Halton Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Halton Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Halton in Cheshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, 54 councillors have been elected from 18 wards. Political control Halton was created under the Local Government Act 1972 as a non-metropolitan district, with Cheshire County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the district council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. On 1 April 1998 Halton became a unitary authority, becoming independent from Cheshire County Council. Political control of Halton since 1974 has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority Leadership The first leader of the council, John Collins, had been the last leader of the Widnes Borough Council, one of the council's predecessors. The leaders of the council since 1974 have been: Council elections 1973 Halton Borough Council election 1976 Halton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 1979 Halton Borough Council election 1980 Halton Borough Council election 1982 Halton Borough Council election 1983 Halton Borough Council election 1984 Halton Borough Council election 1986 Halton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 1987 Halton Borough Council election 1988 Halton Borough Council election 1990 Halton Borough Council election 1991 Halton Borough Council election 1992 Halton Borough Council election 1994 Halton Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1995 Halton Borough Council election 1996 Halton Borough Council election 1997 Halton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 1999 Halton Borough Council election 2000 Halton Borough Council election 2001 Halton Borough Council election 2002 Halton Borough Council election 2004 Halton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 2006 Halton Borough Council election 2007 Halton Borough Council election 2008 Halton Borough Council election 2010 Halton Borough Council election 2011 Halton Borough Council election 2012 Halton Borough Council election 2014 Halton Borough Council election 2015 Halton Borough Council election 2016 Halton Borough Council election 2018 Halton Borough Council election 2019 Halton Borough Council election 2021 Halton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) 2022 Halton Borough Council election By-election results References External links Halton Council By-election results Borough of Halton Council elections in Cheshire Unitary authority elections in England District council elections in England