2023 Cheshire East Council election

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2023 Cheshire East Council election
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  2019 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)2027 

All 82 seats to Cheshire East Council
42 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderJanet ClowesSam CorcoranCraig Browne
Party Conservative Labour Independent Group
Seats before302417
Seats after333114

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderPhil Williams
Party Liberal Democrats Non-aligned Independents Vacant
Seats before443
Seats after220

Cheshire East UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Cheshire East Council election

Leader before election

Sam Corcoran
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Sam Corcoran
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Cheshire East Council election took place on Thursday 4 May 2023 to elected all 82 members of Cheshire East Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

The council had been under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Labour minority administration with support from independent councillors. The council remained under no overall control after the election. The Conservatives formed the largest single party, but an agreement was reached between Labour and most of the independent councillors to continue running the council. [1]

Summary

Election result

2023 Cheshire East Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 813345-140.2436.7064,154+3,315
  Labour 6031104+637.8030.1552,712
  Independent 251045-112.2011.0619,338
 Residents of Wilmslow5510+16.092.945,143
  Liberal Democrats 31202-22.448.0013,983
 Alderley Edge First110001.220.631,095
  Green 3300000.006.9512,148
 Putting Crewe First10000002.053,580
 Bollington First2002-200.681,195
  Women's Equality 1000000.651,132
  Reform UK 2000000.07114
  SDP 1000000.09157
  Monster Raving Loony 1000000.0357
 Handforth Ratepayers Association001-1000

Results by ward

The results for each ward were: [2] [3]

Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alderley Edge First Craig Browne1,095 79.00
Conservative Carl Curran19514.07
Green Katerine Boxer966.93
Turnout  
Alderley Edge First hold

Alsager

Alsager (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Rod Fletcher1,653 63.38
Labour Brian Drake 1,326 50.84
Liberal Democrats Reg Kain 1,281 49.12
Labour Michael Unett1,21046.40
Conservative Wendy Whittaker-Large1,06840.95
Conservative Sam Worthington84532.40
Green Hilary Robinson67926.04
Green Richard McCarthy65325.04
Turnout 2,608
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

Audlem

Audlem (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rachel Anne Bailey1,023 64.22
Liberal Democrats John Phillips57035.78
Turnout  
Conservative hold

Bollington

Bollington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ken Edwards 992 38.35
Labour John Place 730 28.22
Conservative Jon Weston71427.60
Bollington FirstAmanda Stott64624.97
Liberal Democrats Johanna Maitland56221.72
Bollington FirstJames William David Nicholas54921.22
Conservative John Withers53520.68
Green Jennifer Allen30211.67
Green Liam Bergin1636.30
Turnout 2,587
Labour gain from Bollington First
Labour gain from Bollington First

Brereton Rural

Brereton Rural (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Wray841 42.11
Liberal Democrats Robert Douglas62731.40
Labour Mark Mitchell52926.49
Turnout  
Conservative hold

Broken Cross and Upton

Broken Cross and Upton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rob Vernon1,301 61.37
Labour Judy Snowball 1,248 58.87
Conservative Gareth Jones89442.17
Conservative Uche John85440.28
Turnout 2,120
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bunbury

Bunbury (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rebecca Posnett 912 51.88
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Bill84648.12
Turnout
Conservative hold

Chelford

Chelford (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Anthony Harrison 913 65.97
Liberal Democrats Nicola Standitch27519.87
Green Nick Speakman19614.16
Turnout
Conservative hold

Congleton East

Congleton East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Rob Moreton1,322 40.71
Conservative Sally Holland 1,297 39.94
Conservative David Brown1,151 35.45
Women's Equality Kay Wesley1,13234.86
Conservative Glen Williams95529.41
Labour Sarah Russell89527.56
Independent Heather Pearce81325.04
Green Lisa Miller76023.41
Liberal Democrats Denis Murphy60518.63
Liberal Democrats Michael Duffy45113.89
Independent Martin Amies44813.80
Turnout 3,247
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative hold

