Cheshire West and Chester Council elections are held every four years. Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 70 councillors have been elected from 45 wards.[1]
Summary results edit
Election | Conservative | Independent | Green | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Unaligned Independent | Winsford Salt of the Earth | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
2011 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |||||||
2015 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |||||||
2019 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |||||||
2023 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |||||||
Current | 23 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 70 |
Council elections edit
By-election results edit
2011 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn Clare | 686 | 71.6 | - | |
Conservative | Graham Pritchard | 102 | 10.6 | ||
Socialist Labour | Kenny Spain | 65 | 6.8 | ||
UKIP | Andrew Roberts | 64 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hilary Chrusciezl | 41 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 584 | 61.0 | |||
Turnout | 958 | 15.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2014 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martyn Delaney | 614 | 44.8 | -7.3% | |
Conservative | Kate Vaughan | 469 | 34.2 | -6.2% | |
UKIP | Charles Dodman | 131 | 9.6 | +9.6% | |
Green | John McNamara | 86 | 6.3 | +6.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Gant | 70 | 5.1 | -2.4% | |
Majority | 145 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,370 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sam Naylor | 525 | 39.5 | ||
Conservative | Jim Sinar | 418 | 31.4 | ||
UKIP | Amos Wright | 307 | 23.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alice Chapman | 80 | 6.0 | ||
Majority | 107 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,330 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2017 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Powell | 1,556 | 59.1 | 0% | |
Conservative | Jack Jackson | 574 | 21.8 | +4% | |
Independent | Steve Ingram | 434 | 16.5 | +16.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Jewkes | 70 | 2.7 | +2.7% | |
Majority | 982 | 37.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,634 | 25.4 | -35.8% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
2018 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edwardson, Mike | 1,447 | 82.9 | ||
Conservative | Griffiths, Robert Douglas | 239 | 13.7 | ||
Green | Roberts, Matthew Joseph | 60 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 1208 | 69.2 | |||
Turnout | 1746 | 24.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ a b "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/741, retrieved 4 September 2022
- ^ "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/4, retrieved 4 September 2022
- ^ "Ellesmere Port Town Ward". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Boughton, 2014". www.englishelections.org.uk. Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Boughton, 2014". www.englishelections.org.uk. Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "By-election - Blacon Ward". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Ellesmere Port Town Ward by-election". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.