2022 Halton Borough Council election
Appearance
The 2022 Halton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom, to elect a third of the council's 54 seats. The Labour Party won most of the 18 seats up for election, comfortably retaining their overall majority. Only one seat switched hands: Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor elected a Conservative, a loss for the Green Party who were left without any members on the council.
Results summary
2022 Halton Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 16 | 88.9 | 32 | 48 | 88.9 | 14,973 | 64.2 | |||
Conservative | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 4,125 | 17.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 2,245 | 9.6 | |||
Green | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,211 | 5.2 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 757 | 3.2 |
Ward results
An asterisk (*) next to a candidate's name indicates that they were an incumbent councillor.
Appleton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Teeling * | 865 | 84.6 | +28.5 | |
Conservative | Duncan Harper | 157 | 15.4 | −4.7 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bankfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laura Bevan * | 938 | 86.8 | +28.2 | |
Independent | Keith McCann | 87 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | David Dorian | 56 | 5.2 | −21.6 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Beechwood and Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Stockton * | 997 | 47.9 | +13.9 | |
Labour | Craig Butcher | 625 | 30.0 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Daniel Clarke | 365 | 17.5 | −7.0 | |
Independent | Rhona Bentley | 93 | 4.5 | −0.5 | |
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Birchfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Fry * | 885 | 49.9 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | John Powell | 665 | 37.5 | −6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Teebay | 118 | 6.7 | −6.2 | |
Green | Matthew Healey | 106 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bridgewater
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma Garner | 1,024 | 74.6 | +23.9 | |
Conservative | Dylan Eaton | 202 | 14.7 | −10.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Howard | 147 | 10.7 | −8.8 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Central and West Bank
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Noel Hutchinson * | 633 | 85.7 | +29.9 | |
Conservative | Colleen Harper | 106 | 14.3 | −3.9 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sian Davidson | 399 | 34.1 | −3.5 | |
Labour | Anna Hutchinson | 398 | 34.1 | +8.1 | |
Green | Richard Kinchin | 372 | 31.8 | −7.4 | |
Turnout | 1,168 | ||||
Conservative gain from Green | Swing |
The election was a dead heat between the Conservative and Labour candidates, with both getting 398 votes. The election was decided by the drawing of names from an envelope, with the Conservative candidate winning.[2]
Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marie Wright * | 946 | 80.2 | +25.8 | |
Conservative | Philip Harper | 234 | 19.8 | −6.1 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Farnworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Valerie Hill * | 1,033 | 64.8 | +19.1 | |
Conservative | Ann Dawson | 561 | 35.2 | −2.1 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Grange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Dennett * | 790 | 78.2 | +28.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Howard | 220 | 21.8 | +7.4 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Halton Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Carlin * | 713 | 63.0 | +11.5 | |
Green | Iain Ferguson | 197 | 17.4 | N/A | |
Independent | Darrin Whyte | 134 | 11.8 | −9.7 | |
Conservative | Peter Heatley | 87 | 7.7 | −13.4 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Halton Lea
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Lowe * | 851 | 75.8 | +18.9 | |
Conservative | Sandra Davidson | 130 | 11.6 | −8.8 | |
Green | Ashlee Brown | 86 | 7.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Laura Hodge | 56 | 5.0 | −9.9 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Halton View
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Louise Nolan | 1,000 | 80.1 | +31.5 | |
Conservative | Julie Powell | 248 | 19.9 | −5.2 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Highfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Gilligan * | 965 | 74.9 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | James Powell | 178 | 13.8 | −9.4 | |
Independent | Steven Dowdeswell | 145 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hough Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Harris * | 887 | 72.5 | +26.4 | |
Conservative | Lyn Nguzo | 212 | 17.3 | −10.0 | |
Green | Tracy Miller | 124 | 10.1 | −5.4 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mersey and Weston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norman Plumpton-Walsh * | 803 | 56.7 | +18.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linda Redhead | 352 | 24.9 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Daniel Baker | 164 | 11.6 | −9.4 | |
Independent | Gillian Rowe | 96 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Norton North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Logan * | 806 | 46.9 | +10.2 | |
Green | Gary Cargill | 326 | 19.0 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Diane Inch | 276 | 16.1 | −14.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Davidson | 187 | 10.9 | −17.6 | |
Independent | Graham Porter | 123 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Norton South and Preston Brook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martha Lloyd Jones * | 811 | 71.0 | +21.2 | |
Conservative | Adam Burnett | 174 | 15.2 | −8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Miriam Hodge | 79 | 6.9 | −9.8 | |
Independent | Craig Wyna | 79 | 6.9 | −9.1 | |
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |