Conservative strongholds Congleton and Macclesfield turn red on bleak night for Tories

Gary Porter

5 July 2024 at 1:31 am·1-min read

Two Tory strongholds in Cheshire have turned red on a disastrous night for the Conservative Party, both locally and nationally.

Congleton and Macclesfield, both renowned for voting Tory over the years, were snatched by Labour as they swept to victory in the 2024 General Election. Crewe and Nantwich was also won by Labour having previously been under Conservative command.

There was some good news for Tories though as Ester McVey narrowly held on to Tatton for the party's only victory in the county. Here is the breakdown of the Cheshire East results:

Congleton

Candidate	Party	2024 Result
Bruce, Fiona	Conservative	15488
Duffy, Paul Michael	Liberal Democrats	2785
MCCarthy, Richard Giles	Green Party	2007
Moreton, Rob	Independent	2181
Russell, Sarah Alison	Labour Party	18875
Wesley, Kay	Women’s Equality Party	544
York, Martin William	Reform UK	8245

Crewe and Nantwich

Candidate	Party	2024 Result
Browne, Te Ata	Green Party	2151
Fletcher, Ben	The Conservative Party Candidate	11110
Lane, Phil	Workers Party	373
Naismith, Connor James	Labour Party	20837
Silvester, Brian George	Crewe First	588
Theobald, Matthew Cameron	Liberal Democrats	2286
Tractor, Lord Psychobilly	The Official Monster Raving Loony Party	250
Wood, Matt	Reform UK	9602

Macclesfield

Candidate	Party	2024 Result
Broadhurst, Steve	Reform UK	6592
Christian, Neil Connan	Liberal Democrats	2482
Fletcher, Dickie	Social Democratic Party	222
Iremonger, Amanda	Green Party	2493
Roca, Tim	Labour Party	24672
Rutley, David Henry	The Conservative Party Candidate	15552
Wellavize, Christopher John	Independent	779

Tatton

Candidate	Party	2024 Result
Hennerley, Nigel Robert	Green party	2571
Jude, Ryan Bernard	Labour Party	18820
Mcvey, Esther Louise	The Conservative Party Candidate	19956
Smith, Jonathan	Liberal Democrat	4614
Speakman, Oliver George	Reform UK	5948

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