Cheshire County Council elections
Cheshire County Council was elected every four years. From 2009 the county council was abolished and replaced with two unitary authorities, Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester making the 2005 election the final election for Cheshire Council. Voting for the new unitary authorities took place on 1 May 2008.
Political control[]
- No overall control 1973–2001
- Conservative 2001–2008
Council elections[]
By-election results[]
1993-1997[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,326 | 87.9 | |||
| Conservative | 182 | 12.1 | |||
| Majority | 1,144 | 75.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,508 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1997-2001[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1,266 | 53.3 | +21.3 | ||
| Conservative | 1,110 | 46.7 | -0.6 | ||
| Majority | 156 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,376 | 26.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 880 | 41.5 | +17.1 | ||
| Labour | 821 | 38.7 | +1.6 | ||
| Conservative | 419 | 19.8 | -2.7 | ||
| Majority | 59 | 2.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,120 | 21.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,326 | 83.8 | +22.0 | ||
| Independent | 137 | 8.7 | +8.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 120 | 7.6 | -14.3 | ||
| Majority | 1,189 | 75.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,583 | 20.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2001-2005[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2,137 | 67.9 | |||
| Labour | 1,012 | 32.1 | |||
| Majority | 1,125 | 35.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,149 | 31.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Cannon | 1,393 | 43.3 | +15.1 | |
| Labour | 1,082 | 33.7 | -22.1 | ||
| BNP | 385 | 12.0 | +12.0 | ||
| Conservative | 355 | 11.0 | +0.0 | ||
| Majority | 311 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,215 | 29.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2005-2009[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eleanor Johnson | 1,863 | 50.4 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garman | 1,419 | 38.4 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | Mark Green | 307 | 8.3 | -10.8 | |
| UKIP | John Moore | 107 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 444 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,696 | 32.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Herbert Manley | 2,213 | 63.2 | +16.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Wood | 857 | 24.5 | -1.9 | |
| Labour | Mark Green | 432 | 12.3 | -9.1 | |
| Majority | 1,356 | 38.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,502 | 35.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
External links[]
 Council elections in Cheshire | |
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| Cheshire East Council | |
| Cheshire West and Chester Council | |
| Halton Borough Council | |
| Warrington Borough Council | |
| Cheshire County Council |
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| Chester City Council |
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| Congleton Borough Council |
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| Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council |
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| Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council | |
| Macclesfield Borough Council | |
| Vale Royal Borough Council |
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Categories:
- Local government in Cheshire
- Council elections in Cheshire
- County council elections in England