Cheshire West and Chester Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · North West · 70 seats in 45 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run Cheshire West and Chester Council as a minority administration. The council has 70 councillors in 45 wards. Seats by party: Labour 34, Conservative 20, Other 9, Reform 3, Green 3, Lib Dem 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Minority)

70 seats - 36 for a majority

Reform 3Labour 34Conservative 20Lib Dem 1Green 3Other 9

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +4 Reform +3 Green +1 Conservative −3 Labour −5

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (70 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour39.2%39

Conservative28.8%23

Lib Dem12.5%1

Other11.3%5

Green7.9%2

Reform0.3%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 70 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 34

2 short of the 36 needed for a majority

Closest result

Marbury

Conservative won the last seat by 9 votes over Lib Dem, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Weaver & Cuddington

Independent gain from Conservative, 2 July 2026 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

6 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

51%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependent

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 45 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Blacon Carol Gahan, Sheila Little, Alan Smith	4 May 2023 Labour 65.6% lead 50.4 pts
Central & Grange Robert Bisset, Karen Shore	4 May 2023 Labour 75.5% lead 62.1 pts
Chester City & the Garden Quarter Paul Chamberlain, Katrina Kerr, Ben Walker	4 May 2023 Labour 52.4% lead 34.8 pts
Christleton & Huntington Stephen Mosley, Mark Williams	4 May 2023 Conservative 24.4% lead 2.5 pts
Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead Dan Marr, Gaynor Sinar	4 May 2023 Conservative 39.7% lead 9.3 pts
Farndon Adrian Waddelove	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.4% lead 1.3 pts
Frodsham Michael Garvey, Lucy Sumner	4 May 2023 Labour 45.1% lead 11.0 pts
Gowy Rural Graham Heatley, Margaret Parker	4 May 2023 Conservative 37.3% lead 2.5 pts
Great Boughton Elizabeth MacGlashan, Steve Collings	4 May 2023 Labour 45.8% lead 16.0 pts
Handbridge Park Matt Carter, Razia Daniels	4 May 2023 Labour 44.9% lead 2.4 pts
Hartford & Greenbank Martin Loftus, Patricia Parkes	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.8% lead 15.6 pts
Helsby Chris Copeman	4 May 2023 Green 54.3% lead 31.5 pts
Lache Alex Tate	4 May 2023 Labour 62.4% lead 34.0 pts
Ledsham & Manor Peter Wheeler, Christine Warner	4 May 2023 Labour 52.2% lead 26.6 pts
Little Neston Louise Gittins	4 May 2023 Labour 61.4% lead 30.0 pts
Malpas Rachel Williams	4 May 2023 Conservative 57.0% lead 20.7 pts
Marbury Norman Wright, Lynn Gibbon, Phil Marshall	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.3% lead 2.1 pts
Neston Keith Millar	4 May 2023 Labour 67.4% lead 42.7 pts
Netherpool Katie Kendrick	4 May 2023 Labour 69.7% lead 46.1 pts
Newton & Hoole Gill Watson, Richard Beacham, Adam Langan	4 May 2023 Labour 56.8% lead 40.3 pts
Northwich Leftwich Rachel Waterman	4 May 2023 Labour 59.2% lead 29.3 pts
Northwich Winnington & Castle Felicity Davies, Arthur Neil	4 May 2023 Labour 45.1% lead 5.9 pts
Northwich Witton Sam Naylor	4 May 2023 Labour 68.5% lead 46.0 pts
Parkgate Martin Barker	4 May 2023 Independent 53.3% lead 32.5 pts
Rudheath Olwyn Dean	4 May 2023 Labour 48.0% lead 2.6 pts
Sandstone Hugo Deynem	4 May 2023 Conservative 50.9% lead 24.2 pts
Saughall & Mollington Simon Eardley	4 May 2023 Conservative 59.9% lead 27.5 pts
Shakerley Mark Stocks	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.5% lead 22.1 pts
Strawberry Kris Fisher	4 May 2023 Labour 68.6% lead 44.0 pts
Sutton Villages Paul Donovan, Caroline Ellis	4 May 2023 Labour 75.7% lead 58.3 pts
Tarporley Charles Hardy	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.0% lead 2.7 pts
Tarvin & Kelsall Ted Lush, Tom Cooper	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 39.5% lead 3.1 pts
Tattenhall Mike Jones	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.6% lead 11.2 pts
Upton Matt Bryan, Sherin Akhtar	4 May 2023 Labour 47.5% lead 9.5 pts
Weaver & Cuddington Gabrielle Goad, Lynn Stocks, Gillian Edwards	4 May 2023 Independent 42.0% lead 20.3 pts
Westminster Lisa Denson	4 May 2023 Labour 79.5% lead 69.5 pts
Whitby Groves Jimmy Shannon	4 May 2023 Labour 44.0% lead 1.9 pts
Whitby Park John Roach	4 May 2023 Green 52.5% lead 15.2 pts
Willaston & Thornton Sion Roberts	4 May 2023 Conservative 60.9% lead 34.4 pts
Winsford Dene Mandy Clare	4 May 2023 Independent 45.9% lead 9.7 pts
Winsford Gravel Martin Beveridge	4 May 2023 Independent 45.0% lead 6.2 pts
Winsford Over & Verdin Stuart Bingham, Tommy Blackmore, Gina Lewis	4 May 2023 Labour 22.2% lead 3.4 pts
Winsford Swanlow Simon Boone	4 May 2023 Independent 37.8% lead 12.3 pts
Winsford Wharton Nathan Pardoe	4 May 2023 Labour 46.9% lead 17.1 pts
Wolverham John Stockton	4 May 2023 Labour 79.7% lead 68.4 pts

Blacon

Alan Smith LabourCarol Gahan LabourSheila Little Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour65.6%

Conservative15.2%

Green11.7%

Lib Dem7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sheila Little Elected	Labour	1,689
Carol Gahan Elected	Labour	1,687
Alan Smith Elected	Labour	1,561
Chris Hughes	Conservative	392
Ben Fletcher	Conservative	382
Maria Jombikova	Conservative	347
Simon Ward Brown	Green	301
Kris James Patterson	Lib Dem	194

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Central & Grange

Karen Shore LabourRobert Bisset Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour75.5%

Lib Dem13.4%

Conservative11.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Karen Louise Shore Elected	Labour	1,169
Robert Bisset Elected	Labour	1,085
Elizabeth Jewkes	Lib Dem	208
Nick Lacey	Conservative	171
David Knowles Rowlands	Conservative	163

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chester City & the Garden Quarter

Ben Walker LabourKatrina Kerr LabourPaul Chamberlain Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour52.4%

Conservative17.6%

Green12.2%

Independent9.5%

Lib Dem8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Chamberlain Elected	Labour	2,229
Katrina Kerr Elected	Labour	2,176
Ben Walker Elected	Labour	2,136
Max Gerrard	Conservative	748
Kate Vaughan	Conservative	725
Matthew Joel Morgan	Conservative	678
Kerry Taylor-Brown	Green	520
Martyn Delaney	Independent	402
Timothy Longman	Lib Dem	353
Alexander Tolani	Lib Dem	181
Przemyslaw Rusak	Lib Dem	181

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Christleton & Huntington

Mark Williams ReformStephen Mosley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative24.4%

Green21.9%

Labour19.9%

Independent17.1%

Lib Dem16.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Williams Elected	Conservative	976
Stuart Parker Elected	Conservative	900
Steve Davies	Green	876
Max Hudson	Labour	794
Nick Brown	Green	749
David Whitehead	Independent	684
Chris Ward	Lib Dem	667
Tommy Williams	Labour	665
Bob Thompson	Lib Dem	524

