Vale Royal Borough Council elections
Vale Royal was a non-metropolitan district in Cheshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cheshire West and Chester.
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 | 1973-1991 | |
Labour | 1991-2003 | |
No overall control | 2003-2009 |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[2]
- (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- (New ward boundaries)[5]
By-election results[]
1995-1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 535 | 61.9 | |||
Conservative | 201 | 23.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 128 | 14.8 | |||
Majority | 334 | 38.6 | |||
Turnout | 864 | 18.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 637 | 61.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 218 | 21.2 | |||
Conservative | 174 | 16.9 | |||
Majority | 419 | 40.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,029 | 21.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 695 | 42.3 | |||
Labour | 486 | 29.6 | |||
Conservative | 461 | 28.1 | |||
Majority | 209 | 12.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,642 | 33.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 372 | 58.3 | |||
Labour | 138 | 21.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 128 | 20.1 | |||
Majority | 234 | 36.7 | |||
Turnout | 638 | 30.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
1999-2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,413 | 60.5 | |||
Conservative | 456 | 19.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 320 | 13.7 | |||
Independent | 146 | 6.3 | |||
Majority | 957 | 41.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,335 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2003-2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 364 | 53.2 | +14.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 187 | 27.3 | -29.3 | ||
Labour | 133 | 19.4 | +14.9 | ||
Majority | 177 | 25.9 | |||
Turnout | 684 | 40.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 263 | 47.9 | -0.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 166 | 30.2 | -1.5 | ||
Labour | 120 | 21.9 | +2.1 | ||
Majority | 97 | 17.7 | |||
Turnout | 549 | 31.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 414 | 46.1 | +21.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 274 | 30.5 | -17.8 | ||
Labour | 185 | 20.6 | -6.3 | ||
Independent | 26 | 2.9 | +2.9 | ||
Majority | 140 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 899 | 26.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Brandon Parkey | 326 | 48.9 | -20.3 | |
Conservative | 183 | 27.5 | +13.4 | ||
Labour | 157 | 23.6 | +6.9 | ||
Majority | 143 | 21.4 | |||
Turnout | 666 | 19.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Gannon | 336 | 56.4 | +18.7 | |
Labour | 188 | 31.5 | -8.6 | ||
Conservative | 72 | 12.1 | -12.1 | ||
Majority | 148 | 24.9 | |||
Turnout | 596 | 12.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Helen Burder | 334 | 36.2 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glyn Roberts | 296 | 32.1 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | Kathryn Birtwistle | 293 | 31.7 | -5.9 | |
Majority | 38 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 923 | 16.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2007-2009[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Helen Weltman | 855 | 54.8 | +24.5 | |
Labour | Paul Dolan | 383 | 24.5 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glyn Roberts | 323 | 20.7 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 472 | 30.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,561 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Vale Royal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ The Macclesfield and Vale Royal (Areas) Order 1982
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Vale Royal (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- Council elections in Cheshire
- District council elections in England