2023 Halton Borough Council election

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2023 Halton Borough Council election
Coat of Arms of Borough of Halton.svg
  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024  

18 of 54 seats on Halton Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout23%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
LeaderMike WhartonMargaret RatcliffeJohn Bradshaw
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before4833
Seats after4932
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote13,7172,1123,403
Percentage64.4%9.9%16.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.2%Increase2.svg 0.3%Decrease2.svg 1.7%

Halton UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Halton Borough Council election

Leader before election

Mike Wharton
Labour

Leader after election

Mike Wharton
Labour

The 2023 Halton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 18 members (one-third) of Halton Borough Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

Labour retained its majority on the council. [1] [2]

Results

The results were as follows: [3]

Halton Borough Council Election Result 2023
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 17Increase2.svg 194.4324990.713,71764.4+0.2
  Liberal Democrats 1Steady2.svg5.6235.62,1129.9+0.3
  Conservative 0Decrease2.svg 10.0223.73,40316.0–1.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,7558.2+3.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02121.0–2.2
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01000.5N/A

Ward Results

Appleton

Appleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ged Philbin 805 80.4 –4.2
Green Vanessa Lillian Shaw10610.6N/A
Conservative Peter Richard Valentine909.0–6.4
Majority69969.8
Turnout 1,001
Labour hold

Bankfield

Bankfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louise Margaret Goodall 799 81.8 –5.0
Conservative Ray Roberts17818.2+13.0
Majority62163.6
Turnout 977
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.0

Beechwood & Heath

Beechwood & Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Rowe 966 51.5 +3.6
Labour Louise Jane Whitley60332.1+2.1
Conservative Danny Clarke30816.4–1.1
Majority36319.4
Turnout 1,877
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg0.8

Birchfield

Birchfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Woolfall 912 61.5 +11.6
Conservative Ann Elizabeth Dawson35724.1–13.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Peter Teebay21514.5+7.8
Majority55537.4
Turnout 1,484
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg12.5

Bridgewater

Bridgewater
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Patricia Plumpton Walsh 843 69.8 –4.8
Conservative Shaun Peter Kelly15112.5–2.2
Green Christopher Neil Sankey1169.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Nicola Howard978.0–2.7
Majority69257.3
Turnout 1,207
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.3

Central & West Bank

Central & West Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stan Hill 431 59.9 –25.8
Green Anthony Thomas McMullin18926.3N/A
Reform UK Jake Peter Fraser10013.9N/A
Majority24233.6
Turnout 720
Labour hold

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Ryan 531 41.5 +7.4
Green Andrew Dyer34326.8–5.0
Conservative Marjorie Bradshaw33626.2–7.9
Liberal Democrats John Segrue Secker715.5N/A
Majority18814.7
Turnout 1,281
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg6.2

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Dourley 819 79.7 –0.5
Conservative Phil Harper20820.3+0.5
Majority61159.4
Turnout 1,027
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.5

Farnworth

Farnworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aimee Skinner 1,044 70.4 +5.6
Conservative Colleen Mary Harper43929.6–5.6
Majority60540.8
Turnout 1,483
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.6

Grange

Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Bernard Abbott 696 67.5 –10.7
Conservative Thomas Peter Moss13012.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Neil Howard10310.0–11.8
Independent Daniel Baker1029.9N/A
Majority56654.9
Turnout 1,031
Labour hold

Halton Castle

Halton Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Loftus 691 66.6 +3.6
Green Iain James Ferguson12512.1–5.3
Independent Darrin David Whyte11010.6–1.2
Conservative Dylan Anthony Eaton706.8–0.9
Liberal Democrats Joe Haddock414.0N/A
Majority56654.5
Turnout 1,037
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.5

Halton Lea

Halton Lea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Thompson 761 75.9 +0.1
Conservative Sandra Margarett Davidson11611.6±0.0
Green Michael James O'Day838.3+0.6
Liberal Democrats David John Woods434.3–0.7
Majority64564.3
Turnout 1,003
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg0.1

Halton View

Halton View
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom McInerney 850 71.9 –8.2
Green Derek William Mellor17014.4N/A
Conservative Matthew Paul Roth16213.7–6.2
Majority68057.5
Turnout 1,182
Labour hold

Highfield

Highfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Christopher Nolan 948 77.3 +2.4
Conservative Austin Clarke14611.9–1.9
Green Ashlee Brown13310.8N/A
Majority80265.4
Turnout 1,227
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.2

Hough Green

Hough Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevan Peter Wainwright 761 70.2 –2.3
Conservative David James Dorian19918.4+1.1
Green Philip John Beale12411.4+1.3
Majority56251.8
Turnout 1,084
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

Mersey & Weston

Mersey & Weston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosie Leck 720 59.7 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Joanne Allison Rowe25220.9–4.0
Conservative Claire Louise Roth13411.1–0.5
Green Sariel Arjona1008.3N/A
Majority46838.8
Turnout 1,206
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.5

Norton North

Norton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Lloyd Jones 786 54.8 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Diane Marie Inch26118.2+2.1
Conservative Adam Robert Burnett19713.7+2.8
Green Matthew Thomas Healey19113.3–5.7
Majority52536.6
Turnout 1,435
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.9

Norton South & Preston Brook

Norton South & Preston Brook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Stretch 717 69.1 –1.9
Conservative Peter Davidson18217.6+2.4
Green Tracy Claire Miller757.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Miriam Lorraine Hodge636.1–0.8
Majority53551.5
Turnout 1,037
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.2

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  2. "Local elections 2023: Labour retains control in Liverpool, Knowsley, Halton and Sefton". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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