2003 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control, for the first time since 1980.[1] The Labour party continued to run the council in a minority administration.
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The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.
20 seats were contested in the election, with 7 being won by the Labour Party, 7 by the Conservatives and 6 by the Liberal Democrats.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 27
- Conservative 19
- Liberal Democrat 14
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 7 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 35.0 | 35.1 | 27,668 | -5.2% | |
Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 35.0 | 34.1 | 26,833 | +0.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 22,878 | +5.8% | |
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 627 | -0.4% | |
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 563 | +0.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 218 | +0.0% | |
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
31 | 16 | 13 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
27 | 19 | 14 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
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 | Swing | Labour to LD 5.8 | |||
Blackrod ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Cox | 1,456 | 36.8 | +11.2 | |
Labour | Kevan Helsby | 1,362 | 34.4 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Michael Hollick | 1,138 | 28.8 | -7.5 | |
Majority | 94 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,956 | 42.0 | +11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | Con to LD 9.3 | |||
Bradshaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Hall | 2,600 | 53.7 | -1.8 | |
Labour | Eric Hyland | 1,302 | 26.9 | -2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 944 | 19.5 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 1,298 | 26.8 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,846 | 44.0 | +9.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to LD 3.1 | |||
Breightmet ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Grime | 1,426 | 41.2 | -5.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Elliott | 1,370 | 39.6 | -1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Hill | 666 | 19.2 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 56 | 1.6 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,462 | 38.0 | +10.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 6.0 | |||
Bromley Cross ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Wilkinson | 3,065 | 61.3 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Anthony Muscat Terribile | 1,048 | 20.9 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stewart Ball | 890 | 17.8 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 2,017 | 40.4 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,003 | 46.0 | +10.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to LD 4.5 | |||
Burnden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mohammad Idrees | 1,453 | 39.5 | ||
Labour | Martin McMulkin | 1,421 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Connor | 686 | 18.6 | ||
Socialist Alliance | David Sumner | 119 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 32 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,679 | 38.0 | +0.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Central ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Valibhai Patel | 1,693 | 49.8 | +40.1 | |
Labour | John Noble | 1,191 | 35.0 | -9.2 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Iqbal | 319 | 9.4 | -12.0 | |
Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe | 198 | 5.8 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 502 | 14.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,401 | 47.0 | +13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | Con to LD 26.0 | |||
Daubhill ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 1,335 | 41.7 | -14.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linden Greensitt | 1,091 | 34.0 | +17.0 | |
Conservative | John Heyes | 779 | 24.3 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 244 | 7.7 | -20.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,205 | 40.0 | +12.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 15.5 | |||
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hanscomb | 3,285 | 54.8 | -0.6 | |
Labour | John Gillatt | 1,598 | 26.6 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Macpherson | 1,116 | 18.6 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 1,687 | 28.2 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,999 | 45.0 | +11.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 0.8 | |||
Derby ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosa Kay | 1,868 | 49.7 | -27.0 | |
Conservative | Yakub Jiva | 1,101 | 29.3 | +17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sara McGeehan | 500 | 13.3 | +6.4 | |
Socialist Alliance | Neil McAlister | 202 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Socialist Labour | Dorothy Entwistle | 84 | 2.2 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 767 | 20.4 | -44.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,755 | 44.0 | +10.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 22.4 | |||
Farnworth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Stones | 1,627 | 59.1 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Stanley Jackson | 556 | 20.2 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rock | 402 | 14.6 | -1.8 | |
Socialist Labour | William Kelly | 167 | 6.1 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 1,071 | 38.9 | -2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,752 | 34.0 | +14.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Con 2.1 | |||
Halliwell ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cliff Morris | 1,848 | 53.2 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | James Hinegan | 732 | 21.1 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Warren | 683 | 19.7 | +3.6 | |
Socialist Alliance | John Greenwood | 151 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Socialist Labour | Howard Broadbent | 61 | 1.8 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 1,116 | 32.1 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,475 | 41.0 | +9.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 2.6 | |||
Harper Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Dennis | 1,673 | 50.8 | -6.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Tyler | 807 | 24.5 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Connor | 699 | 21.2 | +6.3 | |
Socialist Labour | William Kelly | 117 | 3.5 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 866 | 26.3 | -8.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,296 | 37.0 | +16.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 6.4 | |||
Horwich ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Cronnolley | 2,284 | 51.8 | -3.7 | |
Labour | Joyce Kellet | 1,170 | 26.5 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Olive Fairhurst | 864 | 19.6 | +3.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | Robert Ince | 91 | 2.1 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 1,114 | 25.3 | -3.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,409 | 45.0 | +9.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | LD to Con 3.4 | |||
Hulton Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phillip Ashcroft | 2,064 | 38.5 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Gradwell | 1,756 | 32.8 | -1.5 | |
Labour | David Chadwick | 1,540 | 28.7 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 308 | 5.7 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,360 | 40.0 | +12.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Con 1.8 | |||
Kearsley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Rothwell | 1,863 | 51.9 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Derek Burrows | 1,348 | 37.5 | -4.7 | |
Conservative | Sheila Kesler | 381 | 10.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 515 | 14.4 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,592 | 41.0 | +14.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Labour to LD 4.1 | |||
Little Lever ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mary Woodward | 1,658 | 40.4 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Robert Evans | 1,554 | 37.9 | -11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Crook | 669 | 16.3 | +5.1 | |
Green | Alwynne Cartmell | 218 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 104 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,099 | 49.0 | +15.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Green 8.4 | |||
Smithills ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joe Higson | 2,398 | 64.1 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Douglas Bagnall | 705 | 18.8 | -0.6 | |
Labour | Barbara Ramsden | 640 | 17.1 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 1,693 | 45.3 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,743 | 50.0 | +14.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Labour to LD 3.3 | |||
Tonge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Sherrington | 1,510 | 49.7 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | Nigel Ford | 1,092 | 35.9 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Langdon | 438 | 14.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 418 | 13.8 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,040 | 39.0 | +7.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 2.1 | |||
Westhoughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 1,762 | 56.0 | +6.2 | |
Labour | James Kilcoyne | 805 | 25.6 | -11.6 | |
Conservative | Jane Frappola | 579 | 18.4 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 957 | 30.4 | +17.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,146 | 39.0 | +11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Labour to LD 8.9 | |||
Sources
Notes
- "Local elections". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
References
- 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.
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