Congleton Borough Council Election Results 1973-2007

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University

The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above.

Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties.

Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election.

The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line).

No. 2 (Alsager North) (2459)2 Sandbach West (2918)3 vote share vote share Congleton 1973 Parish R. Con 690 62.4 Henshall E. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 Smith J. Con 610 - Alcock J. Ind 0 - Shemilt H. Ind 415 37.6 Holmes R. Con 0 0.0 Astbury (1314)

vote share Turnout 44.9 24.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wood L. Con 0 0.0 No. 3 (Alsager South) (1973)2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Davies L. Ind 756 72.8 Congleton 1976 Brereton (1180) Ford K. Ind 732 - vote share Edge P. Ms. Con 283 27.2 3 Yarwood E. Ind 353 50.4 Crowley-Smith G. Con 260 - Alsager East (3776) Stoneley A. Ind 347 49.6 vote share

Turnout 52.7 45.5 Davis L. Ind 939 70.1 Turnout 59.3 0.9 Ford K. Ind 938 - Walker I. Ind 801 - 2 No. 4 (Alsager West) (1767) Holmes Chapel (2626) vote share Pollard S. Lab 401 29.9 vote share Mann T. Con 641 75.5 Wortley A. Con 746 73.1 Lyth W. Lab 208 24.5 Turnout 35.5 40.1 Richardson J. Con 740 - 3 Gilligan D. Lab 274 26.9 Turnout 48.0 51.0 Alsager West (3817) Newell R. Lab 235 - vote share No. 5 (Buglawton) (2564)2 Smith J. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 38.8 46.3 vote share Parish R. Con 0 - Mann T. Con 0 - 2 Garrett G. Lab 510 42.3 Lawton (2620) Burt C. Lab 496 - vote share Yates D. Con 492 40.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Gaskell S. Con 0 0.0 Cooper M. Con 484 - Smith A. Ind 0 0.0 Smith E. Lib 204 16.9 Astbury (1255) vote share

Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 47.0 1.5 Wood L. Con 0 0.0

No. 1 (Alsager East) (923) No. 6 (Congleton North) (3823)3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share vote share Williams J. Lab 330 82.5 Campbell G. Lab 873 72.9 Brereton (1154) Barker P. Ms. Con 70 17.5 Tomlinson R. Lab 780 - vote share Smart G. Lab 769 - Yarwood E. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 43.3 65.0 Prime W. Con 324 27.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 11 (Twemlow) (2385)2 Turnout 31.3 45.9 2 vote share Buglawton (2573) Walton F. Con 939 82.4 No. 7 (Congleton South) (3643)3 vote share Barnett R. Con 884 - vote share Cooper J. Con 731 53.4 Callwood E. Lab 200 17.6 Harrison C. Con 758 53.3 Bonner T. Con 666 - Bath G. Lab 195 - Brindley R. Con 696 - Burt C. Lab 421 30.7 Hurst A. Lab 663 46.7 Bowers F. Lab 361 - Turnout 47.8 64.9 Whitehurst S. Con 644 - Lynch J. Res 218 15.9 Griffiths M. Lab 557 - No. 15 (Somerford) (673) Turnout 53.2 22.6 vote share Turnout 39.0 6.7 2 Taylor G. Con 0 0.0 Congleton Central (2587) No. 8 (Congleton West) (5369) @ 5 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Hurst J. Lab 531 50.3 Saywell A. Ind 1,397 26.1 Worthington G. Ms. Con 524 49.7 No. 16 (Kinderton) (962) Thompson J. Res 1,146 21.4 Waller G. Con 454 - vote share Worthington G. Ms. Con 988 18.5 Gill E. Lab 448 - Millington D. Lab 328 52.8 Lewis J. Ms. Con 955 - Taylor A. Con 152 24.5 Gill E. Lab 927 17.3 Turnout 40.8 0.7 Moore D. Ind Con 141 22.7 Atkins B. Lib 886 16.6 3 Hollinshead J. Con 774 - Congleton North (4008) Turnout 64.6 28.3 Brooks R. Lab 687 - vote share Brooks R. Lab 713 62.7

No. 17 (Middlewich Newton) (1246) Turnout 99.5 4.7 Watson L. Lab 690 - vote share Tomlinson R. Lab 677 - Hague R. Con 338 46.9 Odd Rode (3597)3 Harrison M. Ms. Con 425 37.3 Fallon A. Lab 188 26.1 vote share Dale H. Ind 153 21.2 Hollinshead J. Ind 751 59.2 Turnout 28.4 25.3 Vernon A. Ind 42 5.8 Fisher A. Con 517 40.8 3 Challinor W. Ind 504 - Congleton South (2790) Turnout 57.9 20.8 Moseley G. Ind 441 - vote share Harrison C. Con 872 55.8

No. 18 (Middlewich Sutton) (1531) Turnout 35.3 18.5 Ford R. Con 810 - vote share Henderson M. Ms. Con 768 - Davies H. Ms. Lab 450 53.6 Sandbach East (3864)3 Barcroft W. Res 488 31.2 Lees W. Con 390 46.4 vote share Jackson W. Lab 204 13.0 Dunkerley F. Ind 0 - Turnout 54.9 7.1 Swain D. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 56.1 24.6 Gott G. Ind 0 0.0 No. 19 (Middlewich Cledford) (1904)2 Congleton West (4518)3

vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Stallard F. Lab 621 38.5 Lewis J. Ms. Con 1,130 34.8 Telfer M. Lib 533 33.1 Sandbach North (3597)3 Thompson J. Res 1,073 33.0 Tingcombe C. Lab 492 - vote share Domleo R. Con 925 - McMorine A. Con 271 16.8 Yarwood L. Con 806 68.3 Riches W. Ind 685 21.1 Such J. Ind 186 11.5 Dale N. Con 780 - Gill K. Ms. Lab 363 11.2 Davies F. Ind 133 - Winn S. Con 774 - Baynham D. Lab 374 31.7 Turnout 72.0 1.8 Turnout 84.6 5.5

Turnout 32.8 36.6

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Dane (3248)3 Sandbach East (3595) vote share Congleton 1978 vote share Taylor G. Con 0 - Kelly C. Ind 841 57.7 Barnett R. Con 0 - Goodwin G. Con 617 42.3 Alsager East (3720) Walton F. Con 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 40.6 15.4 Belfield R. Ind 662 47.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Pollard S. Lab 394 28.4 Sandbach North (3988) Holmes Chapel (2681)2 Hellyar-Brook H. Ind 204 14.7 vote share vote share Round D. Lib 129 9.3 Gott G. Con 804 44.3 Peake D. Con 824 64.2 McMorine G. Lib 528 29.1 Wortley A. Con 704 - Turnout 37.3 19.3 Broad D. Ind 483 26.6 Hazra S. Ind 460 35.8 Alsager West (4203) Turnout 45.5 15.2 Turnout 47.9 28.3 vote share Parish R.* Con 1,215 72.0 Sandbach West (3513) Lawton (2593)2 Fletcher R. Lib 473 28.0 vote share vote share Henshall E. Ms.* Ind 850 57.6 Smith A. Ind 507 51.1 Turnout 40.2 44.0 Coupe C. Ms. Con 626 42.4

Gaskill S. Con 486 48.9 Plant C. Ind 427 - Buglawton (2614) Turnout 42.0 15.2 vote share

Turnout 38.3 2.1 Pearson K. Con 706 62.5 Burt C. Lab 424 37.5 Middlewich Cledford (2269)2 Congleton 1979 vote share Turnout 43.2 25.0 Telfer J. Lib 714 57.1 Tingecombe C. Ms. Lab 536 42.9 Congleton Central (2489) Alsager East (3761) Fallon A. Lab 507 - vote share vote share Gill E. Lab 425 38.5 Ford K.* Res 1,614 54.2

Turnout 55.1 14.2 Worthington G. Ms.* Con 377 34.1 Round D. Lib 1,365 45.8 Saywell A. Ind 303 27.4 Middlewich Kinderton (3369)3 Turnout 79.2 8.4 vote share Turnout 44.4 4.3 Stoneley A. Con 907 62.7 Alsager West (4381) Brett A. Con 833 - Congleton North (4042) vote share Booth A. Con 830 - vote share Mann T.* Con 1,973 55.5 Millington D. Lab 539 37.3 Tomlinson R.* Lab 915 71.4 Fletcher R. Lib 1,579 44.5 Davies H. Lab 394 - Barnett D. Con 366 28.6 Atkinson A. Lab 356 - Turnout 81.1 11.1 Turnout 31.7 42.9

Turnout 42.9 25.4 Astbury (1219) Congleton South (3019) vote share Odd Rode (4055)3 vote share Wood L.* Con 0 0.0 vote share Henderson M. Ms.* Con 880 74.2 Fisher A. Con 752 42.9 Brooke-Smith A. Lab 306 25.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Poole F. Ms. Con 692 - Challinor W. Ind 578 33.0 Turnout 39.3 48.4 Buglawton (2746) Swain P. Lib 421 24.0 vote share Congleton West (4878) Cooper M.* Con 1,341 63.2

