Macclesfield Central ward

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

20/11/2025 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party John Anthony Knight Elected 750 41.8% +13.5
Labour Party James Barber-Chadwick 513 28.6% -40.7
Reform UK Alan Miles 283 15.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Beverley Anne Dooley 164 9.1% -8.3
Equality Party Kim Slater 45 2.5% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Laurence Broadhead 40 2.2% -10.5
Majority237
Turnout24.2%
Registered electors7,423
Ballots cast1,795

Green Party gain from Labour Party

04/05/2023 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Liz Braithwaite Elected 1,368 69.2% +23.5
Labour Party Ashley Philip Kenneth Farrall Elected 1,102 55.8% —
Green Party John Anthony Knight 558 28.2% -6.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Abhishika Srivastav 345 17.5% -5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Jessica Bryony Beaumont 328 16.6% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Laurence Broadhead 251 12.7% —
Majority544
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,976

Labour Party hold

02/05/2019 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