2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election

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Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2015
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  2011 7 May 2015 2019  

All 75 seats on Cheshire West and Chester Council
38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.2% (Increase2.svg 24.7%)
 First partySecond party
 
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Leader Samantha Dixon Mike Jones
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Chester City Tattenhall
Last election32 seats,
37.38%
42 seats,
45.34%
Seats before3242
Seats won3836
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 6
Popular vote115,473120,477
Percentage38.09%39.74%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.71%Decrease2.svg 5.6%

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LeaderBob Thompson [i]
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatDid not stand
Last election0 seats,
3.07%
1 seat,
11.9%
Seats before01
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote6,10423,887
Percentage2.01%7.88%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.06%Decrease2.svg 4.02%

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Colours denote winning party. Striped wards have mixed representation.

Leader of the Council before election

Mike Jones
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Samantha Dixon
Labour

The 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 7 May 2015, electing members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across the country as well as the general election.

Contents

All 75 seats were contested. Labour won a small majority with a total of 38 seats on a 3.2% swing from the Conservatives, [2] meaning that the council moved from Conservative control to Labour control.

Cheshire West and Chester was the only council to change hands in this way in the 2015 elections, [3] and this unique result has been variously attributed to public dissatisfaction with fracking in the area, [4] [5] [6] local planning issues, [4] the organisation and leadership of the local parties, [2] [7] [8] [9] and to a generally difficult climate for Conservatives in the area. [8] In addition, the only Liberal Democrat (Lib Dem) seat on the council was lost, while an independent was elected to the Parkgate ward. No other minor party won a seat, but both the Green Party and United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) fielded large numbers of candidates and saw significant positive swings. Labour's Samantha Dixon became the first woman to lead the council, while the previous leader Mike Jones survived a Conservative leadership challenge and became Leader of the Opposition.

Background

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HQ, the headquarters of Cheshire West and Chester Council

Cheshire West and Chester (CWaC) had been governed since its formation in 2009 by the Conservative Party. [10] However, the Conservatives lost seats in CWaC against the national trend at the 2011 local election, [11] and the Chester area was identified by The Economist before the election as a challenging area for the party. [12] The election also took place at an especially bad period nationally for the Liberal Democrats, who lost 310 councillors in England at the previous local elections, [13] [14] and at a period of growth for other minor parties – especially UKIP, who won the CWaC council area in the 2014 European Parliament elections and were identified by the BBC as potential spoiler candidates. [10] Although there were several by-elections in the 2011–2015 term, [15] [16] the number of councillors representing each party did not change over the course of the council.

In total, there were 75 Conservative candidates, 75 Labour candidates, 45 Green candidates, 43 Liberal Democrat candidates, 33 UKIP candidates, 4 TUSC candidates, 1 Socialist Labour candidate and 9 candidates running as independents. [17] Of the incumbents, 14 did not seek re-election, including several parliamentary candidates: [5] Bob Thompson, formerly the only Lib Dem on the council, stood for Parliament in City of Chester; [18] the former Labour councillor Julia Tickridge stood in Weaver Vale; [19] and Justin Madders, previous leader of the Labour group, stood in and was elected to Ellesmere Port and Neston. [20]

Election proceedings

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Turnout by ward, from lowest (darkest) to highest (lightest)

The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on Friday 10 April 2015. [21] The election took place on 7 May 2015, on the same day as the general election, various parish council elections, town council elections in Frodsham, Neston, Northwich and Winsford, and a referendum on town planning in Malpas. [22] As is standard for council elections in England, first-past-the-post voting was used in single seat wards, and block voting was used in multi-seat wards. All 75 seats on the CWaC council were up for election. Of around 34,000 postal ballots issued, about 1,300 papers for Frodsham and the Garden Quarter district of Chester were voided and re-issued due to a printing error that removed the party emblems of some candidates, [23] and 284 were not delivered in time for the election. [24] An attack leaflet targeted at Labour leader Samantha Dixon was distributed to Chester city centre residents on the day of the election which lacked printing details and may have contained "incorrect information", in violation of the Representation of the People Act 1983. [25] Cheshire Police confirmed that they were investigating the leaflet. [25]

