Cheshire local elections

Cheshire Council was elected every four years. From 2009 the county council will be 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 will first take place on 1 May 2008.

Political control

No overall control 1973 - 2001

Conservative 2001 - 2008

Council elections

Cheshire Council election, 2001

Cheshire Council election, 2005

By-election results

1993-1997

Blacon ED By-Election 19 September 1996
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

Broxton By-Election 18 September 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,266	53.3	+21.3
	Conservative		1,110	46.7	-0.6
Majority			156	6.6
Turnout			2,376	26.4
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Congleton and Buglawton By-Election 18 March 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Bucklow By-Election 29 July 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,326	83.8	+22.0
	Independent		137	8.7	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat		120	7.6	-14.3
Majority			1,189	75.1
Turnout			1,583	20.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2001-2005

Doddington By-Election 1 May 2003
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

Crewe South By-Election 1 April 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

2005-2009

Gowy By-Election 27 September 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eleanor Johnson	1,863	50.4	+2.1
	Liberal Democrat	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

Abbey By-Election 1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Herbert Manley	2,213	63.2	+16.6
	Liberal Democrat	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

• Cheshire Council