2024 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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20 out of 60 seats to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderNick PeelMartyn CoxRoger Hayes
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election26 seats, 40.4%17 seats, 32.7%6 seat, 9.8%
Seats before27157
Seats won932
Seats after26156
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote24,47514,1245,388
Percentage33.7%19.5%7.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.7%Decrease2.svg 13.2%Decrease2.svg 2.4%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderDavid GrantPaul Sanders
Party Horwich and Blackrod First Farnworth and Kearsley First Green
Last election6 seats, 4.8%2 seats, 1.6%0 seats, 1.8%
Seats before6 [lower-alpha 1] 30
Seats won321
Seats after651
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote5,3702,9006,493
Percentage7.4%4.0%8.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.6%Increase2.svg 2.4%Increase2.svg 7.1%
 Seventh party
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Party Independent
Last election0 seats, 0.9%
Seats before2
Seats won1
Seats after1
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1
Popular vote3,964
Percentage5.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.6%
Bolton UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Nick Peel
Labour Party
No overall control

Leader after election

Nick Peel
Labour Party
No overall control

The 2024 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. The council remained under no overall control and continued to be run by a Labour minority administration.

Contents

Background

Result of the most recent council election in 2023 Bolton UK ward map 2023.svg
Result of the most recent council election in 2023

In December 2022, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England made The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, which officially abolished all 20 existing wards and established 20 new wards with new boundaries. All 60 wards were contested at the 2023 elections. The elected councillor who received the least number of votes in each ward at the previous election will have their seat up in this election. [1]

Electoral process

The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. [2] [3] The election will take place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Bolton aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Previous council composition

After 2023 electionBefore 2024 electionAfter 2024 election
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 26 Labour 27 Labour 26
Conservative 17 Conservative 15 Conservative 15
Liberal Democrats 6 Liberal Democrats 7 Liberal Democrats 6
Horwich and Blackrod First 6 Horwich and Blackrod First 6 [lower-alpha 1] Horwich and Blackrod First 6
Farnworth and Kearsley First 2 Farnworth and Kearsley First 3 Farnworth and Kearsley First 5
Green 0 Green 0 Green 1
Independent 0 Independent 2 Independent 1
One Kearsley 3 One Kearsley 0 One Kearsley 0

Changes 2023–2024:

Summary

Following the election the council remained under no overall control. [12] Labour made a net loss of one seat from their pre-election position, but remained the largest party and continued to form a minority administration after the election. [13]

Election result

2024 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9Decrease2.svg 142.9172644.124,47533.7–6.7
  Conservative 3Steady2.svg14.3121525.414,12419.5–13.2
  Liberal Democrats 2Decrease2.svg 19.54610.25,3887.4–2.4
  Horwich and Blackrod First 3Steady2.svg14.33610.25,3707.4+2.6
  Farnworth and Kearsley First 2Increase2.svg 29.5246.82,9004.0+2.4
  Green 1Increase2.svg 14.8011.76,4938.9+7.1
  Independent 1Decrease2.svg 14.8011.73,9645.5+4.6
  Reform UK & Bolton For Change 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08,02011.0+6.1
  Workers Party 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,3881.9N/A
 Westhoughton First0Steady2.svg0.0000.03850.5+0.1
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0980.1N/A

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with sitting councillors standing for re-election marked with an asterisk. [14]

Astley Bridge

Astley Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Toby Hewitt 1,560 38.0 –6.5
Labour Co-op Kate Taylor*1,55938.0+2.7
Green Mark Devereux55513.5+4.4
Reform UK & BFC Mike Armstrong43310.5+5.0
Majority10.0N/A
Turnout 4,107
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing Increase2.svg4.6

Bradshaw

Bradshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jackie Schofield 1,436 40.3 +5.4
Conservative Ciaran Tully1,38839.0–8.2
Reform UK & BFC Sandra Harris43312.2+4.1
Green Matthew Miller1775.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Becky Forrest1253.5–6.4
Majority481.3N/A
Turnout 3,559
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg6.8

