2026 Halton Borough Council election

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2026 Halton Borough Council election

←  2024 7 May 2026 (2026-05-07) 2027 →
18 out of 54 seats to Halton Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 50 seats, 68.1% 3 seats, 10.4% Current seats 49 3   Party Reform Independent Last election 0 seats, 1.0% 0 seats, 1.7% Current seats 1 1
Incumbent Leader Mike Wharton Labour

The 2026 Halton Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 18 of 54 members of Halton Borough Council. ^[1]

Summary

Background

In 2024, Labour retained control of the council. ^[2]

Election result

2026 Halton Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour				33
	Liberal Democrats				2
	Reform				0
	Independent				1
	Conservative				0
	Green				0

Incumbents

Ward	Incumbent councillor	Party		Re-standing
Appleton	Angela Teeling		Labour
Bankfield	Laura Bevan		Labour
Beechwood & Heath	Gareth Stockton		Liberal Democrats
Birchfield	Mike Fry		Labour
Bridgewater	Emma Garner		Labour
Central & West Bank	Noel Hutchinson		Labour
Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor	Sian Davidson		Reform
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank	Marie Wright		Labour
Farnworth	Valerie Hill		Labour
Grange	Mark Dennett		Labour
Halton Castle	Chris Carlin		Labour
Halton Lea	Alan Lowe		Labour
Halton View	Louise Nolan		Labour
Highfield	Robert Gilligan		Labour
Hough Green	Phil Harris		Labour
Mersey & Weston	Norman Plumpton-Walsh		Labour
Norton North	Geoffrey Logan		Labour
Norton South & Preston Brook	Martha Lloyd-Jones		Labour

References

1. "Elections". www3.halton.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
2. "Halton result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.