2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. [1] This took place on the same day as other local elections

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22 seats were contested, including 2 seats in the Heaton and Lostock ward following the retirement of Conservative Councillor Alan Rushton, and 2 seats in Westhoughton North following the resignation of Labour Councillor Sean Harkin. The Labour Party won 14 seats, the Conservatives won 6 seats, UKIP won 1 seat and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.

After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1412-163.738.953,604-1.4
  Conservative 611027.329.941,227+7.3
  UKIP 110+14.518.525,505-6.8
  Liberal Democrats 10004.57.310,127+0.2
  Green 000003.95,336+0.4
  Independent 000001.52,021+0.5

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

401532
LabourConservativeLDU

After the election the composition of the council was:

391533
LabourConservativeLDU

LD - Liberal Democrats
U - UKIP

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Wild 2,963 41.4 +5.1
Labour Debbie Newall212929.7−1.7
UKIP Harry Lamb150021.0−4.6
Liberal Democrats Clive Atty3024.2+2.1
Green Ben Deed2613.6−0.9
Majority83411.6+6.6
Turnout 7,15568.1+27.7
Conservative hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 4.8

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Haslam 3,245 50.7 +7.0
Labour Tony Shepherd151923.7+2.0
UKIP Helen Turner106516.6−9.1
Green Joshua Handley2123.3+2.5
Liberal Democrats Gaby McDowall1993.1−1.6
Independent Eric Hyland1592.5+2.5
Majority1,72627.0+9.0
Turnout 6,39971.3+30.4
Conservative hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 8.0

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Byrne 2,323 40.9 −2.1
UKIP Steven Flatman155727.4−7.7
Conservative Ryan Haslam140224.7+8.0
Green Laura Diggle2444.3+1.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howarth1532.7+1.2
Majority76613.5+5.6
Turnout 5,67959.3+22.3
Labour hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 7.8

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Critchley 4,340 56.0 +2.4
Labour Co-op Neil Garrity158920.4−1.8
UKIP Brett Varnam105713.6−6.7
Green Liz Spencer4245.4+5.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Atty3684.7+0.6
Majority2,75135.4+4.0
Turnout 7,77873.3+32.6
Conservative hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 4.5

Crompton ward

Crompton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Guy Harkin 3,895 63.0 +3.0
Conservative Nadim Muslim134321.7+10.1
Liberal Democrats Anne Warren64110.4+6.6
Green Farhan Patel3064.9+4.9
Majority2,55241.3+2.0
Turnout 6,18560.3+21.0
Labour hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 15.5

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Gillies 2,703 50.3 +1.4
UKIP Jeff Armstrong162630.2−7.1
Conservative Aidan Meagan72313.4+6.3
Green Trevor Bonfield1783.3−0.6
Liberal Democrats David Connor1442.7+0.2
Majority1,07720.0+8.3
Turnout 5,37449.5+21.4
Labour hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 6.7

Great Lever ward

Great Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Madeline Murray 3,542 66.9 −1.7
UKIP Paul Eccles77914.7+0.4
Conservative Mohammed Waqas65812.4+2.8
Green Helen Dickson1893.6+0.0
Liberal Democrats Duncan Macpherson1262.4+0.6
Majority2,76352.2−2.4
Turnout 5,29455.5+18.9
Labour hold Swing Labour to
Conservative 2.2

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Thomas 3,121 63.1 −3.0
UKIP Sandra Harvey88617.9+0.1
Conservative Iqraa Shahid4899.9+3.4
Green Ian McHugh2074.2−0.9
Liberal Democrats Christine Macpherson1232.5−0.3
Independent Roheel Iqbal117117+1.2
Majority2,23545.2−3.4
Turnout 4,94355.1+16.8
Labour hold Swing Labour to
Conservative 3.2

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Haworth 2,875 51.5 −5.1
UKIP Dave Harvey154927.7+3.7
Conservative Robert Tyler84515.1+3.0
Green Elizabeth McManus1652.9−0.9
Liberal Democrats Wendy Connor1522.7−0.1
Majority1,33023.8−9.0
Turnout 5,59056.3+24.9
Labour hold Swing Labour to UKIP 4.4

Heaton and Lostock ward

Two seats were up for election in this ward.

