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Mr. Yeo
The results of the ballot of new town tenants in Warrington on the future ownership of their homes
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were announced by the Commission for the New Towns on 2 December. A total of 85.5 per cent. of those eligible took part in the ballot and, of these, 81 per cent. (2,746) voted for a housing association as their future landlord and 19 per cent. (654) voted for their properties to be transferred to Warrington borough council. Each tenant was given the choice between the borough council and the housing association currently managing their estate for the commission on an agency basis, and the details for each housing association are:
| (a) Grosvenor housing association and Warrington borough council |
|
per cent. |
| Rate of participation |
79 |
| Percentage voting for housing association |
174 |
| Percentage voting for borough council |
126 |
| 1 Of valid vote. |
| (b) Manchester and district housing association and Warrington borough council |
|
per cent. |
| Rate of participation |
87 |
| Percentage voting for housing association |
182 |
| Percentage voting for borough council |
118 |
| 1 Of valid vote. |
| (c) Muir Group housing association and Warrington borough council |
|
per cent. |
| Rate of participation |
91 |
| Percentage voting for housing association |
184 |
| Percentage voting for borough council |
116 |
| 1 Of valid vote. |
| (d) Warrington housing association and Warrington borough council |
|
per cent. |
| Rate of participation |
93 |
| Percentage voting for housing association |
188 |
| Percentage voting for borough council |
112 |
| 1 Of valid vote. |