Cheshire East council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 51 wards · 81 seats contested

Most seats
33
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
81
across 51 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 33 — 60,839 35.5% —
Labour Party 25 — 47,807 27.9% —
Independent 11 — 18,951 11.1% —
Liberal Democrats 4 — 18,876 11.0% —
Residents of Wilmslow 4 — 5,234 3.1% —
BollingtonFirst 2 — 2,757 1.6% —
Handforth 'Ratepayers' Association (Independent) 1 — 2,004 1.2% —
Alderley Edge First 1 — 1,219 0.7% —
Green Party 0 — 9,370 5.5% —
Middlewich First 0 — 1,961 1.1% —
Women's Equality Party 0 — 826 0.5% —
Animal Welfare Party 0 — 536 0.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 502 0.3% —
The For Britain Movement 0 — 402 0.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 81
Conservative and Unionist Party 80
Labour Party 65
Liberal Democrats 33
Independent 25
Green Party 20
Residents of Wilmslow 4
Middlewich First 3
BollingtonFirst 2
Handforth 'Ratepayers' Association (Independent) 2
The For Britain Movement 2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 2
Alderley Edge First 1
Animal Welfare Party 1
Women's Equality Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 81 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Alderley Edge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Alderley Edge First Craig Browne Elected 1,219 76.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Nicholas Brearley 255 16.1% —
Green Party Keith Andrew Boxer 112 7.1% —
Majority964
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,586

Alsager 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rod Fletcher Elected 1,457 40.5% —
Liberal Democrats June Elizabeth Buckley Elected 1,340 37.2% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Williams Elected 1,297 36.0% —
Labour Party Jo Dale 1,082 30.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Helliwell 1,026 28.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin William Deakin 920 25.6% —
Labour Party Julia Hawkins 919 25.5% —
Labour Party Michael Unett 871 24.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Hugh Redstone 799 22.2% —
Green Party Hilary Jean Robinson 547 15.2% —
Animal Welfare Party Jane Catherine Smith 536 14.9% —
Majority215
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,598

Audlem

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Bailey Elected 746 52.8% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Derricutt 668 47.2% —
Majority78
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,414

Bollington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
BollingtonFirst Amanda Stott Elected 1,447 56.0% —
BollingtonFirst James Nicholas Elected 1,310 50.7% —
Labour Party John William Place 705 27.3% —
Labour Party Mike Hutchison 635 24.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elaine Mary Houghton 481 18.6% —
Liberal Democrats Johanna Maitland 309 12.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher Paul O'Leary 279 10.8% —
Majority605
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,583

Brereton Rural

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Wray Elected 850 52.2% —
Independent Mark Cameron Elves 474 29.1% —
Labour Party Geraint Huw Price Jones 303 18.6% —
Majority376
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,627

Broken Cross and Upton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rob Vernon Elected 948 41.5% —
Labour Party James Barber-Chadwick Elected 889 39.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Durham 764 33.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Jones 653 28.6% —
Green Party David Mayers 406 17.8% —
Liberal Democrats Max Muncaster 392 17.2% —
Independent Martin Christopher Hardy 317 13.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Maddie Mitchell 195 8.5% —
Majority125
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,282

Bunbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Joanne Pochin Elected 750 54.5% +1.1
Liberal Democrats Mark Ireland-Jones 627 45.5% +18.0
Majority123
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,377

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Chelford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Marc Asquith Elected 646 51.8% —
Liberal Democrats Heulwen Ann Barlow 330 26.5% —
Independent Laurence Michael Hobday 270 21.7% —
Majority316
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,246

Congleton East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Denis Murphy Elected 1,041 30.4% —
Independent Rob Moreton Elected 1,040 30.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dave Brown Elected 1,028 30.1% —
Independent Anthony Philip Bolding 989 28.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul David Bates 950 27.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Glen Samuel Williams 894 26.1% —
Women's Equality Party Kay Wesley 826 24.2% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Julian Douglas 765 22.4% —
Liberal Democrats James Nicholas Andrew Smith 740 21.6% —
Independent Simon Peter Clodd-Broom 699 20.4% —
Labour Party Peter John Ranson 649 19.0% —
Labour Party Ethel Mary Ranson 635 18.6% —
Majority39
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,419

