Chester local elections

One third of Chester Council was elected each year, followed by one year without election. The final election was held in 2007 as the council is being replaced by the Cheshire West and Chester Council in 2009.

Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1986

No overall control 1986 - 2007

Conservative 2007 - present

Council elections

Chester Council election, 1998

Chester Council election, 1999

Chester Council election, 2000

Chester Council election, 2002

Chester Council election, 2003

Chester Council election, 2004

Chester Council election, 2006

Chester Council election, 2007

By-election results

Vicars Cross By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Holding	1,466	42.5	-8.3
	Labour	Sara Barnsley	1,151	33.3	-0.3
	Conservative	Peter Moore-Dutton	834	24.2	+8.7
Majority			315	9.2
Turnout			3,451
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

College By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		664	74.9	+6.3
	Conservative		120	13.5	-4.6
	Independent		53	6.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat		50	5.6	-2.5
Majority			544	61.4
Turnout			887	16.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Brook By-Election 21 September 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Jordan?	572	55.1	+11.2
	Conservative		401	38.6	-5.6
	Labour		65	6.3	-5.6
Majority			171	16.5
Turnout			1,038	33.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

College By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,150	51.8	-2.8
	Liberal Democrat		570	25.6	+6.0
	Conservative		502	22.6	-3.2
Majority			580	26.2
Turnout			2,222
	Labour hold		Swing

Hoole Groves By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Black	886	41.4	+12.9
	Liberal Democrat		811	37.9	-20.2
	Conservative		406	19.1	+7.6
	Independent		35	1.6	+0.7
Majority			75	3.5
Turnout			2,103
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Malpas By-Election 6 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eveleigh Moore-Dutton	482	54.3	-19.5
	Liberal Democrat		405	45.7	+31.4
Majority			77	8.6
Turnout			887	20.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Blacon Hall By-Election 1 August 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Tushingham	592	77.1	+2.3
	Independent		119	15.5	+15.5
	Liberal Democrat		57	7.4	+7.4
Majority			473	61.6
Turnout			768	13.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Blacon Hall By-Election 14 August 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Stainthorp	714	66.2	+0.2
	Conservative	Charles Isaac	204	18.9	+5.8
	Liberal Democrat		160	14.8	+8.2
Majority			510	47.3
Turnout			1,078	20.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Boughton By-Election 29 July 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Atkinson	427	44.9	-7.9
	Conservative	Mark Williams	377	39.6	+11.0
	Liberal Democrat	Joanne Crotty (?)	147	15.5	+4.5
Majority			50	5.3
Turnout			951	35.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Blacon Lodge By-Election 18 November 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ethel Price	505	62.9	+4.1
	Conservative	John Burke ?	243	30.3	+6.2
	Liberal Democrat		55	6.8	-10.3
Majority			262	32.6
Turnout			803	21.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Hoole All Saints By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Barry Sullivan	765	51.2	-8.6
	Labour		496	33.2	+10.9
	Conservative		233	15.6	+7.0
Majority			269	18.0
Turnout			1,494	65.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Curzon & Westminster By-Election 27 October 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Max Drury	875	63.8	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Allan Stobie	258	18.8	+1.9
	Labour	Alexandra Tate	238	17.4	-0.8
Majority			617	45.0
Turnout			1,371	41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newton St. Michaels By-Election 26 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Walmsley	518	41.9	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Molly Hale	497	40.2	+8.1
	Labour	Alex Black	197	15.9	-2.9
	Green	Diana Wilderspin-Jones	24	1.9	-5.2
Majority			21	1.7
Turnout			1,236	46.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

External links

• Chester Council