2000 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

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

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Result

Bolton Local Election Result 2000
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 907-745.036.119,621-10.3
  Conservative 750+535.039.321,322+8.7
  Liberal Democrats 420+220.022.812,381+1.8
  Socialist Labour 000001.0555
  Independent 000000.7367
  Green 000000.163

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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After the election the composition of the council was:

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LD – Liberal Democrats

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H Fairclough 2,091 64.1 +15.7
Labour S Hynes89227.3−17.2
Liberal Democrats C Macpherson2808.6+1.5
Majority1,19936.8+33.0
Turnout 3,26329.0−2.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to Con 16.4

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Barrow 1,055 39.2 +2.9
Labour J Lavin92334.3−10.7
Liberal Democrats I Hamilton71426.5+7.8
Majority1324.9
Turnout 2,69226.0+2.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to LD 9.2

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Brierley 1,911 57.9 +8.8
Labour C Whitby97529.5−9.7
Liberal Democrats S Howarth41612.6+0.9
Majority93628.4+18.5
Turnout 3,30230.0+1.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to Con 9.2

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Byrne 1,065 49.3 −10.8
Conservative R Elliott88440.9+14.6
Liberal Democrats P Howarth2129.8−3.8
Majority1718.4−25.4
Turnout 2,16121.0+5.0
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 12.7

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N Critchley 2,870 57.5 −0.8
Labour A Muscat1,32526.6−6.1
Liberal Democrats S Ball79415.9+6.9
Majority1,54530.9+5.4
Turnout 4,98945.0+13.0
Conservative hold Swing Labour to LD 6.5

Burnden ward

Burnden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Eastwood 1,050 53.9 −15.2
Conservative M Woodward54528.0+8.9
Liberal Democrats D Connor27214.0+2.2
Socialist Labour D Entwistle804.1+4.1
Majority50525.9−24.1
Turnout 1,94729.0+9.0
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 12.0

Central ward

Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Howarth 1,039 47.9 −19.5
Conservative F Ahmed93243.0+19.8
Liberal Democrats M Eidlow1426.6+0.9
Socialist Labour L Lowe542.5−1.3
Majority1074.9−39.2
Turnout 2,16724.0+0.0
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 19.6

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T Anderton 984 52.5 −15.4
Conservative W Southern63834.1+11.3
Liberal Democrats L Greensits25113.4+4.1
Majority34618.4−26.7
Turnout 1,87321.0+3.0
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 13.3

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F Rushton 2,355 60.2 +2.1
Labour J Woodrow99325.4−2.6
Liberal Democrats D Cooper56314.4+0.4
Majority1,36234.8+4.7
Turnout 3,91129.0+2.0
Conservative hold Swing Labour to Con 2.3

Derby ward

Derby ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Hussain 1,317 47.7 +31.2
Labour J Foster1,24345.0−32.4
Liberal Democrats S McGeehan1093.9−2.2
Socialist Labour A Entwistle913.3+3.3
Majority742.72.7
Turnout 2,76028.0+4.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to Con 31.8

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Spencer 1,345 55.9 −9.8
Conservative J Cottam53622.3+10.0
Liberal Democrats E Bell37115.4+0.8
Socialist Labour W Kelly1536.4−0.9
Majority80933.6−17.5
Turnout 1,87325.0+10.0
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 9.9

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L Thomas 1,053 48.1 −10.6
Conservative J Coombs73733.6+11.0
Liberal Democrats A Warren23610.8−2.9
Socialist Labour H Broadbent1024.7−0.3
Green A Cartmell632.9+2.9
Majority31614.5−21.6
Turnout 2,19123.0−1.0
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 10.8

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Clare 865 53.5 −11.7
Conservative R Tyler49230.4+14.3
Liberal Democrats W Connor18411.4−1.1
Socialist Labour W Kelly754.6−1.7
Majority37323.1−26.1
Turnout 1,61615.5−0.5
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 13.0

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats B Ronson 1,884 57.0 +17.4
Labour B Sharples72521.9−17.0
Conservative P Baxendale69621.1−0.5
Majority1,15935.1+34.4
Turnout 3,30529.0+0.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Labour to LD 17.2

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Walsh 1,391 42.2 +11.7
Liberal Democrats J Cronnolley95328.9−6.3
Labour J Kellett94928.8−5.5
Majority43813.3
Turnout 3,29326.0+2.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing LD to Con 9.0

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats M Rothwell 1,257 53.7 +4.6
Labour D Burrows85436.5−7.9
Conservative S Kesler2299.8+3.4
Majority40317.2+12.5
Turnout 2,34023.0−1.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Labour to LD 6.2

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Connell 1,103 44.9 −6.9
Conservative J Tyler1,07843.9+6.0
Liberal Democrats W Crook27611.2+0.9
Majority251.0−13.0
Turnout 2,45726.0−2.0
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 6.4

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats C Swarbrick 2,278 64.4 +3.4
Conservative D Bagnall72320.4+1.0
Labour A Zaman53815.2−4.4
Majority1,55544.0+2.6
Turnout 3,53942.5+16.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Labour to LD 3.9

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N Peel 1,021 48.7 +2.6
Conservative J Maclaren-Whibley55726.6+3.5
Independent P Perry36717.5−6.7
Liberal Democrats M Langdon1527.2+0.6
Majority46422.1+0.3
Turnout 2,09726.5−3.5
Labour hold Swing Ind to Con 5.1

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J Ainscough 1,037 51.8 −8.8
Labour T Fitzpatrick67933.9+2.5
Conservative S Wallen28514.2+6.1
Majority35817.9−11.3
Turnout 2,00122.0−4.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing LD to Con 7.4

Sources

Notes

  1. "Bolton". BBC News . Retrieved 16 December 2009.

References