2003 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

UK local election December 2013 March 2023 thumb|200px|The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England. Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control, for the first time since 1980. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/27.stm Local elections 2009-12-16 BBC News The Labour party continued to run the council in a minority administration. 20 seats were contested in the election, with 7 being won by the Labour Party, 7 by the Conservatives and 6 by the Liberal Democrats. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 27 Conservative 19 Liberal Democrat 14 Election result Bolton local election result 2003 Labour Party (UK) 7 0 4 -4 35.0 35.1 27,668 -5.2% Conservative Party (UK) 7 3 0 +3 35.0 34.1 26,833 +0.4% Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 2 1 +1 30.0 29.0 22,878 +5.8% Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 627 -0.4% Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 563 +0.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 218 +0.0% Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 31 16 13 Labour Conservative Lib Dems After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 27 19 14 Labour Conservative Lib Dems Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Lever 2,285 50.0 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) Christopher White 1,402 30.7 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Greenalgh 882 19.3 +7.7 883 19.3 +0.3 4,569 41.0 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to LD 5.8 Blackrod ward Blackrod ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Cox 1,456 36.8 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) Kevan Helsby 1,362 34.4 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hollick 1,138 28.8 -7.5 94 2.4 3,956 42.0 +11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 9.3 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) Walter Hall 2,600 53.7 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Eric Hyland 1,302 26.9 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Howarth 944 19.5 +4.1 1,298 26.8 +0.4 4,846 44.0 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to LD 3.1 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) Donald Grime 1,426 41.2 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Elliott 1,370 39.6 -1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Hill 666 19.2 +6.8 56 1.6 -3.8 3,462 38.0 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to LD 6.0 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) Alan Wilkinson 3,065 61.3 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Muscat Terribile 1,048 20.9 -5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stewart Ball 890 17.8 +3.7 2,017 40.4 +6.9 5,003 46.0 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to LD 4.5 Burnden ward Burnden ward Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Idrees 1,453 39.5 Labour Party (UK) Martin McMulkin 1,421 38.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Connor 686 18.6 Socialist Alliance (England) David Sumner 119 3.2 32 0.9 3,679 38.0 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central ward Central ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Valibhai Patel 1,693 49.8 +40.1 Labour Party (UK) John Noble 1,191 35.0 -9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Iqbal 319 9.4 -12.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Lynne Lowe 198 5.8 +2.0 502 14.8 3,401 47.0 +13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 26.0 Daubhill ward Daubhill ward Labour Party (UK) Thomas Fitzpatrick 1,335 41.7 -14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linden Greensitt 1,091 34.0 +17.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Heyes 779 24.3 -3.1 244 7.7 -20.6 3,205 40.0 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to LD 15.5 Deane-cum-Heaton ward Deane-cum-Heaton ward Conservative Party (UK) John Hanscomb 3,285 54.8 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) John Gillatt 1,598 26.6 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Macpherson 1,116 18.6 -0.6 1,687 28.2 -1.7 5,999 45.0 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 0.8 Derby ward Derby ward Labour Party (UK) Rosa Kay 1,868 49.7 -27.0 Conservative Party (UK) Yakub Jiva 1,101 29.3 +17.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sara McGeehan 500 13.3 +6.4 Socialist Alliance (England) Neil McAlister 202 5.4 +5.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Entwistle 84 2.2 -2.7 767 20.4 -44.8 3,755 44.0 +10.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 22.4 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) Raymond Stones 1,627 59.1 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Jackson 556 20.2 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Rock 402 14.6 -1.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) William Kelly 167 6.1 -0.8 1,071 38.9 -2.3 2,752 34.0 +14.0 Labour Party (UK) LD to Con 2.1 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) Cliff Morris 1,848 53.2 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Hinegan 732 21.1 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Warren 683 19.7 +3.6 Socialist Alliance (England) John Greenwood 151 4.3 +4.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Howard Broadbent 61 1.8 -3.5 1,116 32.1 +2.1 3,475 41.0 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 2.6 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) George Dennis 1,673 50.8 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Tyler 807 24.5 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Connor 699 21.2 +6.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) William Kelly 117 3.5 -1.9 866 26.3 -8.6 3,296 37.0 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to LD 6.4 Horwich ward Horwich ward Liberal Democrats (UK) John Cronnolley 2,284 51.8 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) Joyce Kellet 1,170 26.5 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Olive Fairhurst 864 19.6 +3.0 Socialist Alliance (England) Robert Ince 91 2.1 +0.0 1,114 25.3 -3.7 4,409 45.0 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 3.4 Hulton Park ward Hulton Park ward Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Ashcroft 2,064 38.5 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Gradwell 1,756 32.8 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) David Chadwick 1,540 28.7 -0.5 308 5.7 +3.6 5,360 40.0 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 1.8 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Liberal Democrats (UK) John Rothwell 1,863 51.9 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) Derek Burrows 1,348 37.5 -4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Kesler 381 10.6 +1.2 515 14.4 +8.2 3,592 41.0 +14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour to LD 4.1 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward Conservative Party (UK) Mary Woodward 1,658 40.4 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) Robert Evans 1,554 37.9 -11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Crook 669 16.3 +5.1 Green Party of England and Wales Alwynne Cartmell 218 5.3 +5.3 104 2.5 4,099 49.0 +15.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to Green 8.4 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Joe Higson 2,398 64.1 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Bagnall 705 18.8 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Ramsden 640 17.1 -1.3 1,693 45.3 +5.7 3,743 50.0 +14.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour to LD 3.3 Tonge ward Tonge ward Labour Party (UK) Elaine Sherrington 1,510 49.7 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Ford 1,092 35.9 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Langdon 438 14.4 +1.1 418 13.8 -4.3 3,040 39.0 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 2.1 Westhoughton ward Westhoughton ward Liberal Democrats (UK) David Wilkinson 1,762 56.0 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) James Kilcoyne 805 25.6 -11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Frappola 579 18.4 +5.4 957 30.4 +17.8 3,146 39.0 +11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour to LD 8.9 Sources Notes 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 2003 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003