2016 Warrington Borough Council election

The 2016 Warrington Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Warrington Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

2016 Warrington Borough Council election

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All 58 seats to Warrington Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyLabourLiberal DemocratsConservative
Seats won45112
Seat changeIncrease3Increase2Decrease3
Popular vote59,03124,95327,816
Percentage48.8%20.6%23.0%

 Fourth party
 
PartyTUSC
Seats won0
Seat changeDecrease1
Popular vote1,719
Percentage1.4%

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

Following a boundary review, all Warrington Borough Council seats were up for election, for a term of four years. The number of seats rose from 57 to 58.

The Labour Party retained overall control of Warrington Borough Council after taking 45 of the 58 seats.[2]

Results summary

Warrington Borough Council election, 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Labour45 377.5948.8059,031
 Liberal Democrats11 218.9620.6324,953
 Conservative2 33.4522.9927,816
 UKIP0 03.023,652
 Independent0 01.852,245
 TUSC0 101.421,719
 Green0 01.291,559

A total of 442 ballots were rejected, and the overall turnout was 32.87%.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

42951
LabourLib DemConT

After the election the composition of the council was:

45112
LabourLib DemCon

Lib Dem - Liberal Democrats
Con - Conservative Party
T - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)

Ward results

Appleton

Appleton (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsBrian Axcell2,19162.9
Liberal DemocratsJudith Carol Wheeler2,03458.5
Liberal DemocratsSharon Harris1,64047.1
ConservativeBasil Mitchell1,07530.9
ConservativeBarbara Price89125.6
ConservativeIan Houghton73121.0
LabourNick Bent55616.0
GreenDavid Edward Bilton44712.8
Majority56516.2
Turnout9,56542
Liberal Democrats win
Liberal Democrats win
Liberal Democrats win

Bewsey and Whitecross

Bewsey and Whitecross (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSarah Edith Hall1,14266.3
LabourSteve Wright1,08062.7
LabourTom Jennings1,06161.6
Liberal DemocratsBob Timmis31918.5
ConservativeRowland Blackstock23513.6
ConservativePat Smith21012.2
Liberal DemocratsIrina Axcell1518.8
Liberal DemocratsJudith Walker1357.8
TUSCShelley Bennett1297.5
Majority74243.1
Turnout4,46222
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Birchwood

Birchwood (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRuss Bowden1,71959.6
LabourPauline Nelson1,57854.8
LabourChris Fitzsimmons1,47551.2
ConservativeNigel Balding78227.1
ConservativePeter Linton61821.4
IndependentAmy Elizabeth Linton52918.4
Liberal DemocratsJohn Davies30210.5
Majority69324.1
Turnout7,00335
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Burtonwood and Winwick

Burtonwood and Winwick (3 Seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourCathy Mitchell1,08363.7
LabourTerry O'Neill1,06562.7
ConservativeRobin Sloan39923.5
Liberal DemocratsTimothy James Muttock26515.6
Majority66639.2
Turnout2,81234
Labour win
Labour win

Chapelford and Old Hall

Chapelford and Old Hall (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourFaisal Rashid1,48956.1
LabourSteve Parish1,16143.7
LabourRebecca Knowles1,01138.1
Liberal DemocratsAllan Keith Bird69826.3
ConservativePhil Hayward59322.3
Liberal DemocratsDavid Leonard Knapp46317.4
Liberal DemocratsRoy Alfred Smith39715.0
ConservativeAnthony John Kerrigan36413.7
ConservativeAnna Jane Sharkey33212.5
UKIPIan Anthony Wilson33212.5
GreenMike Wass2047.7
Majority31311.8
Turnout7,04431
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMatt Smith1,78852.5
LabourJoan Grime1,60947.3
LabourJan Davidson1,40141.1
ConservativeFrank Richard Allen1,35939.9
ConservativeSue Bland1,31838.7
ConservativeValerie Margaret Allen1,26337.1
Liberal DemocratsEddie Sloane43212.7
Majority421.2
Turnout9,17040
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Fairfield and Howley

Fairfield and Howley (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJean Flaherty1,23457.2
LabourTony Higgins1,00846.7
LabourPeter Carey99746.2
TUSCKevin Bennett92142.7
GreenLyndsay McAteer34415.9
ConservativeSimone Johnson33215.4
Liberal DemocratsAnn Oldbury24011.1
Majority763.5
Turnout5,07627
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Grappenhall

Grappenhall (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsMike Biggin1,30661.2
Liberal DemocratsRyan Stephen Robert Bate1,11952.4
ConservativeOlivia Reilly56526.5
ConservativeIona Gillis42119.7
LabourAndy Heaver38017.8
Majority55425.9
Turnout3,79135
Liberal Democrats win
Liberal Democrats win

Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall

Dan Price resigned from the Labour Party in February 2019 in protest at the party's inaction over antisemitism and Brexit. He subsequently sat on the council as an Independent.

Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJan Hart1,32154.2
LabourDan Price1,26551.9
LabourTony Williams1,21750.0
ConservativeMike Foxall69828.7
ConservativeChristine Booth66827.4
ConservativeArthur Booth66027.1
GreenStephanie Davies33213.6
Liberal DemocratsCliff Taylor33013.5
Majority51921.3
Turnout6,49135
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Great Sankey South

Great Sankey South (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAmanda King1,43262.9
LabourHitesh Patel1,19352.4
LabourJean Carter1,15450.7
ConservativeSue Jenkin54624.0
ConservativePeter Elton49421.7
ConservativeSonia Wendy Boggan40317.7
Liberal DemocratsTim Harwood22710.0
TUSCAndrew Ford1386.1
Majority60826.7
Turnout5,58728
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Latchford East

Latchford East (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHans Josef Mundry92966.8
LabourKaren Mundry82259.1
ConservativeJulian Craddock19213.8
ConservativeKen Scates14510.4
Liberal DemocratsTim Price14010.1
Liberal DemocratsRupert Budgen1238.8
GreenJohn Kennedy Lappin856.1
TUSCSue Hayes836.0
Majority63045.3
Turnout2,51923
Labour win
Labour win

Latchford West

Latchford West (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourLes Morgan1,06857.9
LabourMaureen McLaughlin99153.7
ConservativeMichael Haworth32117.4
ConservativeDavid Woodyatt31717.2
Liberal DemocratsAnn Raymond28315.3
Liberal DemocratsCelia Jordan27214.7
TUSCDave Cundy884.8
Majority67036.3
Turnout3,34032
Labour win
Labour win

Lymm North and Thelwall

Lymm North and Thelwall (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsBob Barr2,02754.9
Liberal DemocratsIan George Marks1,94352.6
Liberal DemocratsWendy Johnson1,68545.6
LabourChris Zastawny89524.2
ConservativeJonathan Michael Smith85723.2
ConservativeKevin Yates73519.9
ConservativeHarish Chander Sharma67918.4
UKIPDerek Clark53014.3
Majority79021.4
Turnout9,35141
Liberal Democrats win
Liberal Democrats win
Liberal Democrats win

Lymm South

Lymm South (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeSheila Woodyatt92541.7
ConservativeKath Buckley87939.6
Liberal DemocratsEd Gough78035.1
Liberal DemocratsGraham Farrington Gowland66830.1
LabourDavid John Cockayne46621.0
UKIPJames Ashington23310.5
Majority994.5
Turnout3,95144
Conservative win
Conservative win

Orford

Orford (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMike Hannon1,49368.1
LabourKerri Louise Morris1,37462.7
LabourMorgan Tarr1,23456.3
UKIPIan Andrew Richards42019.2
UKIPDion Eric Challinor39217.9
UKIPSid Simmons39217.9
ConservativeJan Woning1547.0
Liberal DemocratsPam Marks1376.3
IndependentClive Lawrinson1175.3
Majority81437.1
Turnout5,71325
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Penketh and Cuerdley

Penketh and Cuerdley (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDavid Keane1,62253.2
LabourLinda Susan Dirir1,51149.6
LabourAllin Dirir1,48648.7
ConservativeSam Baxter1,31743.2
ConservativeKevin Morton1,08735.7
ConservativeMatt Jones1,03033.8
Liberal DemocratsDenis Patrick McAllister2548.3
Majority1695.5
Turnout8,30737
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Poplars and Hulme

Poplars and Hulme (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Kerr-Brown1,19661.6
LabourHilary Cooksey1,10356.9
LabourBrian Maher1,09056.2
UKIPMike Byrne46323.9
UKIPTrevor Nicholls45023.2
UKIPMal Lingley44022.7
ConservativeFrancine Leslie22211.4
Liberal DemocratsPam Todd1427.3
Majority62732.3
Turnout5,10623
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Poulton North

Poulton North (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDiana Bennett1,41356.7
LabourGraham Friend1,41156.7
LabourRussell Purnell1,22249.1
Liberal DemocratsChris Oliver72629.2
ConservativePhilip Eastty69628.0
Majority49619.9
Turnout5,46832
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Poulton South

Poulton South (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourColin Froggatt88261.9
LabourMaureen Creaghan67847.5
TUSCBob Taylor36025.2
ConservativeEmma Sloan32422.7
Liberal DemocratsDave Hockenhull16711.7
Majority31822.3
Turnout2,41130
Labour win
Labour win

Rixton and Woolston

Rixton and Woolston (3 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourTony McCarthy1,31451.1
LabourAndrew Hill1,21447.2
LabourPat Wright97938.1
IndependentBill Brinksman88234.3
IndependentPaul Francis Bretherton71727.9
ConservativeMark Chapman56021.8
ConservativeHoward Klein46017.9
ConservativeIsaac Tweedale41116.0
Liberal DemocratsPaul Wenlock1686.5
Majority973.8
Turnout6,70534
Labour win
Labour win
Labour win

Stockton Heath

Stockton Heath (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsPeter Walker1,08947.3
Liberal DemocratsGraham Welborn81335.3
ConservativeStephen Howard Taylor67529.3
LabourLaurence Murphy61426.7
ConservativeJonathan Matthew Levy58125.2
LabourSandra Eaves52222.7
GreenHarry Gibbins1476.4
Majority1386.0
Turnout4,44141
Liberal Democrats win
Liberal Democrats win

Westbrook

Westbrook (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsStefan Krizanac82753.4
LabourJudith Marie Guthrie60639.1
LabourJohn Joyce47730.8
Liberal DemocratsJeff Butler46029.7
ConservativeAlex Leslie29218.8
Majority1298.3
Turnout2,66232
Liberal Democrats win
Labour win

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