2023 Cheshire West and Chester Council election

The 2023 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, including contested elections in the civil parishes of Broxton, Dutton, Great Boughton[b], Mouldsworth and Tarporley and the towns of Frodsham[c], Northwich[d] and Winsford.[6]

Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2023

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All 70 seats on Cheshire West and Chester Council
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.1%[1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
 BlankBlankBlank
LeaderLouise GittinsMargaret Parker
PartyLabourConservativeIndependent
Leader since10 May 2019[2]9 May 2019[3]
Leader's seatLittle NestonGowy Rural
Last election35 seats, 36.74%28 seats, 39.17%4 seats, 5.81%
Seats before33286
Seats won39235
Seat changeIncrease 6Decrease 5Decrease 1
Popular vote69,84151,96911,140
Percentage42.55%31.66%6.79%
SwingIncrease 5.81 ppDecrease 7.51 ppIncrease 0.98 pp

 Fourth partyFifth party
 BlankBlank
LeaderPaul Bowers[a]Paul Roberts[4][5]
PartyGreenLiberal Democrats
Leader since2 May 2019
Leader's seatHelsby
(stood in Tarvin & Kelsall this time)
Farndon
(defeated)
Last election1 seat, 5.35%2 seats, 12.25%
Seats before12
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease 1Decrease 1
Popular vote9,19221,092
Percentage5.6%12.85%
SwingIncrease 0.25 ppIncrease 0.6 pp

Result by wards

Leader before election

Louise Gittins
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Louise Gittins
Labour

The council had been under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Labour minority administration. Labour won a majority on the council at this election, taking 39 of the 70 seats.[7]

Wards and candidates

Seat composition between 2019 (top) and 2023 (bottom):

3528421

The Statement of Persons Nominated for each electoral ward was published on 5 April 2023, twenty-four hours after nominations closed.[6]

New councillors

  • Sherin Akhtar (Labour, Upton)
  • Martin Beveridge (Independent, Winsford Gravel)
  • Stuart Bingham (Labour, Winsford Over and Verdin)
  • Simon Boone (Labour, Winsford Swanlow)
  • Matt Carter (Labour, Handbridge Park)
  • Paul Chamberlain (Labour, Chester City and The Garden Quarter)
  • Tom Cooper (Conservative, Tarvin and Kelsall)
  • Chris Copeman (Green, Helsby)
  • Felicity Davies (Labour, Northwich Winnington and Castle)
  • Olwyn Dean (Labour, Rudheath)
  • Caroline Ellis (Labour, Sutton Villages)
  • Michael Garvey (Labour, Frodsham)
  • Charles Hardy (Conservative, Tarporley)
  • Katie Kendrick (Labour, Netherpool)
  • Katrina Kerr (Labour, Chester City and The Garden Quarter)
  • Martin Loftus (Conservative, Hartford and Greenbank)
  • Ted Lush (Liberal Democrats, Tarvin and Kelsall)
  • Elizabeth MacGlashan (Labour, Great Boughton)
  • Dan Marr (Conservative, Davenham, Moulton and Kingsmead)
  • Arthur Neil (Labour, Northwich Winnington and Castle)
  • Phil Rimmer (Conservative, Weaver and Cuddington)
  • John Roach (Green, Whitby Park)
  • Jimmy Shannon (Labour, Whitby Groves)
  • Gaynor Sinar (Conservative, Davenham, Moulton and Kingsmead)
  • Alan Smith (Labour, Blacon)
  • Lynn Stocks (Conservative, Weaver and Cuddington)
  • Lucy Sumner (Labour, Frodsham)
  • Alex Tate (Labour, Lache)
  • Adrian Waddelove (Conservative, Farndon)
  • Ben Walker (Labour, Chester City and The Garden Quarter)

