2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Local election in Greater Manchester, England March 2015 March 2015 thumb|Results of the 2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election The 2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England.http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums Upcoming elections & referendums 21 March 2015 The Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums 15 March 2015 live This took place on the same day as other local elections 22 seats were contested, including 2 seats in the Heaton and Lostock ward following the retirement of Conservative Councillor Alan Rushton, and 2 seats in Westhoughton North following the resignation of Labour Councillor Sean Harkin. The Labour Party won 14 seats, the Conservatives won 6 seats, UKIP won 1 seat and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat. After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows: Labour 39 Conservative 15 UK Independence Party 3 Liberal Democrats 3. Election result Bolton local election result 2015 Labour Party (UK) 14 1 2 -1 63.7 38.9 53,604 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) 6 1 1 0 27.3 29.9 41,227 +7.3 UK Independence Party 1 1 0 +1 4.5 18.5 25,505 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.5 7.3 10,127 +0.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.9 5,336 +0.4 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 2,021 +0.5 Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 40 15 3 2 Labour Conservative LD U After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 39 15 3 3 Labour Conservative LD U LD - Liberal Democrats U - UKIP Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) Paul Wild 2963 41.4 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) Debbie Newall 2129 29.7 -1.7 UKIP Harry Lamb 1500 21.0 -4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Atty 302 4.2 +2.1 Green Party of England and Wales Ben Deed 261 3.6 -0.9 834 11.6 +6.6 7,155 68.1 +27.7 Conservative Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 4.8 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Haslam 3245 50.7 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Tony Shepherd 1519 23.7 +2.0 UKIP Helen Turner 1065 16.6 -9.1 Green Party of England and Wales Joshua Handley 212 3.3 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gaby McDowall 199 3.1 -1.6 Independent (politician) Eric Hyland 159 2.5 +2.5 1,726 27.0 +9.0 6,399 71.3 +30.4 Conservative Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 8.0 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) John Byrne 2323 40.9 -2.1 UKIP Steven Flatman 1557 27.4 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ryan Haslam 1402 24.7 +8.0 Green Party of England and Wales Laura Diggle 244 4.3 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Howarth 153 2.7 +1.2 766 13.5 +5.6 5,679 59.3 +22.3 Labour Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 7.8 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) Norman Critchley 4340 56.0 +2.4 Labour Co-operative Neil Garrity 1589 20.4 -1.8 UKIP Brett Varnam 1057 13.6 -6.7 Green Party of England and Wales Liz Spencer 424 5.4 +5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Atty 368 4.7 +0.6 2,751 35.4 +4.0 7,778 73.3 +32.6 Conservative Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 4.5 Crompton ward Crompton ward Labour Party (UK) Guy Harkin 3895 63.0 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Nadim Muslim 1343 21.7 +10.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Warren 641 10.4 +6.6 Green Party of England and Wales Farhan Patel 306 4.9 +4.9 2,552 41.3 +2.0 6,185 60.3 +21.0 Labour Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 15.5 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) Jean Gillies 2703 50.3 +1.4 UKIP Jeff Armstrong 1626 30.2 -7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Aidan Meagan 723 13.4 +6.3 Green Party of England and Wales Trevor Bonfield 178 3.3 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Connor 144 2.7 +0.2 1,077 20.0 +8.3 5,374 49.5 +21.4 Labour Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 6.7 Great Lever ward Great Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Madeline Murray 3542 66.9 -1.7 UKIP Paul Eccles 779 14.7 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Waqas 658 12.4 +2.8 Green Party of England and Wales Helen Dickson 189 3.6 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Duncan Macpherson 126 2.4 +0.6 2,763 52.2 -2.4 5,294 55.5 +18.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Conservative 2.2 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) Linda Thomas 3121 63.1 -3.0 UKIP Sandra Harvey 886 17.9 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Iqraa Shahid 489 9.9 +3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Ian McHugh 207 4.2 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Macpherson 123 2.5 -0.3 Independent (politician) Roheel Iqbal 117 1.7 +1.2 2,235 45.2 -3.4 4,943 55.1 +16.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Conservative 3.2 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) Susan Haworth 2875 51.5 -5.1 UKIP Dave Harvey 1549 27.7 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Tyler 845 15.1 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Elizabeth McManus 165 2.9 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Connor 152 2.7 -0.1 1,330 23.8 -9.0 5,590 56.3 +24.