2018 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2018 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Bolton Council in Greater Manchester, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council with a majority of 1.
21 seats were contested and the Conservative Party won 9 seats, the Labour Party won 8 seats, the Liberal Democrats won 2 seats, and Farnworth and Kearsley First won 2 seats.[2]
After the election, the total composition of the council was as follows:
- Labour 31
- Conservative 19
- UK Independence Party 3
- Liberal Democrats 4
- Farnworth and Kearsley First 3
Election results
| Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election results | |||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
| Labour | 21 | 8 | 1 | 5 |  4
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38.0 | 38.5 | 29,467 | 2.3
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| Conservative | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 |  2
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42.8 | 34.0 | 26,084 | 8.4
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| Liberal Democrats | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1
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4.7 | 13.8 | 10,583 | 2.7
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| Farnworth and Kearsley First | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2
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9.5 | 5.8 | 4,460 | N/A | ||||||
| UKIP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
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0.0 | 2.9 | 2,263 | 16.4
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| Green | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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0.0 | 2.7 | 2,072 | 0.3
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| Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0.0 | 2.0 | 1,599 | 1.7
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| Totals | 93 | 21 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 76,528 | 3,956
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Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | LD | U | FK |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 31 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | LD | U | FK |
LD - Liberal Democrats
U - UKIP
FK - Farnworth and Kearsley First
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Walsh | 1,842 | 42.5 | +0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Warren Fox | 1,564 | 36.1 | +15.6 | |
| Labour | Zulfi Jiva | 930 | 21.4 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 278 | 6.4 | −11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,336 | 42.0 | −2.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | UKIP to Lib Dem 12.7 | |||
Bradshaw ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mudasir Dean | 1,949 | 57.1 | +6.5 | |
| Labour | Tony Shepherd | 880 | 25.8 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Eric Hyland | 278 | 8.1 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 173 | 5.1 | +2.4 | |
| Green | Laura Diggle | 135 | 3.9 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,069 | 31.3 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,415 | 38.1 | −4.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | UKIP to Conservative 10.3 | |||
Breightmet ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adele Warren | 1,549 | 47.4 | +21.5 | |
| Labour | Francesca Platt | 1,278 | 39.1 | +3.3 | |
| UKIP | Harry Lamb | 242 | 7.4 | −25.5 | |
| Green | Dan Bolton | 138 | 4.2 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Bates | 61 | 1.9 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 271 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,268 | 34.4 | −2.6 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | UKIP to Conservative 23.5 | |||
Bromley Cross ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Greenhalgh | 2,928 | 73.3 | ||
| Conservative | Nadim Muslim | 2,257 | 56.5 | ||
| Labour | Steve Sutton | 1,023 | 25.6 | ||
| Labour | Deb Whenlock | 910 | 22.8 | ||
| Green | Liz Spencer | 374 | 9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elliott Bermudez-Galton | 303 | 7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Walsh | 196 | 4.9 | ||
| Majority | (Greenhalgh) 1,905 | ||||
| Majority | (Muslim) 1,234 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,996 | 38.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Crompton ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bilkis Ismail | 2,258 | 57.1 | −10.4 | |
| Conservative | Daniel Wheatley | 737 | 18.6 | +9.2 | |
| Independent | Siraj Patel | 706 | 17.8 | +17.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Langdon | 252 | 6.4 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 1,521 | 38.5 | −9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,953 | 36.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | UKIP to Ind 18.6 | |||
Farnworth ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Maureen Flitcroft | 1,699 | 53.9 | +53.9 | |
| Labour | Martin McMulkin | 1,172 | 37.3 | −11.1 | |
| Conservative | Jennifer Kirk | 142 | 4.5 | −4.1 | |
| UKIP | Dave Harvey | 92 | 2.9 | −33.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Cooper | 44 | 1.4 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 522 | 16.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,154 | 30.0 | |||
| Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour | Swing | UKIP to FKF 43.7 | |||
Great Lever ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 2,422 | 76.0 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | Mohammed Waqas | 389 | 12.2 | +4.6 | |
| Green | David Figgins | 232 | 7.3 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Francine Godfrey | 143 | 4.5 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 2,033 | 63.8 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,186 | 32.9 | −1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | UKIP to Labour 9.7 | |||
Halliwell ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Akhtar Zaman | 2,181 | 70.2 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Jolyon Coombs | 418 | 13.6 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Falch | 120 | 3.8 | −0.2 | |
| Green | Ian McHugh | 118 | 3.8 | −0.7 | |
| Independent | Martin McLoughlin | 114 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Independent | Sarfraz Nawaz | 83 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Anthony Massey | 71 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 1,767 | 56.8 | +6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,110 | 35.2 | −0.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | UKIP to Conservative 10.7 | |||
