# 2008 Cheshire West and Chester Council election

Elections to the newly created Cheshire West and Chester Council took place on 1 May 2008. Elections occurred in all 24 wards, with each ward returning 3 councillors to the council. The wards are identical to the former Cheshire County Council wards.
From May 2008 until April 2009, the elected members formed a "shadow" council, which made preparations for the changeover from the county and borough structure to the new unitary authority structure. Thereafter, the members would serve for two years from May 2009. The next elections were held in May 2011.

## Results summary

Seats
Vote share
The Conservative Party took control of the council, with a majority of 38 councillors.
After the election, the composition of the council was;
* Conservative 55
* Labour 13
* Liberal Democrat 4
Cheshire West and Chester Council election – 2008 – summary :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 55 | 76.4 | 54.0 | 136,487 |
| Labour | 13 | 18.1 | 23.7 | 59,851 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 5.6 | 17.2 | 43,543 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3,646 |
| Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1,584 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1038 |
| BNP | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 880 |
| Independent and others | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5,902 |

## Results by ward
### Abbey

Abbey (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Herbert Manley | 2353 |
| Conservative | Keith Musgrave | 2309 |
| Conservative | Jan Mashlan | 2203 |
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Wood | 1136 |
| Labour | Katherine Green | 574 |
| Labour | Derek Bowden | 533 |
| Labour | Robert Harmston | 506 |

### Blacon

Blacon (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Reggie Jones | 1417 |
| Labour | Marie Nelson | 1364 |
| Labour | Alex Tate | 1188 |
| Conservative | Charlie Powell | 904 |
| Conservative | Robert Blacker | 885 |
| Conservative | Neil Sullivan | 826 |
| UKIP | David Evans | 238 |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Longman | 232 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Clyne | 225 |
| UKIP | Allan Weddell | 214 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenn Hodd | 193 |

### Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross

Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Mark Williams | 2576 |
| Conservative | Pamela Hall | 2535 |
| Conservative | Keith Board | 2448 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mia Jones | 1519 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Latham | 1505 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lizzie Jewkes | 1172 |
| Labour | Sara Barnsley | 472 |
| Labour | Peter Barnard | 411 |
| Labour | Linda Webb | 386 |
| UKIP | Peter Lowe | 362 |
| Green | Jane Fisher | 309 |
| English Democrat | Ed Abrams | 290 |
| UKIP | Michael Roberts | 270 |

### Broxton

Broxton (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Neil Ritchie | 2770 |
| Conservative | Michael Jones | 2640 |
| Conservative | Ann Wright | 2637 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Roberts | 1018 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 691 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Jordan | 674 |
| English Democrat | David Roberts | 281 |
| Labour | Nicholas Dixon | 237 |
| Labour | Anna Bunt | 222 |
| Labour | Noel Hutchinson | 194 |
| UKIP | Geoffrey Stevenson | 192 |

### Central and Westminster

Central and Westminster (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Derek Bateman | 1178 |
| Labour | Lynn Clare | 1083 |
| Labour | Justin Madders | 1021 |
| Independent | Jonathan Starkey | 596 |
| Conservative | Graham Heatley | 499 |
| Independent | Henny Moore | 477 |
| English Democrat | Maurice Brookes | 467 |
| Conservative | Anne Hughes | 460 |
| Independent | John Wilson | 442 |
| Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 440 |

### City

City (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Richard Lowe | 1407 |
| Conservative | Tom Parry | 1396 |
| Conservative | Max Drury | 1358 |
| Labour | Sandra Rudd | 1270 |
| Labour | Bob Rudd | 1259 |
| Labour | Brendan Doyle | 1229 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Mead | 765 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Christian | 652 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 594 |
| UKIP | David Scott | 166 |

### Eddisbury

Eddisbury (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Andrew Needham | 2739 |
| Conservative | Barbara Roberts | 2620 |
| Conservative | John Grimshaw | 2558 |
| Liberal Democrats | Val Godfrey | 1704 |
| Labour | David Speak | 440 |
| Labour | Mark Green | 418 |
| Labour | Nonny Shearer | 410 |

### Frodsham and Helsby

Frodsham and Helsby (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Leslie Ford | 2303 |
| Conservative | Andrew Dawson | 2254 |
| Conservative | Mark Ingram | 2182 |
| Labour | Brian Lloyd | 1389 |
| Labour | John Beech | 1149 |
| Labour | Alec Robertson | 1036 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Laming | 641 |
| Independent | Frank Pennington | 528 |
| Independent | Tom Reynolds | 395 |

### Gowy

Gowy (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Brian Bailey | 3185 |
| Conservative | Hugo Deynem | 3154 |
| Conservative | Stuart Parker | 3098 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Anson | 1254 |
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Williams | 1234 |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Ziman | 1156 |
| Labour | Paul Cornwell | 477 |
| Labour | Tony Pegrum | 440 |
| Labour | Stephen Davies | 430 |
| Green | Tom Barker | 353 |
| UKIP | John Lodge | 248 |

### Grange and Rossmore

Grange and Rossmore (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Tony Sherlock | 1290 |
| Labour | Angela Claydon | 1272 |
| Labour | Pat Merrick | 1101 |
| Conservative | Michael English | 1062 |
| Conservative | Graham Howell | 1022 |
| Conservative | Susie Knapton-McMillan | 880 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Pemberton | 505 |

### Groves and Whitby

Groves and Whitby (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Linda Cooper | 1992 |
| Conservative | Brian Anderson | 1932 |
| Conservative | Katherine Lord | 1855 |
| Labour | Mark Henesy | 1174 |
| Labour | Brian Jones | 1157 |
| Labour | Peter Robson | 1046 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hilary Chrusciezl | 604 |

### Hoole and Newton

Hoole and Newton (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | John Ebo | 1706 |
| Conservative | Adrian Walmsley | 1604 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Thompson | 1548 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hull | 1546 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ruth Chidlow | 1545 |
| Conservative | Margaret Parker | 1545 |
| Labour | Alex Black | 704 |
| Labour | Janet Black | 645 |
| Labour | Philip Tate | 498 |
| Green | Diana Wilderspin-Jones | 382 |
| UKIP | Stephen Nichols | 168 |

### Ledsham and Willaston

Ledsham and Willaston (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Myles Hogg | 2531 |
| Conservative | Gareth Anderson | 2411 |
| Conservative | Graham Smith | 2293 |
| Labour | Catherine Sherlock | 664 |
| Labour | Ted Lloyd | 637 |
| Labour | Jamie Merrick | 598 |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Handley | 580 |
| UKIP | Geoffrey Gregory | 352 |

### Marbury

Marbury (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Malcolm Byram | 1971 |
| Conservative | Norman Wright | 1969 |
| Conservative | Keith Wilson | 1696 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Garton | 1398 |
| Liberal Democrats | Annie Makepeace | 1237 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Turnbull | 1137 |
| Labour | Jeff Langham | 525 |
| Labour | Gill Gough | 440 |
| Labour | Danny Maguire | 385 |

### Mickle Trafford

Mickle Trafford (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Eleanor Johnson | 2737 |
| Conservative | Brian Crowe | 2724 |
| Conservative | Andrew Storrar | 2694 |
| Labour | Tony Mills | 667 |
| Labour | Richard Small | 658 |
| Labour | Christine Lloyd | 649 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Robinson | 435 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kurt Jewkes | 367 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sian Jorgensen | 323 |
| UKIP | Nicholas Nichols | 294 |
| UKIP | Andrew Pettigrew | 251 |

### Neston and Parkgate

Neston and Parkgate (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Brenda Dowding | 2549 |
| Conservative | Kay Loch | 2353 |
| Conservative | William Mealor | 2509 |
| Labour | Louise Gittins | 1267 |
| Labour | Andy Williams | 1174 |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Gaskell | 1105 |
| Labour | Abdul Jilani | 1095 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom Marlow | 998 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Shipman | 830 |
| UKIP | Henry Crocker | 361 |

### Northwich East and Shakerley

Northwich East and Shakerley (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | George Miller | 1562 |
| Conservative | Terry Birtwistle | 1469 |
| Conservative | Mark Stocks | 1312 |
| Labour | Tony Lawrenson | 920 |
| Labour | George Mainwaring | 864 |
| Labour | Steve Gough | 856 |
| BNP | Jon Westerby | 529 |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Jones | 388 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Plant | 323 |

### Northwich West

Northwich West (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Helen Weltman | 1529 |
| Conservative | Kate Birtwistle | 1526 |
| Conservative | Simon McDonald | 1473 |
| Labour | Helen Burder | 1015 |
| Labour | Arthur Neil | 939 |
| Labour | Paul Dolan | 898 |
| Liberal Democrats | Glyn Roberts | 694 |
| Green | Howard Thorp | 540 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Gaskill | 537 |

### Overleigh

Overleigh (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Richard Short | 3149 |
| Conservative | Arthur Harada | 3093 |
| Conservative | Razia Daniels | 3063 |
| Labour | Ruth Davidson | 1523 |
| Labour | Jane Mercer | 1360 |
| Labour | Jason Stiles | 1265 |
| Liberal Democrats | Annie Mead | 573 |
| UKIP | Wendy Moore | 349 |

### Sutton and Manor

Sutton and Manor (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Kimberley Anderson | 1425 |
| Labour | Paul Donovan | 1324 |
| Conservative | Robert Crompton | 1314 |
| Conservative | Nicholas Hebson | 1279 |
| Labour | Cherie Hill | 1148 |
| Labour | Sue Pugh | 1121 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Pemberton | 516 |

### Upton

Upton (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Jill Houlbrook | 2598 |
| Conservative | Pat Lott | 2411 |
| Conservative | Hilarie McNae | 2398 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Jordan | 1137 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Main | 1076 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vera Roberts | 822 |
| Labour | Gerald Grant | 701 |
| Labour | Peter Black | 655 |
| Labour | Mil Williams | 596 |
| UKIP | John Moore | 181 |

### Weaver

Weaver ward (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Ralph Oultram | 1927 |
| Conservative | Lynn Riley | 1668 |
| Conservative | Alan McKie | 1617 |
| Independent | Nora Dolphin | 1109 |
| Independent | Frank Dolphin | 1009 |
| Independent | Doug Shingler | 893 |
| Labour | Brian Jamieson | 622 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ailsa Gaskill-Jones | 621 |
| Labour | Graham Clark | 575 |
| Labour | Eira Bowden | 523 |
| Independent | John Freeman | 453 |
| Liberal Democrats | George England | 341 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hyde | 265 |

### Winsford North and East

Winsford North and East (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Pamela Booher | 993 |
| Labour | Brian Clarke | 971 |
| Labour | Donald Beckett | 955 |
| Conservative | Jon Jones | 894 |
| Conservative | Frank Middleton | 849 |
| Conservative | Saundra Middleton | 828 |
| Liberal Democrats | Des Worthington | 793 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pete Gannon | 747 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bev Theron | 687 |

### Winsford South and West

Winsford South and West (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Barton | 1211 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charlie Parkinson | 1152 |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Gaskill | 1137 |
| Conservative | Ann Lacey | 840 |
| Conservative | Bill Hall | 834 |
| Conservative | Deborah Deynem | 655 |
| Labour | Tom Blackmore | 581 |
| Labour | Jill McQuaid | 552 |
| Labour | Derek Wright | 515 |
| BNP | Philip Williams | 351 |