Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

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

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 2007
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

Asley 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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