Halton (borough)
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| Borough of Halton | |
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| Image:EnglandHalton.png | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Cheshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 267th 79.09 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Widnes |
| ONS code: | 00ET |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 164th 118,900 1,503 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.8% White |
| Politics | |
| Image:Arms-halton.jpg Halton Borough Council http://www.halton.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Mike Hall, Derek Twigg |
Halton is a borough in North West England, administered by a unitary authority. It was created in 1974 as a district of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority on April 1, 1998, becoming a non-metropolitan county of itself in the process.
Halton dates back to the 12th Century (and beyond) when land on both sides of the river belonged to the Barony of Halton. Now its major towns are Runcorn and Widnes. The area borders Merseyside, Warrington and Cheshire. The borough straddles the River Mersey — the area to the north (including Widnes) is historically part of Lancashire, that to the south, Cheshire.
The district was originally formed on April 1, 1974, from Runcorn urban district and part of Runcorn Rural District from Cheshire, and the borough Widnes and the parish of Hale from the Whiston Rural District in Lancashire. The unitary authority associates with the five Merseyside councils to form the "Greater Merseyside" group and is considered part of the "Liverpool city-region".
| Districts of North West England | Image:Flag of England.svg |
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Allerdale | Barrow-in-Furness | Blackburn with Darwen | Blackpool | Bolton | Burnley | Bury | Carlisle | Chester | Chorley | Congleton | Copeland | Crewe and Nantwich | Eden | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Fylde | Halton | Hyndburn | Knowsley | Lancaster | Liverpool | Macclesfield | Manchester | Oldham | Pendle | Preston | Ribble Valley | Rochdale | Rossendale | St Helens | Salford | Sefton | South Lakeland | South Ribble | Stockport | Tameside | Trafford | Vale Royal | Warrington | West Lancashire | Wigan | Wirral | Wyre | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside |
