2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election

2015 UK local government election June 2015 March 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2015 Cheshire Parliamentary no yes 2011 Cheshire West and Chester Council election 2011 2019 Cheshire West and Chester Council election 2019 All 75 seats on Cheshire West and Chester Council 7 May 2015 38 68.2% ( 24.7%) No image wide.svg 120 120 0 Samantha Dixon Labour Party (UK) Chester City 32 seats,37.38% 32 38 6 115,473 38.09% 0.71% No image wide.svg 120 120 0 Mike Jones Conservative Party (UK) Tattenhall 42 seats,45.34% 42 36 6 120,477 39.74% 5.6% No image wide.svg 120 120 0 Independent (politician) 0 seats,3.07% 0 1 1 6,104 2.01% 1.06% No image wide.svg 120 120 0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 seat,11.9% 1 0 1 Did not stand Bob ThompsonAs the only Liberal Democrat councillor, Thompson was their de facto group leader but did not stand for re-election, no candidates from the party were subsequently elected. 23,887 7.88% 4.02% CWAC-2015-election-results-striped-flat.svg Results map for CWaC, showing Labour with most urban seats and Conservatives with most rural seats, with some seats on the edges of towns in mixed control, and an independent in Parkgate. Colours denote winning party. Striped wards have mixed representation. Mike Jones Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council Leader of the Council after election Samantha Dixon Labour Party (UK) 2015 United Kingdom local elections The 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 7 May 2015, electing members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 28 March 2015 The Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 15 March 2015 live This was on the same day as other local elections across the country as well as the general election. All 75 seats were contested. Labour won a small majority with a total of 38 seats on a 3.2% swing from the Conservatives,Dickhead Alert Rotten Boroughs Private Eye 26 May 2015 1393 meaning that the council moved from Conservative control to Labour control. Cheshire West and Chester was the only council to change hands in this way in the 2015 elections,http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/12941296.Labour_take_control_of_Cheshire_West_and_Chester_Council/ Labour take control of Cheshire West and Chester Council 13 May 2015 Northwich Guardian 9 May 2015 and this unique result has been variously attributed to public dissatisfaction with fracking in the area,https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-labour-mp-chris-matheson-9293108 Chester Labour MP Chris Matheson back from his first week at Parliament Chester Chronicle 20 May 2015 27 May 2015 David Holmeshttps://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-2015-cheshire-west-chester-9221857 Election 2015: Cheshire West and Chester Council on a knife-edge as count is suspended overnight Michael Green 8 May 2015 Chester Chronicle 22 May 2015https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/watch-election-2015-labour-take-9224673 WATCH Election 2015: Labour take control of Cheshire West and Chester Council David Holmes 9 May 2015 Chester Chronicle 22 May 2015 local planning issues, the organisation and leadership of the local parties,Election 2015: Cheshire West and Chester Council set for first woman leader https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-2015-cheshire-west-chester-9225233 Carmella de Lucia, David Holmes and Frances Barrett 9 May 2015 Chester Chronicle 22 May 2015https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-tory-leadership-challenger-launches-9339153 Chester Tory leadership challenger launches damaging attack on Conservative CWaC chief Mike Jones David Holmes 27 May 2015 27 May 2015 Chester Chroniclehttp://www.conservativehome.com/localgovernment/2015/06/a-conservative-councillor-why-was-cheshire-west-and-chester-a-labour-gain.html A Conservative councillor: Why was Cheshire West and Chester a Labour gain? ConservativeHome 26 May 2015 26 May 2015 and to a generally difficult climate for Conservatives in the area. In addition, the only Liberal Democrat (Lib Dem) seat on the council was lost, while an independent was elected to the Parkgate ward. No other minor party won a seat, but both the Green Party and United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) fielded large numbers of candidates and saw significant positive swings. Labour's Samantha Dixon became the first woman to lead the council, while the previous leader Mike Jones survived a Conservative leadership challenge and became Leader of the Opposition. Background thumb|right|upright=1.2|alt=A photograph of a circular glass building with six storeys|HQ, the headquarters of Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester (CWaC) had been governed since its formation in 2009 by the Conservative Party.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-32597933 Election 2015: Cheshire's long-awaited council votes Phil McCann BBC News 6 May 2015 2 June 2015 However, the Conservatives lost seats in CWaC against the national trend at the 2011 local election,https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-cheshire-west-chester-remains-5192935 ELECTION: Cheshire West and Chester remains Tory controlled 6 May 2011 Chester Chronicle 22 May 2015 and the Chester area was identified by The Economist before the election as a challenging area for the party.https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21647302-wealthy-northern-city-chill-wind-conservatives-boomtown-reds The Boomtown Reds 28 March 2015 The Economist 22 May 2015 The election also took place at an especially bad period nationally for the Liberal Democrats, who lost 310 councillors in England at the previous local elections,https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/23/liberal-democrats-local-elections-losses-parliament Lib Dem local election results suggest party could lose 20 parliamentary seats The Guardian Patrick Wintour and Nicholas Watt 23 May 2014 22 May 2015England council results https://www.bbc.com/news/events/vote2014/england-council-election-results BBC News 22 May 2014 22 May 2015 and at a period of growth for other minor parties – especially UKIP, who won the CWaC council area in the 2014 European Parliament elections and were identified by the BBC as potential spoiler candidates. Although there were several by-elections in the 2011–2015 term,http://www.talkingwestcheshire.org/talking_ellesmere_port/my_news/october_2011/labour_returned_in_ellesmere_p.aspx Labour returned in Ellesmere Port's Town Ward 21 October 2011 Talking West Cheshire 2 June 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150617102325/http://www.talkingwestcheshire.org/talking_ellesmere_port/my_news/october_2011/labour_returned_in_ellesmere_p.aspx 17 June 2015 dmy-allhttps://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-west-chester-council-labour-7406499 Labour celebrate victory in both council by-elections Frances Barrett 11 July 2014 Chester Chronicle 2 June 2015 the number of councillors representing each party did not change over the course of the council. In total, there were 75 Conservative candidates, 75 Labour candidates, 45 Green candidates, 43 Liberal Democrat candidates, 33 UKIP candidates, 4 