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'''Congleton''' was, from 1974 to 2009, a [[Non-metropolitan district|local government district]] with [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] in [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. It included the towns of [[Congleton]], [[Alsager]], [[Middlewich]] and [[Sandbach]]. The headquarters of the borough council were located in [[Sandbach]]. |
'''Congleton''' was, from 1974 to 2009, a [[Non-metropolitan district|local government district]] with [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] in [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. It included the towns of [[Congleton]], [[Alsager]], [[Middlewich]] and [[Sandbach]]. The headquarters of the borough council were located in [[Sandbach]]. |
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==History== |
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The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] by the merger of the former [[municipal borough|borough]] of Congleton, the [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]]s of [[Alsager Urban District|Alsager]], [[Middlewich Urban District|Middlewich]] and [[Sandbach Urban District|Sandbach]], and the [[Congleton Rural District]]. |
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[[File:Chairmen of Congleton Rural District Council (1894-1974).jpg|thumb|right|Chairmen of Congleton Rural District Council (1894-1974)]] |
[[File:Chairmen of Congleton Rural District Council (1894-1974).jpg|thumb|right|Chairmen of Congleton Rural District Council (1894-1974)]] |
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The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] by the merger of the former [[municipal borough|borough]] of Congleton, the [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]]s of [[Alsager Urban District|Alsager]], [[Middlewich Urban District|Middlewich]] and [[Sandbach Urban District|Sandbach]], and the [[Congleton Rural District]]. The new district was awarded [[borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] from its creation, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1974/mar/28/district-councils-and-boroughs#S5CV0871P0_19740328_CWA_145|title=District Councils and Boroughs|date=28 March 1974|work=Hansard 1803–2005|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]|access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> |
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In 2006 the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] considered reorganising Cheshire's administrative structure as part of the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]]. The decision to merge the boroughs of Congleton, [[Macclesfield (borough)|Macclesfield]], and [[Crewe and Nantwich]] to create a single unitary authority was announced on 25 July 2007, following a consultation period in which a proposal to create a single Cheshire unitary authority was rejected.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/6916055.stm BBC News, 25 July 2007 - County split into two authorities.] Retrieval Date: 25 July 2007.</ref> |
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The Borough of Congleton was abolished on 31 March 2009, with the area becoming part of the [[unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] of [[Cheshire East]] on 1 April 2009.<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080634_en_2#pt2-l1g4 Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517000027/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080634_en_2#pt2-l1g4 |date=17 May 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.congleton.gov.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106191147/http://www.congleton.gov.uk/ |archive-date=6 January 2010 |access-date=25 March 2022 |website=Congleton.gov.uk}}</ref> |
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==Civil parishes== |
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The following civil parishes were included in the borough: |
The following civil parishes were included in the borough: |
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* [[Alsager]] ''(town)'' |
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* [[Arclid]] |
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* [[Swettenham]] |
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* [[Twemlow]] |
* [[Twemlow]] |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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==Political control== |
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The town of [[Congleton]] had been a [[municipal borough]] from 1836 to 1974 with a borough council.<ref>{{cite web |title=Congleton Municipal Borough |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10025333 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref> The first elections to the new Congleton Borough created under the Local Government Act 1972 were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:<ref name=electionscentre>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=10 August 2022}}</ref> |
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Congleton was divided into 20 borough wards which elected a total of 48 councillors to the borough council. The following tables provide the names of these wards and show the composition of the council by political party at 31 March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congleton.gov.uk/?t=1351&task=modern&modern.url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlineservices.congleton.gov.uk%2Fminutes/mgMemberIndex.asp%3FFN%3DWARD%26VW%3DLIST%26PIC%3D0|title=Your Councillors|publisher=Congleton Borough Council|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020111855/http://www.congleton.gov.uk/?t=1351&task=modern&modern.url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlineservices.congleton.gov.uk%2Fminutes%2FmgMemberIndex.asp%3FFN%3DWARD%26VW%3DLIST%26PIC%3D0|archive-date=20 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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|Alsager Central |
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|Alsager East |
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| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1974–1976 |
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|Alsager West |
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|Astbury |
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| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1976–1982 |
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|Brereton |
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|Buglawton |
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| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1982–1983 |
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|Congleton Central |
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|Congleton North |
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| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1983–1986 |
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|Congleton North West |
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|Congleton South |
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| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1986–1991 |
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|Congleton West |
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|Dane Valley |
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| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || 1991–1992 |
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|Holmes Chapel |
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|Lawton |
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| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1992–1994 |
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|Middlewich Cledford |
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|Middlewich Kinderton |
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| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || 1994–2002 |
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|Odd Rode |
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|Sandbach East |
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| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2002–2003 |
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|Sandbach North |
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| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 2003–2009 |
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|Sandbach West |
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===Composition=== |
