Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2016
2016 local election results in Bolton
The 2016 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England.[1] This is on the same day as other local elections.
20 seats were contested and the Labour Party won 12 seats, the Conservatives won 5 seats, UKIP won 2 seats and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
Election result
Bolton Local Election Result 2016 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
12 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
60.0 |
40.8 |
29,599 |
+1.9 |
|
Conservative |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25.0 |
25.6 |
18,564 |
-4.3 |
|
UKIP |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
10.0 |
19.3 |
13,987 |
+0.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
11.1 |
8,028 |
+3.8 |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
2,193 |
-0.9 |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
201 |
-1.2 |
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
↓
39 |
15 |
3 |
3 |
Labour |
Conservative |
LD |
U |
After the election the composition of the council was:
↓
37 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
Labour |
Conservative |
LD |
U |
LD - Liberal Democrats
U - UKIP
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
Bradshaw ward
Breightmet ward
Breightmet ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Debrorah Newall |
1,230 |
35.8 |
-5.1 |
|
UKIP |
Harry Lamb |
1,130 |
32.9 |
+5.5 |
|
Conservative |
Sandra MacNeill |
888 |
25.9 |
+1.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Howarth |
94 |
2.7 |
+0.0 |
|
Green |
Pamela Spurling |
89 |
2.6 |
-1.6 |
Majority |
100 |
2.9 |
-10.6 |
Turnout |
3,431 |
37.0 |
-22.3 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Labour to UKIP 5.3 |
|
Bromley Cross ward
Crompton ward
Crompton ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Hanif Darvesh |
2,432 |
67.5 |
+4.6 |
|
UKIP |
Paul Eccles |
702 |
19.5 |
+19.5 |
|
Conservative |
Nadim Muslim |
338 |
9.4 |
-12.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anne Warren |
132 |
3.7 |
-6.7 |
Majority |
1,730 |
48.0 |
+6.7 |
Turnout |
3,604 |
39.5 |
-20.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Conservative to UKIP 15.9 |
|
Farnworth ward
Farnworth ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Asif Ibrahim |
1,417 |
48.4 |
-1.9 |
|
UKIP |
Andrew Mabon |
1,066 |
36.4 |
+6.2 |
|
Conservative |
Aidan Meagan |
253 |
8.6 |
-4.8 |
|
Green |
Trevor Bonfield |
103 |
3.5 |
+0.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Glen Atkinson |
89 |
3.0 |
+0.3 |
Majority |
351 |
12.0 |
-8.0 |
Turnout |
2,928 |
28.7 |
-20.8 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Conservative to UKIP 5.5 |
|
Great Lever ward
Great Lever ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Mohammed Iqbal |
2,192 |
69.5 |
+2.6 |
|
UKIP |
Dot Sexton |
407 |
12.9 |
-1.8 |
|
Conservative |
Mohammed Waqas |
241 |
7.6 |
-4.8 |
|
Green |
David Figgins |
191 |
6.1 |
+2.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Graham |
124 |
3.9 |
+1.5 |
Majority |
1,785 |
56.6 |
+4.4 |
Turnout |
3,156 |
34.3 |
-21.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Conservative to Labour 3.7 |
|
Halliwell ward
Harper Green ward
Harper Green ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Champak Mistry |
1,489 |
49.3 |
-2.3 |
|
UKIP |
David Harvey |
978 |
32.4 |
+4.7 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Tyler |
354 |
11.7 |
-3.5 |
|
Green |
Michelle Broderick |
105 |
3.5 |
+0.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kevin Walsh |
94 |
3.1 |
-0.3 |
Majority |
520 |
17.2 |
-6.6 |
Turnout |
3,029 |
31.8 |
-24.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Conservative to UKIP 4.1 |
|
Heaton and Lostock ward
Horwich and Blackrod ward
Horwich and Blackrod ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Ann Cunliffe |
1,516 |
42.5 |
+5.0 |
|
Conservative |
Carol Forshaw |
1,054 |
29.6 |
-1.5 |
|
UKIP |
Derek Snowden |
679 |
19.0 |
-2.6 |
|
Green |
Keith Cocker |
192 |
5.4 |
+0.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Douglas Bagnall |
125 |
3.5 |
-1.5 |
Majority |
462 |
12.9 |
+6.6 |
Turnout |
3,566 |
35.7 |
-30.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Horwich North East ward
Hulton ward
Kearsley ward
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
UKIP |
Rees Gibbons |
1,572 |
39.3 |
+7.5 |
|
Labour |
David Evans |
1,098 |
27.4 |
-3.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Eric Hyde |
813 |
20.3 |
+8.2 |
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Elliot |
429 |
10.7 |
-11.2 |
|
Green |
Edmund Dunsdon |
90 |
2.2 |
-0.9 |
Majority |
285 |
7.1 |
+6.5 |
Turnout |
4,002 |
42.2 |
-23.5 |
|
UKIP gain from Labour |
Swing |
Conservative to UKIP 9.3 |
|
Rumworth ward
Rumworth ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Rosa Kay |
2,568 |
72.2 |
-5.1 |
|
Conservative |
Hafiz Bhutt |
373 |
10.5 |
-2.1 |
|
UKIP |
Kathleen Richardson |
354 |
10.0 |
+10.0 |
|
Green |
Alan Johnson |
179 |
5.0 |
-2.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Amos |
82 |
2.3 |
+0.0 |
Majority |
2,195 |
61.7 |
-2.9 |
Turnout |
3,556 |
37.0 |
-22.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Labour to UKIP 7.5 |
|
Smithills ward
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
Tonge with the Haulgh ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Martin Donaghy |
1,415 |
45.9 |
+3.1 |
|
UKIP |
Derek Fisher |
1,030 |
33.4 |
+1.7 |
|
Conservative |
Jennifer Kirk |
448 |
14.5 |
-3.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Langdon |
109 |
3.5 |
+0.2 |
|
Green |
Alexander Parkinson |
83 |
2.7 |
-1.1 |
Majority |
385 |
12.5 |
+1.4 |
Turnout |
3,085 |
35.4 |
-21.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Conservative to Labour 3.4 |
|
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
Westhoughton South ward
Westhoughton South ward
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Anna-Marie Watters |
1,123 |
32.7 |
-7.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Wilkinson |
996 |
29.0 |
+21.4 |
|
Conservative |
Lynda Winrow Baker |
696 |
20.3 |
-8.2 |
|
UKIP |
Martin Tighe |
621 |
18.1 |
-2.5 |
Majority |
127 |
3.7 |
-7.5 |
Turnout |
3,436 |
35.8 |
-28.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
Conservative to Lib Dem 14.8 |
|
Notes
References
- "The full list of candidates". The Bolton News. 8 April 2016. p. 4.
- "Ward results". The Bolton News. 7 May 2016. p. 5.