Outgoing councillors

  • Val Armstrong (Labour)[e]
  • Chris Basey (Conservative)[e]
  • Mike Baynham (Independent)[e]
  • Keith Board (Conservative)[e]
  • Paul Bowers (Green)
  • Kate Cernik (Labour)
  • Robert Cernik (Labour)
  • Martyn Delaney (Independent)
  • Samantha Dixon (Labour)[e]
  • Charles Fifield (Conservative)[e]
  • Mal Gaskill (Liberal Democrats)
  • Phil Herbert (Conservative)[e]
  • Jill Houlbrook (Conservative)
  • Brian Jones (Labour)[e]
  • John Leather (Conservative)[e]
  • Nicole Meardon (Labour)[e]
  • Joanne Moorcroft (Labour)
  • Eveleigh Moore Dutton (Independent)
  • Trish Richards (Labour)[e]
  • Lynn Riley (Conservative)
  • Diane Roberts (Labour)[e]
  • Paul Roberts (Liberal Democrats)
  • Peter Rooney (Labour)
  • Bob Rudd (Labour)[e]
  • Neil Sullivan (Conservative)
  • Harry Tonge (Conservative)[e]
  • Helen Treeby (Conservative)
  • Elton Watson (Conservative)[e]
  • Helen Weltman (Conservative)[e]
  • Paul Williams (Conservative)[e]

Re-elected councillors

  • Martin Barker (Independent, Parkgate)
  • Richard Beacham (Labour, Newton and Hoole)
  • Robert Bisset (Labour, Central and Grange)
  • Tommy Blackmore (Labour, Winsford Over and Verdin)
  • Matt Bryan (Labour, Upton)
  • Mandy Clare (Independent, Winsford Dene)
  • Steve Collings (Labour, Great Boughton)
  • Andrew Cooper (Labour, Northwich Leftwich)
  • Razia Daniels (Conservative, Handbridge Park)
  • Lisa Denson (Labour, Westminster)
  • Hugo Deynem (Conservative, Sandstone)
  • Paul Donovan (Labour, Sutton Villages)
  • Simon Eardley (Conservative, Saughall and Mollington)
  • Gillian Edwards (Independent, Weaver and Cuddington)
  • Michael Edwardson (Labour, Wolverham)
  • Carol Gahan (Labour, Blacon)
  • Lynn Gibbon (Conservative, Marbury)
  • Louise Gittins (Labour, Little Neston)
  • Gareth Gould (Labour, Strawberry)
  • Graham Heatley (Conservative, Gowy Rural)
  • Myles Hogg (Conservative, Willaston and Thornton)
  • Mike Jones (Conservative, Tattenhall)
  • Adam Langan (Labour, Newton and Hoole)
  • Gina Lewis (Labour, Winsford Over and Verdin)
  • Sheila Little (Labour, Blacon)
  • Phil Marshall (Conservative, Marbury)
  • Keith Millar (Labour, Neston)
  • Sam Naylor (Labour, Northwich Witton)
  • Nathan Pardoe (Labour, Winsford Wharton)
  • Margaret Parker (Conservative, Gowy Rural)
  • Stuart Parker (Conservative, Christleton and Huntington)
  • Patricia Parkes (Conservative, Hartford and Greenbank)
  • Karen Shore (Labour, Central and Grange)
  • Mark Stocks (Conservative, Shakerley)
  • Christine Warner (Labour, Ledsham and Manor)
  • Gill Watson (Labour, Newton and Hoole)
  • Peter Wheeler (Labour, Ledsham and Manor)
  • Mark Williams (Conservative, Christleton and Huntington)
  • Rachel Williams (Conservative, Malpas)
  • Norman Wright (Conservative, Marbury)

Seat changes

Ward results

Blacon

Blacon (3 seats)[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourSheila Little 1,689 70.67
LabourCarol Gahan 1,687 70.59
LabourAlan Smith 1,561 65.31
ConservativeChristopher Hughes39216.40
ConservativeBenjamin Fletcher38215.98
ConservativeMaria Jombikova34714.52
GreenSimon Brown30112.59
Liberal DemocratsKris Patterson1948.12
Turnout2,39024.8[1]
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Central and Grange

