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Halton Wards
Review Body

The Commission is carrying out an electoral review of Halton Borough Council.

The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.

We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.

To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Halton. You can find out more about the review below.

Review Dates
  Date from: Date to:
Consultation on warding arrangement 26 June 2018 3 September 2018
Consultation on draft recommendations 4 December 2018 11 February 2019
Consultation on further draft recommendations 28 May 2019 24 June 2019
Final recommendations published 3 September 2019  

 

Latest Information:

Recommendations become law

 

The Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 2020, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Halton, was made on 28 January 2020.

 

New ward arrangements for Halton have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2020.

 

The Order for Halton can be viewed through the following link.

 

The Order Map for Halton can be viewed here.

Previous Steps:

On 21 October, the Halton (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 was laid in draft in Parliament.

The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations of the review. 

The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Halton Council in May 2020.

The draft order can be viewed here.

The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.

On 3 September, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Halton Borough Council.

 

We have now completed our electoral review of Halton Borough Council.

 

To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode.

The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.

A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.

The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Halton Borough Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2020.

 

Opinion Survey

We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.

 

*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.

The consultation on the Commission’s further limited draft recommendations for Halton Borough Council closed on 24 June 2019.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

 

Local Authority:

Councillors:

Local Organisations:

Local Residents:

 

This stage of consultation ended on 24 June 2019.

From 28 May to 24 June 2019, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on changed draft recommendations for Halton Borough Council.

The consultation focuses on new proposals for Borough ward boundaries, in east Runcorn:

  • Halton Castle
  • Halton Lea
  • Norton North
  • Preston Brook & Norton South

The Commission has listened to the views of the public put to it during an earlier consultation, and now proposes to change its plans, to reflect the significance of the evidence we received.

Due to the significance of the proposed changes in east Runcorn, the Commission is now accepting additional opinions and comments (submissions) from local people about the areas affected. 

The Commission is satisfied with the evidence received for the rest of the Borough and is therefore not seeking further opinions and comments (submissions) on areas other than those listed above.

The Commission plans to publish its final recommendations for the whole Borough on 3 September 2019.

For more information, see our:

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Halton Borough Council closed on 11 February 2019.

Listed below are the submissions we received:

Local Authority:

Political Groups:*

Councillors:*

Local Organisations:

Parish and Town Councils:

Local Residents:

 

*Please note that the following will open as zip files

The consultation on the draft recommendations for Halton Borough Council has now closed.

 

On 4 December 2018, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of Halton Borough Council.

From 3 December 2018 to 11 February 2019, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on these recommendations for Halton Borough Council.

To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Halton electoral review:

  1. through our consultation area,
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. writing to the following address:

   The Review Officer (Halton)

   Local Government Boundary Commission for England

   1st Floor, Windsor House

   50 Victoria Street

   London

   SW1H 0TL

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

 

From 26 June 2018 to 3 September 2018, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Halton Borough Council.

The Commission is minded to recommend that Halton Borough Council should have 54 councillors in the future. This is 2 fewer than the current number of councillors.

The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Halton to help it to produce new wards boundaries to accommodate 54 councillors.

For more information, see our:

To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.

You can make a submission to the Halton electoral review:

  1. through our consultation area, 
  2. by e-mailing [email protected], or
  3. writing to the following address:

The Review Officer (Halton)

Local Government Boundary Commission for England

1st Floor, Windsor House

50 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0TL

 

Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.

For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here.

You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.

As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Halton Borough Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.

We received 1 submission on council size:

The Commission is minded to recommend that 54 councillors should serve Halton Borough Council in the future. This is 2 fewer than the current number of councillors

Previous Reviews:

This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE).

Final report (PDF), published on November 2001

Map 1 : Existing wards in Halton; (PDF)

Map 2 : The Commission's final recommendations for Halton; (PDF)

Large map (9.8 Mb) illustrating proposed ward boundaries for Halton. This may take some time to download; (PDF)

Draft report (PDF), published on May 2001

Map 1 : Existing wards in Halton; (PDF)

Map 2 : The Commission's draft recommendations for Halton; (PDF)

Large map (9.6 Mb) illustrating proposed ward boundaries for Halton. This may take some time to download; (PDF)

A directed electoral review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), and was started on 11 April 1996

Final report (PDF) published on 6 December 1996

Draft report (PDF) published on 3 September 1996

A structural review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE)

Final report (PDF) published in December 1995

Draft report (PDF) published on 26 September 1995