Cheshire West and Chester Council elections

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Cheshire West and Chester Council elections are held every four years. Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 70 councillors have been elected from 45 wards. [1]

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Summary results

Council seats since 2008
Election Conservative Independent Green Labour Liberal Democrats Unaligned IndependentWinsford Salt of the EarthTotal
2008 55001340072
2011 42003210075
2015 36103800075
2019 28413520070
2023 23523910070
Current23223713270

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

2011-2015

Ellesmere Port Town by-election, 20 October 2011 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynn Clare68671.6
Conservative Graham Pritchard10210.6
Socialist Labour Kenny Spain656.8
UKIP Andrew Roberts646.8
Liberal Democrats Hilary Chrusciezl414.3
Majority58461.0
Turnout 95815.3
Labour hold Swing
Boughton by-election, 10 July 2014 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martyn Delaney61444.8−7.3%
Conservative Kate Vaughan46934.2−6.2%
UKIP Charles Dodman1319.6+9.6%
Green John McNamara866.3+6.3%
Liberal Democrats Mark Gant705.1−2.4%
Majority14510.6
Turnout 1,370
Labour hold Swing
Winnington and Castle by-election, 10 July 2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sam Naylor52539.5
Conservative Jim Sinar41831.4
UKIP Amos Wright30723.1
Liberal Democrats Alice Chapman806.0
Majority1078.0
Turnout 1,330
Labour hold Swing

2015-2019

Blacon by-election, 20 April 2017 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ben Powell1,55659.10%
Conservative Jack Jackson57421.8+4%
Independent Steve Ingram43416.5+16.5%
Liberal Democrats Lizzie Jewkes702.7+2.7%
Majority98237.3
Turnout 2,63425.4−35.8%
Labour hold Swing
Ellesmere Port Town by-election, 3 May 2018 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edwardson, Mike1,44782.9
Conservative Griffiths, Robert Douglas23913.7
Green Roberts, Matthew Joseph603.4
Majority120869.2
Turnout 174624.51
Labour hold Swing

2019-2023

Frodsham by-election, 6 May 2021 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Basey1,48144.4−3.2
Labour Michael Garvey1,29638.8+13.9
Liberal Democrats Patrick Eakin38411.5+5.2
Green Sian Day1765.3−4.0
Majority1855.5
Turnout 3,337
Conservative hold Swing
Neston by-election, 6 May 2021 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Millar87557.0−5.2
Conservative Steve Wastell57937.7−0.1
Liberal Democrats John Edwards805.2+5.2
Majority29619.3
Turnout 1,534
Labour hold Swing

2023-2027

Wolverham by-election, 2 May 2024 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Stockton57670.2−9.5
Green Katie Grannell738.9+8.9
Independent Jonathan Starkey647.8+7.8
Party of Women Sally James425.1+5.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jewkes354.3−4.7
Conservative Luke Sharples313.8−7.5
Majority50361.3
Turnout 821
Labour hold Swing
Northwich Leftwich by-election, 4 July 2024 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Waterman97848.4−10.8
Reform UK Emma Guy36618.1+12.6
Conservative Penny Hitch36318.0−11.9
Liberal Democrats John Harding1638.1+2.7
Green Jonathan Stutfield1517.5+7.5
Majority61230.3
Turnout 2,021
Labour hold Swing

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