2016 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2016 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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20 seats were contested and the Labour Party won 12 seats, the Conservatives won 5 seats, UKIP won 2 seats and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.[3]
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
- Labour 37
- Conservative 15
- UK Independence Party 5
- Liberal Democrats 3.
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 12 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 60.0 | 40.8 | 29,599 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 18,564 | -4.3 | |
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 10.0 | 19.3 | 13,987 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 8,028 | +3.8 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2,193 | -0.9 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 201 | -1.2 |
Council Composition
editPrior to the election the composition of the council was:
39 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
Labour | Conservative | LD | U |
After the election the composition of the council was:
37 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | LD | U |
LD - Liberal Democrats
U - UKIP
Ward results
editAstley Bridge ward
editParty | 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 | Swing | UKIP to Lib Dem 13.7 |
Bradshaw ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Radcliffe | 1,886 | 50.5 | −0.2 | |
Labour | Anthony Shepherd | 924 | 24.8 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | Stephen Thomas | 524 | 14.0 | −2.6 | |
Independent | Eric Hyland | 201 | 5.4 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Garry Veevers | 100 | 2.7 | −1.4 | |
Green | Daniel Bolton | 96 | 2.6 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 962 | 25.8 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,635 | 42.9 | −28.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | UKIP to Independent 2.5 |
Breightmet ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Debrorah Newall | 1,230 | 35.8 | −5.1 | |
UKIP | Harry Lamb | 1,130 | 32.9 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Sandra MacNeill | 888 | 25.9 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 94 | 2.7 | +0.0 | |
Green | Pamela Spurling | 89 | 2.6 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 100 | 2.9 | −10.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,431 | 37.0 | −22.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to UKIP 5.3 |
Bromley Cross ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Wilkinson | 2,443 | 56.8 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Knowles | 1,022 | 23.7 | +3.3 | |
UKIP | Brett Varnam | 460 | 10.7 | −2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Walsh | 196 | 4.6 | −0.1 | |
Green | Elizabeth Spencer | 183 | 4.3 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 1,421 | 33.0 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,304 | 41.8 | −31.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | UKIP to Labour 3.1 |
Crompton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hanif Darvesh | 2,432 | 67.5 | +4.6 | |
UKIP | Paul Eccles | 702 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
Conservative | Nadim Muslim | 338 | 9.4 | −12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Warren | 132 | 3.7 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 1,730 | 48.0 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,604 | 39.5 | −20.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Conservative to UKIP 15.9 |
Farnworth ward
editCouncillor Ibrahim resigned in February 2018 due to time pressures.[4] Paul Sanders of the Farnworth & Kearsley First Party won the by-election a month later.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asif Ibrahim | 1,417 | 48.4 | −1.9 | |
UKIP | Andrew Mabon | 1,066 | 36.4 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Aidan Meagan | 253 | 8.6 | −4.8 | |
Green | Trevor Bonfield | 103 | 3.5 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glen Atkinson | 89 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 351 | 12.0 | −8.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,928 | 28.7 | −20.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Conservative to UKIP 5.5 |
Great Lever ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Iqbal | 2,192 | 69.5 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Dot Sexton | 407 | 12.9 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Waqas | 241 | 7.6 | −4.8 | |
Green | David Figgins | 191 | 6.1 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Graham | 124 | 3.9 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,785 | 56.6 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,156 | 34.3 | −21.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Conservative to Labour 3.7 |
Halliwell ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clifford Morris | 2,042 | 66.6 | +3.5 | |
UKIP | Sandra Harvey | 503 | 16.4 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Edward Mather | 260 | 8.5 | −1.4 | |
Green | Ian McHugh | 137 | 4.5 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan New | 122 | 4.0 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,539 | 50.2 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,064 | 35.5 | −19.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | UKIP to Labour 2.5 |
Harper Green ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Champak Mistry | 1,489 | 49.3 | −2.3 | |
UKIP | David Harvey | 978 | 32.4 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Robert Tyler | 354 | 11.7 | −3.5 | |
Green | Michelle Broderick | 105 | 3.5 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Walsh | 94 | 3.1 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 520 | 17.2 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,029 | 31.8 | −24.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Conservative to UKIP 4.1 |
Heaton and Lostock ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Morgan | 2,680 | 56.2 | ||
Labour | Gerald Carter | 1,285 | 27.0 | ||
