All the candidates in Halton for May's local elections

But even though not a single vote has been cast yet, Labour has already secured 11 of those seats due to a lack of opposition.

Although none of the 18 wards are completely uncontested, there are three where Labour has only two opponents and four where there is only one opposition candidate. With each ward returning three councillors, this means Labour is already guaranteed to win 20% of the seats in Halton.

Even in those wards that are fully contested, Labour’s dominance in Halton means the party is likely to retain its comfortable majority on the council.

The two wards most likely to return opposition councillors are Beechwood and Heath, where the incumbent Liberal Democrats are all standing for re-election, and Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor, where the Conservatives are likely to add a third councillor to their existing two.

However, the boundary changes mean all these wards are new and previous results can only give a limited guide to where the opposition might be competitive.

With the election due to take place on May 6, here are all the candidates vying for your vote.

Appleton

Eddie Jones – Labour

Cameron Molyneux – Conservative

Ged Philbin – Labour

Angela Teeling – Labour

Bankfield

Laura Bevan – Labour

Louise Goodall – Labour

Joshua Hodnett – Conservative

Tony McDermott – Labour

Beechwood and Heath

Rhona Bentley – Independent

Daniel Clarke – Conservative

Andrea Dennett – Labour

David Heath – Green

Susan Lea-Wood – Labour

Chris Loftus – Labour

Thomas Moss – Conservative

Margaret Ratcliffe – Liberal Democrat

Chris Rowe – Liberal Democrat

Gareth Stockton – Liberal Democrat

Birchfield

Angela Ball – Labour

Mike Fry – Labour

Colleen Harper – Conserative

John Powell – Conservative

Darren Soley – Conservative

Andrew Teebay – Liberal Democrat

Bill Woolfall – Labour

Bridgewater

David Dorian – Conservative

Suzanne Howard – Liberal Democrat

Stefan Nelson – Labour

Carol Plumpton-Walsh – Labour

John Stockton – Labour

Central & West Bank

Romana Coveney – Liberal Democrat

John Fifield – Conservative

Stan Hill – Labour

Noel Hutchinson – Labour

Joanne McLean – Conservative

Pamela Wallace – Labour

Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor

John Bradshaw – Conservative

Marjorie Bradshaw – Conservative

Deborah Brooks – Labour

Sian Davidson – Conservative

Andrew Dyer – Green

PJ Horton – Labour

Colin Hughes – Labour

John Secker – Liberal Democrat

Loulie Secker – Liberal Democrat

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank

Eddie Dourley – Labour

Nigel Jones – Conservative

Mike Wharton – Labour

Marie Wright – Labour

Farnworth

Ann Dawson – Conservative

Philip Harper – Conservative

Simon Hicks Caddick – Reform UK

Val Hill – Labour

Angela McInerney – Labour

Aimee Teeling – Labour

Grange

John Abbott – Labour

Tony Dalton – Liberal Democrat

Mark Dennett – Labour

Duncan Harper – Conservative

Jonathan Howard – Liberal Democrat

Joan Lowe – Labour

Ruth Rowan – Conservative

Lee Urquhart – The For Britain Movement

Richard Westman – Green

Halton Castle

Laura Borne – Liberal Democrat

Ellen Cargill – Labour

Christopher Carlin – Labour

Harry Howard – Labour

Julie Powell – Conservative

Darrin Whyte – Independent

Halton Lea

Sandra Davidson – Conservative

Kath Loftus – Labour

Alan Lowe – Labour

Dave Thompson – Labour

David Woods – Liberal Democrat

Halton View

Tania Clarke – Conservative

Jake Fraser – Reform UK

Tom McInerney – Labour

Rob Polhill – Labour

Louise Whitley – Labour

Highfield

Bob Gilligan – Labour

Paul Griffiths – Conservative

Paul Nolan – Labour

Andrea Wall – Labour

Hough Green

Sandra Baker – Labour

David Codling – Green

Phil Harris – Labour

Lyn Nguzo – Conservative

Liam Smith – Reform UK

Kevan Wainwright – Labour

Mersey & Weston

Daniel Baker – Conservative

Victoria Begg – Labour

Gary Cargill – Green

Rosie Leck – Labour

Norman Plumpton-Walsh – Labour

Ernest Ratcliffe – Liberal Democrat

Linda Redhead – Liberal Democrat

Joanne Rowe – Liberal Democrat

Granville Spencer – Conservative

Norton North

Irene Bramwell – Labour

Adam Burnett – Conservative

Miriam Hodge – Liberal Democrat

Diane Inch – Liberal Democrat

Peter Lloyd-Jones – Labour

Geoffrey logan – Labour

Tracy Miller – Green

Norton South & Preston Brook

Philip Barnes – Liberal Democrat

Dave Cargill – Labour

Peter Davidson – Conservative

Martha Lloyd-Jones – Labour

Michael Marlow – Liberal Democrat

Tom Stretch – Labour

Craig Wyna – Independent