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| lieutenancy_england = [[Cheshire]]
| region = North West England
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| post_town = FRODSHAM
| postcode_district = WA6
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Frodsham was the headquarters of [[Runcorn Rural District|Runcorn Rural District Council]]. In 1974 the district was split between [[Halton (borough)|Halton]] Borough Council, [[Warrington]] Borough Council and [[Vale Royal]] District Council (latterly Vale Royal Borough Council). In the early 1990s Vale Royal Borough Council opened a new purpose-built headquarters in [[Winsford]]. At the same time, its offices in [[Hartford, Cheshire|Hartford]] near Northwich (the former headquarters of Northwich Rural District Council) and at Castle Park in Frodsham (the former headquarters of Runcorn Rural District Council) were downgraded.
[[Castle Park House, Frodsham|Castle Park House]] had a major refurbishment in 2005–06 and now operates as a "one-stop shop" for [[Cheshire West and Chester|Cheshire West and Chester Council]], providing a number of services for the community and for businesses.
[[File:FrodshamCastleParkArtsCentre(NeilKennedy)Dec2002.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Frodsham Castle Park Arts Centre (photo: Neil Kennedy)]]
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==Education==
There are four primary schools in Frodsham
[[File:St Laurence Frodsham exterior.jpg|thumb|St Laurence's Church, Frodsham]]
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Frodsham Town Council is the local council or [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] for Frodsham. This council is made up of 16 councillors. The town councillors are elected from one of four parish wards called Waterside Ward, Lakes Ward, Overton & Five Crosses Ward and Castle Park Ward. Four councillors are elected from each ward. These town councillors are elected to serve four-year terms of office, the most recent elections being on 7 May 2015. If any vacancy occurs during the four-year term 10 local parishioners from the relevant ward can require a by-election to be held, otherwise the other town councillors can co-opt an eligible person to be a councillor. The last by-election occurred in September 2013 in West ward. The last co-option occurred in September 2011 in North ward.<ref name="frodsham.gov.uk">[http://www.frodsham.gov.uk Frodsham Town Council] ''www.frodsham.gov.uk'', accessed 12 August 2021</ref>
The then Frodsham Parish Council resolved to style itself a town in 1992. From 1992 to
In April 2012 the council resolved to split the roles of chairman and Mayor of Frodsham and separate votes are now held for each position. The council also resolved to create a convention offering the mayorship to the councillor who had served the longest since last being Mayor, or having been first elected regardless of any political or personal affiliations.
== Media ==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC North West]] and [[ITV Granada]]. Television signals are received from the [[Winter Hill transmitting station|Winter Hill]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Winter_Hill |title=Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter|date=May 2004 |publisher=UK Free TV |access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref>
Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Merseyside]] on 95.8 FM, [[Capital North West & Wales]] on 97.1 FM, [[Heart North West]] on 105.4 FM, [[Smooth Radio North West]] on 100.4 FM, and [[Dee Radio]] on 106.3 FM.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/news-and-views/incidents/weather-disruptions/radio-stations|title=Radio Stations|website=Cheshire West and Chester Council|access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref>
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==Notable people==
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* [[Ebenezer Latham]] (c.
* [[Bridge Frodsham]] (1734–1768)
* [[William Charles Cotton]] (1813–79), who introduced [[beekeeping]] to [[New Zealand]], was vicar of Frodsham 1859–1879.<ref>{{citation | last =Smith | first =Arthur R. | title =William Charles Cotton MA: Priest, Missionary and Bee Master | publisher =Countyvise | year =2006 | location =Birkenhead | isbn =1-901231-81-X }}</ref>
* [[Holbrook Gaskell II]] (1846–1919)
* [[Harriet Shaw Weaver]] (1876–1961), [[Feminism|feminist]] political activist and patron of [[James Joyce]], was born in Frodsham.<ref>Cottam, Rachel (2004) 'Weaver, Harriet Shaw (1876–1961), ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', [[Oxford University Press]], [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/57346] Retrieved on 9 March 2007</ref>
* [[Bob Carolgees]] (b. 1948), 1980s TV entertainer, owns a candle shop at the Lady Hayes Craft Centre, near Frodsham.<ref name="Carolgees">{{citation|url=http://www.cheshirelife.co.uk/main-menu-cheshire-property,-places-and-interiors-why-you-should-move-to-frodsham--1699|title=Why you should move to Frodsham|publisher=Archant Life Limited|access-date=7 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705100511/http://www.cheshirelife.co.uk/main-menu-cheshire-property,-places-and-interiors-why-you-should-move-to-frodsham--1699|archive-date=5 July 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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* [[Paul Marsden]] (b. 1968), former MP for [[Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury and Atcham]] 1997 to 2005, was born in Frodsham.<ref>
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2172996.stm BBC Profile of Paul Marsden]</ref>
* [[Alice Coote]] (b. 1968), mezzo-soprano, was born in Frodsham.<ref>{{
* [[Daniel Craig]] (b. 1968), actor, lived in Frodsham from 1972 to his early teens, at the Ring o' Bells pub where his father was landlord.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/bio Daniel Craig (I) – Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Gary Barlow]] (b. 1971), singer, pianist, songwriter and producer, was born and brought up in Frodsham.<ref name="Barlow">{{citation |url=http://www.garybarlow.com|title=Gary Barlow: Official website|publisher=www.garybarlow.com|access-date= 2 October 2008 }} (One needs to choose the biography section after the animated introduction finishes.)</ref>
* [[Emma Cunniffe]] (b. 1973)
* [[Djibril Cissé]] (b. 1981), ex-[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] and [[France national football team|France]] footballer, lived in the town as Lord of the Manor of Frodsham.<ref name="Cisse">{{citation |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/footballs-lord-of-the-manor-bans-hunting-on-his-nine-acres-491233.html|title=The Independent: Football's lord of the manor bans hunting on his nine acres|publisher=Independent News and Media Limited|access-date= 6 October 2008 | location=London | first=Ian | last=Herbert | date=19 May 2005}}</ref>
* [[Max Cleworth]] (b. 2002), professional footballer currently playing for [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]], was born in Frodsham.<ref name="Cleworth">{{
==See also==
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[[Category:Cheshire West and Chester]]
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