2002 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

21 seats were contested in the election with 2 seats being contested in the Burnden ward. 12 were won by the Labour Party, with 5 won by the Conservatives and 4 won by the Liberal Democrats

After the election, the composition of the council was

Result

Bolton Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1203-357.140.327,034+4.2%
  Conservative 510+123.833.722,580-5.6%
  Liberal Democrats 420+219.023.215,526+0.4%
  Socialist Labour 000001.2828+0.2%
  Independent 000000.7459+0.0%
  Socialist Alliance 000000.6425+0.6%
  Green 000000.3197+0.2%

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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LabourConservativeLib Dems

After the election the composition of the council was:

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LabourConservativeLib Dems

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Walsh 2,103 53.7 −10.4
Labour S Murray1,35834.7+7.4
Liberal Democrats C McPhearson45211.6+3.0
Majority74519.0−17.8
Turnout 3,91335.0+6.0
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 8.9

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I Seddon 1,255 38.1 +3.8
Conservative M Hollick1,19336.3−2.9
Liberal Democrats I Hamilton84225.6−0.9
Majority621.8
Turnout 3,29031.0+5.0
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 3.3

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P Brierley 2,117 55.5 −2.4
Labour S Ward1,11029.1−0.4
Liberal Democrats S Howarth58715.4+2.8
Majority1,00726.4−2.0
Turnout 3,81435.0+5.0
Conservative hold Swing Con to LD 2.6

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Murray 1,329 46.5 −2.8
Conservative R Elliott1,17341.1+0.2
Liberal Democrats S Rock35312.4+2.6
Majority1565.4−3.0
Turnout 2,85528.0+7.0
Labour hold Swing Labour to LD 2.5

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Carr 2,393 59.7 +2.2
Labour A Muscat1,05026.2−0.4
Liberal Democrats S Ball56314.1−1.8
Majority1,34333.5+2.6
Turnout 4,00636.0−9.0
Conservative hold Swing LD to Con 2.0

Burnden ward

Burnden ward (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Howarth 1,280 22.3
Labour P Spencer 1,159 20.2
Conservative M Idrees1,15420.1
Conservative M Iqbal1,10519.3
Liberal Democrats D Connor4437.7
Liberal Democrats R Harasiwka3405.9
Socialist Labour D Entwistle1332.3
Socialist Alliance D Sumner1152.0
Turnout 5,72938.0+9.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Central ward

Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Alli 1,270 44.2 −3.7
Conservative H Simjee61521.4−21.6
Independent V Patel45916.0+16.0
Liberal Democrats M Eidlow2789.7+3.1
Socialist Alliance M Lowe1445.0+5.0
Socialist Labour M McLoughlin1083.8+1.3
Majority65522.8+17.9
Turnout 2,87434.0+10.0
Labour hold Swing Con to Ind 18.8

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Harkin 1,404 55.7 +3.2
Conservative J Groak69027.4−6.7
Liberal Democrats L Greensit42817.0+3.6
Majority71428.3+9.9
Turnout 2,52228.0+7.0
Labour hold Swing Con to LD 5.1

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C Shaw 2,607 55.4 −4.8
Labour J Gillatt1,19925.5+0.1
Liberal Democrats S Bromley90219.2+4.8
Majority1,40829.9−4.9
Turnout 4,70834.0+5.0
Conservative hold Swing Con to LD 4.8

Derby ward

Derby ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Adia 2,553 76.7 +31.7
Conservative G Peel38411.5−36.2
Liberal Democrats S McGeehan2286.9+3.0
Socialist Labour A Entwistle1624.9+1.6
Majority2,16965.2
Turnout 3,32734.0+6.0
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 33.9

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Lord 1,141 59.0 +3.1
Conservative R O'Neill34417.8−4.5
Liberal Democrats A Higson31716.4+1.0
Socialist Labour W Kelly1336.9+0.5
Majority79741.2+7.6
Turnout 1,93520.0−5.0
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 3.8

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Zaman 1,676 52.8 +4.7
Conservative J Coombs72422.8−10.8
Liberal Democrats M Cox51116.1+5.3
Socialist Labour H Broadbent1695.3+0.6
Green A Cartmel963.0+0.1
Majority95230.0+15.5
Turnout 3,17632.0+9.0
Labour hold Swing Con to LD 8.0

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L Williamson 1,295 57.3 +3.8
Conservative R Tyler50622.4−8.0
Liberal Democrats W Cooper33814.9+3.5
Socialist Labour W Kelly1235.4+0.8
Majority78934.9+11.8
Turnout 2,26221.0+5.5
Labour hold Swing Con to Lab 5.9

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats R Ronson 2,283 55.2 −1.8
Labour M Kilcoyne1,08226.2+4.3
Conservative O Fairhurst68716.6−4.5
Socialist Alliance R Ince852.1+2.1
Majority1,10129.0−6.1
Turnout 4,13736.0+7.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Con to Labour 4.4

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Morgan 1,540 36.4 −5.8
Liberal Democrats J Cronnolley1,45134.3+5.4
Labour E Hyland1,23629.2+0.4
Majority892.1−11.2
Turnout 4,22728.0+7.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Con to LD 5.6

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats W Collison 1,357 48.4 −5.3
Labour D Burrows1,18242.2+5.7
Conservative S Kesler2639.4−0.4
Majority1756.2−11.0
Turnout 2,80227.0+4.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing LD to Labour 5.5

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Connell 1,550 49.4 +4.5
Conservative J Tyler1,15336.8−7.1
Liberal Democrats B Crook35111.2+0.0
Socialist Alliance D Kemp812.6+2.6
Majority39712.6+11.6
Turnout 3,13534.0+8.0
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 5.8

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats R Hayes 1,836 59.0 −5.4
Conservative D Bagnall60519.4−1.0
Labour S Hynes57218.4+3.2
Green F Calvert1013.2+3.2
Majority1,23139.6−4.4
Turnout 3,11436.0−6.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing LD to Labour 4.3

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F White 1,345 52.4 +3.7
Conservative N Ford87934.3+7.7
Liberal Democrats M Langdon34213.3+6.1
Majority46618.1−4.0
Turnout 2,56632.0+5.5
Labour hold Swing

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J Silvester 1,324 49.8 −2.0
Labour D Chadwick98837.2+3.3
Conservative J Batley34513.0−1.2
Majority33612.6−5.3
Turnout 2,65728.0+6.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing LD to Labour 2.6

Sources

Notes

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

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