Cheshire_East_Council_elections
Cheshire East Council elections are held every four years. Cheshire East Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2011, 82 councillors have been elected from 52 wards.[1]
Cheshire East was created on 1 April 2009 replacing Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich, Macclesfield and Cheshire County Council.[2] The first election to the new council was held in 2008, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 2009. Political control of the council since 2009 has been held by the following parties:[3][4]
More information Party in control, Years ...
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2009–2019 | |
| No overall control | 2019–present | |
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Leadership
The first leader of the council, Wesley Fitzgerald, had been the last leader of Macclesfield Borough Council. The leaders of Cheshire East Council since 2009 have been:[5]
More information Councillor, Party ...
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Fitzgerald | Conservative | 1 Apr 2009 | 16 May 2012 | |
| Michael Jones | Conservative | 16 May 2012 | 25 Feb 2016 | |
| Rachel Bailey | Conservative | 25 Feb 2016 | 22 May 2019 | |
| Sam Corcoran | Labour | 22 May 2019 | ||
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- 2011 results map
By-elections
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steve Wilkinson | 1,679 | 59.7 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Aldhouse | 817 | 29.0 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Laurie Burton | 318 | 11.3 | -7.2 | |
| Majority | 862 | 30.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,814 | 28.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wilfred Davies | 1,764 | 77.6 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryan Halson | 508 | 22.4 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 1,256 | 55.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,272 | 19.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Green | 663 | 53.3 | -16.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jones | 342 | 27.5 | +27.5 | |
| Labour | Jake Lomax | 178 | 14.3 | -3.4 | |
| Green | Mark Sharkey | 60 | 4.8 | -7.2 | |
| Majority | 321 | 25.82 | |||
| Turnout | 1,243 | 33.41 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laura Smith | 854 | 54.0 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Deakin | 566 | 35.8 | ||
| Green | Richard McCarthy | 69 | 4.4 | ||
| Independent | Roy Cartlidge | 67 | 4.2 | ||
| Independent | Brian Silvester | 34 | 2.2 | ||
| Majority | 288 | 18.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,580 | 20.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Connor Naismith | 724 | 42.3 | -19.9 | |
| Conservative | Teja Vaddala | 539 | 31.5 | +7.5 | |
| Crewe First | Brian George Silvester | 184 | 10.7 | new | |
| Green | Melanie Ruth English | 126 | 7.4 | new | |
| Independent | Roy Cartlidge | 72 | 4.2 | -9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul James Weaver | 55 | 3.2 | new | |
| Workers Party | Chris McGrane | 13 | 0.8 | new | |
| Majority | 185 | 10.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1723 | 22.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -13.7 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents of Wilmslow | Lata Anderson | 447 | 50.7 | -18.7 | |
| Conservative | Frank McCarthy | 354 | 40.2 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Birgitta Hoffmann | 46 | 5.2 | new | |
| Green | James Andrew Booth | 34 | 3.9 | new | |
| Majority | 93 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 881 | 22.5 | |||
| Residents of Wilmslow hold | Swing | -14.2 | |||
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Crewe Central (2024)
- Roger Morris (Conservative) 335 votes.
- Kim Jamson (Labour) 277 votes.[11]
Changes of affiliation
Michael Jones (Bunbury) left the Conservative Party in September 2017. His later resignation from the council triggered the by-election on 22 March 2018.[12]
- "The Cheshire East (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/3, retrieved 4 September 2022
- "Local Democracy- Voting and Elections". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- "Cheshire East". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- "Council minutes". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- "Knutsford By-Election Win for Pickmere Man". Cheshire East Council. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- "Tory romps home in Cholmondeley by-election". Crewe Chronicle. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- "Declaration of result of poll - Bunbury Ward" (PDF). Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- "Britain Elects on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- "Declaration of result of Poll (Crewe South Ward)" (PDF). Cheshire East council. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Conservatives ecstatic after winning seat in Labour stronghold". Northwich Guardian. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- Ryan, Belinda (23 March 2018). "Conservatives hold Bunbury seat - but their majority was slashed by 17%". crewechronicle. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Cheshire East Council