Macclesfield Borough Council elections

Macclesfield 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	1976-2009

Council elections

Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1973
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1976
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1980
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1982
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1983 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1984
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1986
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1987
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1988
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1990
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1991
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1992
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1994 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]^[5]^[6]
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1995
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1996
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1998
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)^[7]
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2000
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2002
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2003
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2004
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2006
Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2007

By-election results

North East By-Election 20 June 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	1,278	50.5
	Conservative	1,008	39.8
	Labour	245	9.7
Majority		270	10.7
Turnout		2,531	37.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Prestbury By-Election 12 September 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	967	78.8
	Liberal Democrats	259	21.1
Majority		708	57.7
Turnout		1,226	28.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Plumley By-Election 3 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	506	56.3	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	392	43.7	+12.6
Majority		114	12.6
Turnout		898	46.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Knutsford Over By-Election 4 November 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	478	52.5	+12.3
	Labour	275	30.2	+7.5
	Independent	120	13.2	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	38	4.2	−7.0
Majority		203	22.3
Turnout		911	21.9
	Conservative hold	Swing

Knutsford Bexton By-Election 1 February 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	346	45.9	+11.3
	Conservative	336	44.6	−0.9
	Labour	72	9.5	−10.5
Majority		10	1.3
Turnout		754	34.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

Morley and Styal By-Election 5 April 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	857	59.6	+12.6
	Conservative	580	40.4	+2.8
Majority		277	19.2
Turnout		1,437	36.7
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Macclesfield West By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,290	60.0	+0.8
	Conservative	538	25.0	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	321	14.9	+0.4
Majority		752	35.0
Turnout		2,149
	Labour hold	Swing

Pornton Central By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,621	45.5	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats	1,187	33.3	−2.0
	Labour	756	21.2	+10.5
Majority		434	12.2
Turnout		3,564
	Conservative hold	Swing

Bollington West By-Election 31 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Sockett	434	62.6	+41.4
	Conservative		162	23.4	−17.4
	Labour		97	14.0	−24.0
Majority			272	39.2
Turnout			693	36.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hurdsfield By-Election 27 November 2003
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	467	56.3	−0.3
	Conservative	212	25.5	+9.0
	Labour	151	18.2	−8.7
Majority		255	30.8
Turnout		830	24.7
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Knutsford Nether By-Election 16 September 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vivien Davies	385	61.1	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Moss	199	31.6	+12.6
	Labour		46	7.3	−4.6
Majority			186	29.5
Turnout			630	30.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Plumley By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Fisher	789	63.3	−25.6
	Liberal Democrats	Heulwen Barlow	329	26.4	+26.4
	Labour	Laurences Hobday	129	10.3	−0.8
Majority			460	36.9
Turnout			1,247	65.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Prestbury By-Election 26 January 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Stratford	950	89.5	+89.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Goddard	112	10.5	−26.5
Majority			838	79.0
Turnout			1,062	25.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Hurdsfield By-Election 20 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Enid Tomlinson	500	58.2	+5.2
	Labour	Simon Truss	178	20.7	−3.9
	Conservative	Matthew Davies	82	9.6	−12.8
	Independent	Fred Grundy	53	6.2	+6.2
	Green	John Knight	45	5.2	+5.2
Majority			322	37.5
Turnout			858	25.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ The Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ The Macclesfield and Vale Royal (Areas) Order 1982
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

External links

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[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[2] The Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[3] The Macclesfield and Vale Royal (Areas) Order 1982

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

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See also: Wards, Boundary changes