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 11 June 2026

Conservative32.9%

Green30.4%

Reform17.2%

Labour10.5%

Lib Dem9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen James Mosley Elected	Conservative	1,214	32.9%
Steve Davies	Green	1,122	30.4%
Martin Andrew Kemp	Reform	635	17.2%
Fran Riley	Labour	389	10.5%
Chris Ward	Lib Dem	331	9.0%

Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead

Dan Marr ConservativeGaynor Sinar Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative39.7%

Labour30.4%

Independent16.2%

Lib Dem13.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dan Marr Elected	Conservative	1,289
Gaynor Jean Sinar Elected	Conservative	1,220
Paul Bernard Dolan	Labour	988
Simon Gerald McDonald	Independent	527
Vikki Moran	Lib Dem	445
Jack Price-Harbach	Lib Dem	394

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Farndon

Adrian Waddelove Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative47.4%

Lib Dem46.1%

Labour5.0%

Green1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adrian Gerard Waddelove Elected	Conservative	852	47.4%
Paul Roberts	Lib Dem	828	46.1%
Conran Tickle	Labour	89	5.0%
Daniel Owen	Green	27	1.5%

Frodsham

Lucy Sumner LabourMichael Garvey Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour45.1%

Conservative34.1%

Green9.2%

Lib Dem6.9%

Reform4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michael John Garvey Elected	Labour	1,537
Lucy Rebecca Sumner Elected	Labour	1,422
Lynn Riley	Conservative	1,162
Sara Louise Wakefield	Conservative	1,024
Christine Mary Webber	Green	312
Patrick Thomas Eakin	Lib Dem	235
Jason Moorcroft	Reform	162
Ross Sibson	Lib Dem	150

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Gowy Rural

Graham Heatley ReformMargaret Parker Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative37.3%

Labour34.8%

Green18.7%

Lib Dem9.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Margaret Parker Elected	Conservative	1,122
Graham Heatley Elected	Conservative	1,121
John Stockton	Labour	1,048
Jackie Tait	Green	563
Andrew Paul Hyde	Lib Dem	275
Trevor Glyn Jones	Lib Dem	193

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Great Boughton

Elizabeth MacGlashan IndependentSteve Collings Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour45.8%

Conservative29.8%

Lib Dem18.0%

Green5.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Collings Elected	Labour	1,866
Elizabeth MacGlashan Elected	Labour	1,736
Ashley James Avery-Bennett	Conservative	1,214
David Peter Thurlow Barter	Conservative	1,200
Rob Herd	Lib Dem	732
John Micheal Salt	Lib Dem	458
Karen Brown	Green	218
Barry John Brown	Green	168
Mark John Pearson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	45

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Handbridge Park

Matt Carter LabourRazia Daniels Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.9%

Conservative42.5%

Green7.6%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matt Carter Elected	Labour	1,811
Razia Daniels Elected	Conservative	1,712
Michael Robert Mitchell	Labour	1,691
Neil Sullivan	Conservative	1,536
Tom Barker	Green	308
Sarah Victoria Charlotte Roberts	Lib Dem	199
Jonathan David Rule	Lib Dem	145

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hartford & Greenbank

Martin Loftus ConservativePatricia Parkes Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative45.8%

Labour30.2%

Lib Dem12.3%

Green11.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin David Loftus Elected	Conservative	1,223
Patricia Parkes Elected	Conservative	1,203
Graham John Emmett	Labour	805
Jane Thomas	Labour	764
Val Godfrey	Lib Dem	328
Sue Beesley	Green	312
Richard James Dawson	Lib Dem	236

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Helsby

Chris Copeman Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green54.3%

Labour22.8%

Conservative21.2%

Lib Dem1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chris Copeman Elected	Green	908	54.3%
Pauline Elizabeth Lowrie	Labour	382	22.8%
Stephen Brendan Garrity	Conservative	355	21.2%
David Heath	Lib Dem	27	1.6%

Lache

Alex Tate Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour62.4%

Conservative28.4%

Green5.9%

Lib Dem3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Tate Elected	Labour	807	62.4%
Gareth Lawrence	Conservative	368	28.4%
Christine McArdle Davies	Green	76	5.9%
John Hall	Lib Dem	43	3.3%