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The office of mayor was filled by one of the councillors after a ballot amongst all the councillors, and the last holder of the position was a member of the Liberal Democrat party. |
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The political composition of the council at its abolition in 2009 was:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congleton.gov.uk/?t=1351&task=modern&modern.url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlineservices.congleton.gov.uk%2Fminutes/mgMemberIndex.asp%3FFN%3DWARD%26VW%3DLIST%26PIC%3D0|title=Your Councillors|publisher=Congleton Borough Council|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020111855/http://www.congleton.gov.uk/?t=1351&task=modern&modern.url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlineservices.congleton.gov.uk%2Fminutes%2FmgMemberIndex.asp%3FFN%3DWARD%26VW%3DLIST%26PIC%3D0|archive-date=20 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Freedom of the Borough== |
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==Political control== |
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The following people and military units received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Congleton. |
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Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: |
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===Individuals=== |
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Glyn Chambers Chief Executive Congleton Borough Council : 2009 |
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===Military Units=== |
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* The [[Cheshire Yeomanry]]: 1906.<ref name="ThoughTime">{{Cite book |last=Alcock |first=Joan P |title=Congleton Though Time |publisher=Amberley Publishing |year=15 March 2014 |isbn=1445609762 |location=Stroud |pages=32}}</ref> |
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* The [[Cheshire Regiment]]: 1969.<ref name= ThoughTime /> |
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|[[No overall control]] || 1973–1976 |
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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] || 1976–1982 |
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|[[No overall control]] || 1982–1983 |
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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] || 1983–1986 |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|No overall control}}" | |
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|[[No overall control]] || 1986–1991 |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] || 1991–1992 |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|No overall control}}" | |
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|[[No overall control]] || 1992–1994 |
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] || 1994–2002 |
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|[[No overall control]] || 2002–2003 |
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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] || 2003–2009 |
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==Council elections== |
==Council elections== |
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*[[2007 Congleton Borough Council election]] |
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==By-election results== |
===By-election results=== |
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==See also== |
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==Education in the Borough of Congleton== |
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*[[Education in Congleton Borough]] |
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==Abolition== |
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In 2006 the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] considered reorganising Cheshire's administrative structure as part of the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]]. The decision to merge the boroughs of Congleton, [[Macclesfield (borough)|Macclesfield]], and [[Crewe and Nantwich]] to create a single unitary authority was announced on 25 July 2007, following a consultation period in which a proposal to create a single Cheshire unitary authority was rejected.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/6916055.stm BBC News, 25 July 2007 - County split into two authorities.] Retrieval Date: 25 July 2007.</ref> |
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The Borough of Congleton was abolished on 1 April 2009, when the new [[Cheshire East]] unitary authority was formed.<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080634_en_2#pt2-l1g4 Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517000027/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080634_en_2#pt2-l1g4 |date=17 May 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://www.congleton.gov.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106191147/http://www.congleton.gov.uk/ |archive-date=6 January 2010 |access-date=25 March 2022 |website=Congleton.gov.uk}}</ref> |
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==Freedom of the Borough== |
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The following people and military units received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Congleton. |
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{{Expand list|date=August 2019}} |
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===Individuals=== |
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Glyn Chambers Chief Executive Congleton Borough Council : 2009 |
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===Military Units=== |
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* The [[Cheshire Yeomanry]]: 1906.<ref name="ThoughTime">{{Cite book |last=Alcock |first=Joan P |title=Congleton Though Time |publisher=Amberley Publishing |year=15 March 2014 |isbn=1445609762 |location=Stroud |pages=32}}</ref> |
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* The [[Cheshire Regiment]]: 1969.<ref name= ThoughTime /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 07:54, 5 September 2022
Borough of Congleton | |
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![]() Shown within Cheshire | |
History | |
• Origin | Congleton Municipal Borough Alsager Urban District Middlewich Urban District Sandbach Urban District Congleton Rural District. |
• Created | 1 April 1974 |
• Abolished | 31 March 2009 |
• Succeeded by | Cheshire East |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
ONS code | 13UC |
• HQ | Westfields, Sandbach |
Congleton was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It included the towns of Congleton, Alsager, Middlewich and Sandbach. The headquarters of the borough council were located in Sandbach.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Chairmen_of_Congleton_Rural_District_Council_%281894-1974%29.jpg/220px-Chairmen_of_Congleton_Rural_District_Council_%281894-1974%29.jpg)
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 by the merger of the former borough of Congleton, the urban districts of Alsager, Middlewich and Sandbach, and the Congleton Rural District. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor.[1]
In 2006 the Department for Communities and Local Government considered reorganising Cheshire's administrative structure as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. The decision to merge the boroughs of Congleton, Macclesfield, and Crewe and Nantwich to create a single unitary authority was announced on 25 July 2007, following a consultation period in which a proposal to create a single Cheshire unitary authority was rejected.[2]
The Borough of Congleton was abolished on 31 March 2009, with the area becoming part of the unitary authority of Cheshire East on 1 April 2009.[3][4]
Civil parishes
Congleton was divided into 23 civil parishes and included no unparished areas. Of the 23 civil parishes, four were administered at this level of local government by town councils: Alsager, Middlewich, Sandbach, and Congleton; with the remainder having parish councils.[5] There are two pairs of civil parishes that are grouped together so that they share a parish council. These are Hulme Walfield and Somerford Booths, whose single parish council is called "Hulme Walfield and Somerford Booths Parish Council", and Newbold Astbury and Moreton cum Alcumlow, whose single parish council is called "Newbold Astbury-cum-Moreton Parish Council".[5]
The following civil parishes were included in the borough:
Demographics
The resident population of the borough, as measured in the 2001 Census, was 90,655, of which 49 per cent were male and 51 per cent were female.
