2019 Halton Borough Council election

2019 Halton Borough Council election
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18 seats to Halton Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
LD
Con
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 18 seats,
66.7% 		1 seat,
7.8% 		1 seat,
15.1%
Seats before 52 2 2
Seats won 17 1 1
Seats after 51 3 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 13,137 2,776 3,648
Percentage 60.5% 12.8% 16.8%
Leader of the Council before election

Rob Polhill
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Rob Polhill
Labour

The 2019 Halton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Halton Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

2019 Halton Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 17 Decrease 1 89.5 34 51 91.1 13,137 60.5
  Liberal Democrats 1 Increase 1 5.3 2 3 5.3 2,776 12.8
  Conservative 1 Steady 5.3 1 2 3.6 3,648 16.8
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,046 4.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 523 2.4
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 321 1.5

Ward results

Appleton

Appleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ged Philbin 856 83.2
Conservative Duncan Harper 173 16.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Beechwood

Beechwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Loftus 412 39.0
Liberal Democrats Linda Redhead 361 34.2
UKIP Rhona Bentley 176 16.7
Conservative Peter Davidson 107 10.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Birchfield

Birchfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Baker 644 57.0
Conservative John Powell 258 22.9
Liberal Democrats Romana Coveney 227 20.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Gilligan 821 83.8
Conservative Joshua Hodnett 159 16.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Daresbury

Daresbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Bradshaw 543 40.8
Labour Colin Hughes 374 28.1
Green Andrew Dyer 307 23.0
Liberal Democrats Miriam Hodge 108 8.1
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Ditton

Ditton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Dourley 850 69.6
Conservative Granville Spencer 193 15.8
Liberal Democrats David Coveney 179 14.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Farnworth

Farnworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela McInerney 981 56.1
Conservative Colleen Harper 459 26.3
UKIP Andrea Baines 308 17.6
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Grange

Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Lowe 574 58.2
UKIP Lee Urquhart 189 19.1
Liberal Democrats Joanne Rowe 142 14.4
Conservative Philip Drakeley 82 8.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Halton Brook

Halton Brook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Plumpton-Walsh 711 64.5
Socialist Alternative Stephen Armstrong 247 22.4
Conservative David Dorian 144 13.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Halton Castle

Halton Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Carlin 712 62.1
Independent Darrin Whyte 321 28.0
Conservative Julie Powell 113 9.9
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Halton Lea

Halton Lea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kath Loftus 884 83.0
Conservative Sandra Davidson 181 17.0
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Halton View

Halton View
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Whitley 881 78.2
Conservative Tania Clarke 246 21.8
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ratcliffe 854 54.5
Labour Victoria Begg 369 23.5
UKIP Dave Myers 199 12.7
Conservative Ian Adams 146 9.3
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Hough Green

Hough Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevan Wainwright 759 66.1
Green Millie Allen 216 18.8
Conservative Joanne McLean 173 15.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Kingsway

Kingsway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrea Wall 843 77.8
UKIP Brad Bradshaw 174 16.1
Conservative Paul Griffiths 66 6.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Mersey

Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Norman Plumpton-Walsh 649 55.2
Liberal Democrats Jamie Lunt 348 29.6
Conservative Daniel Clarke 179 15.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Norton North

Norton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoff Zygadllo 630 48.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Inch 450 34.9
Conservative Sian Davidson 211 16.3
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Norton South

Norton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Cargill 694 75.9
Conservative Adam Burnett 113 12.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Inch 107 11.7
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Riverside

Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Wallace 493 82.9
Conservative Philip Harper 102 17.1
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Election results by Wards,2 May 2019". 2 May 2019.