2008 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

20 seats were contested with 9 being won by the Conservatives, 7 by the Labour Party and 4 by the Liberal Democrats.

Overall turnout was 35.03%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

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Bolton Local Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 7 1 0 +1 32.4 22,644 -4.1
  Conservative 9 2 1 +1 41.9 29,254 +2.1
  Liberal Democrats 4 0 2 -2 20.4 14,221 +0.7
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 1,751 -0.7
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 867 +0.4
  You Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 637 +0.9
  Left Alternative 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 444 +0.6
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 104 +0.1

Council Composition

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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

26 22 12
Labour Conservative Lib Dems

After the election the composition of the council was:

28 23 9
Labour Conservative Lib Dems

Ward results

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Astley Bridge ward

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Astley Bridge ward
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 Swing Labour to Con 7.4

Bradshaw ward

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Bradshaw ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Hall 2,535 68.7 +3.2
Labour Jim Cottam 620 16.8 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Lauren Alergant 342 9.3 −3.2
Green Anne Mumberson 195 5.3 +0.6
Majority 1,915 51.9 +3.8
Turnout 3,692 40.7 +1.9
Conservative hold Swing LD to Con 3.2

Breightmet ward

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Breightmet ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Norris 1,696 47.1 +6.2
Labour William Gallagher 1,182 32.8 −15.5
BNP Carl Hemmings 350 9.7 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howarth 163 4.5 −2.5
You Party Norma Armston 137 3.8 +3.8
Green Lynne Hyland 74 2.1 −1.9
Majority 514 14.3
Turnout 3,602 36.6 +2.0
Conservative hold Swing Labour to BNP 12.6

Bromley Cross ward

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Bromley Cross ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Wilkinson 2,933 68.9 +2.2
Labour Jeremy Foster 705 16.6 +0.4
Liberal Democrats David Wibberley 331 7.8 −0.9
Green Liz Spencer 147 3.5 −4.9
You Party Andy Openshaw 141 3.3 +3.3
Majority 2,228 52.3 +1.8
Turnout 4,257 40.8 +1.2
Conservative hold Swing Green to Con 3.5

Crompton ward

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Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hanif Darvesh 1,985 50.0 −2.3
Conservative John Partington 1,113 28.0 −4.6
Liberal Democrats Yakub Khoda 873 22.0 +6.8
Majority 872 21.9 +2.2
Turnout 3,971 38.8 +8.1
Labour hold Swing Labour to LD 5.7

Farnworth ward

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Farnworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Lord 1,151 41.5 −1.0
Liberal Democrats Tariq Aziz 955 34.4 −0.9
Conservative Michelle Ionn 531 19.1 +3.8
You Party Andy Allen 138 5.0 +5.0
Majority 196 7.1 −0.1
Turnout 2,775 25.4 +1.4
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 2.4

Great Lever ward

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Great Lever ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Iqbal 1,657 46.3 −0.8
Conservative Mudasir Dean 1,299 36.3 −1.2
Green Alan Johnson 374 10.5 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Mian Akhtar 245 6.9 −2.1
Majority 358 10.0 +0.5
Turnout 3,575 36.5 +1.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing LD to Green 3.1

Halliwell ward

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Halliwell ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cliff Morris 1,875 62.5 −2.3
Conservative Shahid Mahmood 632 21.1 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Riaz Gul 494 16.5 −0.1
Majority 1,243 41.4 −4.8
Turnout 3,001 31.6 +3.1
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 2.4

Harper Green ward

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Harper Green ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Champak Mistry 1,181 44.7 −6.2
Conservative Bill Dawson 1,071 40.5 +9.5
Liberal Democrats David Connor 390 14.8 −3.3
Majority 110 4.2 −15.7
Turnout 2,642 26.7 +3.3
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 7.8

Heaton and Lostock ward

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Heaton and Lostock ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Rushton 3,378 70.6 +1.7
Labour John Gillatt 831 17.4 −2.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Evans 326 6.8 −4.8
Green Daniel Mann 249 5.2 +5.2
Majority 2,547 53.2 +9.3
Turnout 4,784 45.3 +1.4
Conservative hold Swing LD to Green 5.0

Horwich and Blackrod ward

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Horwich and Blackrod ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pat Barrow 1,469 43.7 +2.5
Labour Kevan Jones 1,021 30.4 −5.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Hamilton 869 25.9 +3.2
Majority 448 13.3 +8.2
Turnout 3,359 35.0 −1.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Labour to LD 4.4

Horwich North East ward

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Horwich North East ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Ronson 1,615 44.0 −5.8
Conservative Stephen Wallen 1,126 30.7 +2.1
Labour Kevin McKeon 832 22.7 +1.0
You Party Lucy Openshaw 95 2.6 +2.6
Majority 489 13.3 −7.9
Turnout 3,678 37.2 +0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing LD to Con 3.9

Hulton ward

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Hulton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Walsh 1,822 54.2 +1.7
Labour Paul Fitzpatrick 1,118 33.3 −0.5
Liberal Democrats Linden Greensitt 421 12.5 −1.2
Majority 704 20.9 +2.2
Turnout 3,361 34.0 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing LD to Con 1.4

Kearsley ward

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Kearsley ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Rothwell 1,435 46.6 +4.2
Labour Guy Harkin 1,052 34.2 −7.3
Conservative Diane Bamber 593 19.3 +2.1
Majority 383 12.4 +11.5
Turnout 3,094 29.8 +1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Labour to LD 5.7

Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward

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Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Woodward 1,726 45.5 +3.2
Labour Jesamine Kay 1,408 37.1 −6.1
Liberal Democrats Eric Hyde 418 11.0 +2.6
Green Alwynne Cartmell 243 6.4 −0.7
Majority 318 8.4
Turnout 3,795 38.7 −1.1
Conservative hold Swing Labour to Con 4.6

Rumworth ward

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Conservative candidate for Rumworth, Zahid Raja, withdrew before the election.[1]

Rumworth ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosa Kay 1,875 63.2 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Wendy Connor 647 21.8 +6.9
Left List Neil McAlister 444 15.0 +15.0
Majority 1,228 41.4 −2.3
Turnout 2,966 29.3 −1.8
Labour hold Swing

Smithills ward

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Smithills ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Hayes 1,784 46.6 −1.0
Conservative Christine Flanigan 1,216 31.8 +3.6
Labour Christopher Peacock 599 15.6 −2.8
Green Rachel Mann 136 3.6 −2.3
You Party Doug Bagnall 94 2.5 +2.5
Majority 568 14.8 −4.6
Turnout 3,829 37.9 +1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Labour to Con 3.2

Tonge with the Haulgh ward

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Tonge with the Haulgh ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank White 1,289 40.3 −4.6
Conservative Nigel Ford 1,109 34.7 +9.2
BNP David Wood 517 15.8 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Harasiwka 194 6.1 −1.1
Green James Tomkinson 68 2.1 −2.0
You Party Ryan Barlow 32 1.0 +1.0
Majority 180 5.6 −13.8
Turnout 3,199 34.5 −0.1
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 6.9

Weshoughton North and Chew Moor ward

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Weshoughton North and Chew Moor ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Wild 1,700 47.6 +5.7
Labour Mike Francis 874 24.5 −9.9
Liberal Democrats Derek Gradwell 858 24.0 +5.6
Green Laura Spencer 141 3.9 −1.4
Majority 826 23.1 +15.7
Turnout 3,573 33.2 −0.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Labour to Con 6.9

Weshoughton South ward

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Weshoughton South ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Wilkinson 1,128 36.2 +10.7
Conservative Lynda Winrow 947 30.4 +1.7
Labour Harry Bowling 817 26.2 −9.8
Green Eric Hyland 124 4.0 −5.8
Independent Ainslie Casson 104 3.3 +3.3
Majority 181 5.8
Turnout 3,120 32.3 +2.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Labour to LD 10.2

Sources

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Tight contest forecast in Bolton elections". The Bolton News. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.

References

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