Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2023
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← 2019 | 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) | 2027 → |
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All 70 seats on Cheshire West and Chester Council 36 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 36.1%[1] |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Louise Gittins | Margaret Parker | | Party | Labour | Conservative | Independent | Leader since | 10 May 2019[2] | 9 May 2019[3] | | Leader's seat | Little Neston | Gowy Rural | | Last election | 35 seats, 36.74% | 28 seats, 39.17% | 4 seats, 5.81% | Seats before | 33 | 28 | 6 | Seats won | 39 | 23 | 5 | Seat change | 6 | 5 | 1 | Popular vote | 69,841 | 51,969 | 11,140 | Percentage | 42.55% | 31.66% | 6.79% | Swing | 5.81 pp | 7.51 pp | 0.98 pp | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Leader | Paul Bowers[a] | Paul Roberts[4][5] | Party | Green | Liberal Democrats | Leader since | 2 May 2019 | | Leader's seat | Helsby (stood in Tarvin & Kelsall this time) | Farndon (defeated) | Last election | 1 seat, 5.35% | 2 seats, 12.25% | Seats before | 1 | 2 | Seats won | 2 | 1 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | Popular vote | 9,192 | 21,092 | Percentage | 5.6% | 12.85% | Swing | 0.25 pp | 0.6 pp | |
Result by wards |
Leader before election Louise Gittins Labour No overall control | Leader after election Louise Gittins Labour | |
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]
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):
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
- Conservative to Labour (7)
- Frodsham (2 seats)
- Great Boughton (1 seat)
- Handbridge Park (1 seat)
- Rudheath
- Upton (1 seat)
- Winsford Over and Verdin (1 seat)
- Conservative to Liberal Democrat (1)
- Independent to Conservative (2)
- Hartford and Greenbank (1 seat)
- Tarporley
- Labour to Green (1)
- Labour to Independent (2)
- Winsford Dene
- Winsford Gravel
- Liberal Democrat to Conservative (1)
- Liberal Democrat to Independent (1)
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Ward results
Blacon
Blacon (3 seats)[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Sheila Little | 1,689 | 70.67 |
| Labour | Carol Gahan | 1,687 | 70.59 |
| Labour | Alan Smith | 1,561 | 65.31 |
| Conservative | Christopher Hughes | 392 | 16.40 |
| Conservative | Benjamin Fletcher | 382 | 15.98 |
| Conservative | Maria Jombikova | 347 | 14.52 |
| Green | Simon Brown | 301 | 12.59 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kris Patterson | 194 | 8.12 |
Turnout | 2,390 | 24.8[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Central and Grange
Central and Grange (2 seats)[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Karen Shore | 1,169 | 73.02 |
| Labour | Robert Bisset | 1,085 | 67.77 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Jewkes | 208 | 12.99 |
| Conservative | Nicholas Lacey | 171 | 10.68 |
| Conservative | David Rowlands | 163 | 10.18 |
Turnout | 1,601 | 20.1[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Chester City and the Garden Quarter
Chester City and the Garden Quarter (3 seats)[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Paul Chamberlain | 2,229 | 59.74 |
| Labour | Katrina Kerr | 2,176 | 58.32 |
| Labour | Ben Walker | 2,136 | 57.25 |
| Conservative | Max Gerrard | 748 | 20.05 |
| Conservative | Kate Vaughan | 725 | 19.43 |
| Conservative | Matthew Morgan | 678 | 18.17 |
| Green | Kerry Taylor-Brown | 520 | 13.94 |
| Independent | Martyn Delaney | 402 | 10.77 |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Longman | 353 | 9.46 |
| Liberal Democrats | Przemyslaw Rusak | 181 | 4.85 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Tolani | 181 | 4.85 |
Turnout | 3,731 | 31.4[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Christleton and Huntington
Christleton and Huntington (2 seats)[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Mark Williams | 976 | 27.12 |
| Conservative | Stuart Parker | 900 | 25.00 |
| Green | Steve Davies | 876 | 24.34 |
| Labour | Max Hudson | 794 | 22.06 |
| Green | Nick Brown | 749 | 20.81 |
| Independent | Dave Whitehead | 684 | 19.01 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Ward | 667 | 18.53 |
| Labour | Tommy Williams | 665 | 18.48 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Thompson | 524 | 14.56 |
Turnout | 3,599 | 43.2[1] |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Davenham, Moulton and Kingsmead
