# Warrington Borough Council elections

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.

## Council 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)
* 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 (New ward boundaries and change to holding elections every four years)
* 2021 Warrington Borough Council election (postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2024 Warrington Borough Council election

## Results maps

* 2016 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 1997-2000

Rixton and Woolston By-Election 7 January 1999 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 381 | 29.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | 16.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2000-2004

Poulton North By-Election 18 September 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 698 | 51.6 | +28.2 |
| | Labour | | 498 | 37.0 | −18.9 |
| | Conservative | | 151 | 11.2 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,347 | 19.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2004-2008

Poulton North By-Election 7 September 2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 853 | 40.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,115 | 27.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2008-2012

Bewsey and Whitecross By-Election 9 December 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 811 | 55.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Poulton North By-Election 28 July 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 211 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,288 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Poulton North By-Election 17 November 2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,735 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2016-2021

Chapelford and Old Hall By-Election 12 October 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 624 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,731 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lymm South By-Election 19 April 2018 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 120 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,795 | 37.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Penketh and Cuerdley By-Election 11 October 2018 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 93 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,170 | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Burtonwood and Winwick By-Election 6 February 2020 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 284 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,278 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2021-2024

Grappenhall By-Election 29 September 2022 (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Speed | 1,073 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Browne | 1,047 | 18.0 | −3.0 |
| Conservative | Moira Dolan | 524 | | |
| Conservative | Phillip Ford | 462 | | |
| Labour | Denis Matthews | 193 | | |
| Green | Denise Harris | 135 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Rixton and Woolston By-Election 24 November 2022 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Latchford West By-Election 20 April 2023 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 174 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Poulton North By-Election 27 July 2023 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 393 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,773 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |