Elections and Political Control
The political composition of the council at its abolition in 2009 was:
| Party | Councillors | |
| Conservative | 26 | |
| Labour | 17 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 11 | |
| Weaverham Independents | 3 | |
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Famous quotes containing the words elections and, elections, political and/or control:
“Elections and politics in this country correspond with battles and war in other times and countries. Whatever of departing evils remains is sure to show itself last in the excitement of political contests.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
“Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)
“Why, Sir, most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)