JUST over a third of the Cheshire West electorate voted in the local elections on Thursday – with the turnout as low as one-fifth in some areas.

Cheshire West and Chester Council verified the votes for both the borough, town and parish council elections at Ellesmere Port Sports Village overnight.

The overall turnout for the CWAC election was 34.7 per cent – but the turnout was much lower in areas which could be considered as Labour strongholds.

Central and Grange ward, in Ellesmere Port, had the lowest turnout of 20 per cent, followed by the Wolverham ward, in Ellesmere Port, and Winsford Wharton – both at 22.1 per cent.

Turnout was also lower in Northwich’s three central wards – with Witton at 22.4 per cent, Winnington and Castle at 23.3 per cent and Leftwich at 25.8 per cent – than in its more rural outskirts.

The highest turnout was in Little Neston at 51.7 per cent, followed by Handbridge Park, in Chester, at 49.5 per cent and Tarporley at 47.4 per cent.

The election count will begin at 11am in Ellesmere Port Sports Village, with the first results expected from 11.45am.

Turnout for each CWAC ward:

  • Blacon  25.7%
  • Central and Grange 20.0%
  • Chester City and The Garden Quarter 30.7%
  • Christleton and Huntington 38.9%
  • Davenham, Moulton and Kingsmead 31.6%
  • Farndon 44.7%
  • Frodsham 43.8%
  • Gowy Rural 35.9%
  • Great Boughton 44.2%
  • Handbridge Park 49.5%
  • Hartford and Greenbank 38.1%
  • Helsby 45.0%
  • Lache 32.2%
  • Ledsham and Manor 38.3%
  • Little Neston 51.7%
  • Malpas 37.2%
  • Marbury 32.4%
  • Neston 31.9%
  • Netherpool 28.8%
  • Newton and Hoole 44.6%
  • Northwich – Leftwich 25.8%
  • Northwich – Winnington and Castle 23.3%
  • Northwich – Witton 22.4%
  • Parkgate 47.3%
  • Rudheath 27.3%
  • Sandstone 44.3%
  • Saughall and Mollington 38.0%
  • Shakerley 30.2%
  • Strawberry 34.2%
  • Sutton Villages 27.0%
  • Tarporley 47.4%
  • Tarvin and Kelsall 37.3%
  • Tattenhall 35.6%
  • Upton 43.6%
  • Weaver and Cuddington 37.7%
  • Westminster 24.0%
  • Whitby Groves 34.2%
  • Whitby Park 29.2%
  • Willaston and Thornton 42.7%
  • Winsford Dene 25.8%
  • Winsford Gravel 26.1%
  • Winsford Over and Verdin 28.1%
  • Winsford Swanlow 28.9%
  • Winsford Wharton 22.1%
  • Wolverham 22.1%

Turnout for Town and Parish Council elections by ward:

  • Christleton 34.2%
  • Clotton Hoofield 34.9%
  • Elton 27.1%
  • Frodsham Town – Frodsham Lakes 50.0%
  • Great Budworth 55.9%
  • Guilden Sutton 48.0%
  • Huntington – Huntington East 29.3%
  • Mollington 33.2%
  • Northwich Town – Northwich Witton 22.8%
  • Saughall and Shotwick Park 37.6%
  • Tilston 46.1%
  • Upton-by-Chester – Upton Heath 43.8%
  • Utkinton and Cotebrook 48.4%
  • Willington 47.6%
  • Winsford Town – Winsford Dene 25.4%
  • Winsford Town – Winsford Gravel 25.1%
  • Winsford Town – Winsford Over 26.1%
  • Winsford Town – Winsford Swanlow 29.0%
  • Winsford Town – Winsford Verdin 27.3%
  • Winsford Town – Winsford Wharton 22.0%