2000 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

2000 UK local government election December 2013 March 2023 thumb|200px|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. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/12.stm Bolton 2009-12-16 BBC News 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 Labour Party (UK) 9 0 7 -7 45.0 36.1 19,621 -10.3 Conservative Party (UK) 7 5 0 +5 35.0 39.3 21,322 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 2 0 +2 20.0 22.8 12,381 +1.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 555 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 367 Green Party of England and Wales 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 Conservative Party (UK) H Fairclough 2,091 64.1 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) S Hynes 892 27.3 -17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) C Macpherson 280 8.6 +1.5 1,199 36.8 +33.0 3,263 29.0 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 16.4 Blackrod ward Blackrod ward Conservative Party (UK) J Barrow 1,055 39.2 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) J Lavin 923 34.3 -10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) I Hamilton 714 26.5 +7.8 132 4.9 2,692 26.0 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to LD 9.2 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) D Brierley 1,911 57.9 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) C Whitby 975 29.5 -9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) S Howarth 416 12.6 +0.9 936 28.4 +18.5 3,302 30.0 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 9.2 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) J Byrne 1,065 49.3 -10.8 Conservative Party (UK) R Elliott 884 40.9 +14.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) P Howarth 212 9.8 -3.8 171 8.4 -25.4 2,161 21.0 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 12.7 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) N Critchley 2,870 57.5 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) A Muscat 1,325 26.6 -6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) S Ball 794 15.9 +6.9 1,545 30.9 +5.4 4,989 45.0 +13.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to LD 6.5 Burnden ward Burnden ward Labour Party (UK) D Eastwood 1,050 53.9 -15.2 Conservative Party (UK) M Woodward 545 28.0 +8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) D Connor 272 14.0 +2.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) D Entwistle 80 4.1 +4.1 505 25.9 -24.1 1,947 29.0 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 12.0 Central ward Central ward Labour Party (UK) R Howarth 1,039 47.9 -19.5 Conservative Party (UK) F Ahmed 932 43.0 +19.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) M Eidlow 142 6.6 +0.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) L Lowe 54 2.5 -1.3 107 4.9 -39.2 2,167 24.0 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 19.6 Daubhill ward Daubhill ward Labour Party (UK) T Anderton 984 52.5 -15.4 Conservative Party (UK) W Southern 638 34.1 +11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) L Greensits 251 13.4 +4.1 346 18.4 -26.7 1,873 21.0 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 13.3 Deane-cum-Heaton ward Deane-cum-Heaton ward Conservative Party (UK) F Rushton 2,355 60.2 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) J Woodrow 993 25.4 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) D Cooper 563 14.4 +0.4 1,362 34.8 +4.7 3,911 29.0 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 2.3 Derby ward Derby ward Conservative Party (UK) A Hussain 1,317 47.7 +31.2 Labour Party (UK) J Foster 1,243 45.0 -32.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) S McGeehan 109 3.9 -2.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) A Entwistle 91 3.3 +3.3 74 2.7 2.7 2,760 28.0 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 31.8 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) A Spencer 1,345 55.9 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) J Cottam 536 22.3 +10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) E Bell 371 15.4 +0.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) W Kelly 153 6.4 -0.9 809 33.6 -17.5 1,873 25.0 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 9.9 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) L Thomas 1,053 48.1 -10.6 Conservative Party (UK) J Coombs 737 33.6 +11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) A Warren 236 10.8 -2.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) H Broadbent 102 4.7 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales A Cartmell 63 2.9 +2.9 316 14.5 -21.6 2,191 23.0 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 10.8 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) M Clare 865 53.5 -11.7 Conservative Party (UK) R Tyler 492 30.4 +14.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) W Connor 184 11.4 -1.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) W Kelly 75 4.6 -1.7 373 23.1 -26.1 1,616 15.5 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 13.0 Horwich ward Horwich ward Liberal Democrats (UK) B Ronson 1,884 57.0 +17.4 Labour Party (UK) B Sharples 725 21.9 -17.0 Conservative Party (UK) P Baxendale 696 21.1 -0.5 1,159 35.1 +34.4 3,305 29.0 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour to LD 17.2 Hulton Park ward Hulton Park ward Conservative Party (UK) A Walsh 1,391 42.2 +11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) J Cronnolley 953 28.9 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) J Kellett 949 28.8 -5.5 438 13.3 3,293 26.0 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) LD to Con 9.0 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Liberal Democrats (UK) M Rothwell 1,257 53.7 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) D Burrows 854 36.5 -7.9 Conservative Party (UK) S Kesler 229 9.8 +3.4 403 17.2 +12.5 2,340 23.0 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to LD 6.2 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward Labour Party (UK) M Connell 1,103 44.9 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) J Tyler 1,078 43.9 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) W Crook 276 11.2 +0.9 25 1.0 -13.0 2,457 26.0 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 6.4 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) C Swarbrick 2,278 64.4 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) D Bagnall 723 20.4 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) A Zaman 538 15.2 -4.4 1,555 44.0 +2.6 3,539 42.5 +16.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour to LD 3.9 Tonge ward Tonge ward Labour Party (UK) N Peel 1,021 48.7 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) J Maclaren-Whibley 557 26.6 +3.5 Independent (politician) P Perry 367 17.5 -6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) M Langdon 152 7.2 +0.6 464 22.1 +0.3 2,097 26.5 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Ind to Con 5.1 Westhoughton ward Westhoughton ward Liberal Democrats (UK) J Ainscough 1,037 51.8 -8.8 Labour Party (UK) T Fitzpatrick 679 33.9 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) S Wallen 285 14.2 +6.1 358 17.9 -11.3 2,001 22.0 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) LD to Con 7.4 Sources Notes References http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolton-1973-2012.pdf Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012 Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael The Elections Centre The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 12 July 2016 2000 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000