Macclesfield Borough Council elections
One third of Macclesfield Borough Council was elected each year, followed by one year without election. In 2009, Macclesfield Borough Council ceased to exist along with Cheshire County Council and was replaced by the Cheshire East Council Unitary authority.
Political control
No overall control 1973 – 1976
Conservative 1976 – 2009
Council elections
By-election results
North East By-Election 20 June 1996 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
1,278 |
50.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
|
1,008 |
39.8 |
|
|
Labour |
|
245 |
9.7 |
|
Majority |
270 |
10.7 |
|
Turnout |
2,531 |
37.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat |
|
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 Democrat |
|
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 Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Morley and Styal By-Election 5 April 2001 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
857 |
59.6 |
+12.6 |
|
Conservative |
|
580 |
40.4 |
+2.8 |
Majority |
277 |
19.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,437 |
36.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat |
|
321 |
14.9 |
+0.4 |
Majority |
752 |
35.0 |
|
Turnout |
2,149 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bollington West By-Election 31 July 2003 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
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 Democrat gain from Conservative |
Swing |
|
|
Hurdsfield By-Election 27 November 2003 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
|
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 Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Knutsford Nether By-Election 16 September 2004 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Vivien Davies |
385 |
61.1 |
-8.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Moss |
199 |
31.6 |
+12.6 |
|
Labour |
|
46 |
7.3 |
-4.6 |
Majority |
186 |
29.5 |
|
Turnout |
630 |
30.4 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Plumley By-Election 5 May 2005 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Edward Fisher |
789 |
63.3 |
-25.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Heulwen Barlow |
329 |
26.4 |
+26.4 |
|
Labour |
Laurences Hobday |
129 |
10.3 |
-0.8 |
Majority |
460 |
36.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,247 |
65.3 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Prestbury By-Election 26 January 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Nicholas Stratford |
950 |
89.5 |
+89.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anne Goddard |
112 |
10.5 |
-26.5 |
Majority |
838 |
79.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,062 |
25.0 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Hurdsfield By-Election 20 July 2006 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Enid Tomlinson |
500 |
58.2 |
+5.2 |
|
Labour |
Simon Truss |
178 |
20.7 |
-3.9 |
|
Conservative |
Matthew Davies |
82 |
9.6 |
-12.8 |
|
Independent |
Fred Grundy |
53 |
6.2 |
+6.2 |
|
Green |
John Knight |
45 |
5.2 |
+5.2 |
Majority |
322 |
37.5 |
|
Turnout |
858 |
25.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
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