# 2007 Macclesfield Borough Council election

Elections to Macclesfield Borough Council in England were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party kept overall control of the council with a majority of 16 seats. Overall turnout was 35.9%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 38
* Liberal Democrat 12
* Labour 6
* Handforth Ratepayers 2
* Independents 2

## Results

Macclesfield Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 60.0 | 54.0 | 15,401 | -2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25.0 | 18.8 | 5,353 | +4.1 |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 4,836 | -1.8 |
| Handforth Ratepayers | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 1,039 | -0.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 655 | -0.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 191 | New |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 1,037 | +0.4 |

## Ward results

Dean Row ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jim Crockatt | 1,122 | 67.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Toombs | 547 | 32.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 41.07 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Disley and Lyme Handley ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Pattison | 1,182 | 75.0 | +20.1 |
| | Labour | Catherine Birchall | 395 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 43.22 | +0.62 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Fulshaw ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Mowat | 1,010 | 66.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Baker | 296 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Norman | 216 | 14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | 39.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Handforth ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Barton | 1,110 | 44.6 | +1.5 |
| | Handforth Ratepayers | David Pincombe | 1,039 | 41.7 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Ashley Pettifer | 340 | 13.7 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,489 | 38.94 | +2.67 |
| | Conservative gain from Handforth Ratepayers | Conservative gain from Handforth Ratepayers | Swing | | |
Hough ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rod Menlove | 1,077 | 67.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Duncalf | 397 | 24.7 |
| | Labour | Jon Kelly | 133 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 680 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,607 | 40.56 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Knutsford Bexton ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Walton | 693 | 72.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Barlow | 189 | 19.6 |
| | Labour | Tony Sutherland | 81 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 963 | 45.76 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Knutsford Nether ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vivien Davies | 514 | 66.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Barlow | 139 | 18.1 |
| | Labour | Laurie Burton | 115 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 768 | 36.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Knutsford Norbury Booths ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joan Fairhurst | 743 | 85.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Thomson | 130 | 14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 873 | 40.53 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Knutsford Over ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wilson Hamman | 859 | 68.6 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Brian Daulby | 394 | 31.4 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,253 | 31.90 | +0.65 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Macclesfield Bollinbrook ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ainsley Arnold | 830 | 51.7 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Karen Miles | 611 | 38.1 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher McDermott | 163 | 10.2 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 35.66 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Macclesfield Broken Cross ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Hardy | 598 | 47.8 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilcox | 476 | 38.0 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | David Pemberton | 178 | 14.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,252 | 29.64 | +1.43 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Macclesfield Central ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Jackson | 543 | 46.9 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Stratford | 335 | 28.9 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Dougal Hare | 280 | 24.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | 25.39 | +0.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Macclesfield East ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Broadhurst | 677 | 45.3 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Cook | 456 | 30.5 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Simon Truss | 228 | 15.3 | +1.6 |
| | Green | Lindy Brett | 132 | 8.8 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | 35.38 | +2.05 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Macclesfield Hurdsfield ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Tomlinson | 458 | 52.8 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Davies | 244 | 28.1 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | John Evans | 166 | 19.1 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 868 | 25.14 | +0.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Macclesfield Ivy ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Gilliland | 1,055 | 74.1 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Sandra Edwards | 368 | 25.9 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | 34.81 | −0.08 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Macclesfield South ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Puddicombe | 484 | 44.6 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Smetham | 442 | 40.7 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Stephen Flinn | 160 | 14.7 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,089 | 25.27 | +2.59 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Macclesfield Tytherington ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | James Nicholas | 1,037 | 48.0 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Matt Davies | 995 | 46.1 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | David Brown | 127 | 5.9 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,159 | 46.70 | +6.34 |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Macclesfield West ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alift Harewood | 573 | 61.3 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Val Lipworth | 361 | 38.7 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 934 | 24.57 | −0.05 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Morley & Styal ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Shepherd | 949 | 53.0 |
| | Conservative | John Fraser | 842 | 47.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,791 | 47.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Poynton Central ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Barber | 1,152 | 56.9 | −20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher James | 395 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | Judith Elderkin | 202 | 10.0 | −13.1 |
| | UKIP | Richard Simpson | 191 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Green | John Knight | 83 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 757 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | 35.81 | +4.05 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |