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Astley Bridge
Electoral ward
Coordinates: 53°36′19″N 2°25′53″W / 53.6052°N 2.4313°W / 53.6052; -2.4313
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughBolton
Created1973
Named forAstley Bridge
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan borough
 • BodyBolton Council
 • LeadershipLeader and Cabinet
 • ExecutiveNo overall control
Area
 • Total2.64 sq mi (6.83 km2)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total13,807.[1]
UK Parliament constituencyBolton North East
WebsiteAstley Bridge Area Forum

Astley Bridge is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It elects three Councillors to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

The ward includes the settlements of Astley Bridge, Sharples, Top Bank, and Horrocks Fold. It is one of seven wards which comprise the Bolton North East Parliamentary Constituency.

Councillors

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Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
1973 D Shepherd (Con) F Waterworth (Con) A Hibbert (Con)
1975 --- --- A Hibbert (Con)
1976 --- F Waterworth (Con) ---
1978 D Shepherd (Con) --- ---
1979 --- --- A Hibbert (Con)
1980 D Shepherd (Con) A Hibbert (Con) D Johnston (Con)
1982 --- --- D Johnston (Con)
1983 --- J Walsh (Con) ---
1984 M Higham (Con) --- ---
1986 --- --- D Shepherd (Con)
1987 --- J Walsh (Con) ---
1988 M Higham (Con) --- --- ---
1990 --- --- S Hynes (Lab)
1991 --- J Walsh (Con) ---
1992 D Shepherd (Con) --- ---
1994 --- --- S Hynes (Lab)
1995 --- S Murray (Lab) ---
1996 B Ramsden (Lab) --- ---
1998 --- --- J Walsh (Con)
1999 --- S Lever (Con) ---
2000 H Fairclough (Con) --- ---
2002 --- --- J Walsh (Con)
2003 --- Stuart Lever (Con) ---
2004 Hilary Fairclough (Con) Stuart Lever (Con) John Walsh (Con)
2006 --- --- John Walsh (Con)
2007 --- Stuart Lever (Con) ---
2008 Hilary Fairclough (Con) --- ---
2010 --- --- John Walsh (Con)
2011 --- Paul Wild (Con) ---
2012 Hilary Fairclough (Con) --- ---
2014 --- --- John Walsh (Con)
2015 --- Paul Wild (Con) ---
2016 Hilary Fairclough (Con) --- ---
2018 --- --- John Walsh (Con)
2019 --- Paul Wild (Con) ---
2021 Hilary Fairclough (Con) Samuel Rimmer (Con) ---

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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Bolton Council election 2021: Astley Bridge
(2 seats were up for election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Fairclough 2,569 61.5 +22.1
Conservative Samuel Rimmer 1,746 41.8 +2.4
Labour Safwaan Patel 1,025 24.5 +10.9
Labour Steve Sutton 897 21.5 +7.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mulligan 386 9.2 −23.0
Liberal Democrats James Haslam 380 9.1 −23.1
Bolton for Change Paul Eccleshare 311 7.4 +7.4
Majority (Fairclough) 823
Majority (Rimmer) 721
Turnout 40.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Elections in the 2010s

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Bolton Council election 2019: Astley Bridge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Wild 1,732 39.4 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox 1,417 32.2 −3.9
Labour Steve Sutton 597 13.6 −7.8
Independent Mohammed Tanveer Akhtar 369 8.4 +8.4
UKIP Paul Gannon 283 6.4 +6.4
Majority 315 7.2 +0.8
Turnout 4,398 43.0 +1.0
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2018: Astley Bridge ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Walsh 1,842
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox 1,564
Labour Zulfi Jiva 930
Rejected ballots 17
Majority 278
Turnout 42.0
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2016: Astley Bridge ward [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Fairclough 1,891 42.5 +1.1
Labour Kevin Morris 1,114 25.1 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox 912 20.5 +16.3
UKIP John Toone 440 9.9 −11.1
Green Benjamin Deed 88 2.0 −1.6
Majority 777 17.5 +5.9
Turnout 4,445 44.0 −24.1
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2015: Astley Bridge ward [4][5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Wild 2,963 41.4 +5.1
Labour Debbie Newall 2129 29.7 −1.7
UKIP Harry Lamb 1500 21.0 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Clive Atty 302 4.2 +2.1
Green Ben Deed 261 3.6 −0.9
Majority 834 11.6 +6.6
Turnout 7,155 68.1 +27.7
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2014: Astley Bridge ward [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Walsh 1,481 36.3 −10.2
Labour Stuart William Murray 1,279 31.4 −9.5
UKIP Harry Lamb 1,039 25.5 +25.5
Green Ben Deed 182 4.5 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Richard Atty 85 2.1 −1.2
Rejected ballots 10 0.25
Majority 202 5.0 −0.6
Turnout 4,076 40.44 +5.0
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2012: Astley Bridge ward [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Constance Fairclough 1,653 46.5 +0.4
Labour Stuart William Murray 1,453 40.8 +6.3
Independent Neville Mercer 334 9.4 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Clive Richard Atty 116 3.3 −1.4
Majority 200 5.6 −6.0
Turnout 3,556 35.4 −7.5
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2011: Astley Bridge ward [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Vernon Wild 1,982 46.1 −0.4
Labour Asif Ismail Ibrahim 1,481 34.5 +5.0
Independent Neville Mercer 430 10.00 +4.3
Astley Bridge First Stuart Anthony Lever 202 4.7 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Clive Richard Atty 202 4.7 −13.5
Majority 501 11.6 −5.2
Turnout 4,297 42.9 −26.2
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative
Bolton Council election 2010: Astley Bridge ward [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Walsh 3,204 46.5 −17.9
Labour Asif Ibrahim 2,034 29.5 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Clive Richard Atty 1,257 18.4 −1.8
Independent Neville Mercer 396 5.7 +5.7
Majority 1,170 16.8 −27.6
Turnout 6,947 69.1 +33.1
Conservative hold

Elections in the 2000s

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Bolton Council election 2008: Astley Bridge ward [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Fairclough 2,358 64.4 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Clive Atty 733 20.0 +1.5
Labour Muhammad Rafiq 572 15.6 −8.2
Majority 1,625 44.4 +10.6
Turnout 3,663 36.0 +2.5
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2007: Astley Bridge ward [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Lever 1,989 57.7 −12.3
Labour Joe Hayes 822 23.8 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Clive Atty 639 18.5 +8.4
Majority 1,167 33.8 −13.0
Turnout 3,450 33.5 −2.5
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2006: Astley Bridge ward [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Walsh 2,424 65.3 +3.0
Labour Muhammad Rafiq 686 18.5 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Jaleh Salari 351 9.5 −8.7
Socialist Labour Howard Broadbent 250 6.7 +6.7
Majority 1,738 46.8
Turnout 3,711 36.0 −4.0
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2004: Astley Bridge ward (3) [13]
Party 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
Total votes 12,015 40.0
Bolton Council election 2003: Astley Bridge ward [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart Lever 2,285 50.0 −3.7
Labour Christopher White 1,402 30.7 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Greenalgh 882 19.3 +7.7
Majority 883 19.3 +0.3
Turnout 4,569 41.0 +6.0
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2002: Astley Bridge ward [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Walsh 2,103 53.7 −10.4
Labour S Murray 1,358 34.7 +7.4
Liberal Democrats C McPhearson 452 11.6 +3.0
Majority 745 19.0 −17.8
Turnout 3,913 35.0 +6.0
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 2000: Astley Bridge ward [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H Fairclough 2,091 64.1 +15.7
Labour S Hynes 892 27.3 −17.2
Liberal Democrats C Macpherson 280 8.6 +1.5
Majority 1,199 36.8 +33.0
Turnout 3,263 29.0 −2.0
Conservative gain from Labour

Elections in the 1990s

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Bolton Council election 1999: Astley Bridge ward [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S Lever 1,676 48.4 −0.6
Labour S Murray 1,546 44.5 +1.6
Liberal Democrats C Atty 247 7.1 −0.9
Majority 133 3.8 −2.3
Turnout 3,472 31.0 −1.6
Conservative gain from Labour
Bolton Council election 1998: Astley Bridge ward [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Walsh 1,742 49.0 +4.7
Labour S Hynes 1,576 42.9 −2.7
Liberal Democrats P Howarth 285 8.0 −2.0
Majority 216 6.1
Turnout 3,553 32.6 −6.7
Conservative gain from Labour
Bolton Council election 1996: Astley Bridge ward [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B Ramsden 1,954 45.6 −3.9
Conservative H Fairclough 1,899 44.3 +6.4
Liberal Democrats S Howarth 429 10.0 +4.2
Majority 55 1.3 −10.3
Turnout 4,282 39.3 −4.7
Labour gain from Conservative
Bolton Council election 1995: Astley Bridge ward [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Murray 2,382 49.5 +0.9
Conservative J Walsh 1,823 37.9 −1.5
Ind. Conservative W Holt 325 6.8 +6.8
Liberal Democrats S Howarth 278 5.8 −6.2
Majority 559 11.6 +2.4
Turnout 4,808 44.0 −3.4
Labour gain from Conservative
Bolton Council election 1994: Astley Bridge ward [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Hynes 2,502 48.6 +22.7
Conservative H Fairclough 2,026 39.4 −27.9
Liberal Democrats C Atty 617 12.0 +5.2
Majority 476 9.2
Turnout 5,145 47.4 +6.0
Labour hold
Bolton Council election 1992: Astley Bridge ward [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Shepherd 3,005 67.3 +12.3
Labour O Johnson 1,155 25.9 −9.6
Liberal Democrats B Hackney 302 6.8 −2.7
Majority 1,850 41.5 +21.9
Turnout 4,462 41.4 −8.5
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1991: Astley Bridge ward [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Walsh 3,072 55.0 +9.4
Labour M Clare 1,981 35.5 −11.3
Liberal Democrats C Kay 530 9.5 +1.9
Majority 1,092 19.6
Turnout 5,583 50.3 −0.7
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1990: Astley Bridge ward [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S Hynes 2,650 46.8 +3.0
Conservative D Shepherd 2,585 45.6 −1.5
Liberal Democrats S Ball 431 7.6 −1.5
Majority 65 1.1
Turnout 5,666 51.0 +8.0
Labour gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1980s

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Bolton Council election 1988: Astley Bridge ward [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Higham 2,150 47.1 −7.6
Labour G Dennis 2,002 43.8 +14.2
Liberal Democrats M Langdon 417 9.1 −6.6
Majority 148 3.2 −21.9
Turnout 4,569 43.0 −5.3
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1987: Astley Bridge ward [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Walsh 2,752 54.7 +3.1
Labour S Marsland 1,488 29.6 −4.1
SDP M Langdon 787 15.7 +1.0
Majority 1,264 25.1 +7.2
Turnout 5,027 48.3 +3.8
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1986: Astley Bridge ward [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Shepherd 2,328 51.6 −2.5
Labour L Lee 1,520 33.7 +1.0
SDP D Lee 663 14.7 +1.5
Majority 808 17.9 −7.3
Turnout 4,511 44.5 +4.1
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1984: Astley Bridge ward [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M Higham 2,150 47.1 −7.6
Labour G Dennis 2,002 43.8 +14.2
Liberal Democrats M Langdon 417 9.1 −6.6
Majority 148 3.2 −21.9
Turnout 4,569 43.0 −5.3
Conservative hold


Bolton Council election 1983: Astley Bridge ward [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Walsh 2,596 59.1 +1.2
Labour J Haslam 1,231 28.0 +8.7
SDP D Poole 567 12.9 −9.9
Majority 1,365 31.0 −2.2
Turnout 4,394 44.5 +7.8
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1982: Astley Bridge ward [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Johnston 2,088 57.9 −9.4
SDP I Greenhalgh 822 22.8 +22.8
Labour D McEneaney 698 19.3 −12.2
Majority 1,266 33.2
Turnout 3,806 36.7
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1980: Astley Bridge ward (3) [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Shepherd 2,745 23.5
Conservative A Hibbert 2,576 22.0
Conservative D Johnston 2,550 21.0
Labour W Wheeler 1,290 11.0
Labour P McFadden 1,206 10.3
Labour M Woodcock 1,188 10.2
National Front K Bernal 133 1.1
Total votes 11,688

Elections in the 1970s

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Bolton Council election 1979: Astley Bridge ward [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Hibbert 5,087 66.6 −7.4
Labour E McCracken 2,546 33.4 +11.5
Majority 2541 33.2 −18.9
Turnout 7,633 78.6 +41.2
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1978: Astley Bridge ward [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Shepherd 2,685 74.0 −3.5
Labour L Hesketh 794 21.9 −0.6
Liberal M Powell 147 4.1 +4.1
Majority 1,891 52.1 −3.0
Turnout 3,626 37.4 −0.6
Conservative hold


Bolton Council election 1976: Astley Bridge ward [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F Waterworth 2,871 77.5 +0.3
Labour G Riley 832 22.5 −0.3
Majority 2,039 55.1 +0.7
Turnout 3,703 38.0 +2.0
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1975: Astley Bridge ward [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Hibbert 2,694 77.2 +9.9
Labour N Lee 795 22.8 −9.9
Majority 1,899 54.4
Turnout 3,489 36.0 +2.0
Conservative hold
Bolton Council election 1973: Astley Bridge ward (3) [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Shepherd 2,171 23.4
Conservative F Waterworth 2,087 22.5
Conservative A Hibbert 1,986 21.4
Labour J Walker 1,082 11.7
Labour N Lee 1,007 10.9
Labour D Jones 938 10.1
Total votes 9,721 34.0

Notes

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  1. ^ "Astley Bridge: Ward in North West England". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "The full list of candidates". The Bolton News. 8 April 2016. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Ward results". The Bolton News. 7 May 2016. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Full list of council hopefuls revealed". The Bolton News. 13 April 2015. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Bolton Council Election Results". The Bolton News. 9 May 2015. p. 3.
  6. ^ Thorp, Liam (10 May 2015). "Plenty of shocks in Bolton Council elections - but not a lot of change". The Bolton News.
  7. ^ "Bolton ready to go to polls". The Bolton News. 26 April 2014. pp. 6–7.
  8. ^ "2014 elections". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 20.
  10. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 19.
  11. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 18.
  12. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 17.
  13. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 16.
  14. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 15.
  15. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 14.
  16. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 13.
  17. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 12.
  18. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 11.
  19. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 10.
  20. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 9.
  21. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 8.
  22. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 7.
  23. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 6.
  24. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 5.
  25. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 4.
  26. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 3.
  27. ^ a b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 2.
  28. ^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 1.

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