Congleton West

Congleton West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Emma Hall 1,207 37.46
Conservative George Hayes1,183 36.72
Labour Heather Seddon 1,179 36.59
Conservative Amanda Martin1,08033.52
Liberal Democrats Suzy Firkin1,06933.18
Independent Suzie Akers Smith1,06633.09
Independent Mark Edwardson1,00531.19
Liberal Democrats Robert Hemsley76423.71
Green Olga Whitmore67120.83
Independent Mark Hill56517.54
Turnout 3,222
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Independent

Crewe Central

Crewe Central (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anthony Critchley448 54,70
Conservative Christopher Waling19223.44
Putting Crewe FirstIreneusz Kryczka12615.38
Reform UK Matthew Wood536.47
Turnout
Labour hold

Crewe East

Crewe East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hazel Faddes1,329 53.78
Labour Martin Edwards 1,199 48.52
Labour Jill Rhodes 1,168 47.27
Putting Crewe FirstRichard Ford64626.14
Putting Crewe FirstJackie Barthelmes60124.32
Putting Crewe FirstHelen Elliott59023.88
Conservative Jonathan Bebbington44217.89
Conservative Carol Groves40816.51
Conservative Peter Hargreaves38615.62
Green Melanie English31412.71
Green Ian Mumford2239.02
Green Gareth Woods1666.72
Turnout 2,471
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Crewe North

Crewe North (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Joy Bratherton 483 51.77
Putting Crewe FirstBrian Silvester33435.80
Conservative Daniel Hill11612.43
Turnout
Labour hold

Crewe South

Crewe South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Laura Smith 1,026 63.29
Labour Dawn Clark 1,011 62.37
Conservative Ryan Moore35321.78
Putting Crewe FirstTom Maguire31419.37
Conservative Adam Boulton-Rawlinson29918.45
Putting Crewe FirstTony Mortimer26316.22
Turnout 3,242
Labour hold
Labour hold

Crewe St. Barnabas

Crewe St. Barnabas (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Pratt 348 49.50
Labour Sally Handley26637.84
Putting Crewe FirstTony Mortimer8912.66
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour

Crewe West

Crewe West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Marilyn Houston965 60.01
Labour Connor Naismith 911 56.65
Putting Crewe FirstStephen Macallan31819.78
Putting Crewe FirstCraig Porter29918.59
Conservative Daniel Bull27717.23
Conservative Jacquie Weatherill27717.23
Turnout 1,608
Labour hold
Labour hold

Dane Valley

Dane Valley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Andrew Kolker1,616 56.78
Conservative Russell Chadwick 1,394 48.98
Liberal Democrats Diane Tams1,06537.42
Labour Craig Hynes75626.56
Green Martin Wood63122.17
Green Robert Green2719.52
Turnout 2,846
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Disley

Disley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sue Adams 868 56.65
Labour Nell Carter53334.08
Independent Paul Moss1459.27
Turnout
Conservative gain from Independent

Gawsworth

Gawsworth (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lesley Smetham843 63.34
Labour Sam Hale20415.33
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Hall18013.52
Green Andrew Wheatstone1047.81
Turnout
Conservative hold

Handforth

Handforth (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Julie Smith1,474 68.98
Independent John Smith 1,300 60.83
Labour Ribia Nisa66831.26
Conservative Simon Hutchence31214.60
Conservative Matthew Robertson29113.62
Liberal Democrats James Earl27312.77
Turnout 2,137
Independent hold
Independent gain from Handforth Ratepayers' Association

One of the two Handforth seats had been vacant since November 2022 following the death of the previous Handforth Ratepayers' Association councillor Barry Burkhill. [4]

Haslington

Haslington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Steven Edgar1,240 52.63
Conservative Alison Heler 1,149 48.77
Labour Simon Richards1,02743.59
Labour Jamie Messent94340.03
Green Te Ata Browne37916.09
Turnout 2,356
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

High Legh

High Legh (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Kate Parkinson865 63.00
Liberal Democrats Christopher Fortune45132.85
Monster Raving Loony Andy Sheik El Wright'O574.15
Turnout
Conservative hold

