The General Election will be on 4th July 2024, with polling stations opening at 07:00 hrs and closing at 22:00hrs.
Voting pre-requisites & dates:
1. Register to vote. If you're not registered, you must do it by 18 June for the General Election: https://gov.uk/register-to-vote
2. Voting in person? You need valid photo ID. Check if yours is valid: https://electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id
3. Apply for postal vote by 19 June. If you'll be away, or want a postal vote do it here: https://gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
4. Apply for (free) voter ID if you don't already have a suitable document (timescale unclear): https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
5. You can nominate a proxy to vote on your behalf. You and your proxy must both be registered to vote.
The rules for voting by proxy have changed. If you applied for a proxy vote before 31 October 2023, this has expired and you need to apply again. The deadline to apply for a proxy vote for the general election is 17:00 on Wednesday 26 June.
2024 Electoral Boundary Changes
Until the General Election, Lymm remains in the Warrington South constituency, with Conservative MP Andy Carter (until Thursday 30/05/2024).
At the General Election, the Borough of Warrington wards of: Lymm North & Thelwall (polling districts SNA, SNB, SPA, SPB and SPC) and Lymm South will be part of the Tatton constituency, which has the incumbent Conservative MP Esther McVey since 2017 (when Esther McVey replaced George Osbourne).
Lymm & Thelwall wards will remain within Warrington Borough Council for Council Tax payments and provision of local services, but will be represented in Parliament by the Tatton MP.
This site has predictions for Tatton (this link takes into account the new boundaries -n.b. please treat with caution, & likely this site will be updated e.g. show different results - as the election approaches): https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Tatton
Apparently the Tatton constituency has never been held by Labour.
Tatton Parliamentary Candidates
Some basic information on these candidates is shown at https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/parl.tatton.2024-07-04/tatton/
- Nigel Robert Hennerley (Green Party)
- Ryan Jude (Labour) flyer here and here
- Esther McVey (Conservative) flyer here
- Oliver George Speakman (Reform UK) generic flyer here
-
Jonathan Smith (Liberal Democrats) flyers here and here
Candidates could only be added until 7th June 2024, this is now the final list.
Lymm Radio Cheshire's Mix56 (!) have interviewed all the Tatton candidates, listen again here: https://mix56.co.uk/general-election-2024
Previous election results for Tatton:
2019 General Election results (Tatton):
| Candidate | Party | 2019 result |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Robert Hennerley | Green Party | 2,088 |
| Esther McVey | Conservative | 28,277 (won) |
| Jonathan Paul Smith | Liberal Democrat | 7,712 |
| James Martin Owain Weinberg | Labour | 10,890 |
Turnout was 71.21% with 179 rejected ballots
2017 General Election results (Tatton):
| Candidate | Party | 2019 result |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin Abel | Independent | 920 |
| Nigel Robert Hennerley | Green Party | 1,024 |
| Esther McVey | Conservative | 28,764 (won) |
| Sam Rushworth | Labour | 13,977 |
| Gareth George Wilson | Liberal Democrat | 4,431 |
Turnout was 72.52% with 104 rejected ballots
2015 General Election results (Tatton):
| Candidate | Party | 2019 result |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Alex Hutton | UK Independence Party | 4,871 |
| George Osbourne | Conservative | 26,552 (won) |
| David Jonathan Pinto-Duschinsky | Labour | 8,311 |
| Tina Louise Rothery | Green Party | 1,714 |
| Gareth George Wilson | Liberal Democrat | 3,850 |
Turnout was 69.97% with 185 rejected ballots
2010 General Election results (Tatton):
| Candidate | Party | 2019 result |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Catherine Flannery | Independent | 2,243 |
| Michael George Gibson | The True English (Poetry) Party | 298 |
| Richard Adam Jackson | Labour | 7,803 |
| David William Lomax | Liberal Democrat | 10,200 |
| George Osborne | Conservative | 24,687 |
Turnout was 69.01% with 86 rejected ballots