2018 Halton Borough Council election

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2018 Halton Borough Council election

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18 of 56 seats (17 regular and one by-election)
to Halton Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26.1% (Increase0.9%)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
LD
Con
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 18 seats,
67.8%
1 seat,
8.1%
1 seat,
15.1%
Seats before 52 2 2
Seats won 17 1 0
Seats after 52 2 2
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 14,544 1,706 3,704
Percentage 66.7% 7.8% 17.0%
Swing Increase0.7% Increase1.3% Increase2.0%

Leader of the Council before election

Rob Polhill
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Rob Polhill
Labour

The 2018 Halton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Halton Borough Council in England.[2] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Labour 52 Steady
Liberal Democrat 2 Steady
Conservative 2 Steady
Source: BBC[3]

Election results[]

Overall election result[]

Overall result compared with 2014.[n 1]

Halton Borough Council election result, 2018[2][n 2]
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 18 17 0 0 Steady 94.1 66.7 14,544 Increase0.7
  Conservative 10 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 17.0 3,704 Increase2.0
  Liberal Democrats 7 1 0 0 Steady 5.9 7.8 1,706 Increase1.3
  Independent 3 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.4 963 N/A
  UKIP 7 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 3.2 701 Decrease8.5
  TUSC 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 106 Decrease0.3
  Socialist Labour 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 97 N/A

Notes[]

  1. ^ Cannot be compared with 2016 as not all seats are up for election every third.
  2. ^ % of total refers to % of wards won.

References[]

  1. ^ Brown, Faye (4 May 2018). "Halton local election results 2018 - Mersey Gateway not an issue for Labour". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Local - Local Elections 2018 - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". Halton Borough Council. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Halton Borough Council Election 2018 Results". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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