2007 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
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20 seats were contested with the Labour Party winning 10 seats, the Conservatives 7 and the Liberal Democrats 3.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 26
- Conservative 22
- Liberal Democrat 12
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 36.5 | 24,426 | -1.2 | ||
Conservative | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 39.8 | 26,637 | -0.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 19.7 | 13,187 | +0.8 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2,148 | +1.0 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 524 | +0.8 | |
Veritas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 74 | -0.3 |
Council Composition
editPrior to the election the composition of the council was:
22 | 21 | 17 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
26 | 22 | 12 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
Ward results
editAstley Bridge ward
editParty | 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 | Swing | Con to LD 10.3 |
Bradshaw ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diana Brierley | 2,334 | 65.5 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Jim Cottam | 618 | 17.3 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Howarth | 446 | 12.5 | -2.4 | |
Green | Anne Mumberson | 167 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 1,716 | 48.1 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,565 | 38.8 | -0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Green 4.1 |
Breightmet ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Byrne | 1,691 | 48.3 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Arthur Norris | 1,431 | 40.9 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Rae Hill | 241 | 6.9 | -4.3 | |
Green | Lynne Hyland | 140 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 260 | 7.4 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,503 | 34.6 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Green 4.1 |
Bromley Cross ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Critchley | 2,784 | 66.7 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Anthony Muscat Terrible | 677 | 16.2 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine MacPherson | 362 | 8.7 | -2.3 | |
Green | Liz Spencer | 350 | 8.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 2,107 | 50.5 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,173 | 39.6 | -0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Con 2.0 |
Crompton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma Scowcroft | 1,662 | 52.3 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Don Fairclough | 1,035 | 32.6 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Warren | 482 | 15.2 | -11.0 | |
Majority | 627 | 19.7 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,179 | 30.7 | -12.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Con 10.9 |
Farnworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Cottam | 1,107 | 42.5 | -16.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tariq Aziz | 920 | 35.3 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | Ruth Kenny | 399 | 15.3 | -7.8 | |
Green | Ria Greenhalgh | 179 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 187 | 7.2 | -28.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,605 | 24.0 | +3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 16.9 |
Great Lever ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Madeline Murray | 1,601 | 47.1 | -11.6 | |
Conservative | Mohammad Idrees | 1,276 | 37.5 | +16.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Connor | 306 | 9.0 | -1.4 | |
Green | Alan Johnson | 219 | 6.4 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 325 | 9.5 | -28.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,402 | 34.9 | -3.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Labour to Con 14.1 |
Halliwell ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Thomas | 1,802 | 64.8 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Grindrod | 517 | 18.6 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin McLoughlin | 463 | 16.6 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 1,285 | 46.2 | -4.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,782 | 28.5 | -5.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 4.5 |
Harper Green ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Clare | 1,182 | 50.9 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Tyler | 719 | 31.0 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dave Connor | 419 | 18.1 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 463 | 19.9 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,320 | 23.4 | -1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 1.1 |
Heaton and Lostock ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Allen | 3,199 | 68.9 | -0.1 | |
Labour | John Gillatt | 908 | 19.5 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathon Evans | 538 | 11.6 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 2,291 | 49.3 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,645 | 43.9 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Labour 2.2 |
Horwich and Blackrod ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Raymond Barrow | 1,325 | 41.2 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Isabel Seddon | 1,162 | 36.1 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter McGeehan | 731 | 22.7 | -8.5 | |
Majority | 163 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,218 | 33.6 | -1.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Con 7.3 |
Horwich North East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Ronson | 1,807 | 49.8 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Stephen Wallan | 1,038 | 28.6 | -3.7 | |
Labour | Kevan Jones | 787 | 21.7 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 769 | 21.2 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,632 | 36.8 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Labour to LD 7.9 |
Hulton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phillip Ascroft | 1,692 | 52.5 | -1.0 | |
Labour | Michael Francis | 1,088 | 33.8 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linden Greensitt | 441 | 13.7 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 604 | 18.7 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,221 | 32.2 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 1.2 |
Kearsley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rothwell | 1,215 | 42.4 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Guy Harkin | 1,188 | 41.5 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Diane Bamber | 463 | 16.2 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 27 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,866 | 28.4 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Con to LD 2.0 |
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Connell | 1,667 | 43.2 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Rees Gibbon | 1,596 | 41.3 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Hyde | 323 | 8.4 | +0.4 | |
Green | Alwynne Cartmell | 275 | 7.1 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 71 | 1.8 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,861 | 39.8 | -0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Green to Con 2.1 |
Rumworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ebrahim Adia | 2,079 | 64.4 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | John (Jack) Heyes | 668 | 20.7 | -10.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Bridger | 480 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Majority | 1,411 | 43.7 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,227 | 31.1 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 12.8 |
Smithills ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Carole Swarbrick | 1,763 | 47.6 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Dennis Bray | 1,044 | 28.2 | -6.9 | |
Labour | James Shaw | 680 | 18.4 | -4.1 | |
Green | Rachel Mann | 218 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 719 | 19.4 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,705 | 36.7 | -1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Con to Green 6.4 |
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Sherrington | 1,463 | 44.9 | -9.3 | |
Conservative | Nigel Ford | 831 | 25.5 | -4.1 | |
BNP | David Wood | 524 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Harasiwka | 236 | 7.2 | -1.3 | |
Green | James Tomkinson | 133 | 4.7 | -3.6 | |
Veritas | Anthony Backhouse | 74 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 632 | 19.4 | -5.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,261 | 34.6 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to BNP 12.7 |
Weshoughton North and Chew Moor ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | June Patricia Allen | 1,482 | 41.9 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Arthur Price | 1,219 | 34.4 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Halliwell | 651 | 18.4 | +3.5 | |
Green | Laura Spencer | 188 | 5.3 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 263 | 7.4 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,540 | 33.7 | -1.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | Green to LD 3.5 |
Weshoughton South ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Chadwick | 1,023 | 36.0 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Christine Wild | 815 | 28.7 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Rigby | 724 | 25.5 | -10.8 | |
Green | Eric Hyland | 279 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 208 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,841 | 30.0 | +0.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Green 9.3 |
References
edit- Bolton Council election results in full, The Bolton Evening News, first published 4 May 2007.
- Labour beat of Tory challenge to tighten grip in council chamber, The Bolton Evening News, first published 4 May 2007.
- 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.