The count for the parliamentary election to City of Chester took priority, and so the count for CWaC began on at 2 PM, 8 May. [22] [26] The count took place at Northgate Arena, and ended up running through the whole of the allotted 9-hour day without a decisive result. [5] The count was suspended on a "cliffhanger", with Labour and the Conservatives tied at 36 seats each after a recount was called on the two decisive two-seat ward of Newton. [5] The count resumed on 9 May, and after a quick "bundle recount" suggested a Labour lead, the Conservative Party asked for a full recount, lasting another three and a half hours. [27] The second recount revealed that Labour's Gill Watson led by 34 votes over the incumbent Adrian Walmsley in the final seat. [5] [27] The final result was delivered at 5.30 PM on 9 May 2015 after 14 hours of counting. [28]

Seats
  1. Labour (50.7%)
  2. Conservative (48.0%)
  3. Independent (1.30%)

Reactions and analysis

Butler swing from 2011
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Labour/Conservative swing by ward
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Largest party/second party swing by ward

As leader of the only Labour group to take control of a former Conservative council at the elections, Samantha Dixon described her local party as "a little ray of hope in the North West" but warned that it would be difficult to operate Labour policies under a national Conservative majority government, and proposed a more consensual cross-party approach to running the council. [6] [7] The outgoing Conservative leader, Mike Jones, suggested that a Labour majority of just one would decrease private sector confidence in the council. [7] [36]

Fracking was noted by both the Chester Chronicle and BBC News as a politically hot topic in Cheshire, particularly around Upton where one gas company had planning permission for a drilling site, [40] [41] and the Conservative loss was partly attributed to community fears about the practice. [4] [6] Matt Bryan, an anti-fracking Labour candidate in Upton unseated the sitting Conservative councillor in what the Chester Chronicle described as arguably "the biggest poll shock". [5] The Labour MP for City of Chester, Chris Matheson, who had similarly defeated the incumbent Stephen Mosley against the national trend, described unhappiness with fracking planning permission procedures and planning more generally as key issues that had helped Labour locally. [4]

The loss of the safe Conservative seat of Parkgate to the independent Martin Barker was also described as a "surprise" by AboutMyArea. [42] Barker stood on a platform of localism for Parkgate and his victory was attributed by the site to dissatisfaction with the choice of Conservative candidate, who lived outside Parkgate in Mickle Trafford. [42] [43]

On taking office, Dixon credited the result to a "positive campaign" by the Labour Party rather than any mistakes by the Conservative Party. [7] However, Private Eye 's "Rotten Boroughs" column blamed "own goals" by Jones – such as removing the planning committee chairperson [44] and withdrawing the party whip from councillors who voted against developments that Jones supported, [45] insulting members of the public, [46] and removing a respect clause from the council constitution [47] – for having "handed victory to Labour". [2] [8] There was similar criticism from ConservativeHome, whose correspondent accused Jones of behaving "in a way which allowed our opponents to paint us as dodgy, or even corrupt", [9] and from councillor Mark Stocks, who launched an unsuccessful leadership challenge against Jones, saying:

"As the only council in the entire country to make the transition from Conservative to Labour, someone has to take the responsibility for what must be considered a monumental defeat. This responsibility has to start at the top. For me, it is an unavoidable belief that with proper leadership, Cheshire West and Chester would have followed the national trend and remained under Conservative control." [8]

Jones, supported by other Conservative councillors, rejected this suggestion, noting the fact that the local Conservative Party had taken the largest share of the popular vote at the council election and retained the parliamentary seat of Weaver Vale against opinion poll predictions. When looked at this way, Jones said, the result "does not seem like a catastrophe". [8]

