2000 UK local government election
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England. Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.[1]
20 seats were contested in the election, with 9 being won by the Labour Party, 7 by the Conservatives and 4 by the Liberal Democrats
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Labour 34 Conservative 15 Liberal Democrat 11 Result Bolton Local Election Result 2000 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 9 0 7 -7 45.0 36.1 19,621 -10.3 Conservative 7 5 0 +5 35.0 39.3 21,322 +8.7 Liberal Democrats 4 2 0 +2 20.0 22.8 12,381 +1.8 Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 555 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 367 Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 63
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
↓ 41 10 9 Labour Conservative L
After the election the composition of the council was:
↓ 34 15 11 Labour Conservative L
LD – Liberal Democrats
Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H Fairclough 2,091 64.1 +15.7 Labour S Hynes 892 27.3 −17.2 Liberal Democrats C Macpherson 280 8.6 +1.5 Majority 1,199 36.8 +33.0 Turnout 3,263 29.0 −2.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to Con 16.4
Blackrod ward Blackrod ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J Barrow 1,055 39.2 +2.9 Labour J Lavin 923 34.3 −10.7 Liberal Democrats I Hamilton 714 26.5 +7.8 Majority 132 4.9 Turnout 2,692 26.0 +2.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to LD 9.2
Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D Brierley 1,911 57.9 +8.8 Labour C Whitby 975 29.5 −9.7 Liberal Democrats S Howarth 416 12.6 +0.9 Majority 936 28.4 +18.5 Turnout 3,302 30.0 +1.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to Con 9.2
Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J Byrne 1,065 49.3 −10.8 Conservative R Elliott 884 40.9 +14.6 Liberal Democrats P Howarth 212 9.8 −3.8 Majority 171 8.4 −25.4 Turnout 2,161 21.0 +5.0 Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 12.7
Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative N Critchley 2,870 57.5 −0.8 Labour A Muscat 1,325 26.6 −6.1 Liberal Democrats S Ball 794 15.9 +6.9 Majority 1,545 30.9 +5.4 Turnout 4,989 45.0 +13.0 Conservative hold Swing Labour to LD 6.5
Burnden ward Burnden ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D Eastwood 1,050 53.9 −15.2 Conservative M Woodward 545 28.0 +8.9 Liberal Democrats D Connor 272 14.0 +2.2 Socialist Labour D Entwistle 80 4.1 +4.1 Majority 505 25.9 −24.1 Turnout 1,947 29.0 +9.0 Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 12.0
Central ward Central ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R Howarth 1,039 47.9 −19.5 Conservative F Ahmed 932 43.0 +19.8 Liberal Democrats M Eidlow 142 6.6 +0.9 Socialist Labour L Lowe 54 2.5 −1.3 Majority 107 4.9 −39.2 Turnout 2,167 24.0 +0.0 Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 19.6
Daubhill ward Daubhill ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T Anderton 984 52.5 −15.4 Conservative W Southern 638 34.1 +11.3 Liberal Democrats L Greensits 251 13.4 +4.1 Majority 346 18.4 −26.7 Turnout 1,873 21.0 +3.0 Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 13.3
Deane-cum-Heaton ward Deane-cum-Heaton ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F Rushton 2,355 60.2 +2.1 Labour J Woodrow 993 25.4 −2.6 Liberal Democrats D Cooper 563 14.4 +0.4 Majority 1,362 34.8 +4.7 Turnout 3,911 29.0 +2.0 Conservative hold Swing Labour to Con 2.3
Derby ward Derby ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A Hussain 1,317 47.7 +31.2 Labour J Foster 1,243 45.0 −32.4 Liberal Democrats S McGeehan 109 3.9 −2.2 Socialist Labour A Entwistle 91 3.3 +3.3 Majority 74 2.7 2.7 Turnout 2,760 28.0 +4.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Labour to Con 31.8
Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A Spencer 1,345 55.9 −9.8 Conservative J Cottam 536 22.3 +10.0 Liberal Democrats E Bell 371 15.4 +0.8 Socialist Labour W Kelly 153 6.4 −0.9 Majority 809 33.6 −17.5 Turnout 1,873 25.0 +10.0 Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 9.9
Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour L Thomas 1,053 48.1 −10.6 Conservative J Coombs 737 33.6 +11.0 Liberal Democrats A Warren 236 10.8 −2.9 Socialist Labour H Broadbent 102 4.7 −0.3 Green A Cartmell 63 2.9 +2.9 Majority 316 14.5 −21.6 Turnout 2,191 23.0 −1.0 Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 10.8
Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M Clare 865 53.5 −11.7 Conservative R Tyler 492 30.4 +14.3 Liberal Democrats W Connor 184 11.4 −1.1 Socialist Labour W Kelly 75 4.6 −1.7 Majority 373 23.1 −26.1 Turnout 1,616 15.5 −0.5 Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 13.0
Horwich ward Horwich ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats B Ronson 1,884 57.0 +17.4 Labour B Sharples 725 21.9 −17.0 Conservative P Baxendale 696 21.1 −0.5 Majority 1,159 35.1 +34.4 Turnout 3,305 29.0 +0.0 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Labour to LD 17.2
Hulton Park ward Hulton Park ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A Walsh 1,391 42.2 +11.7 Liberal Democrats J Cronnolley 953 28.9 −6.3 Labour J Kellett 949 28.8 −5.5 Majority 438 13.3 Turnout 3,293 26.0 +2.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing LD to Con 9.0
Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats M Rothwell 1,257 53.7 +4.6 Labour D Burrows 854 36.5 −7.9 Conservative S Kesler 229 9.8 +3.4 Majority 403 17.2 +12.5 Turnout 2,340 23.0 −1.0 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Labour to LD 6.2
Little Lever ward Little Lever ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M Connell 1,103 44.9 −6.9 Conservative J Tyler 1,078 43.9 +6.0 Liberal Democrats W Crook 276 11.2 +0.9 Majority 25 1.0 −13.0 Turnout 2,457 26.0 −2.0 Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 6.4
Smithills ward Smithills ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats C Swarbrick 2,278 64.4 +3.4 Conservative D Bagnall 723 20.4 +1.0 Labour A Zaman 538 15.2 −4.4 Majority 1,555 44.0 +2.6 Turnout 3,539 42.5 +16.2 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Labour to LD 3.9
Tonge ward Tonge ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N Peel 1,021 48.7 +2.6 Conservative J Maclaren-Whibley 557 26.6 +3.5 Independent P Perry 367 17.5 −6.7 Liberal Democrats M Langdon 152 7.2 +0.6 Majority 464 22.1 +0.3 Turnout 2,097 26.5 −3.5 Labour hold Swing Ind to Con 5.1
Westhoughton ward Westhoughton ward Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats J Ainscough 1,037 51.8 −8.8 Labour T Fitzpatrick 679 33.9 +2.5 Conservative S Wallen 285 14.2 +6.1 Majority 358 17.9 −11.3 Turnout 2,001 22.0 −4.0 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing LD to Con 7.4
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 .