Ledsham & Manor

Christine Warner LabourPeter Wheeler Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.2%

Conservative25.6%

Independent13.7%

Lib Dem8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Peter Wheeler Elected	Labour	1,673
Christine Warner Elected	Labour	1,544
Nicholas Hebson	Conservative	821
Ike Efobi	Conservative	809
Mark Andrew Hartley	Independent	440
Graham Handley	Lib Dem	271

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Little Neston

Louise Gittins Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour61.4%

Conservative31.4%

Green3.6%

Lib Dem3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louise Clare Gittins Elected	Labour	1,271	61.4%
Steve Wastell	Conservative	651	31.4%
David Joseph Oldham	Green	74	3.6%
Geoff Swaffer	Lib Dem	74	3.6%

Malpas

Rachel Williams Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative57.0%

Lib Dem36.3%

Labour6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachel Williams Elected	Conservative	839	57.0%
Charlie Higgie	Lib Dem	534	36.3%
Stephen Burns	Labour	100	6.8%

Marbury

Lynn Gibbon ConservativeNorman Wright ConservativePhil Marshall Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative35.3%

Lib Dem33.2%

Labour23.5%

Alliance for Democracy and Freedom7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Norman Wright Elected	Conservative	1,379
Lynn Gibbon Elected	Conservative	1,328
Phil Marshall Elected	Conservative	1,306
Roy Garton	Lib Dem	1,297
Sam Dodgshon	Lib Dem	1,296
Annie Makepeace	Lib Dem	1,135
Catriona Stewart	Labour	918
Alistair John Nicholls	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	308

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Neston

Keith Millar Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour67.4%

Conservative24.7%

Lib Dem7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Keith Millar Elected	Labour	894	67.4%
John Barclay Turnbull	Conservative	328	24.7%
Matthew Lancelot Crook	Lib Dem	105	7.9%

Netherpool

Katie Kendrick Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour69.7%

Conservative23.6%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Katie Kendrick Elected	Labour	895	69.7%
Richard Thomas Soper	Conservative	303	23.6%
Rosemarie Quinn	Lib Dem	86	6.7%

Newton & Hoole

Adam Langan LabourGill Watson IndependentRichard Beacham Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour56.8%

Conservative16.5%

Green15.0%

Lib Dem6.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.6%

For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Mark Beacham Elected	Labour	2,956
Gill Watson Elected	Labour	2,718
Adam Langan Elected	Labour	2,672
Suzanne Booth	Conservative	859
Molly Wilderspin-Jones	Green	780
Robert Daniel Jones	Conservative	664
Rebecca Wimpey	Conservative	647
Rose Price	Lib Dem	339
Neil Christian	Lib Dem	316
Bev Fraser	Lib Dem	300
Kenny Cunningham	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	135
Chris Aberdeen	For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance	134

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Northwich Leftwich

Rachel Waterman Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour59.2%

Conservative29.9%

Reform5.5%

Lib Dem5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andrew Cooper Elected	Labour	602	59.2%
Harry James William Sharrock	Conservative	304	29.9%
Emma Guy	Reform	56	5.5%
Trevor David Hampson	Lib Dem	55	5.4%

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Labour48.4%

Reform18.1%

Conservative18.0%

Lib Dem8.1%

Green7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachel Waterman Elected	Labour	978	48.4%
Emma Guy	Reform	366	18.1%
Penny Hitch	Conservative	363	18.0%
John David Harding	Lib Dem	163	8.1%
Jonathan Paul Stutfield	Green	151	7.5%

Northwich Winnington & Castle

Arthur Neil IndependentFelicity Davies Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour45.1%

Lib Dem39.2%

Conservative15.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Arthur Leslie Neil Elected	Labour	947
Felicity Laura Janet Davies Elected	Labour	853
Lee Siddall	Lib Dem	824
Keith Hinde	Lib Dem	394
Max Alexander Hills	Conservative	330
Olivia Abigail Newey	Conservative	268

