2024 Halton Borough Council election

2024 Halton Borough Council election
18 of 54 seats on Halton Borough Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	21%
	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]

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After 2023 election			Before 2024 election			After 2024 election^[5]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	49		Labour	49		Labour	50
	Liberal Democrats	3		Liberal Democrats	3		Liberal Democrats	3
	Conservative	2		Conservative	2		Conservative	1

Halton Borough Council Election Result 2024
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	17	1	94.4	33	50	92.6	13,730	68.1	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	1		5.6	2	3	5.6	2,104	10.4	+0.5
	Conservative	0	1	0.0	1	1	1.9	2,343	11.6	−4.4
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,350	6.7	−1.5
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	333	1.7	+0.7
	Liberal	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	104	0.5	N/A
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	193	1.0	+0.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddie Jones*	826	87.2	+6.8
	Conservative	David Findon	121	12.8	+3.8
Majority
Turnout			947	20
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony McDermott*	810	84.6	+2.8
	Conservative	Ray Roberts	147	15.4	−2.8
Majority
Turnout			957	20
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Ratcliffe*	806	44.4	−7.1
	Labour	Louise Whitley	625	34.5	+2.4
	Reform UK	Rhona Bentley	193	10.6	N/A
	Liberal	Danny Clarke	104	5.7	N/A
	Green	Sariel Arjona	86	4.7	N/A
Majority
Turnout			1,814	30
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2024 Halton Borough Council election

Previous council composition

Results

Ward Results

Appleton

Bankfield

Beechwood & Heath

Birchfield

Bridgewater

Central & West Bank

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank

Farnworth

Grange

Halton Castle

Halton Lea

Halton View

Highfield

Hough Green

Mersey & Weston

Norton North

Norton South & Preston Brook

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angela Ball*	878	63.0	+1.5
	Conservative	John Powell	367	26.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Teebay	149	10.7	−3.8
Majority
Turnout			1,394	23
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stef Nelson*	850	72.9	+3.1
	Green	Christopher Sankey	118	10.1	+0.5
	Conservative	Susan Forder	104	8.9	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Howard	94	8.1	+0.1
Majority
Turnout			1,166	20
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Wallace*	476	72.9	+13.0
	Independent	Callum Hewitt	74	11.3	N/A
	Green	Anthony McMullin	73	11.2	−15.1
	Conservative	Julie Powell	30	4.6	N/A
Majority
Turnout			653	14
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Connolly	652	53.3	+11.8
	Conservative	Sandra Myndiuk-Davidson	234	19.1	−7.1
	Green	Iain Ferguson	219	17.9	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Secker	118	9.6	+4.1
Majority
Turnout			1,223	29
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Wharton*	799	83.4	+3.7
	Conservative	Philip Harper	159	16.6	−3.7
Majority
Turnout			958	19
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angela McInerney*	1,046	74.2	+3.8
	Conservative	Colleen Harper	363	25.8	−3.8
Majority
Turnout			1,409	24
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Katy McDonough	638	67.8	+0.3
	Independent	Daniel Baker	119	12.6	+2.7
	Conservative	Thomas Aveyard	97	10.3	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Howard	87	9.2	−0.8
Majority
Turnout			941	17
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Thornton*	623	67.8	+1.2
	Independent	Darrin Whyte	140	15.2	+4.6
	Green	Vanessa Shaw	89	9.7	−1.4
	Conservative	Dylan Eaton	67	7.3	+0.5
Majority
Turnout			919	19
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kath Loftus*	656	74.9	−1.0
	Green	Michael O'Day	86	9.8	+1.5
	Conservative	Peter Davidson	84	9.6	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Rowe	50	5.7	+1.4
Majority
Turnout			876	18
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rob Polhill*	802	70.7	−1.2
	Green	Molly Glover	200	17.6	+3.2
	Conservative	James Powell	132	11.6	−2.1
Majority
Turnout			1,134	21
	Labour hold

Norton North^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Irene Bramwell*	826	60.2	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Diane Inch	248	18.1	−0.1
	Conservative	Adam Burnett	162	11.8	−1.9
	Green	Tracy Miller	135	9.8	−3.5
Majority
Turnout			1,371	25
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrea Wall*	1,042	89.4	+12.1
	Conservative	David Dorian	124	10.6	−1.3
Majority
Turnout			1,166	24
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Baker*	748	74.6	+4.4
	Conservative	Elaine Dean	152	15.2	−3.2
	Green	Philip Beale	103	10.3	−1.1
Majority
Turnout			1,003	19
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Victoria Begg*	691	56.4	−3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Morris	415	33.8	+12.9
	Green	Deborah Brooks	120	9.8	+1.5
Majority
Turnout			1,226	21
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Hughes	742	74.2	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Miriam Hodge	137	13.7	+7.6
	Green	Tom Clare	121	12.1	+4.9
Majority
Turnout			1,000	21
	Labour hold		Swing

v t e Council elections in Cheshire
Cheshire East Council	2008 2011 2015 2019 2023
Cheshire West and Chester Council	2008 2011 2015 2019 2023
Halton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Warrington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021 2024
Cheshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
Chester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Congleton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Macclesfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Vale Royal Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards, Boundary changes

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