Lib Dems Confident of Future on Congleton Borough

11.44.32am BST (GMT +0100) Fri 5th May 2006

Congleton Lib Dems held on to many of their key seats in Congleton Borough and increased their vote in many other seats. It was a disappointing night for Congleton North West and Simon Davey lost his seat to the Conservatives as did Ray Lowe in Astbury, by a nail biting 1 vote! Ray is a very well respected community activist and a County Councillor. He has worked hard for the people of the Borough and will continue to do so for his County constituents.

Simon Davey commented:

"Whilst we didn't do as well as we were hoping we clearly got our message across with an increased share of the vote in most seats and positive feedback to our campaign. We have to take stock and look at how we develop further both in the local elections next year and in the upcoming General Election"

A full breakdown of results across the Borough is shown below:

Dane Valley Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Lib Dem Foster-Clark, Elizabeth (known as Liz) 519 -

Conservative Furlong, Patrick David 881 Elected

Total Votes: 1400

Holmes Chapel Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Lib Dem Savage, David Edward 1122 Elected

Conservative Wray, Catherine Frances Zenia 742 -

Total Votes: 1864

Middlewich Kinderton Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Middlewich First Eaton, Jean 608 Elected

Conservative Hardern, Alan Richard 458 -

Lib Dem Hirst, Peter John 260 -

Total Votes: 1326

Middlewich Cledford Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Lib Dem Burgess, Doris 189 -

Conservative Henshall, Alec Philip 289 -

Middlewich First McGrory, Simon Nicholas 769 Elected

Total Votes: 1247

Brereton Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Conservative Goodall, William Robert 544 Elected

Liberal Democrat Moller, Knud Valdemar 119 -

Total Votes: 663

Astbury Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Liberal Democrat Lowe, Ernest Raymond 361 -

Conservative Wray, John Valentine Frank 362 Elected

Total Votes: 723

Congleton West Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Labour Boston, Robert 168 -

Liberal Democrat Hall, Eleanor (known as Key) 347 -

Conservative Wardlaw, Elizabeth 891 Elected

Total Votes: 1406

Congleton North West Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Labour Bossons, Lisa Ruth 127 -

Liberal Democrat Davey, Simon Peter Arthur 286 -

Conservative Law, James Bernard 445 Elected

Total Votes: 858

Congleton North Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Labour Atkin, David John 228 -

Conservative Carey, Mathew 258 Elected

Liberal Democrat Morton, Andrew Thomas Geoffrey 90 -

Total Votes: 576

Congleton South Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Conservative Brown, David Thomas 1068 Elected

Green Party Forsyth, Lucy Virginia 218 -

Lib Dem Hemsley, Linda Mae 191 -

Labour Thomas, Andrew Peter 148 -

Total Votes: 1625

Sandbach West Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Labour Darnes, Deborah 223 -

Conservative Price, Pamela Elizabeth Margaret 687 Elected

Lib Dem Scragg, William Walter 575 -

Total Votes: 1485

Sandbach North Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Labour Corcoran, Stephen Albert Martin (known as Sam) 322 -

Conservative Merry, Gillian Mary 918 Elected

UKIP Williams, Edward David 216 -

Lib Dem Wood, Andrew John 305 -

Total Votes: 1761

Sandbach East Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Lib Dem Darnes, Parick Justin 518 -

Conservative Evans, Gareth Foulkes 609 Elected

Labour Haines, Keith Edmund 208 -

Independent Lloyd-Griffiths, David 259 -

Lawton Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Lib Dem Giltrap, Roy Albert 686 Elected

Conservative Turner, John Anthony 348 -

Total Votes: 1034

Odd Rode Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

UKIP Bailey, Tony Duncan 175 -

Lib Dem Hearson, Judith Elizabeth 409 -

UKIP Humphries, Stanley 148 -

Conservative Large, Andrew William 639 Elected

Labour Smith, Walter 173 -

Total Votes: 1544

Alsager East Ward Party Name (surname first) Number of Votes Elected

Lib Dem Farrell, Terence 963 Elected

Labour Howell, William Roy 168 -

Total Votes: 1131