Congleton Borough Council elections
Congleton was a non-metropolitan district in Cheshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cheshire East.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1973–1976 |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 1976–1982 |
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1982–1983 |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 1983–1986 |
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1986–1991 |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrats | 1991–1992 |
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1992–1994 |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrats | 1994–2002 |
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 2002–2003 |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 2003–2009 |
Council elections
- 1973 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1976 Congleton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1979 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1980 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1982 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1983 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1984 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1986 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1987 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1988 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1990 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1991 Congleton Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3][4]
- 1992 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1994 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1995 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1996 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1998 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1999 Congleton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 2000 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2002 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2003 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2004 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2006 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2007 Congleton Borough Council election
By-election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Atkin | 303 | 50.9 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 156 | 26.2 | -24.9 | ||
| Conservative | 136 | 22.9 | +15.3 | ||
| Majority | 147 | 24.7 | |||
| Turnout | 595 | 21.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sue Appleton | 275 | 37.2 | +11.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 251 | 34.0 | -8.3 | ||
| Labour | 213 | 28.8 | -3.0 | ||
| Majority | 24 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 739 | 24.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 191 | ||||
| Conservative | 174 | ||||
| Labour | 142 | ||||
| Labour | 133 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 111 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Jones | 108 | |||
| Turnout | 859 | 15.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 491 | 53.7 | -1.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 275 | 30.1 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | 148 | 16.2 | -4.8 | ||
| Majority | 261 | 23.6 | |||
| Turnout | 914 | 20.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Burgess | 532 | 56.1 | -14.2 | |
| Conservative | Warwick Till | 365 | 38.5 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | William Howell | 52 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 167 | 17.6 | |||
| Turnout | 949 | 34.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 341 | 54.8 | +54.8 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Carey | 191 | 30.7 | -13.3 | |
| Labour | Lisa Bossons | 90 | 14.5 | -9.2 | |
| Majority | 150 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 622 | 21.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stella Furlong | 445 | 45.1 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Darnes | 382 | 38.7 | -3.1 | |
| Labour | Keith Haines | 160 | 16.2 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 63 | 6.4 | |||
| Turnout | 987 | 19.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
