# 2012 Warrington Borough Council election

The 2012 Warrington Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect 19 of the 57 members of the Warrington Borough Council in England. They comprised part of the United Kingdom's local elections of 2012.

## Results

Warrington Council Election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 41 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 73 | 57.09 | 22,665 |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 | 22.08 | 8,766 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 20 | 17.6 | 7,004 |
| BNP | 0 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green | 0 | | | | 0 | 0.02 | 700 |
| UKIP | 0 | | | | 0 | 0.01 | 563 |

## Ward Results
### Appleton

Appleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Patrick Axcell | 1660 | 52.2 | +10.00 |
| | Conservative | Phil Marshall | 1067 | 33.6 | −38.85 |
| | Labour | Paul Carter | 453 | 14.2 | −30.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 18.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,245 | 38.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +9.5 | |

### Bewsey and Whitecross

Bewsey and Whitecross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeff Richards | 1,478 | 82.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Carol Wheeler | 309 | 17.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,169 | 65.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 | 20.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.5 |

### Birchwood

Birchwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pauline Nelson | 1663 | 67.8 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Balding | 633 | 25.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Hulse | 157 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 42.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,453 | 29.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.5 |

### Burtonwood & Winwick

Burtonwood and Winwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terry O'Neill | 1,241 | 75.4 |
| | Conservative | Stefan Krizanac | 316 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Rios | 89 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 925 | 56.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,646 | 33.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.2 |

### Culceth Glazebury & Croft

Culceth Glazebury and Croft :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Chris Vobe | 2,134 | 56.9 |
| Conservative | Keith Bland | 1,350 | 36.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Merril Cummerson | 264 | 7.0 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.2 |

### Fairfield & Howley

Fairfield and Howley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Bennett | 1,505 | 76.4 |
| | Green | Lyndsay McAteer | 245 | 12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Jane Brent | 220 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,260 | 64.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,970 | 21.2 |

### Grappenhall & Thelwall

Grappenhall and Thelwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ted Finnegan | 1,191 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | Mark Andrew Littler | 622 | 23.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Philip Cawthorne | 615 | 22.9 |
| | UKIP | Richard William Vaughan | 168 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Michael Victor Smith | 94 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,690 | 34.8 |

### Great Sankey South

Great Sankey South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Tony Williams | 1,507 | 67.9 |
| Conservative | Sam Baxter | 370 | 16.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Alfred Smith | 343 | 15.5 |

### Halton Stretton & Walton

Halton Stretton and Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Kennedy | 533 | 60.9 |
| | Labour | John Edward Park | 197 | 22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Hockenhull | 145 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 35.5 |

### Lymm

Lymm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sheila Elizabeth Woodyatt | 1,458 | 40.1 |
| | Labour | Su Williams | 1,195 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Farrington Gowland | 591 | 16.2 |
| | UKIP | James Ashington | 395 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,639 | 38.0 |

### Orford

Orford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Hannon | 1,517 | 88.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Davies | 206 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,311 | 30.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,723 | 22.1 |

### Penketh & Cuerdley

Penketh and Cuerdley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Allin Dirir | 1,603 | 63.5 |
| Conservative | Paul Campbell | 824 | 32.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Price | 97 | 3.8 |

### Poplars & Hulme

Poplars and Hulme :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Brian Maher | 1,312 | 79.4 |
| Conservative | Helena Campbell | 196 | 11.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Iona Katrine Gillis | 144 | 8.7 |

### Poulton North

Poulton North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Billy Lines-Rowlands | 1,226 | 54.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Joan Bradshaw | 802 | 35.3 |
| Conservative | Mark Chapman | 241 | 10.6 |

### Poulton South

Poulton South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Colin Froggatt | 1,109 | 73.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Butler | 262 | 17.4 |
| Green | Eveline Johanna Van Der Steen | 132 | 8.8 |

### Rixton & Woolston

Rixton and Woolston :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Tony McCarthy | 1,446 | 66.6 |
| Conservative | Lilian Houghton | 426 | 19.6 |
| Green | Ross Lloyd | 208 | 9.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Diana Grylls | 90 | 4.1 |

### Stockton Heath

Stockton Heath :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Laurence James Murphy | 664 | 36.0 |
| Conservative | Stephen Taylor | 605 | 32.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Raymond | 434 | 23.5 |
| Green | Kenneth Robin Wilson | 140 | 7.6 |

### Westbrook

Westbrook :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Judith Mary Guthrie | 674 | 49.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ernest Earl | 507 | 37.2 |
| Conservative | Michael Foxall | 183 | 13.4 |

### Whittle Hall

Whittle Hall :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Will Hughes | 1,119 | 45.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Reynolds | 865 | 35.0 |
| Conservative | Jonathan Levy | 361 | 14.6 |
| Green | Stephanie Davies | 126 | 5.1 |