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Halton 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

18 ward races

18 seats

1 elected below the proportional quota

5.6% 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 18 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	13,730	68.1%	17	94.4%	13	72.2%	+4
Conservative and Unionist Party	2,343	11.6%	0	0.0%	2	11.1%	-2
Liberal Democrats	2,104	10.4%	1	5.6%	2	11.1%	-1
Green Party	1,350	6.7%	0	0.0%	1	5.6%	-1
Independent	333	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	193	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
The Liberal Party	104	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	20,157	100.0%	18	100.0%	18	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 and Heath · 1 seat · won at 44.4% · +5.6 pts below quota
Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor · 1 seat · won at 53.3% · above quota
Mersey and Weston · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
Norton North · 1 seat · won at 60.2% · above quota
Birchfield · 1 seat · won at 63.0% · above quota
Halton Castle · 1 seat · won at 67.8% · above quota
Grange · 1 seat · won at 67.8% · above quota
Halton View · 1 seat · won at 70.7% · above quota
Central and West Bank · 1 seat · won at 72.9% · above quota
Bridgewater · 1 seat · won at 72.9% · above quota
Norton South and Preston Brook · 1 seat · won at 74.2% · above quota
Farnworth · 1 seat · won at 74.2% · above quota
Hough Green · 1 seat · won at 74.6% · above quota
Halton Lea · 1 seat · won at 74.9% · above quota
Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank · 1 seat · won at 83.4% · above quota
Bankfield · 1 seat · won at 84.6% · above quota
Appleton · 1 seat · won at 87.2% · above quota
Highfield · 1 seat · won at 89.4% · above quota

Race results

Beechwood and Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,814

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ratcliffe, M.	Liberal Democrats	806	44.4%	Elected
2	Whitley, L.	Labour Party	625	34.5%
3	Bentley, R.	Reform UK	193	10.6%
4	Clarke, D.	The Liberal Party	104	5.7%
5	Arjona, S.	Green Party	86	4.7%

Electorate 6,017 · Ballots cast 1,814 · EC ward code E05013171 · Back to ward index

Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.3 pts Valid ballots 1,223

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Connolly, N.	Labour Party	652	53.3%	Elected
2	Myndiuk-Davidson, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	234	19.1%
3	Ferguson, I.	Green Party	219	17.9%
4	Secker, J.	Liberal Democrats	118	9.6%

Electorate 4,269 · Ballots cast 1,223 · EC ward code E05013175 · Back to ward index

Mersey and Weston · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.4 pts Valid ballots 1,226

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Begg, V.	Labour Party	691	56.4%	Elected
2	Morris, M.	Liberal Democrats	415	33.8%
3	Brooks, D.	Green Party	120	9.8%

Electorate 5,921 · Ballots cast 1,226 · EC ward code E05013184 · Back to ward index

Norton North · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.2 pts Valid ballots 1,371

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bramwell, I.	Labour Party	826	60.2%	Elected
2	Inch, D.	Liberal Democrats	248	18.1%
3	Burnett, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	162	11.8%
4	Miller, T.	Green Party	135	9.8%

Electorate 5,580 · Ballots cast 1,371 · EC ward code E05013185 · Back to ward index

Birchfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.0 pts Valid ballots 1,394

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ball, A.	Labour Party	878	63.0%	Elected
2	Powell, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	367	26.3%
3	Teebay, A.	Liberal Democrats	149	10.7%

Electorate 6,084 · Ballots cast 1,394 · EC ward code E05013172 · Back to ward index

Halton Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.8 pts Valid ballots 919

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thornton, S.	Labour Party	623	67.8%	Elected
2	Whyte, D.	Independent	140	15.2%
3	Shaw, V.	Green Party	89	9.7%
4	Eaton, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	67	7.3%

Electorate 4,800 · Ballots cast 919 · EC ward code E05013179 · Back to ward index

Grange · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.8 pts Valid ballots 941

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McDonough, K.	Labour Party	638	67.8%	Elected
2	Baker, D.	Independent	119	12.6%
3	Aveyard, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	97	10.3%
4	Howard, S.	Liberal Democrats	87	9.2%

Electorate 5,619 · Ballots cast 941 · EC ward code E05013178 · Back to ward index

Halton View · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.7 pts Valid ballots 1,134

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Polhill, R.	Labour Party	802	70.7%	Elected
2	Glover, M.	Green Party	200	17.6%
3	Powell, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	132	11.6%

Electorate 5,352 · Ballots cast 1,134 · EC ward code E05013181 · Back to ward index

Central and West Bank · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.9 pts Valid ballots 653

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wallace, P.	Labour Party	476	72.9%	Elected
2	Hewitt, C.	Independent	74	11.3%
3	McMullin, A.	Green Party	73	11.2%
4	Powell, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	30	4.6%

Electorate 4,784 · Ballots cast 653 · EC ward code E05013174 · Back to ward index

Bridgewater · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.9 pts Valid ballots 1,166

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nelson, S.	Labour Party	850	72.9%	Elected
2	Sankey, C.	Green Party	118	10.1%
3	Forder, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	104	8.9%
4	Howard, J.	Liberal Democrats	94	8.1%

Electorate 5,745 · Ballots cast 1,166 · EC ward code E05013173 · Back to ward index

Norton South and Preston Brook · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.2 pts Valid ballots 1,000

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hughes, C.	Labour Party	742	74.2%	Elected
2	Hodge, M.	Liberal Democrats	137	13.7%
3	Clare, T.	Green Party	121	12.1%

Electorate 4,943 · Ballots cast 1,000 · EC ward code E05013186 · Back to ward index

Farnworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.2 pts Valid ballots 1,409

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McInerney, A.	Labour Party	1,046	74.2%	Elected
2	Harper, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	363	25.8%

Electorate 6,068 · Ballots cast 1,409 · EC ward code E05013177 · Back to ward index

Hough Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.6 pts Valid ballots 1,003

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baker, S.	Labour Party	748	74.6%	Elected
2	Dean, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	152	15.2%
3	Beale, P.	Green Party	103	10.3%

Electorate 5,237 · Ballots cast 1,003 · EC ward code E05013183 · Back to ward index

Halton Lea · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.9 pts Valid ballots 876

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Loftus, K.	Labour Party	656	74.9%	Elected
2	O'Day, M.	Green Party	86	9.8%
3	Davidson, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	84	9.6%
4	Rowe, J.	Liberal Democrats	50	5.7%

Electorate 5,044 · Ballots cast 876 · EC ward code E05013180 · Back to ward index

Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank · single-seat

Marginal winner 83.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −33.4 pts Valid ballots 958

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wharton, M.	Labour Party	799	83.4%	Elected
2	Harper, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	159	16.6%

Electorate 5,110 · Ballots cast 958 · EC ward code E05013176 · Back to ward index

Bankfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 84.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −34.6 pts Valid ballots 957

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McDermott, T.	Labour Party	810	84.6%	Elected
2	Roberts, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	147	15.4%

Electorate 4,999 · Ballots cast 957 · EC ward code E05013170 · Back to ward index

Appleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 87.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −37.2 pts Valid ballots 947

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones, E.	Labour Party	826	87.2%	Elected
2	Findon, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	121	12.8%

Electorate 4,896 · Ballots cast 947 · EC ward code E05013169 · Back to ward index

Highfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 89.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −39.4 pts Valid ballots 1,166

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wall, A.	Labour Party	1,042	89.4%	Elected
2	Dorian, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	124	10.6%

Electorate 5,068 · Ballots cast 1,166 · EC ward code E05013182 · Back to ward index