# Congleton (borough) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Congleton_(borough) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Congleton_(borough).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton_(borough) > Source revision: 1353831961 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Local government district in Cheshire, England}} {{for|the principal settlement of this borough|Congleton}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox historic subdivision | Name = Borough of Congleton | HQ = Westfields, [Sandbach](/source/Sandbach) | Status = [Non-metropolitan district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) | Origin = [Congleton Municipal Borough](/source/Congleton)
[Alsager Urban District](/source/Alsager)
[Middlewich Urban District](/source/Middlewich)
[Sandbach Urban District](/source/Sandbach)
[Congleton Rural District](/source/Congleton_Rural_District). | Start = 1 April 1974 | End = 31 March 2009 | Replace = [Cheshire East](/source/Cheshire_East) | Map = 250px|Congleton
''Shown within [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire)'' | Image = | Arms = | Civic = | Motto = | Government = | Divisions = | DivisionsNames = | DivisionsMap = | CodeName = [ONS code](/source/ONS_coding_system) | Code = 13UC | common_name = }} '''Congleton''' was, from 1974 to 2009, a [local government district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) with [borough status](/source/Borough_status_in_the_United_Kingdom) in [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire), [England](/source/England). It included the towns of [Congleton](/source/Congleton), [Alsager](/source/Alsager), [Middlewich](/source/Middlewich) and [Sandbach](/source/Sandbach). The headquarters of the borough council were located in [Sandbach](/source/Sandbach). ==History== thumb|right|Chairmen of Congleton Rural District Council (1894-1974) The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the [Local Government Act 1972](/source/Local_Government_Act_1972) by the merger of the former [Corporation of Congleton](/source/Corporation_of_Congleton), the [urban district](/source/Urban_district_(Great_Britain_and_Ireland))s of [Alsager](/source/Alsager_Urban_District), [Middlewich](/source/Middlewich_Urban_District) and [Sandbach](/source/Sandbach_Urban_District), and the Congleton Rural District.{{CN|date=December 2025}} The new district was awarded [borough status](/source/borough_status_in_the_United_Kingdom) from its creation.{{cite Hansard |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1974/mar/28/district-councils-and-boroughs#S5CV0871P0_19740328_CWA_145|title=District Councils and Boroughs|date=28 March 1974|house=[House of Commons of the United Kingdom](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom)|access-date=3 September 2022|speaker=[John Silkin](/source/John_Silkin)|position=[Minister of State for Local Government and Planning](/source/Department_for_Environment%2C_Food_and_Rural_Affairs)}} In 2006 the [Department for Communities and Local Government](/source/Department_for_Communities_and_Local_Government) considered reorganising Cheshire's administrative structure as part of the [2009 structural changes to local government in England](/source/2009_structural_changes_to_local_government_in_England). The decision to merge the boroughs of Congleton, [Macclesfield](/source/Macclesfield_(borough)), and [Crewe and Nantwich](/source/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.{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/6916055.stm|work=BBC News|date=25 July 2007|title=County split into two authorities| access-date= 25 July 2007}} The Borough of Congleton was abolished on 31 March 2009, with the area becoming part of the [unitary authority](/source/unitary_authorities_of_England) of [Cheshire East](/source/Cheshire_East) on 1 April 2009.[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 }}{{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}} ==Civil parishes== Congleton was divided into 23 civil parishes and included no [unparished areas](/source/unparished_areas). Of the 23 civil parishes, four were administered at this level of local government by [town councils](/source/town_councils): Alsager, Middlewich, Sandbach, and Congleton; with the remainder having parish councils.{{cite web|url=http://www.congleton.gov.uk/?t=1393|title=Parish Councils|publisher=Congleton Borough Council|access-date=1 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109054802/http://congleton.gov.uk/?t=1393|archive-date=9 November 2007|df=dmy-all}} There are two pairs of civil parishes that are grouped together so that they share a parish council. These are [Hulme Walfield](/source/Hulme_Walfield) and [Somerford Booths](/source/Somerford_Booths), whose single parish council is called "Hulme Walfield and Somerford Booths Parish Council", and [Newbold Astbury](/source/Newbold_Astbury) and [Moreton cum Alcumlow](/source/Moreton_cum_Alcumlow), whose single parish council is called "Newbold Astbury-cum-Moreton Parish Council". The following civil parishes were included in the borough: {{div col}} * [Alsager](/source/Alsager) ''(town)'' * [Arclid](/source/Arclid) * [Betchton](/source/Betchton) * [Bradwall](/source/Bradwall) * [Brereton](/source/Brereton%2C_Cheshire) * [Church Lawton](/source/Church_Lawton) * [Congleton](/source/Congleton) ''(town)'' * [Cranage](/source/Cranage) * [Goostrey](/source/Goostrey) * [Hassall](/source/Hassall) * [Holmes Chapel](/source/Holmes_Chapel) * [Hulme Walfield](/source/Hulme_Walfield) * [Middlewich](/source/Middlewich) ''(town)'' * [Moreton cum Alcumlow](/source/Moreton_cum_Alcumlow) * [Moston](/source/Moston%2C_Congleton%2C_Cheshire) * [Newbold Astbury](/source/Newbold_Astbury) * [Odd Rode](/source/Odd_Rode) * [Sandbach](/source/Sandbach) ''(town)'' * [Smallwood](/source/Smallwood%2C_Cheshire) * [Somerford](/source/Somerford%2C_Cheshire) * [Somerford Booths](/source/Somerford_Booths) * [Swettenham](/source/Swettenham) * [Twemlow](/source/Twemlow) {{div col end}} ==Demographics== The resident population of the borough, as measured in the 2001 [Census](/source/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](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2001)):{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=276897&c=congleton&d=13&e=16&g=428012&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216206646992&enc=1 |title=Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics |access-date=2008-06-28 |publisher=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk }} {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Stated religion !! Percentage |- | Christian ||align="right"| 81.46% |- | Buddhist ||align="right"| 0.12% |- | Hindu ||align="right"| 0.11% |- | Jewish ||align="right"| 0.06% |- | Muslim ||align="right"| 0.17% |- | Sikh ||align="right"| 0.04% |- | Other religions ||align="right"| 0.16% |- | No religion ||align="right"| 11.46% |- | Religion not stated ||align="right"| 6.43% |} ==Political control== The town of [Congleton](/source/Congleton) had been a [municipal borough](/source/municipal_borough) from 1836 to 1974 with a borough council.{{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}} 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 of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was as follows:{{cite web |title=Compositions Calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html |access-date=21 May 2025 |website=The Elections Centre |publisher=University of Exeter}} (Put "Congleton" in search box to see specific results.) {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Party in control!!Years |- | {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1974–1976 |- | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1976–1982 |- | {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1982–1983 |- | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1983–1986 |- | {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1986–1991 |- | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || 1991–1992 |- | {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1992–1994 |- | {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || 1994–2002 |- | {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2002–2003 |- | {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 2003–2009 |} ===Leadership=== The [leaders of the council](/source/leader_of_the_council) from 1987 were: {| class=wikitable ! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To |- | Dennis Round{{cite news |date=22 July 1987 |title=SAD COUNCIL MOURNS CHIEF, 42 |page=2 |newspaper=[Crewe Chronicle](/source/Crewe_Chronicle) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/795956324/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 August 2023 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}|| {{party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK)}} |align=right| 1987 |align=right|14 July 1987 |- | Linda Short{{cite news |title=The end of an era in local politics |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5248121.the-end-of-an-era-in-local-politics/ |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=Warrington Guardian |date=10 April 2003}}{{cite web |title=LEADER STEPS ASIDE|url=http://www.congleton.gov.uk/news/cbcpress2.htm |website=Congleton Borough Council |access-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010424222458/http://www.congleton.gov.uk/news/cbcpress2.htm |archive-date=24 April 2001 |date=15 December 2000 |url-status=dead}} || {{party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || align=right|1987 || align=right|14 December 2000 |- | Rod Fletcher{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Belinda |date=10 March 2025 |title=Lib Dem councillor defects to Reform UK |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9de6djy3l6o |access-date=18 July 2025 |publisher=BBC News |agency=Local Democracy Reporting Service}}|| {{party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || align=right|2001 || align=right|2002 |- | Roland Domleo{{cite web |title=List of council membership |url=http://www.congleton.gov.uk/councillorlist.htm |website=Congleton Borough Council |access-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020812115729/http://www.congleton.gov.uk/councillorlist.htm |archive-date=12 August 2002}}{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Matt |title='He was the best friend I had...' – Tributes paid to 'dedicated' Roland, 73, who served as council leader for years |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/he-best-friend-had-tributes-3328065 |access-date=5 September 2022 |publisher=Stoke on Trent Live |date=19 September 2019}} || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|2002 || align=right|31 March 2009 |} ===Composition=== The political composition of the council at its abolition in 2009 was:{{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}} {|class="wikitable" |width="150" colspan=2|'''Party''' |'''Councillors''' |- |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| |Conservative |25 |- |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"| |Liberal Democrat |13 |- |style="color:inherit;background:#CCCCCC" | |Middlewich First |6 |- |style="color:inherit;background:#CCCCCC" | |Independent |4 |} ==Premises== The council was based at Westfields on Middlewich Road in Sandbach. This was a large nineteenth-century house which had been bought in 1960 by the Congleton Rural District Council, one of the council's predecessors.{{cite news |date=16 July 1960 |title=£12,000 conversion of Westfields |page=18 |newspaper=[Crewe Chronicle](/source/Crewe_Chronicle) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-crewe-chronicle-12000-conversion-o/129629549/ |access-date=8 August 2023 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} In 2005–2007 a replacement headquarters building, also called Westfields, was built in front of the old house, which was then demolished.{{cite news |title=Fight to save historic home |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/fight-to-save-historic-home-5290879 |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=Cheshire Live |date=10 November 2004}} The new building was formally opened on 25 January 2008.{{cite news |title=New council HQ formally opened |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/new-council-hq-formally-opened-2851075 |access-date=5 September 2022 |work=North Wales Live |date=25 January 2008}} After Congleton Borough Council's abolition, Westfields became the headquarters for the new [Cheshire East Council](/source/Cheshire_East_Council).{{cite web |title=Westfields Council HQ |url=https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/your_council/cheshire_east_offices/westfields_council_hq.aspx |website=Cheshire East Council |access-date=5 September 2022}} ==Alderman and Freeman of the Borough== thumb|200px| Borough of Congleton roll of honorary Alderman plaque The following people and military units received the [Freedom of the Borough](/source/Freedom_of_the_City) of Congleton or were an Alderman of the Borough of Congleton. ===Individuals=== *C. W. Harrison (Alderman 4 October 1984){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque|Source Borough of Congleton roll of honorary Alderman plaque photo}} *A. G. Smith (Alderman 4 October 1984){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} *C. H. Kelly (Alderman 25 September 1986){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} *L. Yarwood (Alderman 29 September 1988){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} *J. M. Telfer (Alderman 28 September 1989){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} *F. Bowers (Alderman 5 November 1992){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} * W. Vickers (Alderman 5 November 1992){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} * E. Henshall (Alderman 22 September 1994){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} *R. Tomlinson (Alderman 29 October 1998){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} *R. C. Parry (Alderman 29 January 2004){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} *K. A. Hemsley (Alderman 29 January 2004){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} * K. A. Thompson (Alderman 29 January 2004){{refn|group=nb|name=plaque}} *M. J. Cooper (Alderman 2009){{Cite web|title=CIVIC SUB COMMITTEE ITEM 6 HONORARY ALDERMEN AND FREEMAN|url=https://moderngov.cheshireeast.gov.uk/documents/s7307/Appendix1alistofHononaryAldermenandFreemen.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214132335/https://moderngov.cheshireeast.gov.uk/documents/s7307/Appendix1alistofHononaryAldermenandFreemen.pdf|archive-date=14 December 2021|access-date=30 May 2023|website=cheshireeast.gov|page=3}} *T. Farrell (Alderman 2009) *R. A. Giltrap (Alderman 2009) *L. Morris (Alderman 2009) *F. Walton (Alderman 2009) *D. Brown (Alderman 2009) *R. M. Domleo (Alderman 2009) *P. J. Edwards (Alderman 2009) *R. I. Fletcher (Alderman 2009) *D. I. Hough (Alderman 2009) *G. Chambers (Freeman 2009) ===Military Units=== * The [Cheshire Yeomanry](/source/Cheshire_Yeomanry): 1906.{{Cite book |last=Alcock |first=Joan P |title=Congleton Though Time |publisher=Amberley Publishing |date=15 March 2014 |isbn=978-1445609768 |location=Stroud |pages=32}} * The [Cheshire Regiment](/source/Cheshire_Regiment): 1969. *First Battalion of the Mercian Regiment:??? *First Battalion of the Mercian Regiment (Freeman ???) ==Council elections== *1973 Congleton Borough Council election *1976 Congleton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk – [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/2087/made The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975]. Retrieved on 19 November 2015. *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)legislation.gov.uk – [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/311/made The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991]. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk – [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/48/made The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992]. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. *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)legislation.gov.uk – [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2843/made The Borough of Congleton (Electoral Changes) Order 1998]. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. *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 ===Results maps=== File:Congleton UK ward map 2002.svg|2002 results map File:Congleton UK ward map 2003.svg|2003 results map File:Congleton UK ward map 2004.svg|2004 results map File:Congleton UK ward map 2006.svg|2006 results map File:Congleton UK ward map 2007.svg|2007 results map ===By-election results=== {{Election box begin | title=Congleton North By-Election 10 August 2000}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = David Atkin |votes = 303 |percentage = 50.9 |change = +9.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = |votes = 156 |percentage = 26.2 |change = -24.9 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = |votes = 136 |percentage = 22.9 |change = +15.3 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 147 |percentage = 24.7 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 595 |percentage = 21.6 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Congleton North West By-Election 10 August 2000}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Sue Appleton |votes = 275 |percentage = 37.2 |change = +11.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = |votes = 251 |percentage = 34.0 |change = -8.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = |votes = 213 |percentage = 28.8 |change = -3.0 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 24 |percentage = 3.2 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 739 |percentage = 24.6 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Congleton North By-Election 26 August 2004 (2)}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = |votes = 191 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = |votes = 174 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = |votes = 142 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = |votes = 133 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Simon Davey |votes = 111 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Paul Jones |votes = 108 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 859 |percentage = 15.6 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Congleton West By-Election 28 October 2004}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = |votes = 491 |percentage = 53.7 |change = -1.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Simon Davey |votes = 275 |percentage = 30.1 |change = +6.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = |votes = 148 |percentage = 16.2 |change = -4.8 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 261 |percentage = 23.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 914 |percentage = 20.5 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Alsager Central By-Election 17 February 2005}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Julian Burgess |votes = 532 |percentage = 56.1 |change = -14.2 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Warwick Till |votes = 365 |percentage = 38.5 |change = +8.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = William Howell |votes = 52 |percentage = 5.5 |change = +5.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 167 |percentage = 17.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 949 |percentage = 34.5 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Congleton North West By-Election 24 November 2005}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Simon Davey |votes = 341 |percentage = 54.8 |change = +54.8 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Matthew Carey |votes = 191 |percentage = 30.7 |change = -13.3 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Lisa Bossons |votes = 90 |percentage = 14.5 |change = -9.2 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 150 |percentage = 24.1 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 622 |percentage = 21.0 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Sandbach West By-Election 18 October 2007}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Stella Furlong |votes = 445 |percentage = 45.1 |change = +3.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Patrick Darnes |votes = 382 |percentage = 38.7 |change = -3.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Keith Haines |votes = 160 |percentage = 16.2 |change = -0.5 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 63 |percentage = 6.4 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 987 |percentage = 19.2 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }} {{Election box end}} ==See also== *[Education in Congleton Borough](/source/Education_in_Congleton_Borough) ==Notes== {{Reflist|group=nb}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Local government districts of England abolished in 2009}} {{Cheshire elections}} {{coord |53|9|N|2|18|W|type:adm3rd_region:GB-CHS|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Congleton (Borough)}} Category:English districts abolished in 2009 Category:Districts of England established in 1974 Category:Former non-metropolitan districts of Cheshire Category:Former boroughs in England Borough of Category:Council elections in Cheshire Category:Borough of Cheshire East 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