Results

Councillor changes

New councillors

  • Val Armstrong (Labour, Witton)
  • Martin Barker (Independent, Parkgate)
  • Michael Baynham (Conservative, Winsford Over and Verdin)
  • Richard Beacham (Labour, Newton)
  • Robert Bisset (Labour, St Paul's)
  • Matt Bryan (Labour, Upton)
  • Angie Chidley (Labour, Hoole)
  • Jess Crook (Labour, Ellesmere Port Town)
  • Carol Gahan (Labour, Blacon)
  • Lynn Gibbon (Conservative, Marbury)
  • Nige Jones (Conservative, Little Neston and Burton)
  • Susan Kaur (Conservative, Hartford and Greenbank)
  • Jane Mercer (Labour, Lache)
  • Patricia Parkes (Conservative, Hartford and Greenbank)
  • James Pearson (Conservative, Davenham and Moulton)
  • Peter Rooney (Labour, Ledsham and Manor)
  • Karen Shore (Labour, Whitby)
  • Stephen Smith (Labour, Elton)
  • Harry Tonge (Conservative, Weaver and Cuddington)
  • Gill Watson (Labour, Newton)
  • Chris Whitehurst (Conservative, Malpas)
  • Paul Williams (Conservative, Weaver and Cuddington)

Outgoing councillors

  • Keith Butcher (Labour) [b]
  • Malcolm Byram (Conservative) [b]
  • Robert Crompton (Conservative)
  • Brenda Dowding (Conservative) [b]
  • Les Ford (Conservative) [b]
  • Carolyn Graham (Labour) [b]
  • John Grimshaw (Conservative) [b]
  • Graham Heatley (Conservative)
  • Mark Henesy (Labour) [b]
  • Lynda Jones (Conservative)
  • Kay Loch (Conservative)
  • Justin Madders (Labour) [b]
  • Herbert Manley (Conservative) [b]
  • Hilarie McNae (Conservative)
  • Keith Musgrave (Conservative) [b]
  • Tom Parry (Conservative) [b]
  • Ben Powell (Labour) [b]
  • Alexandra Tate (Labour) [b]
  • Bob Thompson (Liberal Democrat) [b]
  • Julia Tickridge (Labour) [b]
  • Adrian Walmsley (Conservative)
  • Elton Watson (Conservative) [b]
  • Ann Wright (Conservative) [b]

Re-elected councillors

  • Gareth Anderson (Conservative, Ledsham and Monor)
  • David Armstrong (Labour, Winsford Swanlow and Deane)
  • Don Beckett (Labour, Winsford Over and Verdin)
  • Alex Black (Labour, Hoole)
  • Tom Blackmore (Labour, Winsford Over and Verdin)
  • Keith Board (Conservative, Great Boughton)
  • Pamela Booher (Labour, Winsford Wharton)
  • Stephen Burns (Labour, Winsford Swanlow and Deane)
  • Lynn Clare (Labour, Ellesmere Port Town)
  • Brian Clarke (Labour, Winsford Wharton)
  • Angela Claydon (Labour, St Paul's)
  • Brian Crowe (Conservative, Saughall and Mollington)
  • Razia Daniels (Conservative, Handbridge Park)
  • Andrew Dawson (Conservative, Frodsham)
  • Martyn Delaney (Labour, Boughton)
  • Hugo Deynem (Conservative, Tarvin and Kelsall)
  • Samantha Dixon (Labour, Chester City)
  • Paul Dolan (Labour, Winnington and Castle)
  • Paul Donovan (Labour, Sutton)
  • Charles Fifield (Conservative, Weaver and Cuddington)
  • Howard Greenwood (Conservative, Farndon)
  • Louise Gittins (Labour, Little Neston and Burton)
  • Pamela Hall (Conservative, Great Boughton)
  • Don Hammond (Conservative, Marbury)
  • Myles Hogg (Conservative, Willaston and Thornton)
  • Jill Houlbrook (Conservative, Upton)
  • Eleanor Johnson (Conservative, Gowy)
  • Brian Jones (Labour, Whitby)
  • Mike Jones (Conservative, Tattenhall)
  • Reggie Jones (Labour, Blacon)
  • Tony Lawrenson (Labour, Witton)
  • John Leather (Conservative, Tarvin and Kelsall)
  • Alan McKie (Conservative, Helsby)
  • Nicole Meardon (Labour, Sutton)
  • Pat Merrick (Labour, Rossmore)
  • Eveleigh Moore Dutton (Conservative, Tarporley)
  • Sam Naylor (Labour, Winnington and Castle)
  • Marie Nelson (Labour, Blacon)
  • Ralph Oultram (Conservative, Kingsley)
  • Margaret Parker (Conservative, Chester Villages)
  • Stuart Parker (Conservative, Chester Villages)
  • Lynn Riley (Conservative, Frodsham)
  • Diane Roberts (Labour, Netherpool)
  • Bob Rudd (Labour, Garden Quarter)
  • Tony Sherlock (Labour, Grange)
  • Gaynor Sinar (Conservative, Davenham and Moulton)
  • Mark Stocks (Conservative, Shakerley)
  • Neil Sullivan (Conservative, Handbridge Park)
  • Helen Weltman (Conservative, Davenham and Moulton)
  • Andrew Williams (Labour, Neston)
  • Mark Williams (Conservative, Dodleston and Huntington)
  • Norman Wright (Conservative, Marbury)

