Cheshire West and Chester Council election, 2019|
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Samantha Dixon |
Lynn Riley |
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| Party |
Labour |
Conservative |
Independent |
| Leader since |
July 2014 (2014-07) |
17 May 2016 (2016-05-17) |
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| Leader's seat |
Chester City and The Garden Quarter |
Frodsham |
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| Last election |
38 seats,
34.7% |
36 seats,
36.7% |
1 seat,
3.0% |
| Seats before |
38 |
35 |
2 |
| Seats won |
35 |
28 |
4 |
| Seat change |
3 |
7 |
2 |
| Popular vote |
59,096 |
63,003 |
9,348 |
| Percentage |
34.0% |
35.7% |
8.2% |
| Swing |
0.7% |
1.0% |
5.2% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
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| Party |
Liberal Democrats |
Green |
| Last election |
0 seats,
9.7% |
0 seats,
6.4% |
| Seats before |
0 |
0 |
| Seats won |
2 |
1 |
| Seat change |
2 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
19,705 |
8,609 |
| Percentage |
13.4% |
7.9% |
| Swing |
3.7% |
1.5% |
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Results of the 2019 election by ward |
Leader of the Council before election
Samantha Dixon
Labour |
Leader of the Council after election
Louise Gittins
Labour |
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The 2019 Cheshire West and Chester Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Cheshire West and Chester Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Five fewer seats were contested because of boundary changes. No party gained overall control. The Labour Party gained a seat but lost control of the council; the Conservatives lost 8 seats, while the Independents gained 4, the Liberal Democrats gained 2, and the Green Party gained one.
