Cheshire East Council election, 2011

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Cheshire East Council Election, 2011
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All 82 seats in Cheshire East Council
42 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat
Seats before596
Seats won5216
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 10
Popular vote91,73651,167
 Fourth party
 
Party Middlewich First
Elected Council Leader

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Map of the results of the 2011 Cheshire East council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Handforth Ratepayers Association, Middlewich First and Shavington First in white, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey. Cheshire East UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Cheshire East council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Handforth Ratepayers Association, Middlewich First and Shavington First in white, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independents in grey.

Elections to Cheshire East Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011. Elections occurred in all 52 wards, with each ward returning between one and three councillors to the council.

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.

Contents

The wards were all new, having been created in a boundary review which took effect in January 2011. [1] They replaced the previous 27 three-seat wards used in the 2008 election, which were identical to the former Cheshire County Council wards.

Cheshire County Council

Cheshire County Council was the county council of Cheshire. Founded on 1 April 1889, it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009, when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.

Overall Results

The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, winning 52 out of 82 seats, with a majority of 36 councillors. [2]

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Cheshire East Council election - 2011 - summary
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 52−747.7591,736−6.4
  Labour 16+1026.651,167+12.7
  Liberal Democrat 4−812.624,206−8.9
 Middlewich First32.44,578
 Handforth 'Ratepayers' Association21.63,010
 Shavington First10.3608
 Others4+68.716,804

Ward Results

An asterisk (*) denotes an incumbent councillor.

Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge (1 Seat) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frank Keegan* 1,151 72.53
Labour Dominic James Brown43627.47
Majority71545.06
Turnout 1,58743.40
Conservative win

Councillor Keegan previously served as a member for the now dissolved Alderley ward.

Alsager

Alsager (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rod Fletcher* 1,895 16.63 -2.77
Liberal Democrat Derek Ian Hough* 1,760 15.44 -3.36
Liberal Democrat Shirley Jones* 1,648 14.46 -3.44
Conservative Andrew William Large1,19310.47+0.47
Conservative Harriet Emily Weatherby Crompton1,16410.21+2.31
Labour Bill Howell9478.31+5.51
Conservative Richard Peers8227.21-0.69
Labour Bob Ashley8057.06+4.06
Labour Simon Henley Norman Bishop7256.36+3.76
Green Hilary Robinson4393.85
Majority4553.99
Turnout 11,38945.20
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Audlem

Audlem (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rachel Anne Bailey 1,451 79.86
Labour Louise Mary Taylor36620.14
Majority1,08559.72
Turnout 1,81748.8
Conservative win

Councillor Bailey previously served as a member for the now dissolved Cholmondeley ward.

Bollington

Bollington (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Harold Livesley* 814 13.59
Conservative Peter Hayes 813 13.57
Bollington FirstAmanda Stott78813.16
Labour Heidi Reid77812.99
Bollington FirstJames Nicholas75812.66
Labour Malcolm Bailey71411.92
Independent Tony Mills5759.60
Liberal Democrat Shirley Sockett4367.28
Liberal Democrat Simon Christopher Owen3135.23
Majority100.17
Turnout 48.3
Conservative win
Conservative win

Councillor Livesley previously served as a councillor for the now dissolved Prestbury and Tytherington ward.

Brereton Rural

The one seat for this ward was uncontested and the Conservative Party candidate, John Valentine Frank Wray, was elected unopposed.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Cheshire East (Electoral Changes) Order 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Elections 2011 - results overview". Cheshire East Council. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Alderley Edge Ward". cheshireeast.gov.uk. Cheshire East Council. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.


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