Davenham, Moulton and Kingsmead (2 seats)[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Dan Marr | 1,289 | 47.20 |
| Conservative | Gaynor Sinar | 1,220 | 44.67 |
| Labour | Paul Dolan | 988 | 36.18 |
| Independent | Simon McDonald | 527 | 19.30 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vikki Moran | 445 | 16.29 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Price-Harbach | 394 | 14.43 |
Turnout | 2,731 | 33.0[1] |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Farndon
Farndon (1 seat)[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Adrian Waddelove | 852 | 47.44 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Roberts | 828 | 46.10 |
| Labour | Conran Tickle | 89 | 4.96 |
| Green | Daniel Owen | 27 | 1.50 |
Turnout | | 48.8[1] |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Frodsham
Frodsham (2 seats)[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Michael Garvey | 1,537 | 49.04 |
| Labour | Lucy Sumner | 1,422 | 45.37 |
| Conservative | Lynn Riley | 1,162 | 37.08 |
| Conservative | Sara Wakefield | 1,024 | 32.67 |
| Green | Christine Webber | 312 | 9.96 |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Eakin | 235 | 7.50 |
| Reform UK | Jason Moorcroft | 162 | 5.17 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Sibson | 150 | 4.79 |
Turnout | 3,134 | 43.1[1] |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Gowy Rural
Gowy Rural (2 seats)[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Margaret Parker | 1,122 | 44.81 |
| Conservative | Graham Heatley | 1,121 | 44.77 |
| Labour | John Stockton | 1,048 | 41.85 |
| Green | Jackie Tait | 563 | 22.48 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hyde | 275 | 10.98 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jones | 193 | 7.71 |
Turnout | 2,504 | 35.1[1] |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Great Boughton
Great Boughton (2 seats)[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Steve Collings | 1,866 | 47.42 |
| Labour | Elizabeth MacGlashan | 1,736 | 44.12 |
| Conservative | Ashley Avery-Bennett | 1,214 | 30.85 |
| Conservative | David Barter | 1,200 | 30.50 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Herd | 732 | 18.60 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Salt | 458 | 11.64 |
| Green | Karen Brown | 218 | 5.54 |
| Green | Barry Brown | 168 | 4.27 |
| TUSC | Mark Pearson | 45 | 1.14 |
Turnout | 3,935 | 46.5[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Handbridge Park
Handbridge Park (2 seats)[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Matt Carter | 1,811 | 46.87 |
| Conservative | Razia Daniels | 1,712 | 44.31 |
| Labour | Michael Robert Mitchell | 1,691 | 43.76 |
| Conservative | Neil Anthony Sullivan | 1,536 | 39.75 |
| Green | Tom Barker | 308 | 7.97 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Victoria Charlotte Roberts | 199 | 5.15 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Daniel Rule | 145 | 3.75 |
Turnout | 3,864 | 51.7[1] |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
Hartford and Greenbank
Hartford and Greenbank (2 seats)[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Martin David Loftus | 1,223 | 48.15 |
| Conservative | Patricia Mary Parkes | 1,203 | 47.36 |
| Labour | Graham John Emmett | 805 | 31.69 |
| Labour | Jane Thomas | 764 | 30.08 |
| Liberal Democrats | Val Godfrey | 328 | 12.91 |
| Green | Sue Beesley | 312 | 12.28 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard James Dawson | 236 | 9.29 |
Turnout | 2,540 | 36.8[1] |
| Conservative gain from Independent |
| Conservative hold |
Helsby
Helsby (1 seat)[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Green | Chris Copeman | 908 | 54.31 |
| Labour | Pauline Elizabeth Lowrie | 382 | 22.85 |
| Conservative | Stephen Brendan Garrity | 355 | 21.23 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Heath | 27 | 1.61 |
Turnout | | 40.4[1] |
| Green hold |
Lache
Lache (1 seat)[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Alex Tate | 807 | 62.36 |
| Conservative | Gareth Lawrence | 368 | 28.44 |
| Green | Christine McArdle Davies | 76 | 5.87 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hall | 43 | 3.32 |
Turnout | | 33.7[1] |
| Labour hold |
Ledsham and Manor
Ledsham and Manor (2 seats)[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Peter Joseph Wheeler | 1,673 | 55.42 |
| Labour | Christine Veronica Williams Warner | 1,544 | 51.14 |
| Conservative | Nicholas Hebson | 821 | 27.19 |
