Reform UK unveils Halton Council election candidates

Reform UK is fielding candidates in all wards for the Halton Council elections for the first time, with candidates including a parish councillor and a founder of a local running club. The elections will take place on May 7, with 18 of Halton's 54 seats being contested.
Reform UK is contesting all wards in the upcoming Halton Council elections on May 7. The party is fielding candidates including Claire Aberdeen, a contract manager and founder member of Widnes Running Club, Sarah Davies, who runs a people management consultancy, and John Anderton, a Halebank Parish Councillor. The elections will see 18 of Halton's 54 seats contested, with an additional seat in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor also up for grabs. Other parties contesting the elections include Conservatives, Greens, Labour, Liberal Democrats, and Libertarian Party, as well as four independents. Voters will need to bring photo ID to the polling booth. The party's local organisers described it as a 'significant step' building on Sarah Pochin MP's win in the Runcorn and Helsby Parliamentary by-election in 2025.
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