https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64343637?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=Cheshire needs similar powers to Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region when it comes to planning and running bus services, an MP said.
Labour's Samantha Dixon, who represents the City of Chester, said the government was "pitting areas against areas" to secure funding and "it often seems that bigger urban areas win out".
Two of Cheshire's three councils have been unsuccessful in receiving funding.
But the government said it remained committed to improving bus networks.
Cheshire East Council also missed out on funding - something it said was a "deeply disappointing blow" - while Warrington Borough Council received £16.2m.
While Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region have both been granted powers for bus franchising in recent years, this is not the case across Cheshire.
