Vale Royal

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Vale Royal was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It contained the towns of Northwich, Winsford and Frodsham.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering the area of three former districts and part of a fourth, which were abolished at the same time:[1]

The district took its name from Vale Royal Abbey, formerly one of the largest in England, which was situated near the village of Whitegate near the centre of the district. The name was suggested in 1972 by a joint committee of the previous district councils, on the basis of the historic use of the name for the general area of the new district.[2][3] The district was granted borough status on 5 May 1988, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor.[4]

In 2006 the Department for Communities and Local Government considered reorganising Cheshire's administrative structure as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. The decision to merge Vale Royal with the districts of Chester and Ellesmere Port and Neston to create a single unitary authority was announced on 25 July 2007, following a consultation period in which a proposal to create a single Cheshire unitary authority was rejected.[5]

Vale Royal was abolished on 31 March 2009, with the area becoming part of the new unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester from 1 April 2009.[6]

Civil parishes

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Civil parishes within Vale Royal (2009).

The district comprised the following civil parishes:

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Political control

The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was as follows:[7][8]

Party in control Years
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Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1988 were:

Councillor Party From To
Marie Birkenhead
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Arthur Neil[9]
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David Broster[10]
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Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|11 May 1989 || align=right|10 May 1990

Bernard Burton[11]
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Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|10 May 1990 || align=right|1991

Arthur Neil[12]
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Bob Mather[13]
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Keith Musgrave[14]
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Les Ford[15]
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Composition

The political composition of the council at its abolition in 2009 was:

Party Councillors
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Conservative 26
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Labour 17
style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| Liberal Democrat 11
Weaverham Independents 3

Premises

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Wyvern House, The Drumber, Winsford: Council headquarters 1990–2009

Until 1990 the council operated from the various offices it had inherited from its predecessors, being Whitehall in Hartford (from Northwich Rural District Council), the Council House in Northwich (from Northwich Urban District Council), Castle Park House in Frodsham (from Runcorn Rural District Council), and Over Hall in Winsford (from Winsford Urban District Council).[16][17] In 1990 the council consolidated its offices into a new purpose-built headquarters called Wyvern House on The Drumber in Winsford.[18] Wyvern House was formally opened by Princess Margaret on 19 July 1991.[19][20] Since the council's abolition in 2009, Wyvern House has been used as one of the offices of its successor, Cheshire West and Chester Council.[21]

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

Castle By-Election 25 July 1996
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Vale Royal By-Election 24 October 1996
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Davenham and Moulton By-Election 10 April 1997
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Tarporley By-Election 10 April 1997
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Northwich Witton By-Election 7 June 2001
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Kingsley By-Election 25 September 2003
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Frodsham South By-Election 4 March 2004
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Lostock and Wincham By-Election 26 August 2004
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Winsford Swanlow By-Election 20 January 2005
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Winsford Verdin By-Election 20 January 2005
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Leftwich and Kingsmead By-Election 9 February 2006
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Leftwich and Kingsmead By-Election 1 May 2008
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References

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  22. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Vale Royal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976 Template:Webarchive. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  23. The Macclesfield and Vale Royal (Areas) Order 1982
  24. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  25. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Vale Royal (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 Template:Webarchive. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

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External links

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