2014 Warrington Borough Council election

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2014 Warrington Borough Council election
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 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before39124
Seats after40113
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote19,6219,34910,149
Percentage40.2219.1620.80
 Fourth party
 
Party Labour Co-op
Seats before3
Seats after3
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,179
Percentage2.42
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

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. [1] They formed part of the United Kingdom's local elections of 2014.

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Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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383124
LabourLabour Co-opLib DemCon

After the election the composition of the council was:

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403113
LabourLabour Co-opLib DemCon

Results

2014 Warrington Borough Council election [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 13Increase2.svg268.42274070.1819,62140.220
  Liberal Democrats 5Decrease2.svg126.3261119.309,34919.160
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg10.00335.2610,14920.800
  Labour Co-op 1Steady2.svg1.75235.261,1792.420
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.00000.007,78715.960
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.00000.007011.440

Ward Results

Appleton

Appleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Judith Carol Wheeler 1,851 54.00
Conservative Jonathan Levy1,05330.72
Labour Andy Davidson3289.57
Green Pete Kennedy1965.72
Turnout  40.79
Liberal Democrats hold

Bewsey and Whitecross

Bewsey and Whitecross [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Pat Wright 1,492 68.50
Liberal Democrats Bob Timmis36516.76
Conservative Mike Foxall32114.73
Turnout  22.64
Labour hold

Birchwood

Birchwood [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Russ Bowden* 1,604 60.39
Conservative Nigel Balding84631.85
Liberal Democrats Chris Oliver2067.76
Turnout  31.61
Labour hold

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Matt Smith 1,719 46.27
Conservative Paul Campbell1,24633.54
UKIP Beverley Fairfoull52814.21
Liberal Democrats Merril Cummerson2225.98
Turnout  42.63
Labour gain from Conservative

Fairfield and Howley

Fairfield and Howley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter Carey* 1,191 49.56
UKIP Phillip Henshaw69729.01
Conservative Helena Campbell26711.1
Green Lyndsay McAteer1817.53
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ann Oldbury672.79
Turnout  23.11
Labour hold

Grappenhall and Thellwall

Grappenhall and Thelwall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Johnson* 1,458 45.00
Labour Thomas Jenninngs66220.43
Conservative Stephen Taylor56917.56
UKIP Andrew Fairfoull43213.33
Green Kenneth Robin Wilson1193.67
Turnout  41.68
Liberal Democrats hold

Great Sankey North

Great Sankey North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Andy Heaver 690 39.47
UKIP Mal Lingley33919.39
Conservative David McNeilage31918.25
Liberal Democrats Roy Alfred Smith29817.05
Green Stephanie Davies1025.84
Turnout  34.36
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Great Sankey South

Great Sankey South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hitesh Patel 1,451 59.78
Conservative Roger Philip Cawthorne65827.11
Liberal Democrats Kevin Murtagh Reynolds31813.10
Turnout  30.15
Labour hold

Latchford East

Latchford East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Co-op Steve Wright 1,179 66.42
UKIP Sid Simmons37621.18
Conservative Harish Sharma1407.89
Liberal Democrats Timothy Nicholas Geoffrey Price804.51
Turnout  27.00
Labour Co-op hold

Latchford West

Latchford West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Les Morgan 841 43.96
UKIP Ged Hall51226.76
Conservative Phil Marshall26613.88
Liberal Democrats Ann Raymond1919.98
Green Michael Victor Smith1035.38
Turnout  32.47
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Lymm

Lymm [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Bob Barr* 1,423 35.49
Conservative Kath Buckley1,30532.54
Labour Sean Chapman68517.08
UKIP James Ashington59714.89
Turnout  40.65
Liberal Democrats hold

Orford

Orford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Kerri Louise Morris 1,097 52.89
UKIP Ian Richards74936.11
Conservative Simone Johnson1798.63
Liberal Democrats Edgar John Davies492.36
Turnout  25.54
Labour hold

Penketh and Cuerdley

Penketh and Cuerdley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Keane* 1,129 43.04
Conservative Sam Baxter93735.72
UKIP Bev Stein55721.24
Turnout  37.91
Labour hold

Poplars and Hulme

Poplars and Hulme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Kerr-Brown 1,043 50.93
UKIP Trevor Nicholls67132.76
Conservative Frank Allen1969.57
Liberal Democrats Iona Katrine Gillis1386.74
Turnout  25.90
Labour hold

Poulton North

Poulton North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour George Settle* 1,154 46.36
UKIP David Bennett76730.82
Conservative Mark William Chapman34113.70
Liberal Democrats Jeff Butler2279.12
Turnout  30.17
Labour hold

Poulton South

Poulton South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Maureen Creaghan 824 44.42
UKIP Michael Johnson57631.05
Conservative Howard Klein37920.43
Liberal Democrats Sandra Joan Bradshaw764.10
Turnout  35.05
Labour hold

Rixton and Woolston

Rixton and Woolston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bill Brinksman* 1,126 48.45
UKIP Geoff Siddall68329.39
Conservative Ben Eccleston43118.55
Liberal Democrats Diana Grylls843.61
Turnout  31.21
Labour hold

Westbrook

Westbrook [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Stefan Krizanac 595 37.12
Labour Linda Ollerton47529.63
UKIP Derek Clark30318.90
Conservative Matt Jones23014.35
Turnout  31.18
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Whittle Hall

Whittle Hall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Keith David Gleave* 1,701 52.68
Labour Karen Mundry93128.83
Conservative Julian Craddock46614.43
TUSC Adam Hemsley1314.06
Turnout  31.63
Liberal Democrats hold

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  1. ↑ "Local elections 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "2014 Local Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 November 2023.

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