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour to UKIP 4.4 Heaton and Lostock ward Two seats were up for election in this ward. Heaton and Lostock ward Conservative Party (UK) Bob Allen 4299 30.5 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Morgan 3352 23.7 Labour Party (UK) Julia Silvester 1649 11.7 Labour Party (UK) Ibrahim Ismail 1629 11.5 UKIP David Butler 1088 7.7 UKIP Paula Hendrie 748 5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rebekah Fairhurst 485 3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Hannah Middleshaw 468 3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francine Godfrey 394 2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Horwich and Blackrod ward Horwich and Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) Stephen Pickup 2559 37.5 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Forshaw 2125 31.1 UKIP Derek Snowden 1476 21.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Doug Bagnall 339 5.0 Green Party of England and Wales Keith Cocker 331 4.8 434 6.3 6,830 66.3 Labour Party (UK) Horwich North East ward Horwich North East ward Labour Party (UK) Joyce Kellett 2040 29.6 -5.8 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Galloway 1696 24.6 +4.8 UKIP Bob Horsfield 1033 15.0 -8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Rock 936 13.3 -1.9 Independent (politician) Marie Brady 922 13.4 +13.4 Green Party of England and Wales Roderick Riesco 260 3.8 -1.6 344 5.2 -6.5 6,887 67.8 +29.9 Labour Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 7.0 Hulton ward Hulton ward Labour Party (UK) Shafaqat Shaikh 2126 33.7 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Phil Ashcroft 1961 31.1 +1.1 UKIP Joan Johnson 1818 28.8 -4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Cooper 202 3.2 +1.4 Green Party of England and Wales James Tomkinson 201 3.2 -1.0 165 2.6 6,308 63.5 +24.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) UKIP to Labour 4.4 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Labour Party (UK) Liam Irving 2331 37.6 +1.9 UKIP Mark Cunningham 1953 31.5 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Macneill 1053 17.0 +8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Rothwell 590 9.5 -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Graham Robert Marsden 271 4.4 +4.4 378 6.1 +4.8 6,198 58.9 +28.2 Labour Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 5.5 Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward UKIP Sean Hornby 2050 31.7 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Connell 2011 31.1 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Rees Gibbon 1414 21.9 +4.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Hyde 782 12.1 -5.4 Green Party of England and Wales Ed Dunsdon 198 3.1 -0.8 39 0.6 -4.8 6,455 65.9 +26.4 UK Independence Party Labour Party (UK) Lib Dem to Conservative 4.9 Rumworth ward Rumworth ward Labour Party (UK) Ebrahim Adia 4555 77.3 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Heyes 747 12.7 +4.7 Green Party of England and Wales Alan Johnson 457 7.7 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jaleh Hayes 136 2.3 +0.6 3,808 64.6 +4.3 5,895 59.0 +19.2 Labour Party (UK) UKIP to Labour 8.6 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Carole Swarbrick 2563 36.8 -0.7 Labour Co-operative John Gillatt 1915 27.5 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) Danny Haslam 1161 16.7 +7.1 UKIP Dot Sexton 1094 15.7 -3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Middleshaw 233 3.3 +0.2 648 9.3 +1.6 6,964 68.1 +22.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) UKIP to Conservative 5.5 Tonge with the Haulgh ward Tonge with the Haulgh ward Labour Party (UK) Elaine Sherrington 2263 42.8 -0.5 UKIP Derek Fisher 1675 31.7 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Naima Dean 968 18.3 +3.2 Green Party of England and Wales Imran Atcha 199 3.8 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Harasiwka 176 3.3 +1.3 588 11.1 +0.4 5,281 56.9 +20.6 Labour Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 2.0 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Two seats were up for election in this ward. Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Conservative Party (UK) Zoe Kirk-Robinson 2517 20.6 Labour Party (UK) Anne Graham 2352 19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Wild 2131 17.5 Labour Party (UK) Chris Peacock 1977 16.2 UKIP George Bown 948 7.8 Independent (politician) Jack Speight 823 6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Gradwell 433 3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ainscough 402 3.3 Green Party of England and Wales Heather Rylance 308 2.5 UKIP Stephen Thomas 306 2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Westhoughton South ward Westhoughton South ward Labour Party (UK) David Chadwick 2501 39.7 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Wallen 1795 28.5 +11.1 UKIP Michael Harvey 1297 20.6 -7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wilkinson 481 7.6 -3.6 Green Party of England and Wales Alex Conn 224 3.5 +3.5 706 11.2 +0.3 6,298 64.4 +30.8 Labour Party (UK) UKIP to Conservative 9.4 Notes References Full list of council hopefuls revealed The Bolton News 4 13 April 2015 Bolton Council Election Results The Bolton News 3 9 May 2015 Thorp Liam 10 May 2015 Plenty of shocks in Bolton Council elections - but not a lot of change http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/12941734.Plenty_of_shocks_in_Bolton_Council_elections___but_not_a_lot_of_change/ The Bolton News Bolton Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election 2015 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015