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Cheshire West and Chester Council elections

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Cheshire West and Chester Council elections are held every four years. Cheshire West and Chester Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 70 councillors have been elected from 45 wards.[1]

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Council seats since 2008
Election Conservative Independent Green Labour Liberal Democrats Unaligned Independent Winsford Salt of the Earth Total
2008 55 0 0 13 4 0 0 72
2011 42 0 0 32 1 0 0 75
2015 36 1 0 38 0 0 0 75
2019 28 4 1 35 2 0 0 70
2023 23 5 2 39 1 0 0 70
Current 23 2 2 37 1 3 2 70
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By-election results

2011-2015

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Ellesmere Port Town by-election, 20 October 2011[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn Clare 686 71.6 −
Conservative Graham Pritchard 102 10.6
Socialist Labour Kenny Spain 65 6.8
UKIP Andrew Roberts 64 6.8
Liberal Democrats Hilary Chrusciezl 41 4.3
Majority 584 61.0
Turnout 958 15.3
Labour hold Swing
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Boughton by-election, 10 July 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martyn Delaney 614 44.8 −7.3%
Conservative Kate Vaughan 469 34.2 −6.2%
UKIP Charles Dodman 131 9.6 +9.6%
Green John McNamara 86 6.3 +6.3%
Liberal Democrats Mark Gant 70 5.1 −2.4%
Majority 145 10.6
Turnout 1,370
Labour hold Swing
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Winnington and Castle by-election, 10 July 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Naylor 525 39.5
Conservative Jim Sinar 418 31.4
UKIP Amos Wright 307 23.1
Liberal Democrats Alice Chapman 80 6.0
Majority 107 8.0
Turnout 1,330
Labour hold Swing
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2015-2019

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Blacon by-election, 20 April 2017[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Powell 1,556 59.1 0%
Conservative Jack Jackson 574 21.8 +4%
Independent Steve Ingram 434 16.5 +16.5%
Liberal Democrats Lizzie Jewkes 70 2.7 +2.7%
Majority 982 37.3
Turnout 2,634 25.4 −35.8%
Labour hold Swing
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Ellesmere Port Town by-election, 3 May 2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edwardson, Mike 1,447 82.9
Conservative Griffiths, Robert Douglas 239 13.7
Green Roberts, Matthew Joseph 60 3.4
Majority 1208 69.2
Turnout 1746 24.51
Labour hold Swing
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2019-2023

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Frodsham by-election, 6 May 2021[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Basey 1,481 44.4 −3.2
Labour Michael Garvey 1,296 38.8 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Patrick Eakin 384 11.5 +5.2
Green Sian Day 176 5.3 −4.0
Majority 185 5.5
Turnout 3,337
Conservative hold Swing
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Neston by-election, 6 May 2021[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Millar 875 57.0 −5.2
Conservative Steve Wastell 579 37.7 −0.1
Liberal Democrats John Edwards 80 5.2 +5.2
Majority 296 19.3
Turnout 1,534
Labour hold Swing
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2023-2027

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Wolverham by-election, 2 May 2024[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Stockton 576 70.2 −9.5
Green Katie Grannell 73 8.9 +8.9
Independent Jonathan Starkey 64 7.8 +7.8
Party of Women Sally James 42 5.1 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jewkes 35 4.3 −4.7
Conservative Luke Sharples 31 3.8 −7.5
Majority 503 61.3
Turnout 821
Labour hold Swing
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Northwich Leftwich by-election, 4 July 2024[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Waterman 978 48.4 −10.8
Reform Emma Guy 366 18.1 +12.6
Conservative Penny Hitch 363 18.0 −11.9
Liberal Democrats John Harding 163 8.1 +2.7
Green Jonathan Stutfield 151 7.5 +7.5
Majority 612 30.3
Turnout 2,021
Labour hold Swing
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Strawberry by-election, 2 October 2025[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kris Fisher 602 35.8 −32.8
Reform Jason Moorcroft 539 32.0 +32.0
Independent Ray McHale 231 13.7 +13.7
Conservative Nicholas Hebson 132 7.8 −16.8
Liberal Democrats Lizzie Jewkes 121 7.2 +0.5
Green Paul Bowers 58 3.4 +3.4
Majority 63 3.7
Turnout 1,638
Labour hold Swing
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Willaston and Thornton by-election, 22 January 2026[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sion Roberts 997 53.8 −7.1
Labour Edd Flynn 318 17.2 −9.3
Reform Richard Hare 299 16.1 +16.1
Liberal Democrats Carol Braithwaite 132 7.1 +2.4
Green Scott Fulton-Brown 107 5.8 −2.2
Majority 679 36.6
Turnout 1,853
Conservative hold Swing
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Christleton and Huntington by-election, 11 June 2026[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Mosley 1,214 32.9 +8.5
Green Steve Davies 1,122 30.4 +8.5
Reform Martin Kemp 635 17.2 +17.2
Labour Fran Riley 389 10.5 −9.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Ward 331 9.0 −7.7
Majority 92 2.5
Turnout 3,691
Conservative hold Swing
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Weaver and Cuddington by-election, 2 July 2026[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gabrielle Goad 1,365 35.7 +35.7
Conservative Patrick Melody 974 25.5 +3.8
Reform Adam Wordsworth 778 20.4 +20.4
Labour Bob Cernik 564 14.8 −5.8
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jewkes 142 3.7 −12.0
Majority 391 10.2
Turnout 3,823
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
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