- Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2008
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Elections to the newly created Cheshire West and Chester Council took place on 1 May 2008. Elections occurred in all 24 wards, with each ward returning 3 councillors to the council. The wards are identical to the former Cheshire County Council wards.
From May 2008 until April 2009, the elected members formed a "shadow" council, which made preparations for the changeover from the county and borough structure to the new unitary authority structure.[1] Thereafter, the members will serve for two years from May 2009. The next elections were held in May 2011.[2]
Results
The Conservative Party took control of the council, with a majority of 38 councillors.
After the election, the composition of the council was;
- Conservative 55
- Labour 13
- Liberal Democrat 4
Cheshire West and Chester Council election - 2008 - summary Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 55 76.4 54.0 136,487 Labour 13 18.1 23.7 59,851 Liberal Democrat 4 5.6 17.2 43,543 UKIP 0 0.0 1.4 3,646 Green 0 0.0 0.6 1,584 English Democrats 0 0.0 0.4 1038 BNP 0 0.0 0.3 880 Other 2 0.0 2.3 5,902 Results By Ward
Abbey ward
Abbey ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Herbert Manley 2353 Conservative Keith Musgrave 2309 Conservative Jan Mashlan 2203 Liberal Democrat Arthur Wood 1136 Labour Katherine Green 574 Labour Derek Bowden 533 Labour Robert Harmston 506 Blacon ward
Blacon ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Reggie Jones 1417 Labour Marie Nelson 1364 Labour Alex Tate 1188 Conservative Charlie Powell 904 Conservative Robert Blacker 885 Conservative Neil Sullivan 826 UKIP David Evans 238 Liberal Democrat Timothy Longman 232 Liberal Democrat Sandy Clyne 225 UKIP Allan Weddell 214 Liberal Democrat Kenn Hodd 193 Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross ward
Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Mark Williams 2576 Conservative Pamela Hall 2535 Conservative Keith Board 2448 Liberal Democrat Mia Jones 1519 Liberal Democrat James Latham 1505 Liberal Democrat Lizzie Jewkes 1172 Labour Sara Barnsley 472 Labour Peter Barnard 411 Labour Linda Webb 386 UKIP Peter Lowe 362 Green Jane Fisher 309 English Democrats Ed Abrams 290 UKIP Michael Roberts 270 Broxton ward
Broxton ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Neil Ritchie 2770 Conservative Michael Jones 2640 Conservative Ann Wright 2637 Liberal Democrat Paul Roberts 1018 Liberal Democrat David Evans 691 Liberal Democrat Gillian Jordan 674 English Democrats David Roberts 281 Labour Nicholas Dixon 237 Labour Anna Bunt 222 Labour Noel Hutchinson 194 UKIP Geoffrey Stevenson 192 Central and Westminster ward
Central and Westminster ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Derek Bateman 1178 Labour Lynn Clare 1083 Labour Justin Madders 1021 Independent Jonathan Starkey 596 Conservative Graham Heatley 499 Independent Henny Moore 477 English Democrats Maurice Brookes 467 Conservative Anne Hughes 460 Independent John Wilson 442 Conservative Thomas Hughes 440 City ward
City ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Lowe 1407 Conservative Tom Parry 1396 Conservative Max Drury 1358 Labour Sandra Rudd 1270 Labour Bob Rudd 1259 Labour Brendan Doyle 1229 Liberal Democrat David Mead 765 Liberal Democrat Neil Christian 652 Liberal Democrat David Simpson 594 UKIP David Scott 166 Eddisbury ward
Eddisbury ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Needham 2739 Conservative Barbara Roberts 2620 Conservative John Grimshaw 2558 Liberal Democrat Val Godfrey 1704 Labour David Speak 440 Labour Mark Green 418 Labour Nonny Shearer 410 Frodsham and Helsby ward
Frodsham and Helsby ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Leslie Ford 2303 Conservative Andrew Dawson 2254 Conservative Mark Ingram 2182 Labour Brian Lloyd 1389 Labour John Beech 1149 Labour Alec Robertson 1036 Liberal Democrat Joan Laming 641 Independent Frank Pennington 528 Independent Tom Reynolds 395 Gowy ward
Gowy ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Brian Bailey 3185 Conservative Hugo Deynem 3154 Conservative Stuart Parker 3098 Liberal Democrat Alison Anson 1254 Liberal Democrat Raymond Williams 1234 Liberal Democrat Harry Ziman 1156 Labour Paul Cornwell 477 Labour Tony Pegrum 440 Labour Stephen Davies 430 Green Tom Barker 353 UKIP John Lodge 248 Grange and Rossmore ward
Grange and Rossmore ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tony Sherlock 1290 Labour Angela Claydon 1272 Labour Pat Merrick 1101 Conservative Michael English 1062 Conservative Graham Howell 1022 Conservative Susie Knapton-McMillan 880 Liberal Democrat Kate Pemberton 505 Groves and Whitby ward
Groves and Whitby ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Linda Cooper 1992 Conservative Brian Anderson 1932 Conservative Katherine Lord 1855 Labour Mark Henesy 1174 Labour Brian Jones 1157 Labour Peter Robson 1046 Liberal Democrat Hilary Chrusciezl 604 Hoole and Newton ward
Hoole and Newton ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Ebo 1706 Conservative Adrian Walmsley 1604 Liberal Democrat Bob Thompson 1548 Liberal Democrat David Hull 1546 Liberal Democrat Ruth Chidlow 1545 Conservative Margaret Parker 1545 Labour Alex Black 704 Labour Janet Black 645 Labour Philip Tate 498 Green Diana Wilderspin-Jones 382 UKIP Stephen Nichols 168 Ledsham and Willaston ward
Ledsham and Willaston ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Myles Hogg 2531 Conservative Gareth Anderson 2411 Conservative Graham Smith 2293 Labour Catherine Sherlock 664 Labour Ted Lloyd 637 Labour Jamie Merrick 598 Liberal Democrat Graham Handley 580 UKIP Geoffrey Gregory 352 Marbury ward
Marbury ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Malcolm Byram 1971 Conservative Norman Wright 1969 Conservative Keith Wilson 1696 Liberal Democrat Charles Garton 1398 Liberal Democrat Annie Makepeace 1237 Liberal Democrat John Turnbull 1137 Labour Jeff Langham 525 Labour Gill Gough 440 Labour Danny Maguire 385 Mickle Trafford ward
Mickle Trafford ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Eleanor Johnson 2737 Conservative Brian Crowe 2724 Conservative Andrew Storrar 2694 Labour Tony Mills 667 Labour Richard Small 658 Labour Christine Lloyd 649 Liberal Democrat David Robinson 435 Liberal Democrat Kurt Jewkes 367 Liberal Democrat Sian Jorgensen 323 UKIP Nicholas Nichols 294 UKIP Andrew Pettigrew 251 Neston and Parkgate ward
Neston and Parkgate ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Brenda Dowding 2549 Conservative Kay Loch 2353 Conservative William Mealor 2509 Labour Louise Gittins 1267 Labour Andy Williams 1174 Liberal Democrat Derek Gaskell 1105 Labour Abdul Jilani 1095 Liberal Democrat Tom Marlow 998 Liberal Democrat Michael Shipman 830 UKIP Henry Crocker 361 Northwich East and Shakerley ward
Northwich East and Shakerley ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative George Miller 1562 Conservative Terry Birtwistle 1469 Conservative Mark Stocks 1312 Labour Tony Lawrenson 920 Labour George Mainwaring 864 Labour Steve Gough 856 BNP Jon Westerby 529 Liberal Democrat Wendy Jones 388 Liberal Democrat Brian Plant 323 Northwich West ward
Northwich West ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Helen Weltman 1529 Conservative Kate Birtwistle 1526 Conservative Simon McDonald 1473 Labour Helen Burder 1015 Labour Arthur Neil 939 Labour Paul Dolan 898 Liberal Democrat Glyn Roberts 694 Green Howard Thorp 540 Liberal Democrat Jo Gaskill 537 Overleigh ward
Overleigh ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Short 3149 Conservative Arthur Harada 3093 Conservative Razia Daniels 3063 Labour Ruth Davidson 1523 Labour Jane Mercer 1360 Labour Jason Stiles 1265 Liberal Democrat Annie Mead 573 UKIP Wendy Moore 349 Sutton and Manor ward
Sutton and Manor ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Kimberley Anderson 1425 Labour Paul Donovan 1324 Conservative Robert Crompton 1314 Conservative Nicholas Hebson 1279 Labour Cherie Hill 1148 Labour Sue Pugh 1121 Liberal Democrat Joanna Pemberton 516 Upton ward
Upton ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jill Houlbrook 2598 Conservative Pat Lott 2411 Conservative Hilarie McNae 2398 Liberal Democrat Rob Jordan 1137 Liberal Democrat Michael Main 1076 Liberal Democrat Vera Roberts 822 Labour Gerald Grant 701 Labour Peter Black 655 Labour Mil Williams 596 UKIP John Moore 181 Weaver ward
Weaver ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ralph Oultram 1927 Conservative Lynn Riley 1668 Conservative Alan McKie 1617 Independent Nora Dolphin 1109 Independent Frank Dolphin 1009 Independent Doug Shingler 893 Labour Brian Jamieson 622 Liberal Democrat Ailsa Gaskill-Jones 621 Labour Graham Clark 575 Labour Eira Bowden 523 Independent John Freeman 453 Liberal Democrat George England 341 Liberal Democrat Andrew Hyde 265 Winsford North and East ward
Winsford North and East ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pamela Booher 993 Labour Brian Clarke 971 Labour Donald Beckett 955 Conservative Jon Jones 894 Conservative Frank Middleton 849 Conservative Saundra Middleton 828 Liberal Democrat Des Worthington 793 Liberal Democrat Pete Gannon 747 Liberal Democrat Bev Theron 687 Winsford South and West ward
Winsford South and West ward candidates Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Bob Barton 1211 Liberal Democrat Charlie Parkinson 1152 Liberal Democrat Malcolm Gaskill 1137 Conservative Ann Lacey 840 Conservative Bill Hall 834 Conservative Deborah Deynem 655 Labour Tom Blackmore 581 Labour Jill McQuaid 552 Labour Derek Wright 515 BNP Philip Williams 351 See also
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Preceded by
Cheshire Council election, 2005Cheshire West and Chester local elections Succeeded by
Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2011Preceded by
Chester Council election, 2007Preceded by
Ellesmere Port and Neston Council election, 2007Preceded by
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