# 2007 Halton Borough Council election

The 2007 Halton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Halton Unitary Council in Cheshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 33
* Liberal Democrat 15
* Conservative 8

## Campaign

19 of the 56 seats on the council were contested in the election including the seat of the Conservative group leader on the council, David Findon. Other candidates included the former Labour mayor, Peter Lloyd-Jones, standing in Norton North after losing his seat in the 2006 election and one British National Party candidate, Andrew Taylor, in Appleton ward.
The campaign saw controversy over the possibility of transferring hospital services from Halton to Warrington, with a campaigner against the move standing for the Liberal Democrats in Halton Brook against the Labour chairman of the North Cheshire Hospitals Trust.

## Results

The results saw Labour hold their majority on the council with 33 seats despite losing 2 in the election. The Labour losses were Allan Massey in Halton Brook ward and the longest serving councillor Arthur Cole in Castlefield, who lost by only 3 votes. Both seats were gained by Liberal Democrats who ended the election with 15 councillors, while the Conservatives still had 8. Overall turnout in the election was 27.33%.
Halton Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 10 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 52.6 | 41.2 | 10,025 | -4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 31.6 | 30.8 | 7,506 | +10.1 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 22.6 | 5,509 | -4.2 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 808 | -0.3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 287 | -0.1 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 111 | -0.2 |
| Citizens Party of Halton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 96 | -0.4 |

## Ward results

Appleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ged Philbin | 695 | 61.3 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Harper | 214 | 18.9 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jimmy Tang | 114 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | BNP | Andrew Taylor | 111 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 481 | 42.4 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 23.7 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Beechwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ulfar Norddahl | 766 | 70.9 |
| | Labour | Darran Lea | 183 | 16.9 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Price | 132 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 54.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,081 | 33.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Birchfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Findon | 869 | 61.8 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Jo Gleave | 537 | 38.2 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 23.6 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | 29.8 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Gilligan | 776 | 64.6 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Philip Harper | 229 | 19.1 | −16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoff Brown | 197 | 16.4 | +16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547 | 45.5 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 24.7 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castlefields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Blackmore | 565 | 46.1 | +17.6 |
| | Labour | Arthur Cole | 562 | 45.8 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Philip Balmer | 99 | 8.1 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,226 | 26.4 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Daresbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Bradshaw | 580 | 48.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Worrall | 424 | 35.3 |
| | Labour | Amanda Stockton | 197 | 16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,201 | 37.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ditton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaun Osborne | 784 | 49.4 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Browne | 485 | 30.6 | −20.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damian Curzon | 318 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,587 | 29.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Farnworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Murray | 909 | 53.1 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Beck | 450 | 26.3 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hare | 242 | 14.1 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Maureen Miller | 111 | 6.5 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 26.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 32.2 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Lowe | 538 | 44.5 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Pickering | 458 | 37.9 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | William Dowdle | 214 | 17.7 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 6.6 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | 23.6 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Halton Brook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Bryant | 714 | 55.0 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | John Massey | 503 | 38.8 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Parkinson | 81 | 6.2 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,298 | 26.8 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Halton Lea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Loftus | 554 | 52.7 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Clein | 231 | 22.0 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Adams | 170 | 16.2 | +6.4 |
| | Citizens Party of Halton | Michael Gelling | 96 | 9.1 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 30.7 | +7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,051 | 22.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Halton View :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stan Parker | 719 | 42.3 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Derek Mellor | 400 | 23.6 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Curzon | 372 | 21.9 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Denis Thomas | 207 | 12.2 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 18.7 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 32.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Ratcliffe | 982 | 54.8 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Bradshaw | 295 | 16.5 | −13.0 |
| | Independent | Gareth Stockton | 287 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Loftus | 228 | 12.7 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 38.3 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | 38.2 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hough Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevan Wainwright | 675 | 53.4 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Rowan | 311 | 24.6 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Austin | 151 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| | Green | Miriam Hodgson | 126 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 28.8 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,263 | 23.4 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kingsway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Gerrard | 663 | 64.1 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Frank Lloyd | 201 | 19.4 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Linda Mellor | 171 | 16.5 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 | 44.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | 21.3 | +1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ernest Ratcliffe | 693 | 54.1 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Nortman Plumpton | 429 | 33.5 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Forsyth | 159 | 12.4 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 20.6 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,281 | 26.0 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Norton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Inch | 830 | 58.0 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Lloyd Jones | 429 | 30.0 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark Walsh | 173 | 12.1 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | 28.0 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 29.2 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Norton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Cargill | 625 | 63.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rick Rothwell | 265 | 26.8 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Terence McDermott | 98 | 9.9 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 36.5 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 988 | 20.4 | +0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pamela Wallace | 478 | 64.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Meara | 184 | 24.7 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hill | 83 | 11.1 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 39.5 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 745 | 20.8 | −0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |