1995_Bolton_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
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
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21 seats were contested in the election, with 18 being won by the Labour Party, 1 by the Liberal Democrats and 2 by the Conservatives. 2 seats were contested in the Kearsley ward.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 43
- Conservative 11
- Liberal Democrat 6
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 18 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 54.5 | 40,791 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 23.3 | 17,392 | -1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 20.0 | 14,936 | -3.0 | ||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2.2 | 1,650 | +2.2 | ||
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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
Astley Bridge ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S Murray | 2,382 | 49.5 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | J Walsh | 1,823 | 37.9 | -1.5 | |
Ind. Conservative | W Holt | 325 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Blackrod ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K Helsby | 2,261 | 63.9 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | D Mercer | 770 | 21.8 | -0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Bradshaw ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P Fitzpatrick | 2,029 | 49.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | E Crook | 1,693 | 41.1 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Breightmet ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D Grime | 2,284 | 73.0 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | S Little | 487 | 15.6 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Bromley Cross ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A Wilkinson | 1,944 | 46.8 | +5.1 | |
Labour | B Ramsden | 1,745 | 42.0 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Burnden ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P Birch | 2,280 | 75.0 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 421 | 13.9 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Central ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M McLoughlin | 2,218 | 77.3 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | J Bradley | 466 | 16.2 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Daubhill ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M Donaghy | 2,023 | 75.2 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | F Tebbutt | 409 | 14.5 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Deane-cum-Heaton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J Hanscomb | 2,342 | 52.8 | +9.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Kay | 2,095 | 47.2 | +22.4 | |
Majority | 247 | 5.6 | -6.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,437 | 33.9 | -9.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Derby ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K Peters | 2,771 | 73.5 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Y Patel | 840 | 12.3 | -10.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Farnworth ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats | 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 | |||
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Halliwell ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C Morris | 2,222 | 66.7 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Harper Green ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C Dennis | 2,194 | 80.5 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | S Kesler | 295 | 10.8 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Horwich ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B McCracken | 2,335 | 48.1 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Hulton Park ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B Ramsden | 1,865 | 44.6 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | G Smith | 1,129 | 27.0 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Kearsley ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S Keating | 1,987 | 30.3 | ||
Labour | P Spencer | 1,931 | 29.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J Rothwell | 1,202 | 18.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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Little Lever ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R Evans | 2,090 | 56.3 | -5.8 | |
Conservative | D Dziubus | 1,382 | 37.2 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Smithills ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | 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 Democrats hold | Swing | Con to Labour 6.1 | |||
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Tonge ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P Perry | 2,271 | 71.3 | +4.2 | |
Conservative | J Evans | 620 | 19.5 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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Westhoughton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P Finch | 1,377 | 44.7 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | |||
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- "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2024.