Religion
The percentage of people of each religion in the borough (trom the Census 2001):[6]
Stated religion | Prozentualer Anteil |
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Christian | 81.46% |
Buddhist | 0.12% |
Hindu | 0.11% |
Jewish | 0.06% |
Muslim | 0.17% |
Sikh | 0.04% |
Other religions | 0.16% |
No religion | 11.46% |
Religion not stated | 6.43% |
Political control
The town of Congleton had been a municipal borough from 1836 to 1974 with a borough council.[7] The first elections to the new Congleton Borough created under the Local Government Act 1972 were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:[8]
Party in control | Years | |
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No overall control | 1974–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1982 | |
No overall control | 1982–1983 | |
Conservative | 1983–1986 | |
No overall control | 1986–1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991–1992 | |
No overall control | 1992–1994 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1994–2002 | |
No overall control | 2002–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2009 |
Composition
The political composition of the council at its abolition in 2009 was:[9]
Party | Councillors | |
Conservative | 25 | |
Liberal Democrat | 13 | |
Middlewich First | 6 | |
Independent | 4 |
Freedom of the Borough
The following people and military units received the Freedom of the Borough of Congleton.
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Individuals
Glyn Chambers Chief Executive Congleton Borough Council : 2009
Military Units
- The Cheshire Yeomanry: 1906.[10]
- The Cheshire Regiment: 1969.[10]
Council elections
- 1973 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1976 Congleton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[11]
- 1979 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1980 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1982 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1983 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1984 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1986 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1987 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1988 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1990 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1991 Congleton Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[12][13]
- 1992 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1994 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1995 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1996 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1998 Congleton Borough Council election
- 1999 Congleton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[14]
- 2000 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2002 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2003 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2004 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2006 Congleton Borough Council election
- 2007 Congleton Borough Council election
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Atkin | 303 | 50.9 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 156 | 26.2 | −24.9 | ||
Conservative | 136 | 22.9 | +15.3 | ||
Majority | 147 | 24.7 | |||
Turnout | 595 | 21.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sue Appleton | 275 | 37.2 | +11.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 251 | 34.0 | −8.3 | ||
Labour | 213 | 28.8 | −3.0 | ||
Majority | 24 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 739 | 24.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 191 | ||||
Conservative | 174 | ||||
Labour | 142 | ||||
Labour | 133 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 111 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Jones | 108 | |||
Turnout | 859 | 15.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 491 | 53.7 | −1.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 275 | 30.1 | +6.2 | |
Labour | 148 | 16.2 | −4.8 | ||
Majority | 261 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 914 | 20.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Julian Burgess | 532 | 56.1 | −14.2 | |
Conservative | Warwick Till | 365 | 38.5 | +8.8 | |
Labour | William Howell | 52 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 167 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 949 | 34.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Simon Davey | 341 | 54.8 | +54.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Carey | 191 | 30.7 | −13.3 | |
Labour | Lisa Bossons | 90 | 14.5 | −9.2 | |
Majority | 150 | 24.1 | |||
Turnout | 622 | 21.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stella Furlong | 445 | 45.1 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Darnes | 382 | 38.7 | −3.1 | |
Labour | Keith Haines | 160 | 16.2 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 63 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 987 | 19.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Hansard 1803–2005. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 28 March 1974. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ BBC News, 25 July 2007 - County split into two authorities. Retrieval Date: 25 July 2007.
- ^ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Archived 17 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home". Congleton.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Parish Councils". Congleton Borough Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ "Congleton Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Your Councillors". Congleton Borough Council. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ^ a b Alcock, Joan P (15 March 2014). Congleton Though Time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 1445609762.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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