← Halton (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Halton 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
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 19 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 14,721 | 41.4% | 16 | 84.2% | 8 | 42.1% | +8 |
| Labour Party | 10,884 | 30.6% | 2 | 10.5% | 6 | 31.6% | -4 |
| Green Party | 5,271 | 14.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 15.8% | -3 |
| Conservative Party | 2,091 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.3% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,948 | 5.5% | 1 | 5.3% | 1 | 5.3% | 0 |
| Independent | 564 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Libertarian Party | 69 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 35,548 | 100.0% | 19 | 100.0% | 19 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Birchfield · 1 seat · won at 35.6% · −14.4 pts below quota
- Farnworth · 1 seat · won at 36.5% · −13.5 pts below quota
- Mersey and Weston · 1 seat · won at 37.6% · −12.4 pts below quota
- Halton Castle · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
- Norton North · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
- Grange · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
- Highfield · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · −8.4 pts below quota
- Norton South and Preston Brook · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · −8.4 pts below quota
- Appleton · 1 seat · won at 42.2% · −7.8 pts below quota
- Bankfield · 1 seat · won at 42.4% · −7.6 pts below quota
- Hough Green · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
- Beechwood and Heath · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · −5.3 pts below quota
- Bridgewater · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · −4.8 pts below quota
- Halton Lea · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · −4.6 pts below quota
- Halton View · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · −2.2 pts below quota
- Central and West Bank · 1 seat · won at 51.6% · above quota
- Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
- Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor · 2 seats · won at 36.6% · above quota
Race results
Birchfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,351
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Michael Coopersmith | Reform UK | 837 | 35.6% | −14.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Fry | Labour Party | 835 | 35.5% | — | |
| 3 | Joseph Christopher Scholes | Green Party | 340 | 14.5% | — | |
| 4 | John Robert Powell | Conservative Party | 339 | 14.4% | — |
Farnworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,296
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Williams | Labour Party | 837 | 36.5% | −13.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Frank Simpson | Reform UK | 836 | 36.4% | — | |
| 3 | Helen Elizabeth McGauley | Green Party | 315 | 13.7% | — | |
| 4 | Philip Harper | Conservative Party | 308 | 13.4% | — |
Mersey and Weston · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,085
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siân Fiona Alexandra Davidson | Reform UK | 784 | 37.6% | −12.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Norman Lee Plumpton-Walsh | Labour Party | 567 | 27.2% | — | |
| 3 | Hayley Michelle Smith | Green Party | 327 | 15.7% | — | |
| 4 | John Martin Lunt | Independent | 179 | 8.6% | — | |
| 5 | Joanne Allison Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 154 | 7.4% | — | |
| 6 | Colleen Mary Harper | Conservative Party | 74 | 3.5% | — |
Halton Castle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,490
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Paul Davies | Reform UK | 594 | 39.9% | −10.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Carlin | Labour Party | 510 | 34.2% | — | |
| 3 | Iain James Ferguson | Green Party | 248 | 16.6% | — | |
| 4 | Darrin Whyte | Independent | 138 | 9.3% | — |
Norton North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,120
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Trevor Davies | Reform UK | 846 | 39.9% | −10.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nathan William David Fitzpatrick | Labour Party | 595 | 28.1% | — | |
| 3 | Lauren Hickton | Green Party | 280 | 13.2% | — | |
| 4 | Diane Marie Inch | Liberal Democrats | 254 | 12.0% | — | |
| 5 | Mary Elizabeth Hanson | Conservative Party | 145 | 6.8% | — |
Grange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,717
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Oates | Reform UK | 695 | 40.5% | −9.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Frances Stewart | Labour Party | 498 | 29.0% | — | |
| 3 | Michael James O'Day | Green Party | 277 | 16.1% | — | |
| 4 | Wolfie Smith | Independent | 168 | 9.8% | — | |
| 5 | Daniel James Baker | Independent | 79 | 4.6% | — |
Highfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,963
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Gilligan | Labour Party | 816 | 41.6% | −8.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dave O'Connor | Reform UK | 809 | 41.2% | — | |
