2021 Warrington Borough Council election explained

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 scheduled for May 2020, but were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

The Labour Party retained overall control of Warrington Borough Council after winning 35 of the 58 seats.

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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45	11	2
Labour	Lib Dem	Con

After the election the composition of the council was:

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35	11	9	3
Labour	Conservative	Lib Dem	IND

Lib Dem – Liberal Democrats
Con – Conservative
IND – Independent

Ward results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*). References:^[2]

Westbrook

By-elections

Poulton North

Notes and References

Web site: Skentelbery. Gary. March 13, 2020. Local Elections postponed for one year due to Coronavirus. live. 2021-05-16. Warrington Worldwide. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514231958/https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2020/03/13/local-elections-postponed-for-one-year-due-to-coronavirus/ . 2021-05-14 .
Web site: 2021-05-06. Declaration of the Result of Poll Election of Councillors for the Appleton Ward. live. 2021-05-16. warrington.gov.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514231958/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-05/Declaration%20of%20Result%20of%20Poll%20-%202021%20Borough.pdf . 2021-05-14 .