2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election information
2015 UK local government election
Main article: 2015 United Kingdom local elections
Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2015
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All 75 seats on Cheshire West and Chester Council 38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
68.2% ( 24.7%)
First party
Second party
Leader
Samantha Dixon
Mike Jones
Party
Labour
Conservative
Leader's seat
Chester City
Tattenhall
Last election
32 seats, 37.38%
42 seats, 45.34%
Seats before
32
42
Seats won
38
36
Seat change
6
6
Popular vote
115,473
120,477
Percentage
38.09%
39.74%
Swing
0.71%
5.6%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Bob Thompson[i]
Party
Independent
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Did not stand
Last election
0 seats, 3.07%
1 seat, 11.9%
Seats before
0
1
Seats won
1
0
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
6,104
23,887
Percentage
2.01%
7.88%
Swing
1.06%
4.02%
Colours denote winning party. Striped wards have mixed representation.
Leader of the Council before election
Mike Jones
Conservative
Leader of the Council after election
Samantha Dixon
Labour
The 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 7 May 2015, electing members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across the country as well as the general election.
All 75 seats were contested. Labour won a small majority with a total of 38 seats on a 3.2% swing from the Conservatives,[2] meaning that the council moved from Conservative control to Labour control.
Cheshire West and Chester was the only council to change hands in this way in the 2015 elections,[3] and this unique result has been variously attributed to public dissatisfaction with fracking in the area,[4][5][6] local planning issues,[4] the organisation and leadership of the local parties,[2][7][8][9] and to a generally difficult climate for Conservatives in the area.[8] In addition, the only Liberal Democrat (Lib Dem) seat on the council was lost, while an independent was elected to the Parkgate ward. No other minor party won a seat, but both the Green Party and United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) fielded large numbers of candidates and saw significant positive swings. Labour's Samantha Dixon became the first woman to lead the council, while the previous leader Mike Jones survived a Conservative leadership challenge and became Leader of the Opposition.
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^"Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
^"Labour take control of Cheshire West and Chester Council". Northwich Guardian. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
^ abDavid Holmes (20 May 2015). "Chester Labour MP Chris Matheson back from his first week at Parliament". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^Michael Green (8 May 2015). "Election 2015: Cheshire West and Chester Council on a knife-edge as count is suspended overnight". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^David Holmes (9 May 2015). "WATCH Election 2015: Labour take control of Cheshire West and Chester Council". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^Carmella de Lucia, David Holmes and Frances Barrett (9 May 2015). "Election 2015: Cheshire West and Chester Council set for first woman leader". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^ abDavid Holmes (27 May 2015). "Chester Tory leadership challenger launches damaging attack on Conservative CWaC chief Mike Jones". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^"A Conservative councillor: Why was Cheshire West and Chester a Labour gain?". ConservativeHome. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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