Congleton Borough Council elections
Congleton was a non-metropolitan district in Cheshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cheshire East.
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1982 | |
No overall control | 1982–1983 | |
Conservative | 1983–1986 | |
No overall control | 1986–1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991–1992 | |
No overall control | 1992–1994 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1994–2002 | |
No overall control | 2002–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2009 |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[2]
- (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3][4]
- (New ward boundaries)[5]
By-election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Atkin | 303 | 50.9 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 156 | 26.2 | -24.9 | ||
Conservative | 136 | 22.9 | +15.3 | ||
Majority | 147 | 24.7 | |||
Turnout | 595 | 21.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sue Appleton | 275 | 37.2 | +11.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 251 | 34.0 | -8.3 | ||
Labour | 213 | 28.8 | -3.0 | ||
Majority | 24 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 739 | 24.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 191 | ||||
Conservative | 174 | ||||
Labour | 142 | ||||
Labour | 133 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 111 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Jones | 108 | |||
Turnout | 859 | 15.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 491 | 53.7 | -1.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 275 | 30.1 | +6.2 | |
Labour | 148 | 16.2 | -4.8 | ||
Majority | 261 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 914 | 20.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julian Burgess | 532 | 56.1 | -14.2 | |
Conservative | Warwick Till | 365 | 38.5 | +8.8 | |
Labour | William Howell | 52 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 167 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 949 | 34.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 341 | 54.8 | +54.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Carey | 191 | 30.7 | -13.3 | |
Labour | Lisa Bossons | 90 | 14.5 | -9.2 | |
Majority | 150 | 24.1 | |||
Turnout | 622 | 21.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stella Furlong | 445 | 45.1 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Darnes | 382 | 38.7 | -3.1 | |
Labour | Keith Haines | 160 | 16.2 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 63 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 987 | 19.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- Council elections in Cheshire
- Congleton
- Borough of Cheshire East
- District council elections in England