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. This includes Labour & Co-operative Councillors, increasing from 9 to 13. The Liberal Democrats became the official opposition by increasing their seats from 8 to 12. The Conservatives had the most dramatic performance, losing 9 seats and leaving only one Conservative on the Council after they became the official opposition in the 2021 Warrington Borough Council election. After the election, Labour has 42 seats and the opposition have 16 seats.

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

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

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

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

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.

Birchwood Town Council - Gorse Covert
''Note: Two candidates were tied with 280 votes. The winner was drawn via lot.''