Chester City Council elections
Chester was a non-metropolitian district in Cheshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cheshire West and Chester.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973-1986 | |
No overall control | 1986-2007 | |
Conservative | 2007-2009 |
Council elections
- Chester City Council election, 1973
- Chester City Council election, 1976
- Chester City Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[2]
- Chester City Council election, 1980
- Chester City Council election, 1982
- Chester City Council election, 1983
- Chester City Council election, 1984
- Chester City Council election, 1986
- Chester City Council election, 1987
- Chester City Council election, 1988 (City boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- Chester City Council election, 1990
- Chester City Council election, 1991
- Chester City Council election, 1992
- Chester City Council election, 1994
- Chester City Council election, 1995
- Chester City Council election, 1996
- Chester City Council election, 1998
- Chester City Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- Chester City Council election, 2000
- Chester City Council election, 2002
- Chester City Council election, 2003
- Chester City Council election, 2004
- Chester City Council election, 2006
- Chester City Council election, 2007
By-election results
Vicars Cross By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Holding | 1,466 | 42.5 | -8.3 | |
Labour | Sara Barnsley | 1,151 | 33.3 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Peter Moore-Dutton | 834 | 24.2 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 315 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,451 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
College By-Election 26 June 1997 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 664 | 74.9 | +6.3 | ||
Conservative | 120 | 13.5 | -4.6 | ||
Independent | 53 | 6.0 | +6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 50 | 5.6 | -2.5 | ||
Majority | 544 | 61.4 | |||
Turnout | 887 | 16.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Newton Brook By-Election 21 September 2000 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Jordan? | 572 | 55.1 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | 401 | 38.6 | -5.6 | ||
Labour | 65 | 6.3 | -5.6 | ||
Majority | 171 | 16.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,038 | 33.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
College By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | 1,150 | 51.8 | -2.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 570 | 25.6 | +6.0 | ||
Conservative | 502 | 22.6 | -3.2 | ||
Majority | 580 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,222 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hoole Groves By-Election 7 June 2001 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Alex Black | 886 | 41.4 | +12.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | 811 | 37.9 | -20.2 | ||
Conservative | 406 | 19.1 | +7.6 | ||
Independent | 35 | 1.6 | +0.7 | ||
Majority | 75 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,103 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Malpas By-Election 6 September 2001 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Eveleigh Moore-Dutton | 482 | 54.3 | -19.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | 405 | 45.7 | +31.4 | ||
Majority | 77 | 8.6 | |||
Turnout | 887 | 20.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Blacon Hall By-Election 1 August 2002 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Alan Tushingham | 592 | 77.1 | +2.3 | |
Independent | 119 | 15.5 | +15.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 57 | 7.4 | +7.4 | ||
Majority | 473 | 61.6 | |||
Turnout | 768 | 13.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blacon Hall By-Election 14 August 2003 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Norman Stainthorp | 714 | 66.2 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Isaac | 204 | 18.9 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 160 | 14.8 | +8.2 | ||
Majority | 510 | 47.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,078 | 20.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Boughton By-Election 29 July 2004 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Susan Atkinson | 427 | 44.9 | -7.9 | |
Conservative | Mark Williams | 377 | 39.6 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Joanne Crotty (?) | 147 | 15.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 50 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 951 | 35.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Blacon Lodge By-Election 18 November 2004 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Ethel Price | 505 | 62.9 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | John Burke ? | 243 | 30.3 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | 55 | 6.8 | -10.3 | ||
Majority | 262 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 803 | 21.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hoole All Saints By-Election 5 May 2005 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | Barry Sullivan | 765 | 51.2 | -8.6 | |
Labour | 496 | 33.2 | +10.9 | ||
Conservative | 233 | 15.6 | +7.0 | ||
Majority | 269 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,494 | 65.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Curzon & Westminster By-Election 27 October 2005 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Max Drury | 875 | 63.8 | -1.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Allan Stobie | 258 | 18.8 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Alexandra Tate | 238 | 17.4 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 617 | 45.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,371 | 41.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Newton St. Michaels By-Election 26 October 2006 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Adrian Walmsley | 518 | 41.9 | -0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Molly Hale | 497 | 40.2 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Alex Black | 197 | 15.9 | -2.9 | |
Green | Diana Wilderspin-Jones | 24 | 1.9 | -5.2 | |
Majority | 21 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,236 | 46.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ The City of Chester (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The City of Chester (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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