Photo: David Jones from Isle of Wight, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0Labour holds a majority on Warrington Borough Council
Lymm is run by Warrington Borough Council, with Lymm parish council for local matters. Labour has a majority on Warrington Borough Council. Its MP is Esther McVey (Conservative), member for Tatton.
£2,473
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Lymm’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Warrington Borough Council
Labour holds a majority on Warrington Borough Council: 41 of its 58 seats as elected (it held 36 before the May 2024 election). The Liberal Democrats hold 12, independents 3, the Conservatives 1 and Reform UK 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2024 vote
Across Lymm’s wards, the Liberal Democrats took 62.8%, the Conservatives took 26.9% and Labour took 10.3% of votes in May 2024. In 2021, the Liberal Democrats had 47.6%. How Lymm has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Lymm is £2,473 for 2026–27; Warrington Borough Council keeps 81% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 62% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 30 of Warrington’s 58 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour41+5
- Liberal Democrat12+4
- Independent3no change
- Conservative1−10
- Reform UK1+1
Change against the council before the 2 May 2024 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Lymm
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Lymm’s residents · Band D precept £70
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Lymm, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierLymm parish council
- 2Warrington Borough Council2 wards · 5 councillorsIan George MarksBob HignettWendy JohnsonGraham GowlandLuke William Stuttard
- 3Police and crime commissionerCheshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Dan Price
- 4House of CommonsTatton
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
5 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Ian George MarksLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Bob HignettLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Wendy JohnsonLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Graham GowlandLiberal Democrat · May 2024
- Luke William StuttardLiberal Democrat · May 2024
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lymm North and Thelwallmostly in Lymm · 5,898 residents3 seats · May 2024 | 3 | Ian George MarksBob HignettWendy Johnson | May 2024 |
| Lymm Southmostly in Lymm · 5,649 residents2 seats · May 2024 | 2 | Graham GowlandLuke William Stuttard | May 2024 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Warrington Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Liberal Democrats have led every council vote since 2021
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Lymm’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 17.3% | 10.3% |
| Liberal Democrat | 47.6% | 62.8% |
| Conservative | 33.6% | 26.9% |
In 2024, the Liberal Democrats won 5 of the 5 seats up in Lymm’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Warrington council election, May 2024
Results in the wards that make up Lymm, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Lymm’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗8,603 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
3,563 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Lymm is in Tatton constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Lymm).
51,909 votes for candidates · majority 1,136
Conservative, MP since 8 June 2017.
turnout in July 2024: 51,909 votes from 75,978 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 1,136 of 51,909 votes (2.2%): the 45th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Lymm’s Band D council tax is £2,473 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Warrington Borough Council keeps £2,007.50 of a Band D bill (81%); the rest goes to the Lymm parish council, the Cheshire police and crime commissioner and the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Warrington’s Band D bill has risen 62% in ten years, from £1,510.29 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £585.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Lymm, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Cheshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Cheshire
| Warrington | Lymm’s councils | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £619 | £579 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £277 | £302 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £50 | £69 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £23 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £98 | £101 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £61 | £55 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £6 | £27 | £26 |
| Public health | £74 | £64 | £78 |
| Running the council | £130 | £47 | £59 |
| Other | £7 | £6 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,342 | £1,284 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Cheshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Lymm is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
warrington.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
warrington.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Lymm is run
Which council runs Lymm?
Lymm is run by Warrington Borough Council.
Does Lymm have a town council?
Yes: Lymm has its own parish-tier council (Lymm parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £70 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Lymm?
Esther McVey (Conservative) is the MP for Tatton, which covers Lymm.
How many councillors does Lymm have?
5 ward councillors represent Lymm’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Lymm?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Lymm’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Lymm?
Band D council tax in Lymm is £2,473 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Warrington Borough Council?
Labour has a majority: 41 of 58 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2024 council election in Lymm?
In Lymm’s wards on 2 May 2024, Liberal Democrat 5 of the 5 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 62.8%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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