Cheshire County Council was elected every four years. From 2009 the county council was abolished and replaced with two unitary authorities, Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester making the 2005 election the final election for Cheshire Council. Voting for the new unitary authorities took place on 1 May 2008.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,326 | 87.9 | |||
| Conservative | 182 | 12.1 | |||
| Majority | 1,144 | 75.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,508 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1,266 | 53.3 | +21.3 | ||
| Conservative | 1,110 | 46.7 | -0.6 | ||
| Majority | 156 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,376 | 26.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 880 | 41.5 | +17.1 | ||
| Labour | 821 | 38.7 | +1.6 | ||
| Conservative | 419 | 19.8 | -2.7 | ||
| Majority | 59 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,120 | 21.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,326 | 83.8 | +22.0 | ||
| Independent | 137 | 8.7 | +8.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 120 | 7.6 | -14.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,189 | 75.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,583 | 20.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2,137 | 67.9 | |||
| Labour | 1,012 | 32.1 | |||
| Majority | 1,125 | 35.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,149 | 31.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Cannon | 1,393 | 43.3 | +15.1 | |
| Labour | 1,082 | 33.7 | -22.1 | ||
| BNP | 385 | 12.0 | +12.0 | ||
| Conservative | 355 | 11.0 | +0.0 | ||
| Majority | 311 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,215 | 29.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eleanor Johnson | 1,863 | 50.4 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garman | 1,419 | 38.4 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | Mark Green | 307 | 8.3 | -10.8 | |
| UKIP | John Moore | 107 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 444 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,696 | 32.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Herbert Manley | 2,213 | 63.2 | +16.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Wood | 857 | 24.5 | -1.9 | |
| Labour | Mark Green | 432 | 12.3 | -9.1 | |
| Majority | 1,356 | 38.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,502 | 35.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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