Bolton Council election, 2011
Elections to Bolton Council were held on 5 May 2011, along with the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015.
21 seats were contested, incluidng 2 seats in the Horwich North East ward following Barbara Ronson's resignation. The Labour Party won 15 seats, whilst the Conservatives won 5 and the Liberal Democrats 1.
The Labour Party gained overall control of the Council for the first time since 2003.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Election result
Bolton Local Election Result 2011 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
15 |
5 |
0 |
+5 |
|
49.3 |
38,148 |
+9.8 |
|
Conservative |
5 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
|
33.2 |
25,745 |
-0.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
|
12.7 |
9,801 |
-8.7 |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.6 |
2,762 |
+1.4 |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
299 |
-1.1 |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
692 |
-0.8 |
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
Bradshaw ward
Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
Crompton ward
Crompton ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Guy J. Harkin |
2,403 |
68.7 |
+6.4 |
|
Conservative |
Gareth James Morris |
713 |
20.4 |
-1.6 |
|
Green |
Alex Shaw |
218 |
6.2 |
+6.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gabrielle McDowall |
164 |
4.7 |
-10.9 |
Majority |
1,690 |
48.0 |
+7.7 |
Turnout |
3,522 |
35.1 |
-26.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
LD to Labour 10.6 |
|
Farnworth ward
Great Lever ward
Great Lever ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Madeline Murray |
2,282 |
68.5 |
+19.0 |
|
Conservative |
Anjani Kumar |
612 |
18.4 |
-13.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Aqeel Akhtar |
241 |
7.2 |
-6.5 |
|
Green |
David William Collins |
198 |
5.9 |
+1.2 |
Majority |
1,670 |
49.5 |
-31.3 |
Turnout |
3,375 |
35.5 |
-22.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Con to Labour 16.0 |
|
Halliwell ward
Halliwell ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Linda Carol Thomas |
2,235 |
75.8 |
+10.7 |
|
Conservative |
Joylon Horton Greenhalgh |
377 |
12.8 |
-4.2 |
|
Green |
Ian David McHugh |
195 |
6.6 |
+6.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Francine Godfrey |
143 |
4.8 |
-13.0 |
Majority |
1,858 |
62.6 |
+15.3 |
Turnout |
2,969 |
33.1 |
-22.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
LD to Labour 11.8 |
|
Harper Green ward
Heaton and Lostock ward
Heaton and Lostock ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Bob Allen |
3,175 |
62.0 |
+4.7 |
|
Labour |
John William Gillatt |
1,394 |
27.2 |
+2.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christine Joyce MacPherson |
316 |
6.2 |
-9.4 |
|
Green |
Hannah Louisa Middleton |
240 |
4.7 |
+2.4 |
Majority |
1,781 |
34.6 |
+1.5 |
Turnout |
5,149 |
48.5 |
-27.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
LD to Con 7.0 |
|
Horwich and Blackrod ward
Horwich North East ward
Two seats were up for election in this ward.
Hulton ward
Kearsley ward
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anthony Connell |
1,988 |
50.0 |
+18.4 |
|
Conservative |
Rees Gibbon |
1,057 |
26.6 |
-1.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Eric John Hyde |
714 |
18.0 |
-2.8 |
|
Green |
Alwynne Cartmell |
217 |
5.5 |
+3.0 |
Majority |
931 |
23.3 |
+19.6 |
Turnout |
3,992 |
41.2 |
-24.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
LD to Labour 10.6 |
|
Rumworth ward
Rumworth ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ebrahim Adia |
2,677 |
77.1 |
+7.1 |
|
Conservative |
Ruth Kenny |
374 |
10.8 |
-3.9 |
|
Green |
Alan Johnson |
300 |
8.6 |
+8.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Charles Tyas Cooper |
119 |
3.4 |
-11.8 |
Majority |
2,303 |
66.4 |
+11.6 |
Turnout |
3,470 |
34.6 |
-21.4 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
LD to Green 10.2 |
|
Smithills ward
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
Tonge with the Haulgh ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Elaine Sherrington |
1,714 |
55.2 |
+7.2 |
|
Conservative |
Kath Kavanagh |
933 |
30.0 |
+2.7 |
|
BNP |
Dorothee Sayers |
299 |
9.6 |
-0.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Anthony Harasiwka |
160 |
5.2 |
-9.3 |
Majority |
781 |
25.0 |
+4.3 |
Turnout |
3,124 |
35.1 |
-22.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
LD to Labour 8.2 |
|
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
Westhoughton South ward
Westhoughton South ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Andrew Chadwick |
1,718 |
49.5 |
+14.9 |
|
Conservative |
Michael Baker |
851 |
24.5 |
-1.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Derek John Gradwell |
841 |
24.2 |
-5.1 |
|
Independent |
Glenn George Kaalman |
60 |
1.7 |
+1.7 |
Majority |
933 |
26.2 |
+20.9 |
Turnout |
3,562 |
37.1 |
-26.4 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
LD to Labour 10.0 |
|
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