1995 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 1995 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council
21 seats were contested in the election, with 18 being won by the Labour Party, 1 by the Liberal Democrats and 2 by the Conservatives. 2 seats were contested in the Kearsley ward.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 43
- Conservative 11
- Liberal Democrat 6
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 18 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 54.5 | 40,791 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.3 | 17,392 | -1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 20.0 | 14,936 | -3.0 | ||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2.2 | 1,650 | +2.2 |
Council Composition edit
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | L | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
43 | 11 | 6 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
LD – Liberal Democrats
I – Independent
Ward results edit
Astley Bridge ward edit
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 | Swing | LD to Ind Con 6.5 |
Blackrod ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Helsby | 2,261 | 63.9 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | D Mercer | 770 | 21.8 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Watts | 507 | 14.3 | -10.9 | |
Majority | 1,491 | 42.1 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,538 | 36.1 | -4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 11.3 |
Bradshaw ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Fitzpatrick | 2,029 | 49.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | E Crook | 1,693 | 41.1 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | I Peacock | 400 | 9.7 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 336 | 8.1 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,121 | 37.8 | -2.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | LD to Con 6.4 |
Breightmet ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Grime | 2,284 | 73.0 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | S Little | 487 | 15.6 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | E Hill | 359 | 11.5 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 1,797 | 57.4 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,130 | 29.9 | -5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 5.6 |
Bromley Cross ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Wilkinson | 1,944 | 46.8 | +5.1 | |
Labour | B Ramsden | 1,745 | 42.0 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Atty | 461 | 11.1 | -8.5 | |
Majority | 199 | 4.8 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,150 | 39.9 | -3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Con 6.8 |
Burnden ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Birch | 2,280 | 75.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 421 | 13.9 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | R Harasiwka | 338 | 11.1 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 1,859 | 61.2 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,039 | 31.9 | -3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 5.1 |
Central ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M McLoughlin | 2,218 | 77.3 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | J Bradley | 466 | 16.2 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | M Khan | 185 | 6.4 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 1,752 | 61.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,869 | 37.7 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 2.0 |
Daubhill ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Donaghy | 2,023 | 75.2 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | F Tebbutt | 409 | 14.5 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Sullivan | 257 | 9.6 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 1,614 | 60.0 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,689 | 32.3 | -2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 3.9 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Hanscomb | 2,342 | 52.8 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Kay | 2,095 | 47.2 | +22.4 | |
Majority | 247 | 5.6 | -6.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,437 | 33.9 | -9.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Derby ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Peters | 2,771 | 73.5 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Y Patel | 840 | 12.3 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Bale | 160 | 4.2 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 1,931 | 51.2 | +23.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,771 | 41.2 | -2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 11.5 |
Farnworth ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Stones | 1,496 | 53.4 | -24.3 | |
Independent Labour | W Hardman | 990 | 35.3 | +35.3 | |
Conservative | D Bailey | 202 | 7.2 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | A Crook | 113 | 4.0 | -8.5 | |
Majority | 506 | 18.1 | -47.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,801 | 30.4 | +2.1 | ||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | Labour to Ind Lab 29.8 |
Halliwell ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Morris | 2,222 | 66.7 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | A Radlett | 770 | 23.1 | -8.5 | |
Conservative | D Price | 338 | 10.2 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 1,452 | 43.6 | +17.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,330 | 35.9 | -5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 8.7 |
Harper Green ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Dennis | 2,194 | 80.5 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | S Kesler | 295 | 10.8 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Connor | 238 | 8.7 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 1,899 | 69.6 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,727 | 27.7 | -3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 5.7 |
Horwich ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B McCracken | 2,335 | 48.1 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | P McGeehan | 1,411 | 29.1 | -18.2 | |
Conservative | M Perks | 1,030 | 21.2 | +5.5 | |
Independent | I Cooper | 80 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 924 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,856 | 43.5 | -9.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 14.6 |
Hulton Park ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Ramsden | 1,865 | 44.6 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | G Smith | 1,129 | 27.0 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Cooper | 1,122 | 26.9 | +6.9 | |
Independent | P Woodcock | 61 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 736 | 17.6 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,177 | 35.2 | -3.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to LD 7.8 |
Kearsley ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S Keating | 1,987 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | P Spencer | 1,931 | 29.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J Rothwell | 1,202 | 18.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | M Rothwell | 1,107 | 16.9 | ||
Conservative | K Ward | 176 | 2.7 | ||
Conservative | S Jinks | 165 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,568 | 34.8 | -3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Lever ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Evans | 2,090 | 56.3 | -5.8 | |
Conservative | D Dziubus | 1,382 | 37.2 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Barron | 243 | 6.5 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 708 | 19.0 | -15.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,715 | 40.5 | -4.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Labour to Con 7.6 |
Smithills ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | J Higson | 2,233 | 59.2 | +0.1 | |
Labour | A Page | 1,030 | 27.3 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | D Bagnall | 511 | 13.5 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 1,203 | 31.9 | -7.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,774 | 44.3 | -4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Con to Labour 6.1 |
Tonge ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Perry | 2,271 | 71.3 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | J Evans | 620 | 19.5 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Howarth | 296 | 9.3 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 1,651 | 51.8 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,187 | 38.8 | -6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.9 |
Westhoughton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Finch | 1,377 | 44.7 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | E Hill | 1,162 | 37.7 | -8.3 | |
Conservative | R Crawford | 349 | 11.3 | +0.6 | |
Independent | D Goddard | 194 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 215 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,082 | 38.1 | -16.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Ind 7.3 |
References edit
- ^ "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2024.