Cheshire East Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North West · 82 seats in 52 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Cheshire East Council is run by a Labour / Independent coalition. The council has 82 councillors in 52 wards. Seats by party: Conservative 32, Labour 28, Other 19, Reform 1, Lib Dem 1, Green 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour / Independent Coalition

82 seats - 42 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 28Conservative 32Lib Dem 1Green 1Other 19

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +3 Reform +1 Green +1 Conservative −1 Lib Dem −1 Labour −3

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (82 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Conservative32.4%33

Labour27.3%31

Other22.2%16

Lib Dem9.5%2

Green8.5%0

Reform0.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 82 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Conservative 32

10 short of the 42 needed for a majority

Closest result

Bollington

Labour won the last seat by 16 votes over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Macclesfield Central

Green gain from Labour, 20 November 2025 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

6 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

51%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 52 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alderley Edge Craig Browne	4 May 2023 Alderley Edge First 79.0% lead 64.9 pts
Alsager Brian Drake, Reg Kain, Rod Fletcher	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 35.0% lead 6.9 pts
Audlem Rachel Bailey	4 May 2023 Conservative 64.2% lead 28.4 pts
Bollington Ken Edwards, John Place	4 May 2023 Labour 30.8% lead 8.6 pts
Brereton Rural John Wray	4 May 2023 Conservative 42.1% lead 10.7 pts
Broken Cross and Upton Judy Snowball, Rob Vernon	4 May 2023 Labour 59.3% lead 18.6 pts
Bunbury Becky Posnett	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.9% lead 3.8 pts
Chelford Anthony Harrison	4 May 2023 Conservative 66.0% lead 46.1 pts
Congleton East David Brown, Sally Holland, Rob Moreton	4 May 2023 Independent 18.2% lead 0.4 pts
Congleton West Heather Seddon, Emma Hall, George Hayes	4 May 2023 Conservative 17.8% lead 0.4 pts
Crewe Central Roger Morris	4 May 2023 Labour 54.7% lead 31.3 pts
Crewe East Jill Rhodes, Hazel Faddes, Martin Edwards	4 May 2023 Labour 48.7% lead 25.0 pts
Crewe North Joy Bratherton	4 May 2023 Labour 51.8% lead 16.0 pts
Crewe South Laura Smith, Dawn Clark	4 May 2023 Labour 60.6% lead 39.7 pts
Crewe St Barnabas James Pratt	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.5% lead 11.7 pts
Crewe West Marilyn Houston, Ben Wye	4 May 2023 Labour 61.9% lead 41.5 pts
Dane Valley Andrew Kolker, Russell Chadwick	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.7% lead 13.5 pts
Disley Sue Adams	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.6% lead 22.5 pts
Gawsworth Lesley Smetham	4 May 2023 Conservative 63.3% lead 48.0 pts
Handforth Julie Smith, John Smith	4 May 2023 Independent 36.6% lead 4.3 pts
Haslington Alison Heler, Steven Edgar	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.9% lead 8.1 pts
High Legh Kate Hague	4 May 2023 Conservative 63.0% lead 30.2 pts
Knutsford Stewart Gardiner, Peter Coan, Tony Dean	4 May 2023 Conservative 28.5% lead 6.1 pts
Leighton Clair Chapman	4 May 2023 Labour 36.7% lead 3.6 pts
Macclesfield Central John Knight, Liz Braithwaite	4 May 2023 Labour 54.2% lead 32.1 pts
Macclesfield East Mick Warren	4 May 2023 Independent 58.9% lead 37.1 pts
Macclesfield Hurdsfield Sarah Bennett-Wake	4 May 2023 Labour 69.2% lead 50.5 pts
Macclesfield South Brian Puddicombe, Fiona Wilson	4 May 2023 Labour 40.2% lead 18.1 pts
Macclesfield Tytherington Emma Gilman, David Edwardes	4 May 2023 Tytherington Ward Independents 44.6% lead 18.0 pts
Macclesfield West and Ivy Nick Mannion, Mary Brooks	4 May 2023 Labour 67.8% lead 35.6 pts
Middlewich Carol Bulman, Garnet Marshall, John Bird	4 May 2023 Labour 23.0% lead 0.1 pts
Mobberley Hannah Moss	4 May 2023 Conservative 73.0% lead 56.1 pts
Nantwich North and West Anna Burton, Arthur Moran	4 May 2023 Labour 31.6% lead 9.7 pts
Nantwich South and Stapeley John Priest, Geoff Smith	4 May 2023 Labour 51.5% lead 3.0 pts
Odd Rode Liz Wardlaw, Patrick Redstone	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.1% lead 12.2 pts
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley Jos Saunders, Hayley Whitaker	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.1% lead 18.0 pts
Poynton West and Adlington Mike Sewart, Michael Beanland	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.0% lead 18.3 pts
Prestbury Thelma Jackson	4 May 2023 Conservative 74.4% lead 48.8 pts
Sandbach Elworth Nicola Cook	4 May 2023 Independent 43.0% lead 6.1 pts
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock Laura Crane	4 May 2023 Labour 53.8% lead 20.3 pts
Sandbach Heath and East Sam Corcoran	4 May 2023 Labour 40.8% lead 10.1 pts
Sandbach Town Mike Muldoon	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.6% lead 6.0 pts
Shavington Linda Buchanan	4 May 2023 Labour 40.8% lead 6.2 pts
Sutton Chris O'Leary	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.5% lead 24.6 pts
Willaston and Rope Allen Gage	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.1% lead 18.5 pts
Wilmslow Dean Row Lata Anderson	4 May 2023 Residents of Wilmslow 53.4% lead 16.8 pts
Wilmslow East David Jefferay	4 May 2023 Residents of Wilmslow 64.0% lead 34.5 pts
Wilmslow Lacey Green Khumi Burton	4 May 2023 Residents of Wilmslow 47.5% lead 9.3 pts
Wilmslow West and Chorley Michael Gorman, Mark Goldsmith	4 May 2023 Residents of Wilmslow 45.3% lead 16.9 pts
Wistaston Alan Coiley, Margaret Simon	4 May 2023 Labour 46.1% lead 3.2 pts
Wrenbury James Pearson	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.7% lead 14.2 pts
Wybunbury Janet Clowes	4 May 2023 Conservative 70.5% lead 50.2 pts

Alderley Edge

Craig Browne Alderley Edge First

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Alderley Edge First79.0%

Conservative14.1%

Green6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Craig Browne Elected	Alderley Edge First	1,095	79.0%
Carl Curran	Conservative	195	14.1%
Emma Lena Katerine Boxer	Green	96	6.9%

Alsager

Brian Drake LabourReg Kain ReformRod Fletcher Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem35.0%

Labour28.1%

Conservative22.6%

Green14.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rod Fletcher Elected	Lib Dem	1,653
Brian Thomas Drake Elected	Labour	1,326
Reg Kain Elected	Lib Dem	1,281
Michael Unett	Labour	1,210
Wendy Whittaker-Large	Conservative	1,068
Sam Mitchell Worthington	Conservative	845
Hilary Jean Robinson	Green	679
Rich McCarthy	Green	653

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Audlem

Rachel Bailey Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative64.2%

Lib Dem35.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachel Bailey Elected	Conservative	1,023	64.2%
John Phillips	Lib Dem	570	35.8%

Bollington

John Place LabourKen Edwards Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour30.8%

Conservative22.2%

BollingtonFirst20.1%

Lib Dem17.5%

Green9.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ken Edwards Elected	Labour	992
John William Place Elected	Labour	730
Jon Weston	Conservative	714
Amanda Stott	BollingtonFirst	646
Johanna Maitland	Lib Dem	562
James Nicholas	BollingtonFirst	549
John Graham Forbes Withers	Conservative	535
Jennifer Lesley Allen	Green	302
Liam Daniel Bergin	Green	163

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brereton Rural

John Wray Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative42.1%

Lib Dem31.4%

Labour26.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Wray Elected	Conservative	841	42.1%
Robert Julian Douglas	Lib Dem	627	31.4%
Mark Gary Clifford Mitchell	Labour	529	26.5%

Broken Cross and Upton

Judy Snowball LabourRob Vernon Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour59.3%

Conservative40.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rob Vernon Elected	Labour	1,301
Judy Snowball Elected	Labour	1,248
Gareth Jones	Conservative	894
Uche John	Conservative	854

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bunbury

Becky Posnett Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative51.9%

Lib Dem48.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rebecca Posnett Elected	Conservative	912	51.9%
Jonathan James Bill	Lib Dem	846	48.1%

Chelford

Anthony Harrison Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative66.0%

Lib Dem19.9%

Green14.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anthony Harrison Elected	Conservative	913	66.0%
Nicola Jane Standitch	Lib Dem	275	19.9%
Nick Paul Speakman	Green	196	14.2%

Congleton East

David Brown ConservativeRob Moreton IndependentSally Holland Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent18.2%

Conservative17.8%

Women's Equality Party15.6%

Labour12.3%

Independent11.2%

Green10.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rob Moreton Elected	Independent	1,322
Sally Anne Holland Elected	Conservative	1,297
Dave Brown Elected	Conservative	1,151
Kay Wesley	Women's Equality Party	1,132
Glen Samuel Williams	Conservative	955
Sarah Russell	Labour	895
Heather Anne Pearce	Independent	813
Lisa Natalie Miller	Green	760
Dennis Murphy	Lib Dem	605
Paul Michael Duffy	Lib Dem	451
Martin Thomas Edward Amies	Independent	448

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Congleton West

Emma Hall ConservativeGeorge Hayes ConservativeHeather Seddon Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative17.8%

Labour17.4%

Lib Dem15.8%

Independent15.8%

Independent14.9%

Green9.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Louise Hall Elected	Conservative	1,207
George Hayes Elected	Conservative	1,183
Heather Seddon Elected	Labour	1,179
Amanda Marjorie Martin	Conservative	1,080
Suzy Firkin	Lib Dem	1,069
Suzie Akers Smith	Independent	1,066
Mark Edwardson	Independent	1,005
Robert Philip Hemsley	Lib Dem	764
Olga Whitmore	Green	671
Mark Frederick Hill	Independent	565

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Crewe Central

Roger Morris Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour54.7%

Conservative23.4%

Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.15.4%

Reform6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anthony Jack Critchley Elected	Labour	448	54.7%
Christopher Alan Waling	Conservative	192	23.4%
Ireneusz Kryczka	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	126	15.4%
Matt Wood	Reform	53	6.5%

Last by-election, 8 February 2024

Conservative43.3%

Labour35.8%

Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.16.5%

Women's Equality Party2.8%

Green1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roger Morris Elected	Conservative	335	43.3%
Kim Jamson	Labour	277	35.8%
Brian George Silvester	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	128	16.5%
Vicky Pulman	Women's Equality Party	22	2.8%
Te Ata Browne	Green	12	1.6%

Crewe East

Hazel Faddes LabourJill Rhodes LabourMartin Edwards Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour48.7%

Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.23.7%

Conservative16.2%

Green11.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hazel Faddes Elected	Labour	1,329
Martin Hugh Edwards Elected	Labour	1,199
Jill Rhodes Elected	Labour	1,168
Richard Edward Ford	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	646
Jackie Barthelmes	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	601
Helen Victoria Elliott	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	590
Jonathan Ford Bebbington	Conservative	442
Carol Groves	Conservative	408
Peter Hargreaves	Conservative	386
Melanie Ruth English	Green	314
Ian Richard Mumford	Green	223
Gareth Woods	Green	166

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Crewe North

Joy Bratherton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour51.8%

Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.35.8%

Conservative12.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joy Bratherton Elected	Labour	483	51.8%
Brian George Silvester	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	334	35.8%
Daniel Hayden Hill	Conservative	116	12.4%

Crewe South

Dawn Clark LabourLaura Smith Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour60.6%

Conservative20.9%

Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.18.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Laura Smith Elected	Labour	1,026
Dawn Ann Clark Elected	Labour	1,011
Ryan Joseph Moore	Conservative	353
Tom Maguire	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	314
Adam Boulton-Rawlinson	Conservative	299
Toni Mortimer	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	263

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Crewe St Barnabas

James Pratt Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative49.5%

Labour37.8%

Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.12.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Lewis Pratt Elected	Conservative	348	49.5%
Sally Elizabeth Handley	Labour	266	37.8%
Geoff Palin	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	89	12.7%

Crewe West

Ben Wye LabourMarilyn Houston Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour61.9%

Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.20.4%

Conservative17.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Marilyn Houston Elected	Labour	965
Connor Naismith Elected	Labour	911
Stephen John Michael Macallan	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	318
Craig Daniel Porter	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	299
Daniel Thomas Bull	Conservative	277
Jacquie Weatherill	Conservative	277

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 5 September 2024

Labour43.4%

Reform26.1%

Conservative17.0%

Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.8.5%

Green4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben Wye Elected	Labour	553	43.4%
Nick Goulding	Reform	333	26.1%
David Mark Simcox	Conservative	217	17.0%
Brian George Silvester	Putting Crewe First, Independent Residents Group.	109	8.5%
Melanie Ruth English	Green	63	4.9%

Dane Valley

Andrew Kolker ConservativeRussell Chadwick Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative39.7%

Lib Dem26.2%

Labour18.6%

Green15.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andrew Kolker Elected	Conservative	1,616
Russell George Chadwick Elected	Conservative	1,394
Diane Elizabeth Tams	Lib Dem	1,065
Craig Francis Hynes	Labour	756
Martin Wood	Green	631
Robert Michael St. John Green	Green	271

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Disley

Sue Adams Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative56.6%

Labour34.1%

Independent9.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sue Adams Elected	Conservative	886	56.6%
Nell Carter	Labour	533	34.1%
Paul Moss	Independent	145	9.3%

Gawsworth

Lesley Smetham Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative63.3%

Labour15.3%

Lib Dem13.5%

Green7.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lesley Smetham Elected	Conservative	843	63.3%
Sam Hale	Labour	204	15.3%
Eleanor Charlotte Anne Hall	Lib Dem	180	13.5%
Andrew Roger Wheatstone	Green	104	7.8%

Handforth

John Smith IndependentJulie Smith Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent36.6%

Independent32.3%

Labour16.6%

Conservative7.7%

Lib Dem6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julie Anne Smith Elected	Independent	1,474
John Michael Smith Elected	Independent	1,300
Ribia Nisa	Labour	668
Simon Glynn Hutchence	Conservative	312
Matthew Kirkland Robertson	Conservative	291
James Andrew Earl	Lib Dem	273

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Haslington

Alison Heler ConservativeSteven Edgar Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative46.9%

Labour38.8%

Green14.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Edgar Elected	Conservative	1,240
Alison Clair Heler Elected	Conservative	1,149
Simon Carl Richards	Labour	1,027
Jamie Messent	Labour	943
Te Ata Browne	Green	379

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

High Legh

Kate Hague Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative63.0%

Lib Dem32.8%

The Official Monster Raving Loony Party4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kate Hague Elected	Conservative	865	63.0%
Chris Fortune	Lib Dem	451	32.8%
Andy Sheik El Wright'O	The Official Monster Raving Loony Party	57	4.2%

Knutsford

Peter Coan ConservativeStewart Gardiner ConservativeTony Dean Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative28.5%

Labour22.4%

Green18.1%

Independent11.7%

Lib Dem10.7%

Independent8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stewart Anthony Gardiner Elected	Conservative	1,716
Tony Dean Elected	Conservative	1,672
Peter Coan Elected	Conservative	1,662
Sue Addison	Labour	1,348
Amanda Jane Iremonger	Green	1,090
Kevin James Harkin	Labour	963
April Laura Johnson	Independent	708
Adrian Stephen Cardwell	Lib Dem	645
Rex Edward Mears	Independent	519

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Leighton

Clair Chapman Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour36.7%

Independent33.1%

Conservative30.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Clair Chapman Elected	Labour	456	36.7%
Jim Weir	Independent	412	33.1%
Teja Vaddala	Conservative	375	30.2%

Macclesfield Central

John Knight GreenLiz Braithwaite Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour54.2%

Green22.1%

Conservative13.7%

Lib Dem10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Liz Braithwaite Elected	Labour	1,368
Ashley Philip Kenneth Farrall Elected	Labour	1,102
John Anthony Knight	Green	558
Abhishika Srivastav	Conservative	345
Jessica Bryony Beaumont	Conservative	328
Stephen Laurence Broadhead	Lib Dem	251

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 20 November 2025

Green41.8%

Labour28.6%

Reform15.8%

Conservative9.1%

Equality Party2.5%

Lib Dem2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Anthony Knight Elected	Green	750	41.8%
James Barber-Chadwick	Labour	513	28.6%
Alan Miles	Reform	283	15.8%
Beverley Anne Dooley	Conservative	164	9.1%
Kim Slater	Equality Party	45	2.5%
Stephen Laurence Broadhead	Lib Dem	40	2.2%

Macclesfield East

Mick Warren Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent58.9%

Labour21.8%

Conservative9.0%

Green8.3%

Lib Dem2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mick Warren Elected	Independent	789	58.9%
Terry Bell	Labour	292	21.8%
Nick Taylor	Conservative	120	9.0%
Lindy Brett	Green	111	8.3%
Christopher John Lovell	Lib Dem	28	2.1%

Macclesfield Hurdsfield

Sarah Bennett-Wake Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour69.2%

Lib Dem18.7%

Conservative12.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sarah Ann Bennett-Wake Elected	Labour	640	69.2%
Steve Broadhurst	Lib Dem	173	18.7%
Barrie Malpas	Conservative	112	12.1%

Macclesfield South

Brian Puddicombe LabourFiona Wilson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour40.2%

Independent22.1%

Conservative13.5%

Independent12.8%

Green11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Fiona Wilson Elected	Labour	916
Brian Mark Puddicombe Elected	Labour	868
Andy Oldfield	Independent	504
David Philip Dooley	Conservative	308
Joyce Beasley	Conservative	293
Eddie Murphy	Independent	292
John Peckham	Green	258

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Macclesfield Tytherington

David Edwardes Tytherington Ward IndependentsEmma Gilman Tytherington Ward Independents

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Tytherington Ward Independents44.6%

Conservative26.6%

Labour18.3%

Green10.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Edwardes Elected	Tytherington Ward Independents	1,472
Emma Louise Gilman Elected	Tytherington Ward Independents	1,117
Beverley Anne Dooley	Conservative	878
John Le Moignan	Conservative	755
John Edward Bowden	Labour	606
David Mayers	Green	347
Walter Houston	Green	192

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Macclesfield West and Ivy

Mary Brooks LabourNick Mannion Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour67.8%

Conservative32.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nicholas Peter Mannion Elected	Labour	1,176
Mary Geraldine Brooks Elected	Labour	1,061
Timothy Swatridge	Conservative	559
Rajeev Rajan	Conservative	511

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Middlewich

Carol Bulman LabourGarnet Marshall IndependentJohn Bird Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour23.0%

Independent22.9%

Independent22.8%

Conservative17.2%

Green14.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carol Bulman Elected	Labour	1,088
Garnet Marshall Elected	Independent	1,084
John Malcolm Bird Elected	Independent	1,078
Mike Hunter	Labour	1,036
Jonathan Parry	Labour	1,030
Paul Edwards	Conservative	811
David Harrop	Conservative	782
Cerys Jones	Green	667
Robert Geoffrey Brittain	Conservative	619

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Mobberley

Hannah Moss Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative73.0%

Labour16.9%

Lib Dem10.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hannah Jane Moss Elected	Conservative	884	73.0%
Paul Aubrey Urquhart Thomson	Labour	205	16.9%
Kevin Martin Boyle	Lib Dem	122	10.1%

Nantwich North and West

Anna Burton LabourArthur Moran Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour31.6%

