Cheshire East Unitary Council in England is elected every four years. The council is made up of 81 councillors who are elected from 27 wards.[1]
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Since the first election to the council in 2008 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 2008 - present |
| Knutsford By-Election 9 October 2008[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Steve Wilkinson | 1,679 | 59.7 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Caroline Aldhouse | 817 | 29.0 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Laurie Burton | 318 | 11.3 | -7.2 | |
| Majority | 862 | 30.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,814 | 28.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Cholmondeley By-Election 19 November 2009[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Wilfred Davies | 1,764 | 77.6 | +6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Bryan Halson | 508 | 22.4 | +4.9 | |
| Majority | 1,256 | 55.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,272 | 19.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||