2008 Cheshire East Council election

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Elections to the newly created Cheshire East Council took place on 1 May 2008. Elections occurred in all 27 wards, with each ward returning three councillors to the council. The wards were identical to the former Cheshire County Council wards.

Cheshire East Borough and Unitary authority in England

Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council.

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From May 2008 until April 2009, the elected members formed a "shadow" council, which made preparations for the changeover from the county and borough structure to the new unitary authority structure. [1] Thereafter, the members serve for two years from May 2009 with the next elections are scheduled for May 2011.

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.

Results

The Conservative Party took overall control of the council with a majority of 37 councillors. [2]

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, known informally as the Tories, is a centre-right, broadly Eurosceptic political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 311 Members of Parliament, and also has 238 members of the House of Lords, 4 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Assembly, 8 members of the London Assembly and 7,451 local councillors.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Middlewich First

Middlewich First is a minor English political party based in the town of Middlewich, Cheshire. It currently holds 0 seats on the unitary Cheshire East Council. after losing 3 seats in the 2019 local elections as well as losing all 7 seats they held on Middlewich Town council.

Cheshire East Council election – 2008 – summary
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5972.854.2152,944+12.9%
  Liberal Democrat 1214.821.560,639-6.0%
  Labour 67.413.939,264-8.8%
  Middlewich First 33.71.44,069+0.5%
  Nantwich Independent 11.21.54,262+0.1%
  Green 00.01.13,101-1.5%
  BNP 00.00.41,095-0.2%
  UKIP 00.00.3780+0.3%
 Other00.05.615,805+2.8%

N.B. The change in voting percentages refers to the change since the 2005 Cheshire Council election, the last time that voting took place in the same wards.

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Comparison with projections based on the 2005 results

At the 2005 Cheshire County Council election, there were 15 Conservative controlled wards, 6 Labour controlled wards, 5 Liberal Democrat controlled wards and 1 ward controlled by an independent. Based on the 2005 results, the Cheshire East Council election would have resulted in 45 Conservative councillors, 18 Labour councillors, 15 Liberal Democrat councillors and 3 independents; the projected results would have given the Conservatives overall control of the council, with a majority of 9 councillors.

Results by ward

Alderley ward

Current county councillor: Mark Asquith (Conservative)

Alderley ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carolyn Andrew 2,992 25.6
Conservative Frank Keegan 2,928 25.0
Conservative Elizabeth Gilliland 2,924 25.0
Liberal Democrat Craig Browne1,37911.8
Independent Basil Hanson8737.5
Labour Ashley Pettifer6065.2

Alsager ward

Current county councillor: Rod Fletcher (Liberal Democrat)

Alsager ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rod Fletcher 2,165 19.4
Liberal Democrat Derek Hough 2,095 18.8
Liberal Democrat Shirley Jones 2,004 17.9
Conservative Bill Finney1,11910.0
Conservative Lynn Stocks8827.9
Conservative Peter Kolker8777.9
BNP Steve Davies4293.8
BNP Matthew Bee3693.3
Labour Robert Ashley3323.0
Labour Kathleen Clarke3082.8
BNP Lee Carbutt2972.7
Labour Neil Clarke2882.6

Bollington and Disley ward

Current county councillor: Sylvia Roberts (Liberal Democrat)

Bollington and Disley ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Matthew Davies 2,410 16.8
Conservative Harold Davenport 2,394 16.7
Conservative Diana Thompson 2,219 15.5
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Roberts1,86813.0
Liberal Democrat Shirley Sockett1,3799.6
Liberal Democrat Chris Makepeace1,1297.9
Independent Heidi Reid1,0567.4
Labour David Laffan8365.8
Labour Anne Jackson-Baker5674.0
Labour Gordon Sutton4843.4

Broken Cross ward

Current county councillor: David Freear (Conservative)

Broken Cross ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ainsley Arnold 1,568 17.0
Liberal Democrat John Goddard 1,494 16.2
Liberal Democrat John Narraway 1,289 13.9
Conservative David Freear1,25013.5
Conservative Penny Meakin1,16212.6
Conservative Anna-Marie Robinson1,06811.5
Independent Lloyd Roberts6236.7
Labour David Pemberton2733.0
Labour Margaret Readman2712.9
Labour Sandra Edwards2522.7

Bucklow ward

Current county councillor: Steve Wilkinson (Conservative)

Bucklow ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Walton 2,889 26.6
Conservative Jamie MacRae 2,874 26.4
Conservative Andrew Knowles 2,663 24.5
Independent Sybil Crossman7556.9
Liberal Democrat Ann Barlow7376.8
Labour Richard Jackson6255.7
Independent Dave Bailey3353.1

Cholmondeley ward

Current county councillor: Allan Richardson (Conservative)

Cholmondeley ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rachel Bailey 3,350 29.2
Conservative Margaret Hollins 3,119 27.2
Conservative Allan Richardson 3,117 27.1
Liberal Democrat Richard Fox8217.1
Labour Natalie Kent5434.7
Labour Thomas Dunlop5354.7

