# 2014 Warrington Borough Council election

The 2014 Warrington Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect 19 of the 57 members of the Warrington Borough Council in England. They formed part of the United Kingdom's local elections of 2014.

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 38 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Labour | Labour Co-op | Lib Dem | Con |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 40 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Labour | Labour Co-op | Lib Dem | Con |

## Results

2014 Warrington Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 13 | 2 | 68.42 | 27 | 40 | 70.18 | 19,621 | 40.22 | 0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 26.32 | 6 | 11 | 19.30 | 9,349 | 19.16 | 0 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 5.26 | 10,149 | 20.80 | 0 |
| | Labour Co-op | 1 | | 1.75 | 2 | 3 | 5.26 | 1,179 | 2.42 | 0 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7,787 | 15.96 | 0 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 701 | 1.44 | 0 |

## Ward Results
### Appleton

Appleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Carol Wheeler | 1,851 | 54.00 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Levy | 1,053 | 30.72 |
| | Labour | Andy Davidson | 328 | 9.57 |
| | Green | Pete Kennedy | 196 | 5.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.79 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Bewsey and Whitecross

Bewsey and Whitecross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pat Wright | 1,492 | 68.50 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Timmis | 365 | 16.76 |
| | Conservative | Mike Foxall | 321 | 14.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.64 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Birchwood

Birchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Russ Bowden* | 1,604 | 60.39 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Balding | 846 | 31.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Oliver | 206 | 7.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.61 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Matt Smith | 1,719 | 46.27 |
| | Conservative | Paul Campbell | 1,246 | 33.54 |
| | UKIP | Beverley Fairfoull | 528 | 14.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Merril Cummerson | 222 | 5.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.63 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Fairfield and Howley

Fairfield and Howley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Carey* | 1,191 | 49.56 |
| | UKIP | Phillip Henshaw | 697 | 29.01 |
| | Conservative | Helena Campbell | 267 | 11.1 |
| | Green | Lyndsay McAteer | 181 | 7.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Ann Oldbury | 67 | 2.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.11 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Grappenhall and Thellwall

Grappenhall and Thelwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Johnson* | 1,458 | 45.00 |
| | Labour | Thomas Jenninngs | 662 | 20.43 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Taylor | 569 | 17.56 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Fairfoull | 432 | 13.33 |
| | Green | Kenneth Robin Wilson | 119 | 3.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Great Sankey North

Great Sankey North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andy Heaver | 690 | 39.47 |
| | UKIP | Mal Lingley | 339 | 19.39 |
| | Conservative | David McNeilage | 319 | 18.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Alfred Smith | 298 | 17.05 |
| | Green | Stephanie Davies | 102 | 5.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.36 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Great Sankey South

Great Sankey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hitesh Patel | 1,451 | 59.78 |
| | Conservative | Roger Philip Cawthorne | 658 | 27.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Murtagh Reynolds | 318 | 13.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Latchford East

Latchford East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Steve Wright | 1,179 | 66.42 |
| | UKIP | Sid Simmons | 376 | 21.18 |
| | Conservative | Harish Sharma | 140 | 7.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Nicholas Geoffrey Price | 80 | 4.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.00 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### Latchford West

Latchford West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Les Morgan | 841 | 43.96 |
| | UKIP | Ged Hall | 512 | 26.76 |
| | Conservative | Phil Marshall | 266 | 13.88 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Raymond | 191 | 9.98 |
| | Green | Michael Victor Smith | 103 | 5.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.47 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Lymm

Lymm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Barr* | 1,423 | 35.49 |
| | Conservative | Kath Buckley | 1,305 | 32.54 |
| | Labour | Sean Chapman | 685 | 17.08 |
| | UKIP | James Ashington | 597 | 14.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Orford

Orford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kerri Louise Morris | 1,097 | 52.89 |
| | UKIP | Ian Richards | 749 | 36.11 |
| | Conservative | Simone Johnson | 179 | 8.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edgar John Davies | 49 | 2.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.54 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Penketh and Cuerdley

Penketh and Cuerdley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Keane* | 1,129 | 43.04 |
| | Conservative | Sam Baxter | 937 | 35.72 |
| | UKIP | Bev Stein | 557 | 21.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.91 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Poplars and Hulme

Poplars and Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Kerr-Brown | 1,043 | 50.93 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Nicholls | 671 | 32.76 |
| | Conservative | Frank Allen | 196 | 9.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iona Katrine Gillis | 138 | 6.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.90 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Poulton North

Poulton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Settle* | 1,154 | 46.36 |
| | UKIP | David Bennett | 767 | 30.82 |
| | Conservative | Mark William Chapman | 341 | 13.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Butler | 227 | 9.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.17 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Poulton South

Poulton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen Creaghan | 824 | 44.42 |
| | UKIP | Michael Johnson | 576 | 31.05 |
| | Conservative | Howard Klein | 379 | 20.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Joan Bradshaw | 76 | 4.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.05 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Rixton and Woolston

Rixton and Woolston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Brinksman* | 1,126 | 48.45 |
| | UKIP | Geoff Siddall | 683 | 29.39 |
| | Conservative | Ben Eccleston | 431 | 18.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Grylls | 84 | 3.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Westbrook

Westbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stefan Krizanac | 595 | 37.12 |
| | Labour | Linda Ollerton | 475 | 29.63 |
| | UKIP | Derek Clark | 303 | 18.90 |
| | Conservative | Matt Jones | 230 | 14.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### Whittle Hall

Whittle Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith David Gleave* | 1,701 | 52.68 |
| | Labour | Karen Mundry | 931 | 28.83 |
| | Conservative | Julian Craddock | 466 | 14.43 |
| | TUSC | Adam Hemsley | 131 | 4.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |