Warrington Borough Council elections are held every four years.
Warrington Borough Council is the local authority for the
unitary authority of
Warrington in
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2016, 58
councillors have been elected from 22
wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...
.
Political control
From 1900 to 1974 the town of
Warrington was a
county borough, independent from any county council, although treated as part of
Lancashire for ceremonial purposes. Under the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
it had its territory enlarged and became a
non-metropolitan district in
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, with
Cheshire County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. On 1 April 1998 Warrington became a unitary authority, becoming independent from Cheshire County Council. Political control of Warrington since 1974 has been held by the following parties:
Non-metropolitan district
Unitary authority
Leadership
The
leaders of the council since 1985 have been:
Council elections
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1973 Warrington Borough Council election
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1976 Warrington Borough Council election
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1979 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1983 Warrington Borough Council election
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1987 Warrington Borough Council election
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1991 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1995 Warrington Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
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1997 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
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1999 Warrington Borough Council election
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2000 Warrington Borough Council election
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2001 Warrington Borough Council election
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2002 Warrington Borough Council election
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2004 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 3)
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2006 Warrington Borough Council election
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2007 Warrington Borough Council election
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2008 Warrington Borough Council election
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2010 Warrington Borough Council election
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2011 Warrington Borough Council election
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2012 Warrington Borough Council election
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2014 Warrington Borough Council electionEngland council elections
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* 2015 Warrington Borough Council election
* 2016 Warrington Borough Council election (New ward boundaries and change to holding elections every four years)[
*]2021 Warrington Borough Council election
The 2021 Warrington Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Warrington Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. All 58 seats were up for election.
These elections were originally ...
(postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
By-election results
References
External links
Warrington Council
{{Unitary authorities of England
Politics of Warrington
Local government in Warrington
Council elections in Cheshire
Unitary authority elections in England