Warrington Borough Council elections

One third of Warrington Borough Council in England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 57 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.

Political control

Party in control	Years
Labour	1997–2006
No overall control	2006–2011
Labour	2011 – present

Current councillor party composition as of May 2014:

Party		Councillors
	Liberal Democrat	11
	Labour	43
	Conservative	3

Council elections

• Warrington Borough Council election, 1999
• Warrington Borough Council election, 2000
• Warrington Borough Council election, 2001
• Warrington Borough Council election, 2002
• Warrington Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 3)
• Warrington Borough Council election, 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

By-election results

Rixton and Woolston By-Election 7 January 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edmund Coop	762	59.2	+0.2
	Conservative	Alan Freeman	381	29.6	+1.0
	Liberal Democrat	George Hill	145	11.3	-1.2
Majority			381	29.6
Turnout			1,288	16.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Poulton North By-Election 18 September 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		698	51.6	+28.2
	Labour		498	37.0	-18.9
	Conservative		151	11.2	-9.6
Majority			200	14.6
Turnout			1,347	19.9
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Poulton North By-Election 7 September 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			853	40.3
Turnout			2,115	27.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

External links

• Warrington Council