Knutsford

Knutsford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Stewart Gardiner1,716 50.07
Conservative Tony Dean1,672 48.79
Conservative Peter Coan 1,662 48.50
Labour Sue Addison1,34839.33
Green Amanda Iremonger1,09031.81
Labour Kevin Harkin96328.10
Independent April Johnson70820.66
Liberal Democrats Adrian Cardwell64518.82
Independent Rex Mears51915.14
Turnout 3,427
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Leighton

Leighton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Clair Chapman 456 36.69
Independent Jim Weir41233.15
Conservative Teja Vaddala37530.17
Turnout 31.48
Labour gain from Independent

Macclesfield Central

Macclesfield Central (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Liz Braithwaite1,368 69.76
Labour Ashley Farrall1,102 56.20
Green John Knight55828.45
Conservative Abhishika Srivastav34517.59
Conservative Jessica Beaumont32816.73
Liberal Democrats Stephen Broadhead25112.80
Turnout 1,961
Labour hold
Labour hold

Macclesfield East

Macclesfield East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Mick Warren789 58.88
Labour Terry Bell29221.79
Conservative Nicholas Taylor1208.96
Green Lindy Brett1118.28
Liberal Democrats Christopher Lovell282.09
Turnout
Independent hold

Macclesfield Hurdsfield

Macclesfield Hurdsfield (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sarah Bennett-Wake 640 69.19
Liberal Democrats Steve Broadhurst17318.70
Conservative Barrie Malpas11212.11
Turnout
Labour hold

The Macclesfield Hurdsfield seat had been vacant since December 2022 following the death of the previous Labour councillor Steve Carter. [5]

Macclesfield South

Macclesfield South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Fiona Wilson 916 53.47
Labour Brian Puddicombe868 50.67
Independent Andy Oldfield50429.42
Conservative David Dooley30817.98
Conservative Joyce Beasley29317.10
Independent Eddie Murphy29217.05
Green John Peckham25815.06
Turnout 1,713
Labour hold
Labour hold

Macclesfield Tytherington

Macclesfield Tytherington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Edwardes1,472 55.11
Independent Louise Gilman 1,117 41.82
Conservative Beverley Dooley87832.87
Conservative John Le Moignan75528.27
Labour John Bowden60622.69
Green David Mayers34712.99
Green Walter Houston1927.19
Turnout 2,671
Independent hold
Independent hold

One of the Macclesfield Tytherington seats had been vacant since November 2022 following the resignation of the previous independent councillor Lloyd Roberts. [6]

Macclesfield West and Ivy

Macclesfield West and Ivy (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Nicholas Peter Mannion1,176 72.01
Labour Mary Brooks 1,061 64.97
Conservative Timothy Swatridge55934.23
Conservative Rajeev Rajan51131.29
Turnout 1,633
Labour hold
Labour hold

Middlewich

Middlewich (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Carol Bulman1,088 39.97
Independent Marshall Garnet 1,084 39.82
Independent John Bird 1,078 39.60
Labour Michael Hunter1,03638.06
Labour Jonathan Parry1,03037.84
Conservative Paul Edwards81129.79
Conservative David Harrop78228.73
Green Cerys Jones66724.50
Conservative Robert Brittain61922.74
Turnout 2,722
Labour hold
Independent gain from Labour
Independent gain from Labour

Mobberley

Mobberley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Hannah Moss 884 73.00
Labour Paul Thomson20516.93
Liberal Democrats Kevin Boyle12210.07
Turnout
Conservative hold

Nantwich North and West

Nantwich North and West (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Anna Burton 1,109 51.63
Independent Arthur Moran768 35.75
Conservative Vicky Higham72433.71
Conservative John Statham63729.66
Independent Stuart Bostock59327.61
Green Kim Hayes31714.76
Green Tom Levins1828.47
Turnout 2,148
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Nantwich South and Stapeley

Nantwich South and Stapeley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Geoffrey Smith 1,483 52.85
Labour John Priest 1,478 52.67
Conservative Andrew Martin1,39549.71
Conservative Peter Groves1,31646.90
Turnout 2,806
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Odd Rode

Odd Rode (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Patrick Redstone1,152 57.23
Conservative Liz Wardlaw1,131 56.18
Labour Ursula Griffiths90044.71
Labour Gareth Lindop88644.01
Turnout 2,013
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Poynton East and Pott Shrigley

