Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2015

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

All 75 seats to Cheshire West and Chester Council
38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 68.2%

 First partySecond party
 
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LeaderSamantha DixonMike Jones
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Chester City Tattenhall
Last election32 seats,
35.3%
42 seats,
44.2%
Seats before3242
Seats won3836
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg6
Popular vote64,99668,580
Percentage34.7%36.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.6%Decrease2.svg7.5%

 Third partyFourth party
 
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Party Independent Liberal Democrat
Last election0 seats,
4.0%
1 seat,
13.3%
Seats before01
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote5,62718,273
Percentage3.0%9.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.0%Decrease2.svg3.5%

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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.

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. The council was first elected on 1 May 2008 a year before coming into its legal powers on 1 April 2009.

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.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Swing, in British politics, is a number used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties. It originated as a mathematical calculation for comparing the results of two constituencies. Britain uses a first-past-the-post voting system. The swing is the percentage of voter support minus the comparative percentage of voter support corresponding to the same electorate or demographic.

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.

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.

Town and country planning in the United Kingdom is the part of English land law which concerns land use planning. Its goal is to ensure sustainable economic development and a better environment. Each country of the United Kingdom has its own planning system that is responsible for town and country planning devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.

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.

Parkgate, Cheshire village in United Kingdom

Parkgate is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the part that lies in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the North West of England. It is situated on the coastline of the River Dee, adjoining 100 square kilometres of salt marsh, separated by a sandstone former sea wall. At the 2001 Census Parkgate had a population of 3,702, reducing to 3,591 at the 2011 Census.

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.

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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]

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition political party

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is a socialist electoral alliance launched in Britain for the 2010 general election.

Socialist Labour Party (UK) socialist political party in the United Kingdom

The Socialist Labour Party (SLP) is a socialist political party in the United Kingdom. The party was established in 1996 and is led by Arthur Scargill, a former Labour Party member and the former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers. The party's name highlights its commitment to socialism and acknowledges Clause IV of the Labour Party's former constitution, as fundamental to the party's identity.

City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

The City of Chester is a constituency created in 1545 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Chris Matheson of the Labour Party.

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]

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Frodsham town in Cheshire, England

Frodsham is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, increasing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 km) south of Liverpool, and 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver runs to its northeast and on the west it overlooks the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 road and the Chester–Manchester railway line pass through the town, and the M56 motorway passes to the northwest.

Northwich town in Cheshire

Northwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane. The town is about 18 miles (29 km) east of Chester and 15 miles (24 km) south of Warrington. 19 miles south of Manchester and 12 miles south of Manchester Airport. Northwich has been named as one of the best places to live in the United Kingdom according to The Sunday Times in 2014. Northwich is an area of High Growth, with the Winsford and Northwich Locality having a population of over 108,000 in 2018, this has grown from 100,000 in 2011. With an estimated population of 125,000 by 2030. Northwich itself with the Proposed 6,000 new homes being built will have a population of over 85,000 by 2030.

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 the 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]

Vote share

   Conservative (36.66%)
   Labour (34.75%)
   Lib Dem (9.77%)
   UKIP (9.22%)
   Green (6.34%)
   Independent & other (3.26%)

Seats

   Labour (50.7%)
   Conservative (48.0%)
   Independent (1.3%)

The final results saw the Conservatives retain the largest share of the popular vote, but with a smaller proportion than at the previous election. Labour gained 6 seats (5 from Conservative, 1 from Lib Dem), the Conservatives lost 6 seats (5 to Labour, 1 to independent) and the Lib Dems lost their only seat in Hoole to Labour. [6] Labour therefore won an absolute majority, with 38 seats to the Conservatives 36 on the 75 seat council. [3] This made CWaC the only council in the entire country to transfer from Conservative to Labour control at the 2015 elections, [lower-alpha 1] a result that was described by ConservativeHome as a "catastrophic loss" [9] and by the Chester Chronicle as "deeply embarrassing" for the local Conservative party. [3] [6] [36]

