Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003.[1] The council stayed under no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats overtaking the Labour Party, by 1 seat, as the largest party and assuming control of the council from Labour. Overall turnout was 43.5%.
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 21 | +7 | 35.0 | 29.9 | 68,281 | +0.9% | |||
Labour | 20 | -7 | 33.3 | 31.9 | 72,917 | -3.2% | |||
Conservative | 19 | 0 | 31.7 | 36.9 | 84,371 | +2.8% | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 770 | +0.0% | |
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 675 | -0.5% | |
Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 540 | +0.2% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 495 | +0.2% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 412 | +0.2% |
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Council Composition
editPrior to the election the composition of the council was:
27 | 19 | 14 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
20 | 19 | 21 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
Ward results
editAstley Bridge ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilary Fairclough | 2,574 | 21.4 | ||
Conservative | Stuart Lever | 2,377 | 19.8 | ||
Conservative | John Walsh | 2,341 | 19.5 | ||
Labour | June Crook | 997 | 8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Warren | 854 | 7.1 | ||
Labour | Muhammad Rafiq | 791 | 6.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Halliwell | 655 | 5.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jaleh Salari | 627 | 5.2 | ||
Labour | Christopher White | 491 | 4.1 | ||
Socialist Labour | Howard Broadbent | 308 | 2.6 | ||
Turnout | 12,015 | 40.0 |
Bradshaw ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Hall | 2,579 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Diana Brierley | 2,420 | 19.4 | ||
Conservative | Paul Brierley | 2,418 | 19.4 | ||
Labour | Janice Sutton | 1,011 | 8.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 996 | 8.0 | ||
Labour | Paul Sedgwick | 989 | 7.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tracy Ward | 750 | 6.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Frances Thomas | 686 | 5.5 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 620 | 5.0 | ||
Turnout | 12,469 | 45.0 |
Breightmet ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Wilkinson | 1,631 | 15.2 | ||
Labour | John Bryne | 1,554 | 14.5 | ||
Labour | Lynda Byrne | 1,492 | 13.9 | ||
Conservative | James Hinegan | 1,471 | 13.7 | ||
Conservative | Richard Elliott | 1,459 | 13.6 | ||
Labour | Donald Grime | 1,419 | 13.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Edward Hill | 695 | 6.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Harasiwka | 510 | 4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Franko Harasiwka | 494 | 4.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,725 | 35.0 |
Bromley Cross ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Wilkinson | 3,315 | 21.9 | ||
Conservative | Norman Critchley | 3,286 | 21.7 | ||
Conservative | Donald Carr | 3,257 | 21.5 | ||
Labour | Jeremy Foster | 1,043 | 6.9 | ||
Labour | Anthony Muscat Terribile | 997 | 6.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Clive Atty | 938 | 6.2 | ||
Labour | Susan Whittle | 890 | 5.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Easterman | 782 | 5.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bernard McCartin | 614 | 4.1 | ||
Turnout | 15,122 | 48.0 |
Crompton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Iqbal Patel | 2,258 | 17.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Ball | 2,225 | 17.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Valibhai Patel | 2,043 | 16.2 | ||
Labour | R Howarth | 1,135 | 9.0 | ||
Conservative | Donald Fairclough | 954 | 7.6 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Alli | 929 | 7.4 | ||
Conservative | Winifred Wilkinson | 902 | 7.2 | ||
Conservative | Jolyon Coombs | 874 | 6.9 | ||
Labour | Ibrahim Kala | 820 | 6.5 | ||
Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe | 231 | 1.8 | ||
Independent | Anthony Backhouse | 228 | 1.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,599 | 43.0 |
Farnworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Lord | 1,484 | 17.9 | ||
Labour | Raymond Stones | 1,454 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | Anthony Spencer | 1,334 | 16.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Brooks | 899 | 10.8 | ||