Independent21.9%

Conservative20.6%

Independent16.9%

Green9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anna Burton Elected	Labour	1,109
Arthur Moran Elected	Independent	768
Vicky Higham	Conservative	724
John Statham	Conservative	637
Stuart Robert Bostock	Independent	593
Kim Heyes	Green	317
Tom Levins	Green	182

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Nantwich South and Stapeley

Geoff Smith LabourJohn Priest Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour51.5%

Conservative48.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Geoffrey Kenneth Smith Elected	Labour	1,483
John Richard Priest Elected	Labour	1,478
Andrew Martin	Conservative	1,395
Peter Groves	Conservative	1,316

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Odd Rode

Liz Wardlaw ConservativePatrick Redstone Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative56.1%

Labour43.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Patrick Redstone Elected	Conservative	1,152
Liz Wardlaw Elected	Conservative	1,131
Ursula Margaret Griffiths	Labour	900
Gareth Robert Lindop	Labour	886

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Poynton East and Pott Shrigley

Hayley Whitaker ConservativeJos Saunders Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative47.1%

Labour29.1%

Green18.2%

Social Democratic Party5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jos Saunders Elected	Conservative	1,310
Hayley Whitaker Elected	Conservative	1,256
Sarah Jill Marshall	Labour	810
Geoff Thompson	Labour	797
James Booth	Green	505
Tim O'Rourke	Social Democratic Party	157

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Poynton West and Adlington

Michael Beanland ConservativeMike Sewart Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative49.0%

Labour30.7%

Green20.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michael Beanland Elected	Conservative	1,432
Mike Sewart Elected	Conservative	1,421
Tony Penny	Labour	898
Amy Victoria House	Labour	829
Kathy Booth	Green	595

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Prestbury

Thelma Jackson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative74.4%

Independent25.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Thelma Jackson Elected	Conservative	980	74.4%
Stuart Michael Redgard	Independent	338	25.6%

Sandbach Elworth

Nicola Cook Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent43.0%

Labour36.9%

Conservative15.2%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nicola Katie Cook Elected	Independent	718	43.0%
Kathryn Anne Flavell	Labour	616	36.9%
Arabella Holland	Conservative	253	15.2%
Callum Arthur Chalmers	Lib Dem	81	4.9%

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

Laura Crane Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour53.8%

Conservative33.5%

Green7.4%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Laura Elisabeth Crane Elected	Labour	715	53.8%
Martin William Deakin	Conservative	445	33.5%
Patricia Jane Lloyd	Green	99	7.4%
Michelle Hough	Lib Dem	71	5.3%

Sandbach Heath and East

Sam Corcoran Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour40.8%

Conservative30.7%

Independent23.4%

Green5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Corcoran Elected	Labour	563	40.8%
Tim Wheatcroft	Conservative	423	30.7%
Dave Poole	Independent	322	23.4%
Peter Joseph Kent	Green	71	5.1%

Sandbach Town

Mike Muldoon Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative45.6%

Labour39.6%

Lib Dem9.3%

Green5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Muldoon Elected	Conservative	688	45.6%
John Colin William Arnold	Labour	598	39.6%
Artie Chalmers	Lib Dem	141	9.3%
Hope Voyce	Green	82	5.4%

Shavington

Linda Buchanan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour40.8%

Independent34.6%

Conservative24.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda Buchanan Elected	Labour	573	40.8%
David Marren	Independent	486	34.6%
Claire Anne Wain	Conservative	345	24.6%

Sutton

Chris O'Leary Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative45.5%

Lib Dem20.9%

Labour18.5%

Green15.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher Paul O'Leary Elected	Conservative	678	45.5%
Trevor Douglas George Priestman	Lib Dem	311	20.9%
Steve Kay	Labour	276	18.5%
Laura Margaret Jones	Green	226	15.2%

Willaston and Rope

Allen Gage Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.1%

Labour35.6%

Green6.8%

Reform3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Allen Gage Elected	Conservative	957	54.1%
Ben Wye	Labour	630	35.6%
Richard John Bennett	Green	120	6.8%
Julie Fousert	Reform	61	3.5%

Wilmslow Dean Row

Lata Anderson Residents of Wilmslow

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Residents of Wilmslow53.4%

Conservative36.6%

Lib Dem10.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lata Anderson Elected	Residents of Wilmslow	703	53.4%
Jack Richard Illingworth	Conservative	481	36.6%
Olivia Walker	Lib Dem	132	10.0%

Wilmslow East

David Jefferay Residents of Wilmslow

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Residents of Wilmslow64.0%

Conservative29.5%

Lib Dem6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Jefferay Elected	Residents of Wilmslow	832	64.0%
John Hartley Duckworth	Conservative	383	29.5%
Sarah Marianne Murphy	Lib Dem	85	6.5%

Wilmslow Lacey Green

Khumi Burton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Residents of Wilmslow47.5%

Conservative38.2%

Lib Dem14.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Hilliard Elected	Residents of Wilmslow	591	47.5%
Don Stockton	Conservative	475	38.2%
Robin James	Lib Dem	177	14.2%

Last by-election, 11 September 2025

Conservative29.8%

Labour24.2%

Reform23.2%

Residents of Wilmslow17.3%

Green5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Khumi Burton Elected	Conservative	370	29.8%
Steve Greaney	Labour	300	24.2%
Nick Goulding	Reform	288	23.2%
Elaine Evans	Residents of Wilmslow	215	17.3%
Amanda Jane Iremonger	Green	67	5.4%

Wilmslow West and Chorley

Mark Goldsmith Residents of WilmslowMichael Gorman Residents of Wilmslow

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Residents of Wilmslow45.3%

Conservative28.4%

Green15.7%

Lib Dem10.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Goldsmith Elected	Residents of Wilmslow	1,560
Michael David Gorman Elected	Residents of Wilmslow	1,457
Barry Estill	Conservative	977
Hannan Amer Sarwar	Conservative	787
Michelle Louise Anderson	Green	539
Gareth George Wilson	Lib Dem	366

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wistaston

Alan Coiley LabourMargaret Simon Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour46.1%

Conservative42.9%

Green11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Coiley Elected	Labour	1,418
Margaret Simon Elected	Conservative	1,321
Kim Jamson	Labour	1,295
Gary John Poole	Conservative	1,120
Claire Wilkinson	Green	340

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wrenbury

James Pearson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative49.7%

Lib Dem35.5%

Green14.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Pearson Elected	Conservative	806	49.7%
Sacha Helen Annie Sandbach	Lib Dem	575	35.5%
Dave Manning	Green	241	14.9%

Wybunbury

Janet Clowes Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative70.5%

Labour20.3%

Lib Dem9.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Janet Clowes Elected	Conservative	1,170	70.5%
Dennis James Straine-Francis	Labour	336	20.3%
Stephen Ford	Lib Dem	153	9.2%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

4 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Alsager	Reg Kain	Lib Dem 2023	Reform
Crewe South	Laura Smith	Labour 2023	Independent
High Legh	Kate Hague	Conservative 2023	Independent
Willaston and Rope	Allen Gage	Conservative 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
20 November 2025	Macclesfield Central	Green gain from Labour	42.0%
11 September 2025	Wilmslow Lacey Green	Conservative gain from Local party	30.0%
5 September 2024	Crewe West	Labour hold	43.4%
10 February 2024	Crewe Central	Conservative gain from Labour	43.3%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Crewe and Nantwich	29%	Labour	Labour 37%
Macclesfield	25%	Labour	Labour 41%
Congleton	21%	Labour	Labour 33%
Tatton	16%	Conservative	Conservative 38%
Chester South and Eddisbury	5%	Conservative	Conservative 36%
Mid Cheshire	4%	Labour	Labour 38%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Cheshire East

398,772 residents in 174,873 households

Voted Leave in 2016

51% 1 below GB

Degree or higher

38% 4 above GB

No qualifications

15% 3 below GB

Own their home

72% 11 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

12% 5 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

25% 6 below GB

Aged 65 and over

27% 5 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.