Congleton West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Suzie Akers Smith Elected 1,195 36.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party George Hayes Elected 1,059 32.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sally Anne Holland Elected 1,009 31.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Baggott 960 29.6% —
Liberal Democrats Suzy Firkin 933 28.8% —
Labour Party Heather Seddon 700 21.6% —
Labour Party Alfie Seddon 685 21.1% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Michael Duffy 665 20.5% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Philip Hemsley 660 20.4% —
Independent Adam Clive Scott 649 20.0% —
Independent Sharon Smith 636 19.6% —
Labour Party Irene Faseyi 567 17.5% —
Majority49
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,239

Crewe Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Anthony Jack Critchley Elected 450 61.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Ford Bebbington 139 18.8% —
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Griffiths 94 12.7% —
Independent Adam Ali Mustafa 55 7.5% —
Majority311
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast738

Crewe East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joy Bratherton Elected 1,353 61.6% +0.8
Labour Party Suzanne Brookfield Elected 1,340 61.0% —
Labour Party Hazel Faddes Elected 1,239 56.4% —
Independent James Albert Conner 610 27.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Hargreaves 569 25.9% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Clive Dunning Elverstone 521 23.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dominic John Bernard Wyartt 483 22.0% —
Green Party Melanie Ruth English 478 21.7% +18.7
Majority629
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,198

Crewe North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jill Rhodes Elected 471 48.7% —
The For Britain Movement Brian George Silvester 297 30.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan Joseph Moore 199 20.6% —
Majority174
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast967

Crewe South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dorothy Flude Elected 1,138 67.6% —
Labour Party Steven Hogben Elected 1,052 62.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicola Cooper 471 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Arnob Ahmed 466 27.7% —
Liberal Democrats James Clifford Hughes 240 14.3% —
Majority581
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,684

Crewe St Barnabas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sally Elizabeth Handley Elected 426 74.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cherene Chantel Kefira Bracegirdle-Smith 146 25.5% —
Majority280
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast572

Crewe West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brian Roberts Elected 1,013 64.5% —
Labour Party Marilyn Houston Elected 940 59.9% —
Independent Roy Cartlidge 434 27.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick James Timms 409 26.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Clynes 344 21.9% —
Majority506
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,570

Dane Valley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Gilbert Elected 1,583 55.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Kolker Elected 1,539 54.0% —
Liberal Democrats Richard James Wilson 936 32.9% —
Liberal Democrats Michelle Boath 748 26.3% —
Green Party Robert Michael St. John Green 402 14.1% —
Labour Party Willow Dale 259 9.1% —
Labour Party Pete Dale 230 8.1% —
Majority603
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,848

Disley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Brendan Murphy Elected 762 49.2% —
Labour Party Alison Smith 399 25.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harold Davenport 389 25.1% —
Majority363
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,550

Gawsworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lesley Smetham Elected 883 72.9% —
Labour Party Fiona Wilson 329 27.1% —
Majority554
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,212

Handforth 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Julie Anne Smith Elected 1,297 60.6% —
Handforth 'Ratepayers' Association (Independent) Barry Burkhill Elected 1,086 50.7% —
Handforth 'Ratepayers' Association (Independent) Susan Ann Elizabeth Bidwell 918 42.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Lonsdale 595 27.8% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Fortune 383 17.9% —
Majority168
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,140

Haslington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Edgar Elected 1,061 51.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mary Addison Elected 1,058 51.5% —
Labour Party Pete Gubbins 716 34.8% —
Green Party Louise Jewkes 696 33.9% —
Liberal Democrats Nick Taylor 293 14.3% —
Green Party Te Ata Browne 287 14.0% —
Majority342
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,056

