Macclesfield (borough)

Borough of Macclesfield
Borough of Macclesfield
	; Shown within Cheshire;
History
• Origin	Macclesfield Municipal Borough; Alderley Edge Urban District; Bollington Urban District; Knutsford Urban District; Wilmslow Urban District; Disley Rural District; Macclesfield Rural District; Bucklow Rural District (part of)
• Created	1 April 1974
• Abolished	31 March 2009
• Succeeded by	Cheshire East
Status	Non-metropolitan district
ONS code	13UG
• HQ	Macclesfield

Macclesfield was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It included the towns of Bollington, Knutsford, Macclesfield and Wilmslow and within its wider area the villages and hamlets of Adlington, Disley, Gawsworth, Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Prestbury, Rainow, Styal, Sutton and Tytherington.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of Macclesfield municipal borough, Alderley Edge, Bollington, Knutsford and Wilmslow urban districts, along with the single parish Disley Rural District, Macclesfield Rural District and part of Bucklow Rural District. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor.^[1]

In 2006 the Department for Communities and Local Government considered reorganising Cheshire's administrative structure as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. The decision to merge the boroughs of Macclesfield, Congleton and 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.^[2]

The Borough of Macclesfield was abolished on 1 April 2009, when the new Cheshire East unitary authority was formed.^[3]

Civil parishes

The borough contained 52 civil parishes and 2 discrete unparished areas (namely, the towns of Macclesfield and Wilmslow). Of the 52 civil parishes, five (Agden, Little Bollington, Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, Tatton, and Wincle) held parish meetings rather than elect a parish council.^[4] Of the remaining 47 civil parishes, two contained towns (Bollington and Knutsford) and so had town councils rather than parish councils administering them.^[4] A number of adjacent or abutting civil parishes were grouped together under a single parish council: Ollerton with Marthall, Plumley with Toft and Bexton, and Tabley (for the parishes of Tabley Inferior and Tabley Superior) The remaining 37 civil parishes had their own parish council.^[4]

The following civil parishes were included in the borough:

Political control

The town of Macclesfield had been a municipal borough from 1836 to 1974 with a borough council.^[5] The first elections to the new Macclesfield 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 held by the following parties:^[6]

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1974–1976
	Conservative	1976–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1983 were:

Councillor		From	To
Margaret Duddy^[7]	Conservative	1983	2001
Peter Burns^[8]	Conservative	2001	May 2004
Sue Kipling^[9]	Conservative	2004	23 Sep 2004
Wesley Fitzgerald	Conservative	2004	31 Mar 2009

Wesley Fitzgerald went on to become the first leader of Cheshire East Council.

Composition

The political composition of the council at its abolition in 2009 was:

Party		Councillors
	Conservative	38
	Liberal Democrat	12
	Labour	6
	Handforth Ratepayer	2
	Independent	2

Council elections

1973 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1976 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1979 Macclesfield Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[10]
1980 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1982 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1983 Macclesfield Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[11]
1984 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1986 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1987 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1988 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1990 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1991 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1992 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1994 Macclesfield Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[12]^[13]^[14]
1995 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1996 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1998 Macclesfield Borough Council election
1999 Macclesfield Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[15]
2000 Macclesfield Borough Council election
2002 Macclesfield Borough Council election
2003 Macclesfield Borough Council election
2004 Macclesfield Borough Council election
2006 Macclesfield Borough Council election
2007 Macclesfield Borough Council election

By-election results

North East By-Election 20 June 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	1,278	50.5
	Conservative	1,008	39.8
	Labour	245	9.7
Majority		270	10.7
Turnout		2,531	37.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Prestbury By-Election 12 September 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	967	78.8
	Liberal Democrats	259	21.1
Majority		708	57.7
Turnout		1,226	28.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Plumley By-Election 3 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	506	56.3	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	392	43.7	+12.6
Majority		114	12.6
Turnout		898	46.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Knutsford Over By-Election 4 November 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	478	52.5	+12.3
	Labour	275	30.2	+7.5
	Independent	120	13.2	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	38	4.2	−7.0
Majority		203	22.3
Turnout		911	21.9
	Conservative hold	Swing

