Vale Royal Borough Council elections

Vale Royal 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
	No overall control	1973-1991
	Labour	1991-2003
	No overall control	2003-2009

Council elections

Vale Royal District Council election, 1973
Vale Royal District Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[2]
Vale Royal District Council election, 1979
Vale Royal District Council election, 1983 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
Vale Royal District Council election, 1987
Vale Royal Borough Council election, 1991 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Vale Royal Borough Council election, 1995
Vale Royal Borough Council election, 1999 (New ward boundaries)^[5]
Vale Royal Borough Council election, 2003
Vale Royal Borough Council election, 2007

By-election results

1995-1999

Castle By-Election 25 July 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		535	61.9
	Conservative		201	23.3
	Liberal Democrat		128	14.8
Majority			334	38.6
Turnout			864	18.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Vale Royal By-Election 24 October 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		637	61.9
	Liberal Democrat		218	21.2
	Conservative		174	16.9
Majority			419	40.7
Turnout			1,029	21.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Davenham and Moulton By-Election 10 April 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		695	42.3
	Labour		486	29.6
	Conservative		461	28.1
Majority			209	12.7
Turnout			1,642	33.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Tarporley By-Election 10 April 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		372	58.3
	Labour		138	21.6
	Liberal Democrat		128	20.1
Majority			234	36.7
Turnout			638	30.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

1999-2003

Northwich Witton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,413	60.5
	Conservative		456	19.5
	Liberal Democrat		320	13.7
	Independent		146	6.3
Majority			957	41.0
Turnout			2,335
	Labour hold		Swing

2003-2007

Kingsley By-Election 25 September 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		364	53.2	+14.3
	Liberal Democrat		187	27.3	-29.3
	Labour		133	19.4	+14.9
Majority			177	25.9
Turnout			684	40.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Frodsham South By-Election 4 March 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		263	47.9	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat		166	30.2	-1.5
	Labour		120	21.9	+2.1
Majority			97	17.7
Turnout			549	31.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lostock and Wincham By-Election 26 August 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		414	46.1	+21.3
	Liberal Democrat		274	30.5	-17.8
	Labour		185	20.6	-6.3
	Independent		26	2.9	+2.9
Majority			140	15.6
Turnout			899	26.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Winsford Swanlow By-Election 20 January 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Brandon Parkey	326	48.9	-20.3
	Conservative		183	27.5	+13.4
	Labour		157	23.6	+6.9
Majority			143	21.4
Turnout			666	19.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Winsford Verdin By-Election 20 January 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Gannon	336	56.4	+18.7
	Labour		188	31.5	-8.6
	Conservative		72	12.1	-12.1
Majority			148	24.9
Turnout			596	12.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Leftwich and Kingsmead By-Election 9 February 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Burder	334	36.2	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Glyn Roberts	296	32.1	+2.5
	Conservative	Kathryn Birtwistle	293	31.7	-5.9
Majority			38	4.1
Turnout			923	16.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2007-2009

Leftwich and Kingsmead By-Election 1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Weltman	855	54.8	+24.5
	Labour	Paul Dolan	383	24.5	-3.4
	Liberal Democrat	Glyn Roberts	323	20.7	+3.4
Majority			472	30.2
Turnout			1,561
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Vale Royal (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
↑ The Macclesfield and Vale Royal (Areas) Order 1982
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Vale Royal (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

External links

Council elections in Cheshire

Cheshire East Council	2008 2011 2015

Cheshire West and Chester Council	2008 2011 2015

Halton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Warrington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Cheshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished

Chester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Congleton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Macclesfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Vale Royal Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Former non-metropolitan districts of England

Districts	Alnwick Bath Berwick-upon-Tweed Blyth Valley Boothferry Bridgnorth Brighton Caradon Carrick Castle Morpeth Chester Chester-le-Street Cleethorpes Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Derwentside Durham Easington East Yorkshire East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley Ellesmere Port and Neston Gillingham Glanford Great Grimsby Hereford Holderness Hove Kennet Kerrier Kingswood Leominster Macclesfield Medina Mid Bedfordshire North Cornwall North Shropshire North Wiltshire Northavon Oswestry Penwith Restormel Rochester-upon-Medway Salisbury Scunthorpe Sedgefield Shrewsbury and Atcham South Bedfordshire South Herefordshire South Shropshire South Wight Teesdale Tynedale Vale Royal Wansbeck Wansdyke Wear Valley West Wiltshire

Local elections	Alnwick Bath Berwick-upon-Tweed Blyth Valley Boothferry Bridgnorth Brighton Caradon Carrick Castle Morpeth Chester Chester-le-Street Cleethorpes Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Derwentside Durham Easington East Yorkshire East Yorkshire Borough of Beverley Ellesmere Port and Neston Gillingham Glanford Great Grimsby Hereford Holderness Hove Kennet Kerrier Kingswood Leominster Macclesfield Medina Mid Bedfordshire North Cornwall North Shropshire North Wiltshire Northavon Oswestry Penwith Restormel Rochester-upon-Medway Salisbury Scunthorpe Sedgefield Shrewsbury and Atcham South Bedfordshire South Herefordshire South Shropshire South Wight Teesdale Tynedale Vale Royal Wansbeck Wansdyke Wear Valley West Wiltshire

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