2022 UK local government election
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 |
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
Appleton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Angela Teeling * | 865 | 84.6 | +28.5 |
| Conservative | Duncan Harper | 157 | 15.4 | −4.7 |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bankfield
Bankfield[1] 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
Beechwood and Heath[1] 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
Birchfield[1] 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
Bridgewater[1] 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
Central and West Bank[1] 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
Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor[1] 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
Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Marie Wright * | 946 | 80.2 | +25.8 |
| Conservative | Philip Harper | 234 | 19.8 | −6.1 |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Farnworth
Farnworth[1] 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
Grange[1] 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
Halton Castle[1] 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
Halton Lea[1] 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
Halton View[1] 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
Highfield[1] 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
Hough Green[1] 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
Mersey and Weston[1] 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
Norton North[1] 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
Norton South and Preston Brook[1] 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 | | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Halton Borough Council Election 2022". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Halton: Tory wins envelope tie-break to pip Labour to seat". BBC. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.