No minor parties won any seats, but UKIP and the Greens saw large positive swings both across the borough and in individual wards, including a 9% swing to UKIP in Blacon [37] and a 17.5% swing to the Greens in Garden Quarter where they finished second. [26]

e    d  Summary of the 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election results [38]
Political partyGroup leaderCandidatesTotal
votes
Total
seats
Seats
gained
Seats
lost
Seats,
net change
Seats,
of total (%)
Votes,
of total (%)
Total votes,
change (%)
Conservative Mike Jones7568,5803606Decrease2.svg648.036.7Decrease2.svg7.5
Labour Samantha Dixon7564,9963860Increase2.svg650.734.7Decrease2.svg0.6
Liberal Democrat Bob Thompson (outgoing) [lower-roman 1] 4318,273001Decrease2.svg10.09.8Decrease2.svg3.5
UKIP N/A3317,240000Steady2.svg0.09.2Increase2.svg7.3
Green N/A4511,867000Steady2.svg0.06.3Increase2.svg5.4
IndependentN/A [lower-roman 2] 95,627110Increase2.svg11.33.0Decrease2.svg1.0
Socialist Labour N/A1286000Steady2.svg0.00.2Steady2.svg
TUSC N/A4184000Steady2.svg0.00.1New
Total285187,05375---Turnout68.2-

Seat composition before (top) and after (bottom):

42321
Conservative Labour LD
38361
Labour Conservative I
  1. As the only Lib Dem on the council, Thompson was the defacto group leader but did not stand for re-election. No Lib Dems were subsequently elected.
  2. As the only independent on the council, Martin Barker is the defacto independent group leader.

In all, there were 22 new councillors to CWaC council – 12 from Labour, 9 from the Conservatives and one independent. [27] Local Labour leader Samantha Dixon became the council leader, making her the first woman to hold the role, [7] while former council leader Mike Jones remained leader of the Conservative group despite a leadership challenge. [36]

Following the election, the first council meeting under Labour control took place on 21 May 2015. [39] The new administration significantly restructured the council: the existing scrutiny committees were merged while new local committees were established for Chester, Ellesmere Port, Northwich and Winslow, and rural Cheshire, and the roles of Lord Mayor of Chester and Chair of the Council were separated. [39] This meant that the casting vote remained with former Lord Mayor, Bob Rudd (Labour), instead of the new Lord Mayor, Hugo Deynem (Conservative), which Conservatives criticized for politicizing the role. [39] The new overview and scrutiny committee was arranged on a nonpartisan basis, with equal numbers of Labour and Conservative members and the casting vote given to the independent Martin Barker. [39]

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

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 Jones, Reginald Francis3,57921.07
Labour Nelson, Marie3,34919.72
Labour Gahan, Carol Margaret3,11918.36
Conservative Dunn, Christian Philip1,1096.53
UKIP Ingram, Steve1,0546.21
UKIP Erskine, Chris1,0376.11
Conservative Roberts, Alexander Edward9795.76
Conservative Jackson, Jack Alex9415.54
UKIP Hutchison, Liz8054.74
Green Watson, Christine4822.84
Green Gorzelak, Zoe Marie3031.78
Green Watson, Colin Drysdale2271.34
Turnout 6,29561.2 [48]
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Boughton

Boughton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Delaney, Martyn1,30846.53
Conservative Vaughan, Kate Elizabeth93333.19
Green Parkes, Allison Clare30810.96
UKIP Nichols, Stephen Carter2629.32
Turnout 2,82763.0
Labour hold

Chester City

Chester City (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Dixon, Samantha Kate90947.52
Conservative Dunn, Carlotta Eva60731.73
Green Davidson, Andy1789.30
UKIP Erskine, Katie1256.53
Liberal Democrat McGlinchey, Noel944.91
Turnout 1,92863.5
Labour hold

Chester Villages

Chester Villages ( Christleton, Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford and Waverton), (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Parker, Margaret Phyllis2,74428.04
Conservative Parker, Stuart2,73427.94
Labour Davies, Steve1,24112.68
Labour Rudd, Sandra1,01910.41
Liberal Democrat Hopkinson, Ian5876.00
UKIP Rees, Paul5855.98
Green D'Arcy, Paula Irene5365.48
Green Burling, Darren James3413.48
Turnout 5,43078.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Davenham and Moulton

Davenham and Moulton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Weltman, Helen Catherine3,28317.52
Conservative Pearson, James3,26217.41
Conservative Sinar, Gaynor Jean2,97115.86
Labour Cooper, Rebecca2,41712.90
Labour Cooper, Andrew Graham2,31612.36
Labour McGregor, Kyle1,7969.59
UKIP McDonald, Simon Gerald1,0405.55
UKIP Roberts, Glyn8544.56
Liberal Democrat Gaskill, Pamela Joyce7984.26
Turnout 7,42170.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Dodleston and Huntington

Dodleston and Huntington (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Williams, Mark Graham1,43952.65
Labour Creswick, Jacky71726.23
Liberal Democrat Ward, Christopher John32111.75
UKIP Evans, David S2569.37
Turnout 2,74877.3
Conservative hold

Ellesmere Port Town

Ellesmere Port Town, (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Clare, Lynn2,38636.03
Labour Crook, Jess2,13432.23
UKIP Starkey, Jeanette80212.11
Conservative Meldrum, Gordon Douglas4036.09
Conservative Pritchard, Graham3955.96
Green Boyle, Stefanie Anne3074.64
Green Benzie, James Douglas1952.94
Turnout 3,75955.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Elton

Elton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Smith, Stephen Robert1,22453.13
Conservative Heatley, Graham1,08046.88
Turnout 2,33566.2
Labour gain from Conservative

Farndon

Farndon (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Greenwood, Howard1,13845.59
Liberal Democrat Roberts, Paul David99039.66
Labour Cornwell, Paul Alfred2449.78
Green Clement, Alexander James1244.97
Turnout 2,50474.5
Conservative hold

Frodsham

Frodsham (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Dawson, Andrew William2,45626.08
Conservative Riley, Lynn2,17823.13
Labour Garvey, Michael1,43515.24
Labour Fletcher, Deborah1,30513.86
Pusey, Michael John4935.24
Independent Reynolds, Tom4775.07
Green Pendlebury, Jonny4214.47
Green Beesley, Sue4094.34
Liberal Democrat Roberts, Vera Sandra2422.57
Turnout 5,32171.4
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Garden Quarter

Garden Quarter (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bob Rudd95340.9
Green Catherine Green80234.5
Conservative Ed Longe49121.1
Liberal Democrat Chris Senior823.5
Majority1516.4
Turnout 2,32858.6
Labour hold

Gowy

Gowy (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Johnson, Eleanor1,36760.97
Labour Dixon, Nick36716.37
UKIP Davies, Mandie2119.41
Green Mitchell, Steven1516.74
Liberal Democrat Jones, Trevor Glyn1466.51
Turnout 2,44674.3
Conservative hold

Grange

Grange (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sherlock, Tony1,54579.43
Conservative Eardley, Simon James Vernon26913.83
Green Isaac, Ged1316.74
Turnout 1,96257.0
Labour hold

Great Boughton

Great Boughton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Board, Keith William Edward2,19121.62
Conservative Hall, Pamela Theresa2,15321.24
Labour Creswick, John1,46414.44
Labour Bradshaw, Lee1,37313.55
Liberal Democrat Price, Rose9098.97
UKIP Cowley, Harry6526.43
UKIP Lowe, Peter James5975.89
Green Hannay, Philip4074.02
Green Weaver, Graham John3903.85
Turnout 5,58176.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Handbridge Park

Handbridge Park (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Daniels, Razia2,85226.88
Conservative Sullivan, Neil Anthony2,55824.11
Labour Freeman, Jim1,43813.55
Labour McGuirk, Pat1,40013.20
Green Davies, Alexandra Valerie6796.40
Liberal Democrat Speirs, Peter James5465.15
UKIP Smillie, Fraser4534.27
UKIP Weddell, Allan Andrew James3493.29
Green Leeson, Dominic3353.16
Turnout 5,68476.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hartford and Greenbank

Hartford and Greenbank (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Kaur, Susan2,49628.09
Conservative Parkes, Patricia Mary2,02722.81
Labour Bowden, Derek1,28814.49
Labour Naylor, Peter1,23013.84
UKIP Loftus, Martin David8549.61
Liberal Democrat Jones, Wendy5195.84
Green Hardiker, Owen Robert4725.31
Turnout 4,95875.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Helsby

Helsby (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative McKie, Alan Leonard1,51152.10
Labour Long, Una1,06436.69
Green Hampton, David1916.59
Liberal Democrat Melnyczuk, Valerie A1344.62
Turnout 2,93473.5
Conservative hold

Hoole

Hoole (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Black, Alex2,21521.45
Labour Chidley, Angie1,82917.72
Conservative George, Lesley Elizabeth1,19011.53
Liberal Democrat Williams, Mark Andrew1,17011.33
UKIP Rogers, Rosemary1,14911.13
Conservative Lucas, Aden1,05110.18
Liberal Democrat Rollo, Alan7697.45
Green Wilderspin-Jones, Diana Mary5405.23
Green Jones, Steven Richard4113.98
Turnout 5,17871.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat
Labour hold

Kingsley

Kingsley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Oultram, Ralph Edward1,52055.37
Labour Peacock, Jill50018.21
UKIP Proudfoot, Chris29210.64
Green Dedman, Alex2208.01
Liberal Democrat England, George Martin2137.76
Turnout 2,72076.7
Conservative hold

Lache

Lache (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Mercer, Jane1,34152.12
Conservative Tomlinson, Michael78430.47
UKIP Stroud, John2409.33
Green Smart, Kevin1194.62
Liberal Democrat Hassan, Aminul893.46
Turnout 2,58665.3
Labour hold

Ledsham and Manor

Ledsham and Manor (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rooney, Peter2,00424.07
Conservative Anderson, Gareth1,80321.66
Conservative Griffiths, Rob1,58519.04
Labour Zaman, Brenda Margaret1,58118.99
UKIP Starkey, Jonathan Charles6597.92
Liberal Democrat Taylor, Robert Michael4935.92
Independent McQuade, Ann2002.40
Turnout 4,73873.4
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Little Neston and Burton

Little Neston and Burton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jones, Nige2,17421.84
Labour Gittins, Louise Clare2,10821.18
Conservative Loch, Kay1,96119.70
Labour McHale, Ray1,47314.80
Liberal Democrat Cummins, Tony8538.57
UKIP Kettle, Sue7367.39
Liberal Democrat Farrance, Richard Adam5445.46
TUSC Rimmington, Joe1061.06
Turnout 5,37076.1
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Malpas

Malpas (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Whitehurst, Chris1,24152.01
Independent Lowick Higgie, Charles77732.56
Labour Black, Janet2068.63
Green Boxall, Michael John1626.79
Turnout 2,41970.0
Conservative hold

Marbury

Marbury (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Gibbon, Lynn Joyce3,25320.10
Conservative Wright, Norman Geoffrey2,95218.24
Conservative Hammond, Don2,89817.90
Labour Dalby, Debbie1,88611.65
Labour Morlidge, Jo1,69810.49
Labour Falzon, Michael1,4819.15
Liberal Democrat Makepeace, Annie1,1937.37
Green Ismail, Sez8265.10
Turnout 6,58068.9
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Neston

Neston (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Williams, Andrew1,05850.69
Conservative Lloyd, Paul69333.21
Green Nicholls, Geoffrey Lane1617.71
Liberal Democrat Gaskell, Derek1406.71
TUSC Khan, Declan Wells351.68
Turnout 2,09763.7
Labour hold

