Northwich of a parish council and is now made up of five main districts of Leftwich, Northwich, Castle, Winnington and Witton. Vale Royal Borough Council was abolished on 1 April 2009, and Northwich now falls within the new unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. Between 1885 and 1983 Northwich gave its name to a parliamentary constituency. Northwich was also split between the Tatton and Eddisbury constituencies until the formation of Weaver Vale for the 1997 general election. The seat is currently held by Mike Amesbury (Labour). The town coat of arms features the Latin motto ""Sal est Vita"" meaning ""Salt
Nantwich Town F.C. were high for Nantwich, but after a good start performances declined, and boss Jimmy Quinn was fired in February. Darren Moss took over as a player manager and Nantwich ended the season 14th. Chorley ended the Dabbers FA Cup dreams in the 1st Qualifying Round and Fylde overcame Nantwich in the FA Trophy. In 2013–14 under the management of Danny Johnson, Nantwich finished 19th in the table, after not winning any of their last 9 games but with a positive goal difference. The FA Cup run ended in the 1st Qualifying round after Rugby Town beat the Dabbers 2–1 at