Cheshire East councillor Ashley Farrall has resigned from the council, days before he is due to appear in court for sentencing following a conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Councillors were told today (September 26) Mr Farrall, who represents Macclesfield Central, has resigned.

In August, Mr Farrall stood trial at Chester Crown Court facing charges of intentional strangulation and committing acts with intent to pervert the course of public justice.

The jury returned a not guilty verdict on the charge he tried to strangle his partner during a row at their home in November last year.

But the 43-year-old was convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Mr Farrall is due to be sentenced at Chester Crown Court next week (Credit: Nub News)

The court heard that the charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice related to what happened in the weeks following the argument.

Mr Farrall's bail conditions meant he was not allowed to contact his partner.

But jurors heard he gave her a phone on which they could communicate.

They also met several times, including at Poynton Pool in Cheshire and near her mother's house in North Wales, where they discussed whether she would withdraw her statement.

She told the court she had wanted Mr Farrall to plead guilty and 'admit to what he had done'.

Mr Farrall refused and told the court he had 'always maintained he was not guilty'.

He is due to be sentenced on this latter charge next week.

Mr Farrall was elected to Cheshire East Council as a Labour councillor in May 2019.

Since December of last year, he has served a non-grouped councillor.