Borough of Halton

Borough of Halton
Borough of Halton
Borough and unitary authority
	Aerial view of the Silver Jubilee Bridge and the two towns of Runcorn (left) and Widnes (right)
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Latin: Industria Navem Implet, lit. 'Industry Fills the Ship'
	Halton shown within Cheshire
	Coordinates: 53°20′42″N 02°44′19″W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	North West
City region	Liverpool
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Historic counties	Cheshire; Lancashire;
Settled	10th century
Incorporated	1974
Unitary authority	1998
Named for	Barony of Halton
Administrative HQ	Municipal Building, Widnes
Civic suite	Runcorn Town Hall
Government
• Type	Unitary authority with leader and cabinet
• Body	Halton Borough Council
• Leadership	List Control Labour Leader Mike Wharton (L) Mayor of Halton Valerie Hill Chief Executive Stephen Young ;
• Police area	Cheshire
• Fire service	Cheshire
• Ambulance service	North West
• House of Commons	2 MPs Mike Amesbury (L) ; Derek Twigg (L) ;
Area
• Total	34.87 sq mi (90.32 km2)
• Land	30.53 sq mi (79.08 km2)
• Rank	217th
Population (2021)
• Total	128,577
• Rank	183rd
• Density	4,210/sq mi (1,626/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.5% White ; 1.4% Mixed ; 1.1% Asian ; 0.6% other ; 0.4% Black ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 58.6% Christianity ; 35.2% no religion ; 0.6% Islam ; 0.3% Hinduism ; 0.2% Buddhism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.0% Judaism ; 0.4% other ; 4.6% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	L24; WA4; WA7; WA8;
Dialling codes	0151; 01925; 01928;
ISO 3166 code	GB-HAL
GSS code	E06000006
ITL code	TLD71
GVA	2021 estimate
• Total	£4.0 billion
• Per capita	£31,390
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	£4.5 billion
• Per capita	£34,985
Website	www.halton.gov.uk

Halton (/hɒltən/) is a unitary authority district with borough status in Cheshire, North West England. It was created in 1974 as a district of the non-metropolitan county of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority area on 1 April 1998 under Halton Borough Council. Since 2014, it has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The borough consists of the towns of Runcorn and Widnes and the civil parishes of Daresbury, Hale, Halebank, Moore, Preston Brook, and Sandymoor. The district borders Merseyside, the Borough of Warrington and Cheshire West and Chester.

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