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Northwich Witton

Sam Naylor Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour68.5%

Conservative22.5%

Lib Dem9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Naylor Elected	Labour	592	68.5%
Derek Andrew Smith	Conservative	194	22.5%
Alice Philippa Chapman	Lib Dem	78	9.0%

Parkgate

Martin Barker Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent53.3%

Conservative20.8%

Labour19.4%

Green4.0%

Lib Dem2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Trevor Barker Elected	Independent	955	53.3%
Lynn Turnbull	Conservative	372	20.8%
Paul Doughty	Labour	347	19.4%
Drew Bellis	Green	72	4.0%
John Derry Lawrence Edwards	Lib Dem	46	2.6%

Rudheath

Olwyn Dean Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour48.0%

Conservative45.4%

Lib Dem6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Olwyn Denise Dean Elected	Labour	553	48.0%
Helen Treeby	Conservative	523	45.4%
Griff Griffiths	Lib Dem	75	6.5%

Sandstone

Hugo Deynem Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative50.9%

Labour26.7%

Lib Dem12.6%

Green9.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hugo Deynem Elected	Conservative	864	50.9%
Julie Dilworth	Labour	453	26.7%
Audrey Isobel Griffiths	Lib Dem	214	12.6%
Alexandra Dedman	Green	168	9.9%

Saughall & Mollington

Simon Eardley Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative59.9%

Labour32.4%

Green4.3%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simon Eardley Elected	Conservative	1,048	59.9%
Howard Timothy Jennings	Labour	567	32.4%
Jane Barker	Green	76	4.3%
Sandra Mary Hall	Lib Dem	60	3.4%

Shakerley

Mark Stocks Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative49.5%

Labour27.4%

Lib Dem17.2%

Green5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Stocks Elected	Conservative	605	49.5%
Andy Stott	Labour	335	27.4%
John David Harding	Lib Dem	210	17.2%
Jonathan Paul Stutfield	Green	72	5.9%

Strawberry

Kris Fisher Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour68.6%

Conservative24.6%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gareth David Gould Elected	Labour	972	68.6%
Andrew Merrill	Conservative	349	24.6%
Robert Mark Hall-Jones	Lib Dem	95	6.7%

Last by-election, 2 October 2025

Labour35.8%

Reform32.0%

Independent13.7%

Conservative7.8%

Lib Dem7.2%

Green3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kris Fisher Elected	Labour	602	35.8%
Jason Moorcroft	Reform	539	32.0%
Ray McHale	Independent	231	13.7%
Nicholas Hebson	Conservative	132	7.8%
Elizabeth Jewkes	Lib Dem	121	7.2%
Paul Richard Bowers	Green	58	3.4%

Sutton Villages

Caroline Ellis LabourPaul Donovan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour75.7%

Conservative17.4%

Lib Dem6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Francis Donovan Elected	Labour	1,624
Caroline Olwyn Ellis Elected	Labour	1,444
Helen Louise Kelly	Conservative	374
Derek Harold Dickson	Conservative	352
Les Litwin	Lib Dem	147

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tarporley

Charles Hardy Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative46.0%

Independent43.3%

Labour7.3%

Green3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles Robert Hardy Elected	Conservative	861	46.0%
Eveleigh Hilda Moore Dutton	Independent	810	43.3%
Cathy Reynolds	Labour	136	7.3%
Anna Elise Crowder	Green	64	3.4%

Tarvin & Kelsall

Ted Lush Lib DemTom Cooper Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem39.5%

Conservative36.4%

Labour12.5%

Green11.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ted Lush Elected	Lib Dem	1,332
Tom Cooper Elected	Conservative	1,226
Thomas John Patrick Carey	Conservative	1,085
Tim Mobbs	Lib Dem	944
Philip Alvin Tate	Labour	420
Paul Richard Bowers	Green	393

