2011 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election November 2013 June 2023 thumb|Results of the 2011 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, along with the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015. 21 seats were contested, including 2 seats in the Horwich North East ward following Barbara Ronson's resignation. The Labour Party won 15 seats, whilst the Conservatives won 5 and the Liberal Democrats 1. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council for the first time since 2003. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: Labour 35 Conservative 20 Liberal Democrats 5 Election result Bolton local election result 2011 Labour Party (UK) 15 5 0 +5 49.3 38,148 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 2 -2 33.2 25,745 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 3 -3 12.7 9,801 -8.7 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 2,762 +1.4 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 299 -1.1 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 692 -0.8 Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 30 22 8 Labour Conservative Lib Dems After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 35 20 5 Labour Conservative Lib Dems Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) Paul Vernon Wild 1,982 46.1 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) Asif Ismail Ibrahim 1,481 34.5 +5.0 Independent (politician) Neville Mercer 430 10.00 +4.3 Astley Bridge First Stuart Anthony Lever 202 4.7 +4.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Richard Atty 202 4.7 -13.5 501 11.6 -5.2 4,297 42.9 -26.2 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative LD to Labour 9.2 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) Diana Brierley 2,328 55.7 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Kate Challender 1,567 37.5 +10.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Frederick Howarth 285 6.8 -10.1 761 18.1 -8.6 4,209 47.7 -24.4 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Labour 10.4 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) John Byrne 2,045 60.2 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra MacNeill 1,176 34.6 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracey Odessa Kane 176 5.2 -10.4 869 25.4 +10.6 3,420 36.0 -23.2 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 10.5 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) Norman Andrew Wilkinson 2,821 59.7 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) Tony Muscat 1,244 26.3 +3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Rosa Sarah Shaw 336 7.1 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Atty 327 6.9 -11.6 1,577 33.2 +1.8 4,755 45.0 -29.0 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Con 8.4 Crompton ward Crompton ward Labour Party (UK) Guy J. Harkin 2,403 68.7 +6.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gareth James Morris 713 20.4 -1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Alex Shaw 218 6.2 +6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gabrielle McDowall 164 4.7 -10.9 1,690 48.0 +7.7 3,522 35.1 -26.6 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 10.6 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) Jean Gillies 1,855 68.8 +15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ibby Ismail 383 14.2 -6.8 Green Party of England and Wales Diana Hayes 231 8.6 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Connor 226 8.4 -11.7 1,472 54.0 +32.0 2,726 25.5 -20.4 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 13.8 Great Lever ward Great Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Madeline Murray 2,282 68.5 +19.0 Conservative Party (UK) Anjani Kumar 612 18.4 -13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Aqeel Akhtar 241 7.2 -6.5 Green Party of England and Wales David William Collins 198 5.9 +1.2 1,670 49.5 -31.3 3,375 35.5 -22.8 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 16.0 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) Linda Carol Thomas 2,235 75.8 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) Joylon Horton Greenhalgh 377 12.8 -4.2 Green Party of England and Wales Ian David McHugh 195 6.6 +6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francine Godfrey 143 4.8 -13.0 1,858 62.6 +15.3 2,969 33.1 -22.0 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 11.8 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) Margaret Clare 1,918 69.2 +24.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jay Patel 616 22.2 +4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Arthur Connor 236 8.5 -14.7 1,302 45.2 +23.7 2,881 30.0 -24.0 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 19.6 Heaton and Lostock ward Heaton and Lostock ward Conservative Party (UK) Bob Allen 3,175 62.0 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) John William Gillatt 1,394 27.2 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Joyce MacPherson 316 6.2 -9.4 Green Party of England and Wales Hannah Louisa Middleton 240 4.7 +2.4 1,781 34.6 +1.5 5,149 48.5 -27.1 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Con 7.0 Horwich and Blackrod ward Horwich and Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) Lindsey Ann Kell 1,851 49.1 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Raymond Birchall Barrow 1,425 37.8 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Graham Chadwick 281 7.4 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Andrew Kane 215 5.7 -14.9 426 11.2 3,804 39.7 -26.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) LD to Labour 13.1 Horwich North East ward Two seats were up for election in this ward. Horwich North East ward Labour Party (UK) Joyce Kellett 1,869 24.6 Labour Co-operative Richard Silvester 1,526 20.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Michael Rock 1,217 16.0 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Ann Forshaw 1,135 14.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Thomson 1,017 13.4 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Sloan 837 11.0 (Kellett) 652 (Silvester) 309 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Co-operative Liberal Democrats (UK) Hulton ward Hulton ward Conservative Party (UK) Philip John Ashcroft 1,671 46.4 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Shafaqat Shaikh 1,369 38.0 +6.3 Green Party of England and Wales James Tomkinson 344 9.6 +3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew David Tyas Cooper 215 6.0 -8.6 302 8.4 -7.2 3,599 36.7 -25.1 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Labour 7.4 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Labour Party (UK) Liam Irving 1,630 52.4 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Patricia Rothwell 953 30.6 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Michelle Ionn 529 17.0 -5.8 677 21.5 +5.9 3,144 30.2 -26.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Con to Labour 5.9 Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Anthony Connell 1,988 50.0 +18.4 Conservative Party (UK) Rees Gibbon 1,057 26.6 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric John Hyde 714 18.0 -2.8 Green Party of England and Wales Alwynne Cartmell 217 5.5 +3.0 931 23.3 +19.6 3,992 41.2 -24.8 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 10.6 Rumworth ward Rumworth ward Labour Party (UK) Ebrahim Adia 2,677 77.1 +7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Kenny 374 10.8 -3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Alan Johnson 300 8.6 +8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Charles Tyas Cooper 119 3.4 -11.8 2,303 66.4 +11.6 3,470 34.6 -21.4 Labour Party (UK) LD to Green 10.2 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Carole R. Swarbrick 1,642 40.0 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Sean Francis Harkin 1,344 32.8 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Deidre Porter 913 22.3 -1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Rachel Elizabeth Mann 202 4.9 +2.6 298 7.2 -8.4 4,125 41.6 -25.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Con to Labour 4.7 Tonge with the Haulgh ward Tonge with the Haulgh ward Labour Party (UK) Elaine Sherrington 1,714 55.2 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Kath Kavanagh 933 30.0 +2.7 British National Party Dorothee Sayers 299 9.6 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Anthony Harasiwka 160 5.2 -9.3 781 25.0 +4.3 3,124 35.1 -22.6 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 8.2 Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward Labour Party (UK) Christopher Peacock 2,038 47.8 +17.4 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Allen 1,837 43.1 +5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Cooper 392 9.2 -18.8 201 4.7 4,304 39.3 -28.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) LD to Labour 18.1 Westhoughton South ward Westhoughton South ward Labour Party (UK) David Andrew Chadwick 1,718 49.5 +14.9 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Baker 851 24.5 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek John Gradwell 841 24.2 -5.1 Independent (politician) Glenn George Kaalman 60 1.7 +1.7 933 26.2 +20.9 3,562 37.1 -26.4 Labour Party (UK) LD to Labour 10.0 References Bolton Election Line-Up The Bolton News 4 5 April 2011 Bolton Council Results: Ward by Ward The Bolton News 6 7 May 2011 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 2011 Bolton Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011