2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Bolton Metropolitan Council Election 2021
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  2019 6 May 2021 2022  

20 Seats up for Election
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before18187
Seats after20195
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote30,25527,5177,562
Percentage38.8%35.3%9.7%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Farnworth and Kearsley First Horwich and Blackrod First UKIP
Seats before422
Seats after531
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,2032,380585
Percentage5.4%3.0%0.7%

Bolton UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council


Conservative

The 2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021, on the same day as other local elections. [1] [2]

Contents

21 seats were contested, including a by election in Astley Bridge Ward, following the death of Cllr Paul Wild. The Conservative Party won 10 seats, the Labour Party won 7 seats, Farnworth and Kearsley First won 2 seats, Horwich and Blackrod First won 1 seat, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.

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

Election results

2021 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 10Increase2.svg250.0102033.330,25538.8Increase2.svg9.4
  Labour 7Increase2.svg135.0121932.027,51735.3Increase2.svg3.1
  Liberal Democrats 1Decrease2.svg25.0358.07,5629.7Decrease2.svg3.3
  Farnworth and Kearsley First 2Increase2.svg110.0458.04,2035.4Decrease2.svg1.7
  Horwich and Blackrod First 1Increase2.svg15.0235.02,3803.0Decrease2.svg1.2
  UKIP 0Decrease2.svg10.0112.05850.7Decrease2.svg10.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,1684.1Increase2.svg1.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,6982.2New
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06550.8Decrease2.svg1.3
  For Britain 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0160.0New

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

18176215
LabourConservativeLDUIND

After the election the composition of the council was:

20195115
ConservativeLabourLDUIND

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

Ward results

Winning candidates are highlighted in bold.

Astley Bridge

Astley Bridge (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hilary Fairclough 2,569 61.5 +22.1
Conservative Samuel Rimmer 1,746 41.8 +2.4
Labour Safwaan Patel1,02524.5+10.9
Labour Steve Sutton89721.5+7.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin Mulligan3869.2−23.0
Liberal Democrats James Haslam3809.1−23.1
Bolton for ChangePaul Eccleshare3117.4+7.4
Majority (Fairclough) 823
Majority (Rimmer) 721
Turnout 40.0
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Radcliffe 2,539 68.4 +12.8
Labour Logan Pratheepan84222.7+9.0
Green Steph Howes2145.6+0.3
Liberal Democrats Caroline Turner-Preece962.6−3.3
Majority 1,69746.0+2.0
Turnout 3,71241.3+3.2
Conservative hold Swing UKIP to Conservative 11.2

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Hartigan 1,576 49.1 +7.9
Labour Bernadette Gallagher1,22238.1+5.6
Bolton for ChangeSandy Holt2628.2+8.2
Green Chich Hewitt862.7−4.5
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Wilkes601.9−1.0
Majority 35411.0+2.3
Turnout 3,22833.2−1.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing UKIP to BFC 10.4

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nadim Muslim 2,748 61.7 −0.8
Labour Emily Mort1,26128.3+12.3
Green Liz Spencer2826.3−0.9
Liberal Democrats Liz Turner1643.7−2.2
Majority 1,48733.4−13.0
Turnout 4,45542.8+2.9
Conservative hold Swing UKIP to Labour 10.3

Crompton ward

Crompton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rabiya Jiva 2,266 54.6 +4.1
Conservative Siraj Patel1,31931.8+1.6
Bolton for ChangeTracy Fenton2816.8+6.8
Liberal Democrats Francine Godfrey1583.8−0.0
Green Heather Rylance1243.0−1.0
Majority 94722.8+2.5
Turnout 4,14836.4−1.7
Labour gain from Independent Swing UKIP to BFC 9.1

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnworth and Kearsley First Paul Sanders 1,647 49.6 −3.3
Labour Nadeem Ayub1,33540.2+4.2
Conservative Bashim Dean2798.4+4.9
Liberal Democrats Christine McPherson611.8+0.4
Majority 3129.4−7.3
Turnout 3,32230.4−3.3
Farnworth and Kearsley First hold Swing UKIP to Conservative 4.9%

Great Lever ward

Great Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Iqbal 2,133 58.0 +6.3
Conservative Nalik Nazar1,19032.3−1.3
Green David Figgins2236.0+1.5
Liberal Democrats Duncan McPherson1343.6+0.8
Majority 94325.6+7.5
Turnout 3,68038.5+0.0
Labour hold Swing UKIP to Labour 6.8

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Lewis 2,113 73.4 +9.8
Conservative Malaika Dean52918.4+5.1
Green Christopher Taylor1033.6−1.4
Independent Anthony Massey792.7−0.5
Liberal Democrats Colin Newall551.9−2.3
Majority 1,58455.0+3.0
Turnout 2,87931.2+0.3
Labour hold Swing UKIP to Labour 10.2

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Champak Mistry 1,565 44.9 −1.6
Conservative Fred Khan92226.4+17.5
Farnworth and Kearsley First Peter Flitcroft77722.3−6.6
Green Wendy Shepherd1283.7+0.8
Bolton for ChangePaul Gannon541.5+1.5
Liberal Democrats Jeleh Hayes391.1−0.5
Majority 64318.4+0.8
Turnout 3,48534.2+2.6
Labour hold Swing UKIP to Conservative 12.9