Central and Grange (2 seats)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourKaren Shore 1,169 73.02
LabourRobert Bisset 1,085 67.77
Liberal DemocratsLizzie Jewkes20812.99
ConservativeNicholas Lacey17110.68
ConservativeDavid Rowlands16310.18
Turnout1,60120.1[1]
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chester City and the Garden Quarter

Chester City and the Garden Quarter (3 seats)[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourPaul Chamberlain 2,229 59.74
LabourKatrina Kerr 2,176 58.32
LabourBen Walker 2,136 57.25
ConservativeMax Gerrard74820.05
ConservativeKate Vaughan72519.43
ConservativeMatthew Morgan67818.17
GreenKerry Taylor-Brown52013.94
IndependentMartyn Delaney40210.77
Liberal DemocratsTimothy Longman3539.46
Liberal DemocratsPrzemyslaw Rusak1814.85
Liberal DemocratsAlexander Tolani1814.85
Turnout3,73131.4[1]
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Christleton and Huntington

Christleton and Huntington (2 seats)[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeMark Williams 976 27.12
ConservativeStuart Parker 900 25.00
GreenSteve Davies87624.34
LabourMax Hudson79422.06
GreenNick Brown74920.81
IndependentDave Whitehead68419.01
Liberal DemocratsChris Ward66718.53
LabourTommy Williams66518.48
Liberal DemocratsBob Thompson52414.56
Turnout3,59943.2[1]
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Davenham, Moulton and Kingsmead

Davenham, Moulton and Kingsmead (2 seats)[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeDan Marr 1,289 47.20
ConservativeGaynor Sinar 1,220 44.67
LabourPaul Dolan98836.18
IndependentSimon McDonald52719.30
Liberal DemocratsVikki Moran44516.29
Liberal DemocratsJack Price-Harbach39414.43
Turnout2,73133.0[1]
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Farndon

Farndon (1 seat)[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeAdrian Waddelove 852 47.44
Liberal DemocratsPaul Roberts82846.10
LabourConran Tickle894.96
GreenDaniel Owen271.50
Turnout48.8[1]
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Frodsham

Frodsham (2 seats)[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourMichael Garvey 1,537 49.04
LabourLucy Sumner 1,422 45.37
ConservativeLynn Riley1,16237.08
ConservativeSara Wakefield1,02432.67
GreenChristine Webber3129.96
Liberal DemocratsPatrick Eakin2357.50
Reform UKJason Moorcroft1625.17
Liberal DemocratsRoss Sibson1504.79
Turnout3,13443.1[1]
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Gowy Rural

Gowy Rural (2 seats)[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeMargaret Parker 1,122 44.81
ConservativeGraham Heatley 1,121 44.77
LabourJohn Stockton1,04841.85
GreenJackie Tait56322.48
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Hyde27510.98
Liberal DemocratsTrevor Jones1937.71
Turnout2,50435.1[1]
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Great Boughton

Great Boughton (2 seats)[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourSteve Collings 1,866 47.42
LabourElizabeth MacGlashan 1,736 44.12
ConservativeAshley Avery-Bennett1,21430.85
ConservativeDavid Barter1,20030.50
Liberal DemocratsRob Herd73218.60
Liberal DemocratsJohn Salt45811.64
GreenKaren Brown2185.54
GreenBarry Brown1684.27
TUSCMark Pearson451.14
Turnout3,93546.5[1]
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Handbridge Park

Handbridge Park (2 seats)[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourMatt Carter 1,811 46.87
ConservativeRazia Daniels 1,712 44.31
LabourMichael Robert Mitchell1,69143.76
ConservativeNeil Anthony Sullivan1,53639.75
GreenTom Barker3087.97
Liberal DemocratsSarah Victoria Charlotte Roberts1995.15
Liberal DemocratsJonathan Daniel Rule1453.75
Turnout3,86451.7[1]
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Hartford and Greenbank

Hartford and Greenbank (2 seats)[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeMartin David Loftus 1,223 48.15
ConservativePatricia Mary Parkes 1,203 47.36
LabourGraham John Emmett80531.69
LabourJane Thomas76430.08
Liberal DemocratsVal Godfrey32812.91
GreenSue Beesley31212.28
Liberal DemocratsRichard James Dawson2369.29
Turnout2,54036.8[1]
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Helsby

