Macclesfield local elections

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

[edit] Political control

Conservative 1976 - present

Macclesfield Council election, 1998

Macclesfield Council election, 1999

Macclesfield Council election, 2000

Macclesfield Council election, 2002

Macclesfield Council election, 2003

Macclesfield Council election, 2004

Prestbury By-Election 12 September 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		967	78.8
	Liberal Democrat		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 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

Pornton Central By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,621	45.5	-8.5
	Liberal Democrat		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 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

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