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Halton 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 17 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 15,544 | 66.7% | 17 | 94.4% | 13 | 72.2% | +4 |
| Conservative Party | 3,954 | 17.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 16.7% | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,707 | 7.3% | 1 | 5.6% | 1 | 5.6% | 0 |
| Independent | 1,148 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% | -1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 761 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 106 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| SocLab | 97 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 23,317 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — 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.
- Heath · 1 seat · won at 44.4% · −5.6 pts below quota
- Birchfield · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
- Hale · 1 seat · won at 53.4% · above quota
- Farnworth · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
- Norton North · 1 seat · won at 55.7% · above quota
- Ditton · 1 seat · won at 61.9% · above quota
- Mersey · 1 seat · won at 65.8% · above quota
- Hough Green · 1 seat · won at 67.4% · above quota
- Halton Castle · 1 seat · won at 71.6% · above quota
- Halton Brook · 1 seat · won at 71.8% · above quota
- Grange · 1 seat · won at 74.9% · above quota
- Appleton · 1 seat · won at 76.2% · above quota
- Halton Lea · 1 seat · won at 76.8% · above quota
- Norton South · 1 seat · won at 82.9% · above quota
- Kingsway · 1 seat · won at 83.1% · above quota
- Broadheath · 1 seat · won at 83.4% · above quota
- Halton View · 2 seats · won at 74.4% · above quota
Race results
Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,657
| 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 | Chris Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 735 | 44.4% | −5.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Irene Bramwell | Labour Party | 555 | 33.5% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Adams | Conservative Party | 265 | 16.0% | — | |
| 4 | Dave Myers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 102 | 6.2% | — |
Birchfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,553
| 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 | Mike Fry | Labour Party | 798 | 51.4% | +1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Powell | Conservative Party | 613 | 39.5% | — | |
| 3 | Romana Dworak | Liberal Democrats | 142 | 9.1% | — |
Hale · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 877
| 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 | Mike Wharton | Labour Party | 468 | 53.4% | +3.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Luke Trevaskis | Independent | 388 | 44.2% | — | |
| 3 | Ruth Rowan | Conservative Party | 21 | 2.4% | — |
Farnworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,880
| 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 | Andrew Macmanus | Labour Party | 1,041 | 55.4% | +5.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colleen Harper | Conservative Party | 643 | 34.2% | — | |
| 3 | Barry Cromer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 196 | 10.4% | — |
Norton North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,419
| 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 Jones | Labour Party | 791 | 55.7% | +5.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Diane Inch | Liberal Democrats | 326 | 23.0% | — | |
| 3 | Sian Davidson | Conservative Party | 302 | 21.3% | — |
Ditton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,509
| 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 | Joe Roberts | Labour Party | 934 | 61.9% | +11.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colin Rowan | Independent | 575 | 38.1% | — |
Mersey · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,285
| 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 | Rosie Leck | Labour Party | 845 | 65.8% | +15.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Daniel Clarke | Conservative Party | 205 | 16.0% | — | |
| 3 | Joanne Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 150 | 11.7% | — | |
| 4 | Glyn Redican | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 85 | 6.6% | — |
Hough Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,330
| 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 | Phil Harris | Labour Party | 896 | 67.4% | +17.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joanne McLean | Conservative Party | 247 | 18.6% | — | |
| 3 | Thomas Glynn | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 187 | 14.1% | — |
Halton Castle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,196
| 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 | Ellen Cargill | Labour Party | 856 | 71.6% | +21.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Darrin Whyte | Independent | 185 | 15.5% | — | |
| 3 | Julie Powell | Conservative Party | 110 | 9.2% | — | |
| 4 | Philip Busow | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 45 | 3.8% | — |
Halton Brook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,228
| 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 Stockton | Labour Party | 882 | 71.8% | +21.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Dorian | Conservative Party | 135 | 11.0% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Armstrong | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 106 | 8.6% | — | |
| 4 | Granville Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 105 | 8.6% | — |
Grange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,045
| 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 | Mark Dennett | Labour Party | 783 | 74.9% | +24.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Linda Redhead | Liberal Democrats | 161 | 15.4% | — | |
| 3 | Phil Drakeley | Conservative Party | 101 | 9.7% | — |
Appleton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,129
| 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 | Angela Teeling | Labour Party | 860 | 76.2% | +26.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Philip Harper | Conservative Party | 172 | 15.2% | — | |
| 3 | Victor Turton | SocLab | 97 | 8.6% | — |
Halton Lea · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,182
| 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 | Alan Lowe | Labour Party | 908 | 76.8% | +26.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sandra Davidson | Conservative Party | 150 | 12.7% | — | |
| 3 | Mary Hanson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 72 | 6.1% | — | |
| 4 | Ernest Ratcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 52 | 4.4% | — |
Norton South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 82.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +32.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,076
| 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 | Martha Jones | Labour Party | 892 | 82.9% | +32.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adam Burnett | Conservative Party | 148 | 13.8% | — | |
| 3 | Miriam Hodge | Liberal Democrats | 36 | 3.3% | — |
Kingsway · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,105
| 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 | June Roberts | Labour Party | 918 | 83.1% | +33.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Griffiths | Conservative Party | 113 | 10.2% | — | |
| 3 | Brad Bradshaw | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 74 | 6.7% | — |
Broadheath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,184
| 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 | Keith Morley | Labour Party | 988 | 83.4% | +33.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Murray | Conservative Party | 196 | 16.6% | — |
Halton View · 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. 74.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +41.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,331
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 | Tom McInerney | Labour Party | 1,139 | 42.8% | 85.6% | +52.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Louise Whitley | Labour Party | 990 | 37.2% | 74.4% | +41.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Tania Clarke | Conservative Party | 283 | 10.6% | 21.3% | — | |
| 4 | Duncan Harper | Conservative Party | 250 | 9.4% | 18.8% | — |