TUSC candidates, 1 Socialist Labour candidate and 9 candidates running as independents.https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-2015-cheshire-west-chester-9021183 Election 2015: Cheshire West and Chester Council candidates revealed Frances Barrett 10 April 2015 Chester Chronicle 22 May 2015 Of the incumbents, 14 did not seek re-election, including several parliamentary candidates: Bob Thompson, formerly the only Lib Dem on the council, stood for Parliament in City of Chester;https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/general-election-2015-city-chester-9060273 General Election 2015: City of Chester Parliamentary candidates 16 April 2015 David Holmes Chester Chronicle 2 June 2015 the former Labour councillor Julia Tickridge stood in Weaver Vale;https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/weaver-vale-labour-party-choose-5110023 Weaver Vale Labour Party choose Julia Tickridge to fight general election 4 July 2013 Chester Chronicle 2 June 2015 and Justin Madders, previous leader of the Labour group, stood in and was elected to Ellesmere Port and Neston.https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-2015-ellesmere-port-neston-9211379 Election 2015: Ellesmere Port and Neston won by Labour Michael Green 8 May 2015 Chester Chronicle 2 June 2015 Election proceedings left|thumb|upright=1.2|alt=A map showing turnout across the council area|Turnout by ward, from lowest (darkest) to highest (lightest) The Statement of Persons Nominated was published on Friday 10 April 2015.http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/your_council/voting_and_elections/2015_elections/statements_of_persons_nom.aspx Statements of Persons Nominated - Local elections 30 April 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150530023806/http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/your_council/voting_and_elections/2015_elections/statements_of_persons_nom.aspx 30 May 2015 dmy-all The election took place on 7 May 2015, on the same day as the general election, various parish council elections, town council elections in Frodsham, Neston, Northwich and Winsford, and a referendum on town planning in Malpas.http://electionswestcheshire.co.uk/town-and-parish/ Town and Parish West Cheshire Elections 2015 Chester West and Chester Council 26 May 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150526132351/http://electionswestcheshire.co.uk/town-and-parish/ 26 May 2015 dmy-all As is standard for council elections in England, first-past-the-post voting was used in single seat wards, and block voting was used in multi-seat wards. All 75 seats on the CWaC council were up for election. Of around 34,000 postal ballots issued, about 1,300 papers for Frodsham and the Garden Quarter district of Chester were voided and re-issued due to a printing error that removed the party emblems of some candidates,https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-west-chester-ballot-papers-9099888 Cheshire West and Chester ballot papers re-issued due to printing error 23 April 2015 Frances Barrett Chester Chronicle 22 May 2015 and 284 were not delivered in time for the election.https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-2015-postal-votes-cheshire-9195580 Election 2015: Postal votes in Cheshire West still not arrived David Holmes 6 May 2015 Chester Chronicle 24 May 2015 An attack leaflet targeted at Labour leader Samantha Dixon was distributed to Chester city centre residents on the day of the election which lacked printing details and may have contained "incorrect information", in violation of the Representation of the People Act 1983.https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-2015-chester-police-investigate-9220418 Election 2015: Chester police investigate leaflet attacking Labour leader David Holmes 8 May 2015 Chester Chronicle 22 May 2015 Cheshire Police confirmed that they were investigating the leaflet. The count for the parliamentary election to City of Chester took priority, and so the count for CWaC began on at 2 PM, 8 May.https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-2015-live-cheshire-west-9217295 Election 2015 Live: Cheshire West and Chester Council election results Michael Green 8 May 2015 26 May 2015 Chester Chronicle The count took place at Northgate Arena, and ended up running through the whole of the allotted 9-hour day without a decisive result. The count was suspended on a "cliffhanger", with Labour and the Conservatives tied at 36 seats each after a recount was called on the two decisive two-seat ward of Newton. The count resumed on 9 May, and after a quick "bundle recount" suggested a Labour lead, the Conservative Party asked for a full recount, lasting another three and a half hours.http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/147814/double-delight-for-labour-as-party-controls-cheshire-west-and-chester-council.aspx Double delight for Labour as party controls Cheshire West and Chester Council Chester Standard 11 May 2015 26 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150526131825/http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/147814/double-delight-for-labour-as-party-controls-cheshire-west-and-chester-council.aspx 26 May 2015 dead dmy-all The second recount revealed that Labour's Gill Watson led by 34 votes over the incumbent Adrian Walmsley in the final seat. The final result was delivered at 5.30 PM on 9 May 2015 after 14 hours of counting.https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/local-elections-live-cheshire-west-9223182 Local elections live: Cheshire West and Chester Council election count resumes Michael Green Chester Chronicle 9 May 2015 27 May 2015 right Seats Labour 50.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative 48.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent 1.3 Independent (politics) right Vote share Conservative 36.66 Conservative Party (UK) Labour 34.75 Labour Party (UK) Lib Dem 9.77 Liberal Democrats (UK) UKIP 9.22 UKIP Green 6.34 Green Party of England and Wales Independent & other 3.26 Independent (politics) The final results saw the Conservatives retain the largest share of the popular vote, but with a smaller proportion than at the previous election. Labour gained 6 seats (5 from Conservative, 1 from Lib Dem), the Conservatives lost 6 seats (5 to Labour, 1 to independent) and the Lib Dems lost their only seat in Hoole to Labour. Labour therefore won an absolute majority, with 38 seats to the Conservatives 36 on the 75 seat council. This made CWaC the only council in the entire country to transfer from Conservative to Labour control at the 2015 elections,Although CWaC elects all members at once every four years, many councils elect members in thirds and have more frequent elections. This means that although CWaC was the only council to transfer directly from Labour to Conservative control at the 2015 elections, it was not the only one to change hands this way between 2011 and 2015. Labour also gained two councils – Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and West Lancashire Borough Council – from no overall control at the 2015 elections.https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015/results/councils Local Election Results 2015 BBC News 5 June 2015 West Lancashire was also held by the Conservatives at the 2011 election, but elects its representatives in thirds.