2008 UK local government election
Cheshire West and Chester Council Election, 2008
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All 72 seats on Cheshire West and Chester Council 37 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Seats won | 55 | 13 | 4 | Popular vote | 136,487 | 59,851 | 43,543 | Percentage | 54.0% | 23.7% | 17.2% | |
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.
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 would serve for two years from May 2009. The next elections were held in May 2011.[2]
Results summary
Seats
Conservative (76.4%)
Labour (18.1%)
Liberal Democrats (5.6%)
Vote share
Conservative (54%)
Labour (23.7%)
Liberal Democrats (17.2%)
UKIP (1.4%)
English Democrats (0.4%)
BNP (0.3%)
Independent and others (2.3%)
The Conservative Party took control of the council, with a majority of 38 councillors.
After the election, the composition of the council was;[3]
- Conservative 55
- Labour 13
- Liberal Democrat 4
Cheshire West and Chester Council election – 2008 – summary 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 | |
| Independent and others | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5,902 | |
Results by ward
Abbey
Abbey (3 seats) 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
Blacon (3 seats) 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
Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross (3 seats) 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
Broxton (3 seats) 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
Central and Westminster (3 seats) 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
City (3 seats) 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
Eddisbury (3 seats) 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
Frodsham and Helsby (3 seats) 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
Gowy (3 seats) 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
Grange and Rossmore (3 seats) 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
Groves and Whitby (3 seats) 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
Hoole and Newton (3 seats) 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
Ledsham and Willaston (3 seats) 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
Marbury (3 seats) 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
Mickle Trafford (3 seats) 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
Neston and Parkgate (3 seats) 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
Northwich East and Shakerley (3 seats) 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
Northwich West (3 seats) 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
Overleigh (3 seats) 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
Sutton and Manor (3 seats) 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
Upton (3 seats) 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
Weaver ward (3 seats) 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
Winsford North and East (3 seats) 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
Winsford South and West (3 seats) 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"[permanent dead link]
- ^ Democracy in Cheshire West Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Elections 2008 - Cheshire West & Chester". www.news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
External links
- Cheshire West and Chester 2008 election nominations