Conservative | Peter Taylor | 733 | 8.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Connor | 723 | 8.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sara McGeehan | 616 | 7.4 | ||
Conservative | Talib Hussain | 530 | 6.5 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Iqbal | 525 | 6.3 | ||
Turnout | 8,298 | 27.0 |
Great Lever ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ansar Hussain | 1,487 | 14.2 | ||
Conservative | Mohammad Idrees | 1,439 | 13.8 | ||
Labour | Prentice Howarth | 1,400 | 13.4 | ||
Labour | Martin Donaghy | 1,399 | 13.4 | ||
Labour | Champak Mistry | 1,306 | 12.5 | ||
Conservative | Neil Germaine | 1,275 | 12.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Toft | 765 | 7.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Maria Garcia | 734 | 7.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Toft | 652 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 10,457 | 38.0 |
Halliwell ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clifford Morris | 2,012 | 19.6 | ||
Labour | Linda Thomas | 1,944 | 18.9 | ||
Labour | Akhtar Zaman | 1,918 | 18.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martin McLoughlin | 831 | 8.1 | ||
Conservative | Mohammad Hanif | 811 | 7.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Asif Vali | 740 | 7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Yakub Patel | 726 | 7.1 | ||
Conservative | Maureen Coombs | 678 | 6.6 | ||
Conservative | Robert Ionn | 602 | 5.9 | ||
Turnout | 10,262 | 35.0 |
Harper Green ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Dennis | 1,272 | 15.1 | ||
Labour | Margaret Clare | 1,196 | 14.2 | ||
Labour | Laurence Williamson | 1,195 | 14.1 | ||
Conservative | Robert Tyler | 860 | 10.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Willis | 839 | 9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Connor | 838 | 9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Laura Baron | 791 | 9.4 | ||
Conservative | Ethel Kenny | 740 | 8.8 | ||
Conservative | Frederick Taylor | 716 | 8.5 | ||
Turnout | 8,447 | 30.0 |
Heaton and Lostock ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Rushton | 3,485 | 21.3 | ||
Conservative | Robert Allen | 3,445 | 21.1 | ||
Conservative | Colin Shaw | 3,419 | 20.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Cooper | 1,080 | 6.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Swarbrick | 1,046 | 6.4 | ||
Labour | Barbara Sharples | 1,043 | 6.4 | ||
Labour | John Gillatt | 1,027 | 6.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christine MacPherson | 988 | 6.0 | ||
Labour | Ghulam Raja | 806 | 4.9 | ||
Turnout | 16,339 | 53.0 |
Horwich and Blackrod ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Hamilton | 1,455 | 12.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Cox | 1,357 | 12.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Cronnolley | 1,324 | 11.7 | ||
Labour | Isabel Seddon | 1,283 | 11.3 | ||
Conservative | John Barrow | 1,266 | 11.2 | ||
Conservative | Michael Hollick | 1,241 | 11.0 | ||
Labour | Keith Bowes | 1,182 | 10.5 | ||
Labour | Kevan Helsby | 1,155 | 10.2 | ||
Conservative | Thomas Ashton | 1,047 | 9.3 | ||
Turnout | 11,310 | 42.0 |
Horwich North East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Ronson | 2,720 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Ronson | 2,685 | 20.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rock | 1,887 | 14.6 | ||
Conservative | Oliver Fairhurst | 1,066 | 8.2 | ||
Conservative | Peter Baxendale | 982 | 7.6 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Wallen | 958 | 7.4 | ||
Labour | James Kilcoyne | 890 | 6.9 | ||
Labour | Madeline Murray | 871 | 6.7 | ||
Labour | Joyce Kellett | 866 | 6.7 | ||
Turnout | 12,925 | 46.0 |
Hulton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Walsh | 1,827 | 15.3 | ||
Conservative | Phillip Ashcroft | 1,752 | 14.7 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Morgan | 1,711 | 14.3 | ||
Labour | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 1,423 | 11.9 | ||
Labour | Guy Harkin | 1,380 | 11.6 | ||
Labour | Michael Francis | 1,281 | 10.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linden Greensitt | 937 | 7.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Joseph Hayes | 862 | 7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kieran McGeehan | 771 | 6.5 | ||
Turnout | 11,944 | 41.0 |
