Cheshire County Council elections
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Cheshire County Council was elected every four years. From 2009 the county council was 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 took place on 1 May 2008.
Political control
- No overall control 1973–2001
- Conservative 2001–2008
Council elections
- 1973 Cheshire County Council election
- 1977 Cheshire County Council election
- 1981 Cheshire County Council election
- 1985 Cheshire County Council election
- 1989 Cheshire County Council election
- 1993 Cheshire County Council election
- 1997 Cheshire County Council election
- 2001 Cheshire County Council election
- 2005 Cheshire County Council election
By-election results
1993-1997
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,266 | 53.3 | +21.3 | ||
Conservative | 1,110 | 46.7 | −0.6 | ||
Majority | 156 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,376 | 26.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,326 | 83.8 | +22.0 | ||
Independent | 137 | 8.7 | +8.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 120 | 7.6 | −14.3 | ||
Majority | 1,189 | 75.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,583 | 20.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2001-2005
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
2005-2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eleanor Johnson | 1,863 | 50.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Manley | 2,213 | 63.2 | +16.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 |