2023 Halton Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
18 of 54 seats on Halton Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Mike Wharton Margaret Ratcliffe John Bradshaw
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before 48 3 3
Seats after 49 3 2
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 13,717 2,112 3,403
Percentage 64.4% 9.9% 16.0%
Swing Increase 0.2% Increase 0.3% Decrease 1.7%
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.

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

Results

The results were as follows:[3]

Halton Borough Council Election Result 2023
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 17 Increase 1 94.4 32 49 90.7 13,717 64.4 +0.2
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 5.6 2 3 5.6 2,112 9.9 +0.3
  Conservative 0 Decrease 1 0.0 2 2 3.7 3,403 16.0 –1.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,755 8.2 +3.0
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 212 1.0 –2.2
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 100 0.5 N/A

Ward Results

Appleton

Appleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ged Philbin 805 80.4 –4.2
Green Vanessa Lillian Shaw 106 10.6 N/A
Conservative Peter Richard Valentine 90 9.0 –6.4
Majority 699 69.8
Turnout 1,001
Labour hold

Bankfield

Bankfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Margaret Goodall 799 81.8 –5.0
Conservative Ray Roberts 178 18.2 +13.0
Majority 621 63.6
Turnout 977
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.0

Beechwood & Heath

Beechwood & Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Rowe 966 51.5 +3.6
Labour Louise Jane Whitley 603 32.1 +2.1
Conservative Danny Clarke 308 16.4 –1.1
Majority 363 19.4
Turnout 1,877
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase0.8

Birchfield

Birchfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Woolfall 912 61.5 +11.6
Conservative Ann Elizabeth Dawson 357 24.1 –13.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Peter Teebay 215 14.5 +7.8
Majority 555 37.4
Turnout 1,484
Labour hold Swing Increase12.5

Bridgewater

Bridgewater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Patricia Plumpton Walsh 843 69.8 –4.8
Conservative Shaun Peter Kelly 151 12.5 –2.2
Green Christopher Neil Sankey 116 9.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Nicola Howard 97 8.0 –2.7
Majority 692 57.3
Turnout 1,207
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.3

Central & West Bank

Central & West Bank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stan Hill 431 59.9 –25.8
Green Anthony Thomas McMullin 189 26.3 N/A
Reform UK Jake Peter Fraser 100 13.9 N/A
Majority 242 33.6
Turnout 720
Labour hold

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Ryan 531 41.5 +7.4
Green Andrew Dyer 343 26.8 –5.0
Conservative Marjorie Bradshaw 336 26.2 –7.9
Liberal Democrats John Segrue Secker 71 5.5 N/A
Majority 188 14.7
Turnout 1,281
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase6.2

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddie Dourley 819 79.7 –0.5
Conservative Phil Harper 208 20.3 +0.5
Majority 611 59.4
Turnout 1,027
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.5

Farnworth

Farnworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aimee Skinner 1,044 70.4 +5.6
Conservative Colleen Mary Harper 439 29.6 –5.6
Majority 605 40.8
Turnout 1,483
Labour hold Swing Increase5.6

Grange

Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Bernard Abbott 696 67.5 –10.7
Conservative Thomas Peter Moss 130 12.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Neil Howard 103 10.0 –11.8
Independent Daniel Baker 102 9.9 N/A
Majority 566 54.9
Turnout 1,031
Labour hold

Halton Castle

Halton Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Loftus 691 66.6 +3.6
Green Iain James Ferguson 125 12.1 –5.3
Independent Darrin David Whyte 110 10.6 –1.2
Conservative Dylan Anthony Eaton 70 6.8 –0.9
Liberal Democrats Joe Haddock 41 4.0 N/A
Majority 566 54.5
Turnout 1,037
Labour hold Swing Increase4.5

Halton Lea

Halton Lea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Thompson 761 75.9 +0.1
Conservative Sandra Margarett Davidson 116 11.6 ±0.0
Green Michael James O'Day 83 8.3 +0.6
Liberal Democrats David John Woods 43 4.3 –0.7
Majority 645 64.3
Turnout 1,003
Labour hold Swing Increase0.1

Halton View

Halton View
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom McInerney 850 71.9 –8.2
Green Derek William Mellor 170 14.4 N/A
Conservative Matthew Paul Roth 162 13.7 –6.2
Majority 680 57.5
Turnout 1,182
Labour hold

Highfield

Highfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Christopher Nolan 948 77.3 +2.4
Conservative Austin Clarke 146 11.9 –1.9
Green Ashlee Brown 133 10.8 N/A
Majority 802 65.4
Turnout 1,227
Labour hold Swing Increase2.2

Hough Green

Hough Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevan Peter Wainwright 761 70.2 –2.3
Conservative David James Dorian 199 18.4 +1.1
Green Philip John Beale 124 11.4 +1.3
Majority 562 51.8
Turnout 1,084
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.7

Mersey & Weston

Mersey & Weston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosie Leck 720 59.7 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Joanne Allison Rowe 252 20.9 –4.0
Conservative Claire Louise Roth 134 11.1 –0.5
Green Sariel Arjona 100 8.3 N/A
Majority 468 38.8
Turnout 1,206
Labour hold Swing Increase3.5

Norton North

Norton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Lloyd Jones 786 54.8 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Diane Marie Inch 261 18.2 +2.1
Conservative Adam Robert Burnett 197 13.7 +2.8
Green Matthew Thomas Healey 191 13.3 –5.7
Majority 525 36.6
Turnout 1,435
Labour hold Swing Increase2.9

Norton South & Preston Brook

Norton South & Preston Brook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Stretch 717 69.1 –1.9
Conservative Peter Davidson 182 17.6 +2.4
Green Tracy Claire Miller 75 7.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Miriam Lorraine Hodge 63 6.1 –0.8
Majority 535 51.5
Turnout 1,037
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.2

References

  1. ↑ Kemp, Ellie (4 May 2023). "Halton local council elections 2023 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Local elections 2023: Labour retains control in Liverpool, Knowsley, Halton and Sefton". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Election results". Halton Borough Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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