2015 Warrington Borough Council election

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19 out of 57 seats for Warrington Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before 40 11 3
Seats won 12 2 3
Seats after 39 9 5
Seat change Increase1 Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 36,697 16,456 27,349
Percentage 38.49 17.26 28.68

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Co-op TUSC
Seats before 2 1
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Increase1 Steady
Popular vote 3,874 562
Percentage 4.06 0.59

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 2015 Warrington Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Warrington Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

40 2 11 3 1
Labour Labour Co-op Lib Dem Con T

After the election the composition of the council was:

39 3 9 5 1
Labour Labour Co-op Lib Dem Con T


Results

2015 Warrington Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 12 Decrease1 63.16 27 39 68.42 36,697 38.49 0
  Liberal Democrats 2 Decrease2 10.53 7 9 15.79 16,456 17.26 0
  Conservative 3 Increase2 15.79 2 5 8.77 27,349 28.68 0
  Labour Co-op 2 Increase1 10.53 1 3 5.26 3,874 4.06 0
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.00 1 1 1.75 562 0.59 0
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.00 0 0 0.00 9,021 9.46 0
  Green 0 Steady 0.00 0 0 0.00 1,389 1.46 0

Ward Results

Appleton

Appleton[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Peter John Walker* 3,605 55.40
Conservative Jonathan Levy 2,902 44.60
Turnout {{{votes}}} 77.25
Liberal Democrats hold

Bewsey and Whitecross

Bewsey and Whitecross[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Stephen Parish* 2,837 60.89
Conservative Sonia Boggan 702 15.07
UKIP Michael Byrne 692 14.85
Liberal Democrats Robert Timmis 347 7.45
TUSC Daniel Warren 81 1.74
Turnout 4,659 50.28
Labour hold

Birchwood

Birchwood[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Chris Fitzsimmons* 2,404 45.06
Conservative Nigel Balding 1,549 29.03
UKIP Michael Robert Amos Johnson 827 15.50
Green Tracey Valentine 288 5.40
Liberal Democrats Christine Diane Oliver 267 5.00
Turnout {{{votes}}} 64.35
Labour hold

Burtonwood and Winwick

Burtonwood and Winwick[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Joyce* 1,926 58.67
Conservative Frank Richard Allen 1,062 32.35
Liberal Democrats Robert Stephen Littler 295 8.99
Turnout {{{votes}}} 65.47
Labour hold

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Sue Bland* 3,024 48.54
Labour Cathy Mitchell 2,674 42.92
Liberal Democrats Eddie Stone 532 8.54
Turnout {{{votes}}} 73.20
Conservative hold

Fairfield and Howley

Fairfield and Howley[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Anthony Higgins* 2,864 56.14
UKIP Phillip Henshaw 937 18.37
Conservative Helena Campbell 826 16.19
Green Lyndsay McAteer 407 7.98
Liberal Democrats Margaret Oldbury 68 1.33
Turnout {{{votes}}} 51.23
Labour hold

Grappenhall and Thellwall

Grappenhall and Thelwall[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Michael Biggin* 2,583 43.24
Conservative Constantine Biller 1,879 31.45
Labour Thomas Jennings 1,216 20.36
Green Andrew Yelland 296 4.96
Turnout {{{votes}}} 76.26
Liberal Democrats hold

Great Sankey North

Great Sankey North[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Co-op Dan Price* 1,510 41.44
Conservative Mike Foxall 1,027 28.18
Liberal Democrats Roy Smith 524 14.38
UKIP Mal Lingley 423 11.61
Green Stephanie Davies 160 4.39
Turnout {{{votes}}} 72.36
Labour Co-op gain from Labour

Great Sankey South

Great Sankey South[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jean Carter* 3,017 54.26
Conservative Maxine Thomson 1,945 34.98
Liberal Democrats David Hockenhull 348 6.26
TUSC Andrew Ford 250 4.50
Turnout {{{votes}}} 68.38
Labour hold

Latchford East

Latchford East[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Co-op Hans Josef Mundry* 2,364 63.53
Conservative Harish Sharma 561 15.08
UKIP Sidney Simmons 558 15.00
Liberal Democrats Timothy Price 238 6.40
Turnout {{{votes}}} 56.25
Labour Co-op hold

Latchford West

Latchford West[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Maureen McLaughlin* 1,808 47.34
Conservative Philip Marshall 1,004 26.29
UKIP Gerrard Hall 605 15.84
Liberal Democrats Ruper George Stephen Budgen 327 8.56
TUSC Shelley Jean Bennett 75 1.96
Turnout {{{votes}}} 64.00
Labour hold

Lymm

Lymm[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Kathryn Buckley 2,995 39.81
Liberal Democrats Ian George Marks* 2,483 33.00
Labour Christine Zastawny 1,418 18.85
UKIP Frederick Clark 628 8.34
Turnout {{{votes}}} 75.66
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Orford

Orford[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Kate Hannon* 2,864 66.20
UKIP Ian Richards 1,138 26.31
Liberal Democrats Edgar John Davies 324 7.49
Turnout {{{votes}}} 55.13
Labour hold

Penketh and Cuerdley

Penketh and Cuerdley[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Linda Susan Dirir* 2,683 52.55
Conservative Samuel Baxter 2,167 42.44
Liberal Democrats Graham Farrington Gowland 256 5.01
Turnout {{{votes}}} 74.00
Labour hold

Poplars and Hulme

Poplars and Hulme[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Stephen Roberts* 2,471 59.19
UKIP Trevor Nicholls 923 22.11
Conservative Francine Elizabeth Leslie 659 15.78
Liberal Democrats Shanise Oldbury 122 2.92
Turnout {{{votes}}} 53.79
Labour hold

Poulton North

Poulton North[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Graham Friend* 2,624 54.28
UKIP Barbara Ruth Johnson 1,376 28.47
Liberal Democrats Sandra Joan Bradshaw 834 17.25
Turnout {{{votes}}} 62.00
Labour hold

Rixton and Woolston

Rixton and Woolston[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Paul Bretherton* 2,395 47.45
Conservative Robin Sloan 1,498 29.68
UKIP Geoff Siddall 914 18.11
Liberal Democrats Diana Grylls 241 4.77
Turnout {{{votes}}} 68.26
Labour hold

Stockton Heath

Stockton Heath[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Stephen Taylor 1,526 40.42
Liberal Democrats Christine Raymond 1,157 30.65
Labour Karen Mundry 854 22.62
Green Kenneth Robin Wilson 238 6.31
Turnout {{{votes}}} 76.05
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Whittle Hall

Whittle Hall[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Faisal Rashid* 2,961 42.02
Conservative Julian Craddock 2,023 28.71
Liberal Democrats Allan Keith Bird 1,905 27.03
TUSC Adam Hemsley 158 2.24
Turnout {{{votes}}} 69.03
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Local Election Results 2015 - Warrington Borough Council" (PDF). warrington.gov.uk.