UKIP | Jonathan Baxendale | 402 | 8.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rebekah Fairhurst | 263 | 5.5 | ||
Green | Laura Diggle | 136 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 1,395 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,766 | 45.9 | −20.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Horwich and Blackrod ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Cunliffe | 1,516 | 42.5 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Carol Forshaw | 1,054 | 29.6 | −1.5 | |
UKIP | Derek Snowden | 679 | 19.0 | −2.6 | |
Green | Keith Cocker | 192 | 5.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Bagnall | 125 | 3.5 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 462 | 12.9 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,566 | 35.7 | −30.6 | ||
Labour hold |
Horwich North East ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Richard Silvester | 1,612 | 40.9 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | Anne Galloway | 801 | 20.3 | −4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rock | 795 | 20.2 | +6.6 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey Armstrong | 543 | 13.8 | −1.1 | |
Green | Roderick Riesco | 193 | 4.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 811 | 20.6 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,944 | 40.7 | −27.1 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | Conservative to Labour Co-op 7.8 |
Hulton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darren Whitehead | 1,374 | 37.0 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Derek Bullock | 1,214 | 32.7 | +1.6 | |
UKIP | Joan Johnson | 909 | 24.5 | −4.3 | |
Green | James Tomkinson | 122 | 3.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Cooper | 92 | 2.5 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 160 | 4.3 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,711 | 38.4 | −25.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | UKIP to Labour 3.8 |
Kearsley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Mark Cunningham | 1,480 | 45.2 | +13.7 | |
Labour | Carol Burrows | 1,248 | 38.2 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Elliot | 300 | 9.2 | −7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Aaron Hepworth | 243 | 7.4 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 232 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,271 | 31.8 | −27.1 | ||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | Conservative to UKIP 10.7 |
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Rees Gibbons | 1,572 | 39.3 | +7.5 | |
Labour | David Evans | 1,098 | 27.4 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Hyde | 813 | 20.3 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Elliot | 429 | 10.7 | −11.2 | |
Green | Edmund Dunsdon | 90 | 2.2 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 474 | 7.1 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,002 | 42.2 | −23.5 | ||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | Conservative to UKIP 9.3 |
Rumworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosa Kay | 2,568 | 72.2 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | Hafiz Bhutt | 373 | 10.5 | −2.1 | |
UKIP | Kathleen Richardson | 354 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Green | Alan Johnson | 179 | 5.0 | −2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Amos | 82 | 2.3 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 2,195 | 61.7 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,556 | 37.0 | −22.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to UKIP 7.5 |
Smithills ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roger Hayes | 2,287 | 50.8 | +14.0 | |
Labour Co-op | John Gillatt | 1,152 | 25.6 | −1.9 | |
UKIP | Roy Marsh | 546 | 12.1 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | Daniel Haslam | 414 | 9.2 | −7.5 | |
Green | Richard Middleshaw | 98 | 2.2 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 1,134 | 25.2 | +15.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,498 | 45.1 | −23.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Conservative to Lib Dem 10.7 |
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Martin Donaghy | 1,415 | 45.9 | +3.1 | |
UKIP | Derek Fisher | 1,030 | 33.4 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Jennifer Kirk | 448 | 14.5 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Langdon | 109 | 3.5 | +0.2 | |
Green | Alexander Parkinson | 83 | 2.7 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 385 | 12.5 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,085 | 35.4 | −21.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Conservative to Labour 3.4 |
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Wild | 1,600 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | Anne Graham | 1,336 | 32.5 | ||
UKIP | George Bown | 697 | 17.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Derek Gradwell | 360 | 8.8 | ||
Green | Heather Rylance | 113 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 264 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,106 | 38.5 | −21.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Westhoughton South ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anna-Marie Watters | 1,123 | 32.7 | −7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 996 | 29.0 | +21.4 | |
Conservative | Lynda Winrow Baker | 696 | 20.3 | −8.2 | |
UKIP | Martin Tighe | 621 | 18.1 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 127 | 3.7 | −7.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,436 | 35.8 | −28.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Conservative to Lib Dem 14.8 |
References
edit- ^ "The full list of candidates". The Bolton News. 8 April 2016. p. 4.
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Ward results". The Bolton News. 7 May 2016. p. 5.
- ^ Holland, Daniel (3 February 2018). "By-elections called in Farnworth and Westhoughton". The Bolton News. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Naylor, Mary (8 March 2018). "Farnworth & Kearsley First win first council seat, Lib Dems take Westhoughton". The Bolton News. Retrieved 27 April 2018.