2006 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

none October 2022 November 2013 2006 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election England Parliamentary no yes 2004 2004 2007 2007 20 of the 60 seats on Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 31 4 May 2006 Labour Party (UK) 10 22 2 25,452 37.7% 6.5% Conservative Party (UK) 7 21 2 27,096 40.1% 4.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 17 4 12,789 18.9% 11.2% File:Bolton UK local election 2006.svg 350px Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in orange. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control thumb|200px|The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England. Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Labour Party overtaking the Liberal Democrats as the largest party and resuming control of the council after a two-year break. 20 seats were contested, with the Labour Party winning 10 seats, the Conservatives 7 and the Liberal Democrats 3 Overall turnout was 34.3%. After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 22 Conservative 21 Liberal Democrat 17 Election result Bolton local election result 2006 Labour Party (UK) 10 2 0 +2 50.0 37.7 25,452 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) 7 2 0 +2 35.0 40.1 27,096 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 4 -4 15.0 18.9 12,789 -11.0 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 1,500 +1.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 379 +0.3 Veritas (political party) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 288 +0.4 Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 20 19 21 Labour Conservative Lib Dems After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 22 21 17 Labour Conservative Lib Dems Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) John Walsh 2,424 65.3 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Muhammad Rafiq 686 18.5 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jaleh Salari 351 9.5 -8.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Howard Broadbent 250 6.7 +6.7 1,738 46.8 3,711 36.0 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Soc Lab 7.7 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) Paul Brierley 2,319 64.3 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) Janice Sutton 751 20.8 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Howarth 539 14.9 -4.6 1,568 43.5 3,609 39.0 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Con 4.7 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) Lynda Byrne 1,435 45.6 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Elliot 1,358 43.2 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Hill 351 11.2 -4.6 77 2.4 3,144 31.0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 4.3 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) David Greenhalgh 2,725 65.0 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Terrible 712 17.0 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Atty 462 11.0 -4.4 Green Party of England and Wales Elizbaeth Spencer 297 7.1 +7.1 2,013 47.9 4,191 40.0 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Green 5.7 Crompton ward Crompton ward Labour Party (UK) Sufrana Bashir-Ismail 1,932 44.7 +21.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Valibhai Patel 1,132 26.2 -25.6 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Fairclough 941 21.8 +0.1 Veritas (political party) Anthony Backhouse 190 4.4 +4.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Lynne Lowe 129 3.0 +1.2 800 18.5 4,324 43.0 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Labour 23.7 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) Noel Spencer 1,296 58.9 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Taylor 509 23.1 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Connor 394 17.9 -9.1 787 35.8 2,199 21.0 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 8.2 Great Lever ward Great Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Ayub 1,889 58.7 +19.4 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Wild 669 20.8 -19.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gulamali Jiva 335 10.4 -10.2 Green Party of England and Wales Alan Johnson 327 10.2 +10.2 1,220 37.9 3,220 34.0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 19.4 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) Akhtar Zaman 2,289 69.4 +12.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jamie Douglas 605 18.3 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nathan Biney 404 12.2 -10.2 1,684 51.1 3,298 34.0 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 11.2 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) Laurence Williamson 1,194 49.4 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Tyler 768 31.8 +4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Willis 454 18.8 -10.4 426 17.6 2,416 25.0 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 8.2 Heaton and Lostock ward Heaton and Lostock ward Conservative Party (UK) Colin Shaw 3,329 69.0 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) John Gillatt 828 17.2 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Snowden 668 13.8 -5.0 2,501 51.8 4,825 46.0 -7.0 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Con 5.7 Horwich and Blackrod ward Horwich and Blackrod ward Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hollick 1,151 35.1 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) Isabel Seddon 1,105 33.7 +1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Cronnolley 1,025 31.2 -5.4 46 1.4 3,281 35.0 -7.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 4.5 Horwich North East ward Horwich North East ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Rock 1,449 40.0 -16.4 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Wallen 1,169 32.3 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Madeline Murray 1,004 27.7 +7.4 280 7.7 3,622 38.0 -8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 12.7 Hulton ward Hulton ward Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Morgan 1,741 53.5 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) Romanna Kowalczuk 1,051 32.3 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linden Greensitt 463 14.2 -7.3 690 21.2 3,255 33.0 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Con 8.2 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Labour Party (UK) Derek Burrows 1,158 42.5 +10.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Collison 1,079 39.6 -16.6 Conservative Party (UK) Diane Bamber 487 17.9 +6.3 79 2.9 2,724 28.0 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Labour 13.5 Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Sean Hornby 1,573 42.0 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Broadie 1,427 38.1 -0.1 Green Party of England and Wales Alwynne Cartmell 345 9.2 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Connor 298 8.0 -6.0 Veritas (political party) William Jones 98 2.6 +2.6 146 3.9 3,741 40.0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) LD to Green 4.3 Rumworth ward Rumworth ward Labour Party (UK) Ismail Ibrahim 2,028 68.5 +22.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Heyes 932 31.5 +15.4 1,096 37.0 2,960 29.0 -9.0 Labour Party (UK) Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Silvester 1,621 42.4 -10.3 Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Bray 1,345 35.1 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Hayes 861 22.5 +3.6 276 7.3 3,827 38.0 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 11.3 Tonge with the Haulgh ward Tonge with the Haulgh ward Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Peel 1,598 54.2 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Mudasir Dean 874 29.6 -6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosalind Harasiwka 252 8.5 -2.8 Green Party of England and Wales James Tomkinson 227 7.7 +7.7 724 24.6 2,951 31.0 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Green 7.1 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Westhoughton North & Chew Moor ward Conservative Party (UK) John Higson 1,486 43.1 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) David Chadwick 1,146 33.2 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Gilfallan 515 14.9 -23.4 Green Party of England and Wales Eric Hyland 304 8.8 +8.8 342 9.9 3,451 35.0 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 16.8 Westhoughton South ward Westhoughton South ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Julia Silvester 997 36.3 -11.0 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Ramsden 916 33.3 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Baker 837 30.4 +6.2 81 3.0 2,750 30.0 -6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 8.6 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 2006 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006