← Halton (all cycles) · 2 May 2019 cohort
Halton 2019
Local elections held 2 May 2019.
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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 13,137 | 60.5% | 17 | 89.5% | 13 | 68.4% | +4 |
| Conservative Party | 3,648 | 16.8% | 1 | 5.3% | 3 | 15.8% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,776 | 12.8% | 1 | 5.3% | 2 | 10.5% | -1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,046 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.3% | -1 |
| Green Party | 523 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 321 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| SocAlt | 247 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 21,698 | 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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — 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.
- Beechwood · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · −11.0 pts below quota
- Daresbury · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
- Norton North · 1 seat · won at 48.8% · −1.2 pts below quota
- Heath · 1 seat · won at 54.5% · above quota
- Mersey · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
- Farnworth · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
- Birchfield · 1 seat · won at 57.0% · above quota
- Grange · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
- Halton Castle · 1 seat · won at 62.1% · above quota
- Halton Brook · 1 seat · won at 64.5% · above quota
- Hough Green · 1 seat · won at 66.1% · above quota
- Ditton · 1 seat · won at 69.6% · above quota
- Norton South · 1 seat · won at 75.9% · above quota
- Kingsway · 1 seat · won at 77.8% · above quota
- Halton View · 1 seat · won at 78.2% · above quota
- Riverside · 1 seat · won at 82.9% · above quota
- Halton Lea · 1 seat · won at 83.0% · above quota
- Appleton · 1 seat · won at 83.2% · above quota
- Broadheath · 1 seat · won at 83.8% · above quota
Race results
Beechwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,056
| 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 Loftus | Labour Party | 412 | 39.0% | −11.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Linda Redhead | Liberal Democrats | 361 | 34.2% | — | |
| 3 | Rhona Bentley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 176 | 16.7% | — | |
| 4 | Peter Davidson | Conservative Party | 107 | 10.1% | — |
Daresbury · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,332
| 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 Bradshaw | Conservative Party | 543 | 40.8% | −9.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colin Hughes | Labour Party | 374 | 28.1% | — | |
| 3 | Andrew Dyer | Green Party | 307 | 23.0% | — | |
| 4 | Miriam Hodge | Liberal Democrats | 108 | 8.1% | — |
Norton North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,291
| 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 | Geoff Zygadllo | Labour Party | 630 | 48.8% | −1.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Diane Inch | Liberal Democrats | 450 | 34.9% | — | |
| 3 | Sian Davidson | Conservative Party | 211 | 16.3% | — |
Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,568
| 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 | Margaret Ratcliffe | Liberal Democrats | 854 | 54.5% | +4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Victoria Begg | Labour Party | 369 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Dave Myers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 199 | 12.7% | — | |
| 4 | Ian Adams | Conservative Party | 146 | 9.3% | — |
Mersey · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,176
| 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 | Norman Plumpton-Walsh | Labour Party | 649 | 55.2% | +5.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jamie Lunt | Liberal Democrats | 348 | 29.6% | — | |
| 3 | Daniel Clarke | Conservative Party | 179 | 15.2% | — |
Farnworth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,748
| 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 McInerney | Labour Party | 981 | 56.1% | +6.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colleen Harper | Conservative Party | 459 | 26.3% | — | |
| 3 | Andrea Baines | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 308 | 17.6% | — |
Birchfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.0% 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. 1,129
| 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 | Sandra Baker | Labour Party | 644 | 57.0% | +7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Powell | Conservative Party | 258 | 22.9% | — | |
| 3 | Romana Coveney | Liberal Democrats | 227 | 20.1% | — |
Grange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 987
| 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 | Joan Lowe | Labour Party | 574 | 58.2% | +8.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lee Urquhart | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 189 | 19.1% | — | |
| 3 | Joanne Rowe | Liberal Democrats | 142 | 14.4% | — | |
| 4 | Philip Drakeley | Conservative Party | 82 | 8.3% | — |
Halton Castle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,146
| 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 Carlin | Labour Party | 712 | 62.1% | +12.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Darrin Whyte | Independent | 321 | 28.0% | — | |
| 3 | Julie Powell | Conservative Party | 113 | 9.9% | — |
Halton Brook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,102
| 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 | Carol Plumpton-Walsh | Labour Party | 711 | 64.5% | +14.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Armstrong | SocAlt | 247 | 22.4% | — | |
| 3 | David Dorian | Conservative Party | 144 | 13.1% | — |
Hough Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,148
| 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 | Kevan Wainwright | Labour Party | 759 | 66.1% | +16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Millie Allen | Green Party | 216 | 18.8% | — | |
| 3 | Joanne McLean | Conservative Party | 173 | 15.1% | — |
Ditton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,222
| 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 | Edward Dourley | Labour Party | 850 | 69.6% | +19.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Granville Spencer | Conservative Party | 193 | 15.8% | — | |
| 3 | David Coveney | Liberal Democrats | 179 | 14.6% | — |
Norton South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 914
| 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 | Dave Cargill | Labour Party | 694 | 75.9% | +25.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Adam Burnett | Conservative Party | 113 | 12.4% | — | |
| 3 | Christopher Inch | Liberal Democrats | 107 | 11.7% | — |
Kingsway · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 77.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,083
| 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 | Andrea Wall | Labour Party | 843 | 77.8% | +27.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Brad Bradshaw | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 174 | 16.1% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Griffiths | Conservative Party | 66 | 6.1% | — |
Halton View · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 78.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +28.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,127
| 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 | Louise Whitley | Labour Party | 881 | 78.2% | +28.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tania Clarke | Conservative Party | 246 | 21.8% | — |
Riverside · 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. 595
| 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 | Pamela Wallace | Labour Party | 493 | 82.9% | +32.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Philip Harper | Conservative Party | 102 | 17.1% | — |
Halton Lea · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,065
| 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 | Kath Loftus | Labour Party | 884 | 83.0% | +33.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sandra Davidson | Conservative Party | 181 | 17.0% | — |
Appleton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,029
| 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 | Ged Philbin | Labour Party | 856 | 83.2% | +33.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Duncan Harper | Conservative Party | 173 | 16.8% | — |
Broadheath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 980
| 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 | Robert Gilligan | Labour Party | 821 | 83.8% | +33.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Joshua Hodnett | Conservative Party | 159 | 16.2% | — |