Breightmet

Breightmet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Robert Morrisey* 1,293 42.4 +1.1
Conservative Becky Campbell1,13037.1–5.3
Reform UK & BFC Georgia Lloyd42513.9+2.1
Green Wendy Shepherd1394.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Derek Gradwell602.0–2.6
Majority1635.3N/A
Turnout 3,047
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg3.2

Bromley Cross

Bromley Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nadim Muslim* 1,763 46.3 –1.6
Labour Ian Brown1,35935.7+5.5
Reform UK & BFC Amy Hare3689.7+1.2
Green Lee Harrison2045.4–3.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Priest1133.0–1.8
Majority40410.6
Turnout 3,807
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.6

Farnworth North

Farnworth North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Haworth* 908 32.8 –19.4
Farnworth and Kearsley First Mark Bailey70025.3N/A
Conservative Mazhar Iqbal52018.8+0.3
Reform UK & BFC Dylan Evans29810.8–6.2
Green Philip Kochitty2739.9+2.0
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Tonge712.6–1.7
Majority2087.5N/A
Turnout 2,770
Labour hold

Farnworth South

Farnworth South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnworth and Kearsley First Paula Connor-Bennett 975 43.1 +0.4
Labour Champak Mistry*75233.2+0.7
Reform UK & BFC Julie Pattison29212.9–0.8
Conservative Carol Forshaw1054.6–1.6
Green Jordan Greenhalgh1054.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Tonge351.5–3.4
Majority2239.9N/A
Turnout 2,264
Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg0.2

Great Lever

Great Lever
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Hon* 1,521 48.4 –4.5
Green Mahboob Alom1,00932.1+26.0
Reform UK & BFC Tracey Earp35511.3+7.6
Conservative Kalim Muslim2598.2–26.5
Majority51216.3N/A
Turnout 3,144
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg15.3

Halliwell

Halliwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Hanif Alli 1,523 45.1 +41.3
Labour Co-op Kevin Morris*1,27337.7–9.0
Reform UK & BFC Norman Cryer2687.9+3.0
Liberal Democrats Caroline Turner-Preece1785.3+1.9
Conservative Kubbar Alom1323.9–37.3
Majority2507.4N/A
Turnout 3,374
Green gain from Labour Co-op Swing Increase2.svg25.2

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor

Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Morgan* 1,975 44.2 –2.1
Labour Co-op Bill Lovat1,13025.3–0.7
Independent Gordon Campbell49711.1–3.9
Green Jennifer Entwistle3588.0N/A
Reform UK & BFC Graham McGreavy3197.1+1.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Martin1924.3–2.3
Majority84518.9N/A
Turnout 4,471
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.7

Horwich North

Horwich North (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Horwich and Blackrod First Victoria Rigby* 2,028 52.8 +11.4
Horwich and Blackrod First Charlotte Sears 1,835 47.8 +6.4
Labour Kevin McKeon1,40136.5+4.7
Labour George Butler1,11729.1–2.7
Conservative Michael Baines38510.0–3.6
Conservative Hannah Wright3198.3–5.3
Green Glenys Johnson1503.9–1.3
Reform UK & BFC Taylor Jones1403.6+0.2
Reform UK & BFC Stephen Tonge1283.3–0.1
Liberal Democrats Matt Turner-Allen1263.3–1.3
Liberal Democrats Scott Turner-Preece481.3–3.3
Turnout
Horwich and Blackrod First hold
Horwich and Blackrod First hold

Horwich South & Blackrod

Horwich South & Blackrod
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Horwich and Blackrod First Samantha Williamson* 1,507 48.4 +5.0
Labour Michael Jarvis87828.2+5.7
Conservative Paul Norris40413.0–9.0
Reform UK & BFC Eddie Carr1384.4+1.1
Green Helen Alker1093.5–2.5
Liberal Democrats Liz Turner-Allen772.5–0.2
Majority62920.2N/A
Turnout 3,113
Horwich and Blackrod First hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.4

