Our Plan for Cheshire West and Chester - Local Elections 2027

Contract with residents 2027

In June 2026, the Cheshire West and Chester Conservative Group, of which Cllr Simon Eardley is the Deputy Leader, launched their 6 key pledges to deliver for residents ahead of the Cheshire West and Chester Council elections in 2027.

As the largest opposition group on the Labour-run authority, Cheshire West Conservatives have committed to 6 key pledges that will deliver a more focused, leaner and more effective Council from May 2027. Headlined by the key commitment to deliver a £200 million Highways Recovery Plan, each Conservative councillor and candidate is prepared to do whatever it requires to return the borough to sustainable financial and infrastructure standards. If the Conservatives take control in 2027, they pledge to:

  1. Deliver a £200 million Highways Recovery Plan
  2. Minimise Council Tax increases by cutting waste
  3. Support local businesses to energise high streets
  4. Create cleaner neighbourhoods for all
  5. Revive our towns, protect our villages
  6. Reconfigure your Council so it is focused on you

  • Minimise Council Tax increases by cutting waste

    We will launch an immediate and full review of spending, stop unnecessary use of consultants, freeze non-essential recruitment and use technology to deliver improved services more efficiently – helping keep costs down for you.

  • Support local businesses to energise high streets

    We will give new small businesses targeted rate relief in their first year and bring empty properties back into use to revive our towns and village centres by ensuring planning applications are completed within 12 weeks.

  • Create cleaner neighbourhoods for all

    We will introduce new dedicated teams of ‘Community Action Squads’ entirely focused on practical activities such as street cleaning, protecting nature, removing graffiti, tackling fly-tipping and keeping public spaces well maintained.

  • Your Council, focused on you

    We will improve response times to resident queries and community communications, and increase local councillor funding so decisions and investment happen closer to residents and communities.

  • Revive our towns, protect our villages

    We will, on our first day in office, demand the Government review our local housing targets so we can protect green spaces, focus development on brownfield land and in town centres, and ensure infrastructure is delivered before new housing.