Bolton Council election, 1996

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

The 1996 Bolton Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council

20 seats were contested in the election, with 16 being won by the Labour Party, 2 by the Liberal Democrats and 2 by the Conservative

After the election, the composition of the council was

Labour 48
Conservative 6
Liberal Democrat 6

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1996
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	16	5	0	+5		54.1	36,393	-0.5
	Conservative	2	0	5	-5		25.0	16,798	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	2	0	0	-0		19.6	13,184	-0.4

Ward results

Astley Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Ramsden	1,954	45.6	-3.9
	Conservative	H Fairclough	1,899	44.3	+6.4
	Liberal Democrat	S Howarth	429	10.0	+4.2
Majority			55	1.3	-10.3
Turnout			4,282	39.3	-4.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	Labour to Con 5.1

Blackrod
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Johnson	1589	43.1	-20.8
	Independent Labour	L Watkinson	842	22.9	+22.9
	Conservative	C Moss	824	22.4	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	D Watts	428	11.6	-2.7
Majority			747	20.3	-21.8
Turnout			3,683	37.1	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Ind Lab 21.8

Bradshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Butterworth	1,782	48.1	-1.1
	Conservative	W Hall	1,492	40.3	-0.8
	Liberal Democrat	I Peacock	432	11.7	+2.0
Majority			290	7.8	-0.3
Turnout			3,706	34.1	-3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	Labour to LD 1.5

Breightmet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Byrne	2,134	72.6	-0.4
	Conservative	P Brown	491	16.7	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	E Hill	315	10.7	-0.8
Majority			1,643	55.9	-1.5
Turnout			2,940	28.5	-1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 0.9

Bromley Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Critchley	2,072	48.5	+1.7
	Labour	R McCawley	1,778	41.7	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	C Atty	418	9.8	-1.3
Majority			294	6.9	+2.1
Turnout			4,268	40.7	+0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Con 1.5

Burnden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	1,907	70.0	-5.0
	Conservative	R Wood	425	15.6	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	D Connor	394	14.5	+3.4
Majority			1,482	54.4	-6.8
Turnout			2,726	28.4	-2.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 4.2

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Howarth	2,052	77.6	+0.3
	Conservative	J Bradley	447	16.9	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	R Silvester	146	5.5	-0.9
Majority			1,605	60.7	-0.4
Turnout			2,645	34.0	-3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 0.7

Daubhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Anderton	2,024	76.9	+1.7
	Conservative	F Tebbutt	383	14.5	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat	M Rothwell	226	8.6	-1.0
Majority			1,641	62.3	+2.3
Turnout			2,633	30.4	-1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 1.3

Deane-cum-Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Rushton	2,383	48.6	-4.2
	Labour	E Walker	1,877	38.3	+38.3
	Liberal Democrat	C Gregory	640	13.1	-34.1
Majority			506	10.3	+4.7
Turnout			4,900	37.3	-3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Labour 36.2

Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Foster	2,604	83.8	+10.3
	Conservative	J Walsh	319	10.3	-12.0
	Liberal Democrat	L Bale	186	6.0	+1.8
Majority			2,285	73.5	+22.3
Turnout			3,109	33.6	-7.6
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 11.1

Farnworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N Spencer	1,874	82.0	+28.6
	Conservative	D Bailey	208	9.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	W Crook	204	8.9	+4.9
Majority			1,666	72.9	+54.8
Turnout			2,286	24.3	-6.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Halliwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Thomas	1,919	66.8	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	I Greenhalgh	572	19.9	-3.2
	Conservative	A Osborn	382	13.3	+3.1
Majority			1,347	46.9	+3.3
Turnout			2,873	30.0	-5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 3.1

Harper Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Clare	1,862	78.7	-1.8
	Conservative	K Ward	297	12.6	+1.8
	Liberal Democrat	R Harasiwka	206	8.7	0.0
Majority			1,565	66.2	-3.4
Turnout			2,365	23.4	-4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 1.8

Horwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	B Ronson	2,837	58.4	+29.3
	Labour	I Alli	1,105	22.7	-25.4
	Conservative	P Barron	917	18.9	-2.3
Majority			1,732	35.6
Turnout			4,859	43.0	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	Labour to LD 27.3

Hulton Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Kellett	1,677	41.9	-2.7
	Conservative	C Higson	1,411	35.3	+8.3
	Liberal Democrat	D Gradwell	911	22.8	-4.1
Majority			266	6.6	-11.0
Turnout			3,999	33.5	-1.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	LD to Con 6.2

Kearsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Burrows	1,847	61.7	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	J Rothwell	956	31.9	-4.5
	Conservative	A Bonomy	191	6.4	-1.4
Majority			891	29.7
Turnout			2,994	30.1	-4.7
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 3.8

Little Lever
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Connell	2,117	61.9	+5.6
	Conservative	S Jinks	1,078	31.5	-5.7
	Liberal Democrat	L Barron	227	6.6	+0.1
Majority			1,039	30.4	+11.4
Turnout			3,422	36.7	-3.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	Con to Labour 5.6

Smithills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	C Sawrbrick	2,088	56.1	-3.1
	Labour	A Page	885	23.8	-3.5
	Conservative	J Walsh	746	20.1	+6.6
Majority			1,203	32.3	+0.4
Turnout			3,719	43.9	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	Labour to Con 5.0

Tonge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Mcfadden	1,913	70.2	-1.1
	Conservative	J Evans	535	19.6	+0.1
	Liberal Democrat	P Howarth	277	10.2	+0.9
Majority			1,378	50.6	-1.2
Turnout			2,725	33.6	-5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 1.0

Westhoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Jones	1,493	48.4	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	E Hill	1,296	42.0	+4.3
	Conservative	D Bagnall	298	9.7	-1.6
Majority			197	6.4	-0.6
Turnout			3,087	36.8	-1.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	Con to LD 2.3

References

(1995 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1996 (→ 1997)

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Unitary authorities	Brighton and Hove Derby Luton Milton Keynes Portsmouth Rutland Southampton

District councils	Adur Amber Valley Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Brentwood Broadland Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Carlisle Cheltenham Cherwell Chester Chorley Colchester Congleton Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Daventry Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Exeter Fareham Gloucester Gosport Great Yarmouth Halton Harlow Harrogate Hartlepool Hart Hastings Havant Hertsmere Hull Huntingdonshire Hyndburn Ipswich Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Mole Valley Newcastle-under-Lyme North Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth Oxford Pendle Penwith Peterborough Preston Purbeck Reading Redditch Reigate and Banstead Rochford Rossendale Rugby Runnymede Rushmoor Shrewsbury and Atcham Slough South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire South Lakeland Southend-on-Sea St Albans Stevenage Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Swale Tamworth Tandridge Thamesdown Three Rivers Thurrock Tunbridge Wells Watford Waveney Welwyn Hatfield West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire Weymouth and Portland Winchester Woking Wokingham Worcester Worthing Wyre Forest

Ad-hoc election	Northern Ireland Forum

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