Harper Green ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hamid Khurram | 1,910 | 53.3 | +3.8 | |
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Lisa Weatherby | 897 | 25.1 | +25.1 | |
| Conservative | Robert Tyler | 477 | 13.4 | +1.7 | |
| UKIP | Amy Wunderley | 157 | 4.4 | −27.9 | |
| Green | Matthew Barnes | 63 | 1.8 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Walsh | 62 | 1.7 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 1,013 | 28.4 | +11.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,566 | 36.1 | +4.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | UKIP to FKF 26.5 | |||
Heaton and Lostock ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anne Galloway | 3,000 | 66.4 | +10.2 | |
| Labour | John Gillatt | 1,247 | 27.6 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Veevers | 269 | 5.9 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 1,753 | 38.8 | +9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,516 | 42.3 | −3.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | UKIP to Conservative 9.3 | |||
Horwich and Blackrod ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Susan Baines | 1,668 | 47.6 | +18.0 | |
| Labour | Michael Jarvis | 1,437 | 41.0 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Forrest | 231 | 6.6 | +3.1 | |
| Green | Keith Cocker | 169 | 4.8 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 231 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,505 | 33.7 | −2.0 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | UKIP to Conservative 18.5 | |||
Horwich North East ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin McKeon | 1,345 | 36.0 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rock | 1,288 | 34.5 | +14.3 | |
| Conservative | Joan Johnson | 887 | 23.8 | +3.5 | |
| Green | Rod Riesco | 213 | 5.7 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 57 | 1.5 | −19.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,733 | 38.0 | −2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | UKIP to Lib Dem 14.0 | |||
Hulton ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Diane Parkinson | 1,858 | 50.2 | +17.5 | |
| Labour | Rabiya Jiva | 1,451 | 39.2 | +2.2 | |
| UKIP | Beverley Fletcher | 215 | 5.8 | −18.7 | |
| Green | Chris Taylor | 107 | 2.9 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Mulligan | 68 | 1.8 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 407 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,699 | 37.0 | −1.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | UKIP to Conservative 18.1 | |||
Kearsley ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Julie Pattison | 1,864 | 52.3 | +52.3 | |
| Labour | Stephen Langley | 882 | 24.7 | −13.5 | |
| UKIP | Will Pilkington | 399 | 11.2 | −34.0 | |
| Conservative | Kamaran Fathulla | 290 | 8.1 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Connor Goodwin | 131 | 3.7 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 982 | 27.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,566 | 34.1 | +2.3 | ||
| Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour | Swing | UKIP to FKF 43.1 | |||
Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Evans | 1,249 | 37.5 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | David Meehan | 1,000 | 30.0 | +19.3 | |
| UKIP | Paul Richardson | 926 | 27.8 | −11.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine MacPherson | 159 | 4.8 | −15.5 | |
| Majority | 249 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,334 | 34.7 | −7.5 | ||
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | Lib Dem to Conservative 17.4 | |||
Rumworth ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ismail Ibrahim | 2,570 | 75.7 | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | Hafiz Butt | 379 | 11.2 | +0.7 | |
| Green | Alan Johnson | 251 | 7.4 | +2.4 | |
| Independent | Damien Walsh | 111 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Duncan MacPherson | 55 | 2.5 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 2,191 | 64.5 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,396 | 34.4 | −2.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | UKIP to Labour 6.7 | |||
Smithills ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Doug Bagnall | 2,031 | 48.9 | −1.9 | |
| Labour | Ryan Quick | 1,260 | 30.3 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Sam Rimmer | 751 | 18.1 | +8.9 | |
| Green | Elizabeth McManus | 111 | 2.7 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 771 | 18.6 | −6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,154 | 40.2 | −4.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | UKIP to Conservative 10.5 | |||
Tonge with The Haulgh ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nick Peel | 1,379 | 50.4 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Littler | 928 | 33.9 | +19.4 | |
| UKIP | Derek Wunderley | 232 | 8.5 | −24.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Harasiwka | 113 | 4.1 | +0.6 | |
| Green | James Tomkinson | 82 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 451 | 16.5 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,734 | 31.0 | −4.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | UKIP to Conservative 22.1 | |||
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martyn Cox | 1,831 | 42.6 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon | 1,386 | 32.2 | +23.4 | |
| Labour | Ged Carter | 784 | 18.2 | −14.3 | |
| Independent | Jack Speight | 236 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Green | Heather Rylance | 61 | 2.6 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 445 | 10.5 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,300 | 39.7 | +1.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | UKIP to Lib Dem 20.2 | |||
Westhoughton South ward
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 1,934 | 53.2 | +24.2 | |
| Labour | Ryan Battersby | 899 | 24.7 | −8.0 | |
| Conservative | Martin Tighe | 804 | 22.1 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 1,035 | 28.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,637 | 37.0 | +1.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | UKIP to Lib Dem 21.1 | |||
References
- ^ "Notices and results: local election May 2018". bolton.gov.uk. Bolton Council. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Four seats keep Labour in control at town hall". The Bolton News. 5 May 2018. pp. 4–5.