Seat changes

Results by ward

Turnout by ward
WardTurnout (%)
Blacon61.2
Boughton63.0
Chester City63.5
Chester Villages78.0
Davenham and Moulton70.4
Dodleston and Huntington77.3
Ellesmere Port Town55.7
Elton66.2
Farndon74.5
Frodsham71.4
Garden Quarter58.6
Gowy74.3
Grange57.0
Great Boughton76.1
Handbridge Park76.0
Hartford and Greenbank75.1
Helsby73.5
Hoole71.9
Kingsley76.7
Lache65.3
Ledsham and Manor73.4
Little Neston and Burton76.1
Malpas70.0
Marbury68.9
Neston63.7
Netherpool61.9
Newton69.2
Parkgate77.1
Rossmore59.3
Saughall and Mollington75.3
Shakerley65.4
St Paul's65.7
Strawberry73.6
Sutton67.2
Tarporley75.0
Tarvin and Kelsall73.7
Tattenhall74.3
Upton71.5
Weaver and Cuddington71.3

Blacon

Blacon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Reginald Francis Jones3,57921.07
Labour Marie Nelson3,34919.72
Labour Carol Margaret Gahan3,11918.36
Conservative Christian Philip Dunn1,1096.53
UKIP Steve Ingram1,0546.21
UKIP Chris Erskine1,0376.11
Conservative Alexander Edward Roberts9795.76
Conservative Jack Alex Jackson9415.54
UKIP Liz Hutchison8054.74
Green Christine Watson4822.84
Green Zoe Marie Gorzelak3031.78
Green Colin Drysdale Watson2271.34
Turnout 6,29561.2 [48]
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Boughton

Boughton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Martyn Delaney1,30846.53
Conservative Kate Elizabeth Vaughan93333.19
Green Allison Clare Parkes30810.96
UKIP Stephen Carter Nichols2629.32
Turnout 2,82763.0
Labour hold

Chester City

Chester City (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Samantha Kate Dixon 90947.52
Conservative Carlotta Eva Dunn60731.73
Green Andy Davidson1789.30
UKIP Katie Erskine1256.53
Liberal Democrats Noel McGlinchey944.91
Turnout 1,92863.5
Labour hold

Chester Villages

Chester Villages (Christleton, Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford and Waverton), (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Margaret Phyllis Parker2,74428.04
Conservative Stuart Parker2,73427.94
Labour Steve Davies1,24112.68
Labour Sandra Rudd1,01910.41
Liberal Democrats Ian Hopkinson5876.00
UKIP Paul Rees5855.98
Green Paula Irene D'Arcy5365.48
Green Darren James Burling3413.48
Turnout 5,43078.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Davenham and Moulton

Davenham and Moulton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Helen Catherine Weltman3,28317.52
Conservative James Pearson3,26217.41
Conservative Gaynor Jean Sinar2,97115.86
Labour Rebecca Cooper2,41712.90
Labour Andrew Graham Cooper2,31612.36
Labour Kyle McGregor1,7969.59
UKIP Simon Gerald McDonald1,0405.55
UKIP Glyn Roberts8544.56
Liberal Democrats Pamela Joyce Gaskill7984.26
Turnout 7,42170.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Dodleston and Huntington

Dodleston and Huntington (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mark Graham Williams1,43952.65
Labour Jacky Creswick71726.23
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Ward32111.75
UKIP David S Evans2569.37
Turnout 2,74877.3
Conservative hold

Ellesmere Port Town

Ellesmere Port Town (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lynn Clare2,38636.03
Labour Jess Crook2,13432.23
UKIP Jeanette Starkey80212.11
Conservative Gordon Douglas Meldrum4036.09
Conservative Graham Pritchard3955.96
Green Stefanie Anne Boyle3074.64
Green James Douglas Benzie1952.94
Turnout 3,75955.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Elton

Elton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Stephen Robert Smith1,22453.13
Conservative Graham Heatley1,08046.88
Turnout 2,33566.2
Labour gain from Conservative

Farndon

Farndon (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Howard Greenwood1,13845.59
Liberal Democrats Paul David Roberts99039.66
Labour Paul Alfred Cornwell2449.78
Green Alexander James Clement1244.97
Turnout 2,50474.5
Conservative hold

Frodsham

Frodsham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andrew William Dawson2,45626.08
Conservative Lynn Riley2,17823.13
Labour Michael Garvey1,43515.24
Labour Deborah Fletcher1,30513.86
Michael John Pusey4935.24
Independent Tom Reynolds4775.07
Green Jonny Pendlebury4214.47
Green Sue Beesley4094.34
Liberal Democrats Vera Sandra Roberts2422.57
Turnout 5,32171.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Garden Quarter

Garden Quarter (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bob Rudd 953 40.9
Green Catherine Green80234.5
Conservative Ed Longe49121.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Senior823.5
Majority1516.4
Turnout 2,32858.6
Labour hold

Gowy

Gowy (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Eleanor Johnson1,36760.97
Labour Nick Dixon36716.37
UKIP Mandie Davies2119.41
Green Steven Mitchell1516.74
Liberal Democrats Trevor Glyn Jones1466.51
Turnout 2,44674.3
Conservative hold

Grange

Grange (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tony Sherlock1,54579.43
Conservative Simon James Vernon Eardley26913.83
Green Ged Isaac1316.74
Turnout 1,96257.0
Labour hold

Great Boughton

Great Boughton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Keith William Edward Board2,19121.62
Conservative Pamela Theresa Hall2,15321.24
Labour John Creswick1,46414.44
Labour Lee Bradshaw1,37313.55
Liberal Democrats Rose Price9098.97
UKIP Harry Cowley6526.43
UKIP Peter James Lowe5975.89
Green Philip Hannay4074.02
Green Graham John Weaver3903.85
Turnout 5,58176.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Handbridge Park

Handbridge Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Razia Daniels2,85226.88
Conservative Neil Anthony Sullivan2,55824.11
Labour Jim Freeman1,43813.55
Labour Pat McGuirk1,40013.20
Green Alexandra Valerie Davies6796.40
Liberal Democrats Peter James Speirs5465.15
UKIP Fraser Smillie4534.27
UKIP Allan Andrew James Weddell3493.29
Green Dominic Leeson3353.16
Turnout 5,68476.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hartford and Greenbank

Hartford and Greenbank (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Susan Kaur2,49628.09
Conservative Patricia Mary Parkes2,02722.81
Labour Derek Bowden1,28814.49
Labour Peter Naylor1,23013.84
UKIP Martin David Loftus8549.61
Liberal Democrats Wendy Jones5195.84
Green Owen Robert Hardiker4725.31
Turnout 4,95875.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Helsby

