The 2021 Halton Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect all 54 members (reduced from 56 at the last elections) of the council due to a redrawing of boundaries. It was held on the same day as other local elections. Turnout was 25%.[1]
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 48 | -3 | 88.89 | 64.30 | 34,758 | +3.80 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | N/C | 5.56 | 11.72 | 6,333 | -1.08 | |||
| Conservative | 2 | N/C | 3.70 | 18.82 | 10,175 | +2.02 | |||
| Green | 1 | +1 | 1.85 | 3.13 | 1,693 | +0.73 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 525 | -0.53 | |||
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.89 | 482 | +0.89 | |||
| For Britain | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 92 | +0.17 | |||
Council composition
Following the last election in 2019, the composition of the council was:
| 51 | 3 | 2 |
| Labour | LD | C |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | LD | C | G |
LD - Liberal Democrats
C - Conservative
G - Green Party
Ward results
Appleton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eddie Jones | 760 | 71.9 | ||
| Labour | Ged Philbin | 630 | 59.6 | ||
| Labour | Angela Teeling | 593 | 56.1 | ||
| Conservative | Cameron Logan James Molyneux | 212 | 20.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,068 | 21 | |||
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Bankfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony McDermott | 722 | 64.8 | ||
| Labour | Louise Margaret Goodall | 662 | 59.4 | ||
| Labour | Laura Jane Bevan | 653 | 58.6 | ||
| Conservative | Joshua Nathan Hodnett | 298 | 26.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,130 | 22 | |||
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Beechwood & Heath
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Anna Ratcliffe | 925 | 42.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Rowe | 825 | 37.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Charles Stockton | 739 | 34.0 | ||
| Labour | Andrea Dennett | 640 | 29.4 | ||
| Labour | Chris Loftus | 594 | 27.3 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel David Clarke | 532 | 24.5 | ||
| Labour | Susan Angela Lea-Wood | 499 | 22.9 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Peter Moss | 446 | 20.5 | ||
| Green | David Heath | 285 | 13.1 | ||
| Independent | Rhona Margaret Bentley | 108 | 5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,186 | 36 | |||
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Birchfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Angela Heather Ball | 937 | 52.8 | ||
| Labour | Bill Woodfall | 826 | 46.6 | ||
| Labour | Mike Fry | 815 | 45.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Robert Powell | 775 | 43.7 | ||
| Conservative | Colleen Mary Harper | 658 | 37.1 | ||
| Conservative | Darren Stephen James Soley | 591 | 33.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Peter Teebay | 228 | 12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,789 | 29 | |||
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Bridgewater
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stefan Michael John Nelson | 745 | 58.3 | ||
| Labour | Carol Patricia Plumpton Walsh | 648 | 50.7 | ||
| Labour | John Robert Stockton | 648 | 50.7 | ||
| Conservative | David James Dorian | 317 | 24.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Nicola Howard | 249 | 19.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,300 | 22 | |||
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Central & West Bank
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pamela Wallace | 535 | 69.6 | ||
| Labour | Stan Hill | 478 | 62.2 | ||
| Labour | Noel Hutchinson | 429 | 55.8 | ||
| Conservative | Joanne Lesley McLean | 140 | 18.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Romana Aleksandra Coveney | 113 | 14.7 | ||
| Conservative | John Grant Fifield | 111 | 14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 773 | 16 | |||
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Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Christopher Bradshaw | 553 | 44.7 | ||
| Conservative | Marjorie Bradshaw | 496 | 40.1 | ||
| Green | Andrew Dyer | 485 | 39.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sian Fiona Alexandra Davidson | 465 | 37.6 | ||
| Labour | Pj Horton | 322 | 26.0 | ||
| Labour | Colin William Hughes | 319 | 25.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Segrue Secker | 304 | 24.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Loulie Secker | 275 | 22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,243 | 33 | |||
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Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike Wharton | 903 | 66.0 | ||
| Labour | Eddie Dourley | 795 | 58.1 | ||
| Labour | Marie Wright | 745 | 54.4 | ||
| Conservative | Nigel Alaister Jones | 354 | 25.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,393 | 26 | |||
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Farnworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Angela McInerney | 916 | 54.9 | ||
| Labour | Aimee Teeling | 798 | 47.8 | ||
| Labour | Val Hill | 763 | 45.7 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Harper | 630 | 37.7 | ||
| Conservative | Ann Elizabeth Dawson | 622 | 37.3 | ||
| Reform UK | Simon Hicks Caddick | 183 | 11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,677 | 27 | |||
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Grange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Margaret Lowe | 636 | 55.4 | ||
| Labour | John Bernard Abbott | 634 | 55.2 | ||
| Labour | Mark David Dennett | 567 | 49.3 | ||
| Conservative | Duncan James Robert Harper | 201 | 17.5 | ||
| Conservative | Ruth Elizabeth Rowan | 193 | 16.8 | ||
| Green | Richard Stephen Westman | 189 | 16.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Dalton | 165 | 14.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Neil Howard | 108 | 9.4 | ||
