The Area
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Cheshire East Council will take over all local government services in the boroughs of Congleton, Crewe & Nantwich and Macclesfield, from April 1, 2009, following a decision by the Government on Tuesday 18 December 2007. The Cheshire Structural Changes Order approved by Parliament on 4 March gives effect to the decision. The new Council will serve a population of some 358,900 people (latest official population estimate - for June 2006).
Cheshire East has a population of 358,900 and an area of 116,638 hectares. In addition to ‘Cheshire West and Chester’ on the west, East Cheshire is bounded by the Manchester conurbation to the north and east, and Stoke on Trent to the south. It contains the industrial town of Crewe, the old mill towns of Macclesfield, Bollington and Congleton, the market towns of Nantwich, Knutsford and Sandbach, the salt town of Middlewich, the commuter town of Wilmslow, as well as the smaller settlements of Holmes Chapel and Poynton.
In the 2007 Cheshire Omnibus Survey the majority of East Cheshire residents (92%) liked living in their home area. When respondents were asked specifically about their quality of life (from the 2005 Quality of Life Survey) 52% described it as very good and a further 44% described it as quite good. 1% said it was very or quite poor.
