Cheshire West and Chester Council elections

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]

Summary results

Council seats since 2008
Election		Conservative		Independent		Green		Labour		Liberal Democrats		Unaligned Independent		Winsford Salt of the Earth	Total
2008	55		0		0		13		4		0		0		72
2011	42		0		0		32		1		0		0		75
2015	36		1		0		38		0		0		0		75
2019	28		4		1		35		2		0		0		70
2023	23		5		2		39		1		0		0		70
Current	23		2		2		37		1		3		2		70

Council elections

2008 Cheshire West and Chester Council election
2011 Cheshire West and Chester Council election (new ward boundaries)^[2]
2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election
2019 Cheshire West and Chester Council election (new ward boundaries)^[1]
2023 Cheshire West and Chester Council election

Results maps

2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

2011-2015

Ellesmere Port Town by-election, 20 October 2011^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynn Clare	686	71.6	−
	Conservative	Graham Pritchard	102	10.6
	Socialist Labour	Kenny Spain	65	6.8
	UKIP	Andrew Roberts	64	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Chrusciezl	41	4.3
Majority			584	61.0
Turnout			958	15.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Boughton by-election, 10 July 2014^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martyn Delaney	614	44.8	−7.3%
	Conservative	Kate Vaughan	469	34.2	−6.2%
	UKIP	Charles Dodman	131	9.6	+9.6%
	Green	John McNamara	86	6.3	+6.3%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Gant	70	5.1	−2.4%
Majority			145	10.6
Turnout			1,370
	Labour hold		Swing

Winnington and Castle by-election, 10 July 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sam Naylor	525	39.5
	Conservative	Jim Sinar	418	31.4
	UKIP	Amos Wright	307	23.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alice Chapman	80	6.0
Majority			107	8.0
Turnout			1,330
	Labour hold		Swing

2015-2019

Blacon by-election, 20 April 2017^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ben Powell	1,556	59.1	0%
	Conservative	Jack Jackson	574	21.8	+4%
	Independent	Steve Ingram	434	16.5	+16.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Lizzie Jewkes	70	2.7	+2.7%
Majority			982	37.3
Turnout			2,634	25.4	−35.8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Ellesmere Port Town by-election, 3 May 2018^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Edwardson, Mike	1,447	82.9
	Conservative	Griffiths, Robert Douglas	239	13.7
	Green	Roberts, Matthew Joseph	60	3.4
Majority			1208	69.2
Turnout			1746	24.51
	Labour hold		Swing

2019-2023

Frodsham by-election, 6 May 2021^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Basey	1,481	44.4	−3.2
	Labour	Michael Garvey	1,296	38.8	+13.9
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Eakin	384	11.5	+5.2
	Green	Sian Day	176	5.3	−4.0
Majority			185	5.5
Turnout			3,337
	Conservative hold		Swing

Neston by-election, 6 May 2021^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Millar	875	57.0	−5.2
	Conservative	Steve Wastell	579	37.7	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Edwards	80	5.2	+5.2
Majority			296	19.3
Turnout			1,534
	Labour hold		Swing

2023-2027

Wolverham by-election, 2 May 2024^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Stockton	576	70.2	−9.5
	Green	Katie Grannell	73	8.9	+8.9
	Independent	Jonathan Starkey	64	7.8	+7.8
	Party of Women	Sally James	42	5.1	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Jewkes	35	4.3	−4.7
	Conservative	Luke Sharples	31	3.8	−7.5
Majority			503	61.3
Turnout			821
	Labour hold		Swing

Northwich Leftwich by-election, 4 July 2024^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rachel Waterman	978	48.4	−10.8
	Reform UK	Emma Guy	366	18.1	+12.6
	Conservative	Penny Hitch	363	18.0	−11.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Harding	163	8.1	+2.7
	Green	Jonathan Stutfield	151	7.5	+7.5
Majority			612	30.3
Turnout			2,021
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/741, retrieved 4 September 2022
^ "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/4, retrieved 4 September 2022
^ "Ellesmere Port Town Ward". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
^ "Boughton, 2014". www.englishelections.org.uk. Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ "Boughton, 2014". www.englishelections.org.uk. Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
^ "By-election - Blacon Ward". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
^ "Ellesmere Port Town Ward by-election". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Frodsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Neston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wolverham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Northwich Leftwich Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[2018order-1] "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/741, retrieved 4 September 2022

[2] "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/4, retrieved 4 September 2022

[3] "Ellesmere Port Town Ward". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

[4] "Boughton, 2014". www.englishelections.org.uk. Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

[5] "Boughton, 2014". www.englishelections.org.uk. Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.

[6] "By-election - Blacon Ward". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[7] "Ellesmere Port Town Ward by-election". www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

[8] "Local Elections Archive Project — Frodsham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Neston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Wolverham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Northwich Leftwich Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Cheshire
Cheshire East Council	2008 2011 2015 2019 2023
Cheshire West and Chester Council	2008 2011 2015 2019 2023
Halton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Warrington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021 2024
Cheshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
Chester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Congleton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Macclesfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Vale Royal Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards, Boundary changes

v t e Unitary authorities of England
Areas	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York
Elections	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Cumberland Darlington Derby Dorset East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Somerset North Yorkshire Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Somerset Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Westmorland and Furness West Northamptonshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York