Netherpool

Netherpool (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Roberts, Diane Elizabeth1,12766.06
Conservative Harris, Jack30217.70
UKIP Kirk, Alistair20712.13
Green Sinclair, Kier Aaron704.10
Turnout 1,71461.9
Labour hold

Newton

Newton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Beacham, Richard Mark2,10119.96
Labour Watson, Gill1,67215.88
Conservative Walmsley, Adrian Peter1,63815.56
Conservative Brown, Pauline Frances1,55414.76
Liberal Democrat Gant, Mark Edward8277.86
UKIP Samuel, Frank6265.95
Green Brown, Simon Ward5815.52
Independent Ebo, John Brian5054.80
Liberal Democrat Mead, Annie5014.76
Green Horbury, Mary Elizabeth4774.53
TUSC Cunningham, Kenny460.44
Turnout 5,46069.2
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Parkgate

Parkgate (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Barker, Martin93139.22
Conservative Merrill, Andrew87836.98
Labour Jilani, Abdul Kadir31413.23
Green Peers, Oliver James25110.57
Turnout 2,41177.1
Independent gain from Conservative

Rossmore

Rossmore (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Merrick, Pat1,07459.17
Conservative Jones, Linda Ellen32818.07
Socialist Labour Spain, Kenny28615.76
Green Evans-Stone, Joanne Frances1277.00
Turnout 1,83159.3
Labour hold

Saughall and Mollington

Saughall and Mollington (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Crowe, Brian1,28044.93
Independent Jones, Carl Denis73725.87
Labour Atkin, Sally Clare57220.08
UKIP Walton, John1726.04
Liberal Democrat Senior, Sally Louise883.09
Turnout 2,87275.3
Conservative hold

Shakerley

Shakerley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Stocks, Mark Lister1,41463.95
Labour Jamieson, Philippa59727.00
Liberal Democrat Thompson, Mary Elizabeth2009.05
Turnout 2,23765.4
Conservative hold

St Paul's

St Paul's (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Claydon, Angela Janette2,78936.83
Labour Bisset, Robert Ian2,28630.19
Conservative Kwateng, Francis1,21616.06
Conservative Loch, Steve83010.96
Liberal Democrat Handley, Graham4525.97
Turnout 4,43665.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Strawberry

Strawberry (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Henesy, Mark Anthony1,49348.66
Conservative Hebson, Nicholas1,15537.65
UKIP Mugridge, Sarah Jane37712.29
TUSC Lee, Dan431.40
Turnout 3,08273.6
Labour hold

Sutton

Sutton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Donovan, Paul Francis2,64930.99
Labour Meardon, Nicole2,24126.22
Conservative Evans, Sandra1,05312.32
Conservative Evans, Lee David1,04212.19
UKIP Moore, Alan92310.80
Green Joinson, Chloe3604.21
Liberal Democrat Handley, Rosemarie2803.28
Turnout 4,78467.2
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tarporley

Tarporley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Moore Dutton, Eveleigh1,93867.36
Liberal Democrat Priestner, Ian Douglas51017.73
Labour Wilson, Carol42914.91
Turnout 2,90675.0
Conservative hold

Tarvin and Kelsall

Tarvin and Kelsall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Leather, John2,58829.37
Conservative Deynem, Hugo William Edward2,41427.39
Liberal Democrat Lush, Ted1,06612.10
Liberal Democrat Hyde, Andrew Paul95710.86
Labour Edwards, David6867.78
Labour Lewis, Gina6116.93
Green McEvoy, Louis4915.57
Turnout 5,08273.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Tattenhall

Tattenhall (1 seat) [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jones, Mike1,41452.23
Liberal Democrat Walley, Edward44816.55
Labour Vernon, John Robert43916.22
UKIP Hill, Ray40615.00
Turnout 2,72374.3
Conservative hold

Upton

Upton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Houlbrook, Jill1,95621.24
Labour Bryan, Matt1,72318.71
Conservative McNae, Hilarie June1,65717.99
Labour Ford, David Vincent1,42915.51
Liberal Democrat Evans, Jean Elizabeth8148.84
Liberal Democrat Cameron, James Alexander5916.42
UKIP Evans, Jules5455.92
Green Howells, Aled Rhys4965.38
Turnout 5,04571.5
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Weaver and Cuddington

Weaver and Cuddington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Fifield, Charles3,19416.86
Conservative Williams, Paul3,18016.79
Conservative Tonge, Harry2,58013.62
Labour Cernik, Robert1,7729.35
Independent Edwards, Gillian1,7649.31
Labour Bryce, Callum1,7459.21
Labour Stott, Andy1,6038.46
UKIP Watkin, Chris1,3577.16
Liberal Democrat Donhue, Stephen M9284.90
Green Robinson, Andy8204.33
Turnout 7,38071.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Whitby

Whitby (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jones, Brian2,10425.82
Labour Shore, Karen Louise1,82822.43
Conservative Anderson, Brian1,36816.79
Conservative Crompton, Robert Redford1,24815.31
UKIP Lomax, Glen90511.10
Green Bowers, Sarah Ann2673.28
Liberal Democrat Marlow, Tom2232.74
Green Griffiths, Tony2072.54
Turnout 3,98360.9
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Willaston and Thornton

Willaston and Thornton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Hogg, Myles1,91275.39
Labour Evans, James Robert62424.61
Turnout 2,56976.8
Conservative hold

Winnington and Castle

Winnington and Castle (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Naylor, Sam1,71923.75
Labour Dolan, Paul1,67523.14
Conservative Sinar, Jim1,19316.48
Conservative Ford, Kathy1,14715.85
UKIP Wright, Amos Daniel5888.12
Green Bower, Darrelle Ann3915.40
Liberal Democrat Chapman, Alice Philippa3054.21
Northwich IndependentBower, Phillip Michael Dawson2203.04
Turnout 4,28459.6
Labour hold
Labour hold

Winsford Over and Verdin

Winsford Over and Verdin (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Blackmore, Tom2,27915.59
Labour Beckett, Don2,15414.74
Conservative Baynham, Michael1,71711.75
Labour Neil, Arthur Leslie1,68411.52
Conservative Jones, Lynda1,58910.87
Conservative Dolphin, Margaret1,4409.85
UKIP Fawley-Hopkins, Kerrie Jane1,0597.24
Liberal Democrat Barton, Bob7965.45
Liberal Democrat Parkinson, Charlie6594.51
Liberal Democrat Parkey, Brandon5453.73
Green Quormby, Sue3502.39
Green Brown, Alice Rebecca3462.37
Turnout 5,84759.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Winsford Swanlow and Dene

Winsford Swanlow and Dene (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Burns, Stephen1,67723.20
Labour Armstrong, David1,30618.07
Liberal Democrat Gaskill, Malcolm Ian94513.07
Conservative Rimmer, Phil86111.91
Liberal Democrat Theron, Bev76710.61
Conservative Greenwood, Lesley74410.29
UKIP Kendrick, David Michael7059.75
Green Hatton, Marc William Vincent2243.10
Turnout 4,12060.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Winsford Wharton

Winsford Wharton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Clarke, Brian Michael1,92028.08
Labour Booher, Pamela1,78526.10
Conservative Hardy, Charles92613.54
Conservative Jones, Peter90313.21
Liberal Democrat Bore, Chris4376.39
Liberal Democrat Fitzmaurice, Janet3515.13
Green Barwell, Lyndsay2884.21
Green Molton, Ian2283.33
Turnout 4,18158.1
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witton

Witton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lawrenson, Tony2,01134.22
Labour Armstrong, Val1,35523.06
Conservative McDowell, George1,22220.79
Conservative Nelson, Linda92415.72
Liberal Democrat Hinde, Keith3656.21
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
Majority1,20869.2Increase2.svg29.2
Turnout 1,74824.5Decrease2.svg31.2
Rejected ballots20.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg14.6

[52]

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 Southamption 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]

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