2011 Halton Borough Council election
{{Short description|2011 UK local government election}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
The 2011 Halton Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 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 44
- Liberal Democrat 6
- Conservative 3
- Independent 3
Ward results
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ged Philbin
|votes = 1197
|percentage = 84.4
|change = +17.2
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Swift
|votes = 222
|percentage = 15.6
|change = +0.4
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{{Election box begin | title=Beechwood}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Loftus
|votes = 521
|percentage = 37.4
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ulfar Norddahl
|votes = 500
|percentage = 35.9
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Davies
|votes = 371
|percentage = 26.7
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21
|percentage = 1.5
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{{Election box begin | title=Birchfield}}
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sandra Baker
|votes = 1072
|percentage = 57.1
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Findon
|votes = 804
|percentage = 42.9
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 251
|percentage = 14.2
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{{Election box begin | title=Broadheath}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Gilligan
|votes = 1220
|percentage = 79.0
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ruth Rowan
|votes = 244
|percentage = 15.8
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Geoff Brown
|votes = 81
|percentage = 5.2
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 976
|percentage = 63.2
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{{Election box begin | title=Daresbury}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Bradshaw
|votes = 727
|percentage = 53.8
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Eakins
|votes = 463
|percentage = 34.2
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Joanne King
|votes = 162
|percentage = 12.0
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 264
|percentage = 19.6
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{{Election box begin | title=Ditton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Shaun Osborne
|votes = 1372
|percentage = 73.5
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Murray
|votes = 495
|percentage = 26.5
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{{Election box begin | title=Farnworth}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela McInerney
|votes = 1256
|percentage = 57.0
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Murray
|votes = 948
|percentage = 43.0
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{{Election box begin | title=Grange}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela McInerney
|votes = 1004
|percentage = 71.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gareth Stockton
|votes = 393
|percentage = 28.1
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{{Election box begin | title=Halton Brook}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Carol Walsh
|votes = 991
|percentage = 63.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Peter Cumpper
|votes = 323
|percentage = 20.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Patricia Parkinson
|votes = 250
|percentage = 16.0
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 668
|percentage = 42.7
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box begin | title=Halton Castle}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Cole
|votes = 1067
|percentage = 70.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Janet Clein
|votes = 281
|percentage = 18.5
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Simon Charlesworth
|votes = 175
|percentage = 11.5
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{{Election box begin | title=Halton Lea}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Katherine Loftus
|votes = 1228
|percentage = 80.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Dalton
|votes = 200
|percentage = 13.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Marina Thornhill
|votes = 96
|percentage = 6.3
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 319
|percentage = 18.7
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,698
|percentage = 32.0
|change = -0.1
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box begin | title=Halton View}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stan Parker
|votes = 1508
|percentage = 79.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Docherty
|votes = 391
|percentage = 20.6
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{{Election box begin | title=Heath}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Ratcliffe
|votes = 856
|percentage = 44.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Hignett
|votes = 698
|percentage = 35.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bill Ring
|votes = 388
|percentage = 20.0
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 158
|percentage = 8.2
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|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box begin | title=Hough Green}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kevan Wainwright
|votes = 1391
|percentage = 77.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Griffiths
|votes = 405
|percentage = 22.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 986
|percentage = 54.8
|change =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box begin | title=Kingsway}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Fraser
|votes = unopposed
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{{Election box begin | title=Mersey}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Walsh
|votes = 984
|percentage = 62.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Ratcliffe
|votes = 589
|percentage = 37.4
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 395
|percentage = 24.2
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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{{Election box begin | title=Norton North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoff Zygadllo
|votes = 850
|percentage = 48.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Diane Inch
|votes = 429
|percentage = 35.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kay Alexander
|votes = 281
|percentage = 16.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 421
|percentage = 13.6
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box begin | title=Norton South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Cargill
|votes = 1233
|percentage = 84.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pam Bleasdale
|votes = 137
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Whitley
|votes = 82
|percentage = 5.7
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1096
|percentage = 75.3
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box begin | title=Riverside}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Pamela Wallace
|votes = 843
|percentage = 82.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Paul Meara
|votes = 175
|percentage = 17.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 668
|percentage = 65.6
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Cheshire elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2011}}