# Cheshire East Council elections

Cheshire East Council elections are held every four years. Cheshire East Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2011, 82 councillors have been elected from 52 wards.

## Council elections

* 2008 Cheshire East Council election
* 2011 Cheshire East Council election (new ward boundaries)
* 2015 Cheshire East Council election
* 2019 Cheshire East Council election
* 2023 Cheshire East Council election

## District result maps

* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-elections
### 2008-2011

Knutsford By-Election 9 October 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Wilkinson | 1,679 | 59.7 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Aldhouse | 817 | 29.0 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Laurie Burton | 318 | 11.3 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 30.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | 28.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cholmondeley By-Election 19 November 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilfred Davies | 1,764 | 77.6 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Halson | 508 | 22.4 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,256 | 55.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,272 | 19.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Alderley By-Election 30 September 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Lloyd | 1,647 | 67.9 | +16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Oliver Romain | 779 | 32.1 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | 35.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Macclesfield Hurdsfield By-Election 25 April 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Carter | 341 | 36.7 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Broadhead | 239 | 25.8 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Alastair Kennedy | 168 | 18.1 | −8.5 |
| | UKIP | David Lonsdale | 132 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Green | John Knight | 48 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 928 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Crewe West By-Election 13 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Hickson | 720 | 49.9 | −6.6 |
| | UKIP | Richard Lee | 387 | 26.8 | +26.8 |
| | Independent | Chris Curran | 159 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Chris Waling | 122 | 8.5 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Icke | 55 | 3.8 | −14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 23.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,443 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Congleton East by-election, 29 October 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoff Baggott | 700 | 36.5 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Murphy | 542 | 28.3 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Boston | 409 | 21.3 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | Dawn Allen | 266 | 13.9 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,917 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bollington by-election, 16 February 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bollington First | James Nicholas | 939 | 50.6 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Bolton | 319 | 17.2 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Rob Vernon | 239 | 12.9 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam al-Hamdani | 198 | 10.7 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Richard Purslow | 162 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 33.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,857 | | |
| | Bollington First gain from Conservative | Bollington First gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Crewe East by-election, 5 October 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joy Bratherton | 1,174 | 60.7 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Mary Addison | 542 | 28.0 | +6.2 |
| | UKIP | Eddie Ankers | 158 | 8.2 | −14.7 |
| | Green | Melanie English | 59 | 3.1 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 32.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,933 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bunbury by-election, 22 March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Green | 663 | 53.3 | −16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Jones | 342 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
| | Labour | Jake Lomax | 178 | 14.3 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Mark Sharkey | 60 | 4.8 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,243 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Crewe South by-election, 27 February 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Laura Smith | 854 | 54.0 |
| | Conservative | Martin Deakin | 566 | 35.8 |
| | Green | Richard McCarthy | 69 | 4.4 |
| | Independent | Roy Cartlidge | 67 | 4.2 |
| | Independent | Brian Silvester | 34 | 2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 18.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,580 | 20.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Crewe West by-election, 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Connor Naismith | 724 | 42.3 | −19.9 |
| | Conservative | Teja Vaddala | 539 | 31.5 | +7.5 |
| | Crewe First | Brian George Silvester | 184 | 10.7 | new |
| | Green | Melanie Ruth English | 126 | 7.4 | new |
| | Independent | Roy Cartlidge | 72 | 4.2 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul James Weaver | 55 | 3.2 | new |
| | Workers Party | Chris McGrane | 13 | 0.8 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1723 | 22.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.7 | |
Wilmslow Dean Row by-election, 2 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents of Wilmslow | Lata Anderson | 447 | 43.3 | −18.7 |
| | Conservative | Frank McCarthy | 354 | 40.2 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Birgitta Hoffmann | 46 | 5.2 | new |
| | Green | James Andrew Booth | 34 | 3.9 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 881 | 22.5 | |
| | Residents of Wilmslow hold | Residents of Wilmslow hold | Swing | -14.2 | |

### 2023-2027

Crewe Central by-election, 8 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Morris | 335 | 43.3 | +19.8 |
| | Labour | Kim Jamson | 277 | 35.8 | −18.9 |
| | Putting Crewe First | Brian Silvester | 128 | 16.5 | +1.2 |
| | Women's Equality | Vicky Pulman | 22 | 2.8 | new |
| | Green | Te Ata Browne | 12 | 1.6 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 774 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Crewe West by-election, 5 September 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ben Wye | 553 | 43.4 |
| | Reform UK | Nick Goulding | 333 | 26.1 |
| | Conservative | David Simcox | 217 | 17.0 |
| | Putting Crewe First | Brian Silvester | 109 | 8.5 |
| | Green | Melanie English | 63 | 4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,275 | 16.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |