Photo: Peter I. Vardy · Public domainLabour holds a majority on Halton Borough Council
Moore is run by Halton Borough Council, with Moore parish council for local matters. Labour has a majority on Halton Borough Council. Its MP is Sarah Pochin (Reform UK), member for Runcorn and Helsby.
£2,377
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Moore’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Halton Borough Council
Labour holds a majority on Halton Borough Council: 35 of its 54 seats as elected (it held 50 before the May 2026 election). Reform UK holds 16, the Liberal Democrats 3. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Moore’s wards, Reform UK took 36.7%, Labour took 32.1% and the Greens took 16.9% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 0%. How Moore has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Moore is £2,377 for 2026–27; Halton Borough Council keeps 82% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 59% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 28 of Halton’s 54 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour35−15
- Reform UK16+16
- Liberal Democrat3no change
- Conservative0−1
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Moore
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Moore’s residents · Band D precept £19
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Moore, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierMoore parish council
- 2Halton Borough Council1 ward · 3 councillorsJohn David ScottDylan Anthony EatonNeil Connolly
- 3Police and crime commissionerCheshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Dan Price
- 4House of CommonsRuncorn and Helsby
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
3 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- John David ScottReform UK · May 2026
- Dylan Anthony EatonReform UK · May 2026
- Neil ConnollyLabour · May 2024
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor12% in Moore · 577 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | John David ScottDylan Anthony EatonNeil Connolly | May 2026, May 2024 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Halton Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Who led each council vote, 2021–2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Moore’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 15.1% | 31.8% | 26.6% | 17.9% | 16.9% |
| Labour | 19.9% | 34.1% | 41.8% | 53.3% | 32.1% |
| Liberal Democrat | 18% | 0% | 5.5% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| Conservative | 47% | 34.1% | 26.1% | 19.1% | 8% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36.7% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 2 of the 2 seats up in Moore’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Halton council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Moore, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Moore’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,963 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Moore is in Runcorn and Helsby constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Moore).
42,235 votes for candidates · majority 14,696
Reform UK, MP since 1 May 2025.
turnout in July 2024: 42,235 votes from 70,801 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 14,696 of 42,235 votes (34.8%): wider than in 91% of England’s 543 constituencies.
32,655 votes for candidates
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Moore’s Band D council tax is £2,377 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Halton Borough Council keeps £1,938.81 of a Band D bill (82%); the rest goes to the Moore parish council, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the Cheshire police and crime commissioner and the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Halton’s Band D bill has risen 59% in ten years, from £1,486.60 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £645.75 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Moore, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Cheshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Cheshire
| Halton | Moore’s councils | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £678 | £579 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £563 | £302 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £163 | £69 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £26 | £35 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £103 | £101 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £96 | £55 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £18 | £27 | £26 |
| Public health | £114 | £64 | £78 |
| Running the council | £58 | £47 | £59 |
| Other | £40 | £6 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,858 | £1,284 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Cheshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Moore is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
www3.halton.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
www3.halton.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Moore is run
Which council runs Moore?
Moore is run by Halton Borough Council.
Does Moore have a town council?
Yes: Moore has its own parish-tier council (Moore parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £19 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Moore?
Sarah Pochin (Reform UK) is the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, which covers Moore.
How many councillors does Moore have?
3 ward councillors represent Moore’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Moore?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Moore’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Moore?
Band D council tax in Moore is £2,377 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Halton Borough Council?
Labour has a majority: 35 of 54 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Moore?
In Moore’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 2 of the 2 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 36.7%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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