2010 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

2010 UK local government election November 2013 March 2023 thumb|Results of the 2010 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010, on the same day as the General Election which led to a much higher turnout than in recent years. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. 20 seats were contested with 13 being won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservatives and 1 by the Liberal Democrats. In the Smithills ward, the Lib Dems held the seat but defeated the sitting Councillor, R Silvester, who had previously moved from the Lib Dems to the Labour Party. After the election, the total composition of the council was: Labour 30 Conservative 22 Liberal Democrats 8 Election result Bolton local election result 2010 Labour Party (UK) 13 3 0 +3 39.5 48,880 +7.1 Conservative Party (UK) 6 0 1 -1 33.9 41,919 -8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 2 -2 21.4 26,474 +1.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2,728 -0.3 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 1,865 +0.3 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 2,139 +1.6 Council composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 28 23 9 Labour Conservative Lib Dems After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 30 22 8 Labour Conservative Lib Dems Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) John Walsh 3,204 46.5 -17.9 Labour Party (UK) Asif Ibrahim 2,034 29.5 +13.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Richard Atty 1,257 18.4 -1.8 Independent (politician) Neville Mercer 396 5.7 +5.7 1,170 16.8 -27.6 6,947 69.1 +33.1 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 15.9 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) Paul Brierley 3,464 53.7 -15.0 Labour Party (UK) Kate Challender 1,733 26.9 +10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Frederick Howarth 1,090 16.9 +7.6 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Mumberson 163 2.5 -2.8 1,731 26.7 -25.2 6,478 72.1 +31.4 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 12.5 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) Lynda Jean Byrne 2,787 49.6 +16.8 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra MacNeill 1,951 34.7 -12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Charles Tyas Cooper 876 15.6 +11.1 836 14.8 5,655 59.2 +18.6 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 14.6 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) David Wells Greenhalgh 4,236 54.5 -14.4 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Muscat Terribile 1,774 22.8 +6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stewart Malcolm Ball 1,456 18.7 +10.9 Green Party of England and Wales Lynne Hyland 303 3.9 +0.4 2,462 31.5 -20.8 7,821 74.1 +33.3 Conservative Party (UK) Con to LD 12.6 Crompton ward Crompton ward Labour Party (UK) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail 3,749 62.4 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Amina Khilji 1,325 22.0 -6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jaleh Salari 938 15.6 -6.4 2,424 40.3 +18.4 6,012 61.7 +22.9 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 9.4 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) Noel Spencer 2,612 53.2 +11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Kenny 1,040 21.2 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Arthur Connor 994 20.3 -14.1 Green Party of England and Wales Diana Hayes 260 5.3 +0.3 1,572 32.0 +24.9 4,906 45.9 +20.5 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 12.9 Great Lever ward Great Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Ayub 2,844 49.9 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Idrees 1,805 31.6 -4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew David Tyas Cooper 785 13.8 +6.9 Green Party of England and Wales Alan Johnson 270 4.7 -5.8 1,039 18.2 +8.2 5,704 58.3 +21.8 Labour Party (UK) Green to LD 6.3 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) Akhtar Zaman 3,228 65.1 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francine Godfrey 882 17.8 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Morris 845 17.1 -4.0 2,346 47.3 +5.9 4,955 55.1 +23.5 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 3.3 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) Mike Francis 2,312 44.8 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Connor 1,203 23.3 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) Bill Dawson 903 17.5 -23.0 Independent (politician) Laurence John Williamson 625 12.1 +12.1 Green Party of England and Wales Eric Thomas Hyland 114 2.2 +2.2 1,109 21.5 +17.3 5,157 54.0 +27.3 Labour Party (UK) Con to Ind 17.5 Heaton and Lostock ward Heaton and Lostock ward Conservative Party (UK) Colin Shaw 4,643 57.6 -13.0 Labour Party (UK) John William Gillatt 1,973 24.5 +7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Joyce Macpherson 1,265 15.7 +8.9 Green Party of England and Wales Daniel James Mann 184 2.3 -2.9 2,670 33.1 -20.1 8,065 75.6 +30.3 Conservative Party (UK) Con to LD 10.9 Horwich and Blackrod ward Horwich and Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) Stephen Pickup 2,423 38.1 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hollick 2,229 35.1 -8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Thomson 1,319 20.7 -5.2 Green Party of England and Wales Graham Chadwick 388 6.1 +6.1 194 3.0 6,359 65.9 +30.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 8.1 Horwich North East ward Horwich North East ward Labour Party (UK) Kevin P. McKeon 2,243 33.0 +10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Michael Rock 2,153 31.7 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Ann Forshaw 1,970 29.0 -1.7 British National Party Ivan Andrew Cooper 421 6.2 +6.2 90 1.3 6,787 69.4 +32.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Labour 11.3 Hulton ward Hulton ward Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Philip Morgan 2,873 57.5 -6.7 Labour Party (UK) Shafaqat Shaikh 1,928 31.9 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Anthony Harasiwka 888 14.7 +2.2 Green Party of England and Wales James David Tomkinson 364 6.0 +6.0 945 15.6 -5.3 6,053 61.8 -27.8 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Green 6.3 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Labour Party (UK) Derek Burrows 2,706 46.4 +12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracey Kane 1,797 30.8 -15.8 Conservative Party (UK) Diane Bamber 1,331 22.8 +3.5 909 15.6 5,834 56.5 +26.7 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 14.0 Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Maureen Connell 2,036 31.6 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Rees Gibbon 1,794 27.8 -17.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric John Hyde 1,342 20.8 +9.8 Independent (politician) Sean Colin Hornby 1,118 17.3 +17.3 Green Party of England and Wales Alwynne Cartmell 161 2.5 -3.9 242 3.7 6,451 66.0 +27.3 Labour Party (UK) Con to Ind 17.5 Rumworth ward Rumworth ward Labour Party (UK) Ismail Ibrahim 3,928 70.0 +6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Glen Carl Atkinson 855 14.7 +14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michelle Laura Ionn 825 15.2 -6.6 3,073 54.8 +13.4 5,608 56.0 +26.7 Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 10.6 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony James Radlett 2,741 41.0 -6.6 Labour Co-operative Richard Edward Warner Silvester 1,699 25.4 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Deidre Flannagan 1,632 24.4 -7.4 British National Party Anthony Backhouse 461 6.9 +6.9 Green Party of England and Wales Rachel Elizabeth Mann 153 2.3 -1.3 1,042 15.6 +0.8 6,686 67.3 +29.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 8.6 Tonge with the Haulgh ward Tonge with the Haulgh ward Labour Party (UK) Nick Peel 2,495 48.0 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kath Kavanagh 1,418 27.3 -7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael George Langdon 756 14.6 +8.5 British National Party Dorothee Sayers 525 10.1 -5.7 1,077 20.7 +15.1 5,194 57.7 +23.2 Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 7.9 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Conservative Party (UK) Martyn Cox 2,826 38.2 -9.4 Labour Co-operative Karen Louise Lawrinson 2,263 30.6 +6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek John Gradwell 2,087 28.2 +4.2 Green Party of England and Wales Ian David McHugh 222 3.0 -0.9 563 7.6 -15.5 7,398 67.6 +34.4 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 7.7 Westhoughton South ward Westhoughton South ward Labour Party (UK) Kevan Stanley Jones 2,113 34.6 +7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julia Mary Silvester 1,790 29.3 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Vernon Wild 1,605 26.3 -5.1 British National Party Richard Adam Bates 458 7.5 +7.5 Green Party of England and Wales Kirsty Rachael Upham 146 2.4 -1.7 323 5.3 6,112 63.5 +31.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Labour 7.8 References Bolton Council Elections 2010: Candidates (Bolton Council) General Election 2010 – Bolton (Bolton News) Local Election Results, 2010 (Bolton Council) Labour makes more gains in Bolton local elections (Bolton News) Bolton Council Election Results The Bolton News 2 8 May 2010 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 2010 Bolton Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010