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/30up.stm Election 2011 - England council elections - West Lancashire BBC News 10 May 2011 5 June 2015 This means there were other elections intervening, and West Lancashire went into no overall control at the 2014 local election.https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/councils/E07000127 Vote 2014 - West Lancashire Borough Council BBC News 5 June 2015 In addition, Crawley, Derbyshire,https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-22374900 3 May 2013 Derbyshire election 2013: Labour wins back control BBC News 5 June 2015 Dudley, Harlow, Nottinghamshire,https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-22375170 3 May 2013 Nottinghamshire election 2013: Narrow win for Labour BBC News 5 June 2015 Redditch and Southampton were gained by Labour from Conservative control at some point between the 2011 and 2014 local elections and held at the 2015 elections.4 May 2012 https://www.bbc.com/news/special/vote2012/council/england.stm Vote 2012 - English Council Results BBC News 5 June 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/england.stm Election 2011 - English council elections BBC News 5 June 2015 a result that was described by ConservativeHome as a "catastrophic loss" and by the Chester Chronicle as "deeply embarrassing" for the local Conservative Party.Chester Tory chief Mike Jones survives leadership challenge after election defeat https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-tory-chief-mike-jones-9298489 David Holmes 20 May 2015 Chester Chronicle 22 May 2015 No minor parties won any seats, but UKIP and the Greens saw large positive swings both across the borough and in individual wards, including a 9% swing to UKIP in BlaconElection 2015: Chester UKIP candidate for parliament and council 'proud' to have stood for party https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/election-2015-chester-ukip-candidate-9220861 Chester Chronicle David Holmes 4 May 2015 26 May 2015 and a 17.5% swing to the Greens in Garden Quarter, where they finished second. Summary of the 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election resultshttp://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2015/120/ Local Election Results 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Local Elections Archive Project yes |- style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2;" ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" colspan=2 | Political party ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Group leader ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Candidates ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Total votes ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Total seats ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Seats gained ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Seats lost ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Seats, net change ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Seats, of total (%) ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Votes, of total (%) ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Total votes, change (%) |- | data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" Conservative Party (UK) 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Conservative Party (UK) | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | Mike Jones | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 75 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 68,580 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 36 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 6 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 6 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 48.0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 36.7 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 7.5 |- | data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" Labour Party (UK) 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Labour Party (UK) | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | Samantha Dixon | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 75 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 64,996 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 38 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 6 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 6 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 50.7 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 34.7 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0.6 |- | data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" Liberal Democrats (UK) 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Liberal Democrats (UK) | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | Bob ThompsonAs the only Liberal Democrat councillor, Thompson was their de facto group leader but did not stand for re-election, no candidates from the party were subsequently elected. | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 43 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 18,273 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0.0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 9.8 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 3.5 |- | data-sort-value="United Kingdom Independence Party" UK Independence Party 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | UK Independence Party | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 33 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 17,240 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0.0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 9.2 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 7.3 |- | data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" Green Party of England and Wales 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Green Party of England and Wales | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 45 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 11,867 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0.0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 6.3 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 5.4 |- | data-sort-value="Independent" Independent (politics) 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Independent | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" As the only independent elected to the council, Martin Barker became the de facto independent group leader. | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 9 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 5,627 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1.3 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 3.0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1.0 |- | data-sort-value="Socialist Labour Party (UK)" Socialist Labour Party (UK) 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Socialist Labour Party (UK) | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 286 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0.0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0.2 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | |- | data-sort-value="Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition" Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 