Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1995
The 1995 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council
21 seats were contested in the election, with 18 being won by the Labour Party, 1 by the Liberal Democrats and 2 by the Conservative. 2 seats were contested in the Kearsley ward.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 43
- Conservative 11
- Liberal Democrat 6
Election result
Bolton Local Election Result 1995 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 18 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 54.5 | 40,791 | +2.0 | |||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.3 | 17,392 | -1.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 20.0 | 14,936 | -3.0 | |||
Others | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2.2 | 1,650 | +2.2 | |||
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | L | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
43 | 11 | 6 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
LD - Liberal Democrats
I - Independent
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S Murray | 2,382 | 49.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | J Walsh | 1,823 | 37.9 | -1.5 | |
Independent Conservative | W Holt | 325 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | S Howarth | 278 | 5.8 | -6.2 | |
Majority | 559 | 11.6 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,808 | 44.0 | -3.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | LD to Ind Con 6.5 | |||
Blackrod ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Helsby | 2,261 | 63.9 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | D Mercer | 770 | 21.8 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | D Watts | 507 | 14.3 | -10.9 | |
Majority | 1,491 | 42.1 | +15.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,538 | 36.1 | -4.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 11.3 | |||
Bradshaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Fitzpatrick | 2,029 | 49.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | E Crook | 1,693 | 41.1 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | I Peacock | 400 | 9.7 | -7.6 | |
Majority | 336 | 8.1 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,121 | 37.8 | -2.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | LD to Con 6.4 | |||
Breightmet ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Grime | 2,284 | 73.0 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | S Little | 487 | 15.6 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | E Hill | 359 | 11.5 | -6.4 | |
Majority | 1,797 | 57.4 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,130 | 29.9 | -5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 5.6 | |||
Bromley Cross ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Wilkinson | 1,944 | 46.8 | +5.1 | |
Labour | B Ramsden | 1,745 | 42.0 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | C Atty | 461 | 11.1 | -8.5 | |
Majority | 199 | 4.8 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,150 | 39.9 | -3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Con 6.8 | |||
Burnden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Birch | 2,280 | 75.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 421 | 13.9 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | R Harasiwka | 338 | 11.1 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 1,859 | 61.2 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,039 | 31.9 | -3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 5.1 | |||
Central ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M McLoughlin | 2,218 | 77.3 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | J Bradley | 466 | 16.2 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | M Khan | 185 | 6.4 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 1,752 | 61.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,869 | 37.7 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 2.0 | |||
Daubhill ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Donaghy | 2,023 | 75.2 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | F Tebbutt | 409 | 14.5 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | L Sullivan | 257 | 9.6 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 1,614 | 60.0 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,689 | 32.3 | -2.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 3.9 | |||
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Hanscomb | 2,342 | 52.8 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | C Kay | 2,095 | 47.2 | +22.4 | |
Majority | 247 | 5.6 | -6.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,437 | 33.9 | -9.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Derby ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Peters | 2,771 | 73.5 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Y Patel | 840 | 12.3 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | L Bale | 160 | 4.2 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 1,931 | 51.2 | +23.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,771 | 41.2 | -2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 11.5 | |||
Farnworth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Stones | 1,496 | 53.4 | -24.3 | |
Independent Labour | W Hardman | 990 | 35.3 | +35.3 | |
Conservative | D Bailey | 202 | 7.2 | -2.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | A Crook | 113 | 4.0 | -8.5 | |
Majority | 506 | 18.1 | -47.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,801 | 30.4 | +2.1 | ||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | Labour to Ind Lab 29.8 | |||
Halliwell ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Morris | 2,222 | 66.7 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | A Radlett | 770 | 23.1 | -8.5 | |
Conservative | D Price | 338 | 10.2 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 1,452 | 43.6 | +17.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,330 | 35.9 | -5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 8.7 | |||
Harper Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Dennis | 2,194 | 80.5 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | S Kesler | 295 | 10.8 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | D Connor | 238 | 8.7 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 1,899 | 69.6 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,727 | 27.7 | -3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 5.7 | |||
Horwich ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B McCracken | 2,335 | 48.1 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | P McGeehan | 1,411 | 29.1 | -18.2 | |
Conservative | M Perks | 1,030 | 21.2 | +5.5 | |
Independent | I Cooper | 80 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 924 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,856 | 43.5 | -9.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 14.6 | |||
Hulton Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Ramsden | 1,865 | 44.6 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | G Smith | 1,129 | 27.0 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | D Cooper | 1,122 | 26.9 | +6.9 | |
Independent | P Woodcock | 61 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 736 | 17.6 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,177 | 35.2 | -3.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to LD 7.8 | |||
Kearsley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S Keating | 1,987 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | P Spencer | 1,931 | 29.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | J Rothwell | 1,202 | 18.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | M Rothwell | 1,107 | 16.9 | ||
Conservative | K Ward | 176 | 2.7 | ||
Conservative | S Jinks | 165 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,568 | 34.8 | -3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Little Lever ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Evans | 2,090 | 56.3 | -5.8 | |
Conservative | D Dziubus | 1,382 | 37.2 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | L Barron | 243 | 6.5 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 708 | 19.0 | -15.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,715 | 40.5 | -4.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Labour to Con 7.6 | |||
Smithills ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | J Higson | 2,233 | 59.2 | +0.1 | |
Labour | A Page | 1,030 | 27.3 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | D Bagnall | 511 | 13.5 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 1,203 | 31.9 | -7.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,774 | 44.3 | -4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | Con to Labour 6.1 | |||
Tonge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Perry | 2,271 | 71.3 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | J Evans | 620 | 19.5 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | S Howarth | 296 | 9.3 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 1,651 | 51.8 | +7.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,187 | 38.8 | -6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.9 | |||
Westhoughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Finch | 1,377 | 44.7 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | E Hill | 1,162 | 37.7 | -8.3 | |
Conservative | R Crawford | 349 | 11.3 | +0.6 | |
Independent | D Goddard | 194 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 215 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,082 | 38.1 | -16.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Ind 7.3 | |||
References
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