2023 Cheshire West and Chester Council election

Main article: 2023 United Kingdom local elections
Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2023
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All 70 seats on Cheshire West and Chester Council
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.1%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Louise Gittins Margaret Parker
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Leader since 10 May 2019[2] 9 May 2019[3]
Leader's seat Little Neston Gowy Rural
Last election 35 seats, 36.74% 28 seats, 39.17% 4 seats, 5.81%
Seats before 33 28 6
Seats won 39 23 5
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 5 Decrease 1
Popular vote 69,841 51,969 11,140
Percentage 42.55% 31.66% 6.79%
Swing Increase 5.81 pp Decrease 7.51 pp Increase 0.98 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Leader Paul Bowers[a] Paul Roberts[4][5]
Party Green Liberal Democrats
Leader since 2 May 2019
Leader's seat Helsby
(stood in Tarvin & Kelsall this time) 		Farndon
(defeated)
Last election 1 seat, 5.35% 2 seats, 12.25%
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 9,192 21,092
Percentage 5.6% 12.85%
Swing Increase 0.25 pp Increase 0.6 pp
Result by wards
Leader before election

Louise Gittins
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Louise Gittins
Labour

The 2023 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections, including contested elections in the civil parishes of Broxton, Dutton, Great Boughton[b], Mouldsworth and Tarporley and the towns of Frodsham[c], Northwich[d] and Winsford.[6]

The council had been under no overall control prior to the election, being run by a Labour minority administration. Labour won a majority on the council at this election, taking 39 of the 70 seats.[7]

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  2. ^ Holmes, David (10 May 2019). "Louise Gittins will be next leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council". Cheshire Live. Reach plc. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ Topping, Stephen (9 May 2019). "Cheshire West Conservative group leader Cllr Lynn Riley resigns". Northwich & Winsford Guardian. Newsquest. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Cheshire West and Chester Council elections 2023 – Farndon candidates". www.so-counties.co.uk. So Counties. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Local Team". www.eddisburyandweavervaleliberaldemocrats.focusteam.org.uk. Eddisbury and Weaver Vale Liberal Democrats. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference May 2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Labour celebrates council victories and seat gains across Cheshire". BBC News. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.


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