5px | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" scope="row" | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | style="border: 1px solid #aaa; text-align: left;" | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 4 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 184 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0.0 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 0.1 | style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" New |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#F2F2F2 ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" colspan=3 | Total ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 285 ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 187,053 ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 75 ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | - ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | - ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | - ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | Turnout ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | 68.2 ! style="border: 1px solid #aaa;" | - |} Seat composition between 2011 (top) and 2015 (bottom): 42 32 1 38 36 1 In all, there were 22 new councillors to CWaC council – 12 from Labour, 9 from the Conservatives and one independent. Local Labour leader Samantha Dixon became the council leader, making her the first woman to hold the role, while former council leader Mike Jones remained leader of the Conservative group despite a leadership challenge. Following the election, the first council meeting under Labour control took place on 21 May 2015.https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-west-chester-council-bad-tempered-9333682 Cheshire West and Chester Council have bad-tempered first meeting under Labour control David Holmes 26 May 2015 10 June 2015 Chester Chronicle The new administration significantly restructured the council: the existing scrutiny committees were merged while new local committees were established for Chester, Ellesmere Port, Northwich and Winsford, and rural Cheshire, and the roles of Lord Mayor of Chester and chair of the council were separated. This meant that the casting vote remained with former Lord Mayor, Bob Rudd (Labour), instead of the new Lord Mayor, Hugo Deynem (Conservative), which Conservatives criticized for politicizing the role. The new overview and scrutiny committee was arranged on a nonpartisan basis, with equal numbers of Labour and Conservative members and the casting vote given to the independent Martin Barker. Reactions and analysis center center Butler swing from 2011 vertical 300 CWAC2015ButlerSwing.svg Map showing swing to Labour across the majority of wards, swing to Conservatives in some areas of Ellesmere Port and Northwich, and some rural wards. Labour/Conservative swing by ward CWAC2015Butler2.svg Map showing swing to Labour across the majority of wards, swing to Lib Dems across southern seats, swing to independents in Malpas and Parkgate, swing to Greens in Garden Quarter, swing to UKIP in Ellesmere Port Town. Largest party/second party swing by ward As leader of the only Labour group to take control of a former Conservative council at the elections, Samantha Dixon described her local party as "a little ray of hope in the North West" but warned that it would be difficult to operate Labour policies under a national Conservative majority government, and proposed a more consensual cross-party approach to running the council. The outgoing Conservative leader, Mike Jones, suggested that a Labour majority of just one would decrease private sector confidence in the council. Fracking was noted by both the Chester Chronicle and BBC News as a politically hot topic in Cheshire, particularly around Upton where one gas company had planning permission for a drilling site,Will fracking decide Chester? Phil McCann BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-32597934 6 May 2015 29 May 2015https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/anti-frackers-build-demonstration-outside-hq-8754410 Anti-frackers build for demonstration outside HQ after Tory majority rejects debate Chester Chronicle 22 March 2015 22 May 2015 and the Conservative loss was partly attributed to community fears about the practice. Matt Bryan, an anti-fracking Labour candidate in Upton unseated the sitting Conservative councillor in what the Chester Chronicle described as arguably "the biggest poll shock". The Labour MP for City of Chester, Chris Matheson, who had similarly defeated the incumbent Stephen Mosley against the national trend, described unhappiness with fracking planning permission procedures and planning more generally as key issues that had helped Labour locally. The loss of the safe Conservative seat of Parkgate to the independent Martin Barker was also described as a "surprise" by AboutMyArea.http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Cheshire/Neston/CH64/News/Local-News/287431-Parkgate-Electorate-Vote-Local-in-Historic-Victory-for-an-Independent Parkgate Electorate Vote Local in Historic Victory for an Independent 9 May 2015 25 May 2015 AboutMyArea Barker stood on a platform of localism for Parkgate and his victory was attributed by the site to dissatisfaction with the choice of Conservative candidate, who lived outside Parkgate in Mickle Trafford.http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Cheshire/Neston/CH64/Neston-News-Archive/Elections-2015/286523-Candidate-Statements-CWAC-Elections-2015-:-Parkgate-Ward Candidate Statements - CWAC Elections 2015 : Parkgate Ward 21 April 2015 25 May 2015 AboutMyArea https://web.archive.org/web/20150527200907/http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Cheshire/Neston/CH64/Neston-News-Archive/Elections-2015/286523-Candidate-Statements-CWAC-Elections-2015-:-Parkgate-Ward 27 May 2015 dead On taking office, Dixon credited the result to a "positive campaign" by the Labour Party rather than any mistakes by the Conservative Party. However, Private Eyes "Rotten Boroughs" column blamed "own goals" by Jones – such as removing the planning committee chairpersonhttps://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/was-sacked-over-student-village-5111636 Was I sacked over student village vote?' asks ex-chairman of Cheshire West and Chester Council's key planning committee 23 May 2013 27 May 2015 David Holmes Chester Chronicle and withdrawing the party whip from councillors who voted against developments that Jones supported,http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/126625/come-clean-call-in-row-on-chester-village-vote.aspx Come clean call in row on Chester village vote Jim Green 23 September 2013 Chester Standard 27 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150527185923/http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/126625/come-clean-call-in-row-on-chester-village-vote.aspx 27 May 2015 dead dmy-all insulting members of the public,http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/115525/probe-over-d-head-comment-by-council-leader.aspx Probe over d***head comment by council leader Chester Standard 23 August 2012 3 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610130533/http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/115525/probe-over-d-head-comment-by-council-leader.aspx 10 June 2015 dead dmy-all and removing a respect clause from the council constitutionCheshire West and Chester Council loses respect (clause) https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-west-chester-council-loses-8760372 David Holmes 3 March 2015 27 May 2015 Chester Chronicle – for having "handed victory to Labour". There was similar criticism from ConservativeHome, whose correspondent accused Jones of behaving "in a way which allowed our opponents to paint us as dodgy, or even corrupt", and from councillor Mark Stocks, who launched an unsuccessful leadership challenge against Jones, saying: "As the only council in the entire country to make the transition from Conservative to Labour, someone has to take the responsibility for what must be considered a monumental defeat. This responsibility has to start at the top. For me, it is an unavoidable belief that with proper leadership, Cheshire West and Chester would have followed the national trend and remained under Conservative control." Jones, supported by other Conservative councillors, rejected this suggestion, noting the fact that the local Conservative Party had taken the largest share of the popular vote at the council election and retained the parliamentary seat of Weaver Vale against opinion poll predictions. When looked at this way, Jones said, the result "does not seem like a catastrophe". Results Councillor changes New councillors Val Armstrong (Labour, Witton) Martin Barker (Independent, Parkgate) Michael Baynham (Conservative, Winsford Over and Verdin) Richard Beacham (Labour, Newton) Robert Bisset (Labour, St Paul's) Matt Bryan (Labour, Upton) Angie Chidley (Labour, Hoole) Jess Crook (Labour, Ellesmere Port Town) Carol Gahan (Labour, Blacon) Lynn Gibbon (Conservative, Marbury) Nige Jones (Conservative, Little Neston and Burton) Susan Kaur (Conservative, Hartford and Greenbank) Jane Mercer (Labour, Lache) Patricia Parkes (Conservative, Hartford and Greenbank) James Pearson (Conservative, Davenham and Moulton) Peter Rooney (Labour, Ledsham and Manor) Karen Shore (Labour, Whitby) Stephen Smith (Labour, Elton) Harry Tonge (Conservative, Weaver and Cuddington) Gill Watson (Labour, Newton) Chris Whitehurst (Conservative, Malpas) Paul Williams (Conservative, Weaver and Cuddington) Outgoing councillors Keith Butcher (Labour)DNS Malcolm Byram (Conservative)DNS Robert Crompton (Conservative) Brenda Dowding (Conservative)DNS Les Ford (Conservative)DNS Carolyn Graham (Labour)DNS John Grimshaw (Conservative)DNS Graham Heatley (Conservative) Mark Henesy (Labour)DNS Lynda Jones (Conservative) Kay Loch (Conservative) Justin Madders (Labour)DNS Herbert Manley (Conservative)DNS Hilarie McNae (Conservative) Keith Musgrave (Conservative)DNS Tom Parry (Conservative)DNS Ben Powell (Labour)DNS Alexandra Tate (Labour)DNS Bob Thompson (Liberal Democrat)DNS Julia Tickridge (Labour)DNS Adrian Walmsley (Conservative) Elton Watson (Conservative)DNS Ann Wright (Conservative)DNS Re-elected councillors Gareth Anderson (Conservative, Ledsham and Manor) David Armstrong (Labour, Winsford Swanlow and Deane) Don Beckett (Labour, Winsford Over and Verdin) Alex Black (Labour, Hoole) Tom Blackmore (Labour, Winsford Over and Verdin) Keith Board (Conservative, Great Boughton) Pamela Booher (Labour, Winsford Wharton) Stephen Burns (Labour, Winsford Swanlow and Deane) Lynn Clare (Labour, Ellesmere Port Town) Brian Clarke (Labour, Winsford Wharton) Angela Claydon (Labour, St Paul's) Brian Crowe (Conservative, Saughall and Mollington) Razia Daniels (Conservative, Handbridge Park) Andrew Dawson (Conservative, Frodsham) Martyn Delaney (Labour, Boughton) Hugo Deynem (Conservative, Tarvin and Kelsall) Samantha Dixon (Labour, Chester City) Paul Dolan (Labour, Winnington and Castle) Paul Donovan (Labour, Sutton) Charles Fifield (Conservative, Weaver and Cuddington) Howard Greenwood (Conservative, Farndon) Louise Gittins (Labour, Little Neston and Burton) Pamela Hall (Conservative, Great Boughton) Don Hammond (Conservative, Marbury) Myles Hogg (Conservative, Willaston and Thornton) Jill Houlbrook (Conservative, Upton) Eleanor Johnson (Conservative, Gowy) Brian Jones (Labour, Whitby) Mike Jones (Conservative, Tattenhall) Reggie Jones (Labour, Blacon) Tony Lawrenson (Labour, Witton) John Leather (Conservative, Tarvin and Kelsall) Alan McKie (Conservative, Helsby) Nicole Meardon (Labour, Sutton) Pat Merrick (Labour, Rossmore) Eveleigh Moore Dutton (Conservative, Tarporley) Sam Naylor (Labour, Winnington and Castle) Marie Nelson (Labour, Blacon) Ralph Oultram (Conservative, Kingsley) Margaret Parker (Conservative, Chester Villages) Stuart Parker (Conservative, Chester Villages) Lynn Riley (Conservative, Frodsham) Diane Roberts (Labour, Netherpool) Bob Rudd (Labour, Garden Quarter) Tony Sherlock (Labour, Grange) Gaynor Sinar (Conservative, Davenham and Moulton) Mark Stocks (Conservative, Shakerley) Neil Sullivan (Conservative, Handbridge Park) Helen Weltman (Conservative, Davenham and Moulton) Andrew Williams (Labour, Neston) Mark Williams (Conservative, Dodleston and Huntington) Norman Wright (Conservative, Marbury) Seat changes Conservative to Independent (1) Parkgate Conservative to Labour (5) Elton Newton (2 seats) Upton (1 seat) Whitby (1 seat) Liberal Democrat to Labour (1) Hoole (1 seat) Results by ward +Turnout by ward Ward Turnout (%) Blacon 61.2 Boughton 63.0 Chester City 63.5 Chester Villages 78.0 Davenham and Moulton 70.4 Dodleston and Huntington 77.3 Ellesmere Port Town 55.7 Elton 66.2 Farndon 74.5 Frodsham 71.4 Garden Quarter 58.6 Gowy 74.3 Grange 57.0 Great Boughton 76.1 Handbridge Park 76.0 Hartford and Greenbank 75.1 Helsby 73.5 Hoole 71.9 Kingsley 76.7 Lache 65.3 Ledsham and Manor 73.4 Little Neston and Burton 76.1 Malpas 70.0 Marbury 68.9 Neston 63.7 Netherpool 61.9 Newton 69.2 Parkgate 77.1 Rossmore 59.3 Saughall and Mollington 75.3 Shakerley 65.4 St Paul's 65.7 Strawberry 73.6 Sutton 67.2 Tarporley 75.0 Tarvin and Kelsall 73.7 Tattenhall 74.3 Upton 71.5 Weaver and Cuddington 71.3 Blacon Blacon (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Reginald Francis Jones 3,579 21.07 Labour Party (UK) Marie Nelson 3,349 19.72 Labour Party (UK) Carol Margaret Gahan 3,119 18.36 Conservative Party (UK) Christian Philip Dunn 1,109 6.53 UK Independence Party Steve Ingram 1,054 6.21 UK Independence Party Chris Erskine 1,037 6.11 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Edward Roberts 979 5.76 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Alex Jackson 941 5.54 UK Independence Party Liz Hutchison 805 4.74 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Watson 482 2.84 Green Party of England and Wales Zoe Marie Gorzelak 303 1.78 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Drysdale Watson 227 1.34 6,295 61.2http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/your_council/voting_and_elections/2015_elections/official_turnout_for_borough_w.aspx Official turnout for borough wards 13 May 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council September 2025 medicmedic Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Boughton Boughton (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Martyn Delaney 1,308 46.53 Conservative Party (UK) Kate Elizabeth Vaughan 933 33.19 Green Party of England and Wales Allison Clare Parkes 308 10.96 UK Independence Party Stephen Carter Nichols 262 9.32 2,827 63.0 Labour Party (UK) Chester City Chester City (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Samantha Kate Dixon 909 47.52 Conservative Party (UK) Carlotta Eva Dunn 607 31.73 Green Party of England and Wales Andy Davidson 178 9.30 UK Independence Party Katie Erskine 125 6.53 Liberal Democrats (UK) Noel McGlinchey 94 4.91 1,928 63.5 Labour Party (UK) Chester Villages Chester Villages (Christleton, Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford and Waverton), (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Phyllis Parker 2,744 28.04 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Parker 2,734 27.94 Labour Party (UK) Steve Davies 1,241 12.68 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Rudd 1,019 10.41 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Hopkinson 587 6.00 UK Independence Party Paul Rees 585 5.98 Green Party of England and Wales Paula Irene D'Arcy 536 5.48 Green Party of England and Wales Darren James Burling 341 3.48 5,430 78.