| Conservative | Ike Efobi | 809 | 26.80 |
| Independent | Mark Andrew Hartley | 440 | 14.57 |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Handley | 271 | 8.98 |
Turnout | 3,019 | 38.7[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Little Neston
Little Neston (1 seat)[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Louise Gittins | 1,271 | 61.40 |
| Conservative | Steve Wastell | 651 | 31.45 |
| Green | David Oldham | 74 | 3.57 |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Swaffer | 74 | 3.57 |
Turnout | | 50.9[1] |
| Labour hold |
Malpas
Malpas (1 seat)[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Rachel Williams | 839 | 56.96 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Higgie | 534 | 36.25 |
| Labour | Stephen Burns | 100 | 6.79 |
Turnout | | 38.4[1] |
| Conservative hold |
Marbury
Marbury (3 seats)[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Norman Geoffrey Wright | 1,379 | 39.52 |
| Conservative | Lynn Joyce Gibbon | 1,328 | 38.06 |
| Conservative | Phil Marshall | 1,306 | 37.43 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Garton | 1,297 | 37.17 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Dodgshon | 1,296 | 37.15 |
| Liberal Democrats | Annie Makepeace | 1,135 | 32.53 |
| Labour | Catriona Stewart | 918 | 26.31 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Alistair John Nicholls | 308 | 8.83 |
Turnout | 3,489 | 35.1[1] |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Neston
Neston (1 seat)[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Keith Millar | 894 | 67.37 |
| Conservative | John Turnbull | 328 | 24.72 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Crook | 105 | 7.91 |
Turnout | | 33.1[1] |
| Labour hold |
Netherpool
Netherpool (1 seat)[26] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Katie Kendrick | 895 | 69.70 |
| Conservative | Richard Soper | 303 | 29.60 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemarie Quinn | 86 | 6.70 |
Turnout | | 31.1[1] |
| Labour hold |
Newton and Hoole
Newton and Hoole (3 seats)[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Richard Mark Beacham | 2,956 | 66.06 |
| Labour | Gill Watson | 2,718 | 60.74 |
| Labour | Adam Langan | 2,672 | 59.71 |
| Conservative | Suzanne Booth | 859 | 19.20 |
| Green | Molly Wilderspin-Jones | 780 | 17.43 |
| Conservative | Robert Daniel Jones | 664 | 14.84 |
| Conservative | Rebecca Wimpey | 647 | 14.46 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rose Price | 339 | 7.58 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Connan | 316 | 7.06 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bev Fraser | 300 | 6.70 |
| TUSC | Kenny Cunningham | 135 | 3.02 |
| Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset | Christopher William Aberdeen | 134 | 2.99 |
Turnout | 4,475 | 41.2[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Northwich Leftwich
Northwich Leftwich (1 seat)[28] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Andrew Graham Cooper | 602 | 59.19 |
| Conservative | Harry James William Sharrock | 304 | 29.89 |
| Reform UK | Emma Claire Guy | 56 | 5.51 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor David Hampson | 55 | 5.41 |
Turnout | | 28.5[1] |
| Labour hold |
Northwich Winnington and Castle
Northwich Winnington and Castle (2 seats)[29] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Arthur Leslie Neil | 947 | 48.39 |
| Labour | Felicity Laura Janet Davies | 853 | 43.59 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Siddall | 824 | 42.11 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Hinde | 394 | 20.13 |
| Conservative | Max Alexander Hills | 330 | 16.86 |
| Conservative | Olivia Abigail Newey | 268 | 13.69 |
Turnout | 1,957 | 28.7[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Northwich Witton
Northwich Witton (1 seat)[30] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Sam Naylor | 592 | 68.52 |
| Conservative | Derek Andrew Smith | 194 | 22.45 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alice Philippa Chapman | 78 | 9.03 |
Turnout | | 23.9[1] |
| Labour hold |
Parkgate
Parkgate (1 seat)[31] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Martin Trevor Barker | 955 | 53.29 |
| Conservative | Lynn Turnbull | 372 | 20.76 |
| Labour | Paul Doughty | 347 | 19.36 |
| Green | Drew Bellis | 72 | 4.02 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Derry Lawrence Edwards | 46 | 2.57 |
Turnout | | 45.5[1] |
| Independent hold |
Rudheath
