Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council elections
Following a four-year cycle, one third of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England, is elected each year for three consecutive years, followed by one year without an election. The council has 60 councillors with 3 elected from each of the 20 wards.[1]
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" || Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973–1980 | |
| Labour | 1980–2003 | |
| No overall control | 2003–2011 | |
| Labour | 2011–2019 | |
| No overall control | since 2019 | |
Council elections
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]
- 1973 election
- 1975 election
- 1976 election
- 1978 election
- 1979 election
- 1980 election[5]
- 1982 election
- 1983 election
- 1984 election
- 1986 election
- 1987 election
- 1988 election
- 1990 election
- 1991 election
- 1992 election
- 1994 election
- 1995 election
- 1996 election
- 1998 election
- 1999 election
- 2000 election
- 2002 election
- 2003 election
- 2004 election[7]
- 2006 election
- 2007 election
- 2008 election
- 2010 election
- 2011 election
- 2012 election
- 2014 election
- 2015 election
- 2016 election
- 2018 election
- 2019 election
By-election results
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <span class="anchor" id="Daubhill by-election 10 April 1997 result"><span class="anchor" id="daubhill by-election 10 april 1997 result">Daubhill by-election 10 April 1997[8][9][10] triggered by the disqualification of Cllr. Martin Donaghy Turnout: 2,036 (24.0%) | Labour hold Majority: 1,070 (52.5%) | Dennis Barlow | Labour | 1,402 | 68.8 | |||
| Jean Walsh | Conservative | 332 | 16.3 | |||||
| Margaret Rothwell | Liberal Democrats | 182 | 8.9 | |||||
| Doris Kelly | Socialist Labour | 120 | 5.9 | |||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Daubhill by-election 21 November 2002 result"><span class="anchor" id="daubhill by-election 21 november 2002 result">Daubhill by-election 21 November 2002[11][12][13] triggered by the death of Cllr. Dennis Barlow Turnout: 1,933 (21.4%) | Labour hold Majority: 96 (5.0%) | Paul Fitzpatrick | Labour | 721 | 37.3 | -18.4 | ||
| Linden Greensitt | Liberal Democrats | 625 | 32.3 | +15.3 | ||||
| Yakub Jiva | Conservative | 587 | 30.4 | +3.0 | ||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Crompton by-election 13 July 2006 result"><span class="anchor" id="crompton by-election 13 july 2006 result">Crompton by-election 13 July 2006[14][15][16] triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Iqbal Patel Turnout: 3,126 (30.7%) | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Majority: 815 (26.1%) | Hanif Darvesh | Labour | 1,793 | 57.4 | +33.8 | ||
| Donald Fairclough | Conservative | 978 | 31.3 | +11.4 | ||||
| John Cronnelly | Liberal Democrats | 224 | 7.2 | -39.8 | ||||
| Rachel Mann | Green | 96 | 3.1 | +3.1 | ||||
| Lynne Lowe | Socialist Labour | 35 | 1.1 | -3.7 | ||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Crompton by-election 1 October 2009 result"><span class="anchor" id="crompton by-election 1 october 2009 result">Crompton by-election 1 October 2009[17][18] triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Emma Scowcroft Turnout: 3,223 (31.0%) | Labour hold Majority: 593 (18.4%) | Guy Harkin | Labour | 1,528 | 47.4 | -2.6 | ||
| Kath Kavanagh | Conservative | 935 | 29.0 | +1.0 | ||||
| Mohmed Alli | Independent | 377 | 11.7 | +11.7 | ||||
| Anne Warren | Liberal Democrats | 284 | 8.8 | -13.2 | ||||
| Angela Tibke | Green | 99 | 3.1 | +3.1 | ||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Harper Green by-election 19 December 2013 result"><span class="anchor" id="harper green by-election 19 december 2013 result">Harper Green by-election 19 December 2013[19][20] triggered by the death of Cllr. Margaret Clare Turnout: 1,450 | Labour hold Majority: 419 | Asha Ali Ismail | Labour | 744 | 51.9 | -15.2 | ||
| Robert Tyler | Conservative | 325 | 22.7 | +1.1 | ||||
| Peter McGeehan | UKIP | 252 | 17.6 | +17.6 | ||||
| Kathy Sykes | Green | 60 | 4.2 | +4.2 | ||||
| Wendy Connor | Liberal Democrats | 53 | 3.7 | -7.7 | ||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Harper Green by-election 16 October 2014 result"><span class="anchor" id="harper green by-election 16 october 2014 result">Harper Green by-election 16 October 2014[21][22] triggered by the death of Cllr. Asha Ali Ismail | Labour hold Majority: 399 | Susan Haworth | Labour | 1,176 | 50.7 | -6.3 | ||
| Jeff Armstrong | UKIP | 777 | 33.5 | +9.3 | ||||
| Robert Tyler | Conservative | 282 | 12.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| James Tomkinson | Green | 38 | 1.6 | -2.2 | ||||
| Rebekah Fairhurst | Liberal Democrats | 28 | 1.2 | -1.7 | ||||
| Joseph Holt | Independent | 19 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Crompton by-election 11 February 2016 result"><span class="anchor" id="crompton by-election 11 february 2016 result">Crompton by-election 11 February 2016[23][24] triggered by the death of Cllr. Sufrana Bashir-Ismail | Labour hold Majority: 1,641 (28.3%) | Bilkis Bashir-Ismail | Labour | 1,961 | 70.9 | +7.9 | ||
| Paul Eccles | UKIP | 320 | 11.6 | +11.6 | ||||
| Ryan Haslam | Conservative | 302 | 10.9 | -10.8 | ||||
| Garry Veevers | Liberal Democrats | 117 | 4.2 | -6.1 | ||||
| Laura Diggle | Green | 65 | 2.4 | -2.6 | ||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Rumworth by-election 6 October 2016 result"><span class="anchor" id="rumworth by-election 6 october 2016 result">Rumworth by-election 6 October 2016[25][26] triggered by the death of Cllr. Rosa Kay Turnout: 28.4% | Labour hold Majority: 1,901 (68.1%) | Shamim Abdullah | Labour | 2,152 | 77.1 | +4.9 | ||
| Jonathan Baxendale | UKIP | 251 | 9.0 | -1.0 | ||||
| Mohammed Waqas | Conservative | 167 | 6.0 | -4.5 | ||||
| Alan Johnson | Green | 126 | 4.5 | -0.5 | ||||
| Rebecca Forrest | Liberal Democrats | 96 | 3.4 | +1.1 | ||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Hulton by-election 18 January 2018 result"><span class="anchor" id="hulton by-election 18 january 2018 result">Hulton by-election 18 January 2018[27][28] triggered by the death of Cllr. Darren Whitehead | Conservative gain from Labour Majority: 276 | Toby Hewitt | Conservative | 1,455 | 49.4 | +16.7 | ||
| Rabiya Jiva | Labour | 1,179 | 40.1 | +3.0 | ||||
| Beverley Fletcher | UKIP | 190 | 6.5 | -18.0 | ||||
| Derek Gradwell | Liberal Democrats | 67 | 2.3 | -0.2 | ||||
| James Tomkinson | Green | 52 | 1.8 | -1.5 | ||||
| <span class="anchor" id="Farnworth by-election 8 March 2018 result"><span class="anchor" id="farnworth by-election 8 march 2018 result">Farnworth by-election 8 March 2018[29][30] triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Asif Ibrahim Turnout: 24.32% | Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour Majority: 235 | Paul David Sanders | Farnworth and Kearsley First | 1,204 | 47.5 | +47.5 | ||
| Rebecca Jane Minors | Labour | 969 | 38.2 | -10.5 | ||||
| Dave Harvey | UKIP | 169 | 6.7 | -30.0 | ||||
| Matthew Thomas Littler | Conservative | 153 | 6.0 | -2.0 | ||||
| David Andrew Walsh | Liberal Democrats | 23 | 0.9 | -2.2 | ||||
| David Figgins | Green | 18 | 0.7 | +0.7 | ||||
References
- ^ "About the council". Bolton Council. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Bolton". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Report No. 289: Bolton" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. September 1978. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "The Borough of Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2004". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ All seats in the 1980 election were contested due to boundary changes.
- ^ "Bolton council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ All seats in the 2004 election were contested due to boundary changes.[6]
- ^ "By-election as council bars Donaghy". The Bolton News. 27 February 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Four fight for Daubhill seat". The Bolton News. 8 April 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Labour easily holds Daubhill". The Bolton News. 11 April 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Tories bid for council upset". The Bolton News. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Votes cast in key by-election". The Bolton News. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Labour scramble home". The Bolton News. 22 November 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ Tidman, Gareth (14 May 2006). "Uncertainty at town hall as councillor quits". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Go-ahead for election". The Bolton News. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ Youssef, Anna (14 July 2006). "Labour scoop by-election win". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "Former deputy council leader Guy Harkin to stand in by-election". The Bolton News. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ Greaves, Andrew (2 October 2009). "VIDEO: Labour secure vital by-election win in Bolton". The Bolton News. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ O'Flynn, Elaine (20 December 2013). "UPDATE: Labour storm to victory in Harper Green by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Asha scores double first in Labour romp". The Bolton News. 21 December 2013. p. 4.
- ^ Thorp, Liam (24 September 2014). "Six-way battle for vacant council seat in Harper Green by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ O'Flynn, Elaine (17 October 2014). "UPDATE: Labour win Harper Green by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Thorp, Liam (12 February 2016). "Labour storm to victory in Crompton by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Thorp, Liam (7 October 2016). "Labour storm to victory in Rumworth by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ McIntre, Alex (18 January 2018). "Voters set to decide Hulton ward by-election". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Naynor, mary (19 January 2018). "Conservatives take Hulton ward seat in narrow by-election win". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Holland, Daniel (3 February 2018). "By-elections called in Farnworth and Westhoughton". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Naylor, Mary (9 March 2018). "Farnworth and Kearsley First victory is a 'political earthquake'". The Bolton News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.