Turnout 43.2 9.9 vote share Snape W. Ms. Lab 782 36.8 Domleo R.* Con 878 49.2 Sandbach East (3559)3 Riches W. Ind 563 31.6 Turnout 77.3 26.3 vote share Axford K. Lab 343 19.2 Morris L. Lib 776 28.5 Congleton Central (2508) Jones P. Con 733 26.9 Turnout 36.6 17.7 vote share Gott G. Con 692 - Hurst A.* Lab 954 50.7 Kelly C. Ind 689 25.3 Dane (3340) Vickers W. Con 928 49.3 Goodwin G. Con 648 - vote share Jones T. Lab 525 19.3 Taylor G.* Con 1,074 78.3 Turnout 75.0 1.4 Lowndes D. Lab 455 - Youde C. Lab 297 21.7 Lloyd-Griffiths D. Lib 374 - Congleton North (3960) Willett J. Ind 288 - Turnout 41.0 56.7 vote share Watson L.* Lab 2,177 75.9

Turnout 76.5 1.6 Holmes Chapel (2797) Cunliffe J. Con 690 24.1 vote share Sandbach North (3700)3 Wortley A.* Con 618 60.3 Turnout 72.4 51.9 vote share Hazra S. Ind 407 39.7 Yarwood L. Con 943 53.9 Congleton South (3129) Dale N. Con 874 - Turnout 36.6 20.6 vote share Winn S. Con 824 - Ford R.* Con 1,832 73.6 Tunney A. Lab 415 23.7 Lawton (2610) Brooke-Smith A. Lab 657 26.4 Youde C. Lab 404 - vote share Osborne J. Ms. Lib 393 22.4 Gaskell S.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 79.5 47.2 Riley S. Lib 339 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Congleton West (5053)

Turnout 47.3 30.2 vote share Middlewich Kinderton (3293) Fuller J. Lab 1,717 44.3 Sandbach West (3510)3 vote share Thompson J.* Ind 1,308 33.8 vote share Booth A.* Con 615 55.9 Tyrell P. Lab 849 21.9 Holmes R. Con 1,028 41.7 Atkinson A. Lab 486 44.1 Alcock J. Con 990 - Turnout 76.7 10.6 Henshall E. Ms. Ind 893 36.2 Turnout 33.4 11.7 Fergusson J. Ms. Lib 544 22.1 Dane (3420) Odd Rode (4108) vote share

Turnout 70.2 5.5 vote share Barnett R.* Con 0 0.0 Challinor W.* Con 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Middlewich Cledford (2270) Dane (3449) vote share vote share Congleton 1982 Tingecombe C. Ms.* Lab 1,181 65.3 Walton F.* Con 1,145 91.1 Holt I. Con 628 34.7 Snape W. Ms. Lab 112 8.9 Alsager East (3793)

Turnout 79.7 30.6 Turnout 36.4 82.2 vote share Short L. Ms. Lib/SDP 991 52.5

Middlewich Kinderton (3383) Holmes Chapel (2897) Davis L. Ind 593 31.4 vote share vote share Hellyer-Brook H. Lab 304 16.1 Millington D. Lab 1,395 53.0 Peake D.* Con 851 84.0 Brett A.* Con 1,238 47.0 Hendricks K. Lab 162 16.0 Turnout 49.8 21.1

Turnout 77.8 6.0 Turnout 35.0 68.0 Alsager West (4597) vote share Odd Rode (4134) Lawton (2614) Parish R.* Con 1,184 53.0 vote share vote share Selbourne F. Lib/SDP 751 33.6 Fryer A. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Smith A.* Ind 468 79.6 Beavan G. Lab 301 13.5 Naughton C. Ms. Lab 120 20.4 Turnout 48.6 19.4 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 22.5 59.2 Sandbach East (3551) Buglawton (2858) vote share Middlewich Cledford (2242) vote share Lloyd-Griffiths D. Lib 982 36.8 vote share Barnett D. Ms. Con 495 48.1 Riley S. Con 853 32.0 Godfrey E. Ms. Lab 397 56.6 Nesbitt P. Lib/SDP 315 30.6 Jones T. Lab 832 31.2 Telfer J.* Lib 305 43.4 Burgess R. Lab 220 21.4

Turnout 75.1 4.8 Turnout 31.3 13.1 Turnout 36.0 17.5

Sandbach North (4126) Middlewich Kinderton (3657) Congleton Central (2446) vote share vote share vote share Dale N.* Con 1,986 62.8 Atkinson A. Lab 699 56.8 Gill E.* Lab 341 38.1 Willdigg C. Lab 1,176 37.2 Stoneley A.* Con 532 43.2 Philpott G. Lib/SDP 301 33.7 Kippen R. Ms. Con 252 28.2

Turnout 76.6 25.6 Turnout 33.7 13.6 Turnout 36.5 4.5 Sandbach West (3546) Odd Rode (4117) vote share vote share Congleton North (4000) Alcock J.* Con 0 0.0 Fisher A.* Con 709 47.4 vote share Tomlinson S.* Lab 618 45.9 Pollard S. Lab 564 37.7 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Collier J. Ind 224 15.0 Pollard G. Lib/SDP 525 39.0 Burton H. Con 204 15.1

Turnout 36.4 9.7 Turnout 33.7 6.9 Congleton 1980 Sandbach East (3506) vote share Congleton South (3446) Morris L.* Lib 847 54.5 vote share Alsager East (3799) Barker P. Con 365 23.5 Richards I. Ms. Lib/SDP 651 47.2 vote share Jones T. Lab 341 22.0 Daniell D. Con 638 46.3 Round D. Lib 639 38.4 Snape W. Ms. Lab 89 6.5

Beavan G. Lab 478 28.8 Turnout 44.3 31.0 Davis L.* Ind 422 25.4 Turnout 40.0 0.9 Hellyar-Brook H. CC 123 7.4 Sandbach North (4138) vote share Congleton West (5259) Turnout 43.7 9.7 Smedley C. Lib 1,162 64.0 vote share Yarwood L.* Con 434 23.9 Domleo R.* Con 1,058 51.8 Alsager West (4561) Willdigg C. Lab 221 12.2 Hemsley K. Lib/SDP 780 38.2 vote share Tomlinson J. Ms. Lab 206 10.1

Fletcher R. Lib 1,244 52.5 Turnout 43.9 40.1 Smith J.* Con 734 31.0 Turnout 38.9 13.6 Williams J. Lab 390 16.5 Sandbach West (3616) vote share Dane (3249) Turnout 51.9 21.5 Coupe C. Ms. Con 714 55.3 vote share Lockett S. Lab 292 22.6 Lawrence R. Con 1,109 70.0 Brereton (1214) Newcombe M. Lib 286 22.1 Grant J. Lib/SDP 381 24.1 vote share Cohen B. Ms. Lab 94 5.9

Yarwood E.* Con 484 82.9 Turnout 35.7 32.7 Godfrey R. Lab 100 17.1 Turnout 48.8 46.0

Turnout 48.1 65.8 Holmes Chapel (3306) vote share Congleton North (4047) Wortley A.* Con 632 45.6 vote share Howkins T. Lib/SDP 501 36.1 Bowers F. Lab 944 76.6 Mackenzie I. Ms. Ind 170 12.3 Baxter M. Con 289 23.4 Berry J. Lab 84 6.1

Turnout 30.5 53.1 Turnout 42.0 9.4

Congleton South (3248) Lawton (2661) vote share vote share Harrison C.* Con 845 75.1 Brown W. Con 663 56.8 Wright M. Ms. Lab 280 24.9 James N. Lib/SDP 504 43.2

Turnout 34.6 50.2 Turnout 43.9 13.6

Congleton West (5097) Middlewich Kinderton (4188) vote share vote share Vickers W. Con 1,048 44.9 Telfer J. Lib/SDP 959 81.3 Hemsley K. Lib 709 30.4 Godfrey R. Lab 220 18.7 Tyrrell P. Lab 579 24.8 Turnout 28.2 62.7 Turnout 45.8 14.5

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Odd Rode (4096) Congleton West (5267) vote share vote share Congleton South (3690) Challinor W.* Con 686 41.7 Fuller K. Con 1,248 70.9 vote share Thomas K. Lab 520 31.6 Whitmore S. Ms. Lab 511 29.1 Wright R. Ms. Con 690 50.2 Carr P. Lib/SDP 439 26.7 Pollard J. Lib/SDP 542 39.4 Turnout 33.4 41.9 Snape W. Ms. Lab 142 10.3 Turnout 40.2 10.1 Dane (3308) Turnout 37.2 10.8 Sandbach East (3468) vote share vote share Barnett B.* Con 1,184 84.3 Congleton West (5326) Kelly C.* Lib/SDP 0 0.0 Davies T. Lab 220 15.7 vote share Vickers W.* Con 1,041 52.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 42.4 68.7 Thomson K. Ms. Lib/SDP 630 32.0 Burgess R. Lab 298 15.1 Sandbach North (4213) Middlewich Cledford (2427) vote share vote share Turnout 37.0 20.9 Hanlon N. Con 738 51.8 Madden K. Lib/SDP 602 59.6 Sutton R. Lib/SDP 522 36.7 Godfrey R. Lab 408 40.4 Dane (3308) Bather J. Lab 164 11.5 vote share Turnout 41.6 19.2 Walton F.* Con 1,090 87.6 Turnout 33.8 15.2 Ollerenshaw T. Ms. Lab 155 12.4 Middlewich Kinderton (4391) Sandbach West (3564)2 vote share Turnout 37.6 75.1 vote share Littlemore G. Con 1,104 61.5 Henshall E. Ms.* Lib/SDP 919 48.5 Hughes E. Lab 690 38.5 Holmes Chapel (3615) Yarwood L. Con 725 38.3 vote share Robinson K. Lib/SDP 493 - Turnout 40.9 23.1 Parry B. Lib/SDP 804 52.7 Jones T. Lab 251 13.2 Mackenzie I. Ms. Con 644 42.2 Odd Rode (4125) Green E. Lab 78 5.1 Turnout 53.2 10.2 vote share Kent L. Ms. Lib/SDP 735 39.2 Turnout 42.2 10.5 Rigby S. Con 574 30.6 Thomas K. Lab 566 30.2 Lawton (2655) Congleton 1983 vote share Turnout 45.5 8.6 Plant C. Con 571 46.8 Pownall-Jones T. Lib/SDP 521 42.7 Alsager East (3795) Sandbach East (3493) Thomas K. Lab 129 10.6 vote share vote share Naylor G. Lib/SDP 620 31.9 Lloyd-Griffiths D.* Lib/SDP 879 65.1 Turnout 46.0 4.1 Davis L. Res 509 26.2 Jones T. Lab 472 34.9 Beavan G. Lab 424 21.8 Middlewich Cledford (2509) Sample S. Con 392 20.2 Turnout 39.4 30.1 vote share Southern V. Lab 458 60.2 Turnout 51.3 5.7 Sandbach North (4198) Madden M. Ms. Con 303 39.8

vote share Alsager West (4655) Fuller W. Ms. Con 813 52.9 Turnout 30.3 20.4 vote share Sutton R. Lib/SDP 456 29.7 Mann T.* Con 1,305 49.1 Bather J. Lab 267 17.4 Middlewich Kinderton (4522) King T. Lib/SDP 993 37.4 vote share Beavan P. Ms. Lab 358 13.5 Turnout 36.6 23.2 Hughes E. Con 839 69.5 Copestake P. Lab 368 30.5 Turnout 57.1 11.7 Sandbach West (3611) vote share Turnout 26.7 39.0 Astbury (1230) Alcock J.* Con 804 54.8 vote share Broughton M. Lib/SDP 385 26.3 Odd Rode (4140) Davenport M. Ms. Con 321 55.8 Doughty S. Ms. Lab 277 18.9 vote share McDonald P. Lib/SDP 254 44.2 Fisher A.* Con 734 48.5 Turnout 40.6 28.6 Pollard S. Lab 616 40.7 Turnout 46.7 11.7 Kent J. Ecol 162 10.7

Buglawton (2904) Turnout 36.5 7.8 vote share Congleton 1984 Cooper M.* Con 644 53.9 Sandbach East (3622) Burgess R. Lab 332 27.8 vote share Griffin G. Lib/SDP 219 18.3 Alsager East (3878) Morras L.* Lib/SDP 1,019 62.6 vote share Trump D. Con 329 20.2 Turnout 41.2 26.1 Round D.* Lib/SDP 856 47.0 Jones T. Lab 281 17.2 Voce A. Con 591 32.4

Congleton Central (2465) Beavan G. Lab 376 20.6 Turnout 45.0 42.4 vote share Hemsley K. Lib/SDP 630 64.0 Turnout 47.0 14.5 Sandbach North (4225) McGonnell M. Lab 354 36.0 vote share Alsager West (4823) Girvin J. Con 739 51.4 Turnout 39.9 28.0 vote share Newcombe M. Lib/SDP 458 31.8 Fletcher R.* Lib/SDP 1,432 54.5 Bather J. Lab 241 16.8 Congleton North (4003) Fooks I. Ms. Con 926 35.3

vote share Beavan P. Ms. Lab 268 10.2 Turnout 34.0 19.5 Watson L.* Lab 1,058 69.3 Miller C. Ms. Lib/SDP 469 30.7 Turnout 54.4 19.3 Sandbach West (3644) vote share Turnout 38.1 38.6 Brereton (1299) Yarwood L. Con 577 47.5 vote share Wood A. Lib/SDP 357 29.4 Congleton South (3532) Yarwood E.* Con 432 80.3 Doughty S. Ms. Lab 282 23.2 vote share Knowles M. Lab 106 19.7

Dale N. Con 818 58.4 Turnout 33.4 18.1 Carr P. Lib/SDP 406 29.0 Turnout 41.4 60.6 Snape W. Ms. Lab 176 12.6 Congleton North (3972) Turnout 39.6 29.4 vote share Bowers F.* Lab 874 77.8 Higginson J. Con 250 22.2

Turnout 28.3 55.5

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Middlewich Kinderton (4662) Congleton South (4164) Congleton 1986 vote share vote share Telfer J.* Lib/SDP 773 42.3 Cheetham L. Con 897 48.3 Jones D. Lab 606 33.2 Kitton M. Lib/SDP 789 42.5 Alsager East (3906) McQueen I. Con 449 24.6 Knowles J. Ms. Lab 172 9.3 vote share

Short L. Ms.* Lib/SDP 1,071 54.8 Turnout 39.2 9.1 Turnout 44.6 5.8 Lowe A. Ms. Con 458 23.5 Braithwaite G. Lab 424 21.7 Odd Rode (4199) Congleton West (5442) vote share vote share Turnout 50.0 31.4 Bowler I. Lib/SDP 729 40.1 Baxendale G. Con 1,109 46.3 Challinor W.* Con 552 30.3 Atkin V. Lib/SDP 937 39.1 Alsager West (4971) Hassall P. Ms. Lab 539 29.6 Ross D. Lab 349 14.6 vote share

Jones T. Ms. Lib/SDP 1,173 48.5 Turnout 43.3 9.7 Turnout 44.0 7.2 Parish R.* Con 897 37.1 Beavan P. Ms. Lab 347 14.4 Sandbach East (3856) Dane (3385) vote share vote share Turnout 48.6 11.4 Jones T. Lab 598 39.2 Barnett R. Con 1,138 72.6 Wood A. Lib/SDP 566 37.1 Webster D. Ms. Lib/SDP 334 21.3 Buglawton (2969) Farnworth-Smith M. Ms. Con 360 23.6 Shaw M. Lab 95 6.1 vote share

Hinckley C. Ms. Lib/SDP 478 40.5 Turnout 39.5 2.1 Turnout 46.3 51.3 Barnett D. Ms.* Con 412 34.9 Copestick P. Lab 291 24.6 Sandbach North (4423) Middlewich Cledford (2655) vote share vote share Turnout 39.8 5.6 Keeling J. Con 687 42.6 Mather A. Lib/SDP 660 52.9 Sutton R. Lib/SDP 686 42.6 Robson J. Ms. Lab 343 27.5 Congleton Central (2536) McGough A. Lab 239 14.8 Robinson B. Con 244 19.6 vote share

Snape W. Ms. Lab 436 42.0 Turnout 36.4 0.1 Turnout 47.0 25.4 Thomson K. Ms. Lib/SDP 407 39.2 Lewis N. Con 196 18.9 Sandbach West (3723) Middlewich Kinderton (4743) vote share vote share Turnout 41.0 2.8 Henshall E. Ms.* Lib/SDP 745 54.1 Roberts D. Ms. Lib/SDP 879 40.0 McMillan R. Con 347 25.2 McQueen I. Con 732 33.3 Congleton North (4054) Doughty P. Lab 284 20.6 Jones D. Lab 585 26.6 vote share

Tomlinson R.* Lab 706 51.2 Turnout 37.0 28.9 Turnout 46.3 6.7 Campbell G. Ind Lab 452 32.8 Bayley B. Ms. Con 221 16.0 Odd Rode (4228) vote share Turnout 34.0 18.4 Congleton 1987 Hemsley L. Ms. Lib/SDP 893 43.4 Challinor W. Con 710 34.5 Congleton South (4028) Hassall P. Ms. Lab 456 22.1 vote share Alsager East (3958)

Blackmore M. Lib/SDP 689 44.1 vote share Turnout 48.7 8.9 Cheetham L. Con 668 42.8 Short M. Lib/SDP 1,108 51.0 Knowles J. Ms. Lab 204 13.1 Lowe A. Ms. Con 606 27.9 Sandbach East (4021) Braithwaite G. Lab 457 21.1 vote share Turnout 38.8 1.3 Lloyd-Griffiths D.* Lib/SDP 856 45.7 Turnout 54.9 23.1 Brown W. Con 587 31.3 Congleton West (5420) Parkes J. Ms. Lab 432 23.0 vote share Alsager West (5138)

Domleo R.* Con 736 39.7 vote share Turnout 46.6 14.3 Atkin V. Lib/SDP 696 37.5 Mann T.* Con 1,402 47.3 Ross D. Lab 424 22.8 Hollinshead M. Lib/SDP 1,274 42.9 Sandbach North (4434) Beavan P. Ms. Lab 291 9.8 vote share Turnout 34.2 2.2 McMillan R. Con 1,090 49.1 Turnout 57.7 4.3 Sutton R. Lib/SDP 870 39.2 Dane (3366) Haines K. Lab 261 11.8 vote share Astbury (1242)

Lawrence R.* Con 821 62.1 vote share Turnout 50.1 9.9 Hart B. Lib/SDP 403 30.5 Davenport M. Ms.* Con 433 61.6 Ollerenshaw P. Ms. Lab 98 7.4 Adams J. Ms. Lib/SDP 270 38.4 Sandbach West (3760) vote share Turnout 39.3 31.6 Turnout 56.6 23.2 Alcock J.* Con 751 45.8 Wood A. Lib/SDP 611 37.3 Holmes Chapel (3924) Buglawton (2976) Doughty P. Lab 278 17.0 vote share vote share

Howkins T. Lib/SDP 1,054 60.0 Pollard J. Lib/SDP 628 41.3 Turnout 43.6 8.5 Peake D. Con 607 34.6 Cooper M.* Con 621 40.8 Beavan G. Lab 95 5.4 Copestick P. Lab 272 17.9