Rudheath (1 seat)[32] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Olwyn Denise Dean | 553 | 48.05 |
| Conservative | Helen Treeby | 523 | 45.44 |
| Liberal Democrats | Griff Griffiths | 75 | 6.52 |
Turnout | | 27.7[1] |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Sandstone
Sandstone (1 seat)[33] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Hugo William Edward Deynem | 864 | 50.85 |
| Labour | Julie Dilworth | 453 | 26.66 |
| Liberal Democrats | Audrey Isobel Griffiths | 214 | 12.6 |
| Green | Alexandra Dedman | 168 | 9.89 |
Turnout | | 42.4[1] |
| Conservative hold |
Saughall and Mollington
Saughall and Mollington (1 seat)[34] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Simon James Vernon Eardley | 1,048 | 59.85 |
| Labour | Howard Timothy Jennings | 567 | 32.38 |
| Green | Jane Barker | 76 | 4.34 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Mary Hall | 60 | 3.43 |
Turnout | | 42.2[1] |
| Conservative hold |
Shakerley
Shakerley (1 seat)[35] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Mark Lister Stocks | 605 | 49.51 |
| Labour | Andy Stott | 335 | 27.41 |
| Liberal Democrats | John David Harding | 210 | 17.18 |
| Green | Jon Stutfield | 72 | 5.89 |
Turnout | | 30.9[1] |
| Conservative hold |
Strawberry
Strawberry (1 seat)[36] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Gareth David Gould | 972 | 68.64 |
| Conservative | Andrew Wade Merrill | 349 | 24.65 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Hall-Jones | 95 | 6.71 |
Turnout | | 35.0[1] |
| Labour hold |
Sutton Villages
Sutton Villages (2 seats)[37] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Paul Francis Donovan | 1,624 | 76.60 |
| Labour | Caroline Olwyn Ellis | 1,444 | 68.11 |
| Conservative | Helen Louise Kelly | 374 | 17.64 |
| Conservative | Derek Harold Dickson | 352 | 16.60 |
| Liberal Democrats | Les Litwin | 147 | 6.93 |
Turnout | 2,120 | 27.2[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour hold |
Tarporley
Tarporley (1 seat)[38] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Charles Robert Hardy | 861 | 46.02 |
| Independent | Eveleigh Hilda Moore Dutton | 810 | 43.29 |
| Labour | Cathy Reynolds | 136 | 7.27 |
| Green | Anna Elise Crowder | 64 | 3.42 |
Turnout | | 46.4[1] |
| Conservative gain from Independent |
Tarvin and Kelsall
Tarvin and Kelsall (2 seats)[39] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Ted Lush | 1,332 | 46.59 |
| Conservative | Tom Cooper | 1,226 | 42.88 |
| Conservative | Thomas John Patrick Carey | 1,085 | 37.95 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Mobbs | 944 | 33.02 |
| Labour | Philip Alvin Tate | 420 | 14.69 |
| Green | Paul Richard Bowers | 393 | 13.75 |
Turnout | 2,859 | 39.1[1] |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
Tattenhall
Tattenhall (1 seat)[40] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Mike Jones | 797 | 46.58 |
| Labour | Michael David Foster | 605 | 35.36 |
| Green | Charlie Cooke | 194 | 11.34 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vera Sandra Roberts | 115 | 6.72 |
Turnout | | 44.0[1] |
| Conservative hold |
Upton
Upton (2 seats)[41] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Matt Bryan | 1,647 | 50.57 |
| Labour | Sherin Akhtar | 1,598 | 49.06 |
| Conservative | Jill Houlbrook | 1,319 | 40.50 |
| Conservative | Steven Hesketh | 1,057 | 32.45 |
| Green | Helen Louise Wilman | 304 | 9.33 |
| Liberal Democrats | Noel Francis McGlinchey | 201 | 6.17 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Hopkinson | 134 | 4.11 |
Turnout | 3,257 | 43.8[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
Weaver and Cuddington
Weaver and Cuddington (3 seats)[42] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Gillian Edwards | 2,931 | 65.12 |
| Conservative | Lynn Marie Stocks | 1,515 | 33.66 |
| Conservative | Phil Rimmer | 1,498 | 33.28 |
| Labour | Kate Cernik | 1,434 | 31.86 |
| Conservative | Adam Wordsworth | 1,327 | 29.48 |
| Labour | Bob Cernik | 1,228 | 27.28 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Mark Donhue | 1,091 | 24.24 |
Turnout | 4,501 | 39.4[1] |
| Independent hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Westminster
Westminster (1 seat)[43] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Lisa Valerie Denson | 630 | 79.55 |
| Conservative | Linda Ellen Jones | 79 | 9.97 |
| Reform UK | Darren Lee Simon Lythgoe | 48 | 6.06 |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Boys Cole | 35 | 4.42 |
Turnout | | 22.2[1] |
| Labour hold |