Helsby (1 seat)[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
GreenChris Copeman 908 54.31
LabourPauline Elizabeth Lowrie38222.85
ConservativeStephen Brendan Garrity35521.23
Liberal DemocratsDavid Heath271.61
Turnout 40.4[1]
Green hold

Lache

Lache (1 seat)[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourAlex Tate 807 62.36
ConservativeGareth Lawrence36828.44
GreenChristine McArdle Davies765.87
Liberal DemocratsJohn Hall433.32
Turnout 33.7[1]
Labour hold

Ledsham and Manor

Ledsham and Manor (2 seats)[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourPeter Joseph Wheeler 1,673 55.42
LabourChristine Veronica Williams Warner 1,544 51.14
ConservativeNicholas Hebson82127.19
ConservativeIke Efobi80926.80
IndependentMark Andrew Hartley44014.57
Liberal DemocratsGraham Handley2718.98
Turnout3,01938.7[1]
Labour hold
Labour hold

Little Neston

Little Neston (1 seat)[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourLouise Gittins 1,271 61.40
ConservativeSteve Wastell65131.45
GreenDavid Oldham743.57
Liberal DemocratsGeoff Swaffer743.57
Turnout50.9[1]
Labour hold

Malpas

Malpas (1 seat)[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeRachel Williams 839 56.96
Liberal DemocratsCharles Higgie53436.25
LabourStephen Burns1006.79
Turnout38.4[1]
Conservative hold

Marbury

Marbury (3 seats)[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeNorman Geoffrey Wright 1,379 39.52
ConservativeLynn Joyce Gibbon 1,328 38.06
ConservativePhil Marshall 1,306 37.43
Liberal DemocratsRoy Garton1,29737.17
Liberal DemocratsSam Dodgshon1,29637.15
Liberal DemocratsAnnie Makepeace1,13532.53
LabourCatriona Stewart91826.31
Alliance for Democracy and FreedomAlistair John Nicholls3088.83
Turnout3,48935.1[1]
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Neston

Neston (1 seat)[25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourKeith Millar 894 67.37
ConservativeJohn Turnbull32824.72
Liberal DemocratsMatthew Crook1057.91
Turnout33.1[1]
Labour hold

Netherpool

Netherpool (1 seat)[26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourKatie Kendrick 895 69.70
ConservativeRichard Soper30329.60
Liberal DemocratsRosemarie Quinn866.70
Turnout31.1[1]
Labour hold

Newton and Hoole

Newton and Hoole (3 seats)[27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourRichard Mark Beacham 2,956 66.06
LabourGill Watson 2,718 60.74
LabourAdam Langan 2,672 59.71
ConservativeSuzanne Booth85919.20
GreenMolly Wilderspin-Jones78017.43
ConservativeRobert Daniel Jones66414.84
ConservativeRebecca Wimpey64714.46
Liberal DemocratsRose Price3397.58
Liberal DemocratsNeil Connan3167.06
Liberal DemocratsBev Fraser3006.70
TUSCKenny Cunningham1353.02
Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great ResetChristopher William Aberdeen1342.99
Turnout4,47541.2[1]
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Northwich Leftwich

Northwich Leftwich (1 seat)[28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourAndrew Graham Cooper 602 59.19
ConservativeHarry James William Sharrock30429.89
Reform UKEmma Claire Guy565.51
Liberal DemocratsTrevor David Hampson555.41
Turnout28.5[1]
Labour hold

Northwich Winnington and Castle

Northwich Winnington and Castle (2 seats)[29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourArthur Leslie Neil 947 48.39
LabourFelicity Laura Janet Davies 853 43.59
Liberal DemocratsLee Siddall82442.11
Liberal DemocratsKeith Hinde39420.13
ConservativeMax Alexander Hills33016.86
ConservativeOlivia Abigail Newey26813.69
Turnout1,95728.7[1]
Labour hold
Labour hold

