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Elections to the newly created Cheshire West and Chester Council took place on 1 May 2008. Elections occurred in all 24 wards, with each ward returning 3 councillors to the council. The wards are identical to the former Cheshire County Council wards.

From May 2008 until April 2009, the elected members formed a "shadow" council, which made preparations for the changeover from the county and borough structure to the new unitary authority structure.^[1] Thereafter, the members would serve for two years from May 2009. The next elections were held in May 2011.^[2]

Results summary

Seats

Conservative (76.4%)

Labour (18.1%)

Liberal Democrats (5.6%)

Vote share

Conservative (54%)

Labour (23.7%)

Liberal Democrats (17.2%)

UKIP (1.4%)

Green (0.6%)

English Democrats (0.4%)

BNP (0.3%)

Independent and others (2.3%)

The Conservative Party took control of the council, with a majority of 38 councillors.

After the election, the composition of the council was;^[3]

Cheshire West and Chester Council election – 2008 – summary
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	55	76.4	54.0	136,487
Labour	13	18.1	23.7	59,851
Liberal Democrats	4	5.6	17.2	43,543
UKIP	0	0.0	1.4	3,646
Green	0	0.0	0.6	1,584
English Democrat	0	0.0	0.4	1038
BNP	0	0.0	0.3	880
Independent and others	0	0.0	2.3	5,902

Results by ward

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Herbert Manley	2353
Conservative	Keith Musgrave	2309
Conservative	Jan Mashlan	2203
Liberal Democrats	Arthur Wood	1136
Labour	Katherine Green	574
Labour	Derek Bowden	533
Labour	Robert Harmston	506

Blacon

Blacon (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Reggie Jones	1417
Labour	Marie Nelson	1364
Labour	Alex Tate	1188
Conservative	Charlie Powell	904
Conservative	Robert Blacker	885
Conservative	Neil Sullivan	826
UKIP	David Evans	238
Liberal Democrats	Timothy Longman	232
Liberal Democrats	Sandy Clyne	225
UKIP	Allan Weddell	214
Liberal Democrats	Kenn Hodd	193

Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross

Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Mark Williams	2576
Conservative	Pamela Hall	2535
Conservative	Keith Board	2448
Liberal Democrats	Mia Jones	1519
Liberal Democrats	James Latham	1505
Liberal Democrats	Lizzie Jewkes	1172
Labour	Sara Barnsley	472
Labour	Peter Barnard	411
Labour	Linda Webb	386
UKIP	Peter Lowe	362
Green	Jane Fisher	309
English Democrat	Ed Abrams	290
UKIP	Michael Roberts	270

Broxton

Broxton (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Neil Ritchie	2770
Conservative	Michael Jones	2640
Conservative	Ann Wright	2637
Liberal Democrats	Paul Roberts	1018
Liberal Democrats	David Evans	691
Liberal Democrats	Gillian Jordan	674
English Democrat	David Roberts	281
Labour	Nicholas Dixon	237
Labour	Anna Bunt	222
Labour	Noel Hutchinson	194
UKIP	Geoffrey Stevenson	192

Central and Westminster

Central and Westminster (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Derek Bateman	1178
Labour	Lynn Clare	1083
Labour	Justin Madders	1021
Independent	Jonathan Starkey	596
Conservative	Graham Heatley	499
Independent	Henny Moore	477
English Democrat	Maurice Brookes	467
Conservative	Anne Hughes	460
Independent	John Wilson	442
Conservative	Thomas Hughes	440

City

City (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Richard Lowe	1407
Conservative	Tom Parry	1396
Conservative	Max Drury	1358
Labour	Sandra Rudd	1270
Labour	Bob Rudd	1259
Labour	Brendan Doyle	1229
Liberal Democrats	David Mead	765
Liberal Democrats	Neil Christian	652
Liberal Democrats	David Simpson	594
UKIP	David Scott	166

Eddisbury

Eddisbury (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Andrew Needham	2739
Conservative	Barbara Roberts	2620
Conservative	John Grimshaw	2558
Liberal Democrats	Val Godfrey	1704
Labour	David Speak	440
Labour	Mark Green	418
Labour	Nonny Shearer	410

Frodsham and Helsby

Frodsham and Helsby (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Leslie Ford	2303
Conservative	Andrew Dawson	2254
Conservative	Mark Ingram	2182
Labour	Brian Lloyd	1389
Labour	John Beech	1149
Labour	Alec Robertson	1036
Liberal Democrats	Joan Laming	641
Independent	Frank Pennington	528
Independent	Tom Reynolds	395

Gowy

Gowy (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Brian Bailey	3185
Conservative	Hugo Deynem	3154
Conservative	Stuart Parker	3098
Liberal Democrats	Alison Anson	1254
Liberal Democrats	Raymond Williams	1234
Liberal Democrats	Harry Ziman	1156
Labour	Paul Cornwell	477
Labour	Tony Pegrum	440
Labour	Stephen Davies	430
Green	Tom Barker	353
UKIP	John Lodge	248

Grange and Rossmore

Grange and Rossmore (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Tony Sherlock	1290
Labour	Angela Claydon	1272
Labour	Pat Merrick	1101
Conservative	Michael English	1062
Conservative	Graham Howell	1022
Conservative	Susie Knapton-McMillan	880
Liberal Democrats	Kate Pemberton	505

Groves and Whitby

Groves and Whitby (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Linda Cooper	1992
Conservative	Brian Anderson	1932
Conservative	Katherine Lord	1855
Labour	Mark Henesy	1174
Labour	Brian Jones	1157
Labour	Peter Robson	1046
Liberal Democrats	Hilary Chrusciezl	604