Whitby Groves
Whitby Groves (1 seat)[44] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Jimmy Shannon | 678 | 44.03 |
| Green | Kate Grannell | 649 | 42.14 |
| Conservative | Brian Anderson | 213 | 13.83 |
Turnout | | 42.5[1] |
| Labour hold |
Whitby Park
Whitby Park (1 seat)[45] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Green | John William Roach | 864 | 52.52 |
| Labour | Peter Anthony Rooney | 613 | 37.26 |
| Conservative | Luke James Sharples | 130 | 7.90 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kurt Jewkes | 38 | 2.31 |
Turnout | | 41.7[1] |
| Green gain from Labour |
Willaston and Thornton
Willaston and Thornton (1 seat)[46] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Myles Hogg | 1,102 | 60.88 |
| Labour | Matthew Bracken | 479 | 26.46 |
| Green | Robina Elizabeth Hetherington | 144 | 7.96 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Anne Braithwaite | 85 | 4.7 |
Turnout | | 43.9[1] |
| Conservative hold |
Winsford Dene
Winsford Dene (1 seat)[47] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Mandy Clare | 499 | 45.95 |
| Labour | Denise Bingham | 393 | 36.19 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Barton | 99 | 9.12 |
| Conservative | Felicity Roochove | 95 | 8.75 |
Turnout | | 29.0[1] |
| Independent gain from Labour |
Winsford Gravel
Winsford Gravel (1 seat)[48] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Martin David Beveridge | 441 | 45.05 |
| Labour | Joanne Elizabeth Moorcroft | 380 | 38.82 |
| Conservative | Victoria Elizabeth Relf | 125 | 12.77 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Neil Dutton | 33 | 3.37 |
Turnout | | 31.2[1] |
| Independent gain from Labour |
Winsford Over and Verdin
Windsford Over and Verdin (3 seats)[49] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Tommy Blackmore | 1,061 | 33.95 |
| Labour | Stuart John Bingham | 1,037 | 33.18 |
| Labour | Gina Lewis | 996 | 31.87 |
| Independent | Dan Ford | 897 | 28.70 |
| Independent | Wayne David Fletcher | 877 | 28.06 |
| Independent | Claire Louise Broughton | 848 | 27.14 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Parkinson | 551 | 17.63 |
| Conservative | Adam Boulton-Rawlinson | 542 | 17.34 |
| Conservative | Carole Hilda Cozier | 539 | 17.25 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helena Miriam Bernadette Conlon | 537 | 17.18 |
| Conservative | Graham William Spencer | 521 | 16.67 |
| Liberal Democrats | Danny Bond | 489 | 15.65 |
Turnout | 3,125 | 29.2[1] |
| Labour hold |
| Labour gain from Conservative |
| Labour hold |
Winsford Swanlow
Winsford Swanlow (1 seat)[50] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Independent | Simon Laurence Boone | 485 | 37.80 |
| Labour | Lyndsay Barwell | 327 | 25.49 |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Ian Gaskill | 300 | 23.38 |
| Conservative | Adrian Richard Morgan | 171 | 13.33 |
Turnout | | 37.4[1] |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats |
Winsford Wharton
Winsford Wharton (1 seat)[51] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Nathan Pardoe | 444 | 46.93 |
| Independent | Graham Newton | 282 | 29.81 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bev Theron | 86 | 9.09 |
| Conservative | Sandra Jane Hardy | 72 | 7.61 |
| Independent | Will Charlton | 62 | 6.55 |
Turnout | | 26.6[1] |
| Labour hold |
Wolverham
Wolverham (1 seat)[52] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Michael Edwardson | 668 | 79.71 |
| Conservative | Sam Corner | 95 | 11.34 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alec Owen Jonnes | 75 | 8.98 |
Turnout | | 23.0[1] |
| Labour hold |
Changes 2023–2027
Wolverham by-election: 2 May 2024[53] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Robert Stockton | 576 | | |
| Green | Katie Sarah Grannell | 73 | | |
| Independent | Jonathan Charles Starkey | 64 | | |
| Party of Women | Sally Ann James | 42 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jewkes | 35 | | |
| Conservative | Luke James Sharples | 31 | | |
Turnout | 833 | 22.8 | |
| Labour hold |
The Wolverham by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Michael Edwardson.[54]
Notes
- ^ As the only Green councillor, Bowers was their de facto group leader. He was not subsequently returned at this election.
- ^ North ward only.
- ^ Waterside ward only.
- ^ All wards except Northwich Witton.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Did not stand for election.
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