Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 30.3%.
Ellesmere Port and Neston was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It covered the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, namely that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 52.9 | 47.1 | 8,639 | +10.6% | |
Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 47.1 | 46.7 | 8,565 | +0.1% | |
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 853 | -7.0% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 156 | +0.9% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 134 | +0.7% | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine Sherlock | 307 | 42.2 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Starkey | 265 | 36.4 | ||
English Democrat | Maurice Brookes | 156 | 21.4 | ||
Majority | 42 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 728 | 25.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Sherlock | 669 | 71.7 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Anne Hughes | 264 | 28.3 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 405 | 43.4 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 933 | 23.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Anderson | 509 | 60.7 | ||
Labour | Colin Cooper | 329 | 39.3 | ||
Majority | 180 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 838 | 30.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Huddart | 888 | 59.8 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Sue Pugh | 597 | 40.2 | +11.0 | |
Majority | 291 | 19.6 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,485 | 32.1 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Scott Mealor | 519 | 45.5 | ||
Labour | Louise Gittins | 488 | 42.8 | ||
UKIP | Henry Crocker | 134 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 31 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,141 | 41.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Williams | 546 | 55.6 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Chris Bale | 436 | 44.4 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 110 | 11.2 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 982 | 41.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Dowdings | 1,090 | 79.4 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Susan Craggs | 282 | 20.6 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 808 | 58.8 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,372 | 47.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Robson | 469 | 63.6 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | Tracy Hardwick | 269 | 36.4 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 200 | 27.2 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 738 | 25.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Claydon | 394 | 57.9 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Meldrum | 286 | 42.1 | ||
Majority | 108 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 680 | 23.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ivor Jones | 845 | 58.4 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Michael English | 601 | 41.6 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 244 | 16.8 | +15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,446 | 31.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thommy Griffiths | 606 | 65.2 | +15.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Harris | 324 | 34.8 | +17.0 | |
Majority | 282 | 30.4 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 930 | 22.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kathy Lord | 440 | |||
Conservative | Nic Hebson | 407 | |||
Labour | Cherie Hill | 381 | |||
Labour | Abdul Jilani | 357 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Hilary Chrusciezl | 250 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Graham Handley | 216 | |||
Turnout | 2,051 | 41.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Jones | 679 | 53.6 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | Karl Hardwick | 587 | 46.4 | -10.1 | |
Majority | 92 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,266 | 29.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jimmy Murphy | 472 | 68.5 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 217 | 31.5 | ||
Majority | 255 | 37.0 | |||
Turnout | 689 | 25.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Cooper | 746 | |||
Conservative | Susie McMillan | 717 | |||
Labour | Mike McKusker | 618 | |||
Labour | Tony Walsh | 600 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Jewkes | 220 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kurt Jewkes | 167 | |||
Turnout | 3,068 | 34.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Neston is a small residential town and civil parish in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester. It is situated on the part of the Wirral Peninsula that remains in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Parkgate is located to the north west and the villages of Little Neston and Ness to the south of the town. At the 2001 Census the population of Neston ward was recorded as 3,521, increasing to 4,329 at the 2011 Census. The town and civil parish also includes Little Neston; Parkgate; and Riverside wards; along with part of Burton and Ness ward, and has a population of 15,162, increasing to 15,221 in the 2011 Census.
Andrew Peter Miller is a former British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellesmere Port and Neston from 1992 to 2015.
Ellesmere Port and Neston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Justin Madders of the Labour Party.
Bebington and Ellesmere Port was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. It existed from Feb 1974 to 1983.
Wirral was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
Ellesmere Port and Neston was a non-metropolitan district in Cheshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cheshire West and Chester.
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 3. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 33.3%.
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each.
Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority in Cheshire, England. It was created on 1 April 2009 replacing Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal and Cheshire County Council.
The 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 7 May 2015, electing members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country as well as the general election.
Justin Piers Richard Madders is a British Labour politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellesmere Port and Neston since the May 2015 general election.