Dalton served on the Weymouth Primary School Board of Trustees and co-founded the Weymouth Netball Club. and won a seat on the board. Dalton was a member of the
Manurewa Local Board from 2010 to 2019. In the 2019 local body elections, Dalton was elected as a
Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor alongside
Daniel Newman, both running under the Manurewa-Papakura Action Team ticket. Dalton became an independent candidate for the
2022 Auckland local elections, winning her seat a second time. In December 2024, Dalton announced that she would not seek re-election in
2025. Dalton was announced as number 25 for the
Green Party's draft list for the
2026 general election. ==References==