2024 Halton Borough Council election

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2024 Halton Borough Council election
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18 of 54 seats on Halton Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout21%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Mike Wharton Margaret RatcliffeJohn Bradshaw
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before4932
Seats won1710
Seats after5031
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote13,7302,1042,343
Percentage68.1%10.4%11.6%
Halton UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Halton Borough Council election
Leader before election

Mike Wharton
Labour

Leader after election

Mike Wharton
Labour

The 2024 Halton Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom held on the same day. One-third of the 54 members of Halton Borough Council in Cheshire were elected. [1] Labour retained its majority on the Council. [2]

Contents

Background

Halton had been a strong council for the Labour Party since its creation. Labour had held majorities on the council for its entire history as a unitary authority, only falling below 60% of seats in the late-2000s. [3] In the previous election, Labour won 17 seats (up 1) with 64.4% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 1 with 9.9%, and the Conservatives lost the seat they were defending with 16.0%.

The 2021 election took place on new boundaries, with all seats being elected. Because of this, the seats which were up for election in 2024 were those held by the candidates who won first place in each ward in the 2021 election. [4] Labour were defending 16 seats, and the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives were defending 1 seat each.

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 electionAfter 2024 election [5]
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 49 Labour 49 Labour 50
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 3
Conservative 2 Conservative 2 Conservative 1

Results

Only one seat changed parties at this election; Labour increased their majority, gaining one seat from the Conservatives, who were left with just one seat on the council. [6]

Halton Borough Council Election Result 2024
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 17Increase2.svg 194.4335092.613,73068.1+3.7
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg5.6235.62,10410.4+0.5
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg 10.0111.92,34311.6−4.4
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,3506.7−1.5
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03331.7+0.7
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01040.5N/A
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01931.0+0.5

Ward Results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor.

Appleton

Appleton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Jones* 826 87.2 +6.8
Conservative David Findon12112.8+3.8
Majority
Turnout 94720
Labour hold

Bankfield

Bankfield [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony McDermott* 810 84.6 +2.8
Conservative Ray Roberts14715.4−2.8
Majority
Turnout 95720
Labour hold Swing

Beechwood & Heath

Beechwood & Heath [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ratcliffe* 806 44.4 −7.1
Labour Louise Whitley62534.5+2.4
Reform UK Rhona Bentley19310.6N/A
Liberal Danny Clarke1045.7N/A
Green Sariel Arjona864.7N/A
Majority
Turnout 1,81430
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Birchfield

Birchfield [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Ball* 878 63.0 +1.5
Conservative John Powell36726.3+2.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Teebay14910.7−3.8
Majority
Turnout 1,39423
Labour hold Swing

Bridgewater

Bridgewater [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stef Nelson* 850 72.9 +3.1
Green Christopher Sankey11810.1+0.5
Conservative Susan Forder1048.9−3.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Howard948.1+0.1
Majority
Turnout 1,16620
Labour hold Swing

Central & West Bank

Central & West Bank [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Wallace* 476 72.9 +13.0
Independent Callum Hewitt7411.3N/A
Green Anthony McMullin7311.2−15.1
Conservative Julie Powell304.6N/A
Majority
Turnout 65314
Labour hold

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Connolly 652 53.3 +11.8
Conservative Sandra Myndiuk-Davidson23419.1−7.1
Green Iain Ferguson21917.9−8.9
Liberal Democrats John Secker1189.6+4.1
Majority
Turnout 1,22329
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Wharton* 799 83.4 +3.7
Conservative Philip Harper15916.6−3.7
Majority
Turnout 95819
Labour hold Swing

Farnworth

Farnworth [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela McInerney* 1,046 74.2 +3.8
Conservative Colleen Harper36325.8−3.8
Majority
Turnout 1,40924
Labour hold Swing

Grange

Grange [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katy McDonough 638 67.8 +0.3
Independent Daniel Baker11912.6+2.7
Conservative Thomas Aveyard9710.3−2.3
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Howard879.2−0.8
Majority
Turnout 94117
Labour hold

Halton Castle

Halton Castle [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Thornton* 623 67.8 +1.2
Independent Darrin Whyte14015.2+4.6
Green Vanessa Shaw899.7−1.4
Conservative Dylan Eaton677.3+0.5
Majority
Turnout 91919
Labour hold Swing

Halton Lea

Halton Lea [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kath Loftus* 656 74.9 −1.0
Green Michael O'Day869.8+1.5
Conservative Peter Davidson849.6−2.0
Liberal Democrats Joanne Rowe505.7+1.4
Majority
Turnout 87618
Labour hold Swing

Halton View

Halton View [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Polhill* 802 70.7 −1.2
Green Molly Glover20017.6+3.2
Conservative James Powell13211.6−2.1
Majority
Turnout 1,13421
Labour hold

Highfield

Highfield [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrea Wall* 1,042 89.4 +12.1
Conservative David Dorian12410.6−1.3
Majority
Turnout 1,16624
Labour hold Swing

Hough Green

Hough Green [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Baker* 748 74.6 +4.4
Conservative Elaine Dean15215.2−3.2
Green Philip Beale10310.3−1.1
Majority
Turnout 1,00319
Labour hold Swing

Mersey & Weston

Mersey & Weston [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victoria Begg* 691 56.4 −3.3
Liberal Democrats Matthew Morris41533.8+12.9
Green Deborah Brooks1209.8+1.5
Majority
Turnout 1,22621
Labour hold Swing

Norton North

Norton North [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Bramwell* 826 60.2 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Diane Inch24818.1−0.1
Conservative Adam Burnett16211.8−1.9
Green Tracy Miller1359.8−3.5
Majority
Turnout 1,37125
Labour hold Swing

Norton South & Preston Brook

Norton South & Preston Brook [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Hughes 742 74.2 +5.1
Liberal Democrats Miriam Hodge13713.7+7.6
Green Tom Clare12112.1+4.9
Majority
Turnout 1,00021
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local Elections: A simple guide to Halton Elections". www3.halton.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Local - Combined elections 2024 - Thursday, 2nd May, 2024". Halton Borough Council. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Halton Borough Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2020/60, retrieved 3 April 2024
  5. ↑ "Your Councillors by Party". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Coyle, Simon (2 May 2024). "Halton local council election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Appleton" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Bankfield" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Beechwood and Heath" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Birchfield" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Bridgewater" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Central and West Bank" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Farnworth" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  16. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Grange" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Halton Castle" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Halton Lea" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Halton View" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  20. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Highfield" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  21. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Hough Green" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Mersey and Weston" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Norton North" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  24. ↑ "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Norton South and Preston Brook" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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