Parish electors have their decisive say

The Conservatives and independents continue to dominate Macclesfield’s parish councils after elections on Thursday.

There are 14 parish councils in Macclesfield, however only five were up for election with the majority uncontested.

The Tories came out with resounding victories in wards on two councils at the count at Macclesfield Leisure Centre on Saturday.

In Poynton East with Worth, party members Laurence Clarke, Charles Gorst, Rebecca Horsman, Geoff King, Bryan Lewis, Howard Murray, Jos Saunders Mike Sewart and Alex Smith defeated two Liberal Democrats to win election to the Poynton town council.

Mr Gorst said: "Poynton is a very small part of Cheshire East and is on the edge of things, so it is vital we have this voice."

The party also cleaned up in Disley winning all seven seats available.

Harold Davenport, Diane Guy, Paul Harris, Dave Kidd, Gaynor Marshall, Jackie Pattison and Linda Watson defeated four Labour candidates and one independent.

Mr Davenport said: "We are absolutely over the moon to all be elected. I think it is recognition of the work we have done for the local community."

Independent residents took all the seats in the three other contested councils.

In Bosley, seven independents were voted in from a shortlist of eight.

Sam Alston, David Heath, Albert Hollinshead, Sylvia Jenkinson, Ian Rawlinson, Brian Robinson and Francis Swindells were all successfully elected. Bruce Carter was the unlucky one to miss out, after falling 12 votes short.

In Siddington, another eight candidates without parties will make up the new council. David Billington, Betty Clarkson, John Bowden, Mike Brew, William Carbutt, David Furness, Paul Wain, and Barbara Wood were all successfully elected.

In Sutton, only the Sutton Lyme Green ward was contested. Ann Eyre, Keith Roberts and Philip Mayers were the three chosen. Bob Richardson missed out by six votes.

MACCLESFIELD:

Adlington Parish Council: uncontested: eight sitting

James Beeley, Arthur Bell, Debbie Heywood, Mary Houseman, James Smith, Nancy Tennan, Jim Wenhem, Alan Young

Bollington Parish Council:

Bollington Central ward: uncontested: four sitting

Helen Kennedy, David Laffan, Simon Owen, Jo Weselby

Bollington East ward: uncontested: four sitting

Malcolm Bailey, Michael Hodgkinson, Amanda Stott, Allan Williams

Bollington West ward: uncontested, four sitting

Ken Edwards, Graham Hibbert, Shirley Sockett, Angela Williams

Bosley Parish Council : contested - seven to be elected, eight sitting.

Sam Alston, (other) 108
Bruce Carter, (other) 72
David Heath, (other) 96
Albert Hollinshead, (other) 89
Sylvia Jenkinson, (other) 123
Ian Rawlinson, (other) 84
Brian Robinson, (other) 87
Francis Swindells (other) 94

Disley Parish Council - seven to be elected, 12 sitting

Cath Birchall (Lab) 575
Harold Davenport (Con) 1047
Pat Featherstone (Lab) 518
Diane Guy (Con) 1143
Paul Harris (Con) 866
David Kidd (Con) 919
Gaynor Marshall (Con) 956
Brendam Murphy (Indep) 391
Jackie Pattison (Con) 1099
Alison Smith (Lab) 522
Gordon Sutton (Lab) 540
Linda Watson (Con) 801

Kettleshulme Parish Council : uncontested: six sitting

Joanne Butler, Cheryl Greenwood, Clive Greenwood, Victoria Greenwood, Steven Lancaster, John Sheldon

Lower Withington Parish Council : uncontested: three sitting

Jackie Blackburn, Alan Brocklehurst, Rachel Robinson

Marton Parish Council : uncontested: seven sitting

Wendy Basnett, Tony Darbyshire, James McGowan, Lucy Nixon, Barrie Nolan, John Rylands, Dick Schwendener

North Rode Parish Council : uncontested: six sitting

Eileen Hobson, Malcolm Kidd, John Narraway, Andrew Needham, Ruth Shaw, David Syson

Over Alderley Parish Council : uncontested: six sitting

David Burns, Susan Clarke, Donald Hobson, John Potts, John Venables, Susan Wren

Pott Shrigley Parish Council : uncontested: seven sitting

David Basford, Peter Boulton, John Goodman, Keith Meecham, Michael North, Vicki Shelley, Michael Wray

Poynton Parish Council

Poynton with Worth East ward: contested- nine to be elected: 11 sitting

Laurence Clarke, (Cons) 1462
Charles Gorst, (Cons) 1350
Rebecca Horsman,(Cons) 1592
Geoff King, (Cons) 1415
Bryan Lewis,(Cons) 1385
Howard Murray,(Cons) 1573
Christopher Robinson, (LibDem) 971
Jos Saunders, (Cons) 1572
Dr Mike Sewart, (Cons) 1485
Alex Smith, (Cons) 1232
Ann Walker (Lib Dem) 948
rejected 137

Poynton with Worth West ward: uncontested: nine sitting

Gabor Bartos, Michael Beanland, Nigel Cowan, Tony Hall, Sandra Horsman, Philip Hoyland, Joan Sewart, Graham Smith, Roger West,

Prestbury Parish Council

Butley ward: uncontested: six sitting

Lilian Burns, Jennie Davies, Don Foden, David Hawkins, Jimmy Jackson, Thelma Jackson

Prestbury ward: uncontested: four sitting

Arthur Dicken, Yvonne Dodd, Robert Parrish, Shaun Turner

Rainow Parish Council : uncontested: 11 sitting

Richard Balment, Alan Brett, Kenneth Butler, John Cantrell, Geoffrey Cooper, Sue Frith, Vivienne Law, Mary Marsh, Pat Mellish, Andrew Renshaw, Alan Taylor

Siddington Parish Council :- contested - eight to be elected, 10 sitting

Gerry Biggs (other)- 46
David Billington (other) - 84
John Bowden (other)- 82
Mike Brew (other)- 85
William Carbutt (other)- 74
Betty Clarkson (other)- 64
David Furness (other)- 73
Barbara Tatton (other)- 54
Paul Wain (other)- 91
Barbara Wood (other)- 71

Sutton Parish Council:

Lane Ends ward - uncontested: 3 sitting

Ruth Chamberlain, Jenny Lewis, Andrew Waller
Sutton Langley ward: uncontested: 3 sitting
Roger Fenton, Brian Thompson, Tim Whiskard
Sutton Lyme Green ward:-contested - three to be elected, four sitting
Ann Eyre, (other) 119
Philip Mayers,(other) 86
Bob Richardson,(other) 80
Keith Roberts (other) 100
Sutton Rural ward: uncontested: three sitting
Gordon Cusick, George Riley, Pam Skinner

Swettenham Parish Council : uncontested: seven sitting

Roy Andow, Michael Baker, Pamela Bloor, Trevor Maddock, Leslie Platts, John Shaw, Jill Thorp

Knutsford

Bexton Ward 3 to be elected, 6 sitting

Aldhouse, Caroline, LIb Dem - 341
Aldhouse, Francis, LIb Dem - 338
Austin, Barbara - Lib Dem - 454
Dean, Anthony, - Cons - 579
Haughton, Mike (Con) - 568
Hutchence, Simon - Cons - 501
Rejected -34

Knutsford - Over Ward 6 to be elected, 9 sitting

Barbara Kay (LD) - 477
Andrew Malloy (IND) - 665
David Heffernan (IND) -645
Julian Goodrich (CONS)698
Neil Forbes (CONS)696
Charles Mountain (CONS)640
Barbara Coan (CONS) 686
Bernadette Emmett (CONS) 771
Peter Coan (CONS) 691

High Legh ward, 10 to be elected, 12 sitting

Stuart Abbey (other) 357
Jason Allan (other) 337
Gail Coenen(other) 365
Tony Haigh (Indep)386
Tim Harrison(other) 511
Claire Hay(other)363
Jenny Morton(other)350
Julie Anne Morton(other) 252
Philip Pearce(other)311
Gary Pemberton(other)324
John Tuck(other)310
Richard Wright(other) 404

Peover Superior Parish Council , 8 to be elected, 10 sitting

Tracey Byerley (other) 122
Peter Clarkson (other) 190
Bessie Coppack (other) 113
Charles Cornish (other)137
Kathy Doyle(other) 148
Chris Hurst(other) 138
Robin Lindsay(other)154
Gordon McGrath(other)174
Geoffrey Andrew Nicholls (other) 106
Sheila Read(other) 119

Plumley with Toft and Buxton Pa rish Council : 9 to be elected, 14 sitting

Neville Baker (other) 124
Sybil Crossman (other) 178
Anthony Gabbott (other) 128
Howard Lawton (other) 119
Jim Lloyd (Indep) 152
John Neeham (other) 120
David Nichols (other) 157
Roger Parker (other) 95
Jane Richardson (other) 161
May Taylor (other) 140
Anne Thompson (other) 116
Stephen Wharfe (other) 146
Chris Wilson (other) 125
John Wright (other) 133

WILMSLOW

Alderley Edge Parish Council : uncontested: nine sitting - all Conservative

Duncan Herald, Frank Keegan, Matthew Lloyd, Mary Maczkowiak, Nigel Schofield and Mike Williamson.
3 new councillors - Joseph Bergin, Melanie Connor and Sue Joseph (to replace Alan Jones, Paul Tomlinson and Yvonne Wrinch)

Handforth Parish Council (new)

Handforth East ward: contested - Two to be elected, four sitting

Cynthia Samson – Independent 224
Patricia Page – Labour 197
Anne Walsh – Independent 192
Terry Walsh – Independent 159

Handforth West: contested - Three to be elected, five sitting

Jean Martin - Independent - 442
Mike Thompson – Independent - 431
Linda Franklin – Independent - 410
Adrian Bradley - Conservative - 454
Ken Yau – Conservative - 336
Rejected papers - 42

Handforth South: uncontested, one sitting

Maureen Cruickshank – Conservative

Lower Withington Parish Council : uncontested

Jackie Blackburn , Alan Brocklehurst, Rachel Robinson

Mobberley Parish Council : uncontested: 11 sitting

David Bailey, Colin Booth, Janet Cookson, Heidi Gilks, Sally Kendall, Bridget Knight, Edward Lee, James Randle, Jim Shepherd, Eileen Toon, Justin Yates

Mottram St Andrew Parish Council : uncontested, four sitting