Northwich Witton

Northwich Witton (1 seat)[30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourSam Naylor 592 68.52
ConservativeDerek Andrew Smith19422.45
Liberal DemocratsAlice Philippa Chapman789.03
Turnout 23.9[1]
Labour hold

Parkgate

Parkgate (1 seat)[31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentMartin Trevor Barker 955 53.29
ConservativeLynn Turnbull37220.76
LabourPaul Doughty34719.36
GreenDrew Bellis724.02
Liberal DemocratsJohn Derry Lawrence Edwards462.57
Turnout 45.5[1]
Independent hold

Rudheath

Rudheath (1 seat)[32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourOlwyn Denise Dean 553 48.05
ConservativeHelen Treeby52345.44
Liberal DemocratsGriff Griffiths756.52
Turnout 27.7[1]
Labour gain from Conservative

Sandstone

Sandstone (1 seat)[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeHugo William Edward Deynem 864 50.85
LabourJulie Dilworth45326.66
Liberal DemocratsAudrey Isobel Griffiths21412.6
GreenAlexandra Dedman1689.89
Turnout 42.4[1]
Conservative hold

Saughall and Mollington

Saughall and Mollington (1 seat)[34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeSimon James Vernon Eardley 1,048 59.85
LabourHoward Timothy Jennings56732.38
GreenJane Barker764.34
Liberal DemocratsSandra Mary Hall603.43
Turnout 42.2[1]
Conservative hold

Shakerley

Shakerley (1 seat)[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeMark Lister Stocks 605 49.51
LabourAndy Stott33527.41
Liberal DemocratsJohn David Harding21017.18
GreenJon Stutfield725.89
Turnout 30.9[1]
Conservative hold

Strawberry

Strawberry (1 seat)[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourGareth David Gould 972 68.64
ConservativeAndrew Wade Merrill34924.65
Liberal DemocratsRob Hall-Jones956.71
Turnout 35.0[1]
Labour hold

Sutton Villages

Sutton Villages (2 seats)[37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourPaul Francis Donovan 1,624 76.60
LabourCaroline Olwyn Ellis 1,444 68.11
ConservativeHelen Louise Kelly37417.64
ConservativeDerek Harold Dickson35216.60
Liberal DemocratsLes Litwin1476.93
Turnout2,12027.2[1]
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tarporley

Tarporley (1 seat)[38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeCharles Robert Hardy 861 46.02
IndependentEveleigh Hilda Moore Dutton81043.29
LabourCathy Reynolds1367.27
GreenAnna Elise Crowder643.42
Turnout 46.4[1]
Conservative gain from Independent

Tarvin and Kelsall

Tarvin and Kelsall (2 seats)[39]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal DemocratsTed Lush 1,332 46.59
ConservativeTom Cooper 1,226 42.88
ConservativeThomas John Patrick Carey1,08537.95
Liberal DemocratsTim Mobbs94433.02
LabourPhilip Alvin Tate42014.69
GreenPaul Richard Bowers39313.75
Turnout2,85939.1[1]
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Tattenhall

Tattenhall (1 seat)[40]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeMike Jones 797 46.58
LabourMichael David Foster60535.36
GreenCharlie Cooke19411.34
Liberal DemocratsVera Sandra Roberts1156.72
Turnout 44.0[1]
Conservative hold

Upton

Upton (2 seats)[41]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourMatt Bryan 1,647 50.57
LabourSherin Akhtar 1,598 49.06
ConservativeJill Houlbrook1,31940.50
ConservativeSteven Hesketh1,05732.45
GreenHelen Louise Wilman3049.33
Liberal DemocratsNoel Francis McGlinchey2016.17
Liberal DemocratsIan Hopkinson1344.11
Turnout3,25743.8[1]
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Weaver and Cuddington

Weaver and Cuddington (3 seats)[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentGillian Edwards 2,931 65.12
ConservativeLynn Marie Stocks 1,515 33.66
ConservativePhil Rimmer 1,498 33.28
LabourKate Cernik1,43431.86
ConservativeAdam Wordsworth1,32729.48
LabourBob Cernik1,22827.28
Liberal DemocratsStephen Mark Donhue1,09124.24
Turnout4,50139.4[1]
Independent hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Westminster

