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Bradshaw
Electoral ward
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Bolton
Created	1973, renamed 1980
Named for	Bradshaw
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Body	Bolton Council
• Leadership	Leader and Cabinet
• Executive	No overall control
Area
• Total	3.64 sq mi (9.44 km2)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	11,551.
UK Parliament constituency	Bolton North East
Website	Bradshaw Area Forum

Bradshaw is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It elects three Councillors to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

Together with Astley Bridge, Breightmet, Bromley Cross, Crompton, Halliwell, and Tonge with the Haulgh wards it makes up the Bolton North East Parliamentary Constituency.

Bradshaw ward results

Elections in the 2010s

Bolton Council election, 2018: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mudasir Dean	1,949	57.1	+6.5
	Labour	Tony Shepherd	880	25.8	+1.0
	Independent	Eric Hyland	278	8.1	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	173	5.1	+2.4
	Green	Laura Diggle	135	3.9	+1.5
Majority			1,069	31.3	+5.5
Turnout			3,415	38.1	−4.8
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 2016: Bradshaw ward

Party		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

Bolton Council election, 2015: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Haslam	3,245	50.7	+7.0
	Labour	Tony Shepherd	1519	23.7	+2.0
	UKIP	Helen Turner	1065	16.6	−9.1
	Green	Joshua Handley	212	3.3	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gaby McDowall	199	3.1	−1.6
	Independent	Eric Hyland	159	2.5	+2.5
Majority			1,726	27.0	+9.0
Turnout			6,399	71.3	+30.4
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 2014: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mudasir Dean	1,585	43.7	−13.3
	UKIP	Arthur Norris	932	25.7	+25.7
	Labour	Paul Fitzpatrick	786	21.7	−9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gaby McDowall	172	4.7	−7.4
	Green	Daniel Bolton	150	4.1	+4.1
Rejected ballots			0	0.00
Majority			653	18.0	−8.1
Turnout			3,625	40.95	+4.6
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 2012: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Hall	1,957	20.3
	Conservative	Stuart Haslam	1,948	20.2
	Conservative	Mudasir Dean	1,584	16.5
	Labour	Steve Rigby	1,035	10.8
	Labour	Deborah Susan Newall	1,031	10.7
	Labour	Asha Ali Ismail	906	9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Frederick Howarth	447	4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Peacock	424	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gabrielle McDowall	291	3.0
Majority			(Hall) 922
Majority			(Haslam) 913
Majority			(Dean) 549
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 2011: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Diana Brierley	2,328	55.7	+2.0
	Labour	Kate Challender	1,567	37.5	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Frederick Howarth	285	6.8	−10.1
Majority			761	18.1	−8.6
Turnout			4,209	47.7	−24.4
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 2010: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Brierley	3,464	53.7	−15.0
	Labour	Kate Challender	1,733	26.9	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Frederick Howarth	1,090	16.9	+7.6
	Green	Anne Mumberson	163	2.5	−2.8
Majority			1,731	26.7	−25.2
Turnout			6,478	72.1	+31.4
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 2000s

Bolton Council election, 2008: 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

Bolton Council election, 2007: Bradshaw ward

Party		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

Bolton Council election, 2006: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Brierley	2,319	64.3	+4.8
	Labour	Janice Sutton	751	20.8	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	539	14.9	−4.6
Majority			1,568	43.5
Turnout			3,609	39.0	−6.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 2004: Bradshaw ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Hall	2,579	20.7
	Conservative	Diana Brierley	2,420	19.4
	Conservative	Paul Brierley	2,418	19.4
	Labour	Janice Sutton	1,011	8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	996	8.0
	Labour	Paul Sedgwick	989	7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tracy Ward	750	6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Thomas	686	5.5
	Labour	Mohammed Ayub	620	5.0
Turnout			12,469	45.0

Bolton Council election, 2003: 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

Bolton Council election, 2002: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Brierley	2,117	55.5	−2.4
	Labour	S Ward	1,110	29.1	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	587	15.4	+2.8
Majority			1,007	26.4	−2.0
Turnout			3,814	35.0	+5.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 2000: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Brierley	1,911	57.9	+8.8
	Labour	C Whitby	975	29.5	−9.7
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	416	12.6	+0.9
Majority			936	28.4	+18.5
Turnout			3,302	30.0	+1.0
	Conservative gain from Labour

Elections in the 1990s

Bolton Council election, 1999: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	1,585	49.1	+4.9
	Labour	P Fitzpatrick	1,265	39.2	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	377	11.7	+0.1
Majority			320	9.9	+9.7
Turnout			3,227	29.0	+3.2
	Conservative gain from Labour

Bolton Council election, 1999: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Osborn	1,242	44.2	+3.9
	Labour	L Byrne	1,240	44.1	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	M Eidlow	327	11.6	−0.1
Majority			2	0.7
Turnout			2,809	25.8	−8.3
	Conservative gain from Labour

Bolton Council election, 1996: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Butterworth	1,782	48.1	−1.1
	Conservative	W Hall	1,492	40.3	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	I Peacock	432	11.7	+2.0
Majority			290	7.8	−0.3
Turnout			3,706	34.1	−3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative

Bolton Council election, 1995: Bradshaw ward

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

Bolton Council election, 1994: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Byrne	2,044	46.7	+22.5
	Conservative	A Osborn	1,569	35.9	−29.1
	Liberal Democrats	I Peacock	760	17.4	+8.6
Majority			475	10.8
Turnout			4,373	40.3	+1.3
	Labour gain from Conservative

Bolton Council election, 1992: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	2,752	65.0	+11.9
	Labour	D Hamer	1,110	26.2	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats	I Peacock	374	8.8	−3.9
Majority			1,642	38.8	+19.8
Turnout			4,236	39.0	−5.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1991: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Crook	2,598	53.1	+9.6
	Labour	J Byrne	1,668	34.1	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats	R Steele	623	12.7	+3.7
Majority			930	19.0	+15.8
Turnout			4,889	44.0	+2.3
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1990: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Osborn	2,170	43.5	−7.5
	Labour	M Clare	2,012	40.4	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	A Steele	447	9.0	−7.3
	Green	M Calvert	356	7.1	+7.1
Majority			158	3.2	−15.1
Turnout			4,985	41.7	+5.4
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 1980s

Bolton Council election, 1988: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	2,056	51.0	−4.5
	Labour	E Collett	1,318	32.7	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	A Steele	657	16.3	−4.8
Majority			738	18.3	−13.8
Turnout			4,031	36.3	−5.7
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1987: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Crook	2,537	55.5	+6.8
	Labour	P McFadden	1,068	23.4	−5.0
	Liberal	A Steele	966	21.1	−1.9
Majority			1,469	32.1	+11.8
Turnout			4,571	42.0	+1.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1986: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Tetlow	2,174	48.7	−4.6
	Labour	J Sherrington	1,268	28.4	+0.5
	Liberal	A Steele	1,026	23.0	+4.2
Majority			906	20.3	−5.2
Turnout			4,468	41.0	=5.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1984: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	2,087	53.3	−4.6
	Labour	D McEneaney	1,091	27.9	+4.0
	Liberal	R Steele	734	18.8	+0.5
Majority			996	25.5	−8.5
Turnout			3,912	36.0	−4.7
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1983: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Crook	2,546	57.9	+2.3
	Labour	D McEneaney	1,051	23.9	+5.3
	Liberal	W Steele	804	18.3	−7.4
Majority			1,495	34.0	+4.1
Turnout			4,401	40.7	+4.9
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1982: Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A O'Neill	2,135	55.6	−9.0
	Liberal	A Halliwell	988	25.7	+25.7
	Labour	G Lever	715	18.6	−16.8
Majority			1,147	29.9
Turnout			3,838	35.8
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1980: Bradshaw ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Howarth	2,674	22.0
	Conservative	E Crook	2,603	21.5
	Conservative	B Furlong	2,558	21.1
	Labour	S Bryan	1,502	12.4
	Labour	G Platt	1,425	11.7
	Labour	P Howarth	1,369	11.3
Turnout			12,131
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bradshaw North and South ward results

Election in the 1970s

Bolton Council election, 1979: Bradshaw North and South ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Howarth	4,099	73.8	−6.2
	Labour	C Benjamin	1,457	26.2	+6.2
Majority			2,642	47.5	−12.5
Turnout			5,556	78.9	+47.9
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1978: Bradshaw North and South ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Furlong	1,662	80.0	−5.7
	Labour	L Sanderson	416	20.0	+5.7
Majority			1,246	60.0	−11.3
Turnout			2,078	31.0	−3.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1976: Bradshaw North and South ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T Greenhalgh	2,666	85.7	+35.7
	Labour	A Grimes	446	14.3	+8.4
Majority			2,220	71.3	+46.0
Turnout			3,112	34.0	−12.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1975: Bradshaw North and South ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Howarth	1,462	50.0	+5.0
	Independent	D Hewitt	722	24.7	+24.7
	Liberal	J Webster	565	19.3	−23.8
	Labour	C Benjamin	173	5.9	−6.1
Majority			740	25.3
Turnout			2,922	46.0	+5.5
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 1973: Bradshaw North and South ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Furlong	1,090	15.1
	Conservative	T Greenhalgh	1,077	15.0
	Conservative	K Howarth	1,073	14.9
	Liberal	A Winstanley	1,054	14.6
	Liberal	J Webster	1,037	14.4
	Liberal	M Batth	1,012	14.1
	Labour	A Brigg	300	4.2
	Labour	J Riley	285	4.0
	Labour	C Benjamin	270	3.8
Turnout			7,198	40.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

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.