Poynton East and Pott Shrigley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jos Saunders1,310 54.49
Conservative Hayley Whitaker 1,256 52.25
Labour Sarah Marshall81033.69
Labour Geoff Thompson79733.15
Green James Booth50521.01
SDP Tim O'Rourke1576.53
Turnout 2,404
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Poynton West and Adlington

Poynton West and Adlington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael Beanland1,432 51.64
Conservative Mike Sewart1,421 51.24
Labour Tony Penny89832.38
Labour Amy House82929.90
Green Kathy Booth59521.46
Turnout 2,77339.67
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Prestbury

Prestbury (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Thelma Jackson 980 74.36
Independent Stuart Redgard33825.64
Turnout
Conservative hold

Sandbach Elworth

Sandbach Elworth (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Nicola Cook 718 43.05
Labour Kathryn Flavell61636.93
Conservative Arabella Holland25315.17
Liberal Democrats Callum Chalmers814.86
Turnout
Independent gain from Labour

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Laura Crane715 53.76
Conservative Martin Deakin44533.46
Green Patricia Lloyd997.44
Liberal Democrats Michelle Hough715.34
Turnout
Labour hold

Sandbach Heath and East

Sandbach Heath and East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sam Corcoran563 40.83
Conservative Tim Wheatcroft42330.67
Independent Dave Poole32223.35
Green Peter Kent715.15
Turnout
Labour hold

Sandbach Town

Sandbach Town (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mike Muldoon 688 45.59
Labour John Arnold59839.63
Liberal Democrats Artie Chalmers1419.34
Green Hope Voyce825.43
Turnout
Conservative hold

Shavington

Shavington (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Linda Buchanan 573 40.81
Independent David Marren48634.62
Conservative Claire Wain34524.27
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative

Sutton

Sutton (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Chris O'Leary 678 45.47
Liberal Democrats Trevor Priestman31120.86
Labour Steve Kay27618.51
Green Laura Jones22615.16
Turnout
Conservative hold

Willaston and Rope

Willaston and Rope (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Allen Gage957 54.13
Labour Ben Wye63035.63
Green Richard Bennett1206.79
Reform UK Julie Fousert613.45
Turnout
Conservative hold

Wilmslow Dean Row

Wilmslow Dean Row (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents of Wilmslow Lata Anderson 703 53.42
Conservative Jack Illingworth48136.55
Liberal Democrats Olivia Walker13210.03
Turnout
Residents of Wilmslow hold

Wilmslow East

Wilmslow East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents of Wilmslow David Jefferay832 64.00
Conservative John Duckworth38329.46
Liberal Democrats Sarah Murphy856.54
Turnout
Residents of Wilmslow hold

Wilmslow Lacey Green

Wilmslow Lacey Green (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents of Wilmslow Chris Hilliard 591 47.55
Conservative Don Stockton47538.21
Liberal Democrats James Robin17714.24
Turnout
Residents of Wilmslow gain from Conservative

Wilmslow West and Chorley

Wilmslow West and Chorley (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Residents of Wilmslow Mark Goldsmith1,560 55.08
Residents of Wilmslow Michael Gorman 1,457 51.45
Conservative Barry Estill97734.50
Conservative Hannan Sarwar78727.79
Green Michelle Anderson53919.03
Liberal Democrats Gareth Wilson36612.92
Turnout 2,832
Residents of Wilmslow hold
Residents of Wilmslow hold

Wistaston

Wistaston (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alan Coiley 1,418 51.83
Conservative Margaret Joan Simon1,321 48.28
Labour Kim Jamson1,29547.33
Conservative Gary Poole1,12040.94
Green Claire Wilkinson34012.43
Turnout 2,736
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Wrenbury

Wrenbury (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Pearson 806 49.69
Liberal Democrats Sacha Sandbach57535.45
Green Dave Manning24114.86
Turnout
Conservative hold

Wybunbury

Wybunbury (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Janet Christine Clowes1,170 70.52
Labour Dennis Straine-Francis33620.25
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ford1539.22
Turnout
Conservative hold

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