Warrington council election, 2021
Most seats
36
Labour Party
Seats contested
58
across 22 wards
Turnout
32.0%
average of reporting wards
Summary
| Party | Seats | +/− | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 36 | -8 | 54,519 | 38.9% | -9.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 11 | +9 | 51,345 | 36.7% | +13.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | -2 | 22,388 | 16.0% | -4.6 |
| Independent | 3 | +3 | 8,552 | 6.1% | +4.3 |
| Green Party | 0 | +0 | 3,242 | 2.3% | +1.0 |
Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates | Of a possible 58 |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 58 | |
| Labour Party | 58 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 36 | |
| Independent | 13 | |
| Green Party | 9 |
A party standing a full slate could field 58 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Appleton 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Christopher Jervis Elected | 2,024 | 50.0% | +16.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ghazala Chapman Elected | 1,989 | 49.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kenneth Critchley Elected | 1,926 | 47.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Russell Lewenz | 1,628 | 40.3% | -28.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Harris | 1,551 | 38.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Damen Browne | 1,497 | 37.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Denis James Thomas Matthews | 529 | 13.1% | -4.4 |
| Labour Party | Robin Michael David Frith | 511 | 12.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Andrew Alexander Warnock-Smith | 478 | 11.8% | — |
| Majority | 298 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 4,044 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats
Bewsey & Whitecross 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Sarah Hall Elected | 1,046 | 65.4% | -11.4 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Steve Wright Elected | 925 | 57.8% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Tom Jennings Elected | 879 | 54.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Cecilia Margaret Critchley | 453 | 28.3% | +12.5 |
| Independent | Beth Trainer | 423 | 26.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anthony John Kerrigan | 390 | 24.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carl Andrew Olsen | 344 | 21.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Timmis | 340 | 21.2% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 426 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,600 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Birchwood 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Russ Bowden Elected | 1,521 | 60.7% | -13.0 |
| Labour Party | David Michael Ellis Elected | 1,389 | 55.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nigel Balding Elected | 1,076 | 42.9% | +9.4 |
| Labour Party | Judith Mary Guthrie | 1,073 | 42.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Peter Allen | 1,068 | 42.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Adam Young | 743 | 29.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Scott | 351 | 14.0% | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Eccles | 298 | 11.9% | — |
| Majority | 3 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,506 | |||
Labour Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Burtonwood & Winwick 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alex Abbey Elected | 986 | 61.7% | +2.8 |
| Labour Party | Cathy Mitchell Elected | 958 | 59.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Campbell | 579 | 36.2% | -0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Theresa Murray | 564 | 35.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Edgar John Davies | 108 | 6.8% | — |
| Majority | 379 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,598 | |||
Labour Party hold
Chapelford & Old Hall 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Steve Parish Elected | 1,224 | 46.6% | -8.7 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Paul Warburton Elected | 1,186 | 45.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Linda Butler Elected | 1,104 | 42.0% | +22.8 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Rebecca Knowles | 1,088 | 41.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Anthony Wilson | 972 | 37.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Summit Tuli | 908 | 34.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Bird | 567 | 21.6% | +3.5 |
| Green Party | Sarah Louise Williamson | 465 | 17.7% | +15.2 |
| Green Party | Mike Wass | 204 | 7.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Cliff Taylor | 168 | 6.4% | — |
| Majority | 16 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,629 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Culcheth, Glazebury & Croft 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Ruth Benson Elected | 1,942 | 54.2% | +9.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Valerie Margaret Allen Elected | 1,923 | 53.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Wendy Maisey Elected | 1,845 | 51.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Matt Smith | 1,556 | 43.5% | -15.0 |
| Labour Party | Ben Alldred | 1,442 | 40.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Jan Davidson | 1,154 | 32.2% | — |
| Green Party | Gary Lloyd Williams | 520 | 14.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Eddie Sloane | 362 | 10.1% | -4.0 |
| Majority | 289 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,581 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
Fairfield & Howley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jean Flaherty Elected | 1,201 | 69.5% | -3.4 |
| Labour Party | Tony Higgins Elected | 1,057 | 61.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Sagheer Zaman Elected | 883 | 51.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Crawshaw | 538 | 31.2% | +11.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simone Samantha-Louise Davies | 446 | 25.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter John Donleavy | 397 | 23.0% | — |