Helsby (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alan Leonard McKie1,51152.10
Labour Una Long1,06436.69
Green David Hampton1916.59
Liberal Democrats Valerie A Melnyczuk1344.62
Turnout 2,93473.5
Conservative hold

Hoole

Hoole (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alex Black2,21521.45
Labour Angie Chidley1,82917.72
Conservative Lesley Elizabeth George1,19011.53
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Williams1,17011.33
UKIP Rosemary Rogers1,14911.13
Conservative Aden Lucas1,05110.18
Liberal Democrats Alan Rollo7697.45
Green Diana Mary Wilderspin-Jones5405.23
Green Steven Richard Jones4113.98
Turnout 5,17871.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour hold

Kingsley

Kingsley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ralph Edward Oultram1,52055.37
Labour Jill Peacock50018.21
UKIP Chris Proudfoot29210.64
Green Alex Dedman2208.01
Liberal Democrats George Martin England2137.76
Turnout 2,72076.7
Conservative hold

Lache

Lache (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jane Mercer1,34152.12
Conservative Michael Tomlinson78430.47
UKIP John Stroud2409.33
Green Kevin Smart1194.62
Liberal Democrats Aminul Hassan893.46
Turnout 2,58665.3
Labour hold

Ledsham and Manor

Ledsham and Manor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Rooney2,00424.07
Conservative Gareth Anderson1,80321.66
Conservative Rob Griffiths1,58519.04
Labour Brenda Margaret Zaman1,58118.99
UKIP Jonathan Charles Starkey6597.92
Liberal Democrats Robert Michael Taylor4935.92
Independent Ann McQuade2002.40
Turnout 4,73873.4
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Little Neston and Burton

Little Neston and Burton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Nige Jones2,17421.84
Labour Louise Clare Gittins2,10821.18
Conservative Kay Loch1,96119.70
Labour Ray McHale1,47314.80
Liberal Democrats Tony Cummins8538.57
UKIP Sue Kettle7367.39
Liberal Democrats Richard Adam Farrance5445.46
TUSC Joe Rimmington1061.06
Turnout 5,37076.1
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Malpas

Malpas (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Chris Whitehurst1,24152.01
Independent Charles Lowick Higgie77732.56
Labour Janet Black2068.63
Green Michael John Boxall1626.79
Turnout 2,41970.0
Conservative hold

Marbury

Marbury (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lynn Joyce Gibbon3,25320.10
Conservative Norman Geoffrey Wright2,95218.24
Conservative Don Hammond2,89817.90
Labour Debbie Dalby1,88611.65
Labour Jo Morlidge1,69810.49
Labour Michael Falzon1,4819.15
Liberal Democrats Annie Makepeace1,1937.37
Green Sez Ismail8265.10
Turnout 6,58068.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Neston

Neston (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Andrew Williams1,05850.69
Conservative Paul Lloyd69333.21
Green Geoffrey Lane Nicholls1617.71
Liberal Democrats Derek Gaskell1406.71
TUSC Declan Wells Khan351.68
Turnout 2,09763.7
Labour hold

Netherpool

Netherpool (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Diane Elizabeth Roberts1,12766.06
Conservative Jack Harris30217.70
UKIP Alistair Kirk20712.13
Green Kier Aaron Sinclair704.10
Turnout 1,71461.9
Labour hold

Newton

Newton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Richard Mark Beacham2,10119.96
Labour Gill Watson1,67215.88
Conservative Adrian Peter Walmsley1,63815.56
Conservative Pauline Frances Brown1,55414.76
Liberal Democrats Mark Edward Gant8277.86
UKIP Frank Samuel6265.95
Green Simon Ward Brown5815.52
Independent John Brian Ebo5054.80
Liberal Democrats Annie Mead5014.76
Green Mary Elizabeth Horbury4774.53
TUSC Kenny Cunningham460.44
Turnout 5,46069.2
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Parkgate

