- Macclesfield local elections
One third of Macclesfield Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
No overall control 1973 - 1976Conservative 1976 - present
Council elections
Macclesfield Council election, 1998 Macclesfield Council election, 1999 Macclesfield Council election, 2000 Macclesfield Council election, 2002 Macclesfield Council election, 2003 Macclesfield Council election, 2004 Macclesfield Council election, 2006 Macclesfield Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,278
percentage = 50.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,008
percentage = 39.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 245
percentage = 9.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 270
percentage = 10.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,531
percentage = 37.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 967
percentage = 78.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 259
percentage = 21.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 708
percentage = 57.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,226
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 506
percentage = 56.3
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 392
percentage = 43.7
change = +12.6Election box majority
votes = 114
percentage = 12.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 898
percentage = 46.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 478
percentage = 52.5
change = +12.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 275
percentage = 30.2
change = +7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 120
percentage = 13.2
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 38
percentage = 4.2
change = -7.0Election box majority
votes = 203
percentage = 22.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 911
percentage = 21.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 346
percentage = 45.9
change = +11.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 336
percentage = 44.6
change = -0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 72
percentage = 9.5
change = -10.5Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 1.3
change =Election box turnout
votes = 754
percentage = 34.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 857
percentage = 59.6
change = +12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 580
percentage = 40.4
change = +2.8Election box majority
votes = 277
percentage = 19.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,437
percentage = 36.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,290
percentage = 60.0
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 538
percentage = 25.0
change = +4.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 321
percentage = 14.9
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 752
percentage = 35.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,149
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,621
percentage = 45.5
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,187
percentage = 33.3
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 756
percentage = 21.2
change = +10.5Election box majority
votes = 434
percentage = 12.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,564
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Shirley Sockett
votes = 434
percentage = 62.6
change = +41.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 162
percentage = 23.4
change = -17.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 97
percentage = 14.0
change = -24.0Election box majority
votes = 272
percentage = 39.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 693
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 467
percentage = 56.3
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 212
percentage = 25.5
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 151
percentage = 18.2
change = -8.7Election box majority
votes = 255
percentage = 30.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 830
percentage = 24.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Vivien Davies
votes = 385
percentage = 61.1
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Moss
votes = 199
percentage = 31.6
change = +12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 46
percentage = 7.3
change = -4.6Election box majority
votes = 186
percentage = 29.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 630
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Fisher
votes = 789
percentage = 63.3
change = -25.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Heulwen Barlow
votes = 329
percentage = 26.4
change = +26.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Laurences Hobday
votes = 129
percentage = 10.3
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 460
percentage = 36.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,247
percentage = 65.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Stratford
votes = 950
percentage = 89.5
change = +89.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Anne Goddard
votes = 112
percentage = 10.5
change = -26.5Election box majority
votes = 838
percentage = 79.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,062
percentage = 25.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Enid Tomlinson
votes = 500
percentage = 58.2
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Truss
votes = 178
percentage = 20.7
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Matthew Davies
votes = 82
percentage = 9.6
change = -12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Fred Grundy
votes = 53
percentage = 6.2
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = John Knight
votes = 45
percentage = 5.2
change = +5.2Election box majority
votes = 322
percentage = 37.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 858
percentage = 25.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.macclesfield.gov.uk Macclesfield Council]
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