Council Leader Rob Polhill Halton Borough Council Halton Labour News

Halton Residents & Mersey Gateway Tolls

Halton’s Labour Council is delighted that the Mersey Gateway has now opened, on time and to budget. That one of the smallest local authorities in the country was able to deliver this, the largest infrastructure project outside London, is an achievement to be proud of. The feedback from Halton residents has been overwhelmingly positive. It […]

Derek Twigg MP News

Derek Twigg raises concerns over the implementation of Universal Credit in Halton

Derek Twigg MP met with Department for Work & Pensions officials in London on Wednesday 26 April 2017 following a significant increase in constituents who have been suffering hardship because of problems with the introduction of Universal Credit in Halton. A large number of constituents have complained to Derek about being left with little or […]

Deputy Leader Mike Wharton Halton Borough Council

Halton Council Budget 2017/2018

Labour led Halton Council met on Wednesday 8th March and agreed the council budget for 2017/2018. Since 2010 Halton has had a funding reduction of £57 million inflicted on our area, first by the Coalition government (Conservatives and Lib Dems) and since 2015 by the Conservative government.  Your Labour led council is working tirelessly, under extremely difficult circumstances […]