Halton (/hɒltən/) is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, North West England.

The borough was created in 1974 and contains the towns of Runcorn and Widnes and the civil parishes of Daresbury, Hale, Halebank, Moore, Preston Brook, and Sandymoor.

The River Mersey marks the boundary of the historic counties of Lancashire (to the north) and Cheshire (to the south).

[3] Although the borough was only created in 1974, the change in population since 1801 has been calculated by adapting historical census data to modern boundaries.

[4] Halton Borough Council is a unitary authority responsible for most local government functions within the area.

[13] Since the 2024 general election, the borough has been split into the two constituencies of Widnes and Halewood and Runcorn and Helsby, and held by Derek Twigg and Mike Amesbury respectively, both of the Labour Party.

[17] However, people in Halton are qualified to a lower level than the average for the North West or Great Britain.

[23] The first crazy golf course in Berlin, created in Marzahn-Hellersdorf in 2005, contains several Halton landmarks and was constructed with the assistance of exchange students from the borough.

[25] A Chinese friendship garden was created in the grounds of Runcorn Town Hall in 2006, including a bronze statue gifted by the twin city of Tongling.