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Viral Zoom star Jackie Weaver may be left without any authority in new Parish Council move

Scots Internet sensation Jackie Weaver may be left without any authority as a result of a new Parish Council move.

Jackie achieved global fame after her parish council meeting descended into chaos and she booted some members including the chairman out of her Zoom call.

However it has emerged that Handforth Parish Council could now be abolished, leaving Jackie with no actual authority.

Jackie Weaver (PA)

Council Clerk Jackie, who we exclusively revealed comes from Motherwell, but changed her accent to fit in down South as a child of ten, became a viral hit after the Zoom call.

Even Lord Andrew Lloyd Weber wrote a song about her and people started selling birthday cards and cake with her face on it, as talks of a play and musical took place.

Now, it seems that the future of Handforth Parish Council is in doubt as it faces a boundary review, which means Handforth and nearby Wilmslow councils could merge, according to Cheshire Live.

The review which began before Jackie became a national figure was published last week.

It proposes boundary changes, including the merger of the Wilmslow and Handforth parishes into one larger authority.

The report said: "The new [Clay Lane and Sagars Road] development is adjacent to the existing Handforth settlement area and so will form part of the wider community of Wilmslow — Handforth.

"It is therefore proposed that this area should be transferred from the parish of Styal to the proposed enlarged parish of Wilmslow, which the Borough Council also proposes to include the existing parish of Handforth.

"Cheshire East Council considers that there will be merit in merging the existing parish of Handforth with the parish of Wilmslow as, to all intents and purposes, they form a single community."

It's not yet known when the final decision will be made.

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