Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council elections

Local government elections in Greater Manchester, England

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Bolton Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1][2]

## Council elections

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Between 1973 and 1980, there were 69 councillors; three seats for each of the 23 wards. Following ward boundary changes for the 1980 election, the number of wards was reduced to 20 and all 60 seats were contested.[3] Further boundary changes were made for the 2004 election and again all council seats were contested.[4]

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## Results maps

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## By-election results

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### 1994-1998

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Daubhill ward by-election 10 April 1997[9][10][11]
(Triggered by the disqualification of Cllr. Martin Donaghy) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dennis Barlow  | 1,402  | 68.8  |
| Conservative | Jean Walsh  | 332  | 16.3  |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rothwell  | 182  | 8.9  |
| Socialist Labour | Doris Kelly  | 120  | 5.9  |
Majority  | 1,070  | 52.5  |
Turnout | 2,036  | 24.0  |
| Labour hold

### 2002-2006

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Daubhill ward by-election 21 November 2002[12][13][14]
(Triggered by the death of Cllr. Dennis Barlow) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Paul Fitzpatrick  | 721  | 37.3  | −18.4
| Liberal Democrats | Linden Greensitt  | 625  | 32.3  | +15.3
| Conservative | Yakub Jiva  | 587  | 30.4  | +3.0
Majority  | 96  | 5.0  |
Turnout | 1,933  | 21.4  |
| Labour hold

### 2006-2010

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Crompton ward by-election 13 July 2006[15][16][17]
(Triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Iqbal Patel) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Hanif Darvesh  | 1,793  | 57.4  | +33.8
| Conservative | Donald Fairclough  | 978  | 31.3  | +11.4
| Liberal Democrats | John Cronnelly  | 224  | 7.2  | −39.8
| Green | Rachel Mann  | 96  | 3.1  | +3.1
| Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe  | 35  | 1.1  | −3.7
Majority  | 815  | 26.1  |
Turnout | 3,126  | 30.7  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Daubhill ward by-election 1 October 2009[18][19]
(Triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Emma Scowcroft) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Guy Harkin  | 1,528  | 47.4  | −2.6
| Conservative | Kath Kavanagh  | 935  | 29.0  | +1.0
| Independent | Mohmed Alli  | 377  | 11.7  | +11.7
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Warren  | 284  | 8.8  | −13.2
| Green | Angela Tibke  | 99  | 3.1  | +3.1
Majority  | 593  | 18.4  |
Turnout | 3,223  | 31.0  |
| Labour hold

### 2010-2014

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Harper Green ward by-election 19 December 2013[20][21]
(Triggered by the death of Cllr. Margaret Clare) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Asha Ali Ismail  | 744  | 51.9  | −15.2
| Conservative | Robert Tyler  | 325  | 22.7  | +1.1
| UKIP | Peter McGeehan  | 252  | 17.6  | +17.6
| Green | Kathy Sykes  | 60  | 4.2  | +4.2
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Connor  | 53  | 3.7  | −7.7
Majority  | 419  |  |
Turnout | 1,450  |  |
| Labour hold

### 2014-2018

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Harper Green ward by-election 16 October 2014[22][23]
(Triggered by the death of Cllr. Asha Ali Ismail) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Susan Haworth  | 1,176  | 50.7  | −6.3
| UKIP | Jeff Armstrong  | 777  | 33.5  | +9.3
| Conservative | Robert Tyler  | 282  | 12.2  | 0.0
| Green | James Tomkinson  | 38  | 1.6  | −2.2
| Liberal Democrats | Rebekah Fairhurst  | 28  | 1.2  | −1.7
| Independent | Joseph Holt  | 19  | 0.8  | +0.8
Majority  | 399  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold
Crompton ward by-election 11 February 2016[24][25]
(Triggered by the death of Cllr. Sufrana Bashir-Ismail) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Bilkis Bashir-Ismail  | 1,961  | 70.9  | +7.9
| UKIP | Paul Eccles  | 320  | 11.6  | +11.6
| Conservative | Ryan Haslam  | 302  | 10.9  | −10.8
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Veevers  | 117  | 4.2  | −6.1
| Green | Laura Diggle  | 65  | 2.4  | −2.6
Majority  | 1,641  | 28.3  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Labour hold
Rumworth ward by-election 6 October 2016[26][27]
(Triggered by the death of Cllr. Rosa Kay) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Shamim Abdullah  | 2,152  | 77.1  | +4.9
| UKIP | Jonathan Baxendale  | 251  | 9.0  | −1.0
| Conservative | Mohammed Waqas  | 167  | 6.0  | −4.5
| Green | Alan Johnson  | 126  | 4.5  | −0.5
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Forrest  | 96  | 3.4  | +1.1
Majority  | 1,901  | 68.1  |
Turnout |  | 28.4  |
| Labour hold
Hulton ward by-election 18 January 2018[28][29]
(Triggered by the death of Cllr. Darren Whitehead) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Toby Hewitt  | 1,455  | 49.4  | +16.7
| Labour | Rabiya Jiva  | 1,179  | 40.1  | +3.0
| UKIP | Beverley Fletcher  | 190  | 6.5  | −18.0
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Gradwell  | 67  | 2.3  | −0.2
| Green | James Tomkinson  | 52  | 1.8  | −1.5
Majority  | 276  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour
Farnworth ward by-election 8 March 2018[30][31]
(Triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Asif Ibrahim) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Paul David Sanders  | 1,204  | 47.5  | +47.5
| Labour | Rebecca Jane Minors  | 969  | 38.2  | −10.5
| UKIP | Dave Harvey  | 169  | 6.7  | −30.0
| Conservative | Matthew Thomas Littler  | 153  | 6.0  | −2.0
| Liberal Democrats | David Andrew Walsh  | 23  | 0.9  | −2.2
| Green | David Figgins  | 18  | 0.7  | +0.7
Majority  | 235  |  |
Turnout |  | 24.32  |
| Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour

### 2018-2022

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Bromley Cross ward by-election 28 October 2021[32]
(Triggered by the death of Cllr. David Greenhalgh) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Amy Cowen  | 1,732  | 70.0  | +7.5
| Labour | Emily Mort  | 409  | 16.5  | +0.5
| Green | Liz Spencer  | 165  | 6.7  | −0.5
| Reform UK & BFC | Laura Armstrong  | 99  | 4.0  | +4.0
| Liberal Democrats | James Haslam  | 68  | 2.7  | −3.2
Majority  | 1,323  | 53.5  |
Turnout | 2,473  |  |
| Conservative hold

### 2022-2026

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Rumworth ward by-election 15 September 2022[33]
(Triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Ebrahim Adia) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ayyub Patel  | 1,610  | 55.0  | +19.5
| Labour | Ismail Patel  | 1,102  | 37.6  | −17.6
| Green | Alan Johnson  | 156  | 5.3  | −0.9
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Cooper  | 36  | 1.2  | −0.3
| Reform UK & BFC | Rose Makar  | 23  | 0.8  | −0.9
Majority  | 508  | 17.4  |
Turnout | 2,927  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour
Kearsley ward by-election 16 November 2023[34]
(Triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Paul Heslop) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Tracey Wilkinson  | 1,081  | 66.0  | +42.5
| Labour | Jackie Schofield  | 365  | 22.3  | +8.2
| Reform UK & BFC | Dale Gregory  | 121  | 7.4  | +1.2
| Conservative | Malaika Dean  | 38  | 2.3  | −6.9
| Green | Alan Johnson  | 18  | 1.1  | +1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Cooper  | 15  | 0.9  | −0.1
Majority  | 716  | 43.7  |
Turnout | 1,638  |  |
| Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from One Kearsley
Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill ward by-election 16 November 2023[35]
(Triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon) Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Deirdre McGeown  | 959  | 41.5  | +11.3
| Conservative | Andrea Finney  | 665  | 28.8  | −0.7
| Labour | Karen Millington  | 440  | 19.0  | −1.2
| Westhoughton First Independents  | Jack Speight  | 118  | 5.1  | −5.3
| Reform UK & BFC | Jeff Armstrong  | 101  | 4.4  | −0.7
| Green | Wendy Shepherd  | 28  | 1.2  | −3.4
Majority  | 294  | 12.7  |
Turnout | 2,311  |  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

## References

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1. ^ "The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/964, retrieved 30 May 2024
2. ^ "Bolton". Local Government Boundary Commission. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
3. ^ "Report No. 289: Bolton" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. September 1978. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
4. ^ a b "The Borough of Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2004/356, retrieved 30 August 2022
5. ^ All seats in the 1980 election were contested due to boundary changes.
6. ^ All seats in the 2004 election were contested due to boundary changes.[4]
7. ^ "The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/964, retrieved 9 September 2024
8. ^ All seats in the 2023 election were contested due to boundary changes.[7]
9. ^ "By-election as council bars Donaghy". The Bolton News. 27 February 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
10. ^ "Four fight for Daubhill seat". The Bolton News. 8 April 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
11. ^ "Labour easily holds Daubhill". The Bolton News. 11 April 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
12. ^ "Tories bid for council upset". The Bolton News. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
13. ^ "Votes cast in key by-election". The Bolton News. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
14. ^ "Labour scramble home". The Bolton News. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
15. ^ Tidman, Gareth (14 May 2006). "Uncertainty at town hall as councillor quits". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
16. ^ "Go-ahead for election". The Bolton News. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
17. ^ Youssef, Anna (14 July 2006). "Labour scoop by-election win". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
18. ^ "Former deputy council leader Guy Harkin to stand in by-election". The Bolton News. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
19. ^ Greaves, Andrew (2 October 2009). "VIDEO: Labour secure vital by-election win in Bolton". The Bolton News. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
20. ^ O'Flynn, Elaine (20 December 2013). "UPDATE: Labour storm to victory in Harper Green by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
21. ^ "Asha scores double first in Labour romp". The Bolton News. 21 December 2013. p. 4.
22. ^ Thorp, Liam (24 September 2014). "Six-way battle for vacant council seat in Harper Green by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
23. ^ O'Flynn, Elaine (17 October 2014). "UPDATE: Labour win Harper Green by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
24. ^ Thorp, Liam (21 January 2016). "REVEALED: The 5 candidates looking for your votes in Crompton ward by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
25. ^ Thorp, Liam (12 February 2016). "Labour storm to victory in Crompton by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
26. ^ Thorp, Liam (15 September 2016). "Five candidates will contest next month's Bolton Council by-election in Rumworth ward". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
27. ^ Thorp, Liam (7 October 2016). "Labour storm to victory in Rumworth by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
28. ^ McIntre, Alex (18 January 2018). "Voters set to decide Hulton ward by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
29. ^ Naynor, mary (19 January 2018). "Conservatives take Hulton ward seat in narrow by-election win". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
30. ^ Holland, Daniel (3 February 2018). "By-elections called in Farnworth and Westhoughton". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
31. ^ Naylor, Mary (9 March 2018). "Farnworth and Kearsley First victory is a 'political earthquake'". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
32. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bromley Cross Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
33. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Rumworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
34. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kearsley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
35. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

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