Huntington Parish Council

Your Parish Council - Your Community

Huntington Parish Council is an elected body to represent the people of Huntington and is made up of ten councillors.

Huntington Parish Council is committed to making sure its residents have access to the best facilities and services possible either through providing these facilities and services itself or working in partnership with other organisations and authorities including the Police, Fire Service and Cheshire West & Chester Borough Council to provide these services.

Democracy on your Doorstep

Huntington Parish Council has ten councillors who are described as ‘elected’ although they were all elected through an uncontested election in May 2011. This means that only ten people stood for the ten seats therefore no voting was required.
This has not always been the case in the past with a by-election being called in December 2008 to fill two seats with a total of seven candidates standing.
 

The Parish Council is elected every four years the next scheduled election will be in May 2015.

Almost anyone can stand to be a Parish Councillor so long as they are aged 18 or over, have been a resident of or worked in the Parish, or lived within 3 miles of the Parish Boundary, for a year.

For more detailed information visit the Cheshire West & Chester Website by Clicking Here

or visit:

www.dopolitics.org.uk or www.nalc.gov.uk/Publications/Booklets_and_Resources

Huntington Parish Council provides residents and community groups the opportunity to get involved in how their community is run – but you don’t have to be a councillor to get involved and have your say.

For example all Huntington Parish Council meetings are open to the public who can speak on any matter relating to the area during the Public Participation section of the meeting.

You can also contact any of the parish councillors or the clerk if you would like an issue raised. Click Here
 

Working with you & for you

So what does Huntington Parish Council do?

Huntington Parish Council meets a minimum of 9 times a year at Huntington Village Hall usually starting at 7.30pm plus holds the Parish Meeting.
 

Click here Council’s agendas & minutes

Monday May 16th 2011 – Annual or First Meeting of the Parish Council
Monday June 20th 2011
Monday July 18th 2011
Monday September 19th 2011
Monday October 17th 2011
Monday 21st November 2011
Monday 16th January 2012
Monday 20th February 2012
Monday 19th March 2012
Monday 16th April 2012 – Parish Meeting

The Parish Council raises a precept which pays for the running of and the activities carried out by the Council. This precept which is usually agreed at the January meeting of the Parish Council is included on resident’s council tax bills.
The Council also keeps accounts which are open to the public and are audited annually.
 

The Parish Council can provide grants to community groups and organisations e.g. Huntington Village Hall & Huntington Seniors.

Click the following links for a copy of the Donations Procedure and Donations Form.

The Parish Councils owns and manages The Green on Chester Road including Brick Bus Shelter, the Wooden Bus Shelter by St Luke’s Church and The Jubilee Playing Field.

Over the past 12 months the Parish Council has carried out a large amount of consultation on how to develop and improve the Jubilee Field. The results of the consultation can be seen by Clicking Here. Our ultimate aim is to provide an area that can be enjoyed by all ages from across the Parish. Draft proposals for the improvements can be seen by Clicking Here.

Huntington Parish Council is also consulted on all planning applications in the area.

The Parish Council produces and quarterly newsletter and Annual Report

Click Here for newsletters & Annual Reports.

Parish Council provides the Christmas lights on The Green and also organised the Christmas celebrations last year.


For the last two years the Parish Council has laid a Poppy Wreath at Bureau Church in memory of all those from Huntington who have lost their lives at War.


Huntington Parish Council is involved in a number of other projects and issues:-

Improving Broadband in the area.
Working with Cheshire West & Chester Council and the Developer over the Saighton  Camp Development.
Improving our environment including tree planting & new road side planters

For Current Issues Click Here


To find out more about Huntington Parish Council or to simply have your say
contact the Clerk to the Council
Ann Wright, 62 Well Street, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8QH
01948 861 035
theclerk@huntington-chester.co.uk