Westminster (1 seat)[43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourLisa Valerie Denson 630 79.55
ConservativeLinda Ellen Jones799.97
Reform UKDarren Lee Simon Lythgoe486.06
Liberal DemocratsJanet Boys Cole354.42
Turnout 22.2[1]
Labour hold

Whitby Groves

Whitby Groves (1 seat)[44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourJimmy Shannon 678 44.03
GreenKate Grannell64942.14
ConservativeBrian Anderson21313.83
Turnout 42.5[1]
Labour hold

Whitby Park

Whitby Park (1 seat)[45]
PartyCandidateVotes%
GreenJohn William Roach 864 52.52
LabourPeter Anthony Rooney61337.26
ConservativeLuke James Sharples1307.90
Liberal DemocratsKurt Jewkes382.31
Turnout 41.7[1]
Green gain from Labour

Willaston and Thornton

Willaston and Thornton (1 seat)[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ConservativeMyles Hogg 1,102 60.88
LabourMatthew Bracken47926.46
GreenRobina Elizabeth Hetherington1447.96
Liberal DemocratsCarol Anne Braithwaite854.7
Turnout 43.9[1]
Conservative hold

Winsford Dene

Winsford Dene (1 seat)[47]
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentMandy Clare 499 45.95
LabourDenise Bingham39336.19
Liberal DemocratsBob Barton999.12
ConservativeFelicity Roochove958.75
Turnout 29.0[1]
Independent gain from Labour

Winsford Gravel

Winsford Gravel (1 seat)[48]
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentMartin David Beveridge 441 45.05
LabourJoanne Elizabeth Moorcroft38038.82
ConservativeVictoria Elizabeth Relf12512.77
Liberal DemocratsRichard Neil Dutton333.37
Turnout 31.2[1]
Independent gain from Labour

Winsford Over and Verdin

Windsford Over and Verdin (3 seats)[49]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourTommy Blackmore 1,061 33.95
LabourStuart John Bingham 1,037 33.18
LabourGina Lewis 996 31.87
IndependentDan Ford89728.70
IndependentWayne David Fletcher87728.06
IndependentClaire Louise Broughton84827.14
Liberal DemocratsCharlie Parkinson55117.63
ConservativeAdam Boulton-Rawlinson54217.34
ConservativeCarole Hilda Cozier53917.25
Liberal DemocratsHelena Miriam Bernadette Conlon53717.18
ConservativeGraham William Spencer52116.67
Liberal DemocratsDanny Bond48915.65
Turnout3,12529.2[1]
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour hold

Winsford Swanlow

Winsford Swanlow (1 seat)[50]
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentSimon Laurence Boone 485 37.80
LabourLyndsay Barwell32725.49
Liberal DemocratsMalcolm Ian Gaskill30023.38
ConservativeAdrian Richard Morgan17113.33
Turnout 37.4[1]
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

Winsford Wharton

Winsford Wharton (1 seat)[51]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourNathan Pardoe 444 46.93
IndependentGraham Newton28229.81
Liberal DemocratsBev Theron869.09
ConservativeSandra Jane Hardy727.61
IndependentWill Charlton626.55
Turnout 26.6[1]
Labour hold

Wolverham

Wolverham (1 seat)[52]
PartyCandidateVotes%
LabourMichael Edwardson 668 79.71
ConservativeSam Corner9511.34
Liberal DemocratsAlec Owen Jonnes758.98
Turnout 23.0[1]
Labour hold

Changes 2023–2027

Wolverham by-election: 2 May 2024[53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Robert Stockton 576
GreenKatie Sarah Grannell73
IndependentJonathan Charles Starkey64
Party of WomenSally Ann James42
Liberal DemocratsElizabeth Jewkes35
ConservativeLuke James Sharples31
Turnout83322.8
Labour hold

The Wolverham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Michael Edwardson.[54]

Notes

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