| For Britain | Lee Urquhart | 92 | 8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,155 | 20 | |||
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Halton Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Harry Neil Howard | 669 | 61.5 | ||
| Labour | Ellen Cargill | 635 | 58.4 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Martin Carlin | 560 | 51.5 | ||
| Independent | Darrin David Whyte | 234 | 21.5 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Powell | 229 | 21.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Laura Borne | 144 | 13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,097 | 22 | |||
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Halton Lea
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kath Loftus | 654 | 63.1 | ||
| Labour | Dave Thompson | 627 | 60.5 | ||
| Labour | Alan Archie Lowe | 590 | 56.9 | ||
| Conservative | Sandra Margarett Davidson | 211 | 20.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David John Woods | 154 | 14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,060 | 21 | |||
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Halton View
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rob Polhill | 764 | 59.0 | ||
| Labour | Tom McInerney | 688 | 53.2 | ||
| Labour | Louise Jane Whitley | 629 | 48.6 | ||
| Conservative | Tania Joni Clarke | 325 | 25.1 | ||
| Reform UK | Jake Peter Fraser | 176 | 13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,303 | 24 | |||
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Highfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrea Marie Wall | 929 | 70.1 | ||
| Labour | Paul Christopher Nolan | 856 | 64.6 | ||
| Labour | Bob Gilligan | 856 | 64.6 | ||
| Conservative | Paul David Griffiths | 307 | 23.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,334 | 26 | |||
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Hough Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sandra Marie Baker | 670 | 57.1 | ||
| Labour | Kevan Peter Wainwright | 627 | 53.4 | ||
| Labour | Phil Harris | 541 | 46.1 | ||
| Conservative | Lyn Ruth Nguzo | 320 | 27.3 | ||
| Green | David Codling | 182 | 15.5 | ||
| Reform UK | Liam Anthony Smith | 123 | 10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,177 | 22 | |||
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Mersey & Weston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Victoria Begg | 602 | 45.2 | ||
| Labour | Rosie Leck | 515 | 38.6 | ||
| Labour | Norman Lee Plumpton-Walsh | 514 | 38.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ernest Ratcliffe | 308 | 23.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Redhead | 308 | 23.1 | ||
| Conservative | Daniel James Baker | 280 | 21.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Allison Rowe | 274 | 20.6 | ||
| Green | Gary Paul Cargill | 255 | 19.1 | ||
| Conservative | Granville Spencer | 203 | 15.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,341 | 22 | |||
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Norton North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Irene Bramwell | 733 | 46.5 | ||
| Labour | Peter Lloyd Jones | 587 | 37.3 | ||
| Labour | Geoffrey Michael Logan | 578 | 36.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Diane Marie Inch | 474 | 30.1 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Robert Burnett | 449 | 28.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Miriam Lorraine Hodge | 416 | 26.4 | ||
| Green | Tracy Claire Miller | 297 | 18.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,583 | 28 | |||
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Norton South & Preston Brook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dave Cargill | 611 | 53.5 | ||
| Labour | Tom Stretch | 592 | 51.8 | ||
| Labour | Martha Lloyd Jones | 569 | 49.8 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Davidson | 268 | 23.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Patrick Marlow | 191 | 16.7 | ||
| Independent | Craig Michael Wyna | 183 | 16.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Lincoln Barnes | 133 | 11.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,145 | 23 | |||
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By-elections
Halton Castle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sharon Thornton | 373 | 60.3 | +7.8 | |
| Green | Iain Ferguson | 117 | 18.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Darrin Whyte | 69 | 11.1 | -7.2 | |
| Conservative | Danny Clarke | 45 | 7.3 | -10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Dalton | 15 | 2.4 | -8.9 | |
| Majority | 256 | 41.4 | |||
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| Labour hold | Swing |  5.6
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References
- ^ Halton Borough Council (6 May 2021). "Local - Combined Elections 2021 - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Appleton, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Bankfield, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Beechwood & Heath, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Birchfield, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Bridgewater, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Central & West Bank, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Farnworth, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Grange, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Halton Castle, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Halton Lea, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Halton View, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Highfield, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Hough Green, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Mersey & Weston, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Norton North, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Norton South & Preston Brook, 6 May 2021". councillors.halton.gov.uk. 6 May 2021.
