Warrington Borough Council election, 2015

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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.

Warrington Borough Council

Warrington Borough Council is the local authority of Warrington. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.

Council make up

After the 2015 local election, the political make up of the council was as follows: [2]

Party Number of councillors
Labour 42
Liberal Democrats 9
Conservative 5
Trade Union and Socialist 1

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. Warrington City Council