Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2007
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
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 Democrat |
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 |
+0.7% |
|
Independent |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
1,037 |
+0.4% |
Ward results
Dean Row ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jim Crockatt |
1,122 |
67.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Toombs |
547 |
32.8 |
|
Majority |
575 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,669 |
41.07 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Disley and Lyme Handley ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jackie Pattison |
1,182 |
75.0 |
+20.1 |
|
Labour |
Catherine Birchall |
395 |
25.0 |
+25.0 |
Majority |
787 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,577 |
43.22 |
+0.62 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Handforth ward results |
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 |
71 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,489 |
38.94 |
+2.67 |
|
Conservative gain from Handforth Ratepayers |
Swing |
|
|
Knutsford Bexton ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
George Walton |
693 |
72.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ann Barlow |
189 |
19.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Tony Sutherland |
81 |
8.4 |
|
Majority |
504 |
|
|
Turnout |
963 |
45.76 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Knutsford Nether ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Vivien Davies |
514 |
66.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Barlow |
139 |
18.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Laurie Burton |
115 |
15.0 |
|
Majority |
375 |
|
|
Turnout |
768 |
36.51 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Bollinbrook ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ainsley Arnold |
830 |
51.7 |
+8.1 |
|
Conservative |
Karen Miles |
611 |
38.1 |
-3.8 |
|
Labour |
Christopher McDermott |
163 |
10.2 |
-4.2 |
Majority |
219 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,604 |
35.66 |
+3.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Broken Cross ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Martin Hardy |
598 |
47.8 |
+5.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Wilcox |
476 |
38.0 |
-5.6 |
|
Labour |
David Pemberton |
178 |
14.2 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
122 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,252 |
29.64 |
+1.43 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Central ward results |
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 |
208 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,158 |
25.39 |
+0.91 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield East ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
221 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,493 |
35.38 |
+2.05 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Hurdsfield ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Tomlinson |
458 |
52.8 |
-0.2 |
|
Conservative |
Ian Davies |
244 |
28.1 |
+5.7 |
|
Labour |
John Evans |
166 |
19.1 |
-5.5 |
Majority |
214 |
|
|
Turnout |
868 |
25.14 |
+0.23 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield South ward results |
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 |
42 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,089 |
25.27 |
+2.59 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Tytherington ward results |
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 |
42 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,159 |
46.70 |
+6.34 |
|
Independent gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield West ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alift Harewood |
573 |
61.3 |
+2.7 |
|
Conservative |
Val Lipworth |
361 |
38.7 |
-2.7 |
Majority |
212 |
|
|
Turnout |
934 |
24.57 |
-0.05 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Morley & Styal ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Colin Shepherd |
949 |
53.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
John Fraser |
842 |
47.0 |
|
Majority |
107 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,791 |
47.97 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Poynton Central ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Barber |
1,152 |
56.9 |
-20.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 |
757 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,023 |
35.81 |
+4.05 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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