Crewe & Nantwich Labour Party

Hello and welcome to Crewe and Nantwich Labour Party. We are a local branch of the Labour Party that organises and campaigns within the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Crewe & Nantwich which includes Crewe, Nantwich, Haslington, Shavington, Wistaston, Willaston, part of Leighton, Wybunbury and other small villages.

Part of what we do is campaign to promote our Manifesto of “For The Many, Not The Few”. We do this by involving ourselves in the same communities we live and work in. We make ourselves visible in town centres and neighbourhoods, our members attend and promote activity with local groups that do litter picks, run homeless shelters etc. and we also go to people’s doorsteps and listen to their concerns, to find out what people want from Government and the local council.

If you are already a member and want to be more involved in our campaigning, contact the address on your membership card or go to your My Labour account where you can also find a contact. If you would like to join then it’s a simple online form, just go to https://join.labour.org.uk/, there is even a discounted rate for certain circumstances.

You are represented by the Labour Party in public office within Crewe & Nantwich by:

Laura Smith – Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich
Laura was elected in June 2017, unseating the previous Conservative MP Edward Timpson by a mere 48 votes (a 3.7 point swing to Labour!). Laura promised to be a voice for Crewe & Nantwich in Westminster, not the other way round. Laura spends a lot of time in the constituency holding surgeries, attending events and charities as well as campaigning and talking to residents on the door with us. Contact: Please email laura@laurasmithmp.co.uk or phone during usual office hours on 01270 617645.

Cheshire East Borough Council
Labour holds 25 of the 82 seats on Cheshire East Borough Council. Second to the Tories 34. The Council is under “No Overall Control” as no party has more than half the seats. On May 22nd 2019 at the first Council meeting after the elections, Cllr Sam Corcoran (Sandbach Heath and East) was elected Leader of Cheshire East Council to become the first Labour leader of the Council since its formation in 2009. This was made possible by support from a large section of Independent councillors who, with The Labour Group, agreed to form a “transitional” Cabinet until May 2020 (the next Annual General Meeting) when the Council will move to a system of committees that govern instead of a single Cabinet run by 10 councillors. You can read about the build up to the elections and the fall out for the Tories over their results – What’s Happened at Cheshire East Borough Council?.

The representation of the Council is made up of seats within a ward (which are boundaries that represent a small-ish geographical area, smaller than a Parliamentary Constituency, of a few thousand electors. Rural wards tend to be larger as electors are spread out) and elect between 1 and 3 councillors to them depending on the ward size and population density. In the Crewe and Nantwich wards, Labour represents you with the following 10 Councillors:

• Cllr Anthony Critchley – Crewe Central
• Cllr Joy Bratherton – Crewe East
• Cllr Suzanne Brookfield – Crewe East
• Cllr Hazel Faddes – Crewe East
• Cllr Jill Rhodes – Crewe North
• Cllr Dorothy Flude – Crewe South
• Cllr Steven Hogben – Crewe South
• Cllr Sally Handley – Crewe St Barnabas
• Cllr Marilyn Houston – Crewe West
• Cllr Brian Roberts – Crewe West

You can find all councillor profiles and contact information at https://moderngov.cheshireeast.gov.uk/ecminutes/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1

May 2019 brought a fantastic result for Labour with the Tories losing control of the Council for the first time. Given the numerous police investigations and general poor running of the Council, this represents a fantastic opportunity for Labour and the Independents to run a better, brighter Council that serves the many not the few and do away with the rampant corruption.