| 3 | Kiel Joseph Oldfield | Green Party | 226 | 11.5% | — | |
| 4 | Pamela Ann McDermott | Conservative Party | 112 | 5.7% | — |
Norton South and Preston Brook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,486
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Davidson | Reform UK | 618 | 41.6% | −8.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Martha Lloyd Jones | Labour Party | 485 | 32.6% | — | |
| 3 | Emma Samantha Brown | Green Party | 264 | 17.8% | — | |
| 4 | Adam Robert Burnett | Conservative Party | 119 | 8.0% | — |
Appleton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,635
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul David Musker | Reform UK | 690 | 42.2% | −7.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Angela Teeling | Labour Party | 606 | 37.1% | — | |
| 3 | Sue Robinson | Green Party | 244 | 14.9% | — | |
| 4 | Elaine Dean | Conservative Party | 95 | 5.8% | — |
Bankfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,610
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claire Louise Aberdeen | Reform UK | 682 | 42.4% | −7.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Laura Bevan | Labour Party | 623 | 38.7% | — | |
| 3 | Nicholas Ray | Green Party | 201 | 12.5% | — | |
| 4 | Susan Mary Forder | Conservative Party | 104 | 6.5% | — |
Hough Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,768
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Atherton | Reform UK | 760 | 43.0% | −7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Phil Harris | Labour Party | 688 | 38.9% | — | |
| 3 | Nicholas Edward Parry | Green Party | 217 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Raymond Evan Roberts | Conservative Party | 103 | 5.8% | — |
Beechwood and Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,689
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gareth Charles Stockton | Liberal Democrats | 1,201 | 44.7% | −5.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Roberts | Reform UK | 1,063 | 39.5% | — | |
| 3 | Julian David Gardiner | Green Party | 356 | 13.2% | — | |
| 4 | Dan Clarke | Libertarian Party | 69 | 2.6% | — |
Bridgewater · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,939
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Davies | Reform UK | 876 | 45.2% | −4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark David Dennett | Labour Party | 561 | 28.9% | — | |
| 3 | Deborah Brooks | Green Party | 348 | 17.9% | — | |
| 4 | Suzanne Nicola Howard | Liberal Democrats | 90 | 4.6% | — | |
| 5 | Matthew John Quinn | Conservative Party | 64 | 3.3% | — |
Halton Lea · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,532
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Bernard Raftree | Reform UK | 695 | 45.4% | −4.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nia Meagan Hayes | Labour Party | 492 | 32.1% | — | |
| 3 | Joshua Richard Bell | Green Party | 286 | 18.7% | — | |
| 4 | Luke Jon Hanson | Conservative Party | 59 | 3.9% | — |
Halton View · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,878
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damian James Curzon | Reform UK | 898 | 47.8% | −2.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Louise Nolan | Labour Party | 619 | 33.0% | — | |
| 3 | Josh Watson | Green Party | 243 | 12.9% | — | |
| 4 | James Robert Mathias Powell | Conservative Party | 118 | 6.3% | — |
Central and West Bank · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,284
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan David MacKie | Reform UK | 662 | 51.6% | +1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Wall | Labour Party | 369 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | Aubrey Kelly | Green Party | 208 | 16.2% | — | |
| 4 | Julie Powell | Conservative Party | 45 | 3.5% | — |
Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,742
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Anderton | Reform UK | 923 | 53.0% | +3.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Marie Wright | Labour Party | 510 | 29.3% | — | |
| 3 | Niamh Richards | Green Party | 220 | 12.6% | — | |
| 4 | Ksawier Staniszewski | Conservative Party | 89 | 5.1% | — |
Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 36.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,982
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John David Scott | Reform UK | 728 | 18.4% | 36.7% | +3.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dylan Anthony Eaton | Reform UK | 725 | 18.3% | 36.6% | +3.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jo Jones | Labour Party | 664 | 16.8% | 33.5% | — | |
| 4 | Geoffrey Michael Logan | Labour Party | 609 | 15.4% | 30.7% | — | |
| 5 | Christopher William Biggs | Green Party | 353 | 8.9% | 17.8% | — | |
| 6 | Robert John McClennan | Green Party | 318 | 8.0% | 16.0% | — | |
| 7 | Sara Louise Wakefield | Conservative Party | 317 | 8.0% | 16.0% | — | |
| 8 | John Segrue Secker | Liberal Democrats | 249 | 6.3% | 12.6% | — |