2011 Cheshire East Council election
Elections to Cheshire East Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2011. Elections occurred in all 52 wards, with each ward returning between one and three councillors to the council.
The wards were all new, having been created in a boundary review which took effect in January 2011.[1] They replaced the previous 27 three-seat wards used in the 2008 election, which were identical to the former Cheshire County Council wards.
Results
The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, winning 52 out of 82 seats, with a majority of 36 councillors.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 52
- Labour 16
- Others 10
- Liberal Democrat 4
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 52 | −7 | 47.75 | 91,736 | −6.4 | ||||
| Labour | 16 | +10 | 26.6 | 51,167 | +12.7 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | −8 | 12.6 | 24,206 | −8.9 | ||||
| Others | 10 | +6 | 13.0 | 25,000 | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "The Cheshire East (Electoral Changes) Order 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Elections 2011 - resuts overview". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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