Borough of Halton - Politics

Politics

See also: Halton (UK Parliament constituency) and Halton local elections

Since Halton became a unitary authority in 1998 the Labour party has controlled the council. Elections to the council are held in 3 out of every 4 years, with one third of the 56 seats being elected at each election. After the last election in 2008 the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors
Labour 33
Liberal Democrat 14
Conservative 9

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