2002 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.^[1]

21 seats were contested in the election with 2 seats being contested in the Burnden ward. 12 were won by the Labour Party, with 5 won by the Conservatives and 4 won by the Liberal Democrats

After the election, the composition of the council was

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Result

Bolton Local Election Result 2002
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	12	0	3	-3	57.1	40.3	27,034	+4.2%
Conservative	5	1	0	+1	23.8	33.7	22,580	-5.6%
Liberal Democrats	4	2	0	+2	19.0	23.2	15,526	+0.4%
Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	828	+0.2%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	459	+0.0%
Socialist Alliance	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	425	+0.6%
Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	197	+0.2%

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
34	15	11
Labour	Conservative	Lib Dems

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
31	16	13
Labour	Conservative	Lib Dems

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	2,103	53.7	-10.4
	Labour	S Murray	1,358	34.7	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	C McPhearson	452	11.6	+3.0
Majority			745	19.0	-17.8
Turnout			3,913	35.0	+6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 8.9

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I Seddon	1,255	38.1	+3.8
	Conservative	M Hollick	1,193	36.3	-2.9
	Liberal Democrats	I Hamilton	842	25.6	-0.9
Majority			62	1.8
Turnout			3,290	31.0	+5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 3.3

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Brierley	2,117	55.5	-2.4
	Labour	S Ward	1,110	29.1	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	587	15.4	+2.8
Majority			1,007	26.4	-2.0
Turnout			3,814	35.0	+5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to LD 2.6

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Murray	1,329	46.5	-2.8
	Conservative	R Elliott	1,173	41.1	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	S Rock	353	12.4	+2.6
Majority			156	5.4	-3.0
Turnout			2,855	28.0	+7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 2.5

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Carr	2,393	59.7	+2.2
	Labour	A Muscat	1,050	26.2	-0.4
	Liberal Democrats	S Ball	563	14.1	-1.8
Majority			1,343	33.5	+2.6
Turnout			4,006	36.0	-9.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Con 2.0

Burnden ward

Burnden ward (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	1,280	22.3
	Labour	P Spencer	1,159	20.2
	Conservative	M Idrees	1,154	20.1
	Conservative	M Iqbal	1,105	19.3
	Liberal Democrats	D Connor	443	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	R Harasiwka	340	5.9
	Socialist Labour	D Entwistle	133	2.3
	Socialist Alliance	D Sumner	115	2.0
Turnout			5,729	38.0	+9.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Central ward

Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H Alli	1,270	44.2	-3.7
	Conservative	H Simjee	615	21.4	-21.6
	Independent	V Patel	459	16.0	+16.0
	Liberal Democrats	M Eidlow	278	9.7	+3.1
	Socialist Alliance	M Lowe	144	5.0	+5.0
	Socialist Labour	M McLoughlin	108	3.8	+1.3
Majority			655	22.8	+17.9
Turnout			2,874	34.0	+10.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Ind 18.8

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Harkin	1,404	55.7	+3.2
	Conservative	J Groak	690	27.4	-6.7
	Liberal Democrats	L Greensit	428	17.0	+3.6
Majority			714	28.3	+9.9
Turnout			2,522	28.0	+7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 5.1

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Shaw	2,607	55.4	-4.8
	Labour	J Gillatt	1,199	25.5	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	S Bromley	902	19.2	+4.8
Majority			1,408	29.9	-4.9
Turnout			4,708	34.0	+5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to LD 4.8

Derby ward

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Adia	2,553	76.7	+31.7
	Conservative	G Peel	384	11.5	-36.2
	Liberal Democrats	S McGeehan	228	6.9	+3.0
	Socialist Labour	A Entwistle	162	4.9	+1.6
Majority			2,169	65.2
Turnout			3,327	34.0	+6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 33.9

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Lord	1,141	59.0	+3.1
	Conservative	R O'Neill	344	17.8	-4.5
	Liberal Democrats	A Higson	317	16.4	+1.0
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	133	6.9	+0.5
Majority			797	41.2	+7.6
Turnout			1,935	20.0	-5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 3.8

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Zaman	1,676	52.8	+4.7
	Conservative	J Coombs	724	22.8	-10.8
	Liberal Democrats	M Cox	511	16.1	+5.3
	Socialist Labour	H Broadbent	169	5.3	+0.6
	Green	A Cartmel	96	3.0	+0.1
Majority			952	30.0	+15.5
Turnout			3,176	32.0	+9.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 8.0

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Williamson	1,295	57.3	+3.8
	Conservative	R Tyler	506	22.4	-8.0
	Liberal Democrats	W Cooper	338	14.9	+3.5
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	123	5.4	+0.8
Majority			789	34.9	+11.8
Turnout			2,262	21.0	+5.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Lab 5.9

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R Ronson	2,283	55.2	-1.8
	Labour	M Kilcoyne	1,082	26.2	+4.3
	Conservative	O Fairhurst	687	16.6	-4.5
	Socialist Alliance	R Ince	85	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,101	29.0	-6.1
Turnout			4,137	36.0	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	Con to Labour 4.4

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Morgan	1,540	36.4	-5.8
	Liberal Democrats	J Cronnolley	1,451	34.3	+5.4
	Labour	E Hyland	1,236	29.2	+0.4
Majority			89	2.1	-11.2
Turnout			4,227	28.0	+7.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Con to LD 5.6

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W Collison	1,357	48.4	-5.3
	Labour	D Burrows	1,182	42.2	+5.7
	Conservative	S Kesler	263	9.4	-0.4
Majority			175	6.2	-11.0
Turnout			2,802	27.0	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Labour 5.5

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Connell	1,550	49.4	+4.5
	Conservative	J Tyler	1,153	36.8	-7.1
	Liberal Democrats	B Crook	351	11.2	+0.0
	Socialist Alliance	D Kemp	81	2.6	+2.6
Majority			397	12.6	+11.6
Turnout			3,135	34.0	+8.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 5.8

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R Hayes	1,836	59.0	-5.4
	Conservative	D Bagnall	605	19.4	-1.0
	Labour	S Hynes	572	18.4	+3.2
	Green	F Calvert	101	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,231	39.6	-4.4
Turnout			3,114	36.0	-6.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	LD to Labour 4.3

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F White	1,345	52.4	+3.7
	Conservative	N Ford	879	34.3	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	M Langdon	342	13.3	+6.1
Majority			466	18.1	-4.0
Turnout			2,566	32.0	+5.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J Silvester	1,324	49.8	-2.0
	Labour	D Chadwick	988	37.2	+3.3
	Conservative	J Batley	345	13.0	-1.2
Majority			336	12.6	-5.3
Turnout			2,657	28.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Labour 2.6

Sources

Notes

^ "Bolton". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2009.

References

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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