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Charlotte Nichols
Labour PartyCharlotte Nichols is the Labour MP for Warrington North, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
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Positive coverage
“Letter: Call to tackle misogyny after Warrington MP case” — Warrington Guardian - news, sport, Wolves, info, cars, jobs and homes in Warrington, Cheshire.
“Labour Secretary Charlotte Nichols Slams David Lammy's Legal Reforms After Sexual Assault Claim - International Business Times UK” — International Business Times UK
A safe Lab seat, won with 47% of the vote in 2024. Covers Warrington, Culcheth and Burtonwood. Population 92,400.
Long delays on M6 after lorry overturns
Leigh Journal · 8 Apr 2026
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Sign up freeMedian Income▼
£26,800
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Mean Income▼
£33,800
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Businesses▼
3,250
VAT/PAYE registered (ONS 2024)
Schools▼
44
32 primary, 5 secondary, 7 other
Total Income Tax▼
£236m
from 50,000 taxpayers
Median Tax▼
£2,600
per taxpayer / year
Mean Tax
£4,710
per taxpayer / year
Source: HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2022-23. Allocated by taxpayer residence. Covers income tax only — excludes NI, VAT, and capital gains. Sample-based estimate (~8% confidence interval).
Attainment 8▼
44.3
average score (DfE)
GCSE Pass Rate▼
60.8%
5+ GCSEs 9-4 (DfE)
1 city, 2 towns, 4 villages, rural areas — 96,962 total population
Source: ONS Built-Up Areas (Census 2021) + data.police.uk — crime rates are per 1,000 population (last 3 months)
Source: data.police.uk — street-level crime data aggregated from LSOA to constituency
27 councillors across 10 wards · Last elections: May 2024
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood | Labour Party | Balbir Kaur Dhillon | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | Kuldeep Singh Dhillon | May 2024 | |
| Labour Party | Tim Price | May 2024 | |
| Burtonwood Winwick | Labour Party | Kevin Burgess | May 2024 |
| Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Stuart Mann | May 2024 | |
| Culcheth Glazebury Croft | Labour Party | Janet Seddon | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | Matt Smith | May 2024 | |
| Labour Party | Neil Johnson | May 2024 | |
| Fairfield Howley | Labour Party | Jean Flaherty | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | Sagheer Zaman | May 2024 | |
| Labour Party | Tony Higgins | May 2024 | |
| Orford | Labour Party | Dave Appleton | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | Emily Russon | May 2024 | |
| Labour Party | Robin Michael David Frith | May 2024 | |
| Poplars Hulme | Labour Party | Gemma Southern | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | John Kerr-Brown | May 2024 | |
| Labour Party | Nathan Sudworth | May 2024 | |
| Poulton North | Labour Party | Graham Jeffrey Friend | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | Sue Emery | May 2024 | |
| Labour Party | Una Bernadette Gillham | May 2024 | |
| Poulton South | Labour Party | Rebecca Knowles | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | Stephen John Rydzkowski | May 2024 | |
| Rixton Woolston | Labour Party | Hilary Cooksey | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | Lawrence Sheridan | May 2024 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rob Tynan | May 2024 | |
| Westbrook | Labour Party | Kate Eglinton | May 2024 |
| Labour Party | Marc Victor Rufus | May 2024 |
Source: DCLEAPIL v1.0 by Jason Leman, LEAP (Andrew Teale) & Democracy Club. CC BY-SA 4.0. Data last refreshed: 1 Apr 2026.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GE | Lab | 18,730 | 46.8% |
| Ref | 9,540 | 23.8% | |
| Con | 6,486 | 16.2% | |
| LD | 2,737 | 6.8% | |
Won Gorton and Denton By-election | Green | 1,889 | 4.7% |
| Ind | 659 | 1.6% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2024 GE | Lab | 20,611 | 44.2% |
| Con | 19,102 | 40.9% | |
| LD | 3,071 | 6.6% | |
| Ind | 2,626 | 5.6% | |
| Green | 1,257 | 2.7% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Lab | 27,356 | 56.4% |
| Con | 17,774 | 36.6% | |
| Ind | 1,561 | 3.2% | |
| LD | 1,207 | 2.5% | |
| Green | 619 | 1.3% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon 2010 GE | Lab | 21,720 | 47.8% |
| Con | 12,797 | 28.2% | |
| Ind | 7,757 | 17.1% | |
| LD | 1,881 | 4.1% | |
| Green | 1,264 | 2.8% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | Lab | 20,135 | 45.5% |
| Con | 13,364 | 30.2% | |
| LD | 9,196 | 20.8% | |
| Ind | 1,516 | 3.4% |
Charlotte Nichols appeared in 1 national article across 2 topics (10 Apr 2026 – 10 Apr 2026)
Positive (+0.60)Ranked #120 of 286 MPs mentioned in national coverage
Nichols has bravely waived anonymity to speak about her rape experience and is leading the alternative amendment, demonstrating moral authority and victim advocacy that challenges the government's framing of the issue.
