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Local Election Results 2008

Cheshire West and Chester

Whole council up for election. Initially this was a shadow unitary council which took over functions from Cheshire County Council, Chester City Council, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council and Vale Royal Borough Council on 1 April 2009. The wards used are the same as the Cheshire County Council divisions with each ward electing three councillors.

EDP = English Democrats Party

Other results for Cheshire West and Chester: 2011 2015 2019 2023
By-elections for Cheshire West and Chester (may be incomplete): 18th October 2011 (Ellesmere Port Town) — 20th July 2014 (Boughton; Winnington & Castle) — 20th April 2017 (Blacon) — 3rd May 2018 (Ellesmere Port Town) — 6th May 2021 (Frodsham; Neston) — 2nd May 2024 (Wolverham) — 4th July 2024 (Northwich Leftwich)

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Consolidated results — Cheshire West and Chester 2008

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 47208 48.3% 55
Labour 21424 21.9% 13
Liberal Democrat 20377 20.9% 4
UK Independence Party 2911 3.0% 0
Independent 2233 2.3% 0
Green Party 1584 1.6% 0
English Democrats Party 1038 1.1% 0
British National Party 880 0.9% 0

Abbey (3)

Herbert Manley C 2353 57.9%
Keith Musgrave C 2309
Jan Mashlan C 2203
Arthur Wood LD 1136 28.0%
Katherine Green Lab 574 14.1%
Derek Bowden Lab 533
Robert Harmston Lab 506

Blacon (3)

Reggie Jones Lab 1417 50.8%
Marie Nelson Lab 1364
Alex Tate Lab 1188
Charlie Powell C 904 32.4%
Robert Blacker C 885
Neil Sullivan C 826
David Evans UKIP 238 8.5%
Timothy Longman LD 232 8.3%
Sandy Clyne LD 225
Allan Weddell UKIP 214
Kenn Hodd LD 193

Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross (3)

Mark Williams C 2576 46.6%
Pamela Hall C 2535
Keith Board C 2448
Mia Jones LD 1519 27.5%
James Latham LD 1505
Lizzie Jewkes LD 1172
Sara Barnsley Lab 472 8.5%
Peter Barnard Lab 411
Linda Webb Lab 386
Peter Lowe UKIP 362 6.5%
Jane Fisher Grn 309 5.6%
Ed Abrams EDP 290 5.2%
Michael Roberts UKIP 270

Broxton (3)

Neil Ritchie C 2770 61.6%
Michael Jones C 2640
Ann Wright C 2637
Paul Roberts LD 1018 22.6%
David Evans LD 691
Gillian Jordan LD 674
David Roberts EDP 281 6.2%
Nicholas Dixon Lab 237 5.3%
Anna Bunt Lab 222
Noel Hutchinson Lab 194
Geoffrey Stevenson UKIP 192 4.3%

Central and Westminster (3)

Derek Bateman Lab 1178 43.0%
Lynn Clare Lab 1083
Justin Madders Lab 1021
Jonathan Starkey Ind 596 21.8%
Graham Heatley C 499 18.2%
Henny Moore Ind 477
Maurice Brookes EDP 467 17.0%
Anne Hughes C 460
John Wilson Ind 442
Thomas Hughes C 440

City (3)

Richard Lowe C 1407 39.0%
Tom Parry C 1396
Max Drury C 1358
Sandra Rudd Lab 1270 35.2%
Bob Rudd Lab 1259
Brendan Doyle Lab 1229
David Mead LD 765 21.2%
Neil Christian LD 652
David Simpson LD 594
David Scott UKIP 166 4.6%

Eddisbury (3)

Andrew Needham C 2739 56.1%
Barbara Roberts C 2620
John Grimshaw C 2558
Val Godfrey LD 1704 34.9%
David Speak Lab 440 9.0%
Mark Green Lab 418
Nonny Shearer Lab 410

Frodsham and Helsby (3)

Leslie Ford C 2303 47.4%
Andrew Dawson C 2254
Mark Ingram C 2182
Brian Lloyd Lab 1389 28.6%
John Beech Lab 1149
Alec Robertson Lab 1036
Joan Laming LD 641 13.2%
Frank Pennington Ind 528 10.9%
Tom Reynolds Ind 395

Gowy (3)

Brian Bailey C 3185 57.7%
Hugo Deynem C 3154
Stuart Parker C 3098
Alison Anson LD 1254 22.7%
Raymond Williams LD 1234
Harry Ziman LD 1156
Paul Cornwell Lab 477 8.6%
Tony Pegrum Lab 440
Stephen Davies Lab 430
Tom Barker Grn 353 6.4%
John Lodge UKIP 248 4.5%

Grange and Rossmore (3)

Tony Sherlock Lab 1290 45.2%
Angela Claydon Lab 1272
Pat Merrick Lab 1101
Michael English C 1062 37.2%
Graham Howell C 1022
Susie Knapton-McMillan C 880
Kate Pemberton LD 505 17.7%

Groves and Whitby (3)

Linda Cooper C 1992 52.8%
Brian Anderson C 1932
Katherine Lord C 1855
Mark Henesy Lab 1174 31.1%
Brian Jones Lab 1157
Peter Robson Lab 1046
Hilary Chrusciezl LD 604 16.0%

Hoole and Newton (3)

John Ebo C 1706 37.8%
Adrian Walmsley C 1604
Bob Thompson LD 1548 34.3%
David Hull LD 1546
Ruth Childlow LD 1545
Margaret Parker C 1545
Alex Black Lab 704 15.6%
Janet Black Lab 645
Philip Tate Lab 498
Diana Wilderspin-Jones Grn 382 8.5%
Stephen Nichols UKIP 168 3.7%

Ledsham and Willaston (3)

Myles Hogg C 2531 61.3%
Gareth Anderson C 2411
Graham Smith C 2293
Catherine Sherlock Lab 664 16.1%
Ted Lloyd Lab 637
Jamie Merrick Lab 598
Graham Handley LD 580 14.1%
Geoffrey Gregory UKIP 352 8.5%

Marbury (3)

Malcolm Byram C 1971 50.6%
Norman Wright C 1969
Keith Wilson C 1696
Charles Garton LD 1398 35.9%
Annie Makepeace LD 1237
John Turnbull LD 1137
Jeff Langham Lab 525 13.5%
Gill Gough Lab 440
Danny Maguire Lab 385

Mickle Trafford (3)

Eleanor Johnson C 2737 66.2%
Brian Crowe C 2724
Andrew Storrar C 2694
Tony Mills Lab 667 16.1%
Richard Small Lab 658
Christine Lloyd Lab 649
David Robinson LD 435 10.5%
Kurt Jewkes LD 367
Sian Jorgensen LD 323
Nicholas Nichols UKIP 294 7.1%
Andrew Pettigrew UKIP 251

Neston and Parkgate (3)

Brenda Dowding C 2549 48.3%
William Mealor C 2509
Kay Loch C 2353
Louise Gittins Lab 1267 24.0%
Andy Williams Lab 1174
Derek Gaskell LD 1105 20.9%
Abdul Jilani Lab 1095
Tom Marlow LD 998
Michael Shipman LD 830
Henry Crocker UKIP 361 6.8%

Northwich East and Shakerley (3)

George Miller C 1562 46.0%
Terry Birtwistle C 1469
Mark Stocks C 1312
Tony Lawrenson Lab 920 27.1%
George Mainwaring Lab 864
Steve Gough Lab 856
Jon Westerby BNP 529 15.6%
Wendy Jones LD 388 11.4%
Brian Plant LD 323

Northwich West (3)

Helen Weltman C 1529 40.5%
Katie Birtwistle C 1526
Simon McDonald C 1473
Helen Burder Lab 1015 26.9%
Arthur Neil Lab 939
Paul Dolan Lab 898
Glyn Roberts LD 694 18.4%
Howard Thorp Grn 540 14.3%
Jo Gaskill LD 537

Overleigh (3)

Richard Short C 3149 56.3%
Arthur Harada C 3093
Razia Daniels C 3063
Ruth Davidson Lab 1523 27.2%
Jane Mercer Lab 1360
Jason Stiles Lab 1265
Annie Mead LD 573 10.2%
Wendy Moore UKIP 349 6.2%

Sutton and Manor (3)

Kimberley Anderson C 1425 43.6%
Paul Donovan Lab 1324 40.6%
Robert Crompton C 1314
Nicholas Hebson C 1279
Cherie Hill Lab 1148
Sue Pugh Lab 1121
Joanna Pemberton LD 516 15.8%

Upton (3)

Jill Houlbrook C 2598 56.3%
Pat Lott C 2411
Hilarie McNae C 2398
Rob Jordan LD 1137 24.6%
Michael Main LD 1076
Vera Roberts LD 822
Gerald Grant Lab 701 15.2%
Peter Black Lab 655
Mil Williams Lab 596
John Moore UKIP 181 3.9%

Weaver (3)

Ralph Oultram C 1927 45.0%
Lynn Riley C 1668
Alan McKie C 1617
Nora Dolphin Ind 1109 25.9%
Frank Dolphin Ind 1009
Doug Shingler Ind 893
Brian Jamieson Lab 622 14.5%
Ailsa Gaskill-Jones LD 621 14.5%
Graham Clark Lab 575
Eira Bowden Lab 523
John Freeman Ind 453
George England LD 341
Andrew Hyde LD 265

Winsford North and East (3)

Pamela Booher Lab 993 37.1%
Brian Clarke Lab 971
Donald Beckett Lab 955
Jon Jones C 894 33.4%
Frank Middleton C 849
Saundra Middleton C 828
Des Worthington LD 793 29.6%
Pete Gannon LD 747
Bev Theron LD 687

Winsford South and West (3)

Bob Barton LD 1211 40.6%
Charlie Parkinson LD 1152
Malcolm Gaskill LD 1137
Ann Lacey C 840 28.2%
Bill Hall C 834
Deborah Deynem C 655
Tom Blackmore Lab 581 19.5%
Jill McQuaid Lab 552
Derek Wright Lab 515
Phillip Williams BNP 351 11.8%

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