Heaton and Lostock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Allen 4,299 30.5
Conservative Andy Morgan 3,352 23.7
Labour Julia Silvester164911.7
Labour Ibrahim Ismail162911.5
UKIP David Butler10887.7
UKIP Paula Hendrie7485.3
Liberal Democrats Rebekah Fairhurst4853.4
Green Hannah Middleshaw4683.3
Liberal Democrats Francine Godfrey3942.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Horwich and Blackrod ward

Horwich and Blackrod ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Pickup 2,559 37.5
Conservative Carol Forshaw212531.1
UKIP Derek Snowden147621.6
Liberal Democrats Doug Bagnall3395.0
Green Keith Cocker3314.8
Majority4346.3
Turnout 6,83066.3
Labour hold

Horwich North East ward

Horwich North East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Kellett 2,040 29.6 −5.8
Conservative Anne Galloway169624.6+4.8
UKIP Bob Horsfield103315.0−8.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rock93613.3−1.9
Independent Marie Brady92213.4+13.4
Green Roderick Riesco2603.8−1.6
Majority3445.2−6.5
Turnout 6,88767.8+29.9
Labour hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 7.0

Hulton ward

Hulton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shafaqat Shaikh 2,126 33.7 +3.9
Conservative Phil Ashcroft196131.1+1.1
UKIP Joan Johnson181828.8−4.9
Liberal Democrats David Cooper2023.2+1.4
Green James Tomkinson2013.2−1.0
Majority1652.6
Turnout 6,30863.5+24.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing UKIP to Labour 4.4

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam Irving 2,331 37.6 +1.9
UKIP Mark Cunningham195331.5−2.9
Conservative Sandra Macneill105317.0+8.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Rothwell5909.5−1.4
Green Graham Robert Marsden2714.4+4.4
Majority3786.1+4.8
Turnout 6,19858.9+28.2
Labour hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 5.5

Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward

Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Sean Hornby 2,050 31.7 −1.5
Labour Anthony Connell201131.1+3.3
Conservative Rees Gibbon141421.9+4.5
Liberal Democrats Eric Hyde78212.1−5.4
Green Ed Dunsdon1983.1−0.8
Majority390.6−4.8
Turnout 6,45565.9+26.4
UKIP gain from Labour Swing Lib Dem to
Conservative 4.9

Rumworth ward

Rumworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ebrahim Adia 4,555 77.3 +4.8
Conservative Jack Heyes74712.7+4.7
Green Alan Johnson4577.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Jaleh Hayes1362.3+0.6
Majority3,80864.6+4.3
Turnout 5,89559.0+19.2
Labour hold Swing UKIP to Labour 8.6

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Carole Swarbrick 2,563 36.8 −0.7
Labour Co-op John Gillatt191527.5−2.3
Conservative Danny Haslam116116.7+7.1
UKIP Dot Sexton109415.7−3.9
Green Richard Middleshaw2333.3+0.2
Majority6489.3+1.6
Turnout 6,96468.1+22.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 5.5

Tonge with the Haulgh ward

Tonge with the Haulgh ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Sherrington 2,263 42.8 −0.5
UKIP Derek Fisher167531.7−0.9
Conservative Naima Dean96818.3+3.2
Green Imran Atcha1993.8+1.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Harasiwka1763.3+1.3
Majority58811.1+0.4
Turnout 5,28156.9+20.6
Labour hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 2.0

Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward

Two seats were up for election in this ward.

Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zoe Kirk-Robinson 2,517 20.6
Labour Anne Graham 2,352 19.3
Conservative Christine Wild213117.5
Labour Chris Peacock197716.2
UKIP George Bown9487.8
Independent Jack Speight8236.7
Liberal Democrats Derek Gradwell4333.5
Liberal Democrats John Ainscough4023.3
Green Heather Rylance3082.5
UKIP Stephen Thomas3062.5
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Westhoughton South ward

Westhoughton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Chadwick 2,501 39.7 +0.4
Conservative Stephen Wallen179528.5+11.1
UKIP Michael Harvey129720.6−7.8
Liberal Democrats David Wilkinson4817.6−3.6
Green Alex Conn2243.5+3.5
Majority70611.2+0.3
Turnout 6,29864.4+30.8
Labour hold Swing UKIP to
Conservative 9.4

Notes

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

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