Congleton Rural ward

Current county councillor: Ken Oliver (Conservative)

Congleton Rural ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Les Gilbert 2,518 19.6
Conservative Andrew Kolker 2,507 19.5
Conservative John Wray 2,352 18.3
Liberal Democrat Mike Oliver1,28710.0
Liberal Democrat David Savage1,2409.7
Liberal Democrat Nick Guthrie1,1859.2
Independent Ken Oliver9327.3
Independent Roger Bennett8146.3

Congleton Town East ward

Current county councillor: Peter Mason (Conservative)

Congleton Town East ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Brown 2,189 24.2
Conservative Peter Mason 2,143 23.7
Conservative Andrew Thwaite 2,078 23.0
Liberal Democrat Denis Murphy7097.9
Labour Robert Boston6887.6
Liberal Democrat Linda Hemsley6256.9
Liberal Democrat Tim Muston5976.6

Congleton Town West ward

Current county councillor: Bill Wolstencroft (Conservative)

Congleton Town West ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gordon Baxendale 1,978 20.6
Conservative Roland Domleo 1,861 19.4
Conservative David Topping 1,856 19.3
Liberal Democrat Jeanne Whitehurst1,28113.3
Liberal Democrat Margaret Gartside1,08511.3
Liberal Democrat Keith Heron9319.7
Labour Lisa Bossons6096.3

Crewe East ward

Current county councillor: Gordon Fyffe (Labour)

Crewe East ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chris Thorley 1,512 17.4
Labour Peggy Martin 1,481 17.0
Labour Steve Conquest 1,359 15.6
Conservative Eddie Ankers1,06312.2
Conservative Paul Morrey93510.8
Conservative Stuart Davies92210.6
Liberal Democrat Robert Icke90110.4
UKIP Lawrence Leat5236.0

Crewe North ward

Current county councillor: Peter Nurse (Labour)

Crewe North ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Terry Beard 1,135 15.2
Conservative Derek Bebbington 1,118 14.9
Conservative John Jones 1,085 14.5
Labour Maureen Grant1,04714.0
Labour Peter Nurse92312.3
Conservative Robert Hanford88311.8
Independent Byron Evans76610.2
Independent Maggie Bray5257.0

Crewe South ward

Current county councillor: Dorothy Flude (Labour)

Crewe South ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Cannon 1,568 16.4
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Howell 1,367 14.3
Labour Dorothy Flude 1,249 13.1
Liberal Democrat Stefan Krizanac1,19612.5
Labour Pam Minshall1,11911.7
Labour Steven Hogben1,09611.5
Conservative Catherine Murphy6386.7
Conservative Keith Healey6346.6
Conservative Frank Lepisz4915.1
Independent Adrian Jardine2112.2

Crewe West ward

Current county councillor: David Newton (Labour)

Crewe West ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Weatherill 1,257 16.2
Labour Roy Cartlidge 1,235 15.9
Conservative Robert Parker 1,188 15.3
Labour David Newton1,13514.6
Conservative Christopher Goff1,08814.0
Labour Louise Musa1,07113.8
Liberal Democrat John Phillips4565.9
Green Peter Wilson3394.4

Doddington ward

Current county councillor: David Brickhill (Conservative)

Doddington ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Brickhill 2,821 21.9
Conservative John Hammond 2,700 21.0
Conservative Rodney Walker 2,538 19.7
Independent Marshall Nield9977.7
Independent Maureen Campbell9537.4
Labour Patricia Dowling6685.2
Independent Tess Eatough6515.1
Liberal Democrat Adrian Hancock6204.8
Green Guy Gower4803.7
Green Susan Gower4593.6

Knutsford ward

Current county councillor: Bert Grange (Conservative)

Knutsford ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bert Grange 2,396 22.5
Conservative Olivia Hunter 2,352 22.0
Conservative Tony Ranfield 2,328 21.8
Liberal Democrat Caroline Aldhouse1,0009.4
Liberal Democrat Francis Aldhouse9228.6
Liberal Democrat Roger Barlow9048.5
Labour Laurie Burton7697.2

Macclesfield Forest ward

Current county councillor: Barrie Hardern (Conservative)

Macclesfield Forest ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hilda Gaddum 2,021 23.2
Conservative Lesley Smetham 1,864 21.4
Conservative Marc Asquith 1,586 18.2
Labour Brian Puddicombe93110.7
Labour Steve Carter8339.5
Labour Gill Boston7889.0
Green Belinda Brett7038.1

Macclesfield Town ward

Current county councillor: Nell Carter (Labour)

Macclesfield Town ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stephen Broadhurst 1,521 17.4
Liberal Democrat David Neilson 1,480 17.0
Liberal Democrat Christine Tomlinson 1,369 15.7
Conservative Margaret Slater6897.9
Conservative Lee Williamson6717.7
Labour Simon Truss6707.7
Conservative Valerie Lipworth6357.3
Labour Nell Carter6046.9
Labour Richard Watson5936.8
Green Dougal Hare4975.7

