2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election

The 2015 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 7 May 2015, electing members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across the country as well as the general election.

Main article: 2015 United Kingdom local elections

Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2015
7 May 2015
All 75 seats on Cheshire West and Chester Council
38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.2% ( 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
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

All 75 seats were contested. Labour won a small majority with a total of 38 seats on a 3.2% swing from the Conservatives, 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, and this unique result has been variously attributed to public dissatisfaction with fracking in the area, local planning issues, the organisation and leadership of the local parties, and to a generally difficult climate for Conservatives in the area. 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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