Kearsley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Rothwell | 1,807 | 19.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rothwell | 1,769 | 19.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Collison | 1,616 | 17.5 | ||
Labour | Derek Burrows | 1,144 | 12.4 | ||
Labour | Maureen Barlow | 919 | 10.0 | ||
Labour | Peter Johnston | 905 | 9.8 | ||
Conservative | George Hardman | 379 | 4.1 | ||
Conservative | Sheila Kesler | 352 | 3.8 | ||
Conservative | Barry Noble | 342 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | 9,233 | 33.0 |
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mary Woodward | 1,671 | 14.3 | ||
Labour | Anthony Connell | 1,642 | 14.1 | ||
Labour | Maurenn Connell | 1,630 | 14.0 | ||
Conservative | David Broadie | 1,536 | 13.2 | ||
Labour | Sean Hornby | 1,532 | 13.1 | ||
Conservative | Jason Tyler | 1,252 | 10.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | William Crook | 718 | 6.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Christine Goodier | 530 | 4.5 | ||
Green | Alwynne Cartmell | 491 | 4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Grimshaw | 385 | 3.3 | ||
Green | Alan Johnson | 279 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,666 | 44.0 |
Rumworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosa Kay | 1,734 | 15.6 | ||
Labour | Ebrahim Adia | 1,706 | 15.3 | ||
Labour | Ismail Ibrahim | 1,683 | 15.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rashid Jangharia | 1,316 | 11.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gulamali Jiva | 1,228 | 11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Woodrow | 991 | 8.9 | ||
Conservative | John Heyes | 633 | 5.7 | ||
Conservative | Albert Brandwood | 598 | 5.4 | ||
Conservative | Sydney Palmer | 567 | 5.1 | ||
Respect | Neil McAlister | 540 | 4.9 | ||
Socialist Labour | Dorothy Entwistle | 136 | 1.2 | ||
Turnout | 11,132 | 38.0 |
Smithills ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roger Hayes | 2,277 | 18.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carole Swarbrick | 2,176 | 18.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Silvester | 1,919 | 15.9 | ||
Conservative | Dennis Bray | 995 | 8.2 | ||
Conservative | Douglas Bagnall | 909 | 7.5 | ||
Conservative | John Batley | 846 | 7.0 | ||
Labour | Andrew Page | 766 | 6.3 | ||
Labour | Robert Bradley | 764 | 6.3 | ||
Labour | Mary Page | 753 | 6.2 | ||
UKIP | Michael Ford | 495 | 4.1 | ||
Independent | James Pendlebury | 184 | 1.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,084 | 42.0 |
Tonge with The Haulgh ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank White | 1,818 | 18.0 | ||
Labour | Elaine Sherrington | 1,779 | 17.6 | ||
Labour | Nicholas Peel | 1,721 | 17.0 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Ford | 1,282 | 12.7 | ||
Conservative | David Greenhalgh | 1,214 | 12.0 | ||
Conservative | Kevan Ward | 1,168 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mary Eidlow | 472 | 4.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Langdon | 378 | 3.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tanwir Taj Din | 292 | 2.9 | ||
Turnout | 10,124 | 37.0 |
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Derek Gradwell | 1,537 | 13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Arthur Price | 1,532 | 13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James Gilfillan | 1,456 | 12.3 | ||
Conservative | Kay Rushton | 1,317 | 11.1 | ||
Conservative | Jane Frappola | 1,279 | 10.8 | ||
Conservative | Philip Gore | 1,277 | 10.8 | ||
Labour | David Chadwick | 1,269 | 10.7 | ||
Labour | Kevin McManmon | 1,154 | 9.8 | ||
Labour | David Holden-Locke | 993 | 9.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,814 | 43.0 |
Westhoughton South ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 1,645 | 17.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Ainscough | 1,468 | 15.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Julia Silvester | 1,376 | 14.5 | ||
Labour | Barbara Ramsden | 1,017 | 10.7 | ||
Labour | Trevor Leese | 860 | 9.1 | ||
Labour | Valerie Leese | 829 | 8.7 | ||
Conservative | Michael Pepper | 800 | 8.4 | ||
Conservative | Betty Joyce | 764 | 8.0 | ||
Conservative | Salvatore Frappola | 737 | 7.8 | ||
Turnout | 9,496 | 36.0 |
Sources
editNotes
edit- ^ "Bolton council". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
References
edit- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.