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tattenhall

Mike Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative46.6%

Labour35.4%

Green11.3%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Jones Elected	Conservative	797	46.6%
Michael David Foster	Labour	605	35.4%
Charlie Cooke	Green	194	11.3%
Vera Sandra Roberts	Lib Dem	115	6.7%

Upton

Matt Bryan IndependentSherin Akhtar Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour47.5%

Conservative38.0%

Green8.8%

Lib Dem5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matt Bryan Elected	Labour	1,647
Sherin Akhtar Elected	Labour	1,598
Jill Houlbrook	Conservative	1,319
Steven Hesketh	Conservative	1,057
Helen Louise Wilman	Green	304
Noel Francis Mcglinchey	Lib Dem	201
Ian Hopkinson	Lib Dem	134

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Weaver & Cuddington

Gabrielle Goad IndependentGillian Edwards IndependentLynn Stocks Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent42.0%

Conservative21.7%

Labour20.6%

Lib Dem15.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gillian Edwards Elected	Independent	2,931
Lynn Marie Stocks Elected	Conservative	1,515
Phil Rimmer Elected	Conservative	1,498
Kate Cernik	Labour	1,434
Adam Wordsworth	Conservative	1,327
Bob Cernik	Labour	1,228
Steve Donhue	Lib Dem	1,091

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 July 2026

Independent35.7%

Conservative25.5%

Reform20.4%

Labour14.8%

Lib Dem3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gabrielle Goad Elected	Independent	1,365	35.7%
Patrick William Melody	Conservative	974	25.5%
Adam Wordsworth	Reform	778	20.4%
Bob Cernik	Labour	564	14.8%
Elizabeth Jewkes	Lib Dem	142	3.7%

Westminster

Lisa Denson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour79.5%

Conservative10.0%

Reform6.1%

Lib Dem4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lisa Valerie Denson Elected	Labour	630	79.5%
Linda Ellen Jones	Conservative	79	10.0%
Darren Lee Lythgoe	Reform	48	6.1%
Janet Boys Cole	Lib Dem	35	4.4%

Whitby Groves

Jimmy Shannon Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour44.0%

Green42.1%

Conservative13.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jimmy Shannon Elected	Labour	678	44.0%
Kate Grannell	Green	649	42.1%
Brian Anderson	Conservative	213	13.8%

Whitby Park

John Roach Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Green52.5%

Labour37.3%

Conservative7.9%

Lib Dem2.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John William Roach Elected	Green	864	52.5%
Peter Anthony Rooney	Labour	613	37.3%
Luke James Sharples	Conservative	130	7.9%
Kurt Frederick Jewkes	Lib Dem	38	2.3%

Willaston & Thornton

Sion Roberts Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative60.9%

Labour26.5%

Green8.0%

Lib Dem4.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Myles Hogg Elected	Conservative	1,102	60.9%
Matthew Bracken	Labour	479	26.5%
Robina Elizabeth Hetherington	Green	144	8.0%
Carol Braithwaite	Lib Dem	85	4.7%

Last by-election, 22 January 2026

Conservative53.8%

Labour17.2%

Reform16.1%

Lib Dem7.1%

Green5.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sion Roberts Elected	Conservative	997	53.8%
Edd Flynn	Labour	318	17.2%
Richard Thomas Hare	Reform	299	16.1%
Carol Braithwaite	Lib Dem	132	7.1%
Scott Fulton-Brown	Green	107	5.8%

Winsford Dene

Mandy Clare Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent45.9%

Labour36.2%

Lib Dem9.1%

Conservative8.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mandy Clare Elected	Independent	499	45.9%
Denise Bingham	Labour	393	36.2%
Bob Barton	Lib Dem	99	9.1%
Felicity Roochove	Conservative	95	8.7%

Winsford Gravel

Martin Beveridge Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent45.0%

Labour38.8%

Conservative12.8%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin David Beveridge Elected	Independent	441	45.0%
Joanne Elizabeth Moorcroft	Labour	380	38.8%
Victoria Elizabeth Relf	Conservative	125	12.8%
Richard Neill Dutton	Lib Dem	33	3.4%

