2018 Halton Borough Council election

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2018 Halton Borough Council election
Coat of Arms of Borough of Halton.svg
←  2016 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 2019  →
18 of 56 seats (17 regular and one by-election)
to Halton Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26.1% (Increase2.svg0.9%) [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election18 seats,
67.8%		1 seat,
8.1%		1 seat,
15.1%
Seats before5222
Seats won1710
Seats after5222
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote14,5441,7063,704
Percentage66.7%7.8%17.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.7%Increase2.svg1.3%Increase2.svg2.0%
Halton UK local election 2018 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2018 Halton Borough Council election
Leader of the Council before election

Rob Polhill
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Rob Polhill
Labour

The 2018 Halton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Halton Borough Council in England. [2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 52Steady2.svg
Liberal Democrat 2Steady2.svg
Conservative 2Steady2.svg
Source: BBC [3]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2014. [n 1]

Halton Borough Council election result, 2018 [2] [n 2]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet% of total%No.Net %
  Labour 181700Steady2.svg94.166.714,544Increase2.svg0.7
  Conservative 10000Steady2.svg0.017.03,704Increase2.svg2.0
  Liberal Democrats 7100Steady2.svg5.97.81,706Increase2.svg1.3
  Independent 3000Steady2.svg0.04.4963N/A
  UKIP 7000Steady2.svg0.03.2701Decrease2.svg8.5
  TUSC 1000Steady2.svg0.00.5106Decrease2.svg0.3
  Socialist Labour 1000Steady2.svg0.00.497N/A

Notes

  1. ↑ Cannot be compared with 2016 as not all seats are up for election every third.
  2. ↑ % of total refers to % of wards won.

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Faye (4 May 2018). "Halton local election results 2018 - Mersey Gateway not an issue for Labour". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Local - Local Elections 2018 - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". Halton Borough Council . 3 May 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Halton Borough Council Election 2018 Results". BBC News . 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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