| Green Party | Denise Jane Harris | 304 | 17.6% | -2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Constance Merril Cummerson | 178 | 10.3% | -3.9 |
| Green Party | Jamie Martin | 177 | 10.2% | — |
| Majority | 345 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,727 | |||
Labour Party hold
Grappenhall 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ryan Bate Elected | 1,335 | 53.0% | +18.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Biggin Elected | 1,136 | 45.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Christopher Brookes | 1,052 | 41.7% | +26.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joanne Freeman | 803 | 31.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Dave Cundy | 261 | 10.4% | +0.3 |
| Labour Party | Stephen James Price | 258 | 10.2% | — |
| Green Party | Kenneth Robin Wilson | 194 | 7.7% | — |
| Majority | 84 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,520 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats hold
Great Sankey North & Whittle Hall 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jane Whalen Elected | 1,184 | 47.1% | +6.4 |
| Labour Party | Hitesh Patel Elected | 1,143 | 45.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Janet Henshaw Elected | 1,007 | 40.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Pete Pinnington | 824 | 32.8% | +11.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Oliver James Paterson | 766 | 30.5% | — |
| Independent | Nigel John Catlow | 722 | 28.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Theo Jairaj Mirfin | 644 | 25.6% | — |
| Independent | Dave Clark | 542 | 21.6% | — |
| Green Party | Stephanie Davies | 432 | 17.2% | +7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony James Tobin | 277 | 11.0% | +0.9 |
| Majority | 183 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,514 | |||
Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold
Great Sankey South 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Amanda King Elected | 1,512 | 60.5% | -16.4 |
| Labour Party | Laura Watson Elected | 1,415 | 56.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Mo Hussain Elected | 1,363 | 54.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adam Thomas Patrick Wilson | 916 | 36.7% | +7.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christopher Goldie | 855 | 34.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ash Prakash | 803 | 32.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Alfred Smith | 379 | 15.2% | +3.0 |
| Majority | 447 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,405 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,498 | |||
Labour Party hold
Latchford East 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Karen Mundry Elected | 922 | 67.3% | -6.4 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Hans Josef Mundry Elected | 917 | 66.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Heather Winifred Allan | 377 | 27.5% | +12.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tobias Sebastian Fox | 375 | 27.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Denis Patrick McAllister | 149 | 10.9% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 540 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,370 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
Latchford West 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maureen McLaughlin Elected | 909 | 48.8% | -15.1 |
| Labour Party | Les Morgan Elected | 859 | 46.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Amanda Louise Bowles | 793 | 42.6% | +23.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Howard Taylor | 787 | 42.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Jane Chisholm | 207 | 11.1% | -5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Kate Stansfield | 169 | 9.1% | — |
| Majority | 66 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,862 | |||
Labour Party hold
Lymm North & Thelwall 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Barr Elected | 2,129 | 55.3% | -9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian George Marks Elected | 2,013 | 52.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Johnson Elected | 1,735 | 45.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Philip Chadwick | 1,211 | 31.4% | +3.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julia Frances Leigh | 1,210 | 31.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roger Nicholas Longton | 1,100 | 28.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Chris Brownhill | 900 | 23.4% | -5.3 |
| Labour Party | Ken Wormald | 657 | 17.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Marc Victor Rufus | 601 | 15.6% | — |
| Majority | 524 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,852 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Lymm South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kath Buckley Elected | 1,119 | 46.5% | +10.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Gowland Elected | 1,019 | 42.4% | -0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Martland | 895 | 37.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Pemberton | 859 | 35.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Trish Cockayne | 382 | 15.9% | -2.4 |
| Labour Party | Cheryl Marie Anderson | 296 | 12.3% | — |
| Independent | Joe Griffiths | 239 | 9.9% | — |
| Majority | 124 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,404 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold · Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
Orford 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Helen Charlotte Milner Elected | 1,036 | 55.9% | -22.5 |
| Labour Party | Claire Ellen Lloyd-Fitzgerald Elected | 984 | 53.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Morgan Tarr Elected | 856 | 46.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Kilgannon | 772 | 41.7% | +33.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Murphy | 742 | 40.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicholas Forshaw | 651 | 35.1% | — |
| Independent | Trevor Nicholls | 349 | 18.8% | +12.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Celia Jordan | 170 | 9.2% | +2.0 |
| Majority | 84 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,853 | |||
Labour Party hold
Penketh & Cuerdley 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andy Heaver Elected | 1,473 | 45.7% | +9.6 |
| Independent | Geoff Fellows Elected | 1,391 | 43.2% | — |
| Independent | Craig Lenihan Elected | 1,361 | 42.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Linda Susan Dirir | 1,038 | 32.2% | +0.4 |
| Labour Party | Amy Charlotte Brookes | 1,021 | 31.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Andrew Potts | 943 | 29.3% | +7.2 |
| Labour Party | Kenny Watson | 827 | 25.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lucy Gemma Davies | 795 | 24.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Marshall | 678 | 21.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Pam Todd | 143 | 4.4% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 323 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,223 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party · Independent gain from Labour Party · Independent gain from Labour Party
Poplars & Hulme 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Nathan Sudworth Elected | 1,047 | 68.8% | -1.4 |
| Labour Party | John Kerr-Brown Elected | 942 | 61.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Hilary Cooksey Elected | 887 | 58.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chloe Demi Birchall | 578 | 38.0% | +25.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rowland Blackstock | 382 | 25.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Basil Mitchell | 360 | 23.7% | — |
| Independent | Mal Lingley | 241 | 15.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Anderson | 125 | 8.2% | -0.1 |
| Majority | 309 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,521 | |||
Labour Party hold
Poulton North 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Diana Friend Elected | 1,172 | 43.2% | -34.3 |
| Labour Party | Graham Jeffrey Friend Elected | 1,126 | 41.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Sue Emery Elected | 956 | 35.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William David Gibson | 804 | 29.7% | -8.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Anthony Duncanson | 799 | 29.5% | — |
| Green Party | Geoff Settle | 727 | 26.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Isaac Tweedale | 709 | 26.2% | — |
| Independent | Jon Parr | 544 | 20.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Wilson | 203 | 7.5% | -32.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Harwood | 152 | 5.6% | — |
| Majority | 152 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,020 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,711 | |||
Labour Party hold
Poulton South 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maureen Creaghan Elected | 788 | 53.5% | -19.7 |
| Labour Party | Stephen John Rydzkowski Elected | 745 | 50.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Howard Klein | 594 | 40.3% | +13.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven William Stewart | 540 | 36.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Crowther | 144 | 9.8% | -4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Gregory Warren | 136 | 9.2% | — |
| Majority | 151 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,474 | |||
Labour Party hold
Rixton & Woolston 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joshua Dixon Elected | 1,250 | 49.1% | +24.1 |
| Labour Party | Andrew Hill Elected | 1,157 | 45.5% | -13.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Phil Eastty Elected | 1,120 | 44.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Pat Wright | 1,069 | 42.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rob Tynan | 1,064 | 41.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Faisal Rashid | 970 | 38.1% | — |
| Independent | Paul Bray | 412 | 16.2% | -23.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Speed | 295 | 11.6% | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Alistair Meichen | 294 | 11.6% | — |
| Majority | 51 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,544 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party · Labour Party hold
Stockton Heath 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Wheeler Elected | 1,012 | 41.3% | -7.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter John Walker Elected | 999 | 40.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bill Kidley | 885 | 36.1% | +5.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lyndsey Jane Olsen | 837 | 34.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Laurence James Murphy | 504 | 20.6% | -7.1 |
| Labour Party | Gary Leonard Slater | 444 | 18.1% | — |
| Green Party | Lyndsay McAteer | 219 | 8.9% | +2.3 |
| Majority | 114 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,450 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
Westbrook 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Siobhan Maureen Carr Elected | 659 | 37.9% | -7.6 |
| Labour Party | Brian Gallagher Elected | 619 | 35.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marta Paszkowska | 610 | 35.1% | +13.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nisha Jethalal Shah | 507 | 29.2% | — |
| Independent | Debra Laura Duddle | 428 | 24.6% | — |
| Independent | Jason Ian Webb | 427 | 24.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Walker | 114 | 6.6% | -55.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Michael Davies | 110 | 6.3% | — |
| Majority | 9 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,737 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats · Labour Party hold