High Legh

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kate Hague Elected 710 53.7% —
Green Party Nigel Hennerley 612 46.3% —
Majority98
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,322

Knutsford 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stewart Anthony Gardiner Elected 1,310 46.1% —
Independent Quentin Abel Elected 1,290 45.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Dean Elected 1,243 43.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Coan 1,174 41.3% —
Green Party Charlie William Abbott Booth 917 32.3% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Avery Wetherell 912 32.1% —
Labour Party Joe Godden 848 29.8% —
Independent Helen Ghislaine Rogers 830 29.2% —
Majority69
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,841

Leighton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Byron Evans Elected 608 44.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sean Houlston 425 31.3% —
Labour Party Alison Joy Spicer 326 24.0% —
Majority183
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,359

Macclesfield Central 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Liz Braithwaite Elected 1,027 45.7% —
Labour Party Ashley Philip Kenneth Farrall Elected 829 36.9% —
Green Party John Anthony Knight 783 34.8% —
Green Party Charlie Morgan Keller 594 26.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverley Anne Dooley 505 22.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Philip Dooley 437 19.4% —
Independent Nigel Manton 216 9.6% —
The For Britain Movement Tony Myrie 105 4.7% —
Majority46
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,248

Macclesfield East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mick Warren Elected 984 69.0% —
Labour Party Jan Elizabeth Baddeley 205 14.4% —
Green Party Lindy Brett 137 9.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Le Moignan 100 7.0% —
Majority779
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,426

Macclesfield Hurdsfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Carter Elected 558 58.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alastair Kennedy 206 21.7% —
Green Party James Booth 185 19.5% —
Majority352
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast949

Macclesfield South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Laura Jeuda Elected 1,133 68.5% —
Labour Party Brian Mark Puddicombe Elected 1,049 63.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Bolton 599 36.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Christopher Waterhouse 528 31.9% —
Majority450
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,654

Macclesfield Tytherington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent David Edwardes Elected 1,288 46.3% —
Independent Lloyd Roberts Elected 1,130 40.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ainsley William Arnold 830 29.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Taylor 742 26.7% —
Labour Party Rebecca Ann Vernon 429 15.4% —
Green Party Walter Houston 394 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Ahmad Kamal Ibrahim Arafa 382 13.7% —
Labour Party Victoria Amy Vernon 364 13.1% —
Majority300
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,780

Macclesfield West and Ivy 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nicholas Peter Mannion Elected 1,070 64.4% —
Labour Party Alift Iris Eugenie Harewood Elected 950 57.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Francis Schofield 608 36.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Abhishika Srivastav 387 23.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joseph Nicholas Foster 307 18.5% —
Majority342
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,661

Middlewich 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Hunter Elected 1,735 56.3% —
Labour Party Jonathan Parry Elected 1,730 56.1% —
Labour Party Carol Bulman Elected 1,687 54.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Roylance-White 755 24.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Edwards 747 24.2% —
Middlewich First Bernice Walmsley 704 22.8% —
Middlewich First Simon Nicholas McGrory 674 21.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bill McCracken 633 20.5% —
Middlewich First William Walmsley 583 18.9% —
Majority932
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,083

Nantwich North and West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Arthur Moran Elected 1,345 53.8% —
Independent Penny Butterill Elected 1,188 47.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vicky Higham 718 28.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Statham 700 28.0% —
Labour Party Joy O'Hara-Douglas 531 21.2% —
Labour Party Jake Lomax 520 20.8% —
Majority470
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,501

Nantwich South and Stapeley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Martin Elected 1,224 49.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Groves Elected 1,106 44.5% —
Labour Party Richard Alexander Banks 613 24.7% —
Labour Party Sinead Vera Lois Wheeler 565 22.7% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Ford 520 20.9% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Theobald 516 20.8% —
Independent Stuart Robert Bostock 426 17.1% —
Majority493
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,485

Odd Rode 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Wardlaw Elected 934 52.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Redstone Elected 804 45.5% —
Labour Party Sam O'Bree 656 37.1% —
Labour Party James Longshaw 644 36.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ronald Tyson 496 28.1% —
Majority148
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,767

Poynton East and Pott Shrigley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jos Saunders Elected 1,417 61.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicky Wylie Elected 1,395 60.2% —
Labour Party Clayre Reid 693 29.9% —
Green Party Renaud Claire 606 26.2% —
Labour Party Robert William Sabin 522 22.5% —
Majority702
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,316

Poynton West and Adlington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Beanland Elected 1,277 53.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Sewart Elected 1,241 52.2% —
Green Party Kathy Booth 602 25.3% —
Labour Party Sarah Jill Marshall 583 24.5% —
Green Party Andrew Gordon Hall 563 23.7% —
Labour Party Ronald Geoffrey Thompson 489 20.6% —
Majority639
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,378

Prestbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Findlow Elected 1,162 88.6% —
Labour Party Ted Wall 150 11.4% —
Majority1,012
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,312

Sandbach Elworth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kathryn Anne Flavell Elected 808 56.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Merry 617 43.3% —
Majority191
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,425

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Laura Elisabeth Crane Elected 665 53.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gail Wait 577 46.5% —
Majority88
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,242

Sandbach Heath and East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sam Corcoran Elected 754 60.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Muldoon 370 29.8% —
Liberal Democrats Pauline Marie Hubbard 118 9.5% —
Majority384
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,242

Sandbach Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Benson Elected 914 59.9% —
Labour Party Paula Eaton 613 40.1% —
Majority301
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,527

Shavington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Marren Elected 586 48.8% —
Labour Party Linda Buchanan 508 42.3% —
Liberal Democrats John Phillips 107 8.9% —
Majority78
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,201

Sutton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Gregory Elected 687 47.1% —
Green Party Karen Downard 310 21.3% —
Labour Party John Reece Evans 297 20.4% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Laurence Broadhead 164 11.2% —
Majority377
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,458

Willaston and Rope

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Allen Gage Elected 707 43.9% —
Labour Party Ben Wye 536 33.3% —
Green Party Richard John Bennett 248 15.4% —
Liberal Democrats David Joseph Parkes 120 7.4% —
Majority171
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,611

Wilmslow Dean Row

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Residents of Wilmslow Toni Fox Elected 930 69.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Frank McCarthy 409 30.5% —
Majority521
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,339

Wilmslow East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Residents of Wilmslow David Jefferay Elected 1,076 73.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Estill 392 26.7% —
Majority684
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,468

Wilmslow Lacey Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Don Stockton Elected 544 42.8% —
Labour Party Ribia Nisa 408 32.1% —
Liberal Democrats Damian Peter Carr 318 25.0% —
Majority136
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,270

Wilmslow West and Chorley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Residents of Wilmslow Mark Goldsmith Elected 1,758 60.2% —
Residents of Wilmslow Ian Macfarlane Elected 1,470 50.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ellie Brooks 819 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Barton 819 28.0% —
Liberal Democrats Birgitta Hoffmann 532 18.2% —
Liberal Democrats Oliver Jeremy Romain 445 15.2% —
Majority651
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,922

Wistaston 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Simon Elected 1,196 48.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacquie Weatherill Elected 1,168 47.2% —
Labour Party Vicky Smith 1,118 45.2% —
Labour Party John Scott 975 39.4% —
Green Party Kim Heyes 491 19.8% —
Majority50
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,474

Wrenbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stan Davies Elected 926 62.9% —
Liberal Democrats Paul James Weaver 328 22.3% —
Independent David John Bell 219 14.9% —
Majority598
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,473

Wybunbury

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Janet Clowes Elected 1,267 82.1% —
Labour Party Joseph Andrew Cosby 276 17.9% —
Majority991
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,543

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