Heaton and Lostock ward

Heaton and Lostock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Morgan 2,799 57.0 +2.8
Labour John Gillatt1,41928.9+5.0
Liberal Democrats Sue Priest4889.9−0.3
Green Katie Jones2054.2−1.1
Majority 1,38028.1−2.1
Turnout 4,91145.9+5.4
Conservative hold Swing UKIP to Labour 5.7

Horwich and Blackrod ward

Horwich and Blackrod ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Horwich and Blackrod First David Grant 1,303 33.0 −4.4
Conservative Finlay Stanley1,28832.6+7.9
Labour Joan Pritchard-Jones1,13028.6+2.3
Green Andrew Bovill1493.8+0.5
Liberal Democrats Kevin Walsh802.0−1.3
Majority 1511.1−10.7
Turnout 3,95036.2−2.0
Horwich and Blackrod First gain from Independent Swing UKIP to Conservative 6.4

Horwich North East ward

Horwich North East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Richard Silvester 1,412 35.2 +13.2
Horwich and Blackrod First Ryan Bamforth1,07726.8−10.7
Liberal Democrats Gordon Stone79419.8−3.7
Conservative Hannah Wright61815.4+6.6
Green Keith Cocker1172.9−1.4
Majority 3358.4
Turnout 4,01840.3−2.8
Labour Co-op hold Swing HBF to Labour 11.9

Hulton ward

Hulton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Toby Hewitt 1,695 44.9 −1.7
Labour Shafaqat Shaikh1,07528.4−5.0
Green Paris Hayes86022.8+17.6
Bolton for ChangeJeff Armstrong772.0+2.0
Liberal Democrats Matt Allen671.8−1.7
Majority 62016.4+3.1
Turnout 3,77437.2+2.2
Conservative hold Swing UKIP to Green 14.4

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnworth and Kearsley First Tracey Wilkinson 1,779 52.3 −15.4
Conservative Mark Cunningham60017.6+12.1
Labour Abdul Atcha52815.5+0.4
Liberal Democrats Debbie Newall49314.5+10.9
Majority 1,17934.7−17.9
Turnout 3,40032.4−1.6
Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Conservative Swing FKF to Conservative 13.7

Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward

Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrea Taylor-Burke 1,536 42.6 +12.8
Labour James Entwistle1,09530.4+4.3
UKIP Rees Gibbon58516.2−23.1
Bolton for ChangeBrett Varnam1795.0+5.0
Green Gillian Hewitt1484.1+4.1
Liberal Democrats Scott Turner-Preece461.8−2.8
For Britain Simon Collins160.4+0.4
Majority 44112.2
Turnout 3,60537.0−0.2
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing UKIP to Conservative 12.9

Rumworth ward

Rumworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shamim Abdullah 2,417 63.5 −9.3
Conservative Shafi Patel1,10028.9+18.0
Green Alan Johnson1965.1−2.8
Liberal Democrats David Cooper902.3+0.2
Majority 1,31734.6−27.3
Turnout 3,80337.5+1.9
Labour hold Swing Labour to Conservative 13.6

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Hayes 1,728 44.2 −8.0
Labour Sorie Seesay98625.2+2.3
Conservative Joan Johnson88322.9+10.8
Bolton for ChangeDaniel Bentham1774.5+4.5
Green David Ebbitt1343.4+3.4
Majority 74219.3−10.0
Turnout 3,90837.4+1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing UKIP to Conservative 11.7

Tonge with The Haulgh ward

Tonge with The Haulgh ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Donaghy 1,272 44.9 +2.7
Conservative Wesley McArdle1,12039.6+11.8
Bolton for ChangeTrevor Jones35712.6+12.6
Liberal Democrats Becky Forrest812.9−2.7
Majority 1525.4−9.0
Turnout 2,83030.9−0.4
Labour hold Swing UKIP to BFC 18.4

Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward

Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrea Finney 1,937 46.6 +14.9
Liberal Democrats Arthur Price1,20729.0−10.0
Labour Zulfi Jiva65215.7+1.6
Westhoughton First IndependentJack Speight2014.8−3.1
Green Amanda Stewart1072.6+2.6
Active for WesthoughtonRichard Bates521.2+1.2
Majority 73017.6
Turnout 4,15637.8+0.5
Conservative hold Swing Lib Dem to Conservative 12.4

Westhoughton South

Westhoughton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Hill 1,262 36.0 +16.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Maher95527.3−5.8
Labour Mike Jarvis87124.9+0.5
Westhoughton FirstRichard Brennan1945.5−5.4
Active for WesthoughtonVictoria Rowley1293.7+3.7
Green Elizabeth McManus922.6+2.6
Majority 3078.7
Turnout 3,50335.2+0.5
Conservative hold Swing UKIP to Conservative 15.0

References

  1. "Notices and results: Local & Mayoral Elections 2021". bolton.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. Gee, Chris (7 May 2021). "RECAP: Bolton's borough election 2021 as it happened". Bolton News. Bolton. Retrieved 8 May 2021.