Crompton
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughBolton
Created2004
Named forSamuel Crompton
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan borough
 • BodyBolton Council
 • LeadershipLeader and Cabinet
 • ExecutiveNo overall control
Area
 • Total1.36 sq mi (3.51 km2)
Population
 • Total15,401.[1]
UK Parliament constituencyBolton North East
WebsiteCrompton Area Forum

Crompton 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.

Crompton Ward takes its name after the inventor Samuel Crompton. The ward was created from parts of the Tonge, Bradshaw, Bromley Cross, Astley Bridge, Halliwell and Central wards. It covers the Back o' th' Bank, Hall i' th' Wood, Halliwell Road (A6099), Folds Road (A575), and Waterloo Street (B6207) areas. Crompton Ward is one of seven wards which together form the Bolton North East Parliamentary Constituency.

Councillors

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The ward is represented by three councillors:

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Iqbal Patel (LD) Stewart Ball (LD) Valibhai Patel (LD)
2006 Iqbal Patel (LD) Stewart Ball (LD) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2006 by-election Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Stewart Ball (LD) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2007 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Emma Scowcroft (Lab) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2008 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Emma Scowcroft (Lab) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2009 by-election Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2010 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2011 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2012 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2014 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2015 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail (Lab)
2016 by-election Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Bilkis Bashir Ismail (Lab)
2016 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Bilkis Bashir Ismail (Lab)
2018 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Guy Harkin (Lab) Bilkis Bashir Ismail (Lab)
2019 Hanif Darvesh (Lab) Martin McMulkin (Lab) Bilkis Bashir Ismail (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Election results

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Elections in the 2010s

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2019: Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin McMulkin 2,078 50.5 −6.6
Conservative Siraj Patel 1,243 30.2 +11.6
UKIP Jeff Armstrong 470 11.4 +11.4
Green Dan Bolton 164 4.0 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Langdon 158 3.8 −2.6
Majority 835 20.3 −18.2
Turnout 4,113 38.1 +1.3
Labour hold Swing Labour to Conservative 9.3
2018: Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bilkis Bashir Ismail 2,258 57.1 −10.4
Conservative Daniel Wheatley 737 18.6 +9.2
Independent Siraj Patel 706 17.8 +17.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Langdon 252 6.4 +2.7
Majority 1,521 38.5 −9.5
Turnout 3,953 36.8 +0.9
Labour hold Swing UKIP to Ind 18.6
2016: Crompton ward
Party 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
Crompton By-Election 11 February 2016[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bilkis Bashir Ismail 1,961 70.9% +7.9%
UKIP Paul Eccles 320 11.6% n/a
Conservative Ryan Haslam 302 10.9% −10.8%
Liberal Democrats Garry Veevers 117 4.2% −6.2%
Green Laura Diggle 65 2.4% −2.5%
2015: Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Guy Harkin 3,895 63.0 +3.0
Conservative Nadim Muslim 1343 21.7 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Anne Warren 641 10.4 +6.6
Green Farhan Patel 306 4.9 +4.9
Majority 2,552 41.3 +2.0
Turnout 6,185 60.3 +21.0
Labour hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 15.5
2014: Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sufrana Bashir-Ismail 2,363 60.0 −14.9
UKIP George Stanley Bown 826 21.0 +21.0
Conservative Ryan Patrick Haslam 456 11.6 −4.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Sanders Warren 148 3.8 −4.8
Independent Pam Humphreys 121 3.1 +3.1
Rejected ballots 23 0.58
Majority 1,537 39.3 −19.1
Turnout 3,937 39.31 +7.4
Labour hold Swing Labour to UKIP 17.9
2012: Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hanif Darvesh 2,375 74.9 +6.2
Conservative Ryan Patrick Haslam 523 16.5 −3.9
Liberal Democrats Anne Sanders Warren 273 8.6 +3.9
Majority 1,852 58.4 +10.4
Turnout 3,171 31.9 +4.0
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 5.0
2011: Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Guy J. Harkin 2,403 68.7 +6.4
Conservative Gareth James Morris 713 20.4 −1.6
Green Alex Shaw 218 6.2 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Gabrielle McDowall 164 4.7 −10.9
Majority 1,690 48.0 +7.7
Turnout 3,522 35.1 −26.6
Labour hold Swing LD to Labour 10.6
2010: Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sufrana Bashir-Ismail 3,749 62.4 +12.4
Conservative Amina Khilji 1,325 22.0 −6.0
Liberal Democrats Jaleh Salari 938 15.6 −6.4
Majority 2,424 40.3 +18.4
Turnout 6,012 61.7 +22.9
Labour hold Swing LD to Labour 9.4

Elections in the 2000s

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Crompton By-Election 1 October 2009[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Guy Harkin 1,528 47.4 −2.6
Conservative Kath Kavanagh 935 29.0 +1.0
Independent Mohmed Alli 377 11.7 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Anne Warren 284 8.8 −13.2
Green Angela Tibke 99 3.1 +3.1
Majority 593 18.4
Turnout 3,223 31.0
Labour hold Swing
2008: 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
2007: Crompton ward
Party 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

The seat became vacant on the resignation of he Liberal Democrat councillor Iqbal Patel in May 2006.

Crompton By-Election 13 July 2006[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hanif Darvesh 1,793 57.4 +33.8
Conservative Donald Fairclough 978 31.3 +11.4
Liberal Democrats John Cronnelly 224 7.2 −39.8
Green Rachel Mann 96 3.1 +3.1
Socialist Labour Lynne Lowe 35 1.1 −3.7
Majority 815 26.1
Turnout 3,126 30.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
2006: Crompton ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sufrana Bashir-Ismail 1,932 44.7 +21.8
Liberal Democrats Valibhai Patel 1,132 26.2 −25.6
Conservative Donald Fairclough 941 21.8 +0.1
Veritas Anthony Backhouse 190 4.4 +4.4
Socialist Labour Lynne Lowe 129 3.0 +1.2
Majority 800 18.5
Turnout 4,324 43.0 +0.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing LD to Labour 23.7
2004: Crompton ward (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iqbal Patel 2,258 17.9
Liberal Democrats Stewart Ball 2,225 17.7
Liberal Democrats Valibhai Patel 2,043 16.2
Labour R Howarth 1,135 9.0
Conservative Donald Fairclough 954 7.6
Labour Mohammed Alli 929 7.4
Conservative Winifred Wilkinson 902 7.2
Conservative Jolyon Coombs 874 6.9
Labour Ibrahim Kala 820 6.5
Socialist Labour Lynne Lowe 231 1.8
Independent Anthony Backhouse 228 1.8
Turnout 12,599 43.0

Notes

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  1. ^ "Crompton Ward in North West England". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Labour storm to victory in Crompton by-election". The Bolton News. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "VIDEO: Labour secure vital by-election win in Bolton". The Bolton News. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Labour scoops by-election win". Bolton Evening News. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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