Warrington Borough Council elections

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Warrington Borough Council elections are held every four years. Warrington Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Warrington in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, 58 councillors have been elected from 22 wards. [1]

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Council elections

By-election results

Rixton and Woolston By-Election 7 January 1999 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edmund Coop76259.2+0.2
Conservative Alan Freeman38129.6+1.0
Liberal Democrats George Hill14511.3-1.2
Majority38129.6
Turnout 1,28816.8
Labour hold Swing
Poulton North By-Election 18 September 2003 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 69851.6+28.2
Labour 49837.0-18.9
Conservative 15111.2-9.6
Majority20014.6
Turnout 1,34719.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Poulton North By-Election 7 September 2006 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Wilson1,35864.2+19.8
Labour Kevin Bennett50523.9-13.4
Conservative Francine Leslie2099.9-8.4
Green Michael Jackson432.0+2.0
Majority85340.3
Turnout 2,11527.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Lymm South By-Election 19 April 2018 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anna Fradgley76942.8+10.4
Labour Trish Cockayne32818.3-1.1
Conservative Stephen Taylor64936.2-2.3
Green Michael Wass241.3+1.3
UKIP James Ashington251.4-8.3
Majority1206.6
Turnout 1,79537.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Warrington (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2016/115, retrieved 4 September 2022
  2. ↑ The Borough of Warrington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Warrington (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1989. Retrieved on 4 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Warrington (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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  12. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  13. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "Warrington". * BBC Online . Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  15. ↑ "Your councillors". Warrington Borough Council. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  16. ↑ "Warrington". * BBC Online . Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  17. ↑ "Warrington". * BBC Online . Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  18. ↑ England council elections
  19. ↑ "Labour candidate wins by-election". Warrington Guardian. 18 January 1999. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  20. ↑ "September 2003 By-election (Poulton North)". Warrington Borough Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  21. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Warrington Borough Council. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  22. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Warrington Borough Council. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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