Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council elections

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

Following a four-year cycle, one third of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England, is elected each year for three consecutive years, followed by one year without an election. The council has 60 councillors with 3 elected from each of the 20 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party		Period
	Conservative	1973–1980
	Labour	1980–2003
	No overall control	2003–2011
	Labour	since 2011

Council elections

By-election results

Daubhill By-Election 10 April 1997^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dennis Barlow	1,402	68.8
	Conservative	Jean Walsh	332	16.3
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Rothwell	182	8.9
	Socialist Labour	Doris Kelly	120	5.9
Majority			1,070	52.5
Turnout			2,036	24.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Daubhill By-Election 21 November 2002^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Fitzpatrick	721	37.3	-18.4
	Liberal Democrat	Linden Greensitt	625	32.3	+15.3
	Conservative	Yakub Jiva	587	30.4	+3.0
Majority			96	5.0
Turnout			1,933	21.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Crompton By-Election 13 July 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hanif Darvesh	1,793	57.4	+33.8
	Conservative	Donald Fairclough	978	31.3	+11.4
	Liberal Democrat	John Cronnelly	224	7.2	-39.8
	Green	Rachel Mann	96	3.1	+3.1
	Socialist Labour	Lynne Lowe	35	1.1	-3.7
Majority			815	26.1
Turnout			3,126	30.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Crompton By-Election 1 October 2009^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Guy Harkin	1,528	47.4	-2.6
	Conservative	Kath Kavanagh	935	29.0	+1.0
	Independent	Mohmed Alli	377	11.7	+11.7
	Liberal Democrat	Anne Warren	284	8.8	-13.2
	Green	Angela Tibke	99	3.1	+3.1
Majority			593	18.4
Turnout			3,223	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Harper Green By-Election 20 December 2013^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Asha Ali Ismail	744
	Conservative	Robert Tyler	325
	UKIP	Peter McGeehan	252
	Green	Kathy Sykes	60
	Liberal Democrat	Wendy Connor	53
Majority			419
Turnout			1,450
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "Council and democracy". Bolton Council. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
↑ "Bolton". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
↑ "Bolton council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
↑ "Labour easily holds Daubhill". Bolton Evening News. 11 April 1997. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
↑ "Labour scramble home". Bolton Evening News. 23 November 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
↑ "Labour scoops by-election win". Bolton Evening News. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
↑ "VIDEO: Labour secure vital by-election win in Bolton". The Bolton News. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
↑ "Asha scores double first in Labour romp". The Bolton News. 21 December 2013. p. 4.

By-election results

External links

Bolton Council

Council elections in Greater Manchester

Mayor	2017

Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Manchester	1945 1946 1947 1949 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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