Warrington Borough Council elections
Local government elections in Cheshire, England
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Warrington Borough Council elections are held every four years. Warrington Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Warrington in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, 58 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.[1]
Council elections
- 1973 Warrington Borough Council election
- 1976 Warrington Borough Council election
- 1979 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
- 1983 Warrington Borough Council election
- 1987 Warrington Borough Council election
- 1991 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1995 Warrington Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5][6]
- 1997 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
- 1999 Warrington Borough Council election[8]
- 2000 Warrington Borough Council election[9]
- 2001 Warrington Borough Council election[10]
- 2002 Warrington Borough Council election[11]
- 2004 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)[12][13][14][15]
- 2006 Warrington Borough Council election[16]
- 2007 Warrington Borough Council election[17]
- 2008 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2010 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2011 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2012 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2014 Warrington Borough Council election[18]
- 2015 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2016 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries and change to holding elections every four years)[1]
- 2021 Warrington Borough Council election (postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2024 Warrington Borough Council election
Results maps
By-election results
1997–2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Edmund Coop | 762 | 59.2 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | Alan Freeman | 381 | 29.6 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Hill | 145 | 11.3 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 381 | 29.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,288 | 16.8 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2000–2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Cragg | 698 | 51.6 | +28.2 | |
| Labour | Michael Curran | 498 | 37.0 | −18.9 | |
| Conservative | Howard Greenwood | 151 | 11.2 | −9.6 | |
| Majority | 200 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,347 | 19.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2004–2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Wilson | 1,358 | 64.2 | +19.8 | |
| Labour | Kevin Bennett | 505 | 23.9 | −13.4 | |
| Conservative | Francine Leslie | 209 | 9.9 | −8.4 | |
| Green | Michael Jackson | 43 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 853 | 40.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,115 | 27.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2008–2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jeff Richards | 1,032 | 71.1 | +18.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Raymond | 221 | 15.2 | −16.5 | |
| Conservative | Lance Reah | 118 | 8.1 | −7.1 | |
| Green | Lyndsay McAteer | 47 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Independent | John Mulhall | 33 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 811 | 55.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,451 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Oliver | 1,106 | 48.3 | +9.1 | |
| Labour | Ashley Pemberton | 895 | 39.1 | −7.8 | |
| Conservative | Mark Chapman | 190 | 8.3 | −5.6 | |
| UKIP | James Ashington | 97 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 211 | 9.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,288 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Bradshaw | 776 | 44.7 | −3.6 | |
| Labour | Billy Lines-Rowlands | 733 | 42.2 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Chapman | 147 | 8.5 | +0.2 | |
| UKIP | James Ashington | 79 | 4.6 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 43 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,735 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2016–2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Warburton | 957 | 55.3 | +10.4 | |
| Conservative | Phil Hayward | 333 | 19.2 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Bird | 312 | 18.0 | −3.0 | |
| UKIP | Ian Wilson | 86 | 5.0 | −5.0 | |
| Green | Stephanie Davies | 43 | 2.5 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 624 | 36.0 | +9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,731 | 19.93 | −11.07 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Fradgley | 769 | 42.8 | +10.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Taylor | 649 | 36.2 | −2.3 | |
| Labour | Trish Cockayne | 328 | 18.3 | −1.1 | |
| UKIP | James Ashington | 25 | 1.4 | −8.3 | |
| Green | Michael Wass | 24 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 120 | 6.6 | +12.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,795 | 37.5 | −6.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Geoff Fellows | 784 | 36.1 | +36.1 | |
| Labour | Kenny Watson | 691 | 31.8 | −19.0 | |
| Conservative | Philip Hayward | 479 | 22.1 | −19.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Crowther | 100 | 4.6 | −3.4 | |
| UKIP | Ian Wilson | 69 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Stephanie Davies | 47 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 93 | 4.3 | +17.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,170 | 25.89 | −11.11 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Abbey | 753 | 58.9 | −3.1 | |
| Conservative | Paul Campbell | 469 | 36.7 | +13.9 | |
| Independent | Trevor Nicholls | 56 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 284 | 22.2 | +10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,278 | 25.2 | −8.8 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
2021–2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Speed | 1,073 | 52.3 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Browne | 1,047 | 41.9 | +0.5 | |
| Conservative | Moira Dolan | 524 | 20.9 | −17.5 | |
| Conservative | Phillip Ford | 462 | 18.5 | −10.8 | |
| Labour | Denis Matthews | 193 | 7.7 | −1.8 | |
| Green | Denise Harris | 135 | 5.4 | −1.7 | |
| Turnout | 2,502 | 44.3 | −5.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rob Tynan | 648 | 42.9 | +2.8 | |
| Labour | Trish Cockayne | 645 | 42.7 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Meichen | 219 | 14.5 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 3 | 0.2 | −2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,512 | 20.52 | −18.38 | ||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Denis Matthews | 662 | 40.8 | −6.8 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Taylor | 488 | 30.1 | −11.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Harris | 274 | 16.9 | +6.1 | |
| Independent | Amanda Bowles | 199 | 12.3 | +12.3 | |
| Majority | 174 | 10.7 | −18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,623 | 28.3 | −7.77 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Una Gillham | 999 | 56.3 | +22.3 | |
| Conservative | Howard Klein | 606 | 34.2 | +10.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Harwood | 168 | 9.5 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 393 | 22.2 | +11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,773 | 23.05 | −10.92 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
2024–2028
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charlotte Bond | 775 | 27.8 | −13.5 | |
| Reform | Carl Knapper | 745 | 26.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nigel John Catlow | 636 | 22.8 | −14.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Bird | 383 | 13.7 | +4.3 | |
| Conservative | Chuck Eriobuna | 248 | 8.9 | −6.4 | |
| Majority | 30 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,793 | 32.00 | −4.22 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | John Roddy | 752 | 43.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Maitane Akpan | 631 | 36.6 | −17.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Crowther | 223 | 13.0 | −9.0 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Howard Taylor | 116 | 6.7 | −12.4 | |
| Majority | 121 | 7.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,722 | 18.00 | −2.9 | ||
| Reform gain from Labour | |||||