Macclesfield local elections

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

[edit] Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Macclesfield Council election 1998

Macclesfield Council election 1999

Macclesfield Council election 2000

Macclesfield Council election 2002

Macclesfield Council election 2003

Macclesfield Council election 2004

Macclesfield Council election 2006

Prestbury By-Election 12 September 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		967	78.8
	Liberal Democrats		259	21.1
Majority			708	57.7
Turnout			1,226	28.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Knutsford Over By-Election 4 November 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		478	52.5	+12.3
	Labour		275	30.2	+7.5
	Independent		120	13.2	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats		38	4.2	-7.0
Majority			203	22.3
Turnout			911	21.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Knutsford Bexton By-Election 1 February 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		346	45.9	+11.3
	Conservative		336	44.6	-0.9
	Labour		72	9.5	-10.5
Majority			10	1.3
Turnout			754	34.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Morley and Styal By-Election 5 April 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		857	59.6	+12.6
	Conservative		580	40.4	+2.8
Majority			277	19.2
Turnout			1,437	36.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Macclesfield West By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,290	60.0	+0.8
	Conservative		538	25.0	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats		321	14.9	+0.4
Majority			752	35.0
Turnout			2,149
	Labour hold		Swing

Pornton Central By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,621	45.5	-8.5
	Liberal Democrats		1,187	33.3	-2.0
	Labour		756	21.2	+10.5
Majority			434	12.2
Turnout			3,564
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bollington West By-Election 31 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Sockett	434	62.6	+41.4
	Conservative		162	23.4	-17.4
	Labour		97	14.0	-24.0
Majority			272	39.2
Turnout			693	36.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hurdsfield By-Election 27 November 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		467	56.3	-0.3
	Conservative		212	25.5	+9.0
	Labour		151	18.2	-8.7
Majority			255	30.8
Turnout			830	24.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Knutsford Nether By-Election 16 September 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vivien Davies	385	61.1	-8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Moss	199	31.6	+12.6
	Labour		46	7.3	-4.6
Majority			186	29.5
Turnout			630	30.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Prestbury By-Election 26 January 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Stratford	950	89.5	+89.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Goddard	112	10.5	-26.5
Majority			838	79.0
Turnout			1,062	25.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing