Chester local elections

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One third of Chester Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Conservative 1973 - 1986

No overall control 1986 -

[edit] Council elections

Chester Council election 1998

Chester Council election 1999

Chester Council election 2000

Chester Council election 2002

Chester Council election 2003

Chester Council election 2004

Chester Council election 2006

[edit] By-election results

Vicars Cross By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Holding	1,466	42.5	-8.3
	Labour	Sara Barnsley	1,151	33.3	-0.3
	Conservative	Peter Moore-Dutton	834	24.2	+8.7
Majority			315	9.2
Turnout			3,451
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

College By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		664	74.9	+6.3
	Conservative		120	13.5	-4.6
	Independent		53	6.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats		50	5.6	-2.5
Majority			544	61.4
Turnout			887	16.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Brook By-Election 21 September 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Jordan?	572	55.1	+11.2
	Conservative		401	38.6	-5.6
	Labour		65	6.3	-5.6
Majority			171	16.5
Turnout			1,038	33.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

College By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,150	51.8	-2.8
	Liberal Democrats		570	25.6	+6.0
	Conservative		502	22.6	-3.2
Majority			580	26.2
Turnout			2,222
	Labour hold		Swing

Hoole Groves By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alex Black	886	41.4	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats		811	37.9	-20.2
	Conservative		406	19.1	+7.6
	Independent		35	1.6	+0.7
Majority			75	3.5
Turnout			2,103
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Malpas By-Election 6 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eveleigh Moore-Dutton	482	54.3	-19.5
	Liberal Democrats		405	45.7	+31.4
Majority			77	8.6
Turnout			887	20.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Blacon Hall By-Election 1 August 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Tushingham	592	77.1	+2.3
	Independent		119	15.5	+15.5
	Liberal Democrats		57	7.4	+7.4
Majority			473	61.6
Turnout			768	13.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Blacon Hall By-Election 14 August 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Stainthorp	714	66.2	+0.2
	Conservative	Charles Issac	204	18.9	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats		160	14.8	+8.2
Majority			510	47.3
Turnout			1,078	20.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Boughton By-Election 29 July 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Atkinson	427	44.9	-7.9
	Conservative	Mark Williams	377	39.6	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Crotty (?)	147	15.5	+4.5
Majority			50	5.3
Turnout			951	35.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Blacon Lodge By-Election 18 November 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ethel Price	505	62.9	+4.1
	Conservative	John Burke ?	243	30.3	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats		55	6.8	-10.3
Majority			262	32.6
Turnout			803	21.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Hoole All Saints By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Sullivan	765	51.2	-8.6
	Labour		496	33.2	+10.9
	Conservative		233	15.6	+7.0
Majority			269	18.0
Turnout			1,494	65.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Curzon & Westminster By-Election 27 October 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Max Drury	875	63.8	-1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Stobie	258	18.8	+1.9
	Labour	Alexandra Tate	238	17.4	-0.8
Majority			617	45.0
Turnout			1,371	41.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newton St. Michaels By-Election 26 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Adrian Walmsley	518	41.9	-0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Molly Hale	497	40.2	+8.1
	Labour	Alex Black	197	15.9	-2.9
	Green	Diana Wilderspin-Jones	24	1.9	-5.2
Majority			21	1.7
Turnout			1,236	46.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

[edit] External links

• Chester Council