Warrington Borough Council election, 2011

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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]

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.

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Results

Warrington Council Election, 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 34 +6 0 +6 60
  Conservative 6 0 0 0 10
  Liberal Democrat 17 -6 0 -6 30
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0
  Green 0 0 0 0 0
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0

Ward results

Appleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Carter
Conservative Phil Marshall
Liberal Democrat Peter Walker
Majority
Turnout
Bewsey and Whitecross
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jonathan Levy
Labour Steve Parish
BNP Mike Philips
Liberal Democrat Bob Timmis
Majority
Turnout
Birchwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chris Fitzsimmons
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat Merril Cummerson
Labour Chris Vobe
Majority
Turnout
Fairfield & Howley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sandra Bradshaw
Labour Tony Higgins
Conservative Ileyne Hutchinson
Green Lyndsay McAteer
Majority
Turnout

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