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Local Election Results 2008

Warrington

One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Great Sankey North, Latchford East or Latchford West.

Other results for Warrington: 2002 2004 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021 2024
By-elections for Warrington (may be incomplete): 18th September 2003 (Poulton N.) — 7th September 2006 (Poulton N.) — 9th December 2010 (Bewsey & Whitecross) — 28th July 2011 (Poulton N.) — 17th November 2011 (Poulton N.) — 12th October 2017 (Chapelford & Old Hall) — 19th April 2018 (Lymm S.) — 11th October 2018 (Penketh & Cuerdley) — 6th February 2020 (Burtonwood & Winwick) — 29th September 2022 (Grappenhall) — 24th November 2022 (Rixton & Woolston) — 20th April 2023 (Latchford W.) — 27th July 2023 (Poulton N.)

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Consolidated results — Warrington 2008

Party Votes Percent Seats
Liberal Democrat 16092 36.8% 8
Conservative 13816 31.6% 4
Labour 12281 28.1% 7
Green Party 612 1.4% 0
Independent 471 1.1% 0
British National Party 434 1.0% 0

Appleton

Brian Axcell LD 2163 60.7%
Sue Kennedy C 1175 33.0%
Gloria Jefferson Lab 142 4.0%
Shelley Walsh Grn 85 2.4%

Bewsey and Whitecross [LD gain from Lab]

Jo Crotty LD 945 44.1%
Hitesh Patel Lab 834 38.9%
Haili Flynn C 194 9.0%
Mike Phillips BNP 172 8.0%

Birchwood

Pauline Nelson Lab 1156 43.7%
Valerie Allen C 1009 38.1%
Leanne-Marie Dysart LD 283 10.7%
David Ward Ind 200 7.6%

Burtonwood and Winwick

Terry O'Neill Lab 809 50.6%
Bob Murdock LD 457 28.6%
Stephen Pathmarajah C 332 20.8%

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft

Keith Bland C 1719 57.7%
Russell Bowden Lab 711 23.9%
Merril Cummerson LD 551 18.5%

Fairfield and Howley

Kevin Bennett Lab 937 46.0%
Matthew Harris C 406 20.0%
Peter Edwards LD 328 16.1%
John Wilson BNP 262 12.9%
Lindsay McAteer Grn 102 5.0%

Grappenhall and Thelwall

Elaine Welborn LD 2141 65.5%
Sonia Boggan C 870 26.6%
Helen Dutton Lab 257 7.9%

Great Sankey South

Liz Smith LD 1026 42.2%
Michelle Hayes Lab 809 33.3%
Jonathan Woodruff C 595 24.5%

Hatton, Stretton and Walton [C gain from LD]

Paul Kennedy C 503 50.0%
Peter Walker LD 444 44.2%
Maureen Banner Lab 58 5.8%

Lymm

Sheila Woodyatt C 2219 58.5%
Tim Harwood LD 1351 35.6%
Stella Fletcher Lab 223 5.9%

Orford

Mike Hannon Lab 992 54.9%
Phil Chadwick LD 368 20.4%
Michael Foxall Ind 271 15.0%
David Whitehouse Grn 176 9.7%

Penketh and Cuerdley [C gain from Lab]

Paul Campbell C 1141 44.1%
George Warburton Lab 955 36.9%
Kevin Ashbrook LD 359 13.9%
Stephanie Davies Grn 132 5.1%

Poplars and Hulme

Brian Maher Lab 1020 60.3%
Brian Lambert C 370 21.9%
Joan Hall LD 301 17.8%

Poulton North [LD gain from Lab]

Sharon Wilson LD 1219 59.9%
Alan Simcock Lab 476 23.4%
Francine Leslie C 340 16.7%

Poulton South

Colin Froggatt Lab 923 45.2%
David Eccles LD 774 37.9%
John Leslie C 345 16.9%

Rixton and Woolston

Tony McCarthy Lab 1011 44.7%
Roger Rankin C 938 41.4%
Edgar Davies LD 315 13.9%

Stockton Heath

Sue Dodd LD 997 49.0%
Stephen Taylor C 709 34.9%
Shelley Bennett Lab 211 10.4%
Kenneth Wilson Grn 117 5.8%

Westbrook

David Earl LD 816 53.4%
Lilian Houghton C 376 24.6%
Paul Gosney Lab 335 21.9%

Whittle Hall [LD gain from Lab]

Kevin Reynolds LD 1254 55.7%
Carl Roberts C 575 25.5%
Tony Williams Lab 422 18.7%

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