2007 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

2007 UK local election November 2013 June 2023 thumb|Results of the 2007 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. 20 seats were contested with the Labour Party winning 10 seats, the Conservatives 7 and the Liberal Democrats 3. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 26 Conservative 22 Liberal Democrat 12 Election result Bolton local election result 2007 Labour Party (UK) 10 2 0 +2 36.5 24,426 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) 7 2 1 +1 39.8 26,637 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 3 -3 19.7 13,187 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 2,148 +1.0 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 524 +0.8 Veritas (political party) 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 74 -0.3 Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 22 21 17 Labour Conservative Lib Dems After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 26 22 12 Labour Conservative Lib Dems Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Lever 1,989 57.7 -12.3 Labour Party (UK) Joe Hayes 822 23.8 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Atty 639 18.5 +8.4 1,167 33.8 -13.0 3,450 33.5 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Con to LD 10.3 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) Diana Brierley 2,334 65.5 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Jim Cottam 618 17.3 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Howarth 446 12.5 -2.4 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Mumberson 167 4.7 +4.7 1,716 48.1 +4.6 3,565 38.8 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Green 4.1 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) John Byrne 1,691 48.3 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Norris 1,431 40.9 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Rae Hill 241 6.9 -4.3 Green Party of England and Wales Lynne Hyland 140 4.0 +4.0 260 7.4 +5.0 3,503 34.6 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) LD to Green 4.1 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) Norman Critchley 2,784 66.7 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Muscat Terrible 677 16.2 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine MacPherson 362 8.7 -2.3 Green Party of England and Wales Liz Spencer 350 8.4 +1.4 2,107 50.5 +2.6 4,173 39.6 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Con 2.0 Crompton ward Crompton ward Labour Party (UK) Emma Scowcroft 1,662 52.3 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Don Fairclough 1,035 32.6 +10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Warren 482 15.2 -11.0 627 19.7 +1.2 3,179 30.7 -12.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 10.9 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) Jean Cottam 1,107 42.5 -16.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tariq Aziz 920 35.3 +17.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Kenny 399 15.3 -7.8 Green Party of England and Wales Ria Greenhalgh 179 6.9 +6.9 187 7.2 -28.6 2,605 24.0 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to LD 16.9 Great Lever ward Great Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Madeline Murray 1,601 47.1 -11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Idrees 1,276 37.5 +16.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Connor 306 9.0 -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Alan Johnson 219 6.4 -3.8 325 9.5 -28.4 3,402 34.9 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 14.1 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) Linda Thomas 1,802 64.8 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Grindrod 517 18.6 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin McLoughlin 463 16.6 +4.4 1,285 46.2 -4.9 2,782 28.5 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour to LD 4.5 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) Margaret Clare 1,182 50.9 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Tyler 719 31.0 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dave Connor 419 18.1 -0.7 463 19.9 +2.3 2,320 23.4 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 1.1 Heaton and Lostock ward Heaton and Lostock ward Conservative Party (UK) Bob Allen 3,199 68.9 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) John Gillatt 908 19.5 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathon Evans 538 11.6 -2.2 2,291 49.3 -2.5 4,645 43.9 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) LD to Labour 2.2 Horwich and Blackrod ward Horwich and Blackrod ward Conservative Party (UK) John Raymond Barrow 1,325 41.2 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Isabel Seddon 1,162 36.1 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter McGeehan 731 22.7 -8.5 163 5.1 3,218 33.6 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Con 7.3 Horwich North East ward Horwich North East ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Ronson 1,807 49.8 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Wallan 1,038 28.6 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) Kevan Jones 787 21.7 -6.0 769 21.2 +13.5 3,632 36.8 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour to LD 7.9 Hulton ward Hulton ward Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Ascroft 1,692 52.5 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Francis 1,088 33.8 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linden Greensitt 441 13.7 -0.5 604 18.7 -2.5 3,221 32.2 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 1.2 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Rothwell 1,215 42.4 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Guy Harkin 1,188 41.5 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Diane Bamber 463 16.2 -1.7 27 0.9 2,866 28.4 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Con to LD 2.0 Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward Labour Party (UK) Anthony Connell 1,667 43.2 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Rees Gibbon 1,596 41.3 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Hyde 323 8.4 +0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Alwynne Cartmell 275 7.1 -1.1 71 1.8 -2.1 3,861 39.8 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Green to Con 2.1 Rumworth ward Rumworth ward Labour Party (UK) Ebrahim Adia 2,079 64.4 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) John (Jack) Heyes 668 20.7 -10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Bridger 480 14.9 +14.9 1,411 43.7 +6.7 3,227 31.1 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) Con to LD 12.8 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Democrats (UK) Carole Swarbrick 1,763 47.6 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Bray 1,044 28.2 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) James Shaw 680 18.4 -4.1 Green Party of England and Wales Rachel Mann 218 5.9 +5.9 719 19.4 +12.1 3,705 36.7 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Con to Green 6.4 Tonge with the Haulgh ward Tonge with the Haulgh ward Labour Party (UK) Elaine Sherrington 1,463 44.9 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Ford 831 25.5 -4.1 British National Party David Wood 524 16.1 +16.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosalind Harasiwka 236 7.2 -1.3 Green Party of England and Wales James Tomkinson 133 4.7 -3.6 Veritas (political party) Anthony Backhouse 74 2.3 +2.3 632 19.4 -5.2 3,261 34.6 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour to BNP 12.7 Weshoughton North and Chew Moor ward Weshoughton North and Chew Moor ward Conservative Party (UK) June Patricia Allen 1,482 41.9 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Price 1,219 34.4 +1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Halliwell 651 18.4 +3.5 Green Party of England and Wales Laura Spencer 188 5.3 -3.5 263 7.4 -2.5 3,540 33.7 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Green to LD 3.5 Weshoughton South ward Weshoughton South ward Labour Party (UK) David Chadwick 1,023 36.0 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Wild 815 28.7 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Rigby 724 25.5 -10.8 Green Party of England and Wales Eric Hyland 279 9.8 +9.8 208 7.3 2,841 30.0 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) LD to Green 9.3 References Bolton Council election results in full, The Bolton Evening News, first published 4 May 2007. Labour beat of Tory challenge to tighten grip in council chamber, The Bolton Evening News, first published 4 May 2007. 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 2007 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007