As well as Macclesfield Town Council and Cheshire East Council, smaller settlements in the Macclesfield area will also see local elections this may.

With small parishes like Sutton to Gawsworth being up for full council election, while also having seats representing them at Cheshire East Council, it can all get quite a bit confusing.

So we have separated the candidate announcements in three separate articles. And today, we profile the town and parish council elections and who is running for them in the wider Macclesfield area.

The local elections take place on May 4 2023. You will need photo ID to vote in the borough and parish elections.

Here are the runners and riders for the towns and villages surrounding Macclesfield. Please note: Many of these are uncontested.

Please note: We have only covered places which are covered by Macclesfield Nub News. Political parties are disclosed in brackets, if available.

Adlington Parish Council

Martin Barnes

Arthur Bell

Mark Eardley

Andrew Gleave

Simon Ingargiola

Alan Large

Mark Stafford

Nancy Tennant

Kerry Wainwright

Bollington Town Council Central Ward

Johanna Maitland (Liberal Democrat)

Judy Snowball (Labour Party)

John Stewart (Independent)

John Withers (Local Conservatives)

Bollington Town Council East Ward

Michael Broadbent (Independent: Community And Environment First)

Helen Ellwood (Independent Owner of The Poachers Inn)

Richard Hardwick (Representing My Local Community)

Nigel Macartney (Labour)

Bukenya Naiga (Independent)

Allan Williams (No description given)

Bollington Town Council West Ward

Ken Edwards (Labour Party)

David Kent (Liberal Democracts)

Angela Williams (No description given)

Bollington: The full council in the Happy Valley is up for grabs. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

Bosley Parish Council

Sam Alston

Bruce Carter

Edward Davies

Jean Little

Ian Rawlinson

Geoff Smith

Eaton Parish Council

Joseph Cohen

Sue Cook

Irene Goodwin

Julie Lyne

Neil Thorpe

Carol Van Weerdenburg

Stephen Waltho

Gawsworth Hall, a tourist attraction in Gawwsworth. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

Gawsworth Parish Council Moss Ward

Emma Clarke

Clair Dempsey

Andrea Kinsey

Penny Shepherd

Gawsworth Parish Council Village Ward

Adam Hardy

Gordon Mitchell

Rupert Richards

Paul Woods

Julia Wright

Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley Parish Council

Alex Baker

Charlie Blood

Rachel Blood

Jo Butler

Victoria Coward

Derek Heiron

Ian Pulley

The last local elections were in 2021. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

Marton Parish Council

Phil Cheetham

Alistair Goodwin

James McGowan

Lucy Nixon

Barrie Nolan

Hugh Rylands

Susan Webborn

Mottram St Andrew Parish Council - Mottram St Andrew Ward

Andrew Levis

David Martin

Mottram St Andrew Parish Council - Mottram St Andrew Ward

Steve Hatton

Catherine Hooley

John Hughes

Rebecca Moore

Bill Pilkington

Residents of these places will also be able to vote in the borough - AKA Cheshire East Council - elections separately as well. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

Nether Alderley Parish Council

David Clarke

Angela Farrell

Lesley Gleave

Susan Joseph

Geoffrey Linnell

Jacqueline Wilkinson

Prestbury Parish Council

Arthur Dicken

Valerie Herbert

Marilyn Leather

Denzil Murphy

Graham Naismith

Graham Podmore

Alasdair Stewart

Alexander Thomas

Anthony Toole

Prestbury Village, as shot from the graveyard of St. Peter's Church. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

Rainow Parish Council

Alan Brett

Ken Butler

John Cantrell

Christine Clarke

Susan Frith

Nathan Gabbott

Andrew Gregory

Jake Rathbone

Alan Taylor

Sutton Parish Council Lane Ends Ward

Ruth Chamberlain

Eleanor Hall

Andrew Waller

Sutton Parish Council Langley Ward

Mili-Anne Bhatia

David Forsbrook

Tim Whiskard

Sutton Parish Council Lyme Green Ward

Brenda Griffiths

Michael Horrox

Trevor Priestman (Liberal Democrats)

Sutton Parish Council Rural Ward

Gillian Barber

Jane Sinclair-Smith (Independent)

A 23-year-old sign in Langley, part of Sutton Parish Council. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Macclesfield Nub News)

Nobody has declared to run for Wincle. The source for this article can be viewed HERE.

You can also view the Macclesfield Town Council candidates HERE and the Cheshire East Council candidates HERE.

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