WOMEN will form the majority of Labour’s new candidates for this year’s Halton Council elections, with a retired cancer researcher, community campaigner and health visitor among the contenders hoping to win seats in Widnes. The town has long been a stronghold for the party but this year’s local elections have shaken things up, with newly-redrawn boundaries meaning every ward in the town will be up for grabs. One candidate hoping to win in Birchfield is Angela Ball. Before retirement she worked in clinical research for nearly 20 years, including 12 years supporting cancer research at The Christie hospital where she was associate director of research.