Crewe and Nantwich was, from 1974 to 2009, a

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with borough status in

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, England. It had a population (2001 census) of 111,007. It contained 69 civil parishes and one unparished area: the town of

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. It now forms part of the

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History

The Borough of Crewe and Nantwich was created on 1 April 1974 under the

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by the merger of the

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(an industrial town), the urban district of

Nantwich Nantwich ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture ...

(a smaller market town), and Nantwich Rural District. The new district was proposed to be called just "Crewe", but the shadow authority elected in 1973 to oversee the transition to the new system successfully petitioned the government to change the name to "Crewe and Nantwich" before the district came into being. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor. In 2006 the

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considered reorganising Cheshire's administrative structure as part of the

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. The decision to merge the boroughs of Crewe and Nantwich,

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and

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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. The Borough of Crewe and Nantwich was abolished on 1 April 2009, when the new

unitary authority was formed.

Civil parishes

The former Crewe Municipal Borough was unparished, but the rest of the Crewe and Nantwich district included the following civil parishes:

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 held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1974 were: On 4 May 2006 a referendum was held to decide whether the "Leader and Cabinet" form of local government would be replaced by an elected mayor. The proposal was rejected by 18,768 (60.8%) votes to 11,808 (38.2%) on a 35.3% turnout.

Premises

The council met at the Municipal Buildings in Earle Street, Crewe, which had been completed for the former Crewe Borough Council in 1905. The main administrative offices were at Delamere House on Delamere Street in Crewe, which was built as a joint facility for both the new Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council and Cheshire County Council, being completed in 1974 just before local government reorganisation took effect. Delamere House was later supplemented with additional offices in a large extension to the rear of the Municipal Buildings, completed in 1991.

Twin towns

Crewe and Nantwich was twinned with: *

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, France

Council elections

Results maps

File:Crewe and Nantwich UK ward map 2002.svg, 2002 results map File:Crewe and Nantwich UK ward map 2003.svg, 2003 results map File:Crewe and Nantwich UK ward map 2004.svg, 2004 results map File:Crewe and Nantwich UK ward map 2006.svg, 2006 results map File:Crewe and Nantwich UK ward map 2007.svg, 2007 results map

Freedom of the Borough

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich.

Individuals

* Dario Gradi: 13 August 2003. * John Bowler: 13 August 2003.

Military Units

* The

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: 1986. * 1st Battalion The

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: 5 November 2008.

External links

Crewe and Nantwich Council

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crewe And Nantwich Districts of England established in 1974 English districts abolished in 2009 Former non-metropolitan districts of Cheshire Former boroughs in England Council elections in Cheshire Crewe District council elections in England