Turnout 44.8 25.5 Turnout 51.1 0.5 Congleton 1988 Lawton (2658) Congleton Central (2574) vote share vote share Alsager East (3944) King T. Lib/SDP 738 53.8 Thomson K. Ms. Lib/SDP 440 31.3 vote share Brown W.* Con 439 32.0 Hartley R. Lab 370 26.4 Farrell T. LD 958 49.5 Glover M. Lab 105 7.7 Mason P. Con 350 24.9 Redhead R. Con 535 27.7 Batchelor J. Ms. Ind 90 6.6 Campbell G. Ind 244 17.4 Williams J. Lab 441 22.8

Turnout 51.6 21.8 Turnout 54.5 5.0 Turnout 49.0 21.9

Middlewich Cledford (2612) Congleton North (4119) Alsager West (5267) vote share vote share vote share Mather A. Lib/SDP 532 51.5 Watson L.* Lab 1,002 66.8 Fletcher R.* LD 1,381 50.1 Dean G. Lab 358 34.6 Wells J. Con 298 19.9 Jones D. Con 1,118 40.5 Hill S. Ms. Con 144 13.9 Parker I. Lib/SDP 199 13.3 Wilson J. Ms. Lab 259 9.4

Turnout 39.6 16.8 Turnout 36.4 47.0 Turnout 52.4 9.5

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Brereton (1282) Sandbach North (4485) Lawton (2676) vote share vote share vote share Yarwood E.* Con 470 81.6 Girvin J.* Con 758 43.7 Turner J. LD 772 55.5 Lees G. Ms. Lab 60 10.4 Wood M. LD 701 40.4 Lawton C. Con 376 27.0 Grice T. LD 46 8.0 Haines K. Lab 277 16.0 Beavan G. Lab 244 17.5

Turnout 44.9 71.2 Turnout 38.7 3.3 Turnout 51.0 28.4

Congleton North (4055) Sandbach West (3800) Middlewich Kinderton (4916) vote share vote share vote share Bowers F.* Lab 963 76.9 Timmins G. Con 551 41.8 Bagnall K. LD 1,222 53.3 Griffiths B. Ms. Con 197 15.7 Wood A. LD 464 35.2 Kidd A. Lab 1,070 46.7 Newcome M. LD 92 7.3 Doughty P. Lab 304 23.0 Turnout 49.0 6.6 Turnout 30.9 61.2 Turnout 34.7 6.6 Odd Rode (4269) Congleton South (4219) vote share vote share Barnett P. LD 961 42.3 Cooper M. Con 985 57.2 Congleton 1990 Hassall P. Ms. Lab 734 32.3 Barnett D. Ms. LD 526 30.6 Challinor W. Con 579 25.5 Gabbitas D. Lab 210 12.2 Alsager East (3917) Turnout 53.0 10.0 Turnout 40.8 26.7 vote share Short L. Ms.* LD 1,567 74.7 Sandbach East (4069) Congleton West (5602) Williams J. Lab 532 25.3 vote share vote share Jones T.* Lab 1,042 45.8 Vickers W.* Con 891 47.9 Turnout 54.0 49.3 Sutton R. LD 760 33.4 Atkin V. LD 606 32.6 Brown W. Con 471 20.7 Ross D. Lab 362 19.5 Alsager West (5404) vote share Turnout 55.9 12.4 Turnout 33.2 15.3 Jones T. Ms.* LD 1,515 52.8 Shemilt H. Con 785 27.4 Sandbach North (4645) Dane (3369) Taylor F. Ms. Lab 568 19.8 vote share vote share Beresford K. Con 883 36.2 Walton F.* Con 997 76.3 Turnout 53.0 25.5 Howarth P. Lab 828 33.9 Webster J. Ms. LD 182 13.9 McMorine M. Ms. LD 730 29.9 Newell R. Lab 127 9.7 Buglawton (2920) vote share Turnout 53.0 2.3 Turnout 38.8 62.4 Boston R. Lab 756 42.9 Hinckley C. Ms.* LD 530 30.0 Sandbach West (3837) Holmes Chapel (4150) Cooper B. Ms. Con 478 27.1 vote share vote share Henshall E. Ms.* LD 757 38.4 Parry R.* LD 1,135 56.9 Turnout 60.0 12.8 Parkes D. Lab 687 34.8 Ashworth W. Con 758 38.0 Dawes A. Con 381 19.3 Parry W. Ms. Lab 103 5.2 Congleton Central (2670) Fabrizio A. Ind 148 7.5 vote share

Turnout 48.1 18.9 Snape W. Ms.* Lab 736 51.6 Turnout 51.0 3.5 Thomson C. LD 464 32.5 Lawton (2699) Quilley D. Ms. Con 226 15.8 vote share Cliffe R. LD 626 48.0 Turnout 53.0 19.1 Congleton 1991 Plant C.* Con 579 44.4 Beavan P. Ms. Lab 100 7.7 Congleton North (4133) vote share Alsager East (3943)

Turnout 48.4 3.6 Tomlinson R.* Lab 1,599 78.7 vote share Ellwood S. Con 256 12.6 Short M.* LD 1,155 59.8 Middlewich Cledford (2655) Wichelow F. Ms. LD 177 8.7 Redhead R. Con 416 21.5 vote share Taylor F. Lab 361 18.7 Hart B. LD 587 53.2 Turnout 49.0 66.1 Robson J. Ms. Lab 287 26.0 Turnout 50.0 38.3 McQueen I. Con 230 20.8 Congleton South (4466) vote share Alsager West (5385)

Turnout 41.6 27.2 Gosling A. Ms. Con 976 44.7 vote share Gubbins P. LD 786 36.0 Hough D. LD 1,435 51.3 Middlewich Kinderton (4820) Thompson C. Ms. Lab 423 19.4 Smith J. Con 924 33.0 vote share Williams J. Lab 441 15.8 Brodie-Browne I. LD 995 47.5 Turnout 49.0 8.7 Hughes E.* Con 662 31.6 Turnout 52.0 18.3 Jones D. Lab 439 20.9 Congleton West (5527) vote share Astbury (1183)

Turnout 43.5 15.9 Ross D. Lab 980 37.5 vote share Cheetham J. Ms. Con 932 35.7 Davenport M. Ms.* Con 451 73.3 Odd Rode (4239) Argent Y. Ms. LD 701 26.8 Vale J. Ms. LD 164 26.7 vote share Hemsley K. LD 800 38.6 Turnout 47.3 1.8 Turnout 52.0 46.7 Challinor W. Con 633 30.5 Beavan G. Lab 397 19.1 Dane (3161) Buglawton (2849) Fisher A.* Ind 244 11.8 vote share vote share Mackenzie I. Ms. Con 939 60.3 Eyres K. Lab 640 42.4

Turnout 48.9 8.1 Curson G. Ms. LD 364 23.4 Cooper B. Ms. Con 514 34.0 Haines K. Lab 254 16.3 Barnett D. Ms. LD 356 23.6 Sandbach East (4022) vote share Turnout 49.3 36.9 Turnout 53.0 8.3 Morris L.* LD 877 50.3 Howarth P. Lab 468 26.9 Holmes Chapel (4160) Congleton Central (2640) Brown W. Con 397 22.8 vote share vote share Howkins T.* LD 1,242 55.9 Thomson K. Ms.* LD 631 43.5

Turnout 43.3 23.5 Bissett H. Ms. Con 806 36.3 Thompson C. Ms. Lab 559 38.5 Maguire D. Lab 174 7.8 Lawton C. Con 262 18.0

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Congleton North (4072) Odd Rode (4157) vote share Congleton 1992 vote share Watson L.* Lab 864 49.3 Hemsley K.* LD 759 41.4 Campbell G. Ind Lab 407 23.2 Wolstoncroft W. Con 665 36.2 Ellwood S. Con 266 15.2 Alsager East (4044) Foster E. Lab 411 22.4 Dutton J. LD 214 12.2 vote share Farrell T.* LD 976 56.0 Turnout 44.0 5.1 Turnout 43.0 26.1 Jones G. Con 490 28.1 Jukes D. Lab 277 15.9 Sandbach East (4036) Congleton South (4602) vote share vote share Turnout 43.0 27.9 Morris L.* LD 947 56.4 Mason P. Con 1,030 43.9 Greenwood R. Con 479 28.5 Gubbins P. LD 778 33.1 Alsager West (5543) Doughty S. Ms. Lab 254 15.1 vote share Cheetham L.* Ind Con 302 12.9 Sexton J. Ms. Lab 237 10.1 Fletcher R.* LD 1,355 52.1 Turnout 41.0 27.9 Edmunds I. Con 1,068 41.1

Turnout 51.0 10.7 Wilson J. Ms. Lab 176 6.8 Sandbach North (4828) vote share Congleton West (5469) Turnout 46.0 11.0 Girvin J.* Con 947 55.9 vote share Sutton R. LD 584 34.5 Baxendale G.* Con 1,012 41.1 Brereton (1266) Henry A. Lab 163 9.6 vote share Moss M. Lab 726 29.5 Williamson M. Ms. LD 723 29.4 Yarwood E.* Con 524 79.0 Turnout 35.0 21.4 Holdsworth J. Lab 71 10.7

Turnout 45.0 11.6 Cox P. LD 68 10.3 Sandbach West (3740) vote share Dane (3348) Turnout 52.0 68.3 Hartwright P. Con 641 43.3 vote share Edwards B. LD 459 31.0 Barnett R.* Con 915 54.7 Congleton North (4183) Parkes D. Lab 379 25.6 vote share Dutton R. Ms. LD 681 40.7 Maguire D. Lab 78 4.7 Moss M. Lab 539 40.1 Turnout 39.6 12.3 Bowers F.* Ind Lab 348 25.9

Turnout 50.0 14.0 Pollard J. Con 312 23.2 Heron K. LD 145 10.8 Middlewich Cledford (2594) Congleton 1994 vote share Turnout 32.2 14.2 Mather A.* LD 664 51.2 Watkinson R. Lab 448 34.5 Congleton South (4558) Alsager East (4061) Fensom R. Con 185 14.3 vote share vote share Cooper M.* Con 1,141 61.8 Short L. Ms.* LD 1,261 74.8

Turnout 50.0 16.7 Richards I. Ms. LD 541 29.3 Taylor P. Lab 425 25.2 Jervis J. Lab 165 8.9 Middlewich Kinderton (4931) Turnout 41.5 49.6 vote share Turnout 40.5 32.5 Roberts D. Ms.* LD 1,056 42.0 Alsager West (5639) Morris F. Con 920 36.6 Congleton West (5485) vote share Scholey F. Ms. Lab 539 21.4 vote share Heritage P. Ms. LD 1,421 60.3 Fuller J. Con 1,096 52.7 Corbet W. Con 591 25.1

Turnout 51.0 5.4 Williamson M. Ms. LD 735 35.3 Hunter M. Lab 345 14.6 Sexton J. Ms. Lab 250 12.0 Odd Rode (4272) Turnout 41.8 35.2 vote share Turnout 37.9 17.3 Hemsley L. Ms.* LD 940 47.8 Buglawton (2821) Beavan P. Ms. Lab 523 26.6 Dane (3315) vote share Deighton T. Con 502 25.5 vote share Boston R.* Lab 616 55.4 Ardern J. Con 939 64.9 Pugh D. Ms. Con 265 23.9

Turnout 46.0 21.2 Dutton R. Ms. LD 452 31.2 Sandywell C. Ms. LD 230 20.7 Haines K. Lab 56 3.9 Sandbach East (4110) Turnout 39.4 31.6 vote share Turnout 43.7 33.7 Lloyd-Griffiths D.* LD 970 48.2 Congleton Central (2671) Johnston J. Lab 616 30.6 Holmes Chapel (4193) vote share McMillan R. Con 428 21.3 vote share Thomson C. LD 511 44.0 Parry R.* LD 1,063 50.8 Grimshaw-Lewis W. Ms.* Lab 495 42.6

Turnout 49.0 17.6 Fear C. Con 967 46.2 Lawson G. Ms. Con 156 13.4 Maguire D. Lab 64 3.1 Sandbach North (4704) Turnout 43.5 1.4 vote share Turnout 50.0 4.6 Leese M. Con 1,038 43.3 Congleton North (4086) Sutton R. LD 730 30.4 Lawton (2718) vote share Howarth P. Lab 631 26.3 vote share Tomlinson R.* Lab 788 51.4 Deighton T. Con 531 48.8 Malinowski S. Ms. LD 629 41.1

Turnout 51.0 12.8 Sharpe J. LD 469 43.1 Gosling R. Con 115 7.5 Millington B. Lab 89 8.2 Sandbach West (3802) Turnout 37.5 10.4 vote share Turnout 41.0 5.7 Moore J. LD 569 31.8 Congleton South (4624) Hartwright P. Con 540 30.2 Middlewich Cledford (2975) vote share Parkes D. Lab 509 28.5 vote share Vale J. Ms. LD 763 42.3 Rowley I. Green 169 9.5 Watkinson R. Lab 355 36.4 Gosling A. Ms.* Con 759 42.1 Hart B.* LD 345 35.3 Jervis J. Lab 281 15.6

Turnout 47.0 1.6 Blakemore J. Con 276 28.3 Turnout 39.0 0.2 Turnout 32.0 1.0 Congleton West (5447) Middlewich Kinderton (4929) vote share vote share Jackson G. LD 1,134 49.6 Morris F. Con 984 50.3 Stevens B. Ms. Con 639 27.9 Brodie-Browne I.* LD 703 35.9 McCarthy C. Lab 514 22.5 Scholey F. Ms. Lab 269 13.8 Turnout 42.0 21.6 Turnout 39.8 14.4

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Dane (3277) Odd Rode (4277) vote share Congleton 1995 vote share Owen W. LD 921 52.2 Barlow I. Ms.* LD 747 46.9 Mackenzie I. Ms.* Con 762 43.2 Doughty S. Ms. Lab 491 30.8 Haines K. Lab 81 4.6 Alsager East (4049) Challinor W. Con 354 22.2 vote share

Turnout 53.8 9.0 Short M.* LD 967 69.5 Turnout 37.2 16.1 Sexton J. Ms. Lab 425 30.5 Holmes Chapel (4233) Sandbach East (3964) vote share Turnout 35.0 38.9 vote share Howkins T.* LD 1,274 65.6 Lloyd-Griffiths D.* LD 767 52.0 Edmunds I. Con 526 27.1 Alsager West (5645) Henry A. Lab 502 34.1 Sexton J. Ms. Lab 142 7.3 vote share Wroe J. Con 205 13.9 Hough D.* LD 1,335 62.7

Turnout 45.9 38.5 Till W. Con 436 20.5 Turnout 37.5 18.0 McCarthy T. Ms. Lab 358 16.8 Lawton (2723) Sandbach North (4916) vote share Turnout 37.0 42.2 vote share Turner J.* LD 614 56.5 Iddon J. LD 828 40.6 Owens R. Con 309 28.5 Astbury (1027) Howarth P. Lab 625 30.6 Lewis H. Lab 163 15.0 vote share Price M. Con 588 28.8 Lowe E. LD 284 49.5

Turnout 39.9 28.1 Cliff J. Con 240 41.8 Turnout 41.7 9.9 Lewis H. Lab 50 8.7 Middlewich Kinderton (5023) Sandbach West (3921) vote share Turnout 56.3 7.7 vote share Bagnall K.* LD 860 39.9 Moore J.* LD 520 35.6 Scholey F. Ms. Lab 811 37.6 Buglawton (2799) Parkes D. Lab 506 34.7 Taylor G. Con 484 22.5 vote share Lea E. Con 433 29.7 Millington B. Lab 557 52.0

Turnout 42.9 2.3 Edmunds I. Con 264 24.6 Turnout 37.3 1.0 Eyres K.* LD 250 23.3 Odd Rode (4187)2 vote share Turnout 38.5 27.4 Barnett P.* LD 1,065 56.1 Congleton 1996 Barlow I. Ms. LD 1,055 - Congleton Central (2764) Gill E. Lab 431 22.7 vote share Challinor W. Con 401 21.1 Thomson K. Ms.* LD 567 49.6 Alsager East (4080) Sowter J. Lab 321 - McCarthy C. Lab 449 39.2 vote share Bayley N. Con 128 11.2 Farrell T.* LD 913 63.4

Turnout 45.3 33.4 McCarthy C. Lab 340 23.6 Turnout 41.7 10.3 Clegg D. Con 186 12.9 Sandbach East (4027) vote share Congleton North (4029) Turnout 35.3 39.8 Robinson D. LD 849 48.2 vote share Jones T.* Lab 631 35.8 Copestick P.* Lab 815 63.1 Alsager West (5690) McMillan R. Con 283 16.1 Malinowski S. Ms. LD 332 25.7 vote share Pollard J. Con 145 11.2 Fletcher R.* LD 1,398 64.0

Turnout 43.8 12.4 Hill W. Con 438 20.0 Turnout 32.5 37.4 O'Kane E. Lab 350 16.0 Sandbach North (4892) vote share Congleton South (4703) Turnout 38.4 43.9 Flint D. Ms. LD 1,003 47.5 vote share Beresford K.* Con 792 37.5 Mason P.* Con 860 48.3 Brereton (1275) Henry A. Lab 317 15.0 Barnett D. Ms. LD 504 28.3 vote share Jervis J. Lab 416 23.4 Holland S. Con 455 70.5

Turnout 43.2 10.0 Amery Y. Ms. LD 135 20.9 Turnout 37.8 20.0 Platt L. Ms. Lab 55 8.5 Sandbach West (3731) vote share Congleton West (5464) Turnout 50.6 49.6 Edwards B. LD 600 37.5 vote share Lea E. Con 557 34.8 Gill E. Lab 639 34.3 Congleton North (4064) Parkes D. Lab 368 23.0 Baxendale G.* Con 628 33.7 vote share Wilde J. Green 75 4.7 Hornby P. Ms. LD 597 32.0 Grimshaw Lewis W. Ms. Lab 788 71.2

Turnout 42.9 2.7 Turnout 34.0 0.6 Pollard J. Con 188 17.0 Fewirell J. Ms. LD 130 11.8 Dane (3243) vote share Turnout 27.2 54.2 Worth D.* Con 787 46.9 Bennett R. LD 755 45.0 Congleton South (4863) Smith D. Lab 137 8.2 vote share Cooper M.* Con 741 39.7 Turnout 51.7 1.9 Thwaite J. Ms. Ind 543 29.1 Jervis J. Lab 312 16.7 Middlewich Cledford (3592) Malinowski S. Ms. LD 272 14.6 vote share Hunter M. Lab 705 59.6 Turnout 38.4 10.6 Johnson F. LD 477 40.4 Congleton West (5449) Turnout 33.4 19.3 vote share Hornby P. Ms. LD 774 37.7 Middlewich Kinderton (5114) Smith H. Ms. Lab 658 32.1 vote share Bayley N. Con 621 30.2 Scholey F. Ms. Lab 812 45.1 Webster D. Ms. LD 676 37.5 Turnout 37.7 5.7 Taylor G. Con 313 17.4

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Dane (3231) Odd Rode (4509) vote share Congleton 1998 vote share Simpson L. Ms. Con 921 52.7 Barnett P.* LD 499 42.1 Bennett R. LD 777 44.4 Fox F Ms. Con 362 30.6 Smith D. Lab 51 2.9 Alsager East (4102) Brooke-Smith A. Lab 323 27.3 vote share

Turnout 54.1 8.2 Short L. Ms.* LD 679 58.7 Turnout 26.2 11.6 Clegg D. Con 270 23.4 Holmes Chapel (4457) O'Kane E. Lab 207 17.9 Sandbach East (3955) vote share vote share Parry R.* LD 1,741 68.2 Turnout 28.0 35.4 Robinson D.* LD 592 51.5 Mackenzie I. Ms. Con 489 19.2 Roylance-White A. Ms. Con 341 Barry P. Lab 321 12.6 Alsager West (5726) 29.7 vote share Beardmore W. Ms. Lab 217 18.9 Heritage P. Ms.* LD 915 56.5 Turnout 57.2 49.1 Large A. Con 704 43.5 Turnout 29.0 21.8 Lawton (2705) vote share Turnout 28.0 13.0 Sandbach North (4951) Giltrap R. LD 708 60.4 vote share Deighton T.* Con 285 24.3 Buglawton (2812) Flint D. Ms.* LD 630 44.5 Lewis H. Lab 180 15.3 vote share Price N. Con 549 38.8 Boston R.* Lab 382 53.8 Dawes A. Lab 237 16.7 Peers T. Ms. Con 251 35.4 Turnout 43.4 36.1 Fewtrell J. Ms. LD 77 10.8 Turnout 28.6 5.7 Middlewich Cledford (3620) vote share Turnout 25.0 18.5 Sandbach West (4762) Watkinson R.* Lab 671 61.1 vote share Cox J. Ms. LD 274 25.0 Congleton Central (2830) Edwards B.* LD 603 52.0 Taylor M. Ms. Con 153 13.9 vote share Taylor M. Ms. Con 323 27.9 Thomson C.* LD 322 39.6 Parkes L. Ms. Lab 233 20.1 Smart G. Lab 309 38.0 Turnout 30.3 36.2 Nield C. Con 182 22.4 Turnout 24.3 24.2 Middlewich Kinderton (5202) vote share Turnout 29.0 1.6 Scholet R. Ms. Lab 717 42.7 Webster D. Ms. LD 669 39.9 Congleton North (4108) Congleton 1999 Edmunds I. Con 292 17.4 vote share Thwaite J. Ms. LD 619 48.6 2 Turnout 32.3 2.9 McCarthy C. Lab 510 40.0 Alsager Central (2853) Pollard J. Con 145 11.4 vote share Odd Rode (4399) Hough D.* LD 764 60.4 vote share Turnout 30.0 8.6 Jones P. LD 604 - Hemsley K.* LD 971 61.9 Till W. Con 372 29.4 Parkes L. Ms. Lab 366 23.3 Congleton South (5087) Hambleton E. Lab 128 10.1 Hayes M. Con 232 14.8 vote share Edmunds I. Con 740 48.3 Turnout 37.5 31.0 Vale J. Ms.* LD 561 36.6 Turnout 35.7 38.6 3 Jervis J. Lab 230 15.0 Alsager East (4147) Sandbach East (3944) vote share vote share Turnout 30.0 11.7 Short L. Ms.* LD 898 78.4 Morris L.* LD 754 51.4 Farrell T.* LD 863 - Beardmore W. Ms. Lab 488 33.3 Congleton West (5478) Short M.* LD 794 - Taylor M. Ms. Con 224 15.3 vote share Coomer A. Ms. Lab 247 21.6 Jackson G.* LD 594 39.0

Turnout 37.2 18.1 Domleo R. Con 574 37.7 Turnout 29.0 56.9 Lawson W. Lab 355 23.3 2 Sandbach North (4950) Alsager West (2828) vote share Turnout 29.0 1.3 vote share Walker A.* LD 921 50.1 Fletcher R.* LD 594 54.0 Price M. Con 501 27.2 Dane (3293) Heritage P. Ms.* LD 463 - Howarth P. Lab 417 22.7 vote share Large A. Con 406 36.9 Owen W.* LD 817 54.7 Clegg D. Con 305 -

Turnout 37.2 22.8 Mackenzie I. Ms. Con 613 41.1 Lawson W. Lab 100 9.1 Willett J. Lab 63 4.2 Sandbach West (4165) Turnout 34.5 17.1 vote share Turnout 45.2 13.7 Parkes D. Lab 674 42.3 Astbury (1437) Holland B. LD 602 37.7 Holmes Chapel (4663) vote share Peers T. Ms. Con 319 20.0 vote share Lowe E.* LD 342 48.3 Hayes M. Con 803 45.3 Cliff J. Con 332 46.9

Turnout 38.3 4.5 Howkins T.* LD 802 45.2 Cromarty C. Ms. Ind 34 4.8 Barry P. Lab 168 9.5 Turnout 48.0 1.4 Turnout 37.9 0.1 Brereton (1391) Lawton (2666) vote share vote share Holland S.* Con 491 85.4 Turner J.* LD 425 56.7 Grice T. LD 84 14.6 Owens R. Con 233 31.1 Lewis H. Lab 92 12.3 Turnout 40.3 70.8

Turnout 28.0 25.6 Buglawton (2515)2 vote share Middlewich Kinderton (5539) Boston R.* Lab 325 42.8 vote share Parker D. Con 256 33.7 Kidd A. Lab 566 39.5 Copestick P.* Lab 245 - Cox J. Ms. LD 505 35.2 Davies A. Con 192 - White W. Con 362 25.3 Barber I. Ms. LD 179 23.6 Cooper D. Ms. LD 172 - Turnout 25.8 4.3 Turnout 29.0 9.1

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Congleton Central (3047)2 Middlewich Cledford (4410)3 vote share vote share Congleton 2000 Thomson K. Ms.* LD 321 36.2 Boyd M. Ms. LD 506 58.1 Smart G. Lab 318 35.9 Brown J. LD 492 - Thomson C.* LD 311 - Hardern A. LD 489 - Alsager Central (2813) Howarth P. Lab 265 - Sutton D. Con 365 41.9 vote share Jones P.* LD 448 46.4 Nield C. Con 248 28.0 White W. Con 349 - Provis G. Con 229 - Roylance-White A. Ms. Con 348 Till W. Con 428 44.3 Wood S. Lab 90 9.3 - Turnout 29.0 0.3 Turnout 23.0 16.2 Turnout 34.0 2.1 Congleton North (2780)2 vote share Middlewich Kinderton (4850)3 Alsager East (4143) Holt F. LD 624 51.1 vote share vote share Thwaite J. Ms.* LD 579 - Cox J. Ms. LD 614 43.6 Short M.* LD 720 66.0 Campbell G. Lab 505 41.3 Hirst P. LD 532 - Davies A. Con 181 16.6 Atkin D. Lab 398 - Hart B. LD 478 - Coomer A. Ms. Lab 136 12.5 Pollard J. Con 93 7.6 Kidd A.* Lab 434 30.8 Lloyd J. Ind 54 4.9 Grayson R. Con 68 - Chappelow R. Con 360 25.6 Beggs A. Con 327 - Turnout 27.0 49.4

Turnout 41.0 9.7 Turnout 23.1 12.8 Alsager West (2789) Congleton North West (3027)2 vote share vote share Odd Rode (4509)3 Large A. Con 470 50.6 Whitehurst J. Ms. LD 322 42.3 vote share Heritage P. Ms.* LD 399 43.0 Thwaite D. LD 297 - Barlow I. Ms.* LD 1,324 64.0 Lawson W. Lab 59 6.4 Snowden S. Lab 242 31.8 Hemsley K.* LD 1,297 - Lockley P. Lab 210 - Bailey T. LD 1,234 - Turnout 33.0 7.7 Bayley N. Con 197 25.9 Baskerville F. Con 451 21.8 Tonks J. Con 184 - Fox F. Con 446 - Buglawton (2485) vote share Whipp J. Ms. Con 382 - Turnout 24.0 10.5 Brooke-Smith A. Lab 294 14.2 Parker D. Con 417 60.9 Copestick P. Lab 216 31.5

Congleton South (4664)3 Turnout 33.0 42.2 Legg M. Ms. LD 52 7.6 vote share Cooper M.* Con 843 53.7 Sandbach East (4546)3 Turnout 27.1 29.3 Edmunds I.* Con 806 - vote share Peers T. Ms. Con 724 - Morris L.* LD 910 67.7 Congleton Central (3251) Hinckley R. LD 495 31.5 Lloyd-Griffiths D.* LD 880 - vote share Taylor A. Ms. LD 477 - Robinson D.* LD 876 - Nield C. Con 341 37.5 Hemsley L. Ms. LD 475 - Beresford K. Con 434 32.3 Thomson C. LD 314 34.5 Wood A. Lab 233 14.8 Price P. Ms. Con 385 - Smart G.* Lab 254 27.9 De La Fuente T. Con 309 - Turnout 32.0 22.2 Turnout 28.0 3.0

Turnout 31.0 35.4 2 Congleton West (4278)3 Congleton South (4723) vote share Sandbach North (4775)3 vote share Domleo R. Con 694 44.2 vote share Peers T. Ms.* Con 957 71.8 Brown D. Con 650 - Flint D. Ms.* LD 761 45.5 Smith P. Ms. Con 928 - Wolstencroft W. Con 628 - Walker A.* LD 726 - Hinckley R. LD 196 14.7 Hornby P. Ms.* LD 575 36.6 Iddon J.* LD 677 - Hemsley L. Ms. LD 189 - Gartside M. Ms. LD 481 - Brindley B. Con 602 36.0 Atkin D. Lab 179 13.4 Jackson G.* LD 471 - Price N. Con 599 - Thomas A. Lab 150 - Smith H. Ms. Lab 302 19.2 McTiernan R. Ms. Con 581 - Haines K. Lab 308 18.4 Turnout 27.6 57.1

Turnout 33.0 7.6 Turnout 32.0 9.5 Congleton West (4327) Dane Valley (2769)2 vote share vote share Sandbach West (4346)3 Wolstencroft W.* Con 762 61.8 Owen W.* LD 913 57.2 vote share Gartside M. Ms. LD 293 23.8 Bennett R. LD 779 - Edwards B.* LD 690 51.7 Smith H. Ms. Lab 178 14.4 Kolker P. Con 634 39.7 Holland B. LD 617 - Mackenzie I. Ms. Con 563 - Moore J.* LD 606 - Turnout 28.6 38.0 Willett J. Lab 49 3.1 Taylor M. Ms. Con 347 26.0 Dane Valley (3106) Stanley P. Con 310 - Turnout 50.3 17.5 Lintott K. Ms. Con 301 - vote share Parkes D.* Lab 297 22.3 Kolker P. Con 805 54.9 3 Bennett R.* LD 661 45.1 Holmes Chapel (4662) vote share Turnout 25.0 25.7 Parry R.* LD 1,244 54.0 Turnout 47.1 9.8 Howkins T. LD 1,168 - Rigby J. LD 961 - Holmes Chapel (4640) Hayes M.* Con 908 39.4 vote share Whiteside J. Con 720 - Rigby J.* LD 955 60.0 Milner V. Con 698 - Roylance-White A. Ms. Con 525 33.0 Cruise P. Ms. Lab 151 6.6 Cruise P. Ms. Lab 112 7.0

Turnout 46.1 14.6 Turnout 34.3 27.0

Lawton (2666)2 Lawton (2635) vote share vote share Giltrap R.* LD 626 57.8 Turner J.* LD 558 64.8 Turner J.* LD 581 - De La Fuente T. Con 222 25.8 Owens R. Con 243 22.4 Lewis H. Lab 81 9.4 Wolstencroft S. Lab 214 19.8 Wood S. Lab 97 - Turnout 32.5 39.0

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Middlewich Cledford (4849) Congleton South (4833) vote share vote share Congleton 2003 Hardern A.* LD 361 40.8 Brown D.* Con 1,099 70.9 White W. Con 357 40.3 Thomas A. Lab 243 15.7 Cairnes L. Ms. Lab 167 18.9 Hemsley L. Ms. LD 207 13.4 Alsager Central (2789) vote share

Turnout 18.2 0.5 Turnout 32.0 55.3 Hough D.* LD 687 70.3 Winnup P. Con 290 29.7 Middlewich Kinderton (4988) Congleton West (4268) vote share vote share Turnout 35.3 40.6 Sutton D. Con 781 59.8 Anstice C. Con 795 54.0 Hart B.* LD 323 24.7 Williamson M. Ms. LD 457 31.1 Alsager East (4036) Snowden S. Lab 202 15.5 Clarke E. Lab 219 14.9 vote share Burgess G. Ms. LD 699 72.7

Turnout 26.2 35.1 Turnout 35.0 23.0 Neve J. Con 262 27.3

Odd Rode (4523) Dane Valley (3046) Turnout 24.1 45.5 vote share vote share Bailey T.* LD 652 48.1 Furlong P. Con 693 47.9 Alsager West (2953) Fox P. Ms. Con 553 40.8 Owen W.* LD 683 47.2 vote share Howarth P. Lab 151 11.1 Hilton V. Lab 72 5.0 Fletcher R.* LD 548 71.4 Taylor P. Con 220 28.6

Turnout 29.9 7.3 Turnout 47.7 0.7 Turnout 26.2 42.7 Sandbach East (4467) Holmes Chapel (4555) vote share vote share Buglawton (2532) Robinson D.* LD 606 47.4 Howkins T.* LD 860 52.0 vote share Beresford K. Con 474 37.1 Wray J. Con 668 40.4 Edwards G. Con 396 51.6 Beardmore W. Ms. Lab 199 15.6 Noakes J. Lab 126 7.6 Boston R.* Lab 371 48.4

Turnout 28.8 10.3 Turnout 36.4 11.6 Turnout 30.9 3.3

Sandbach North (4790) Lawton (2580) Congleton Central (3552) vote share vote share vote share Price N. Con 763 50.1 Giltrap R.* LD 634 68.8 Provis G. Con 374 47.3 Iddon J.* LD 599 39.4 Henshall A. Con 218 23.6 Williamson M. Ms. LD 240 30.3 Haines K. Lab 160 10.5 Lewis H. Lab 70 7.6 Cairnes L. Ms. Lab 177 22.4

Turnout 31.8 10.8 Turnout 35.8 45.1 Turnout 21.8 16.9

Sandbach West (4738) Middlewich Cledford (5015) Congleton North (2807) vote share vote share vote share Frost D. Ms. LD 482 41.1 Morris W. Con 572 54.7 Atkin D.* Lab 222 46.6 Price P. Ms. Con 452 38.6 Robson J. Ms. Lab 283 27.1 Pollard J. Con 153 32.1 Doughty P. Lab 238 20.3 Brown J.* LD 190 18.2 Burgess D. Ms. LD 57 12.0 Copestick P. Ind 44 9.2

Turnout 24.8 2.6 Turnout 20.9 27.7 Turnout 17.3 14.5 Middlewich Kinderton (4962) vote share Congleton North West (2961) Congleton 2002 Roylance-White A. Ms. Con 694 47.5 vote share Hirst P.* LD 520 35.6 Baxendale G. Con 284 44.0 Kidd A.* Lab 248 17.0 Whitehurst J. Ms.* Ind 208 32.2 Alsager East (4060) Snowdon S. Lab 153 23.7

vote share Turnout 29.6 11.9 Farrell T.* LD 675 55.6 Turnout 22.0 11.8 Till W. Con 329 27.1 Odd Rode (4399) Coomer A. Ms. Lab 209 17.2 vote share Congleton South (4883) Bailey R. Con 682 45.8 vote share Turnout 30.0 28.5 Hemsley K.* LD 581 39.0 Cooper M.* Con 906 63.4 Grimshaw-Lewis W. Ms. Lab 227 15.2 Hibbert K. Ind 245 17.1 Astbury (1484) Thomas A. Lab 147 10.3

vote share Turnout 33.9 6.8 Burgess C. LD 131 9.2 Lowe E.* LD 353 51.0 Cliff J. Con 306 44.2 Sandbach East (4398) Turnout 29.4 46.3 Hambleton E. Lab 33 4.8 vote share Evans G. Con 622 46.4 Congleton West (4383) Turnout 47.0 6.8 Lloyd-Griffiths D.* LD 370 27.6 vote share Howarth P. Lab 348 26.0 Domleo R.* Con 784 63.8 Brereton (1432) Gartside M. Ms. LD 248 20.2

vote share Turnout 30.6 18.8 Smith H. Ms. Lab 197 16.0 Holland S.* Con 0 0.0 Sandbach North (4751) Turnout 28.3 43.6 Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Jones P.* Con 1,084 62.0 Holmes Chapel (4635) Congleton North (2769) Walker A. Ms.* LD 440 25.2 vote share vote share Darnes D. Ms. Lab 223 12.8 Brown J.* LD 682 45.7 Campbell G. Lab 342 46.2 Wray J. Con 681 45.6

Thwaite J. Ms.* LD 295 39.9 Turnout 36.8 36.9 Noakes J. Lab 129 8.6 Pollard J. Con 103 13.9 Sandbach West (4804)2 Turnout 32.2 0.1 Turnout 27.0 6.4 vote share Lea E. Con 650 48.8 Middlewich Cledford (5108) Congleton North West (2987) Iddon J.* Con 649 - vote share vote share Rubbidge E. Ms. LD 415 31.2 Edwards P. MF 608 59.3 Appleton S. Ms.* Con 419 57.9 Darnes P. LD 388 - Hirst P.* LD 226 22.0 Copestick P. Lab 220 30.4 Parkes D. Lab 266 20.0 Hunter M. Lab 192 18.7 Vale J. Ms. LD 85 11.7 Doughty P. Lab 264 - Turnout 20.1 37.2

Turnout 24.0 27.5 Turnout 29.1 17.7

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Middlewich Kinderton (5049) Congleton West (4449) vote share vote share Congleton 2006 Parsons M. MF 488 37.9 Topping D. Con 1,203 55.2 Booth A. Con 436 33.9 Davey S. LD 522 23.9 Cox J. Ms.* LD 364 28.3 Clarke E. Lab 456 20.9 Alsager East (3941) vote share

