Halton Borough Council elections

Halton is a unitary authority in Cheshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control[]

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973–1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1997–present

Council elections[]

Non-metropolitan district elections[]

(New ward boundaries)^[4]
(New ward boundaries)^[5]
(Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]^[7]^[8]

Unitary authority elections[]

By-election results[]

Hough Green By-Election 7 May 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	741	75.2	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	245	24.8	+7.9
Majority		496	50.4
Turnout		986
	Labour hold	Swing

Castlefields By-Election 7 July 2005
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	355	49.5	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	249	34.7	+19.2
	Conservative	98	13.6	+1.0
	Independent	15	2.1	-16.3
Majority		106	14.8
Turnout		717	15.2
	Labour hold	Swing

Castlefields By-Election 6 July 2006^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Howard	359	42.6	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Blackmore	345	40.9	+25.4
	Independent	Jimmy Tang	87	10.3	-8.1
	Conservative	Marjorie Bradshaw	52	6.2	-6.4
Majority			14	1.7
Turnout			843	18.4
	Labour hold		Swing

References[]

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Coligan, Nick (2007-04-25). "It's one fight that Labour cannot lose ; Lib Dems' mission impossible: Local elections 2007". Liverpool Echo. p. 15.
^ "Halton". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Halton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ The Borough of Halton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "Halton council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ "2006 Electoral Nominations". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-02-24.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Castlefields by-election". Halton Borough Council. 2006-07-07. Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

External links[]

[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[mission-2] Coligan, Nick (2007-04-25). "It's one fight that Labour cannot lose ; Lib Dems' mission impossible: Local elections 2007". Liverpool Echo. p. 15.

[change-3] "Halton". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Halton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[5] The Borough of Halton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1986

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[9] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[hold-10] "Halton council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[11] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[nominations-12] "2006 Electoral Nominations". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-02-24.^{[permanent dead link]}

[castlefields-13] "Castlefields by-election". Halton Borough Council. 2006-07-07. Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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v t Council elections in Cheshire
Cheshire East Council	2008 2011 2015 2019
Cheshire West and Chester Council	2008 2011 2015 2019
Halton Borough Council	1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021
Warrington Borough Council	2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021
Cheshire County Council	Abolished
Chester City Council	Abolished
Congleton Borough Council	Abolished
Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council	Abolished
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council	1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Macclesfield Borough Council	2006 2007 Abolished
Vale Royal Borough Council	Abolished
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