THE shadow elections for the new Cheshire East Council take place on May 1.This special section will be your comprehensive guide to how the election will work, how and where to vote, all the candidates and - of course - the results as they come in on the big night.
MACCLESFIELD will enter a brave new dawn next April under an even tighter Conservative stranglehold, after storming the historic first Cheshire East Authority election.
HERE'S your guide to all the candidates vying for your vote - they have all been invited to make campaign statements and you can read the ones submitted to us here ...
CHESHIRE has been split in two and local government in the county has had the biggest shake-up in 30 years, but what does it mean for the people of Macclesfield?