# 2022 Halton Borough Council election

The 2022 Halton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022, alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom, to elect a third of the council's 54 seats. The Labour Party won most of the 18 seats up for election, comfortably retaining their overall majority. Only one seat switched hands: Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor elected a Conservative, a loss for the Green Party who were left without any members on the council.

## Results summary

2022 Halton Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 16 | | 88.9 | 32 | 48 | 88.9 | 14,973 | 64.2 | |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 4,125 | 17.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 2,245 | 9.6 | |
| | Green | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,211 | 5.2 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 757 | 3.2 | |

## Ward results

An asterisk (*) next to a candidate's name indicates that they were an incumbent councillor.

### Appleton

Appleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Teeling * | 865 | 84.6 | +28.5 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Harper | 157 | 15.4 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bankfield

Bankfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Bevan * | 938 | 86.8 | +28.2 |
| | Independent | Keith McCann | 87 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Dorian | 56 | 5.2 | −21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Beechwood and Heath

Beechwood and Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Stockton * | 997 | 47.9 | +13.9 |
| | Labour | Craig Butcher | 625 | 30.0 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Clarke | 365 | 17.5 | −7.0 |
| | Independent | Rhona Bentley | 93 | 4.5 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Birchfield

Birchfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Fry * | 885 | 49.9 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | John Powell | 665 | 37.5 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Teebay | 118 | 6.7 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Matthew Healey | 106 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bridgewater

Bridgewater :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Garner | 1,024 | 74.6 | +23.9 |
| | Conservative | Dylan Eaton | 202 | 14.7 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Howard | 147 | 10.7 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Central and West Bank

Central and West Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Noel Hutchinson * | 633 | 85.7 | +29.9 |
| | Conservative | Colleen Harper | 106 | 14.3 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor

Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sian Davidson | 399 | 34.1 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Anna Hutchinson | 398 | 34.1 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Richard Kinchin | 372 | 31.8 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,168 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Swing | | |
The election was a dead heat between the Conservative and Labour candidates, with both getting 398 votes. The election was decided by the drawing of names from an envelope, with the Conservative candidate winning.

### Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank

Ditton, Hale Village and Halebank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Wright * | 946 | 80.2 | +25.8 |
| | Conservative | Philip Harper | 234 | 19.8 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Farnworth

Farnworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valerie Hill * | 1,033 | 64.8 | +19.1 |
| | Conservative | Ann Dawson | 561 | 35.2 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Grange

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Dennett * | 790 | 78.2 | +28.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Howard | 220 | 21.8 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Halton Castle

Halton Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Carlin * | 713 | 63.0 | +11.5 |
| | Green | Iain Ferguson | 197 | 17.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Darrin Whyte | 134 | 11.8 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Heatley | 87 | 7.7 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Halton Lea

Halton Lea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Lowe * | 851 | 75.8 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Davidson | 130 | 11.6 | −8.8 |
| | Green | Ashlee Brown | 86 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Hodge | 56 | 5.0 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Halton View

Halton View :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Louise Nolan | 1,000 | 80.1 | +31.5 |
| | Conservative | Julie Powell | 248 | 19.9 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Highfield

Highfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Gilligan * | 965 | 74.9 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | James Powell | 178 | 13.8 | −9.4 |
| | Independent | Steven Dowdeswell | 145 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hough Green

Hough Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Harris * | 887 | 72.5 | +26.4 |
| | Conservative | Lyn Nguzo | 212 | 17.3 | −10.0 |
| | Green | Tracy Miller | 124 | 10.1 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mersey and Weston

Mersey and Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Plumpton-Walsh * | 803 | 56.7 | +18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Redhead | 352 | 24.9 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Baker | 164 | 11.6 | −9.4 |
| | Independent | Gillian Rowe | 96 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Norton North

Norton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Logan * | 806 | 46.9 | +10.2 |
| | Green | Gary Cargill | 326 | 19.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Inch | 276 | 16.1 | −14.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Davidson | 187 | 10.9 | −17.6 |
| | Independent | Graham Porter | 123 | 7.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Norton South and Preston Brook

Norton South and Preston Brook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martha Lloyd Jones * | 811 | 71.0 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | Adam Burnett | 174 | 15.2 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Miriam Hodge | 79 | 6.9 | −9.8 |
| | Independent | Craig Wyna | 79 | 6.9 | −9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |