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The victorious Labour team

The victorious Labour team

THE controlling Labour Group have increased their majority on Warrington Borough Council – but their leader Terry O’Neill could face a leadership challenge as soon as Monday.

Leader of the council Terry O’Neill was one of the first councillors to be elected as the results started to come in but his leadership of the council could be under threat as soon as Monday.

The regional party have decided leadership of the Labour group should be held annually and not for four year terms.

Party insiders believe a serious challenge could come at Monday’s group meeting.

A video interview with the Labour leader can be viewed above, along with Liberal Democrat Bob Barr, who was pleased with his group’s two gains at Stockton Heath at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives, who had a miserable day, holding onto just two seats at Lymm South. Veteran councillor Sheila Woodyatt and Kath Buckley in Lymm South, are now the only Tories on the council.

Back at the polls the Labour leader did not  come top at Burtonwood and Winwick. Newcomer Cathy Mitchell polled the most votes.

At Stockton Heath, Labour Laurence Murphy and Conservative Stephen Taylor both lost their seats as the Liberal Democrats made two gains.

At Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft, long-standing Conservative Sue Bland has lost her seat to Labour.

At the fiercely contested Fairfield and Howley ward rebel councillor Kevin Bennett just lost out on retaining his seat as a TUSC candidate after defecting from Labour, falling less than 80 votes short of former Peter Carey.

In Lymm North and Thelwall former Lib Dem leader Ian Marks made a comeback after a 12 month absence. He has no plans to challenge current group leader Bob Barr, who topped the poll.

At Bewsey and Whitecross a familiar name returned to Warrington town hall, Sara Hall, the daughter-in-law of the town’s former MP for Warrington South and a former leader of the council, Mike Hall.

It was also a bad night for the Tories in the parish council elections as they lost out to the Lib Dems and Labour at Stockton Heath.

A full list of Parish Council results can be seen on the Council website CLICK HERE

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Peter Carey, Jean Flaherty and Tony Higgins celebrate victory at Fairfield and Howley

 

Appleton
Brian Axcell (Lib Dem) 2191 elected
Nick Bent (Lab); 556
David Bilton (Green);447
Sharon Harris (Lib Dem); 1640 elected
Ian Houghton (Cons); 731
Basil Mitchell (Cons); 1075
Barbara Price (Cons) 891
Judith Wheeler (Lib Dem). 2034 elected

Bewsey and Whitecross
Irina Axcell (Lib Dem) 151
Shelley Bennett (TUSC) 129
Rowland Blackstock (Cons) 235
Sara Hall (Lab) 1142 elected
Tom Jennings (Lab) 1061 elected
Pat Smith (Cons) 210
Bob Timmis (Lib Dems) 319
Judith Walker (Lib Dems) 135
Steve Wright (Lab). 1080  elected    22 per cent

Birchwood
Nigel Balding (Cons) 782
Russ Bowden (Lab) 1719 elected
John Davies (Lib Dems) 302
Chris Fitzsimmons (Lab) 1475 elected
Amy Linton (Ind) 529
Peter Linton (Cons) 618
Pauline Nelson (Lab) 1578 elected

Burtonwood and Winwick
Cathy Mitchell (Lab)  1083 Elected
Timothy Muttock (Lib Dems)  265
Terry O’Neill (Lab)   1065 Elected
Robin Sloan (Cons)  399

Chapelford and Old Hall
Allan Bird (Lib Dem) 698
Phil Hayward (Cons) 593
Anthony Kerrigan (Cons) 364
David Knapp (Lib Dems) 463
Rebeccas Knowles (Lab) 1011 elected
Steve Parish (Lab) 1161 elected
Faisal Rashid (Lab) 1489 elected
Anna Sharkey (Cons) 332
Roy Smith (Lib Dem) 397
Mike Wass (Green) 204
Ian Wilson (UKIP) 332

Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft
Frank Allen (Cons)   1359
Valerie Allen (Cons)  1263
Sue Bland (Cons)        1318
Jan Davidson (Lab)  1401 elected
Joan Grime (Lab)   1609 elected
Eddie Sloane (Lib Dems)  432
Matt Smith (Lab)   1788 elected

Fairfield and Howley
Kevin Bennett (TUSC) 921
Peter Carey (Lab) 997 elected
Jean Flaherty (Lab) 1234 elected
Tony Higgins (Lab) 1008 elected
Simone Johnson (Cons) 332
Lyndsay McAteer (Green) 344
Ann Oldbury (Lib Dem) 240

Grappenhall
Ryan Bate (Lib Dem)  1119 elected
Mike Biggin (Lib Dem)  1306  elected
Iona Gillis (Cons)  421
Andy Heaver (Lab)   380
Olivia Reilly (Cons).  565

Great Sankey North & Whittle Hall
Arthur Booth (Cons)  660
Christine Booth (Cons)  668
Stephanie Davies (Green)  332
Mike Foxall (Cons)  698
Jan Hart (Lab)  1321 elected
Dan Price (Lab) 1265 elected
Cliff Taylor (Lib Dem)  330
Tony Williams (Lab)  1217 elected

Great Sankey South
Sonia Boggan (Cons) 403
Jean Carter (Lab) 1154 elected
Peter Elton (Cons) 494
Andrew Ford (TUSC) 138
Tim Harwood (Lib Dem) 227
Sue Jenkin (Cons) 546
Amanda King (Lab) 1432 elected
Hitesh Patel (Lab). 1193 elected        28 per cent

Latchford East
Rupert Budgen (Lib Dem) 123
Julian Craddock (Cons) 192
Sue Hayes (TUSC) 83
John Lappin (Green) 85
Hans Mundry (Lab Co-op) 929 elected
Karen Mundry (Lab Co-op) 822 elected
Tim Price (Lib Dem) 140
Ken Scates (Cons) 145        23 per cent

Latchford West
Dave Cundy (TUSC)    88
Michael Haworth (Cons)   321
Celia Jordan (Lib Dems)    272
Maureen McLaughlin (Lab)  991 elected
Les Morgan (Lab)  1068 elected
Ann Raymond (Lib Dems)  283
David Woodyatt (Cons).  312

Lymm North and Thelwall
Bob Barr (Lib Dem)   2027  elected
Derek Clark (UKIP)   530
Wendy Johnson (Lib Dem)  1685 elected
Ian Marks (Lib Dem)  1943 elected
Harish Sharma (Cons)   679
Jonathan Smith (Cons)  857
Kevin Yates (Cons)  735
Chris Zastawny (Lab).  895

Lymm  South
James Ashington (UKIP)  233
Kath Buckley (Cons)   879  elected
David Cockayne (Lab)  466
Ed Gough (Lib Dem)     780
Graham Gowland (Lib Dem)  668
Sheila Woodyatt (Cons)  925   elected

Orford
Dion Challinor (UKIP)  392
Mike Hannon (Lab)  1493 elected
Clive Lawrinson   117
Pam Marks (Lib Dems)  137
Kerri Morris (Lab)   1374  elected
Ian Richards (UKIP) 420
Sid Simmons (UKIP) 392
Morgan Tarr (Lab) 1234  elected
Jan Woning (Cons) 154

Penketh and Cuerdley
Sam Baxter (Cons) 1317
Allin Dirir (Lab) 1486 elected
Linda Dirir (Lab) 1511 elected
Matt Jones (Cons) 1030
David Keane (Lab) 1622 elected
Denis McAllister (Lib Dems) 254
Kevin Morton (Cons) 1087

Poplars and Hulme
Mike Byrne (UKIP) 463
Hilary Cooksey (Lab) 1103 elected
John Kerr-Brown (Lab) 1196 elected
Francine Leslie (Cons) 222
Mal Lingley (UKIP) 440
Brian Maher (Lab) 1090 elected
Trevor Nicholls (UKIP) 450
Pam Todd (Lib Dem) 142      23 per cent

Poulton North
Diana Bennett (Lab) 1413 elected
Philip Eastty (Cons) 696
Graham Friend (Lab) 1411 elected
Chris Oliver (Lib Dem) 726
Russell Purnell (Lab) 1222 elected  32 per cent

Poulton South
Maureen Creaghan (Lab)  678  Elected
Colin Froggatt (Lab)   882  Elected
Dave Hockenhull (Lib Dem)   167
Emma Sloan (Cons)  324
Bob Taylor (TUSC)    360    30 per cent

Rixton and Woolston
Paul Bretherton (Ind)    717
Bill Brinksman (Independent)   882
Mark Chapman (Cons)  560
Andrew Hill (Lab)   1214 elected
Howard Klein (Cons)  460
Tony McCarthy (Lab)  1314 elected
Isaac Tweedale (Cons)  411
Paul Wenlock (Lib Dem)  168
Pat Wright (Lab).  979  elected

Stockton Heath
Sandra Eaves (Lab)       522
Harry Gibbins (Green)  147
Jonathan Levy (Cons)    581
Laurence Murphy (Lab) 614
Stephen Taylor (Cons)    675
Peter Walker (Lib Dem)     1089  Elected
Graham Welborn (Lib Dem)  813  Elected

Westbrook
Jeff Butler (Lib Dem)   460
Judith Guthrie (Lab)    606 elected
John Joyce (Lab)   477
Stefan Krizanac (Lib Dem)  827 elected
Alex Leslie (Cons).  272        23 per cent

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Husband and wife team Karen and Hans Mundry who were elected at Latchford East

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The Lib Dems were relatively pleased making two over all gains including the return of former leader Ian Marks


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