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]

Political control

Cheshire West and Chester was created on 1 April 2009 replacing Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston, Vale Royal and Cheshire County Council. The first election to the new council was held in 2008, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 2009. Political control of the council since 2009 has been held by the following parties:[2][3][4][5]

Party in control Years
Conservative 2009–2015
Labour 2015–2019
No overall control 2019–2023
Labour 2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2009 have been:[6]

Councillor Party From To
Mike Jones Conservative 1 Apr 2009 21 May 2015
Samantha Dixon Labour 21 May 2015 21 May 2019
Louise Gittins Labour 21 May 2019

Council elections

By-election results

2011

Ellesmere Port Town by-election, 20 October 2011[8]
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

2014

Boughton by-election, 10 July 2014[9]
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[10]
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

2017

Blacon by-election, 20 April 2017[11]
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

2018

Ellesmere Port Town by-election, 3 May 2018[12]
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

References

  1. ^ a b "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2018", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2018/741, retrieved 4 September 2022
  2. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Cheshire West & Chester Council Elections 2019". The Standard. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Cheshire West and Chester". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Council minutes". Cheshire West and Chester Council. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ^ "The Cheshire West and Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 2011", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2011/4, retrieved 4 September 2022
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Boughton, 2014". www.englishelections.org.uk. Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Boughton, 2014". www.englishelections.org.uk. Kristofer Keane. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
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