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Halton Borough Council
Local authority area: Halton
Halton is an unitary authority, in the North West England region of England. It covers 79.1 km² and had 128,964 residents in 2022 — about 1,631 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Widnes.
Town hall in the administrative centreWidnes Town Hall
Photo: Peter I. Vardy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Halton, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022128,964+2.6% since 2012
Land area79.1km²30.5 sq mi
Density1,631/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#242of 382 UK councils · #205 in England
Population estimates4 data points
125.7K126.5K128.4K129K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Halton became a local authority area.
Abroad
Twinned with
LeiriaMarzahn-HellersdorfTonglingÚstí nad Labem
Same region, same type
All councils in North WestOther unitary authorities in North West
Elections
18 electoral wards
Census 2021: 128,482 residents in 55,951 households across the wards; 18.6% aged 65+, 60.5% of homes owned, 23.8% of households without a car.
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CHalton Borough CouncilCouncil office · Widnes WA8 7QF · hours listedCHalton Direct LinkCouncil office · Runcorn WA7 2ES · hours listedCHalton People Into JobsCouncil office · Runcorn WA7 1LX · hours listedTRuncorn Town HallTown hall · Runcorn WA7 5TD
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q376141 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.