2008 Cheshire West and Chester Council election
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.
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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
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 Democrats | 4 | 5.6 | 17.2 | 43,543 | |||||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3,646 | |||||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1,584 | |||||
English Democrat | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Manley | 2353 | |||
Conservative | Keith Musgrave | 2309 | |||
Conservative | Jan Mashlan | 2203 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Arthur Wood | 1136 | |||
Labour | Katherine Green | 574 | |||
Labour | Derek Bowden | 533 | |||
Labour | Robert Harmston | 506 |
Blacon ward
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 Democrats | Timothy Longman | 232 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sandy Clyne | 225 | |||
UKIP | Allan Weddell | 214 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kenn Hodd | 193 |
Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Williams | 2576 | |||
Conservative | Pamela Hall | 2535 | |||
Conservative | Keith Board | 2448 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mia Jones | 1519 | |||
Liberal Democrats | James Latham | 1505 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Jewkes | 1172 | |||
Labour | Sara Barnsley | 472 | |||
Labour | Peter Barnard | 411 | |||
Labour | Linda Webb | 386 | |||
UKIP | Peter Lowe | 362 | |||
Green | Jane Fisher | 309 | |||
English Democrat | Ed Abrams | 290 | |||
UKIP | Michael Roberts | 270 |
Broxton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Ritchie | 2770 | |||
Conservative | Michael Jones | 2640 | |||
Conservative | Ann Wright | 2637 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Roberts | 1018 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 691 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Jordan | 674 | |||
English Democrat | David Roberts | 281 | |||
Labour | Nicholas Dixon | 237 | |||
Labour | Anna Bunt | 222 | |||
Labour | Noel Hutchinson | 194 | |||
UKIP | Geoffrey Stevenson | 192 |
Central and Westminster ward
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 Democrat | Maurice Brookes | 467 | |||
Conservative | Anne Hughes | 460 | |||
Independent | John Wilson | 442 | |||
Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 440 |
City ward
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 Democrats | David Mead | 765 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Neil Christian | 652 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 594 | |||
UKIP | David Scott | 166 |
Eddisbury ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Needham | 2739 | |||
Conservative | Barbara Roberts | 2620 | |||
Conservative | John Grimshaw | 2558 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Val Godfrey | 1704 | |||
Labour | David Speak | 440 | |||
Labour | Mark Green | 418 | |||
Labour | Nonny Shearer | 410 |
Frodsham and Helsby ward
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 Democrats | Joan Laming | 641 | |||
Independent | Frank Pennington | 528 | |||
Independent | Tom Reynolds | 395 |
Gowy ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Bailey | 3185 | |||
Conservative | Hugo Deynem | 3154 | |||
Conservative | Stuart Parker | 3098 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Alison Anson | 1254 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Williams | 1234 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 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
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 Democrats | Kate Pemberton | 505 |
Groves and Whitby ward
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 Democrats | Hilary Chrusciezl | 604 |
Hoole and Newton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ebo | 1706 | |||
Conservative | Adrian Walmsley | 1604 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bob Thompson | 1548 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Hull | 1546 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 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
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 Democrats | Graham Handley | 580 | |||
UKIP | Geoffrey Gregory | 352 |
Marbury ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Malcolm Byram | 1971 | |||
Conservative | Norman Wright | 1969 | |||
Conservative | Keith Wilson | 1696 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Garton | 1398 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Annie Makepeace | 1237 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Turnbull | 1137 | |||
Labour | Jeff Langham | 525 | |||
Labour | Gill Gough | 440 | |||
Labour | Danny Maguire | 385 |
Mickle Trafford ward
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 Democrats | David Robinson | 435 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Kurt Jewkes | 367 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sian Jorgensen | 323 | |||
UKIP | Nicholas Nichols | 294 | |||
UKIP | Andrew Pettigrew | 251 |
Neston and Parkgate ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Dowding | 2549 | |||
Conservative | Kay Loch | 2353 | |||
Conservative | William Mealor | 2509 | |||
Labour | Louise Gittins | 1267 | |||
Labour | Andy Williams | 1174 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Derek Gaskell | 1105 | |||
Labour | Abdul Jilani | 1095 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tom Marlow | 998 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Shipman | 830 | |||
UKIP | Henry Crocker | 361 |
Northwich East and Shakerley ward
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 Democrats | Wendy Jones | 388 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Plant | 323 |
Northwich West ward
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 Democrats | Glyn Roberts | 694 | |||
Green | Howard Thorp | 540 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Jo Gaskill | 537 |
Overleigh ward
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 Democrats | Annie Mead | 573 | |||
UKIP | Wendy Moore | 349 |
Sutton and Manor ward
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 Democrats | Joanna Pemberton | 516 |
Upton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jill Houlbrook | 2598 | |||
Conservative | Pat Lott | 2411 | |||
Conservative | Hilarie McNae | 2398 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rob Jordan | 1137 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Main | 1076 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Vera Roberts | 822 | |||
Labour | Gerald Grant | 701 | |||
Labour | Peter Black | 655 | |||
Labour | Mil Williams | 596 | |||
UKIP | John Moore | 181 |
Weaver ward
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 Democrats | Ailsa Gaskill-Jones | 621 | |||
Labour | Graham Clark | 575 | |||
Labour | Eira Bowden | 523 | |||
Independent | John Freeman | 453 | |||
Liberal Democrats | George England | 341 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hyde | 265 |
Winsford North and East ward
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 Democrats | Des Worthington | 793 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Pete Gannon | 747 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Bev Theron | 687 |
Winsford South and West ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bob Barton | 1211 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Charlie Parkinson | 1152 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 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 |
References
- "Use Your Three Votes"
- Democracy in Cheshire West Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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