Hoole and Newton

Hoole and Newton (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	John Ebo	1706
Conservative	Adrian Walmsley	1604
Liberal Democrats	Bob Thompson	1548
Liberal Democrats	David Hull	1546
Liberal Democrats	Ruth Chidlow	1545
Conservative	Margaret Parker	1545
Labour	Alex Black	704
Labour	Janet Black	645
Labour	Philip Tate	498
Green	Diana Wilderspin-Jones	382
UKIP	Stephen Nichols	168

Ledsham and Willaston

Ledsham and Willaston (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Myles Hogg	2531
Conservative	Gareth Anderson	2411
Conservative	Graham Smith	2293
Labour	Catherine Sherlock	664
Labour	Ted Lloyd	637
Labour	Jamie Merrick	598
Liberal Democrats	Graham Handley	580
UKIP	Geoffrey Gregory	352

Marbury

Marbury (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Malcolm Byram	1971
Conservative	Norman Wright	1969
Conservative	Keith Wilson	1696
Liberal Democrats	Charles Garton	1398
Liberal Democrats	Annie Makepeace	1237
Liberal Democrats	John Turnbull	1137
Labour	Jeff Langham	525
Labour	Gill Gough	440
Labour	Danny Maguire	385

Mickle Trafford

Mickle Trafford (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Eleanor Johnson	2737
Conservative	Brian Crowe	2724
Conservative	Andrew Storrar	2694
Labour	Tony Mills	667
Labour	Richard Small	658
Labour	Christine Lloyd	649
Liberal Democrats	David Robinson	435
Liberal Democrats	Kurt Jewkes	367
Liberal Democrats	Sian Jorgensen	323
UKIP	Nicholas Nichols	294
UKIP	Andrew Pettigrew	251

Neston and Parkgate

Neston and Parkgate (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Brenda Dowding	2549
Conservative	Kay Loch	2353
Conservative	William Mealor	2509
Labour	Louise Gittins	1267
Labour	Andy Williams	1174
Liberal Democrats	Derek Gaskell	1105
Labour	Abdul Jilani	1095
Liberal Democrats	Tom Marlow	998
Liberal Democrats	Michael Shipman	830
UKIP	Henry Crocker	361

Northwich East and Shakerley

Northwich East and Shakerley (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	George Miller	1562
Conservative	Terry Birtwistle	1469
Conservative	Mark Stocks	1312
Labour	Tony Lawrenson	920
Labour	George Mainwaring	864
Labour	Steve Gough	856
BNP	Jon Westerby	529
Liberal Democrats	Wendy Jones	388
Liberal Democrats	Brian Plant	323

Northwich West

Northwich West (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Helen Weltman	1529
Conservative	Kate Birtwistle	1526
Conservative	Simon McDonald	1473
Labour	Helen Burder	1015
Labour	Arthur Neil	939
Labour	Paul Dolan	898
Liberal Democrats	Glyn Roberts	694
Green	Howard Thorp	540
Liberal Democrats	Jo Gaskill	537

Overleigh

Overleigh (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Richard Short	3149
Conservative	Arthur Harada	3093
Conservative	Razia Daniels	3063
Labour	Ruth Davidson	1523
Labour	Jane Mercer	1360
Labour	Jason Stiles	1265
Liberal Democrats	Annie Mead	573
UKIP	Wendy Moore	349

Sutton and Manor

Sutton and Manor (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Kimberley Anderson	1425
Labour	Paul Donovan	1324
Conservative	Robert Crompton	1314
Conservative	Nicholas Hebson	1279
Labour	Cherie Hill	1148
Labour	Sue Pugh	1121
Liberal Democrats	Joanna Pemberton	516

Upton

Upton (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Jill Houlbrook	2598
Conservative	Pat Lott	2411
Conservative	Hilarie McNae	2398
Liberal Democrats	Rob Jordan	1137
Liberal Democrats	Michael Main	1076
Liberal Democrats	Vera Roberts	822
Labour	Gerald Grant	701
Labour	Peter Black	655
Labour	Mil Williams	596
UKIP	John Moore	181

Weaver

Weaver ward (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Conservative	Ralph Oultram	1927
Conservative	Lynn Riley	1668
Conservative	Alan McKie	1617
Independent	Nora Dolphin	1109
Independent	Frank Dolphin	1009
Independent	Doug Shingler	893
Labour	Brian Jamieson	622
Liberal Democrats	Ailsa Gaskill-Jones	621
Labour	Graham Clark	575
Labour	Eira Bowden	523
Independent	John Freeman	453
Liberal Democrats	George England	341
Liberal Democrats	Andrew Hyde	265

Winsford North and East

Winsford North and East (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	Pamela Booher	993
Labour	Brian Clarke	971
Labour	Donald Beckett	955
Conservative	Jon Jones	894
Conservative	Frank Middleton	849
Conservative	Saundra Middleton	828
Liberal Democrats	Des Worthington	793
Liberal Democrats	Pete Gannon	747
Liberal Democrats	Bev Theron	687

Winsford South and West

Winsford South and West (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal Democrats	Bob Barton	1211
Liberal Democrats	Charlie Parkinson	1152
Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Gaskill	1137
Conservative	Ann Lacey	840
Conservative	Bill Hall	834
Conservative	Deborah Deynem	655
Labour	Tom Blackmore	581
Labour	Jill McQuaid	552
Labour	Derek Wright	515
BNP	Philip Williams	351

References

^ "Use Your Three Votes"^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Democracy in Cheshire West Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Elections 2008 - Cheshire West & Chester". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

External links

Cheshire West and Chester 2008 election nominations

[1] "Use Your Three Votes"^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Democracy in Cheshire West Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Elections 2008 - Cheshire West & Chester". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

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2008 Cheshire West and Chester Council election