2011 Warrington Borough Council election

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Elections to Warrington Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011. Twenty seats out of the total of fifty-seven were up for election. The Labour Party gained control of the council which had been run by a Liberal-Democrat/Conservative coalition. [1]

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Results

Warrington Council Election, 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 34+60+660
  Conservative 600010
  Liberal Democrats 17-60-630
  BNP 00000
  Green 00000
  UKIP 00000

Ward results

Appleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Carter
Conservative Phil Marshall
Liberal Democrats Peter Walker
Majority
Turnout
Bewsey and Whitecross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Levy
Labour Steve Parish
BNP Mike Philips
Liberal Democrats Bob Timmis
Majority
Turnout
Birchwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Fitzsimmons
Liberal Democrats Christine Oliver
Conservative Judith Wise
Majority
Turnout
Burtonwood and Winwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Allen
Labour John Joyce
Majority
Turnout
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Bland
Liberal Democrats Merril Cummerson
Labour Chris Vobe
Majority
Turnout
Fairfield & Howley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Bradshaw
Labour Tony Higgins
Conservative Ileyne Hutchinson
Green Lyndsay McAteer
Majority
Turnout

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