2012 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

2012 UK local government election November 2013 March 2023 thumb|Results of the 2012 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2016. 22 seats were contested, including all 3 Bradshaw seats, following the resignation of Conservative married couple, Diane and Paul Brierley. The Labour Party won 14 seats, whilst the Conservatives won 7 seats and the Liberal Democrats 1 seat. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: Labour 41 Conservative 16 Liberal Democrats 3 Election result Bolton local election result 2012 Labour Party (UK) 14 6 0 +6 50.0 34,520 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 4 -4 31.3 21,587 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 2 -2 12.2 8,431 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 4.2 2,929 +0.6 English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.8 588 +0.8 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.4 260 -0.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 1.1 754 +0.2 Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 35 20 5 Labour Conservative L After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 41 16 3 Labour Conservative L L – Liberal Democrats Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Constance Fairclough 1,653 46.5 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Stuart William Murray 1,453 40.8 +6.3 Independent (politician) Neville Mercer 334 9.4 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Richard Atty 116 3.3 -1.4 200 5.6 -6.0 3,556 35.4 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Labour 3.8 Bradshaw ward All three seats were up for election. Dean stood again for election in 2014, Haslam in 2015, and Hall in 2016. Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) Walter Hall 1,957 20.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Haslam 1,948 20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mudasir Dean 1,584 16.5 Labour Party (UK) Steve Rigby 1,035 10.8 Labour Party (UK) Deborah Susan Newall 1,031 10.7 Labour Party (UK) Asha Ali Ismail 906 9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Frederick Howarth 447 4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Peacock 424 4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gabrielle McDowall 291 3.0 (Hall) 922 (Haslam) 913 (Dean) 549 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) Kate Challender 1,813 59.8 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Norris 904 29.8 -4.8 Green Party of England and Wales Laura Diggle 208 6.9 +6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracey Odessa Kane 106 3.5 -1.7 909 30.0 +4.6 3,031 32.5 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Green 5.8 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) Alan Wilkinson 2,207 59.0 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Tony Muscat 1,215 32.5 +6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Nathan Atty 317 8.5 +1.6 992 26.5 -6.7 3,739 35.6 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 3.4 Crompton ward Crompton ward Labour Party (UK) Hanif Darvesh 2,375 74.9 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ryan Patrick Haslam 523 16.5 -3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Sanders Warren 273 8.6 +3.9 1,852 58.4 +10.4 3,171 31.9 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 5.0 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) Asif Ibrahim 1,557 67.2 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Taylor 320 13.8 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Trevor Bonfield 263 11.3 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Connor 178 7.7 -0.7 1,237 53.4 -0.6 2,318 21.9 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Green 2.1 Great Lever ward Great Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Iqbal 2,183 74.0 +5.5 Green Party of England and Wales David William Collins 316 10.7 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Brandwood 307 10.4 -8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Andrew Kane 143 4.8 -2.4 1,867 63.3 +13.8 2,949 30.7 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 6.7 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) Cliff Morris 2,122 78.4 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jolyon Horton Coombs 254 9.4 -3.4 Green Party of England and Wales Ian David McHugh 227 8.4 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francine Godfrey 103 3.8 -1.0 1,868 69.0 +6.4 2,706 30.5 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 3.0 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) Champak Gulab Mistry 1,656 73.0 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Edward Tyler 389 17.1 -5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Arthur Connor 222 9.9 +1.4 1,267 58.9 +13.7 2,267 23.7 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 4.4 Heaton and Lostock ward Heaton and Lostock ward Conservative Party (UK) Alan Rushston 2,450 59.5 -2.5 Labour Co-operative John William Gillatt 1,185 28.8 +1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Hannah Middleton 271 6.6 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Joyce Macpherson 209 5.1 -1.1 1,265 30.7 -3.9 4,115 39.1 -9.4 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Green 2.2 Horwich and Blackrod ward Horwich and Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) Ann Cunliffe 1,693 57.4 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Deidre Flanigan 836 28.3 -9.5 Green Party of England and Wales Michael John Hillman 233 7.9 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynne McCartin 187 6.3 +0.6 857 29.1 +17.9 2,949 30.5 -9.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 8.9 Horwich North East ward Horwich North East ward Labour Co-operative Richard Silvester 1,495 43.6 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Michael Rock 661 19.3 -10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Sloan 640 18.7 -7.2 Green Party of England and Wales Graham Chadwick 341 9.9 +9.9 English Democrats Party Anthony Backhouse 291 8.5 +8.5 834 24.3 3,428 34.9 Labour Co-operative Con to Green 10.1 Hulton ward Hulton ward Conservative Party (UK) Alan Shepherd Walsh 1,326 44.6 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Shafaqat Shaikh 1,265 42.5 +4.5 Green Party of England and Wales James Tomkinson 322 10.8 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jaleh Salari 61 2.0 -4.0 61 2.0 -6.4 2,974 30.7 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Labour 4.2 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Labour Party (UK) Carol Ann Burrows 1,475 55.0 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Patricia Rothwell 909 33.9 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michelle Laura Ionn 295 11.0 -6.0 566 21.1 -0.4 2,679 26.0 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Con to LD 4.6 Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Labour Party (UK) David Robert Evans 1,524 44.3 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Elizabeth Woodward 910 26.4 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric John Hyde 723 21.0 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Alwynne Cartmell 282 8.2 +2.7 614 17.8 -5.5 3,439 36.0 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour to LD 4.3 Rumworth ward Rumworth ward Labour Party (UK) Rosa Kay 2,394 78.5 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Heyes 294 9.6 -1.2 Green Party of England and Wales Alan Johnson 274 9.0 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Charles Cooper 88 2.9 -0.5 2,100 68.8 +2.4 3,050 30.7 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 1.3 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Geoffrey Hayes 1,588 41.2 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Patrick Morris 1,542 40.0 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Kath Kavanagh 535 13.9 -8.4 Green Party of England and Wales Alex Shaw 192 5.0 +0.1 46 1.2 -6.0 3,857 39.4 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Con to Labour 7.8 Tonge with the Haulgh ward Tonge with the Haulgh ward Labour Party (UK) Martin Donaghy 1,679 63.0 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Donna Hill 618 23.2 -6.8 British National Party Dorothee Sayers 260 9.7 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Anthony Harasiwka 108 4.0 -1.2 1061 39.8 +14.8 2,665 30.1 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 7.3 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Labour Party (UK) Sean Francis Harkin 1,672 46.4 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Wild 1,264 35.0 -8.1 Independent (politician) Jack Speight 420 11.6 +11.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek John Gradwell 250 6.9 -2.3 408 11.3 +6.6 3,606 33.0 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Ind 9.8 Westhoughton South ward Westhoughton South ward Labour Party (UK) Anne-Marie Watters 1,250 42.4 -7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Arthur Wilkinson 1,027 34.8 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Pat Allen 373 12.6 -11.9 English Democrats Party Derek John Bullock 297 10.1 +10.1 223 7.6 -18.6 2,947 30.8 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Con to LD 11.2 References Bolton Council Election: Candidates The Bolton News 2 5 April 2012 Twenty-two council seats up for grabs The Bolton News 8 3 May 2012 http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/local_elections_2012/?ref=mmsp Elections 2012: Bolton Council The Bolton News 4 May 2012 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 2012 Bolton Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012