Turnout 25.6 4.0 Turnout 49.0 31.2 Farrell T.* LD 963 85.1 Howell W. Lab 168 14.9 Odd Rode (4426) Dane Valley (3128) vote share vote share Turnout 29.2 70.3 Barratt A. Con 599 51.2 Kolker P.* Con 1,379 75.5 Hemsley L. Ms. LD 425 36.3 Burgess D. Ms. LD 447 24.5 Astbury (1544) Lawson W. Lab 147 12.6 vote share Wray J. Con 362 50.1 Turnout 58.8 51.0 Turnout 26.6 14.9 Lowe E.* LD 361 49.9 Holmes Chapel (4644) Sandbach East (4436) vote share Turnout 47.2 0.1 vote share Cox J. Ms. LD 1,562 60.9 Morris L.* Ind 706 50.1 Wray J. Con 1,003 39.1 Brereton (1544) vote share Price P. Ms. Con 414 29.4 Alcock D. Ms. LD 238 16.9 Turnout 55.3 21.8 Goodall W. Con 544 82.1 Breathen R. Ind 50 3.6 Moller K. LD 119 17.9 Lawton (2626) Turnout 32.3 20.7 vote share Turnout 43.2 64.1 Alcock D. Ms. LD 521 43.0 Sandbach North (4788) Turner J.* Ind 357 29.4 Congleton North (2814) vote share Mitchell L. Ms. Con 335 27.6 vote share Carey M. Con 258 44.8 Moran B. Con 934 62.5 Wood A. LD 561 37.5 Turnout 46.3 13.5 Atkin D. Lab 228 39.6 Morton A. LD 90 15.6

Turnout 31.6 24.9 Middlewich Cledford (5231) vote share Turnout 20.7 5.2 Sandbach West (4893) Farrell P. Ms. MF 1,057 48.8 vote share Bailey A. Con 711 32.9 Congleton North West (2956) Iddon J.* Con 509 44.6 Price Jones G.. Lab 262 12.1 vote share Darnes P. LD 387 33.9 Burgess J. Ms. LD 134 6.2 Law J. Con 445 51.9 Rubidge E. Ms. Ind 245 21.5 Davey S.* LD 286 33.3 Bossons L. Ms. Lab 127 14.8 Turnout 41.3 16.0 Turnout 23.6 10.7 Middlewich Kinderton (5025) Turnout 29.1 18.5 vote share Brown E. Ms. MF 1,072 46.6 Congleton South (4840) Congleton 2004 Patterson I. Con 536 23.3 vote share Hirst P. LD 427 18.6 Brown D.* Con 1,068 65.7 Doughty P. Lab 263 11.4 Forsyth L. Ms. Green 218 13.4 Alsager Central (2787) Hemsley L. Ms. LD 191 11.8

vote share Turnout 45.7 23.3 Thomas A. Lab 148 9.1 Wrigglesworth C. LD 804 51.8 Till W. Con 574 37.0 Odd Rode (4438) Turnout 33.8 52.3 Howell W. Lab 173 11.2 vote share Cliff J. Con 824 45.0 Congleton West (4489) Turnout 55.7 14.8 Hemsley L. Ms. LD 715 39.0 vote share Thomas A. Lab 294 16.0 Wardlaw E. Ms.* Con 891 63.4 Alsager East (4012) Hall E. Ms. LD 347 24.7

vote share Turnout 41.5 5.9 Boston R. Lab 168 11.9 Burgess C. LD 995 59.3 Halstead J. Con 391 23.3 Sandbach East (4418) Turnout 31.6 38.7 Howell W. Lab 291 17.4 vote share Robinson D.* LD 973 44.7 Dane Valley (3180) Turnout 42.0 36.0 Price P. Ms. Con 785 36.1 vote share Haines K. Lab 419 19.2 Furlong P.* Con 881 62.9 Alsager West (2914) Foster-Clark E. Ms. LD 519 37.1

vote share Turnout 49.5 8.6 Morris S. LD 711 50.0 Turnout 44.2 25.9 Large A.* Con 710 50.0 Sandbach North (4742) vote share Holmes Chapel (4567) Turnout 48.5 0.1 Price N.* Con 1,149 46.1 vote share Wood A. LD 591 23.7 Savage D. LD 1,122 60.2 Buglawton (2536) Darnes D. Ms. Lab 404 16.2 Wray C. Ms. Con 742 39.8 vote share Thomas G. Ms. Ind 346 13.9 Parker D.* Con 596 50.1 Turnout 41.2 20.4

Boston R. Lab 414 34.8 Turnout 52.6 22.4 Hadfield R. Ms. LD 179 15.1 Lawton (2706) Sandbach West (4928) vote share Turnout 46.6 15.3 vote share Giltrap R.* LD 686 66.3 Atkin D. Con 907 41.7 Turner J. Con 348 33.7 Congleton Central (3565) Darnes P. LD 764 35.2 vote share Corcoran S. Lab 502 23.1 Turnout 38.8 32.7 Nield C.* Con 808 51.6

Lawson W. Lab 398 25.4 Turnout 44.1 6.6 Middlewich Cledford (5416) Jones P.* LD 361 23.0 vote share McGrory S. MF 769 61.7 Turnout 44.4 26.2 Henshall A. Con 289 23.2 Burgess D. Ms. LD 189 15.2 Congleton South (4836) vote share Turnout 23.2 38.5 Grayson R. Con 1,396 60.7 Murphy D. LD 507 22.1 McBlain J. Lab 396 17.2

Turnout 47.7 38.7

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Middlewich Kinderton (4972) Congleton North (2793) vote share vote share Eaton J. Ms. MF 608 45.9 Thwaite A. Con 308 49.5 Hardern A. Con 458 34.5 Atkin D.* Lab 213 34.2 Hirst P. LD 260 19.6 Muston T. LD 101 16.2

Turnout 27.2 11.3 Turnout 22.5 15.3

Odd Rode (4473) Congleton North West (2981) vote share vote share Large A. Con 639 41.4 Baxendale G.* Con 441 55.8 Hearson J. Ms. LD 409 26.5 Heron K. LD 216 27.3 Bailey T. Ind 175 11.3 Bossons G. Lab 134 16.9 Smith W. Lab 173 11.2 Humphries S. UKIP 148 9.6 Turnout 26.6 28.4

Turnout 34.9 14.9 Congleton South (4828) vote share Sandbach East (4420) Cooper M.* Con 1,274 79.9 vote share Thomas A. Lab 320 20.1 Evans G.* Con 609 38.2 Darnes P. LD 518 32.5 Turnout 33.5 59.8 Lloyd-Griffiths D. UKIP 259 16.2 Haines K. Lab 208 13.0 Congleton West (4417) vote share Turnout 36.3 5.7 Domleo R.* Con 994 74.9 Clarke E. Lab 333 25.1 Sandbach North (4853) vote share Turnout 30.6 49.8 Merry G. Ms. Con 918 52.1 Corcoran S. Lab 322 18.3 Holmes Chapel (4601)2 Wood A. LD 305 17.3 vote share Williams E. UKIP 216 12.3 Oliver M. LD 1,114 56.9 Guthrie N. LD 1,090 - Turnout 36.5 33.8 Gilbert L. Con 843 43.1 Griffin G. Ms. Con 793 - Sandbach West (5058) vote share Turnout 42.0 13.8 Price P. Ms. Con 687 46.3 Scragg W. LD 575 38.7 Middlewich Cledford (5409) Darnes D. Ms. Lab 223 15.0 vote share Edwards P.* MF 619 49.3 Turnout 29.6 7.5 Henshall A. Con 308 24.5 Brown J. LD 232 18.5 Johnson A. UKIP 97 7.7

Congleton 2007 Turnout 23.4 24.8

Middlewich Kinderton (5015) Alsager Central (2676) vote share vote share Parsons M.* MF 645 45.8 Hough D.* LD 827 71.8 Hardern A. Con 463 32.9 Wray A. Con 325 28.2 Fazey M. Lab 167 11.9 Hirst P. LD 134 9.5 Turnout 43.3 43.6

Turnout 28.2 12.9 Alsager East (3929) vote share Odd Rode (4491) Burgess G. Ms.* LD 716 52.2 vote share Whittaker-Large W. Ms. Con 267 19.5 Barratt A.* Con 701 52.4 Davies S. BNP 245 17.9 Moller K. LD 638 47.6 Ashley R. Lab 144 10.5

Turnout 30.6 4.7 Turnout 35.2 32.7 Sandbach East (4462) Alsager West (2932) vote share vote share Morris L.* Ind 1,053 62.5 Fletcher R.* LD 678 69.1 Furlong S. Ms. Con 446 26.5 Stocks L. Ms. Con 232 23.6 Darnes P. LD 185 11.0 Howell B. Lab 71 7.2

Turnout 38.0 36.0 Turnout 33.7 45.5 Sandbach North (4863) Buglawton (2515) vote share vote share Moran B.* Con 948 53.2 Beard L. Ms. Con 508 59.6 Corcoran S. Lab 326 18.3 Boston R. Lab 345 40.4 Wood A. LD 298 16.7 Williams E. UKIP 209 11.7 Turnout 34.3 19.1

Turnout 36.7 34.9 Congleton Central (3694) vote share Sandbach West (5112) Provis G.* Con 495 45.6 vote share Whitehurst J. Ms. LD 277 25.5 Scragg B. LD 629 41.8 Bossons L. Ms. Lab 176 16.2 McGarry L. Con 625 41.5 Newbould C. Ms. Green 137 12.6 Haines K. Lab 251 16.7

Turnout 29.7 20.1 Turnout 29.8 0.3

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