Macclesfield Borough Council elections

One third of Macclesfield Borough Council was elected each year, followed by one year without election. In 2009, Macclesfield Borough Council ceased to exist along with Cheshire County Council and was replaced by the Cheshire East Council Unitary authority.

Political control

No overall control 1973 – 1976

Conservative 1976 – 2009

Council elections

• Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1998
• Macclesfield Borough Council election, 1999
• Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2000
• Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2002
• Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2003
• Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2004
• Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2006
• Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2007

By-election results

North East By-Election 20 June 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,278	50.5
	Conservative		1,008	39.8
	Labour		245	9.7
Majority			270	10.7
Turnout			2,531	37.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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

Plumley By-Election 3 July 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		506	56.3	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat		392	43.7	+12.6
Majority			114	12.6
Turnout			898	46.0
	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

Plumley By-Election 5 May 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Fisher	789	63.3	-25.6
	Liberal Democrat	Heulwen Barlow	329	26.4	+26.4
	Labour	Laurences Hobday	129	10.3	-0.8
Majority			460	36.9
Turnout			1,247	65.3
	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

Hurdsfield By-Election 20 July 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Enid Tomlinson	500	58.2	+5.2
	Labour	Simon Truss	178	20.7	-3.9
	Conservative	Matthew Davies	82	9.6	-12.8
	Independent	Fred Grundy	53	6.2	+6.2
	Green	John Knight	45	5.2	+5.2
Majority			322	37.5
Turnout			858	25.2
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

External links

• Macclesfield Council