Halton Borough Council

Halton Borough Council
Halton Borough Council
	Coat of arms
	Corporate logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority of Borough of Halton
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Preceded by	4 councils Runcorn Rural District ; Runcorn Urban District ; Whiston Rural District ; Widnes Municipal Borough;
Leadership
Mayor of Halton	Valerie Hill, Labour ; since 19 May 2023
Leader of the Council	Mike Wharton, Labour ; since 21 May 2021
Chief Executive	Stephen Young ; since 1 April 2022
Structure
Seats	54 councillors
Political groups	Administration Labour Party (50) Other Parties Liberal Democrats (3) Conservative Party (1)
Length of term	Third of council elected three years out of four
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large
Last election	2 May 2024
Motto
	Latin: Industria Navem Implet, lit. 'Industry Fills the Ship'
Meeting place
	Runcorn Town Hall
Website
	www.halton.gov.uk
Footnotes

Halton Borough Council is the local authority for the Borough of Halton, incorporating the towns of Runcorn and Widnes and the parishes of Daresbury, Hale, Moore and Preston Brook. It is a constituent council of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.^[4]

^ "Your Councillors". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Mayor". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Council Departments & Management Team". Halton Borough Council. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Proposal to establish a combined authority for Greater Merseyside" (PDF). Department for Communities and Local Government. November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.