2007 Macclesfield Borough Council election

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Elections to Macclesfield Borough Council in England were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party kept overall control of the council with a majority of 16 seats. Overall turnout was 35.9%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results

Macclesfield Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1231+260.054.015,401-2.3
  Liberal Democrats 401-125.018.85,353+4.1
  Labour 300015.017.04,836-1.8
  Handforth Ratepayers 001-10.03.61,039-0.1
  Green 00000.02.3655-0.9
  UKIP 00000.00.7191New
  Independent 11105.03.61,037+0.4

Ward results

Dean Row ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Crockatt1,12267.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Toombs54732.8
Majority575
Turnout 1,66941.07
Conservative hold Swing
Disley and Lyme Handley ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jackie Pattison1,18275.0+20.1
Labour Catherine Birchall39525.0+25.0
Majority787
Turnout 1,57743.22+0.62
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Fulshaw ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Mowat1,01066.4
Liberal Democrats Helen Baker29619.4
Labour Mark Norman21614.2
Majority714
Turnout 1,52239.85
Conservative hold Swing
Handforth ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Barton1,11044.6+1.5
Handforth Ratepayers David Pincombe1,03941.7-1.5
Labour Ashley Pettifer34013.70.0
Majority71
Turnout 2,48938.94+2.67
Conservative gain from Handforth Ratepayers Swing
Hough ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rod Menlove1,07767.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Duncalf39724.7
Labour Jon Kelly1338.3
Majority680
Turnout 1,60740.56
Conservative hold Swing
Knutsford Bexton ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Walton69372.0
Liberal Democrats Ann Barlow18919.6
Labour Tony Sutherland818.4
Majority504
Turnout 96345.76
Conservative hold Swing
Knutsford Nether ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vivien Davies51466.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Barlow13918.1
Labour Laurie Burton11515.0
Majority375
Turnout 76836.51
Conservative hold Swing
Knutsford Norbury Booths ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joan Fairhurst74385.1
Labour Paul Thomson13014.9
Majority613
Turnout 87340.53
Conservative hold Swing
Knutsford Over ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wilson Hamman85968.6+11.0
Labour Brian Daulby39431.4+6.9
Majority465
Turnout 1,25331.90+0.65
Conservative hold Swing
Macclesfield Bollinbrook ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ainsley Arnold83051.7+8.1
Conservative Karen Miles61138.1-3.8
Labour Christopher McDermott16310.2-4.2
Majority219
Turnout 1,60435.66+3.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Macclesfield Broken Cross ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Hardy59847.8+5.4
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilcox47638.0-5.6
Labour David Pemberton17814.2+0.2
Majority122
Turnout 1,25229.64+1.43
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Macclesfield Central ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Jackson54346.9+4.0
Conservative Gillian Stratford33528.9-2.0
Green Dougal Hare28024.2-1.9
Majority208
Turnout 1,15825.39+0.91
Labour hold Swing
Macclesfield East ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Broadhurst67745.3+2.8
Conservative Paul Cook45630.5-5.1
Labour Simon Truss22815.3+1.6
Green Lindy Brett1328.8+0.7
Majority221
Turnout 1,49335.38+2.05
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Macclesfield Hurdsfield ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Tomlinson45852.8-0.2
Conservative Ian Davies24428.1+5.7
Labour John Evans16619.1-5.5
Majority214
Turnout 86825.14+0.23
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Macclesfield Ivy ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Gilliland1,05574.1-1.0
Labour Sandra Edwards36825.9+1.0
Majority687
Turnout 1,42334.81-0.08
Conservative hold Swing
Macclesfield South ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Puddicombe48444.6+0.2
Conservative Lesley Smetham44240.7+3.0
Green Stephen Flinn16014.7-3.0
Majority42
Turnout 1,08925.27+2.59
Labour hold Swing
Macclesfield Tytherington ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Nicholas1,03748.0+2.7
Conservative Matt Davies99546.1+4.1
Labour David Brown1275.9-1.1
Majority42
Turnout 2,15946.70+6.34
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Macclesfield West ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alift Harewood57361.3+2.7
Conservative Val Lipworth36138.7-2.7
Majority212
Turnout 93424.57-0.05
Labour hold Swing
Morley & Styal ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Shepherd94953.0
Conservative John Fraser84247.0
Majority107
Turnout 1,79147.97
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Poynton Central ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barber1,15256.9-20.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher James39519.5+19.5
Labour Judith Elderkin20210.0-13.1
UKIP Richard Simpson1919.4+9.4
Green John Knight834.1+4.1
Majority757
Turnout 2,02335.81+4.05
Conservative hold Swing

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