Hulton

Hulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fazeelah Khan 1,213 29.9 –9.1
Conservative Shafi Patel82420.3–17.8
Independent Derek Bullock*78619.4N/A
Workers Party Sajid Pathan54613.4N/A
Reform UK & BFC Rob Lowe3548.7+0.6
Green Pete Hopkinson2315.7–4.2
Liberal Democrats Linda Maher1082.7–2.3
Majority3899.6N/A
Turnout 4,062
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg4.4

Kearsley

Kearsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farnworth and Kearsley First Sylvia Crossley 1,225 49.9 +6.3
Labour Melanie Livesey*85334.8+8.7
Reform UK & BFC Dale Gregory1496.1–5.3
Conservative Glenys Ratcliffe1425.8–11.3
Green Nadeem Jojo522.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Charles Cooper321.3–0.5
Majority37215.1N/A
Turnout 2,453
Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg1.2

Little Lever & Darcy Lever

Little Lever & Darcy Lever
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Liam Barnard* 1,201 37.7 +9.6
Conservative Fred Khan86127.1–8.3
Independent Sean Hornby61519.3–0.1
Reform UK & BFC Brett Varnam39312.4–1.4
Liberal Democrats Susan Martin1123.5+0.2
Majority34010.6N/A
Turnout 3,182
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.0

Queens Park & Central

Queens Park & Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Linda Thomas* 1,256 43.7 –23.0
Workers Party Omar Shafiq84229.3N/A
Reform UK & BFC Sandra Harvey2217.7–1.0
Green Martin McLoughlin2207.6N/A
Conservative Shahjahan Shah1685.8–8.3
Liberal Democrats Rebekah Fairhurst943.3–3.2
Independent Don Abraham Halliwell762.6N/A
Majority41414.4N/A
Turnout 2,877
Labour Co-op hold

Rumworth

Rumworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ayyub Patel 1,990 48.3 N/A
Labour Hanif Adia1,24430.2–18.2
Green Alan Johnson55013.3+6.0
Conservative Marcellus Mbah1533.7–35.5
Reform UK & BFC Colin Speakman1393.4+0.2
Liberal Democrats Gillian Wroe481.2–0.7
Majority74618.1N/A
Turnout 4,124
Independent hold

Smithills

Smithills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Garry Veevers* 1,690 45.9 –4.9
Labour Sorie Sesay85923.3–0.8
Green Vicki Attenborough44812.2+4.7
Reform UK & BFC Helen Shaw3659.9+4.6
Conservative Raymond Ndokwo3198.7–3.7
Majority83122.6N/A
Turnout 3,681
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.6

Tonge with the Haulgh

Tonge with the Haulgh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Emily Mort* 1,300 44.8 –3.7
Reform UK & BFC Trevor Jones82728.5+11.7
Conservative Emma Meen46516.0–8.7
Green Alexander McAllister2006.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Frank Harasiwka1133.9–2.3
Majority47316.3N/A
Turnout 2,905
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.7

Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill

Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Deirdre McGeown* 1,137 33.8 +3.6
Conservative Colin Higson84225.1–4.4
Labour Karen Millington77623.1+2.9
Reform UK & BFC Jennifer Armstrong3149.3+4.2
Westhoughton First Jill Reynolds1895.6–4.8
Green Charlie Barrett1023.0–1.6
Majority2958.7N/A
Turnout 3,360
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg4.0

Westhoughton South

Westhoughton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McHugh 1,146 35.2 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Neil Maher*1,02931.6–0.8
Conservative Cathryn Norris41012.6–5.5
Reform UK & BFC Dave Price2929.0+2.4
Westhoughton First Jack Speight1966.0–3.9
UKIP Richard Bates983.0N/A
Green Heather Rylance882.7N/A
Majority1173.6N/A
Turnout 3,259
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg1.5

Notes

  1. 1 2 Including one vacant seat at Horwich North last held by the party.

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