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Davenham and Moulton Davenham and Moulton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Helen Catherine Weltman 3,283 17.52 Conservative Party (UK) James Pearson 3,262 17.41 Conservative Party (UK) Gaynor Jean Sinar 2,971 15.86 Labour Party (UK) Rebecca Cooper 2,417 12.90 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Graham Cooper 2,316 12.36 Labour Party (UK) Kyle McGregor 1,796 9.59 UK Independence Party Simon Gerald McDonald 1,040 5.55 UK Independence Party Glyn Roberts 854 4.56 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Joyce Gaskill 798 4.26 7,421 70.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dodleston and Huntington Dodleston and Huntington (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Mark Graham Williams 1,439 52.65 Labour Party (UK) Jacky Creswick 717 26.23 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher John Ward 321 11.75 UK Independence Party David S Evans 256 9.37 2,748 77.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ellesmere Port Town Ellesmere Port Town (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Lynn Clare 2,386 36.03 Labour Party (UK) Jess Crook 2,134 32.23 UK Independence Party Jeanette Starkey 802 12.11 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Douglas Meldrum 403 6.09 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Pritchard 395 5.96 Green Party of England and Wales Stefanie Anne Boyle 307 4.64 Green Party of England and Wales James Douglas Benzie 195 2.94 3,759 55.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Elton Elton (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Stephen Robert Smith 1,224 53.13 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Heatley 1,080 46.88 2,335 66.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Farndon Farndon (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Howard Greenwood 1,138 45.59 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul David Roberts 990 39.66 Labour Party (UK) Paul Alfred Cornwell 244 9.78 Green Party of England and Wales Alexander James Clement 124 4.97 2,504 74.5 Conservative Party (UK) Frodsham Frodsham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Andrew William Dawson 2,456 26.08 Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Riley 2,178 23.13 Labour Party (UK) Michael Garvey 1,435 15.24 Labour Party (UK) Deborah Fletcher 1,305 13.86 Independent (politics) Michael John Pusey 493 5.24 Independent (politician) Tom Reynolds 477 5.07 Green Party of England and Wales Jonny Pendlebury 421 4.47 Green Party of England and Wales Sue Beesley 409 4.34 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vera Sandra Roberts 242 2.57 5,321 71.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Garden Quarter Garden Quarter (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Bob Rudd 953 40.9 5.3 Green Party of England and Wales Catherine Green 802 34.5 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ed Longe 491 21.1 4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Senior 82 3.5 6.3 151 6.4 14.7 2,328 58.6 Labour Party (UK) 7.4 Gowy Gowy (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Eleanor Johnson 1,367 60.97 Labour Party (UK) Nick Dixon 367 16.37 UK Independence Party Mandie Davies 211 9.41 Green Party of England and Wales Steven Mitchell 151 6.74 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Glyn Jones 146 6.51 2,446 74.3 Conservative Party (UK) Grange Grange (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Tony Sherlock 1,545 79.43 Conservative Party (UK) Simon James Vernon Eardley 269 13.83 Green Party of England and Wales Ged Isaac 131 6.74 1,962 57.0 Labour Party (UK) Great Boughton Great Boughton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Keith William Edward Board 2,191 21.62 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Theresa Hall 2,153 21.24 Labour Party (UK) John Creswick 1,464 14.44 Labour Party (UK) Lee Bradshaw 1,373 13.55 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rose Price 909 8.97 UK Independence Party Harry Cowley 652 6.43 UK Independence Party Peter James Lowe 597 5.89 Green Party of England and Wales Philip Hannay 407 4.02 Green Party of England and Wales Graham John Weaver 390 3.85 5,581 76.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Handbridge Park Handbridge Park (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Razia Daniels 2,852 26.88 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Anthony Sullivan 2,558 24.11 Labour Party (UK) Jim Freeman 1,438 13.55 Labour Party (UK) Pat McGuirk 1,400 13.20 Green Party of England and Wales Alexandra Valerie Davies 679 6.40 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter James Speirs 546 5.15 UK Independence Party Fraser Smillie 453 4.27 UK Independence Party Allan Andrew James Weddell 349 3.29 Green Party of England and Wales Dominic Leeson 335 3.16 5,684 76.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hartford and Greenbank Hartford and Greenbank (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Susan Kaur 2,496 28.09 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Mary Parkes 2,027 22.81 Labour Party (UK) Derek Bowden 1,288 14.49 Labour Party (UK) Peter Naylor 1,230 13.84 UK Independence Party Martin David Loftus 854 9.61 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Jones 519 5.84 Green Party of England and Wales Owen Robert Hardiker 472 5.31 4,958 75.