Congleton Borough Council elections

Congleton was a non-metropolitan district in Cheshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cheshire East.

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 controlYears
No overall control1973–1976
Conservative1976–1982
No overall control1982–1983
Conservative1983–1986
No overall control1986–1991
Liberal Democrats1991–1992
No overall control1992–1994
Liberal Democrats1994–2002
No overall control2002–2003
Conservative2003–2009

Council elections
  • 1973 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1976 Congleton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
  • 1979 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1980 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1982 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1983 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1984 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1986 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1987 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1988 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1990 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1991 Congleton Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3][4]
  • 1992 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1994 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1995 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1996 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1998 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 1999 Congleton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
  • 2000 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 2002 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 2003 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 2004 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 2006 Congleton Borough Council election
  • 2007 Congleton Borough Council election

By-election results
Congleton North By-Election 10 August 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Atkin 303 50.9 +9.6
Liberal Democrats 156 26.2 -24.9
Conservative 136 22.9 +15.3
Majority 147 24.7
Turnout 595 21.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Congleton North West By-Election 10 August 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Appleton 275 37.2 +11.3
Liberal Democrats 251 34.0 -8.3
Labour 213 28.8 -3.0
Majority 24 3.2
Turnout 739 24.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Congleton North By-Election 26 August 2004 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 191
Conservative 174
Labour 142
Labour 133
Liberal Democrats Simon Davey 111
Liberal Democrats Paul Jones 108
Turnout 859 15.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Congleton West By-Election 28 October 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 491 53.7 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Davey 275 30.1 +6.2
Labour 148 16.2 -4.8
Majority 261 23.6
Turnout 914 20.5
Conservative hold Swing
Alsager Central By-Election 17 February 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julian Burgess 532 56.1 -14.2
Conservative Warwick Till 365 38.5 +8.8
Labour William Howell 52 5.5 +5.5
Majority 167 17.6
Turnout 949 34.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Congleton North West By-Election 24 November 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Davey 341 54.8 +54.8
Conservative Matthew Carey 191 30.7 -13.3
Labour Lisa Bossons 90 14.5 -9.2
Majority 150 24.1
Turnout 622 21.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Sandbach West By-Election 18 October 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stella Furlong 445 45.1 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Patrick Darnes 382 38.7 -3.1
Labour Keith Haines 160 16.2 -0.5
Majority 63 6.4
Turnout 987 19.2
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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