Frodsham: Replaced Councils 2009

On April 1 2009 Cheshire County Council and Vale Royal District Council were replaced by Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Local Authority for the local government of Frodsham and Helsby.

Cheshire County Council, Frodsham and Helsby Division

Most of Cheshire was administered by Cheshire County Council. This Council was abolished at the end of March 2009.

Frodsham was represented by a County Councillor for Frodsham and Helsby Division; this covers Frodsham, Helsby, Manley and Alvanley. The elected County Councillor to March 31 2009 was Gretta Cousins
The candidates for the last election for the Frodsham and Helsby Division seat on Cheshire County Council held on 5 May 2005 were:
- Conservative: Gretta Ann Cousins 2,832 (39.2%) - Majority 392
- Labour: John Christopher Beech 2,440 (33.7%)
- Liberal Democrat: Trevor Nigel Griffiths 1,958 (27.1%)
Turnout was 64.9%.
Cheshire County Council elections were held every four years.
The result of the election for the Division seat on the County Council held on 7th June 2001 was:
- Conservative: Gretta Ann Cousins 2,814 (39.1%) - Majority 186
- Labour: Barrie William Davidson 2,628 (36.5%)
- Liberal Democrat: Trevor Nigel Griffiths 1,759 (24.4%)
Turnout was 64.6%
The result of the election for the Division seat on the County Council held on May 1st 1997 was:
- Conservative: Gretta Ann Cousins
- Labour: Jeanette Fletcher
- Liberal Democrat: Nigel Griffiths

The District of Vale Royal

was administered by the Vale Royal Borough Council, Wyvern House, The Drumber, Winsford, Cheshire. This council was abolished at the end of March 2009.

Vale Royal Borough elections were held every four years.

Following the election on 3rd May 2007 the constitution of the council was: Conservative 27, Labour 17, Liberal Democrat 10 with one election for 3 seats still to be held (total 57).

After the 1st May 2003 elections it had been: Conservative 22, Labour 21, Liberal Democrat 12, Independent 2. This had replaced a council elected in 1999 whose constitution had been: Labour 32, Conservative 16, Lib-Dem 8 and one vacancy.

The Borough Council provided many local services to the population of about 115,000.

At the election on 3rd May 2007:
- Frodsham North Ward, electorate 5,458. 5,080 votes recorded, 5 rejected. Turnout 35.98%.
  - Andrew William Dawson (Conservative) 805 Elected
  - Mark Charles Ingram (Conservative) 747 Elected
  - Brian Lloyd (Labour) 662 Elected
  - Frank Pennington 535
  - Rita Shearn (Independent) 526
  - Geoffrey Patrick Gordon Bath (Liberal Democrat) 460
  - Dennis Taylor (Labour) 451
  - Martin England (Liberal Democrat) 444
  - John Maddock (Labour) 450
- Frodsham South Ward, electorate 1,792. 630 votes recorded, 2 rejected. Turnout 35.27%.a
  - Lynn Riley (Conservative) 467 Elected
  - Alan Greggs (Labour) 82
  - Fred Whaley (Liberal Democrat) 81
At the election on 1st May 2003:
- Frodsham North Ward, electorate 5,523. 455 voters used Internet or telephone voting. A total of 5,900 votes were recorded from a possible 16,569 (35.6% of all possible votes).
  - Maureen Turner (Ind) 737 - Elected
  - F Brian Lloyd (Lab) 736 - Elected
  - Trevor Griffiths (Lib Dem) 673 - Elected
  - Nicholas Smith 610
  - John Maddock (Lab) 546
  - Dennis Taylor (Lab) 470
  - Frank Pennington (Ind) 467
  - Colin Pritchard (Cons) 434
  - Belinda Owen (Lib Dem) 385
  - Frederick Whaley (Lib Dem) 364
  - Phillip Speed (Cons) 313
  - Thomas Reynolds 165
  In 1999 Frodsham North had an electorate of 5,438 and returned 3 Labour councillors: John Beech, Brian Lloyd and D Thompson.
- Frodsham South Ward, electorate 1,766. 36.2% turnout. 201 voters used Internet or telephone voting. 438 voted manually.
  - Ingeborg Riley (Cons) 308 - Elected
  - Geoffrey Bath (Lib Dem) 201
  - John Beech (Lab) 126
  At a bye-election on 4 March 2004, Lynn Riley was elected as Conservative Councillor for Frodsham South Ward.
  
  In 1999 Frodsham South Ward had an electorate of 1,787 and returned one Conservative councillor, Ingeborg Riley.