2008 Cheshire East Council election

2008 UK local government election November 2013 December 2024 thumb|Results of the 2008 Cheshire East Council election Elections to the newly created Cheshire East Council took place on 1 May 2008. Elections occurred in all 27 wards, with each ward returning three councillors to the council. The wards were identical to the former Cheshire County Council wards. 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.http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/Elections/tabid/61/Default.aspx Cheshire East elections 10 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080429205017/http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/Elections/tabid/61/Default.aspx 29 April 2008 dead Thereafter, the members serve for two years from May 2009 with the next elections scheduled for May 2011. Results The Conservative Party took overall control of the council with a majority of 37 councillors.http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/Elections2008/Public/Divisions.aspx Election results 2 May 2008 5 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080505073113/http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/Elections2008/Public/Divisions.aspx dead After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 59 Liberal Democrat 12 Labour 6 Middlewich First 3 Nantwich Independent 1 Cheshire East Council election – 2008 – summary Conservative Party (UK) 59 72.8 54.2 152,944 +12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 14.8 21.5 60,639 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) 6 7.4 13.9 39,264 -8.8 Middlewich First 3 3.7 1.4 4,069 +0.5 Nantwich Independent Party 1 1.2 1.5 4,262 +0.1 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 1.1 3,101 -1.5 British National Party 0 0.0 0.4 1,095 -0.2 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0.0 0.3 780 +0.3 Other 0 0.0 5.6 15,805 +2.8 N.B. The change in voting percentages refers to the change since the 2005 Cheshire Council election, the last time that voting took place in the same wards. File:Cheshire_East_Pie_Votes.jpg File:Cheshire_East_Pie_Members.jpg Comparison with projections based on the 2005 results At the 2005 Cheshire County Council election, there were 15 Conservative controlled wards, 6 Labour controlled wards, 5 Liberal Democrat controlled wards and 1 ward controlled by an independent. Based on the 2005 results, the Cheshire East Council election would have resulted in 45 Conservative councillors, 18 Labour councillors, 15 Liberal Democrat councillors and 3 independents; the projected results would have given the Conservatives overall control of the council, with a majority of 9 councillors. Results by ward Alderley ward Current county councillor: Mark Asquith (Conservative) Alderley ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Carolyn Andrew 2,992 25.6 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Keegan 2,928 25.0 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Gilliland 2,924 25.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Craig Browne 1,379 11.8 Independent (politician) Basil Hanson 873 7.5 Labour Party (UK) Ashley Pettifer 606 5.2 Alsager ward Current county councillor: Rod Fletcher (Liberal Democrat) Alsager ward candidates Liberal Democrats (UK) Rod Fletcher 2,165 19.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Hough 2,095 18.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Jones 2,004 17.9 Conservative Party (UK) Bill Finney 1,119 10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Lynn Stocks 882 7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Kolker 877 7.9 British National Party Steve Davies 429 3.8 British National Party Matthew Bee 369 3.3 Labour Party (UK) Robert Ashley 332 3.0 Labour Party (UK) Kathleen Clarke 308 2.8 British National Party Lee Carbutt 297 2.7 Labour Party (UK) Neil Clarke 288 2.6 Bollington and Disley ward Current county councillor: Sylvia Roberts (Liberal Democrat) Bollington and Disley ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Davies 2,410 16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Davenport 2,394 16.7 Conservative Party (UK) Diana Thompson 2,219 15.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Roberts 1,868 13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shirley Sockett 1,379 9.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Makepeace 1,129 7.9 Independent (politician) Heidi Reid 1,056 7.4 Labour Party (UK) David Laffan 836 5.8 Labour Party (UK) Anne Jackson-Baker 567 4.0 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Sutton 484 3.4 Broken Cross ward Current county councillor: David Freear (Conservative) Broken Cross ward candidates Liberal Democrats (UK) Ainsley Arnold 1,568 17.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Goddard 1,494 16.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Narraway 1,289 13.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Freear 1,250 13.5 Conservative Party (UK) Penny Meakin 1,162 12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Anna-Marie Robinson 1,068 11.5 Independent (politician) Lloyd Roberts 623 6.7 Labour Party (UK) David Pemberton 273 3.0 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Readman 271 2.9 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Edwards 252 2.7 Bucklow ward Current county councillor: Steve Wilkinson (Conservative) Bucklow ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) George Walton 2,889 26.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jamie MacRae 2,874 26.4 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Knowles 2,663 24.5 Independent (politician) Sybil Crossman 755 6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Barlow 737 6.8 Labour Party (UK) Richard Jackson 625 5.7 Independent (politician) Dave Bailey 335 3.1 Cholmondeley ward Current county councillor: Allan Richardson (Conservative) Cholmondeley ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Rachel Bailey 3,350 29.2 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Hollins 3,119 27.2 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Richardson 3,117 27.