole council elected every four years
Coat of arms
Type
Type
History
Founded1974
Preceded byKnutsford Urban District Council
Leadership
Town Mayor
Cllr Colin Banks
Deputy Mayor
Cllr James McCulloch
Town Clerk
Adam Keppel-Green FSLCC
Structure
Seats15 councillors [1]
Independent
10 / 15
5 / 15
Elections
Last election
2023
Next election
2027
Motto
Looking to the Past, the Present and the Future
Meeting place
Knutsford Council Offices
Website
www.knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk

Knutsford Town Council is the town council for the Cheshire Market Town of Knutsford. It was established in 1974 as a successor council to the Knutsford Urban District Council. The last full council elections were held in May 2023, four wards were uncontested whilst a poll was held in the fifth. The elections saw the Conservatives lose control of the council with 10 Independent councillors elected and five Conservatives. The council is split into five wards, Nether (3), Norbury Booths (3), St John's Wood (3), Cross Town (3) and Bexton and Town Centre (3).[1]

In 2021, Town Clerk to Knutsford Town Council, Adam Keppel-Green, was named Clerk of the Year in the NALC Star Council Awards.[2]

  1. ^ a b "2023 Election Results « Knutsford Town Council". Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "NALC announces the Star Council Awards 2021 winners".