Special report

Election 2008

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.

Tories take grip

MACCLESFIELD will enter a brave new dawn next April under an even tighter Conservative stranglehold, after storming the historic first Cheshire East Authority election.

Tory clean sweep in elections

THE council may have changed, but for the people of Wilmslow and Alderley Edge many of the faces will remain the same.

Election 2008: The candidates

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 ...

Deadline looming for election nominations

YOU NOW have only two days to put your name forward to become a councillor in the forthcoming Cheshire East shadow elections.

Elections are drawing near

THE DEADLINE to apply to be a councillor in the coming shadow elections for the new Cheshire East Unitary Authority is rapidly approaching.

Your guide to all the changes down at the town hall

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?