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Halton 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

18 ward races

54 seats

30 elected below the proportional quota

55.6% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 54 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	34,808	64.3%	48	88.9%	37	68.5%	+11
Conservative and Unionist Party	10,186	18.8%	2	3.7%	10	18.5%	-8
Liberal Democrats	6,333	11.7%	3	5.6%	6	11.1%	-3
Green Party	1,693	3.1%	1	1.9%	1	1.9%	0
Independent	525	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	482	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	92	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	54,119	100.0%	54	100.0%	54	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Beechwood & Heath · 3 seats · won at 13.2% · +11.8 pts below quota
Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor · 3 seats · won at 15.1% · +9.9 pts below quota
Mersey & Weston · 3 seats · won at 15.8% · +9.2 pts below quota
Norton North · 3 seats · won at 16.4% · +8.6 pts below quota
Birchfield · 3 seats · won at 16.9% · +8.1 pts below quota
Farnworth · 3 seats · won at 19.5% · +5.5 pts below quota
Grange · 3 seats · won at 20.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Hough Green · 3 seats · won at 22.0% · +3.0 pts below quota
Norton South & Preston Brook · 3 seats · won at 22.3% · +2.7 pts below quota
Halton Castle · 3 seats · won at 22.7% · +2.3 pts below quota
Central & West Bank · 3 seats · won at 23.8% · +1.2 pts below quota
Halton View · 3 seats · won at 24.4% · +0.6 pts below quota
Bridgewater · 3 seats · won at 24.9% · +0.1 pts below quota
Halton Lea · 3 seats · won at 26.4% · above quota
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank · 3 seats · won at 26.6% · above quota
Appleton · 3 seats · won at 27.0% · above quota
Bankfield · 3 seats · won at 28.0% · above quota
Highfield · 3 seats · won at 29.0% · above quota

Race results

Beechwood & Heath · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,593

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ratcliffe M.A.	Liberal Democrats	925	16.5%	Elected
2	Rowe C.	Liberal Democrats	825	14.8%	Elected
3	Stockton G.C.	Liberal Democrats	739	13.2%	Elected
4	Dennett A.	Labour Party	640	11.4%
5	Loftus C.	Labour Party	594	10.6%
6	Clarke D.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	532	9.5%
7	Lea-Wood S.A.	Labour Party	499	8.9%
8	Moss T.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	446	8.0%
9	Heath D.	Green Party	285	5.1%
10	Bentley R.M.	Independent	108	1.9%

Electorate 6,088 · Ballots cast 5,593 · EC ward code E05013171 · Back to ward index

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,219

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bradshaw J.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	553	17.2%	Elected
2	Bradshaw M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	496	15.4%	Elected
3	Dyer A.	Green Party	485	15.1%	Elected
4	Davidson S.F.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	465	14.4%
5	Horton P.J.	Labour Party	322	10.0%
6	Hughes C.W.	Labour Party	319	9.9%
7	Secker J.S.	Liberal Democrats	304	9.4%
8	Secker L.	Liberal Democrats	275	8.5%

Electorate 3,719 · Ballots cast 3,219 · EC ward code E05013175 · Back to ward index

Mersey & Weston · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,259

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Begg V.	Labour Party	602	18.5%	Elected
2	Leck R.	Labour Party	515	15.8%	Elected
3	Plumpton-Walsh N.L.	Labour Party	514	15.8%	Elected
4	Redhead L.	Liberal Democrats	308	9.5%
5	Ratcliffe E.	Liberal Democrats	308	9.5%
6	Baker D.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	280	8.6%
7	Rowe J.A.	Liberal Democrats	274	8.4%
8	Cargill G.P.	Green Party	255	7.8%
9	Spencer G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	203	6.2%

Electorate 6,003 · Ballots cast 3,259 · EC ward code E05013184 · Back to ward index

Norton North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,534

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bramwell I.	Labour Party	733	20.7%	Elected
2	Lloyd Jones P.	Labour Party	587	16.6%	Elected
3	Logan G.M.	Labour Party	578	16.4%	Elected
4	Inch D.M.	Liberal Democrats	474	13.4%
5	Burnett A.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	449	12.7%
6	Hodge M.L.	Liberal Democrats	416	11.8%
7	Miller T.C.	Green Party	297	8.4%

Electorate 5,679 · Ballots cast 3,534 · EC ward code E05013185 · Back to ward index

Birchfield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,830

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ball A.H.	Labour Party	937	19.4%	Elected
2	Woolfall B.	Labour Party	826	17.1%	Elected
3	Fry M.	Labour Party	815	16.9%	Elected
4	Powell J.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	775	16.0%
5	Harper C.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	658	13.6%
6	Soley D.S.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	591	12.2%
7	Teebay A.P.	Liberal Democrats	228	4.7%

Electorate 6,135 · Ballots cast 4,830 · EC ward code E05013172 · Back to ward index

Farnworth · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,912

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McInerney A.	Labour Party	916	23.4%	Elected
2	Teeling A.	Labour Party	798	20.4%	Elected
3	Hill V.	Labour Party	763	19.5%	Elected
4	Harper P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	630	16.1%
5	Dawson A.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	622	15.9%
6	Hicks Caddick S.	Reform UK	183	4.7%

Electorate 6,106 · Ballots cast 3,912 · EC ward code E05013177 · Back to ward index

