Crewe Town Council

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Crewe Town Council
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Type
History
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
Leadership
Leader
Jill Rhodes
Mayor
Tom Dunlop
Town Clerk
Pete Turner
Structure
Seats20 councillors
18 / 20
1 / 20
1 / 20
Elections
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
2 May 2027
Website
www.crewetowncouncil.gov.uk//

Crewe Town Council is a parish council covering the town of Crewe in England. It comprises six wards, electing 20 councillors between them. The Council is based at 1 Chantry Court, Crewe where it generally holds its committee meetings. Full Council meetings are normally held at the Salvation Army.

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The first elections were held on 4 April 2013, and resulted in the Labour Party winning all 20 seats on the council, this was repeated in the 2015 and 2019 local elections. [1]

History

Ward & Map (Link)Seats
Crewe St Barnabas (Map)2
Crewe Central (Map)2
Crewe North (Map)2
Crewe South (Map)4 except for Gresty Brook (polling district 1GM2)
Crewe East (Map)6
Crewe West (Map)4

2013 Election

The first election for the newly established Crewe Town Council took place on 4 April 2013. The results were: [2]

Crewe Central Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tony Davison 290
Labour Irene Faseyi 288
Conservative Frank Zbyszek Lepisz43
UKIP James Clutton126
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Crewe East Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Damian Bailey 1,133
Labour Joy Bratherton 1,181
Labour Suzanne Brookfield 1,124
Labour Kevin Hickson 999
Labour Margaret Martin 1,191
Labour Benn Minshall 1,020
Conservative Peter Hargreaves321
Conservative Irene Hayes376
Conservative Colin Todd283
Liberal Democrats Nick Taylor254
UKIP Lawrence Leat714
Independent Richard Ford431
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Crewe North Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Beard 345
Labour Christine Bratheron 293
Conservative Derek Bebbington134
Conservative Christopher Waling67
UKIP Richard Lee246
Independent Darryl Clews122
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Crewe South Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Igor Appilat 606
Labour Mary Carline 686
Labour Jill Rhodes 673
Labour Simon Yates 629
Conservative Jubeyar Ahmed207
Conservative Thomas Ankers179
Conservative Barbara Densem177
Conservative Linda Gill167
Liberal Democrats Robert Icke187
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Macfadyen146
UKIP James Walklate289
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St. Barnabas Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Lundie 251
Labour Christine Cull 307
Conservative Daniel Bull94
UKIP Simon Walklate163
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Crewe West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dawn Kay 663
Labour Stuart Kay 649
Labour Mike Russan 660
Labour Nanette Walton 594
Conservative Jonathan Sutton205
Conservative Steven Edgar192
Conservative Jacquie Weatherill264
Conservative Max Tebbits148
Liberal Democrats David Cannon203
UKIP Robert Handford378
Turnout
Majority
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Calveley to Faddiley". www.cheshireeast.gov.uk.
  2. "Elections in Cheshire East - Results for Crewe Parish Council - Election of Parish Councillors". Cheshire East Council. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.