2019 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Bolton Metropolitan Council Election 2019
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20 Seats up for Election
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before30193
Seats after24206
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote22,92720,8629,283
Percentage32.8%29.8%13.3%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Farnworth and Kearsley First UKIP Horwich and Blackrod First
Seats before331
Seats after532
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote5,1627,8093,059
Percentage7.4%11.2%4.4%
 Seventh party
 
Party Independent Politician
Seats before1
Seats after1
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote881
Percentage1.3%
Bolton UK local election 2019.svg
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council


Conservative

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The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

The 2019 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Bolton Council in Greater Manchester, England. [1] [2] [3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party, which had run the council since 2006 and had maintained a majority since 2011, lost overall control of the Council.

Contents

20 seats were contested and the Labour Party won 6 seats, the Conservative Party won 6 seats, the Liberal Democrats won 3 seats, Farnworth and Kearsley First won 2 seats, Horwich and Blackrod First won 2 seats, and UKIP won 1 seat.

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

The Conservatives formed an agreement with all the other opposition parties, the Liberal Democrats, Farnworth and Kearsley First, UKIP and Horwich and Blackrod First in order to form a minority administration. [4] [5] For the first time since the period between 2004 and 2006, the Labour Party went into opposition. This was also the first time in history at Bolton Council that the party with the largest number of seats was not in charge of running the council.

Election results

2019 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 6Decrease2.svg 735.0182440.022,92031.4–6.6
  Conservative 6Increase2.svg 135.0142033.320,86228.6–5.4
  Liberal Democrats 3Increase2.svg 215.03610.09,28312.7–1.1
  Farnworth and Kearsley First 2Increase2.svg 210.0358.35,1627.1+1.3
  UKIP 1Steady2.svg5.0235.07,80910.7+7.8
  Horwich and Blackrod First 2Increase2.svg 210.0023.33,0594.2New
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,2373.1+0.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,6072.1+0.1

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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3119433
LabourConservativeLDUIND

After the election the composition of the council was:

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2420637
LabourConservativeLDUIND

LD - Liberal Democrats
U - UKIP
IND - Independent (politician

Ward results

Winning candidates are highlighted in bold.

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Wild 1,732 39.4 −3.1
Liberal Democrats Warren Fox1,41732.2−3.9
Labour Steve Sutton59713.6−7.8
Independent Mohammed Tanveer Akhtar3698.4+8.4
UKIP Paul Gannon2836.4+6.4
Majority 3157.2+0.8
Turnout 4,39843.0+1.0
Conservative hold Swing Labour to Independent 8.1

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Haslam 1,888 55.6 −1.5
Labour Kirith Ahluwalia46413.7−12.1
Independent Eric Hyland3339.8+1.7
UKIP Chris Marcroft3299.7+9.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howarth2005.9+0.8
Green Laura Diggle1795.3+1.4
Majority 1,42442.0+10.7
Turnout 3,39338.1+0.0
Conservative hold Swing Labour to UKIP 10.9

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Beverley Fletcher 1,344 41.2 −6.2
Labour John Byrne1,06032.5−6.6
UKIP Ryan Wood62719.2+11.8
Green Trish Bolton1384.2+0.0
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Turner952.9+1.0
Majority 2848.7+0.4
Turnout 3,26435.1+0.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to UKIP 9.2

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samantha Conner 2,566 62.5 −10.8
Labour James Entwistle-Wilkinson65816.0−9.6
UKIP William Roger Townshend3428.3+8.3
Green Liz Spencer2967.2−2.2
Liberal Democrats Matthew Allen2415.9−1.7
Majority 1,90546.4
Turnout 4,10339.9
Conservative hold

Crompton ward

Crompton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin McMulkin 2,078 50.5 −6.6
Conservative Siraj Patel1,24330.2+11.6
UKIP Jeff Armstrong47011.4+11.4
Green Dan Bolton1644.0+4.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Langdon1583.8−2.6
Majority 83520.3−18.2
Turnout 4,11338.1+1.3
Labour hold Swing Labour to Conservative 9.3

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnworth and Kearsley First Lisa Weatherby 1,864 52.9 −1.0
Labour Jean Gillies1,27036.0−1.3
UKIP John Cotter1762.9−2.1
Conservative Jennifer Kirk1244.5−1.0
Liberal Democrats Christine McPherson511.4+0.0
For Britain Simon Collins381.1+1.1
Majority 59416.7+0.2
Turnout 3,52233.7+3.7
Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour Swing

Great Lever ward

Great Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Madeline Murray 1,928 51.2 −24.8
Conservative Arfan Khan1,25433.6+21.4
UKIP Derek R Wunderley2727.3+7.3
Green David Figgins1694.5−2.8
Liberal Democrats Duncan McPherson1052.8−1.7
Majority 67418.1−45.7
Turnout 3,72838.5+5.6
Labour hold Swing Labour to Conservative 23.1

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Thomas 1,770 63.6 −6.6
Conservative Yasir Waseem Faisal37013.3−0.3
UKIP Sandra Harvey29510.6+10.6
Green Pamela Spurling1405.0+1.2
Liberal Democrats John Falch1184.2+0.4
Independent Anthony Massey893.2+0.9
Majority 1,40050.3−6.5
Turnout 2,78232.0−3.2
Labour hold Swing Labour to UKIP 8.6

