State of the Parties: No Overall Control
| Party |
Council Seats Before |
Defending |
Stood |
Held |
Gain |
Lost |
Overall Change |
Council Seats After |
Conservative (Party Votes: 52,309) |
25 |
6 |
23 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
27 |
Labour (Party Votes: 60,232) |
20 |
8 |
23 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
24 |
Liberal Democrat (Party Votes: 37,465) |
19 |
7 |
23 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
15 |
Independent (Party Votes: 0) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
Vacant (Party Votes: 0) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
U.K. Independence (Party Votes: 5,296) |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Green Party (Party Votes: 5,623) |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
British National Party (Party Votes: 1,339) |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Electorate: 241,052 Turnout for all wards: 65.29% (Total ballot papers: 157,378)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10,666 Turnout: 71.5% |
Majority: |
557 |
| Sylvia HODRIEN |
Labour |
1517 |
| Janet Ann DAVISON |
U.K. Independence |
518 |
| Mark JOHNSTON |
Liberal Democrat |
2854 |
| Don MCCUBBIN |
Conservative |
2479 |
| Michael REDFERN* |
Liberal Democrat |
2297 |
| Michael SULLIVAN |
Labour |
1673 |
| Adam Christopher SYKES |
Conservative |
2103 |
| Allen John BURTON |
Green Party |
448 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,793 Turnout: 71.4% |
Majority: |
1,340 |
| Walter SMITH* |
Labour |
3822 |
| Catherine JENNINGS |
Liberal Democrat |
1315 |
| Hilary Jane JONES |
U.K. Independence |
520 |
| Kevin Charles SHARKEY |
Conservative |
2482 |
| Michael John HARPER |
Green Party |
186 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10,758 Turnout: 63.7% |
Majority: |
1,201 |
| David McLennan BELL |
British National Party |
328 |
| Irene Rose WILLIAMS |
Labour |
3016 |
| Sue COLQUHOUN |
Conservative |
1428 |
| Madeline Ann BOOTH |
Liberal Democrat |
1815 |
| Percy HOGG |
Green Party |
170 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,706 Turnout: 74.7% |
Majority: |
1,420 |
| Audrey MOORE |
Labour |
2015 |
| Simon THOMSON |
Liberal Democrat |
2313 |
| Roger Laurence JONES |
U.K. Independence |
361 |
| Jim MCGINLEY |
Green Party |
187 |
| Peter Ronald KEARNEY |
Conservative |
3733 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,611 Turnout: 76% |
Majority: |
589 |
| Derek Martin SNOWDEN |
U.K. Independence |
276 |
| Michael James GARDNER |
Green Party |
216 |
| Geoffrey Peter DORMAND |
Labour |
1800 |
| Alaine Alexandra CHRISTIAN |
Liberal Democrat |
2949 |
| Wendy CLEMENTS |
Conservative |
3538 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,095 Turnout: 69.2% |
Majority: |
1,882 |
| Nick WHIELDON |
Conservative |
1644 |
| Laurence Cresswell JONES |
U.K. Independence |
241 |
| Tom HARNEY* |
Liberal Democrat |
3824 |
| Willow COLIOS |
Labour |
1942 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,237 Turnout: 65.1% |
Majority: |
631 |
| David Stephen BARDEN |
Labour |
2310 |
| Garnette Mary BOWLER |
Green Party |
276 |
| Tina MCDONNELL |
Conservative |
1425 |
| Catherine Mary WILLIAMS |
U.K. Independence |
301 |
| Alan BRIGHOUSE |
Liberal Democrat |
2941 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10,457 Turnout: 73.3% |
Majority: |
1,900 |
| Yvonne MCGINLEY |
Green Party |
397 |
| Mark Andrew James CORRAN |
Liberal Democrat |
1417 |
| Eddie BOULT |
Conservative |
3748 |
| Paul Andrew DOUGHTY |
Labour |
1848 |
| Frank Naylor WHITHAM |
U.K. Independence |
197 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,340 Turnout: 61% |
Majority: |
1,947 |
| Barbara Vera SINCLAIR |
Conservative |
1574 |
| Denise Elizabeth ROBERTS* |
Labour |
3521 |
| Cathy PAGE |
Green Party |
240 |
| Margaret TEGGIN |
Liberal Democrat |
1182 |
| Bethan Mary WILLIAMS |
U.K. Independence |
319 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,025 Turnout: 63.6% |
Majority: |
899 |
| Patricia GLASMAN |
Labour |
3072 |
| Timothy Joseph PASS |
U.K. Independence |
222 |
| Bill DUFFEY* |
Conservative |
2173 |
| Julia Anne CODLING |
Liberal Democrat |
1166 |
| Cynthia STONALL |
Green Party |
342 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 12,214 Turnout: 62.9% |
Majority: |
1,684 |
| Alan DAVIES |
Liberal Democrat |
1370 |
| Lesley Marian HUSSENBUX |
Green Party |
286 |
| Stuart WHITTINGHAM |
Labour |
3827 |
| Geoff GUBB |
Conservative |
2143 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10,905 Turnout: 60.7% |
Majority: |
1,456 |
| Gerald Moody HAINSWORTH |
Liberal Democrat |
866 |
| Ann MCARDLE* |
Labour |
3404 |
| Russell John JONES |
U.K. Independence |
216 |
| Shirley Ann JOHNSON |
Green Party |
129 |
| Steve SMITH |
Conservative |
1948 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 9,829 Turnout: 50.6% |
Majority: |
2,124 |
| Rachel SUFFIELD |
Conservative |
694 |
| Lynne Caroline Anne SHORT |
Liberal Democrat |
791 |
| Moira MCLAUGHLIN* |
Labour |
2915 |
| Joyce Evelyn HOGG |
Green Party |
162 |
| Janice Leah BRADY |
British National Party |
318 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10,992 Turnout: 77.4% |
Majority: |
3,466 |
| Alexander William CLARK |
Liberal Democrat |
1534 |
| Matthew Jonathan ROSSEINSKY |
Green Party |
251 |
| Les ROWLANDS* |
Conservative |
5000 |
| Yvonne Carol NOLAN |
Labour |
1465 |
| Oliver Winstanley SAYLE-ADAM |
U.K. Independence |
213 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 12,061 Turnout: 70.9% |
Majority: |
541 |
| Christine Mary JONES |
Labour |
3082 |
| James Anthony BRADY |
Green Party |
234 |
| Ian Christopher WATSON |
U.K. Independence |
255 |
| Lesley Ann RENNIE* |
Conservative |
3623 |
| John Richard CODLING |
Liberal Democrat |
1269 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10,348 Turnout: 75.4% |
Majority: |
2,379 |
| Philip William Barrington GRIFFITHS |
U.K. Independence |
224 |
| John Peter CRESSWELL |
Liberal Democrat |
1604 |
| Hara WILLOW |
Green Party |
290 |
| Lee Anthony RUSHWORTH |
Labour |
1631 |
| Jeff GREEN* |
Conservative |
4010 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,039 Turnout: 64.9% |
Majority: |
569 |
| Frank DOYLE* |
Liberal Democrat |
2258 |
| Lee GRIFFITHS |
British National Party |
219 |
| Robert Glyn Mon HUGHES |
Conservative |
1316 |
| Mark Vincent MITCHELL |
Green Party |
150 |
| Denise Ann REALEY |
Labour |
2827 |
| Bruce William CAIN |
U.K. Independence |
369 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11,071 Turnout: 63.1% |
Majority: |
746 |
| Lynda Ellen WILLIAMS |
U.K. Independence |
238 |
| Daniel CLEIN |
Liberal Democrat |
718 |
| Darren George DODD |
Labour |
3220 |
| Leah FRASER* |
Conservative |
2474 |
| John Michael BLEASDALE |
Green Party |
231 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 9,768 Turnout: 48.1% |
Majority: |
2,233 |
| George BOWLER |
Green Party |
111 |
| Ann MCLACHLAN* |
Labour |
2932 |
| John Barrie GILBERT |
Conservative |
502 |
| Audrey FITZPATRICK |
U.K. Independence |
154 |
| John Michael BRACE |
Liberal Democrat |
699 |
| John EDWARDS |
British National Party |
251 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10,357 Turnout: 52.4% |
Majority: |
2,433 |
| Tony COX |
Conservative |
916 |
| Christopher John WELLSTEAD |
U.K. Independence |
238 |
| Adrian JONES* |
Labour |
3349 |
| Steve PITT |
Liberal Democrat |
725 |
| Jacqueline SMITH |
Green Party |
109 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10,824 Turnout: 66.7% |
Majority: |
341 |
| Brian WINSON |
British National Party |
223 |
| Susan Jane WHITHAM |
U.K. Independence |
236 |
| Eric COPESTAKE |
Liberal Democrat |
992 |
| Perle Winifred SHELDRICKS |
Green Party |
113 |
| Deirdre WOOD |
Labour |
2635 |
| Simon Richard MOUNTNEY* |
Conservative |
2976 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 9,956 Turnout: 47.3% |
Majority: |
1,314 |
| June Irene COWIN |
Conservative |
380 |
| Pat CLEARY |
Green Party |
1095 |
| David Charles MARTIN |
U.K. Independence |
198 |
| Peter James HEPPINSTALL |
Liberal Democrat |
566 |
| Brian Martin KENNY* |
Labour |
2409 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)