26 articles hidden as not sufficiently relevant to this constituency
A lorry overturned on the M6 southbound between junctions 21 and 21A near Warrington, causing significant traffic delays of around 90 minutes and approximately six miles of congestion. The incident also affected the M62 near Winwick junction, with recovery operations underway.
Warrington drivers face night-time road closures on Winwick Link Road and surrounding routes from April 27 to May 1 as part of M6 junction 22 improvement works. Alternative routes have been provided and residents are advised to plan journeys accordingly.
Labour MP Karl Turner has had the party whip suspended for criticising the Government's plan to restrict jury trials. Charlotte Nichols, MP for Warrington North, is also mentioned as a critic of the same policy, raising questions about potential wider party discipline.
A Warrington resident, Gary Rushby, has publicly criticized Warrington Borough Council for pressuring his elderly mother to sell her family home of 45 years to pay for care fees following her dementia diagnosis. The case highlights tensions between statutory care cost assessment requirements and concerns about the council's handling of the situation during a period of family grief and loss.
Charlotte Nichols opened a landmark kava policy symposium in London, bringing together policymakers, researchers, and Pacific Island representatives to discuss regulatory reform and cultural recognition of kava. The event featured speakers including servicemen, agricultural experts, and researchers advocating for evidence-based policy that balances public safety with cultural respect for Pacific Island communities in the UK.
An article discussing why rape victims often don't immediately recognise they have been assaulted, featuring commentary on MP Charlotte Nichols' public disclosure of her own rape trial experience and her 1,088-day court wait. Nichols advocates for specialist rape courts rather than jury trial cuts to address systemic delays in the justice system.
A letter to the editor praises MP Charlotte Nichols for her disclosure of a rape ordeal and securing a victim-focused trial, calling for local officials to issue statements addressing misogyny. The writer suggests this demonstrates Warrington's commitment to individual rights during challenging times.
Former mayor Geoff Settle is completing a 30-day fundraising challenge to support the Warrington BipolarUK Support Group, which he founded and has voluntarily facilitated for over 9.5 years. The article highlights the group's role as a vital support resource for bipolar sufferers in Warrington, with MP Charlotte Nichols having visited and endorsed it as a safe space.
The Labour government has blocked rebel MPs from sitting on a scrutiny committee for jury trial reforms, breaking a good faith agreement with Labour MPs opposing the changes. Charlotte Nichols, the MP for Warrington North, is cited as having spoken out against the government's handling of the reforms, sharing her experience as a rape survivor to counter attempts to use victims' pain to justify restricting defendants' legal rights.
Charlotte Nichols, Labour MP for Warrington North, publicly opposed David Lammy's Courts and Tribunals Bill, revealing she is a rape survivor who experienced a 1,088-day wait for trial. She criticized the reforms for potentially failing victims of sexual assault, despite the bill passing with a 101-vote majority.
Charlotte Nichols, MP for Warrington North, publicly revealed she was raped and spoke in Parliament about her experience, using it to critique government plans to limit jury trials. She argued the government is weaponising survivors' experiences rather than implementing meaningful reforms to address court backlogs and support rape victims.
Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols revealed she was raped during a Commons debate on courts reform, criticising the government's Courts and Tribunals Bill for weaponising victims' experiences rather than delivering meaningful justice reform. She shared her personal experience of waiting 1,088 days for trial and receiving an acquittal in criminal court, arguing the Bill does not address key victim support measures.
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