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Haworth 1,484 46.5 −6.8
Farnworth and Kearsley First Peter Flitcroft92328.9+3.8
Conservative Robert Tyler2858.9−4.5
UKIP David Harvey2668.3+3.9
Green Matthew Barnes922.9+1.1
Liberal Democrats Kevin Walsh521.6−0.1
Independent Harun Abdullahi Mohamed902.8+2.8
Majority 56117.6−10.8
Turnout 3,19232.5−3.6
Labour hold Swing Labour to UKIP 5.3

Heaton and Lostock ward

Heaton and Lostock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Allen 2,324 54.2 −12.2
Labour John Gillatt1,02623.9−3.7
Liberal Democrats Sue Priest43710.2+4.3
UKIP Daniel Wheatley2766.4+6.4
Green Heather Rylance2275.3+5.3
Majority 1,29830.2−8.6
Turnout 4,29040.5−1.8
Conservative hold Swing

Horwich and Blackrod ward

Horwich and Blackrod ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Horwich and Blackrod First Peter Wright 1,482 37.4 +37.4
Labour Stephen Pickup1,04126.3−14.7
Conservative Michael Baines97824.7−22.9
UKIP Samantha Jane Chadwick1995.0+5.0
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Forrest1333.3−3.3
Green Keith Cocker1303.3−1.5
Majority 44111.1
Turnout 3,96338.2+4.5
Horwich and Blackrod First gain from Labour Swing Conservative to HBFI 30.0

Horwich North East ward

Horwich North East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Horwich and Blackrod First Marie Brady 1,577 37.5 +37.5
Liberal Democrats Gordon Stone98423.4−11.1
Labour Joyce Kellett92622.0−14.0
Conservative Emily Siddall3708.8−15.0
UKIP Zak Brown2034.8+4.8
Green Rod Riesco1403.3−2.4
Majority 59314.1
Turnout 4,20043.1+5.1
Horwich and Blackrod First gain from Labour Swing

Hulton ward

Hulton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Bullock 1,617 46.6 −3.5
Labour Shafaqat Shaikh1,15733.4−5.8
UKIP Amy Wunderley38911.2+5.4
Green Wendy Shepherd1815.2+2.3
Liberal Democrats Derek Gradwell1223.5+1.7
Majority 46013.3+2.3
Turnout 3,46635.0−2.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to UKIP 5.6

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnworth and Kearsley First Paul Heslop 2,376 67.8 +15.5
Labour Kevan Jones52915.1−9.6
UKIP William Pilkington2838.1−3.1
Conservative Kamaran Fathulla1925.5−2.6
Liberal Democrats Connor Goodwin1283.6−0.1
Majority 1,84752.6+25.1
Turnout 3,50834.0−0.1
Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour Swing Labour to FKF 12.5

Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward

Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Sean Hornby 1,395 39.3 +11.5
Conservative David Meehan1,06029.8−0.2
Labour Kevin Allsop92826.1−11.4
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mulligan1694.7−0.1
Majority 3359.4
Turnout 3,55237.2+2.5
UKIP hold Swing Labour to UKIP 11.4

Rumworth ward

Rumworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ebrahim Adia 2,541 72.9 −2.8
Conservative Hafiz Butt38011.0−0.2
Green Alan Johnson2757.9+0.5
UKIP Michael Armstrong2216.3+6.3
Liberal Democrats David Cooper722.1−0.4
Majority 2,16161.9−2.6
Turnout 3,48935.6+1.2
Labour hold Swing Labour to UKIP 4.5

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Veevers 1,968 52.2 +3.3
Labour Ruth Pitchford86422.9−7.4
UKIP Joe Harris47912.7+12.7
Conservative Sam Rimmer45712.1−6.0
Majority 1,10429.3+10.7
Turnout 3,76836.0−4.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Labour to UKIP 10.0

Tonge with The Haulgh ward

Tonge with The Haulgh ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Sherrington 1,152 42.2 −8.2
Conservative Brian Matthews76027.8−6.1
UKIP Trevor Jones66324.3+16.3
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Harasiwka1545.6+1.5
Majority 39214.4−2.1
Turnout 2,72931.3+0.3
Labour hold Swing Labour to UKIP 12.2

Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward

Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon 1,565 39.0 +6.8
Conservative Zoe Jennifer Catherine Kirk-Robinson1,27031.7−11.9
Labour Mike Jarvis56514.1−4.1
Westhoughton First IndependentJack Speight3197.9+1.2
UKIP Kieran Boardman2927.3+7.3
Majority 2957.3
Turnout 4,01137.3−2.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Conservative to UKIP 9.6

Westhoughton South ward

Westhoughton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Deirdrie McGeown 1,114 33.1 −20.1
Labour David Chadwick88926.5+1.8
Conservative Martin Tighe64819.2−2.9
UKIP Jenny Armstrong34910.4+10.4
Majority 2256.7−4.5
Turnout 3,36934.7+2.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Liberal Democrats to Independents 15.5

References

  1. ↑ "Notices and results: local election May 2019". bolton.gov.uk. Bolton Council . Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections 2019 - Results". bolton.gov.uk. Bolton Council . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Timan, Joseph (3 May 2019). "Bolton Council election results ward by ward". The Bolton News. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bolton Tories take over council for first time in 40 years". 10 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "'We are not in coalition': Conservatives officially take control of the council". The Bolton News. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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