# 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. This was on the same day as other local elections.
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.

## Results summary

Warrington Borough Council election, 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 45 | 3 | 77.59 | 48.80 | 59,031 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 2 | 18.96 | 20.63 | 24,953 |
| Conservative | 2 | 3 | 3.45 | 22.99 | 27,816 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0 | 3.02 | 3,652 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0 | 1.85 | 2,245 |
| TUSC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 | 1,719 |
| Green | 0 | | 0 | 1.29 | 1,559 |
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:
| 42 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Labour | Lib Dem | Con | T |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 45 | 11 | 2 |
| Labour | Lib Dem | Con |
Lib Dem - Liberal Democrats Con - Conservative Party T - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)

## Ward results
### Appleton

Appleton (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Axcell | 2,191 | 62.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Carol Wheeler | 2,034 | 58.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Harris | 1,640 | 47.1 | |
| | Conservative | Basil Mitchell | 1,075 | 30.9 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Price | 891 | 25.6 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Houghton | 731 | 21.0 | |
| | Labour | Nick Bent | 556 | 16.0 | |
| | Green | David Edward Bilton | 447 | 12.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,565 | 42 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |

### Bewsey and Whitecross

Bewsey and Whitecross (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Edith Hall | 1,142 | 66.3 | |
| | Labour | Steve Wright | 1,080 | 62.7 | |
| | Labour | Tom Jennings | 1,061 | 61.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Timmis | 319 | 18.5 | |
| | Conservative | Rowland Blackstock | 235 | 13.6 | |
| | Conservative | Pat Smith | 210 | 12.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irina Axcell | 151 | 8.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Walker | 135 | 7.8 | |
| | TUSC | Shelley Bennett | 129 | 7.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 | 43.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,462 | 22 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Birchwood

Birchwood (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Russ Bowden | 1,719 | 59.6 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Nelson | 1,578 | 54.8 | |
| | Labour | Chris Fitzsimmons | 1,475 | 51.2 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Balding | 782 | 27.1 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Linton | 618 | 21.4 | |
| | Independent | Amy Elizabeth Linton | 529 | 18.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Davies | 302 | 10.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 693 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,003 | 35 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Burtonwood and Winwick

Burtonwood and Winwick (3 Seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cathy Mitchell | 1,083 | 63.7 | |
| | Labour | Terry O'Neill | 1,065 | 62.7 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Sloan | 399 | 23.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy James Muttock | 265 | 15.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,812 | 34 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Chapelford and Old Hall

Chapelford and Old Hall (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Faisal Rashid | 1,489 | 56.1 | |
| | Labour | Steve Parish | 1,161 | 43.7 | |
| | Labour | Rebecca Knowles | 1,011 | 38.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Keith Bird | 698 | 26.3 | |
| | Conservative | Phil Hayward | 593 | 22.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Leonard Knapp | 463 | 17.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Alfred Smith | 397 | 15.0 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony John Kerrigan | 364 | 13.7 | |
| | Conservative | Anna Jane Sharkey | 332 | 12.5 | |
| | UKIP | Ian Anthony Wilson | 332 | 12.5 | |
| | Green | Mike Wass | 204 | 7.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,044 | 31 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matt Smith | 1,788 | 52.5 | |
| | Labour | Joan Grime | 1,609 | 47.3 | |
| | Labour | Jan Davidson | 1,401 | 41.1 | |
| | Conservative | Frank Richard Allen | 1,359 | 39.9 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Bland | 1,318 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative | Valerie Margaret Allen | 1,263 | 37.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eddie Sloane | 432 | 12.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,170 | 40 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Fairfield and Howley

Fairfield and Howley (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Flaherty | 1,234 | 57.2 | |
| | Labour | Tony Higgins | 1,008 | 46.7 | |
| | Labour | Peter Carey | 997 | 46.2 | |
| | TUSC | Kevin Bennett | 921 | 42.7 | |
| | Green | Lyndsay McAteer | 344 | 15.9 | |
| | Conservative | Simone Johnson | 332 | 15.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Oldbury | 240 | 11.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,076 | 27 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Grappenhall

Grappenhall (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Biggin | 1,306 | 61.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan Stephen Robert Bate | 1,119 | 52.4 | |
| | Conservative | Olivia Reilly | 565 | 26.5 | |
| | Conservative | Iona Gillis | 421 | 19.7 | |
| | Labour | Andy Heaver | 380 | 17.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 25.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,791 | 35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | 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) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jan Hart | 1,321 | 54.2 | |
| | Labour | Dan Price | 1,265 | 51.9 | |
| | Labour | Tony Williams | 1,217 | 50.0 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Foxall | 698 | 28.7 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Booth | 668 | 27.4 | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Booth | 660 | 27.1 | |
| | Green | Stephanie Davies | 332 | 13.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cliff Taylor | 330 | 13.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,491 | 35 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Great Sankey South

Great Sankey South (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amanda King | 1,432 | 62.9 | |
| | Labour | Hitesh Patel | 1,193 | 52.4 | |
| | Labour | Jean Carter | 1,154 | 50.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sue Jenkin | 546 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Elton | 494 | 21.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sonia Wendy Boggan | 403 | 17.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Harwood | 227 | 10.0 | |
| | TUSC | Andrew Ford | 138 | 6.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 608 | 26.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,587 | 28 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Latchford East

Latchford East (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hans Josef Mundry | 929 | 66.8 | |
| | Labour | Karen Mundry | 822 | 59.1 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Craddock | 192 | 13.8 | |
| | Conservative | Ken Scates | 145 | 10.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Price | 140 | 10.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Budgen | 123 | 8.8 | |
| | Green | John Kennedy Lappin | 85 | 6.1 | |
| | TUSC | Sue Hayes | 83 | 6.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 45.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,519 | 23 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Latchford West

Latchford West (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Les Morgan | 1,068 | 57.9 | |
| | Labour | Maureen McLaughlin | 991 | 53.7 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Haworth | 321 | 17.4 | |
| | Conservative | David Woodyatt | 317 | 17.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Raymond | 283 | 15.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia Jordan | 272 | 14.7 | |
| | TUSC | Dave Cundy | 88 | 4.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,340 | 32 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Lymm North and Thelwall

Lymm North and Thelwall (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Barr | 2,027 | 54.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian George Marks | 1,943 | 52.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Johnson | 1,685 | 45.6 | |
| | Labour | Chris Zastawny | 895 | 24.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Michael Smith | 857 | 23.2 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Yates | 735 | 19.9 | |
| | Conservative | Harish Chander Sharma | 679 | 18.4 | |
| | UKIP | Derek Clark | 530 | 14.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 790 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,351 | 41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |

### Lymm South

Lymm South (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sheila Woodyatt | 925 | 41.7 | |
| | Conservative | Kath Buckley | 879 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Gough | 780 | 35.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Farrington Gowland | 668 | 30.1 | |
| | Labour | David John Cockayne | 466 | 21.0 | |
| | UKIP | James Ashington | 233 | 10.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,951 | 44 | |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |
| | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win | Conservative win |

### Orford

Orford (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Hannon | 1,493 | 68.1 | |
| | Labour | Kerri Louise Morris | 1,374 | 62.7 | |
| | Labour | Morgan Tarr | 1,234 | 56.3 | |
| | UKIP | Ian Andrew Richards | 420 | 19.2 | |
| | UKIP | Dion Eric Challinor | 392 | 17.9 | |
| | UKIP | Sid Simmons | 392 | 17.9 | |
| | Conservative | Jan Woning | 154 | 7.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Marks | 137 | 6.3 | |
| | Independent | Clive Lawrinson | 117 | 5.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | 37.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,713 | 25 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Penketh and Cuerdley

Penketh and Cuerdley (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Keane | 1,622 | 53.2 | |
| | Labour | Linda Susan Dirir | 1,511 | 49.6 | |
| | Labour | Allin Dirir | 1,486 | 48.7 | |
| | Conservative | Sam Baxter | 1,317 | 43.2 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Morton | 1,087 | 35.7 | |
| | Conservative | Matt Jones | 1,030 | 33.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denis Patrick McAllister | 254 | 8.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,307 | 37 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Poplars and Hulme

Poplars and Hulme (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Kerr-Brown | 1,196 | 61.6 | |
| | Labour | Hilary Cooksey | 1,103 | 56.9 | |
| | Labour | Brian Maher | 1,090 | 56.2 | |
| | UKIP | Mike Byrne | 463 | 23.9 | |
| | UKIP | Trevor Nicholls | 450 | 23.2 | |
| | UKIP | Mal Lingley | 440 | 22.7 | |
| | Conservative | Francine Leslie | 222 | 11.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pam Todd | 142 | 7.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 32.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,106 | 23 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Poulton North

Poulton North (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diana Bennett | 1,413 | 56.7 | |
| | Labour | Graham Friend | 1,411 | 56.7 | |
| | Labour | Russell Purnell | 1,222 | 49.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Oliver | 726 | 29.2 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Eastty | 696 | 28.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 19.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,468 | 32 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Poulton South

Poulton South (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Froggatt | 882 | 61.9 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Creaghan | 678 | 47.5 | |
| | TUSC | Bob Taylor | 360 | 25.2 | |
| | Conservative | Emma Sloan | 324 | 22.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Hockenhull | 167 | 11.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 22.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,411 | 30 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Rixton and Woolston

Rixton and Woolston (3 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony McCarthy | 1,314 | 51.1 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Hill | 1,214 | 47.2 | |
| | Labour | Pat Wright | 979 | 38.1 | |
| | Independent | Bill Brinksman | 882 | 34.3 | |
| | Independent | Paul Francis Bretherton | 717 | 27.9 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Chapman | 560 | 21.8 | |
| | Conservative | Howard Klein | 460 | 17.9 | |
| | Conservative | Isaac Tweedale | 411 | 16.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wenlock | 168 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,705 | 34 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### Stockton Heath

Stockton Heath (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Walker | 1,089 | 47.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Welborn | 813 | 35.3 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Howard Taylor | 675 | 29.3 | |
| | Labour | Laurence Murphy | 614 | 26.7 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Matthew Levy | 581 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour | Sandra Eaves | 522 | 22.7 | |
| | Green | Harry Gibbins | 147 | 6.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,441 | 41 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |

### Westbrook

Westbrook (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stefan Krizanac | 827 | 53.4 | |
| | Labour | Judith Marie Guthrie | 606 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour | John Joyce | 477 | 30.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Butler | 460 | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative | Alex Leslie | 292 | 18.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,662 | 32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win | Liberal Democrats win |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |