Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council elections

Ellesmere Port and Neston was a non-metropolitan district in Cheshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cheshire West and Chester.

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
	Labour	1973–2009

Council elections

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

By-election results

Longview By-Election 22 June 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,315	58.0	+2.0
	Labour	543	24.0	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	401	17.8	+17.8
Majority		772	34.0
Turnout		2,259
	Conservative hold	Swing

Central By-Election 17 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Sherlock	319	44.3	-33.3
	Liberal Democrats	Maurice Brookes	262	36.4	+36.4
	BNP	David Jones	77	10.7	+10.7
	Conservative	Janice Farquharson	49	6.8	-15.6
	UKIP	Geoffrey Gregory	13	1.8	+1.8
Majority			57	7.9
Turnout			720	26.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Stanlow & Wolverham By-Election 11 November 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Wilson	450	60.8	-14.5
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Chrusciezl	117	15.8	+15.8
	Conservative	Nicholas Hebson	92	12.4	-12.3
	BNP	David Joines	81	10.9	+10.9
Majority			333	45.0
Turnout			740	26.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Neston By-Election 5 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Clarkson	420	47.4	-2.1
	Conservative	William Mealor	386	43.5	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Handley	81	9.1	+9.1
Majority			34	3.9
Turnout			887	32.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Rossmore By-Election 18 October 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Pugh	504	54.4	-4.0
	Conservative	Michael English	325	35.1	-6.5
	English Democrat	Maurice Brookes	60	6.5	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Handley	38	4.1	+4.1
Majority			179	19.3
Turnout			927	20.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Westminster By-Election 28 February 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike McCusker	227	57.5	-11.0
	Conservative	Thomas Hughes	123	31.1	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Chrusciezi	45	11.4	+11.4
Majority			104	26.4
Turnout			395	15
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ellesmere Port (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston (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] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ellesmere Port (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[3] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

Council elections in Cheshire
Cheshire East Council	2008 2011 2015 2019
Cheshire West and Chester Council	2008 2011 2015 2019
Halton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Warrington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Cheshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
Chester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Congleton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Macclesfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Vale Royal Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes