Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the ground around this area — housing sites, schools, protected areas, air quality — and who represents you now.
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Boundary: ONS Open Geography Portal (Open Government Licence). Map tiles: OpenStreetMap.
Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
75 people in Beechwood & Heath ward, 1.8% of residents aged 16–64, against 4% across England (August 2026).
Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.
House prices in Halton
Average price £194,727, up 1.8% on a year earlier (July 2026).
Flats and maisonettes: £104,527
Detached houses: £327,290
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.
Recorded crime nearby, July 2026
127 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.
violent crime: 51
anti social behaviour: 14
public order: 14
criminal damage arson: 10
drugs: 9
shoplifting: 9
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.
Who represents you now
Councillors for Beechwood & Heath, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:
Gareth Stockton, Liberal Democrats
Christopher Rowe, Liberal Democrats
Margaret Ratcliffe, Liberal Democrats
This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.
Across the whole of Halton council (54 seats in 2026): Labour 32, Liberal Democrat 3, Reform UK 16, Other 3. Run by: Labour, with a majority.
Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.