Cheshire West and Chester council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 45 wards · 70 seats contested

Most seats
35
Labour Party
Seats contested
70
across 45 wards
Turnout
31.0%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 35 — 59,096 36.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 28 — 63,003 39.2% —
Independent 4 — 9,348 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats 2 — 19,705 12.3% —
Green Party 1 — 8,609 5.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 958 0.6% —
The For Britain Movement 0 — 131 0.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 70
Conservative and Unionist Party 70
Labour Party 66
Liberal Democrats 49
Green Party 18
Independent 11
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 4
The For Britain Movement 1

A party standing a full slate could field 70 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.

Blacon 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carol Gahan Elected 1,593 66.8% —
Labour Party Sheila Little Elected 1,580 66.2% —
Labour Party Trish Richards Elected 1,507 63.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Charles Mawson 694 29.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Jombikova 586 24.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Terence Short 574 24.1% —
Green Party Diana Mary Wilderspin-Jones 414 17.4% —
Liberal Democrats Kris James Patterson 210 8.8% —
Majority813
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,386

Central & Grange 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Karen Louise Shore Elected 1,142 82.2% —
Labour Party Robert Bisset Elected 997 71.7% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jewkes 259 18.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Merrill 199 14.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynn Turnbull 182 13.1% —
Majority738
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,390

Chester City & the Garden Quarter 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Samantha Dixon Elected 2,182 59.4% —
Labour Party Bob Rudd Elected 1,919 52.2% —
Labour Party Martyn Delaney Elected 1,829 49.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Hughes 1,036 28.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ashley James Avery-Bennett 1,016 27.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Tomlinson 986 26.8% —
Green Party Nick Brown 754 20.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Hopkinson 353 9.6% —
Liberal Democrats Timothy Longman 320 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Amy Jo Mullis-Watkins 317 8.6% —
Independent Terry Coe 310 8.4% —
Majority793
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,674

Christleton & Huntington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Williams Elected 1,633 53.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Parker Elected 1,570 51.8% —
Labour Party Max Hudson 698 23.1% —
Labour Party Andy Price 676 22.3% —
Green Party David Andrew Ross Jones 528 17.4% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Ward 504 16.6% —
Liberal Democrats Robert Mark Hall-Jones 448 14.8% —
Majority872
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,028

Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Weltman Elected 1,320 56.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elton Watson Elected 1,228 52.8% —
Independent Simon Gerald McDonald 687 29.6% —
Labour Party Lyndsay Barwell 539 23.2% —
Labour Party Ian Molton 439 18.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jo Conchie 435 18.7% —
Majority541
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,324

Farndon

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Roberts Elected 982 60.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Murrin Bailey 566 35.1% —
Labour Party Pat Merrick 66 4.1% —
Majority416
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,614

Frodsham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew William Dawson Elected 1,652 51.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynn Riley Elected 1,611 50.4% —
Labour Party Michelle Parker 863 27.0% —
Labour Party Michael John Garvey 834 26.1% —
Independent Judith Ann Critchley 414 12.9% —
Green Party Christine Mary Webber 324 10.1% —
Independent Mallie Poulton 295 9.2% —
Liberal Democrats Audrey Isobel Griffiths 219 6.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ross Sibson 182 5.7% —
Majority748
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,197

Gowy Rural 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Parker Elected 1,272 54.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Heatley Elected 1,262 53.6% —
Labour Party John Joseph Heffernan 668 28.4% —
Labour Party Jean Hardiman Smith 649 27.5% —
Green Party Jackie Tait 506 21.5% —
Liberal Democrats Glyn Jones 355 15.1% —
Majority594
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,356

Great Boughton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Collings Elected 1,506 40.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Board Elected 1,394 37.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Whitehead 1,328 36.1% —
Labour Party Sandra Patricia Worger 1,239 33.7% —
Green Party Gemma Macpherson 520 14.1% —
Liberal Democrats Nala Rollo 380 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Simon Dunford 333 9.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Charles Dodman 329 8.9% —
Green Party Ian John Francis Wade 327 8.9% —
Majority66
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,678

Handbridge Park 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Razia Daniels Elected 1,849 52.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Sullivan Elected 1,666 46.9% —
Labour Party Lisa Rossetti 1,287 36.3% —
Labour Party Rhiannon Jade Taylor 1,001 28.2% —
Green Party Mat Roberts 555 15.6% —
Liberal Democrats Carol Braithwaite 389 11.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan David Rule 352 9.9% —
Majority379
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,550

Hartford & Greenbank 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Phil Herbert Elected 1,048 43.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Parkes Elected 980 40.5% —
Independent Martin David Loftus 907 37.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gaynor Jean Sinar 825 34.1% —
Labour Party Kevin William Rimmer 368 15.2% —
Green Party Mungo Douglas Stapledon Reid Dalglish 368 15.2% —
Labour Party Mitch Rowley 340 14.1% —
Majority73
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,418

Helsby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Paul Richard Bowers Elected 1,015 54.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Terry O'Neill 524 28.3% —
Labour Party Nigel David James 261 14.1% —
Liberal Democrats David Heath 53 2.9% —
Majority491
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,853

Lache

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Val Armstrong Elected 651 51.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Alex Jackson 482 38.1% —
Liberal Democrats Nicole Mary Fearon 133 10.5% —
Majority169
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,266

Ledsham & Manor 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Wheeler Elected 1,552 58.1% —
Labour Party Christine Warner Elected 1,430 53.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas Hebson 1,032 38.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Francis Kwaku Kwateng 939 35.1% —
Liberal Democrats Graham Handley 390 14.6% —
Majority398
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,672

Little Neston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Louise Clare Gittins Elected 1,008 46.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Jones 969 45.1% —
Liberal Democrats Rob Taylor 172 8.0% —
Majority39
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,149

Malpas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Williams Elected 774 57.2% —
Independent Charlie Higgie 478 35.4% —
Labour Party Paula Irene D'Arcy 100 7.4% —
Majority296
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,352

Marbury 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynn Gibbon Elected 1,800 68.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Norman Wright Elected 1,779 67.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Marshall Elected 1,597 60.6% —
Green Party Sue Beesley 1,078 40.9% —
Liberal Democrats Amy Barbara Elliott-Smith 880 33.4% —
Labour Party Lee Paul Mcdonnell 770 29.2% —
Majority519
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,635

Neston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andy Williams Elected 800 62.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dominic Philip Thornill Roberts 487 37.8% —
Majority313
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,287

Netherpool

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Diane Elizabeth Roberts Elected 721 62.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Thomas Soper 277 24.2% —
Liberal Democrats Rosemarie Handley 148 12.9% —
Majority444
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,146

Newton & Hoole 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Mark Beacham Elected 2,367 49.3% —
Labour Party Adam Langan Elected 2,325 48.4% —
Labour Party Gill Watson Elected 2,257 47.0% —
Liberal Democrats Noel Francis Mcglinchey 1,125 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Suzanne Booth 1,062 22.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kate Vaughan 1,038 21.6% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Andrew Williams 1,002 20.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ellie Jayne Hopgood 948 19.7% —
Green Party Simon Ward Brown 848 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rebecca Wimpey 831 17.3% —
Independent John Brian Ebo 608 12.7% —
Majority1,132
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,804

Northwich Leftwich

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Cooper Elected 481 49.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Nelson 337 35.0% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Paul Hyde 145 15.1% —
Majority144
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast963

Northwich Winnington & Castle 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kate Cernik Elected 752 54.4% —
Labour Party Bob Cernik Elected 678 49.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanne Wright 571 41.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kris Hinde 521 37.7% —
Liberal Democrats Alice Philippa Chapman 242 17.5% —
Majority107
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,382

Northwich Witton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sam Naylor Elected 548 62.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alfred Milliken 198 22.7% —
Liberal Democrats Keith Hinde 127 14.5% —
Majority350
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast873

Parkgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Martin Trevor Barker Elected 1,123 58.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Wastell 482 25.1% —
Labour Party John William Roach 173 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats John Derry Lawrence Edwards 86 4.5% —
Green Party Drew Bellis 57 3.0% —
Majority641
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,921

Rudheath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Treeby Elected 557 50.5% —
Labour Party Helen Rowlands 449 40.7% —
Liberal Democrats Roy Graham Griffiths 98 8.9% —
Majority108
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,104

Sandstone

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Hugo Deynem Elected 949 52.8% —
Liberal Democrats Rob Verity 337 18.7% —
Labour Party Julie Dilworth 261 14.5% —
Green Party Alexandra Dedman 251 14.0% —
Majority612
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,798

Saughall & Mollington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Eardley Elected 849 54.8% —
Labour Party Sally Clare Atkin 490 31.6% —
Liberal Democrats Justin Charles David Pemberton 211 13.6% —
Majority359
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,550

Shakerley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Stocks Elected 700 59.6% —
Liberal Democrats John David Harding 249 21.2% —
Labour Party Tony Lawrenson 225 19.2% —
Majority451
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,174

Strawberry

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gareth David Gould Elected 962 67.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Barclay Turnbull 464 32.5% —
Majority498
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,426

Sutton Villages 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Francis Donovan Elected 1,493 73.6% —
Labour Party Nicole Meardon Elected 1,426 70.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Anderson 495 24.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Harold Dickson 446 22.0% —
Liberal Democrats Les Litwin 198 9.8% —
Majority931
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,029

Tarporley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Eveleigh Hilda Moore Dutton Elected 1,266 65.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas Paul Blything 377 19.6% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Priestner 165 8.6% —
Green Party Chris Copeman 66 3.4% —
Labour Party David Raymond Southall 52 2.7% —
Majority889
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,926

Tarvin & Kelsall 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Alfred Leather Elected 1,275 51.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Tonge Elected 1,054 42.7% —
Liberal Democrats Ted Lush 1,033 41.9% —
Liberal Democrats John Michael Oliver Edwards 869 35.2% —
Green Party Anna Elise Crowder 415 16.8% —
Labour Party Damon John Horrill 285 11.6% —
Majority21
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,466

Tattenhall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Jones Elected 720 53.5% —
Liberal Democrats Vera Sandra Roberts 230 17.1% —
Green Party Michael John Boxall 217 16.1% —
Labour Party Angie Chidley 178 13.2% —
Majority490
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,345

Upton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matt Bryan Elected 1,485 47.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Houlbrook Elected 1,361 43.9% —
Labour Party Chloe Rebecca Loseby 1,230 39.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary John Hulmes 1,050 33.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jean Elizabeth Evans 572 18.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Frank Samuel 258 8.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Alison Jane Samuel 243 7.8% —
Majority131
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,100

Weaver & Cuddington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gillian Edwards Elected 2,212 59.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Williams Elected 2,062 55.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Fifield Elected 2,027 54.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Wordsworth 1,605 43.2% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Donhue 1,041 28.0% —
Labour Party Chris Perkes 875 23.6% —
Liberal Democrats Martin England 669 18.0% —
Labour Party John Alexander Gordon 650 17.5% —
Majority422
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,714

Westminster

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lisa Valerie Denson Elected 583 71.7% —
The For Britain Movement Mark Andrew Hartley 131 16.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Pritchard 99 12.2% —
Majority452
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast813

Whitby Groves

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brian Jones Elected 750 61.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Lacey 480 39.0% —
Majority270
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,230

Whitby Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Anthony Rooney Elected 717 61.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Ellen Cooper 357 30.8% —
Liberal Democrats Kurt Frederick Jewkes 86 7.4% —
Majority360
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,160

Willaston & Thornton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Myles Hogg Elected 1,383 79.0% —
Labour Party Matthew Bracken 368 21.0% —
Majority1,015
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,751

Winsford Dene

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mandy Clare Elected 487 52.0% —
Liberal Democrats Ailsa Louise Gaskill-Jones 178 19.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Liz Porritt 143 15.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Andrew David Mann 128 13.7% —
Majority309
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast936

Winsford Gravel

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joanne Elizabeth Moorcroft Elected 434 51.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Saundra Edith Alice Middleton 250 29.8% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Carter 154 18.4% —
Majority184
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast838

Winsford Over & Verdin 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tommy Blackmore Elected 1,250 47.5% —
Labour Party Gina Lewis Elected 1,178 44.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Baynham Elected 974 37.0% —
Labour Party David William Snowdon Stearne 967 36.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Pearson 850 32.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Thomas 838 31.8% —
Liberal Democrats Bob Barton 551 20.9% —
Liberal Democrats Charlie Parkinson 509 19.3% —
Liberal Democrats Brandon Parkey 419 15.9% —
Green Party Christopher Simon Payne 366 13.9% —
Majority7
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,634

Winsford Swanlow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mal Gaskill Elected 372 36.8% —
Labour Party Stephen Burns 361 35.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shaun Vincent Hopkins 278 27.5% —
Majority11
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,011

Winsford Wharton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nathan Pardoe Elected 425 51.7% —
Liberal Democrats Bev Theron 275 33.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Scott McNeilage 122 14.8% —
Majority150
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast822

Wolverham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mike Edwardson Elected 719 86.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gordon Douglas Grant Meldrum 109 13.2% —
Majority610
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast828

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