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Helsby Helsby (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Leonard McKie 1,511 52.10 Labour Party (UK) Una Long 1,064 36.69 Green Party of England and Wales David Hampton 191 6.59 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie A Melnyczuk 134 4.62 2,934 73.5 Conservative Party (UK) Hoole Hoole (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Alex Black 2,215 21.45 Labour Party (UK) Angie Chidley 1,829 17.72 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Elizabeth George 1,190 11.53 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Andrew Williams 1,170 11.33 UK Independence Party Rosemary Rogers 1,149 11.13 Conservative Party (UK) Aden Lucas 1,051 10.18 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Rollo 769 7.45 Green Party of England and Wales Diana Mary Wilderspin-Jones 540 5.23 Green Party of England and Wales Steven Richard Jones 411 3.98 5,178 71.9 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kingsley Kingsley (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Ralph Edward Oultram 1,520 55.37 Labour Party (UK) Jill Peacock 500 18.21 UK Independence Party Chris Proudfoot 292 10.64 Green Party of England and Wales Alex Dedman 220 8.01 Liberal Democrats (UK) George Martin England 213 7.76 2,720 76.7 Conservative Party (UK) Lache Lache (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Jane Mercer 1,341 52.12 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Tomlinson 784 30.47 UK Independence Party John Stroud 240 9.33 Green Party of England and Wales Kevin Smart 119 4.62 Liberal Democrats (UK) Aminul Hassan 89 3.46 2,586 65.3 Labour Party (UK) Ledsham and Manor Ledsham and Manor (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Peter Rooney 2,004 24.07 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Anderson 1,803 21.66 Conservative Party (UK) Rob Griffiths 1,585 19.04 Labour Party (UK) Brenda Margaret Zaman 1,581 18.99 UK Independence Party Jonathan Charles Starkey 659 7.92 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Michael Taylor 493 5.92 Independent (politician) Ann McQuade 200 2.40 4,738 73.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Little Neston and Burton Little Neston and Burton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Nige Jones 2,174 21.84 Labour Party (UK) Louise Clare Gittins 2,108 21.18 Conservative Party (UK) Kay Loch 1,961 19.70 Labour Party (UK) Ray McHale 1,473 14.80 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Cummins 853 8.57 UK Independence Party Sue Kettle 736 7.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Adam Farrance 544 5.46 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Joe Rimmington 106 1.06 5,370 76.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Malpas Malpas (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Chris Whitehurst 1,241 52.01 Independent (politician) Charles Lowick Higgie 777 32.56 Labour Party (UK) Janet Black 206 8.63 Green Party of England and Wales Michael John Boxall 162 6.79 2,419 70.0 Conservative Party (UK) Marbury Marbury (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Joyce Gibbon 3,253 20.10 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Geoffrey Wright 2,952 18.24 Conservative Party (UK) Don Hammond 2,898 17.90 Labour Party (UK) Debbie Dalby 1,886 11.65 Labour Party (UK) Jo Morlidge 1,698 10.49 Labour Party (UK) Michael Falzon 1,481 9.15 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annie Makepeace 1,193 7.37 Green Party of England and Wales Sez Ismail 826 5.10 6,580 68.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Neston Neston (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Andrew Williams 1,058 50.69 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Lloyd 693 33.21 Green Party of England and Wales Geoffrey Lane Nicholls 161 7.71 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Gaskell 140 6.71 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Declan Wells Khan 35 1.68 2,097 63.7 Labour Party (UK) Netherpool Netherpool (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Diane Elizabeth Roberts 1,127 66.06 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Harris 302 17.70 UK Independence Party Alistair Kirk 207 12.13 Green Party of England and Wales Kier Aaron Sinclair 70 4.10 1,714 61.9 Labour Party (UK) Newton Newton (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Richard Mark Beacham 2,101 19.96 Labour Party (UK) Gill Watson 1,672 15.88 Conservative Party (UK) Adrian Peter Walmsley 1,638 15.56 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Frances Brown 1,554 14.76 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Edward Gant 827 7.86 UK Independence Party Frank Samuel 626 5.95 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Ward Brown 581 5.52 Independent (politician) John Brian Ebo 505 4.80 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annie Mead 501 4.76 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Elizabeth Horbury 477 4.53 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Kenny Cunningham 46 0.44 5,460 69.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Parkgate Parkgate (1 seat) Independent (politics) Independent Martin Barker 931 39.22 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Merrill 878 36.98 Labour Party (UK) Abdul Kadir Jilani 314 13.23 Green Party of England and Wales Oliver James Peers 251 10.57 2,411 77.1 Independent (politics) Conservative Party (UK) Rossmore Rossmore (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Pat Merrick 1,074 59.17 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Ellen Jones 328 18.07 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Kenny Spain 286 15.76 Green Party of England and Wales Joanne Frances Evans-Stone 127 7.00 1,831 59.3 Labour Party (UK) Saughall and Mollington Saughall and Mollington (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Brian Crowe 1,280 44.93 Independent (politician) Carl Denis Jones 737 25.87 Labour Party (UK) Sally Clare Atkin 572 20.08 UK Independence Party John Walton 172 6.04 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Louise Senior 88 3.09 2,872 75.3 Conservative Party (UK) Shakerley Shakerley (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Mark Lister Stocks 1,414 63.95 Labour Party (UK) Philippa Jamieson 597 27.00 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Elizabeth Thompson 200 9.05 2,237 65.4 Conservative Party (UK) St Paul's St Paul's (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Angela Janette Claydon 2,789 36.83 Labour Party (UK) Robert Ian Bisset 2,286 30.19 Conservative Party (UK) Francis Kwateng 1,216 16.06 Conservative Party (UK) Steve Loch 830 10.96 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Handley 452 5.97 4,436 65.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Strawberry Strawberry (1 seat) Labour Party (UK) Mark Anthony Henesy 1,493 48.66 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Hebson 1,155 37.65 UK Independence Party Sarah Jane Mugridge 377 12.29 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Dan Lee 43 1.40 3,082 73.6 Labour Party (UK) Sutton Sutton (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Paul Francis Donovan 2,649 30.99 Labour Party (UK) Nicole Meardon 2,241 26.22 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Evans 1,053 12.32 Conservative Party (UK) Lee David Evans 1,042 12.19 UK Independence Party Alan Moore 923 10.80 Green Party of England and Wales Chloe Joinson 360 4.21 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemarie Handley 280 3.28 4,784 67.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tarporley Tarporley (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Eveleigh Moore Dutton 1,938 67.36 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Douglas Priestner 510 17.73 Labour Party (UK) Carol Wilson 429 14.91 2,906 75.0 Conservative Party (UK) Tarvin and Kelsall Tarvin and Kelsall (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Leather 2,588 29.37 Conservative Party (UK) Hugo William Edward Deynem 2,414 27.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ted Lush 1,066 12.10 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Paul Hyde 957 10.86 Labour Party (UK) David Edwards 686 7.78 Labour Party (UK) Gina Lewis 611 6.93 Green Party of England and Wales Louis McEvoy 491 5.57 5,082 73.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tattenhall Tattenhall (1 seat)http://online.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/Election2015/ResultForWard.aspx?ward=E05008698 Elections 2015 - Results for Tattenhall Ward 8 May 2015 Conservative Party (UK) Mike Jones 1,414 52.23 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Walley 448 16.55 Labour Party (UK) John Robert Vernon 439 16.22 UK Independence Party Ray Hill 406 15.00 2,723 74.3 Conservative Party (UK) Upton Upton (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jill Houlbrook 1,956 21.24 Labour Party (UK) Matt Bryan 1,723 18.71 Conservative Party (UK) Hilarie June McNae 1,657 17.99 Labour Party (UK) David Vincent Ford 1,429 15.51 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Elizabeth Evans 814 8.84 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Alexander Cameron 591 6.42 UK Independence Party Jules Evans 545 5.92 Green Party of England and Wales Aled Rhys Howells 496 5.38 5,045 71.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Weaver and Cuddington Weaver and Cuddington (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Charles Fifield 3,194 16.86 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Williams 3,180 16.79 Conservative Party (UK) Harry Tonge 2,580 13.62 Labour Party (UK) Robert Cernik 1,772 9.35 Independent (politician) Gillian Edwards 1,764 9.31 Labour Party (UK) Callum Bryce 1,745 9.21 Labour Party (UK) Andy Stott 1,603 8.46 UK Independence Party Chris Watkin 1,357 7.16 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen M Donhue 928 4.90 Green Party of England and Wales Andy Robinson 820 4.33 7,380 71.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Whitby Whitby (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Brian Jones 2,104 25.82 Labour Party (UK) Karen Louise Shore 1,828 22.43 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Anderson 1,368 16.79 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Redford Crompton 1,248 15.31 UK Independence Party Glen Lomax 905 11.10 Green Party of England and Wales Sarah Ann Bowers 267 3.28 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Marlow 223 2.74 Green Party of England and Wales Tony Griffiths 207 2.54 3,983 60.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Willaston and Thornton Willaston and Thornton (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Myles Hogg 1,912 75.39 Labour Party (UK) James Robert Evans 624 24.61 2,569 76.8 Conservative Party (UK) Winnington and Castle Winnington and Castle (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Sam Naylor 1,719 23.75 Labour Party (UK) Paul Dolan 1,675 23.14 Conservative Party (UK) Jim Sinar 1,193 16.48 Conservative Party (UK) Kathy Ford 1,147 15.85 UK Independence Party Amos Daniel Wright 588 8.12 Green Party of England and Wales Darrelle Ann Bower 391 5.40 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alice Philippa Chapman 305 4.21 Independent (politics) Northwich Independent Phillip Michael Dawson Bower 220 3.04 4,284 59.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Winsford Over and Verdin Winsford Over and Verdin (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Tom Blackmore 2,279 15.59 Labour Party (UK) Don Beckett 2,154 14.74 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Baynham 1,717 11.75 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Leslie Neil 1,684 11.52 Conservative Party (UK) Lynda Jones 1,589 10.87 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Dolphin 1,440 9.85 UK Independence Party Kerrie Jane Fawley-Hopkins 1,059 7.24 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Barton 796 5.45 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charlie Parkinson 659 4.51 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brandon Parkey 545 3.73 Green Party of England and Wales Sue Quormby 350 2.39 Green Party of England and Wales Alice Rebecca Brown 346 2.37 5,847 59.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Winsford Swanlow and Dene Winsford Swanlow and Dene (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Stephen Burns 1,677 23.20 Labour Party (UK) David Armstrong 1,306 18.07 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Ian Gaskill 945 13.07 Conservative Party (UK) Phil Rimmer 861 11.91 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bev Theron 767 10.61 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Greenwood 744 10.29 UK Independence Party David Michael Kendrick 705 9.75 Green Party of England and Wales Marc William Vincent Hatton 224 3.10 4,120 60.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Winsford Wharton Winsford Wharton (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Brian Michael Clarke 1,920 28.08 Labour Party (UK) Pamela Booher 1,785 26.10 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Hardy 926 13.54 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Jones 903 13.21 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Bore 437 6.39 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Fitzmaurice 351 5.13 Green Party of England and Wales Lyndsay Barwell 288 4.21 Green Party of England and Wales Ian Molton 228 3.33 4,181 58.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Witton Witton (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Tony Lawrenson 2,011 34.22 Labour Party (UK) Val Armstrong 1,355 23.06 Conservative Party (UK) George McDowell 1,222 20.79 Conservative Party (UK) Linda Nelson 924 15.72 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Hinde 365 6.21 3,665 57.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Changes between 2015 and 2019 Ellesmere Port Town by-election 2018 Labour councillor Lynn Clare (Ellesmere Port Town) died in February 2018.https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/tributes-paid-passionate-ellesmere-port-14280991 Tributes paid to 'passionate' Ellesmere Port councillor Holmes David 2018-02-12 chesterchronicle 2018-04-08 The by-election was held on 3 May.http://localcouncils.co.uk/2018/03/page-moss-ctrl-del/ Page Moss: CTRL – DEL LocalCouncils.co.uk localcouncils.co.uk en 2018-04-08 This was on the same day as other local elections. Ellsmere Port Town by-election, 3 May 2018 Labour Party (UK) Mike Edwardson 1,447 82.9 22.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Griffiths 239 13.7 3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Mathew Roberts 60 3.4 4.4 1,208 69.2 29.2 1,748 24.5 31.2 2 0.1 Labour Party (UK) 14.6 https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=24&RPID=1511511 Election results for Claughton Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 22 June 2018 23 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180623005527/https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=24&RPID=1511511 dead Footnotes DNS Did not stand for election. References 30em External links Borough election details, Cheshire West Elections 2015 Election 2015, Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Category:May 2015 in the United Kingdom 2015 Category:2010s in Cheshire Category:Anti-fracking movement