2022 Halton Borough Council election

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Results of the 2022 Halton Borough Council election

The 2022 Halton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom, to elect a third of the council's 54 seats. The Labour Party won most of the 18 seats up for election, comfortably retaining their overall majority. Only one seat switched hands: Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor elected a Conservative, a loss for the Green Party who were left without any members on the council.

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Results summary

2022 Halton Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 16Steady2.svg88.9324888.914,97364.2
  Conservative 1Increase2.svg 15.6235.64,12517.7
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg5.6235.62,2459.6
  Green 0Decrease2.svg 10.0000.01,2115.2
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.07573.2

Ward results

An asterisk (*) next to a candidate's name indicates that they were an incumbent councillor.

Appleton

Appleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Teeling * 865 84.6 +28.5
Conservative Duncan Harper15715.4−4.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Bankfield

Bankfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laura Bevan * 938 86.8 +28.2
Independent Keith McCann878.0N/A
Conservative David Dorian565.2−21.6
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Beechwood and Heath

Beechwood and Heath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Stockton * 997 47.9 +13.9
Labour Craig Butcher62530.0+0.6
Conservative Daniel Clarke36517.5−7.0
Independent Rhona Bentley934.5−0.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Birchfield

Birchfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Fry * 885 49.9 +4.0
Conservative John Powell66537.5−6.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Teebay1186.7−6.2
Green Matthew Healey1066.0N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Bridgewater

Bridgewater [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Garner 1,024 74.6 +23.9
Conservative Dylan Eaton20214.7−10.1
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Howard14710.7−8.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Central and West Bank

Central and West Bank [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Noel Hutchinson * 633 85.7 +29.9
Conservative Colleen Harper10614.3−3.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor

Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sian Davidson 399 34.1 −3.5
Labour Anna Hutchinson39834.1+8.1
Green Richard Kinchin37231.8−7.4
Turnout 1,168
Conservative gain from Green Swing

The election was a dead heat between the Conservative and Labour candidates, with both getting 398 votes. The election was decided by the drawing of names from an envelope, with the Conservative candidate winning. [2]

Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank

Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie Wright * 946 80.2 +25.8
Conservative Philip Harper23419.8−6.1
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Farnworth

Farnworth [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Hill * 1,033 64.8 +19.1
Conservative Ann Dawson56135.2−2.1
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Grange

Grange [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Dennett * 790 78.2 +28.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Howard22021.8+7.4
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Halton Castle

Halton Castle [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Carlin * 713 63.0 +11.5
Green Iain Ferguson19717.4N/A
Independent Darrin Whyte13411.8−9.7
Conservative Peter Heatley877.7−13.4
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Halton Lea

Halton Lea [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Lowe * 851 75.8 +18.9
Conservative Sandra Davidson13011.6−8.8
Green Ashlee Brown867.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Laura Hodge565.0−9.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Halton View

Halton View [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louise Nolan 1,000 80.1 +31.5
Conservative Julie Powell24819.9−5.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Highfield

Highfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Gilligan * 965 74.9 +10.3
Conservative James Powell17813.8−9.4
Independent Steven Dowdeswell14511.3N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Hough Green

Hough Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Harris * 887 72.5 +26.4
Conservative Lyn Nguzo21217.3−10.0
Green Tracy Miller12410.1−5.4
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Mersey and Weston

Mersey and Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Plumpton-Walsh * 803 56.7 +18.1
Liberal Democrats Linda Redhead35224.9+1.8
Conservative Daniel Baker16411.6−9.4
Independent Gillian Rowe966.8N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Norton North

Norton North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoffrey Logan * 806 46.9 +10.2
Green Gary Cargill32619.0+0.1
Liberal Democrats Diane Inch27616.1−14.0
Conservative Peter Davidson18710.9−17.6
Independent Graham Porter1237.2N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Norton South and Preston Brook

Norton South and Preston Brook [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martha Lloyd Jones * 811 71.0 +21.2
Conservative Adam Burnett17415.2−8.3
Liberal Democrats Miriam Hodge796.9−9.8
Independent Craig Wyna796.9−9.1
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Halton Borough Council Election 2022". Halton Borough Council . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. "Halton: Tory wins envelope tie-break to pip Labour to seat". BBC . 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.