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Fox 821 7.1 Labour Party (UK) Natalie Kent 543 4.7 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Dunlop 535 4.7 Congleton Rural ward Current county councillor: Ken Oliver (Conservative) Congleton Rural ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Les Gilbert 2,518 19.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Kolker 2,507 19.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Wray 2,352 18.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Oliver 1,287 10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Savage 1,240 9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Guthrie 1,185 9.2 Independent (politician) Ken Oliver 932 7.3 Independent (politician) Roger Bennett 814 6.3 Congleton Town East ward Current county councillor: Peter Mason (Conservative) Congleton Town East ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) David Brown 2,189 24.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Mason 2,143 23.7 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Thwaite 2,078 23.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denis Murphy 709 7.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert Boston 688 7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Hemsley 625 6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tim Muston 597 6.6 Congleton Town West ward Current county councillor: Bill Wolstencroft (Conservative) Congleton Town West ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Baxendale 1,978 20.6 Conservative Party (UK) Roland Domleo 1,861 19.4 Conservative Party (UK) David Topping 1,856 19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeanne Whitehurst 1,281 13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Gartside 1,085 11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Heron 931 9.7 Labour Party (UK) Lisa Bossons 609 6.3 Crewe East ward Current county councillor: Gordon Fyffe (Labour) Crewe East ward candidates Labour Party (UK) Chris Thorley 1,512 17.4 Labour Party (UK) Peggy Martin 1,481 17.0 Labour Party (UK) Steve Conquest 1,359 15.6 Conservative Party (UK) Eddie Ankers 1,063 12.2 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Morrey 935 10.8 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Davies 922 10.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Icke 901 10.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Lawrence Leat 523 6.0 Crewe North ward Current county councillor: Peter Nurse (Labour) Crewe North ward candidates Labour Party (UK) Terry Beard 1,135 15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Bebbington 1,118 14.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Jones 1,085 14.5 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Grant 1,047 14.0 Labour Party (UK) Peter Nurse 923 12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Hanford 883 11.8 Independent (politician) Byron Evans 766 10.2 Independent (politician) Maggie Bray 525 7.0 Crewe South ward Current county councillor: Dorothy Flude (Labour) Crewe South ward candidates Liberal Democrats (UK) David Cannon 1,568 16.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Howell 1,367 14.3 Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Flude 1,249 13.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stefan Krizanac 1,196 12.5 Labour Party (UK) Pam Minshall 1,119 11.7 Labour Party (UK) Steven Hogben 1,096 11.5 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Murphy 638 6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Healey 634 6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Frank Lepisz 491 5.1 Independent (politician) Adrian Jardine 211 2.2 Crewe West ward Current county councillor: David Newton (Labour) Crewe West ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Weatherill 1,257 16.2 Labour Party (UK) Roy Cartlidge 1,235 15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Parker 1,188 15.3 Labour Party (UK) David Newton 1,135 14.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Goff 1,088 14.0 Labour Party (UK) Louise Musa 1,071 13.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Phillips 456 5.9 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Wilson 339 4.4 Doddington ward Current county councillor: David Brickhill (Conservative) Doddington ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) David Brickhill 2,821 21.9 Conservative Party (UK) John Hammond 2,700 21.0 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Walker 2,538 19.7 Independent (politician) Marshall Nield 997 7.7 Independent (politician) Maureen Campbell 953 7.4 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Dowling 668 5.2 Independent (politician) Tess Eatough 651 5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Hancock 620 4.8 Green Party of England and Wales Guy Gower 480 3.7 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Gower 459 3.6 Knutsford ward Current county councillor: Bert Grange (Conservative) Knutsford ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Bert Grange 2,396 22.5 Conservative Party (UK) Olivia Hunter 2,352 22.0 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Ranfield 2,328 21.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Aldhouse 1,000 9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis Aldhouse 922 8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Barlow 904 8.5 Labour Party (UK) Laurie Burton 769 7.2 Macclesfield Forest ward Current county councillor: Barrie Hardern (Conservative) Macclesfield Forest ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Hilda Gaddum 2,021 23.2 Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Smetham 1,864 21.4 Conservative Party (UK) Marc Asquith 1,586 18.2 Labour Party (UK) Brian Puddicombe 931 10.7 Labour Party (UK) Steve Carter 833 9.5 Labour Party (UK) Gill Boston 788 9.0 Green Party of England and Wales Belinda Brett 703 8.1 Macclesfield Town ward Current county councillor: Nell Carter (Labour) Macclesfield Town ward candidates Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Broadhurst 1,521 17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Neilson 1,480 17.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Tomlinson 1,369 15.7 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Slater 689 7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Williamson 671 7.7 Labour Party (UK) Simon Truss 670 7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Lipworth 635 7.3 Labour Party (UK) Nell Carter 604 6.9 Labour Party (UK) Richard Watson 593 6.8 Green Party of England and Wales Dougal Hare 497 5.7 Macclesfield West ward Current county councillor: Ken Edwards (Labour) Macclesfield West ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Sandy Bentley 1,486 18.2 Conservative Party (UK) Darryl Beckford 1,457 17.9 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Hardy 1,350 16.6 Labour Party (UK) Janet Jackson 1,142 14.0 Labour Party (UK) Alift Harewood 1,090 13.4 Labour Party (UK) Ken Edwards 995 12.2 Green Party of England and Wales John Knight 623 7.7 Middlewich ward Current county councillor: Mark Dickson (Conservative) Middlewich ward candidates Middlewich First Paul Edwards 1,417 17.0 Middlewich First Michael Parsons 1,397 16.8 Middlewich First Simon McGrory 1,255 15.1 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Hardern 907 10.9 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Carey 721 8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Huffer 717 8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Bagnall 507 6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hirst 456 5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Donna Caffyn 415 5.0 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Parkes 274 3.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Johnson 257 3.1 Nantwich ward Current county councillor: Arthur Moran (Independent) Nantwich ward candidates Nantwich Independent Party Arthur Moran 1,786 15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Martin 1,776 15.1 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Dykes 1,546 13.1 Conservative Party (UK) Richard McCay 1,368 11.6 Nantwich Independent Party William McGinnis 1,265 10.8 Nantwich Independent Party Stephen Hope 1,211 10.3 Independent (politician) Penny Butterill 1,120 9.5 Labour Party (UK) Adrian Knapper 638 5.4 Labour Party (UK) John O'Mahoney 605 5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bryan Halson 449 3.8 Poynton ward Current county councillor: Chris Claxton (Conservative) Poynton ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Chris Beard 3,007 24.1 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Murray 2,753 22.1 Conservative Party (UK) Roger West 2,734 21.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frances Ball 984 7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Robinson 858 6.9 Independent (politician) Chris Claxton 715 5.7 Labour Party (UK) Liz Middleton 544 4.4 Labour Party (UK) Judith Elderkin 445 3.6 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Robertson 420 3.4 Prestbury and Tytherington ward Current county councillor: Paul Findlow (Conservative) Prestbury and Tytherington ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Thelma Jackson 2,231 21.2 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Findlow 2,133 20.2 Conservative Party (UK) William Livesley 1,810 17.2 Independent (politician) James Nicholas 1,796 17.0 Independent (politician) Brendan Murphy 1,777 16.8 Labour Party (UK) Karen Stewart 302 2.9 Labour Party (UK) David Brown 258 2.4 Labour Party (UK) Mark Stedman 240 2.3 Rope ward Current county councillor: Margaret Simon (Conservative) Rope ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Simon 2,774 22.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ray Westwood 2,622 21.6 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Silvester 2,557 21.0 Labour Party (UK) Maurice Jones 1,259 10.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rene Hancock 1,114 9.2 Labour Party (UK) June Roberts 994 8.2 Labour Party (UK) Andy Sharp 830 6.8 Sandbach ward Current county councillor: Neville Price (Independent) (elected as a Conservative in 2005) Sandbach ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Merry 1,781 19.7 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Moran 1,695 18.8 Conservative Party (UK) Stella Furlong 1,562 17.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Scragg 1,003 11.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dennis Robinson 896 9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Darnes 857 9.5 Independent (politician) Neville Price 682 7.6 Labour Party (UK) Keith Haines 553 6.1 Sandbach East and Rode ward Current county councillor: Roy Giltrap (Liberal Democrat) Sandbach East and Rode ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Rhoda Bailey 1,976 17.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Barratt 1,902 16.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elsie Alcock 1,800 16.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Large 1,744 15.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trish Barlow 1,705 15.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Knud Moller 1,376 12.2 Labour Party (UK) Bill Howell 479 4.2 Independent (politician) John Cliff 224 2.0 Wilmslow North ward Current county councillor: Adrian Bradley (Liberal Democrat) Wilmslow North ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Jim Crockatt 2,502 21.1 Conservative Party (UK) Don Stockton 2,284 19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Whiteley 2,204 18.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adrian Bradley 1,681 14.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Toombs 1,397 11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oliver Romain 1,292 10.9 Labour Party (UK) Jon Kelly 470 4.0 Wilmslow South ward Current county councillor: Pat Fearnley (Liberal Democrat) Wilmslow South ward candidates Conservative Party (UK) Gary Barton 2,603 22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Rod Menlove 2,589 22.1 Conservative Party (UK) Wesley Fitzgerald 2,531 21.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Bradley 1,317 11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pat Fearnley 1,291 11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Duncalf 1,069 9.1 Labour Party (UK) Nick Jones 291 2.5 See also 2008 Cheshire West and Chester Council election References Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Cheshire