Winsford Over & Verdin

Gina Lewis LabourStuart Bingham LabourTommy Blackmore Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour22.2%

Independent18.8%

Independent18.4%

Independent17.8%

Lib Dem11.5%

Conservative11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tommy Blackmore Elected	Labour	1,061
Stuart John Bingham Elected	Labour	1,037
Gina Lewis Elected	Labour	996
Dan Ford	Independent	897
Wayne David Fletcher	Independent	877
Claire Louise Broughton	Independent	848
Charlie Parkinson	Lib Dem	551
Adam Boulton-Rawlinson	Conservative	542
Carole Hilda Cozier	Conservative	539
Helena Miriam Bernadette Conlon	Lib Dem	537
Graham William Spencer	Conservative	521
Danny Bond	Lib Dem	489

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Winsford Swanlow

Simon Boone Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent37.8%

Labour25.5%

Lib Dem23.4%

Conservative13.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simon Laurence Boone Elected	Independent	485	37.8%
Lyndsay Barwell	Labour	327	25.5%
Mal Gaskill	Lib Dem	300	23.4%
Adrian Richard Morgan	Conservative	171	13.3%

Winsford Wharton

Nathan Pardoe Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour46.9%

Independent29.8%

Lib Dem9.1%

Conservative7.6%

Independent6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nathan Pardoe Elected	Labour	444	46.9%
Graham Newton	Independent	282	29.8%
Bev Theron	Lib Dem	86	9.1%
Sandra Jane Hardy	Conservative	72	7.6%
Will Charlton	Independent	62	6.6%

Wolverham

John Stockton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour79.7%

Conservative11.3%

Lib Dem8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Edwardson Elected	Labour	668	79.7%
Sam Corner	Conservative	95	11.3%
Alec Owen Jones	Lib Dem	75	8.9%

Last by-election, 2 May 2024

Labour70.2%

Green8.9%

Independent7.8%

Party Of Women5.1%

Lib Dem4.3%

Conservative3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Stockton Elected	Labour	576	70.2%
Kate Grannell	Green	73	8.9%
Jonathan Starkey	Independent	64	7.8%
Sally Ann James	Party Of Women	42	5.1%
Elizabeth Jewkes	Lib Dem	35	4.3%
Luke James Sharples	Conservative	31	3.8%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

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

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Christleton & Huntington	Mark Williams	Conservative 2023	Reform
Gowy Rural	Graham Heatley	Conservative 2023	Reform
Great Boughton	Elizabeth MacGlashan	Labour 2023	Independent
Newton & Hoole	Gill Watson	Labour 2023	Independent
Northwich Winnington & Castle	Arthur Neil	Labour 2023	Independent
Upton	Matt Bryan	Labour 2023	Independent
Whitby Groves	Jimmy Shannon	Labour 2023	Green
Winsford Dene	Mandy Clare	Independent 2023	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
2 July 2026	Weaver & Cuddington	Independent gain from Conservative
11 June 2026	Christleton & Huntington	Conservative hold	32.9%
22 January 2026	Willaston & Thornton	Conservative hold	54.0%
2 October 2025	Strawberry	Labour hold	36.0%
19 July 2024	Northwich Leftwich	Labour hold
9 May 2024	Wolverham	Labour hold	70.2%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Chester North and Neston	27%	Labour	Labour 41%
Mid Cheshire	22%	Labour	Labour 38%
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough	20%	Labour	Labour 48%
Chester South and Eddisbury	19%	Conservative	Conservative 36%
Runcorn and Helsby	8%	Labour	Labour 47%
Tatton	4%	Conservative	Conservative 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 West and Chester

357,153 residents in 155,117 households

Voted Leave in 2016

51% 1 below GB

Degree or higher

36% 2 above GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

68% 7 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

15% 2 below GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

27% 4 below GB

Aged 65 and over

25% 3 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.