Local Government in Cheshire

In Chester there is a two-tier system of local government, which means  that local services are divided up between the County Council and the City Council. The County Council provides some services (such as education, social services, libraries and strategic planning) whilst the City Council provide more local services such as collecting the Council Tax and Non-domestic Rates, and carry out other services (refuse collection, planning, environmental health etc.).

In two-tier areas, voters elect councillors to serve on both authorities For details of your local councillors see the A-Z Chester City Councillors and the  A-Z of Cheshire County Councillors (external link)

There is also another level of elected local government - Parish Councils

Use the rough guide below to find out who is responsible for what.  If you can't decide if you should be contacting the City Council or the County Council, please contact us and we will try to help.

Throughout this site we highlight services Cheshire County Council are responsible. When pages have the Cheshire County Council logo in the corner you are advised to visit their webpages for more detailed information.

 

• Archives
• A-Z Chester City councillors
• Housing
• Traffic Regulation (Agency)
• Public Health
• Local Planning and Planning Control
• Public Passenger Transport Liaison
• Refuse Collection
• Licensing
• Cemeteries and Crematoria
• Markets
• Electoral Registration
• Allotments
• Sports, Recreation, Leisure and the Arts
• Parks and Open Spaces
• Tourism 
• Museum Services
• Sewerage Functions (as agents for Water Authority)
• Car Parks
• Local Land Charge Registry

 

• Community and Youth Services (external link)
• A-Z of Cheshire County Councillors (external link)
• Consumer Protection
• Coroner
• Country Parks (external link)
• Diseases of Animals (external link)
• Education - (Policy, Schools, Adult Education, Learning Support, Standards, School Meals, Cleaning & Supplies) (external link)
• Highways - (Policy, Network Planning, Maintenance, Design & Development, Street Lighting, Road Safety) (external link)
• Libraries (external link)
• Registration Services (external link)
• Rent Tribunals
• Social Services - (Policy, Care - Children, Older People, Special Needs and Provision) (external link)
• Strategic Planning (external link)
• Trading Standards (external link)
• Transport (external link)
• Waste Disposal (external link)

Parish Councils

• Bath and Washhouses
• Burial grounds, cemeteries and crematoria
• Bus Shelters
• By-Laws
• Closed Churchyards
• Commons and common pasture
• Conference facilities
• Community Centres
• Drainage
• Entertainment and the arts
• Highways
• Public Health
• Public Clocks
• Planning
• Parish Property and Documentation
• Postal and telecommunications facilities
• Public Conveniences
• Recreation
• Tourism
• Village Halls
• Allotments