Cheshire East's chief executive is expected to quit to become the new boss of Bradford Council on a salary of £205,000.

Dr Lorraine O'Donnell has been chosen as the preferred candidate to take on the role in West Yorkshire.

Her appointment is expected to be ratified at next Tuesday's (July 11) full meeting of Bradford Council.

A report from the director of human resources at Bradford states: "Council is asked to approve the proposal to appoint Lorraine O'Donnell to the post of chief executive."

It does not reveal when Dr O'Donnell will take up her new role if everything is rubber-stamped at next Tuesday's meeting.

Dr O'Donnell worked in a number of authorities in the north east, including Darlington Council and Durham County Council, before joining Cheshire East as chief executive in early 2020.

She is the fifth chief executive Cheshire East has had in its short 14-year history, having taken over from Kath O'Dwyer in 2020, who had been acting chief exec but resigned from the post to take up a new job as chief executive at St Helens Council.

Dr O'Donnell is just the third person to hold the role of chief exec at Cheshire East on a permanent basis.

Today a Cheshire East Council spokesperson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "Dr Lorraine O'Donnell, chief executive, has been identified as the preferred candidate for the role of chief executive at Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

"The appointment is subject to a decision of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, on July 11. In the meantime, and following that decision, senior officers and members will be working to ensure appropriate management arrangements are in place."