2002 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

2002 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 2 May 2002. 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/vote2002/local_elections/14.stm Bolton 2009-12-16 BBC News 21 seats were contested in the election with 2 seats being contested in the Burnden ward. 12 were won by the Labour Party, with 5 won by the Conservatives and 4 won by the Liberal Democrats After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 31 Conservative 16 Liberal Democrat 13 Result Bolton local election result 2002 Labour Party (UK) 12 0 3 -3 57.1 40.3 27,034 +4.2% Conservative Party (UK) 5 1 0 +1 23.8 33.7 22,580 -5.6% Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 2 0 +2 19.0 23.2 15,526 +0.4% Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 828 +0.2% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 459 +0.0% Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 425 +0.6% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 197 +0.2% Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 34 15 11 Labour Conservative Lib Dems After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 31 16 13 Labour Conservative Lib Dems Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) J Walsh 2,103 53.7 -10.4 Labour Party (UK) S Murray 1,358 34.7 +7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) C McPhearson 452 11.6 +3.0 745 19.0 -17.8 3,913 35.0 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 8.9 Blackrod ward Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) I Seddon 1,255 38.1 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) M Hollick 1,193 36.3 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) I Hamilton 842 25.6 -0.9 62 1.8 3,290 31.0 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 3.3 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) P Brierley 2,117 55.5 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) S Ward 1,110 29.1 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) S Howarth 587 15.4 +2.8 1,007 26.4 -2.0 3,814 35.0 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to LD 2.6 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) M Murray 1,329 46.5 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) R Elliott 1,173 41.1 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) S Rock 353 12.4 +2.6 156 5.4 -3.0 2,855 28.0 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to LD 2.5 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) D Carr 2,393 59.7 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) A Muscat 1,050 26.2 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) S Ball 563 14.1 -1.8 1,343 33.5 +2.6 4,006 36.0 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Con 2.0 Burnden ward Burnden ward (2) Labour Party (UK) P Howarth 1,280 22.3 Labour Party (UK) P Spencer 1,159 20.2 Conservative Party (UK) M Idrees 1,154 20.1 Conservative Party (UK) M Iqbal 1,105 19.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) D Connor 443 7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) R Harasiwka 340 5.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) D Entwistle 133 2.3 Socialist Alliance (England) D Sumner 115 2.0 5,729 38.0 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central ward Central ward Labour Party (UK) H Alli 1,270 44.2 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) H Simjee 615 21.4 -21.6 Independent (politician) V Patel 459 16.0 +16.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) M Eidlow 278 9.7 +3.1 Socialist Alliance (England) M Lowe 144 5.0 +5.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) M McLoughlin 108 3.8 +1.3 655 22.8 +17.9 2,874 34.0 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Ind 18.8 Daubhill ward Daubhill ward Labour Party (UK) G Harkin 1,404 55.7 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) J Groak 690 27.4 -6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) L Greensit 428 17.0 +3.6 714 28.3 +9.9 2,522 28.0 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 5.1 Deane-cum-Heaton ward Deane-cum-Heaton ward Conservative Party (UK) C Shaw 2,607 55.4 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) J Gillatt 1,199 25.5 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) S Bromley 902 19.2 +4.8 1,408 29.9 -4.9 4,708 34.0 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to LD 4.8 Derby ward Derby ward Labour Party (UK) E Adia 2,553 76.7 +31.7 Conservative Party (UK) G Peel 384 11.5 -36.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) S McGeehan 228 6.9 +3.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) A Entwistle 162 4.9 +1.6 2,169 65.2 3,327 34.0 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 33.9 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) J Lord 1,141 59.0 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) R O'Neill 344 17.8 -4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) A Higson 317 16.4 +1.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) W Kelly 133 6.9 +0.5 797 41.2 +7.6 1,935 20.0 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 3.8 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) A Zaman 1,676 52.8 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) J Coombs 724 22.8 -10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) M Cox 511 16.1 +5.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) H Broadbent 169 5.3 +0.6 Green Party of England and Wales A Cartmel 96 3.0 +0.1 952 30.0 +15.5 3,176 32.0 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 8.0 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) L Williamson 1,295 57.3 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) R Tyler 506 22.4 -8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) W Cooper 338 14.9 +3.5 Socialist Labour Party (UK) W Kelly 123 5.4 +0.8 789 34.9 +11.8 2,262 21.0 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Con to Lab 5.9 Horwich ward Horwich ward Liberal Democrats (UK) R Ronson 2,283 55.2 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) M Kilcoyne 1,082 26.2 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) O Fairhurst 687 16.6 -4.5 Socialist Alliance (England) R Ince 85 2.1 +2.1 1,101 29.0 -6.1 4,137 36.0 +7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Con to Labour 4.4 Hulton Park ward Hulton Park ward Conservative Party (UK) A Morgan 1,540 36.4 -5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) J Cronnolley 1,451 34.3 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) E Hyland 1,236 29.2 +0.4 89 2.1 -11.2 4,227 28.0 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 5.6 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Liberal Democrats (UK) W Collison 1,357 48.4 -5.3 Labour Party (UK) D Burrows 1,182 42.2 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) S Kesler 263 9.4 -0.4 175 6.2 -11.0 2,802 27.0 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 5.5 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward Labour Party (UK) A Connell 1,550 49.4 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) J Tyler 1,153 36.8 -7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) B Crook 351 11.2 +0.0 Socialist Alliance (England) D Kemp 81 2.6 +2.6 397 12.6 +11.6 3,135 34.0 +8.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 5.8 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) R Hayes 1,836 59.0 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) D Bagnall 605 19.4 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) S Hynes 572 18.4 +3.2 Green Party of England and Wales F Calvert 101 3.2 +3.2 1,231 39.6 -4.4 3,114 36.0 -6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Labour 4.3 Tonge ward Tonge ward Labour Party (UK) F White 1,345 52.4 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) N Ford 879 34.3 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) M Langdon 342 13.3 +6.1 466 18.1 -4.0 2,566 32.0 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Westhoughton ward Westhoughton ward Liberal Democrats (UK) J Silvester 1,324 49.8 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) D Chadwick 988 37.2 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) J Batley 345 13.0 -1.2 336 12.6 -5.3 2,657 28.0 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 2.6 Sources Notes References https://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 2002 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002