Grange · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,785

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lowe J.M.	Labour Party	636	22.8%	Elected
2	Abbott J.B.	Labour Party	634	22.8%	Elected
3	Dennett M.D.	Labour Party	567	20.4%	Elected
4	Harper D.J.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	201	7.2%
5	Rowan R.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	193	6.9%
6	Westman R.S.	Green Party	189	6.8%
7	Dalton T.	Liberal Democrats	165	5.9%
8	Howard J.N.	Liberal Democrats	108	3.9%
9	Urquhart L.	FBM	92	3.3%

Electorate 5,745 · Ballots cast 2,785 · EC ward code E05013178 · Back to ward index

Hough Green · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,463

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baker S.M.	Labour Party	670	27.2%	Elected
2	Wainwright K.P.	Labour Party	627	25.5%	Elected
3	Harris P.	Labour Party	541	22.0%	Elected
4	Nguzo L.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	320	13.0%
5	Codling D.	Green Party	182	7.4%
6	Smith L.A.	Reform UK	123	5.0%

Electorate 5,427 · Ballots cast 2,463 · EC ward code E05013183 · Back to ward index

Norton South & Preston Brook · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +2.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,547

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cargill D.	Labour Party	611	24.0%	Elected
2	Stretch T.	Labour Party	592	23.2%	Elected
3	Lloyd Jones M.	Labour Party	569	22.3%	Elected
4	Davidson P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	268	10.5%
5	Marlow M.P.	Liberal Democrats	191	7.5%
6	Wyna C.M.	Independent	183	7.2%
7	Barnes P.L.	Liberal Democrats	133	5.2%

Electorate 5,073 · Ballots cast 2,547 · EC ward code E05013186 · Back to ward index

Halton Castle · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,471

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Howard H.N.	Labour Party	669	27.1%	Elected
2	Cargill E.	Labour Party	635	25.7%	Elected
3	Carlin C.M.	Labour Party	560	22.7%	Elected
4	Whyte D.D.	Independent	234	9.5%
5	Powell J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	229	9.3%
6	Borne L.	Liberal Democrats	144	5.8%

Electorate 5,010 · Ballots cast 2,471 · EC ward code E05013179 · Back to ward index

Central & West Bank · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +1.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,806

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wallace P.	Labour Party	535	29.6%	Elected
2	Hill S.	Labour Party	478	26.5%	Elected
3	Hutchinson N.	Labour Party	429	23.8%	Elected
4	McLean J.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	140	7.8%
5	Coveney R.A.	Liberal Democrats	113	6.3%
6	Fifield J.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	111	6.1%

Electorate 4,868 · Ballots cast 1,806 · EC ward code E05013174 · Back to ward index

Halton View · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +0.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,582

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Polhill R.	Labour Party	764	29.6%	Elected
2	McInerney T.	Labour Party	688	26.6%	Elected
3	Whitley L.J.	Labour Party	629	24.4%	Elected
4	Clarke T.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	325	12.6%
5	Fraser J.P.	Reform UK	176	6.8%

Electorate 5,455 · Ballots cast 2,582 · EC ward code E05013181 · Back to ward index

Bridgewater · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +0.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,607

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nelson S.M.J.	Labour Party	745	28.6%	Elected
2	Stockton J.R.	Labour Party	648	24.9%	Elected
3	Plumpton Walsh C.P.	Labour Party	648	24.9%	Elected
4	Dorian D.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	317	12.2%
5	Howard S.N.	Liberal Democrats	249	9.6%

Electorate 5,784 · Ballots cast 2,607 · EC ward code E05013173 · Back to ward index

Halton Lea · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 2,236

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Loftus K.	Labour Party	654	29.2%	Elected
2	Thompson D.	Labour Party	627	28.0%	Elected
3	Lowe A.A.	Labour Party	590	26.4%	Elected
4	Davidson S.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	211	9.4%
5	Woods D.J.	Liberal Democrats	154	6.9%

Electorate 5,099 · Ballots cast 2,236 · EC ward code E05013180 · Back to ward index

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −1.6 pts Valid ballots 2,797

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wharton M.	Labour Party	903	32.3%	Elected
2	Dourley E.	Labour Party	795	28.4%	Elected
3	Wright M.	Labour Party	745	26.6%	Elected
4	Jones N.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	354	12.7%

Electorate 5,326 · Ballots cast 2,797 · EC ward code E05013176 · Back to ward index

Appleton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −2.0 pts Valid ballots 2,195

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones E.	Labour Party	760	34.6%	Elected
2	Philbin G.	Labour Party	630	28.7%	Elected
3	Teeling A.	Labour Party	593	27.0%	Elected
4	Molyneux C.L.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	212	9.7%

Electorate 4,979 · Ballots cast 2,195 · EC ward code E05013169 · Back to ward index

Bankfield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 2,335

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McDermott T.	Labour Party	722	30.9%	Elected
2	Goodall L.M.	Labour Party	662	28.4%	Elected
3	Becan L.J.	Labour Party	653	28.0%	Elected
4	Hodnett J.N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	298	12.8%

Electorate 5,138 · Ballots cast 2,335 · EC ward code E05013170 · Back to ward index

Highfield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 2,948

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wall A.M.	Labour Party	929	31.5%	Elected
2	Nolan P.C.	Labour Party	856	29.0%	Elected
3	Gilligan B.	Labour Party	856	29.0%	Elected
4	Griffiths P.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	307	10.4%

Electorate 5,218 · Ballots cast 2,948 · EC ward code E05013182 · Back to ward index