The 2016 Warrington Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Warrington Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Following a boundary review, all Warrington Borough Council seats were up for election, for a term of four years. The number of seats rose from 57 to 58.
The Labour Party retained overall control of Warrington Borough Council after taking 45 of the 58 seats.
Results summary
A total of 442 ballots were rejected, and the overall turnout was 32.87%.
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 42 9 5 1 Labour Lib Dem Con T
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 45 11 2 Labour Lib Dem Con
Lib Dem - Liberal Democrats Con - Conservative Party T - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)
Ward results Appleton
Bewsey and Whitecross
Birchwood
Burtonwood and Winwick
Chapelford and Old Hall
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft
Fairfield and Howley
Grappenhall
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall Dan Price resigned from the Labour Party in February 2019 in protest at the party's inaction over antisemitism and Brexit. He subsequently sat on the council as an independent.
Great Sankey South
Latchford East
Latchford West
Lymm North and Thelwall
Lymm South
Orford
Penketh and Cuerdley
Poplars and Hulme
Poulton North
Poulton South
Rixton and Woolston
Stockton Heath
Westbrook
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