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2024 Warrington Borough Council election

The 2024 Warrington Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect members of Warrington Borough Council in England. It took place on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom.

Background

In the 2021 Warrington Borough Council election, the Labour Party retained overall control of the council but lost 10 seats. Before the election, Labour had 36 Seats and the opposition having 22 seats.

Councillors standing down

There were also six Councillors who were elected in 2021 that stood in different Wards in 2024.

Post-election

The Labour Party held control of the council, increasing their majority from 36 to 42. The Liberal Democrats became the official opposition by increasing their seats from 8 to 12. Their group leader prior to the election, Bob Barr, did not stand for re-election; after the election they chose Mark Browne to be their new group leader and therefore the leader of the opposition on the council. The Conservatives, who had been the official opposition prior to the election, lost 9 seats, including their group leader Nigel Balding, leaving only one Conservative on the council.

After the election, Labour had 42 seats and the opposition had 16 seats.

Summary

Election result

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Ward results

Incumbent councillors in the Ward are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Appleton

Bewsey & Whitecross

Note: In June 2025, Cllr Shireen Mohammed announced she would be stepping down, triggering a by-election

Birchwood

Burtonwood & Winwick

Note: One of the Independent candidates, Theresa-Jane Murray, stood in the 2021 election as a Conservative candidate.

Chapelford & Old Hall

Culcheth, Glazebury & Croft

Note: in October 2024, Cllr Neil Johnson resigned from Labour over a proposed transit site. He now sits as an Independent.

Fairfield & Howley

Grappenhall

Great Sankey North & Whittle Hall

Note: In March 2025, Cllr Janet Henshaw announced she would be stepping down from the Council, triggering a by-election.

Great Sankey South

Latchford East

Latchford West

Lymm North & Thelwall

Lymm South

Orford

Note: The Independent candidate Carol Kilgannon stood in the 2021 election as a Conservative candidate.

Penketh & Cuerdley

Poplars & Hulme

Poulton North

Poulton South

Rixton & Woolston

Note: The Independent candidate Phil Eastty was elected in the 2021 election as a Conservative candidate. He then defected to Labour.

Stockton Heath

Westbrook

By-elections

Great Sankey North & Whittle Hall

Bewsey & Whitecross

Note: in February 2026, Cllr John Roddy defected to the Conservatives from Reform UK

Parish Council Results

There were several other results called for Parish Councils within the Warrington Borough. Many were uncontested, but there were also other results that were contested.

(UC) denotes Uncontested result.

Appleton Parish Council - Cobbs & Hillcliffe

Appleton Parish Council - Hillcliffe North

Appleton Parish Council - Thorn

Birchwood Town Council - Chatfield

Birchwood Town Council - Gorse Covert

Note: Two candidates were tied with 280 votes. The winner was drawn via lot.

Birchwood Town Council - Locking Stumps

Birchwood Town Council - Oakwood

Burtonwood & Westbrook Parish Council - Burtonwood

Burtonwood & Westbrook Parish Council - Old Hall

Burtonwood & Westbrook Parish Council - Westbrook

Croft Parish Council - Southworth

Culcheth & Glazebury Parish Council - Culcheth

Culcheth & Glazebury Parish Council - Glazebury & Mee Brow

Culcheth & Glazebury Parish Council - Newchurch

Grappenhall & Thelwall Parish Council - Grappenhall

Grappenhall & Thelwall Parish Council - Thelwall

Great Sankey Parish Council - Central

Great Sankey Parish Council - Liverpool Road

Great Sankey Parish Council - North

Great Sankey Parish Council - South

Great Sankey Parish Council - South West

Hatton Parish Council

Lymm Parish Council - Lymm North

Lymm Parish Council - Lymm South

Penketh Parish Council - East

Penketh Parish Council - West

Poulton-with-Fearnhead Parish Council - Blackbrook

Poulton-with-Fearnhead Parish Council - Bruche

Poulton-with-Fearnhead Parish Council - Cinnamon Brow

Poulton-with-Fearnhead Parish Council - Longbarn & Fearnhead

Poulton-with-Fearnhead Parish Council - Paddington

Rixton-with-Glazebrook Parish Council - Glazebrook

Rixton-with-Glazebrook Parish Council - Rixton

Stockton Heath Parish Council - East

Stockton Heath Parish Council - West

Stretton Parish Council

Walton Parish Council - Lower Walton

Walton Parish Council - Higher Walton

Winwick Parish Council - Peel Hall

Winwick Parish Council - Winwick

Woolston Parish Council - East

Woolston Parish Council - West

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