Parkgate (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Martin Barker93139.22
Conservative Andrew Merrill87836.98
Labour Abdul Kadir Jilani31413.23
Green Oliver James Peers25110.57
Turnout 2,41177.1
Independent gain from Conservative

Rossmore

Rossmore (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Pat Merrick1,07459.17
Conservative Linda Ellen Jones32818.07
Socialist Labour Kenny Spain28615.76
Green Joanne Frances Evans-Stone1277.00
Turnout 1,83159.3
Labour hold

Saughall and Mollington

Saughall and Mollington (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Brian Crowe1,28044.93
Independent Carl Denis Jones73725.87
Labour Sally Clare Atkin57220.08
UKIP John Walton1726.04
Liberal Democrats Sally Louise Senior883.09
Turnout 2,87275.3
Conservative hold

Shakerley

Shakerley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mark Lister Stocks1,41463.95
Labour Philippa Jamieson59727.00
Liberal Democrats Mary Elizabeth Thompson2009.05
Turnout 2,23765.4
Conservative hold

St Paul's

St Paul's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Angela Janette Claydon2,78936.83
Labour Robert Ian Bisset2,28630.19
Conservative Francis Kwateng1,21616.06
Conservative Steve Loch83010.96
Liberal Democrats Graham Handley4525.97
Turnout 4,43665.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Strawberry

Strawberry (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mark Anthony Henesy1,49348.66
Conservative Nicholas Hebson1,15537.65
UKIP Sarah Jane Mugridge37712.29
TUSC Dan Lee431.40
Turnout 3,08273.6
Labour hold

Sutton

Sutton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Paul Francis Donovan2,64930.99
Labour Nicole Meardon2,24126.22
Conservative Sandra Evans1,05312.32
Conservative Lee David Evans1,04212.19
UKIP Alan Moore92310.80
Green Chloe Joinson3604.21
Liberal Democrats Rosemarie Handley2803.28
Turnout 4,78467.2
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tarporley

Tarporley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Eveleigh Moore Dutton1,93867.36
Liberal Democrats Ian Douglas Priestner51017.73
Labour Carol Wilson42914.91
Turnout 2,90675.0
Conservative hold

Tarvin and Kelsall

Tarvin and Kelsall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Leather2,58829.37
Conservative Hugo William Edward Deynem2,41427.39
Liberal Democrats Ted Lush1,06612.10
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paul Hyde95710.86
Labour David Edwards6867.78
Labour Gina Lewis6116.93
Green Louis McEvoy4915.57
Turnout 5,08273.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Tattenhall

Tattenhall (1 seat) [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mike Jones1,41452.23
Liberal Democrats Edward Walley44816.55
Labour John Robert Vernon43916.22
UKIP Ray Hill40615.00
Turnout 2,72374.3
Conservative hold

Upton

Upton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jill Houlbrook1,95621.24
Labour Matt Bryan1,72318.71
Conservative Hilarie June McNae1,65717.99
Labour David Vincent Ford1,42915.51
Liberal Democrats Jean Elizabeth Evans8148.84
Liberal Democrats James Alexander Cameron5916.42
UKIP Jules Evans5455.92
Green Aled Rhys Howells4965.38
Turnout 5,04571.5
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Weaver and Cuddington

Weaver and Cuddington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Charles Fifield3,19416.86
Conservative Paul Williams3,18016.79
Conservative Harry Tonge2,58013.62
Labour Robert Cernik1,7729.35
Independent Gillian Edwards1,7649.31
Labour Callum Bryce1,7459.21
Labour Andy Stott1,6038.46
UKIP Chris Watkin1,3577.16
Liberal Democrats Stephen M Donhue9284.90
Green Andy Robinson8204.33
Turnout 7,38071.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Whitby

Whitby (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Brian Jones2,10425.82
Labour Karen Louise Shore1,82822.43
Conservative Brian Anderson1,36816.79
Conservative Robert Redford Crompton1,24815.31
UKIP Glen Lomax90511.10
Green Sarah Ann Bowers2673.28
Liberal Democrats Tom Marlow2232.74
Green Tony Griffiths2072.54
Turnout 3,98360.9
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Willaston and Thornton

Willaston and Thornton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Myles Hogg1,91275.39
Labour James Robert Evans62424.61
Turnout 2,56976.8
Conservative hold

Winnington and Castle

Winnington and Castle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sam Naylor1,71923.75
Labour Paul Dolan1,67523.14
Conservative Jim Sinar1,19316.48
Conservative Kathy Ford1,14715.85
UKIP Amos Daniel Wright5888.12
Green Darrelle Ann Bower3915.40
Liberal Democrats Alice Philippa Chapman3054.21
Northwich IndependentPhillip Michael Dawson Bower2203.04
Turnout 4,28459.6
Labour hold
Labour hold

Winsford Over and Verdin

Winsford Over and Verdin (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tom Blackmore2,27915.59
Labour Don Beckett2,15414.74
Conservative Michael Baynham1,71711.75
Labour Arthur Leslie Neil1,68411.52
Conservative Lynda Jones1,58910.87
Conservative Margaret Dolphin1,4409.85
UKIP Kerrie Jane Fawley-Hopkins1,0597.24
Liberal Democrats Bob Barton7965.45
Liberal Democrats Charlie Parkinson6594.51
Liberal Democrats Brandon Parkey5453.73
Green Sue Quormby3502.39
Green Alice Rebecca Brown3462.37
Turnout 5,84759.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Winsford Swanlow and Dene

Winsford Swanlow and Dene (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Stephen Burns1,67723.20
Labour David Armstrong1,30618.07
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Ian Gaskill94513.07
Conservative Phil Rimmer86111.91
Liberal Democrats Bev Theron76710.61
Conservative Lesley Greenwood74410.29
UKIP David Michael Kendrick7059.75
Green Marc William Vincent Hatton2243.10
Turnout 4,12060.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Winsford Wharton

Winsford Wharton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Brian Michael Clarke1,92028.08
Labour Pamela Booher1,78526.10
Conservative Charles Hardy92613.54
Conservative Peter Jones90313.21
Liberal Democrats Chris Bore4376.39
Liberal Democrats Janet Fitzmaurice3515.13
Green Lyndsay Barwell2884.21
Green Ian Molton2283.33
Turnout 4,18158.1
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witton

Witton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tony Lawrenson2,01134.22
Labour Val Armstrong1,35523.06
Conservative George McDowell1,22220.79
Conservative Linda Nelson92415.72
Liberal Democrats Keith Hinde3656.21
Turnout 3,66557.2
Labour hold
Labour hold

Changes between 2015 and 2019

Ellesmere Port Town by-election 2018

Labour councillor Lynn Clare (Ellesmere Port Town) died in February 2018. [50] The by-election was held on 3 May. [51] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Ellsmere Port Town by-election, 3 May 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Edwardson 1,447 82.9 Increase2.svg22.6
Conservative Robert Griffiths23913.7Increase2.svg3.5
Green Mathew Roberts603.4Decrease2.svg4.4
Majority 1,20869.2Increase2.svg29.2
Turnout 1,74824.5Decrease2.svg31.2
Rejected ballots20.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg14.6

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Footnotes

  1. Although CWaC elects all members at once every four years, many councils elect members in thirds and have more frequent elections. This means that although CWaC was the only council to transfer directly from Labour to Conservative control at the 2015 elections, it was not the only one to change hands this way between 2011 and 2015. Labour also gained two councils – Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and West Lancashire Borough Council – from no overall control at the 2015 elections. [29] West Lancashire was also held by the Conservatives at the 2011 election, but elects its representatives in thirds. [30] This means there were other elections intervening, and West Lancashire went into no overall control at the 2014 local election. [31] In addition, Crawley, Derbyshire, [32] Dudley, Harlow, Nottinghamshire, [33] Redditch and Southampton were gained by Labour from Conservative control at some point between the 2011 and 2014 local elections and held at the 2015 elections. [29] [14] [34] [35]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Did not stand for election.

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