Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
20 seats were contested with the Labour Party winning 10 seats, the Conservatives 7 and the Liberal Democrats 3.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 26
- Conservative 22
- Liberal Democrat 12
Election result
Bolton Local Election Result 2007 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 10 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 36.5 | 24,426 | -1.2 | |||
Conservative | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 39.8 | 26,637 | -0.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 19.7 | 13,187 | +0.8 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2,148 | +1.0 | ||
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 524 | +0.8 | ||
Veritas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 74 | -0.3 | ||
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
22 | 21 | 17 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
26 | 22 | 12 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Lever | 1,989 | 57.7 | -12.3 | |
Labour | Joe Hayes | 822 | 23.8 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Clive Atty | 639 | 18.5 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 1,167 | 33.8 | -13.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,450 | 33.5 | -2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to LD 10.3 | |||
Bradshaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diana Brierley | 2,334 | 65.5 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Jim Cottam | 618 | 17.3 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Steve Howarth | 446 | 12.5 | -2.4 | |
Green | Anne Mumberson | 167 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 1,716 | 48.1 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,565 | 38.8 | -0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Green 4.1 | |||
Breightmet ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Byrne | 1,691 | 48.3 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Arthur Norris | 1,431 | 40.9 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Edward Rae Hill | 241 | 6.9 | -4.3 | |
Green | Lynne Hyland | 140 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 260 | 7.4 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,503 | 34.6 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Green 4.1 | |||
Bromley Cross ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Critchley | 2,784 | 66.7 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Anthony Muscat Terrible | 677 | 16.2 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine MacPherson | 362 | 8.7 | -2.3 | |
Green | Liz Spencer | 350 | 8.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 2,107 | 50.5 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,173 | 39.6 | -0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Con 2.0 | |||
Crompton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma Scowcroft | 1,662 | 52.3 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Don Fairclough | 1,035 | 32.6 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Anne Warren | 482 | 15.2 | -11.0 | |
Majority | 627 | 19.7 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,179 | 30.7 | -12.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | LD to Con 10.9 | |||
Farnworth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jean Cottam | 1,107 | 42.5 | -16.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tariq Aziz | 920 | 35.3 | +17.4 | |
Conservative | Ruth Kenny | 399 | 15.3 | -7.8 | |
Green | Ria Greenhalgh | 179 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 187 | 7.2 | -28.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,605 | 24.0 | +3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 16.9 | |||
Great Lever ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Madeline Murray | 1,601 | 47.1 | -11.6 | |
Conservative | Mohammad Idrees | 1,276 | 37.5 | +16.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Wendy Connor | 306 | 9.0 | -1.4 | |
Green | Alan Johnson | 219 | 6.4 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 325 | 9.5 | -28.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,402 | 34.9 | -3.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Labour to Con 14.1 | |||
Halliwell ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Thomas | 1,802 | 64.8 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Grindrod | 517 | 18.6 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin McLoughlin | 463 | 16.6 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 1,285 | 46.2 | -4.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,782 | 28.5 | -5.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 4.5 | |||
Harper Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Clare | 1,182 | 50.9 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Tyler | 719 | 31.0 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dave Connor | 419 | 18.1 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 463 | 19.9 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,320 | 23.4 | -1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 1.1 | |||
Heaton and Lostock ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bob Allen | 3,199 | 68.9 | -0.1 | |
Labour | John Gillatt | 908 | 19.5 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Jonathon Evans | 538 | 11.6 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 2,291 | 49.3 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,645 | 43.9 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Labour 2.2 | |||
Horwich and Blackrod ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Raymond Barrow | 1,325 | 41.2 | +6.1 | |
Labour | Isabel Seddon | 1,162 | 36.1 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter McGeehan | 731 | 22.7 | -8.5 | |
Majority | 163 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,218 | 33.6 | -1.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | LD to Con 7.3 | |||
Horwich North East ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Robert Ronson | 1,807 | 49.8 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Stephen Wallan | 1,038 | 28.6 | -3.7 | |
Labour | Kevan Jones | 787 | 21.7 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 769 | 21.2 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,632 | 36.8 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | Labour to LD 7.9 | |||
Hulton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Phillip Ascroft | 1,692 | 52.5 | -1.0 | |
Labour | Michael Francis | 1,088 | 33.8 | +1.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Linden Greensitt | 441 | 13.7 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 604 | 18.7 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,221 | 32.2 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 1.2 | |||
Kearsley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Rothwell | 1,215 | 42.4 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Guy Harkin | 1,188 | 41.5 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Diane Bamber | 463 | 16.2 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 27 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,866 | 28.4 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | Con to LD 2.0 | |||
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Connell | 1,667 | 43.2 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Rees Gibbon | 1,596 | 41.3 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Eric Hyde | 323 | 8.4 | +0.4 | |
Green | Alwynne Cartmell | 275 | 7.1 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 71 | 1.8 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,861 | 39.8 | -0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Green to Con 2.1 | |||
Rumworth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ebrahim Adia | 2,079 | 64.4 | -4.1 | |
Conservative | John (Jack) Heyes | 668 | 20.7 | -10.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sandra Bridger | 480 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Majority | 1,411 | 43.7 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,227 | 31.1 | +2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 12.8 | |||
Smithills ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Carole Swarbrick | 1,763 | 47.6 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Dennis Bray | 1,044 | 28.2 | -6.9 | |
Labour | James Shaw | 680 | 18.4 | -4.1 | |
Green | Rachel Mann | 218 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 719 | 19.4 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,705 | 36.7 | -1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | Con to Green 6.4 | |||
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elaine Sherrington | 1,463 | 44.9 | -9.3 | |
Conservative | Nigel Ford | 831 | 25.5 | -4.1 | |
BNP | David Wood | 524 | 16.1 | +16.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rosalind Harasiwka | 236 | 7.2 | -1.3 | |
Green | James Tomkinson | 133 | 4.7 | -3.6 | |
Veritas | Anthony Backhouse | 74 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 632 | 19.4 | -5.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,261 | 34.6 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to BNP 12.7 | |||
Weshoughton North and Chew Moor ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | June Patricia Allen | 1,482 | 41.9 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Arthur Price | 1,219 | 34.4 | +1.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ronald Halliwell | 651 | 18.4 | +3.5 | |
Green | Laura Spencer | 188 | 5.3 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 263 | 7.4 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,540 | 33.7 | -1.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | Green to LD 3.5 | |||
Weshoughton South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Chadwick | 1,023 | 36.0 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | Christine Wild | 815 | 28.7 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Pamela Rigby | 724 | 25.5 | -10.8 | |
Green | Eric Hyland | 279 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 208 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,841 | 30.0 | +0.0 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | LD to Green 9.3 | |||
References
- Bolton Council election results in full, The Bolton Evening News, first published 4 May 2007.
- Labour beat of Tory challenge to tighten grip in council chamber, The Bolton Evening News, first published 4 May 2007.
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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