Nominations for the Town Council elections closed yesterday with 16 Knutsford residents putting themselves forward for election to the council.
Only one ward is contested, meaning there will be a poll for Cross Town on Thursday 4th May with four candidates seeking election to the three seats.
In Bexton and Town Centre, Norbury Booths, St John’s Wood and Nether wards there was no contest, with three candidates being elected unopposed in each ward.
Bexton and Town Centre Ward
Uncontested – those listed below will be elected unopposed.
| Candidate | Description | Address | Proposer |
| GARDINER, Stewart | Conservative | 23 Queen Street | Jacqui Elliott |
| JOHNSON, April | Independent | 25 Mobberley Road | Lewis Baron |
| WATSON, Gus | Independent | Address in Cheshire East | Poppy Higham |
Cross Town Ward
Contested – poll to be held on 4th May.
| Candidate | Description | Address | Proposer |
| COAN, Peter | Conservative | Mereside, 2 Birch Grove | Keith Hamilton |
| DALZELL, Lesley | Independent | Address in Cheshire East | Deborah Jamison |
| MEARS, Rex | Independent | 25 Mobberley Road | Barry Wardle |
| REGAN, Tim | Conservative | 22 Legh House, Hollow Lane | Paul Grimbaldeston |
Nether Ward
Uncontested – those listed below will be elected unopposed.
| Candidate | Description | Address | Proposer |
| HARTLEY, Bryan | Independent | Besom Hill Cottage, Tabley Road | Anthony Hewitt |
| LOWE, Scott | Independent | Address in Cheshire East | James Pulham |
| WOOD, Matthew | Independent | Address in Cheshire East | Bennett Wilkinson |
Norbury Booths Ward
Uncontested – those listed below will be elected unopposed.
| Candidate | Description | Address | Proposer |
| GRAY, Christopher | Conservative | 8 Glebelands Road | Christine Gray |
| ROBERTSON, Matthew | Conservative | 17 Beggarmans Lane | Peter Raynes |
| RUSSELL, Su | Independent | Address in Cheshire East | Sebastian Russell |
St John’s Wood Ward
Uncontested – those listed below will be elected unopposed.
| Candidate | Description | Address | Proposer |
| BANKS, Colin | Independent | 77 Boothfields | Madeleine Knowles |
| FORREST, Jennifer | Conservative | Address in Cheshire East | Clive Rustage |
| MCCULLOCH, James | 10 Gaskell Rise | David Larenzo-Law |
Seven of the current town councillors are not seeking a further term, Neil Forbes is retiring after 16 years alongside Andrew Malloy (12 years), James Power (8 years), Liz Beswick (6 years), Quentin Abel (4 years), Mike Houghton (4 years) and Millie Morris (2 years).
Residents of Cross Town ward have until 17th April to register to vote if they are not already on the electoral roll (www.gov.uk/register-to-vote), until 18th April to request a postal vote and until 25th April to apply for a voter authority certificate if they do not have ID (www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate).
All councillors remain in office until Tuesday 9th May, when all existing councillors retire and the new councillors come into office.