Knutsford Bexton By-Election 1 February 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	346	45.9	+11.3
	Conservative	336	44.6	−0.9
	Labour	72	9.5	−10.5
Majority		10	1.3
Turnout		754	34.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

Morley and Styal By-Election 5 April 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	857	59.6	+12.6
	Conservative	580	40.4	+2.8
Majority		277	19.2
Turnout		1,437	36.7
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Macclesfield West By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,290	60.0	+0.8
	Conservative	538	25.0	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	321	14.9	+0.4
Majority		752	35.0
Turnout		2,149
	Labour hold	Swing

Pornton Central By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,621	45.5	−8.5
	Liberal Democrats	1,187	33.3	−2.0
	Labour	756	21.2	+10.5
Majority		434	12.2
Turnout		3,564
	Conservative hold	Swing

Bollington West By-Election 31 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Sockett	434	62.6	+41.4
	Conservative		162	23.4	−17.4
	Labour		97	14.0	−24.0
Majority			272	39.2
Turnout			693	36.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Hurdsfield By-Election 27 November 2003
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	467	56.3	−0.3
	Conservative	212	25.5	+9.0
	Labour	151	18.2	−8.7
Majority		255	30.8
Turnout		830	24.7
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Knutsford Nether By-Election 16 September 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vivien Davies	385	61.1	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Moss	199	31.6	+12.6
	Labour		46	7.3	−4.6
Majority			186	29.5
Turnout			630	30.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Plumley By-Election 5 May 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Fisher	789	63.3	−25.6
	Liberal Democrats	Heulwen Barlow	329	26.4	+26.4
	Labour	Laurences Hobday	129	10.3	−0.8
Majority			460	36.9
Turnout			1,247	65.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Prestbury By-Election 26 January 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Stratford	950	89.5	+89.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Goddard	112	10.5	−26.5
Majority			838	79.0
Turnout			1,062	25.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Hurdsfield By-Election 20 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Enid Tomlinson	500	58.2	+5.2
	Labour	Simon Truss	178	20.7	−3.9
	Conservative	Matthew Davies	82	9.6	−12.8
	Independent	Fred Grundy	53	6.2	+6.2
	Green	John Knight	45	5.2	+5.2
Majority			322	37.5
Turnout			858	25.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ BBC News, 25 July 2007 – County split into two authorities. Retrieval Date: 25 July 2007.
^ "The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008". opsi.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Parish Clerks". Borough of Macclesfield. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
^ "Macclesfield Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ "Tributes paid to 'truly remarkable' leader". Macclesfield Express. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Council leader resigns after arrest". Macclesfield Express. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Sue answers God's call". Manchester Evening News. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ The Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ The Macclesfield and Vale Royal (Areas) Order 1982
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[1] "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[2] BBC News, 25 July 2007 – County split into two authorities. Retrieval Date: 25 July 2007.

[3] "The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008". opsi.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008.

[parishclerks-4] "Parish Clerks". Borough of Macclesfield. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2008.

[5] "Macclesfield Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[electionscentre-6] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[7] "Tributes paid to 'truly remarkable' leader". Macclesfield Express. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[8] "Council leader resigns after arrest". Macclesfield Express. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[9] "Sue answers God's call". Manchester Evening News. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[10] The Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[11] The Macclesfield and Vale Royal (Areas) Order 1982

[12] slation.gov.uk – The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[13] slation.gov.uk – The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[14] slation.gov.uk – The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[15] slation.gov.uk – The Borough of Macclesfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

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See also: Wards, Boundary changes

Borough of Macclesfield
Shown within Cheshire
History
• Origin	Macclesfield Municipal Borough Alderley Edge Urban District Bollington Urban District Knutsford Urban District Wilmslow Urban District Disley Rural District Macclesfield Rural District Bucklow Rural District (part of)
• Created	1 April 1974
• Abolished	31 March 2009
• Succeeded by	Cheshire East

Status	Non-metropolitan district
ONS code	13UG

• HQ	Macclesfield