Macclesfield West ward

Current county councillor: Ken Edwards (Labour)

Macclesfield West ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sandy Bentley 1,486 18.2
Conservative Darryl Beckford 1,457 17.9
Conservative Martin Hardy 1,350 16.6
Labour Janet Jackson1,14214.0
Labour Alift Harewood1,09013.4
Labour Ken Edwards99512.2
Green John Knight6237.7

Middlewich ward

Current county councillor: Mark Dickson (Conservative)

Middlewich ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Middlewich First Paul Edwards 1,417 17.0
Middlewich First Michael Parsons 1,397 16.8
Middlewich First Simon McGrory 1,255 15.1
Conservative Alan Hardern90710.9
Conservative Matthew Carey7218.7
Conservative Ian Huffer7178.6
Liberal Democrat Keith Bagnall5076.1
Liberal Democrat Peter Hirst4565.5
Liberal Democrat Donna Caffyn4155.0
Labour Christopher Parkes2743.3
UKIP Alan Johnson2573.1

Nantwich ward

Current county councillor: Arthur Moran (Independent)

Nantwich ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Nantwich Independent PartyArthur Moran1,78615.2
Conservative Andrew Martin 1,776 15.1
Conservative Brian Dykes 1,546 13.1
Conservative Richard McCay1,36811.6
Nantwich Independent PartyWilliam McGinnis1,26510.8
Nantwich Independent PartyStephen Hope1,21110.3
Independent Penny Butterill1,1209.5
Labour Adrian Knapper6385.4
Labour John O'Mahoney6055.1
Liberal Democrat Bryan Halson4493.8

Poynton ward

Current county councillor: Chris Claxton (Conservative)

Poynton ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Beard 3,007 24.1
Conservative Howard Murray 2,753 22.1
Conservative Roger West 2,734 21.9
Liberal Democrat Frances Ball9847.9
Liberal Democrat Christopher Robinson8586.9
Independent Chris Claxton7155.7
Labour Liz Middleton5444.4
Labour Judith Elderkin4453.6
Labour Malcolm Robertson4203.4

Prestbury and Tytherington ward

Current county councillor: Paul Findlow (Conservative)

Prestbury and Tytherington ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thelma Jackson 2,231 21.2
Conservative Paul Findlow 2,133 20.2
Conservative William Livesley 1,810 17.2
Independent James Nicholas1,79617.0
Independent Brendan Murphy1,77716.8
Labour Karen Stewart3022.9
Labour David Brown2582.4
Labour Mark Stedman2402.3

Rope ward

Current county councillor: Margaret Simon (Conservative)

Rope ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Margaret Simon 2,774 22.8
Conservative Ray Westwood 2,622 21.6
Conservative Brian Silvester 2,557 21.0
Labour Maurice Jones1,25910.4
Liberal Democrat Rene Hancock1,1149.2
Labour June Roberts9948.2
Labour Andy Sharp8306.8

Sandbach ward

Current county councillor: Neville Price (Independent) (elected as a Conservative in 2005)

Sandbach ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gillian Merry 1,781 19.7
Conservative Barry Moran 1,695 18.8
Conservative Stella Furlong 1,562 17.3
Liberal Democrat Bill Scragg1,00311.1
Liberal Democrat Dennis Robinson8969.9
Liberal Democrat Patrick Darnes8579.5
Independent Neville Price6827.6
Labour Keith Haines5536.1

Sandbach East and Rode ward

Current county councillor: Roy Giltrap (Liberal Democrat)

Sandbach East and Rode ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rhoda Bailey 1,976 17.6
Conservative Andrew Barratt 1,902 16.9
Liberal Democrat Elsie Alcock 1,800 16.1
Conservative Andrew Large1,74415.6
Liberal Democrat Trish Barlow1,70515.2
Liberal Democrat Knud Moller1,37612.2
Labour Bill Howell4794.2
Independent John Cliff2242.0

Wilmslow North ward

Current county councillor: Adrian Bradley (Liberal Democrat)

Wilmslow North ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jim Crockatt 2,502 21.1
Conservative Don Stockton 2,284 19.3
Conservative Paul Whiteley 2,204 18.6
Liberal Democrat Adrian Bradley1,68114.2
Liberal Democrat Mark Toombs1,39711.8
Liberal Democrat Oliver Romain1,29210.9
Labour Jon Kelly4704.0

Wilmslow South ward

Current county councillor: Pat Fearnley (Liberal Democrat)

Wilmslow South ward candidates
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Barton 2,603 22.3
Conservative Rod Menlove 2,589 22.1
Conservative Wesley Fitzgerald 2,531 21.6
Liberal Democrat Margaret Bradley1,31711.3
Liberal Democrat Pat Fearnley1,29111.0
Liberal Democrat Richard Duncalf1,0699.1
Labour Nick Jones2912.5

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References

  1. ↑ "Cheshire East elections". Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  2. ↑ Election results Archived 5 May 2008 at Archive.today
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