Warrington Borough Council elections
Warrington is a unitary authority in Cheshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973-1979 | |
No overall control | 1979-1983 | |
Labour | 1983-1998 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1997-2006 | |
No overall control | 2006-2011 | |
Labour | 2011– |
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- 1973 Warrington Borough Council election
- 1976 Warrington Borough Council election
- 1979 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 1983 Warrington Borough Council election
- 1987 Warrington Borough Council election
- 1991 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 1995 Warrington Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
Unitary authority elections
- 1997 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
- 1999 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2000 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2001 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2002 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2004 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)
- 2006 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2007 Warrington Borough Council election
- 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
- 2015 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2016 Warrington Borough Council election
- 2021 Warrington Borough Council election
By-election results
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 698 | 51.6 | +28.2 | ||
Labour | 498 | 37.0 | -18.9 | ||
Conservative | 151 | 11.2 | -9.6 | ||
Majority | 200 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,347 | 19.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anna Fradgley | 769 | 42.8 | +10.4 | |
Labour | Trish Cockayne | 328 | 18.3 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Stephen Taylor | 649 | 36.2 | -2.3 | |
Green | Michael Wass | 24 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
UKIP | James Ashington | 25 | 1.4 | -8.3 | |
Majority | 120 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,795 | 37.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |