1999 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

20 seats were contested in the election, with 11 being won by the Labour Party, 5 by the Liberal Democrats and 4 by the Conservatives.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 41
• Conservative 10
• Liberal Democrat 9

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1999

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	0	6	-6	55.0	46.4	23,459	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	5	4	0	+4	25.0	21.0	10,634	+1.5
	Conservative	4	2	0	+2	20.0	30.6	15,497	+0.3
	Other parties	0	0	0	+0	0	2.0	999	-1.0

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓

47	8	5
Labour	Conservative	L

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓

41	10	9
Labour	Conservative	L

LD – Liberal Democrats

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S Lever	1,676	48.4	−0.6
	Labour	S Murray	1,546	44.5	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	C Atty	247	7.1	−0.9
Majority			133	3.8	−2.3
Turnout			3,472	31.0	−1.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Labour 1.2

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Helsby	1,111	45.0	+6.3
	Conservative	R Barrow	896	36.3	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	D Watts	462	18.7	+8.2
Majority			215	8.7	−8.3
Turnout			2,469	24.0	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	1,585	49.1	+4.9
	Labour	P Fitzpatrick	1,265	39.2	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	377	11.7	+0.1
Majority			320	9.9	+9.7
Turnout			3,227	29.0	+3.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 4.9

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Grime	1,071	60.1	+0.4
	Conservative	P Brierley	468	26.3	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	E Hill	242	13.6	+2.5
Majority			603	33.8	+3.3
Turnout			1,781	17.0	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 2.7

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Wilkinson	2,870	58.3	−2.1
	Labour	A Muscat	1,172	32.7	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	S Ball	323	9.0	+0.4
Majority			914	25.5	−3.9
Turnout			3,581	32.0	+1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 1.9

Burnden ward

Burnden ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Birch	1,307	69.1	+2.8
	Conservative	R Wood	361	19.1	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	D Connor	223	11.8	−2.5
Majority			946	50.0	+3.2
Turnout			1,891	20.0	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 2.6

Central ward

Central ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Byrne	1,358	67.4	−1.2
	Conservative	L Beresford	468	23.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	M Eidlow	114	5.7	−0.7
	Socialist Labour	L Lowe	76	3.8	+3.8
Majority			890	44.1	−3.7
Turnout			2,016	24.0	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Soc Lab 2.5

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Barlow	1,123	67.9	+4.7
	Conservative	J Walsh	377	22.8	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	L Greensits	153	9.3	−1.6
Majority			746	45.1	+3.9
Turnout			1,653	18.0	−0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 3.1

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Hanscomb	2,150	58.1	+0.9
	Labour	A Zaman	1,035	28.0	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	I Greenhalgh	517	14.0	+2.3
Majority			1,115	30.1	+3.3
Turnout			3,702	27.0	−1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to LD 2.7

Derby ward

Derby ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Kay	1,819	77.4	−1.3
	Conservative	F Taylor	387	16.5	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	L Bale	143	6.1	−0.6
Majority			1432	61.0	−4.0
Turnout			2,349	24.0	−0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 2.0

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Stones	943	65.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	M Rothwell	210	14.6	+0.8
	Conservative	W Woodward	177	12.3	−0.3
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	105	7.3	−2.7
Majority			733	51.1	+0.5
Turnout			1,435	15.0	−0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Soc Lab to Labour 2.4

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Morris	1,362	58.7	−5.0
	Conservative	J Coombs	524	22.6	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	A Karen	319	13.7	−3.1
	Socialist Labour	H Broadbent	117	5.0	+5.0
Majority			838	36.1	−8.1
Turnout			2,322	24.0	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Soc Labour 5.0

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Dennis	1,105	65.2	+1.3
	Conservative	S Kesler	272	16.1	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	W Connor	211	12.5	+2.8
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	106	6.3	−3.3
Majority			833	49.2	+2.1
Turnout			1,694	16.0	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Soc Lab to LD 3.0

Horwich ward

Horwich ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P McGeehan	1,345	39.6	−15.4
	Labour	B McCracken	1,321	38.9	+10.7
	Conservative	E Perks	734	21.6	+4.8
Majority			24	0.7	−26.2
Turnout			3,400	29.0	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Labour 13.0

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D Gradwell	1,079	35.2	+25.7
	Labour	B Ramsden	1,051	34.3	−14.1
	Conservative	A Walsh	934	30.5	−0.1
Majority			28	0.9
Turnout			3,064	24.0	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to LD 19.9

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J Rothwell	1,239	49.1	+3.6
	Labour	S Keating	1,120	44.4	−1.5
	Conservative	J Tyler	163	6.5	−2.2
Majority			119	4.7
Turnout			2,522	24.0	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	Con to LD 2.9

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Evans	1,360	51.8	−6.4
	Conservative	D Bailey	993	37.9	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	W Crook	270	10.3	+1.9
Majority			367	14.0	−11.0
Turnout			2,623	28.0	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 5.5

Smithills ward

Smithills ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J Higson	1,516	61.0	−0.5
	Labour	S Hynes	488	19.6	−1.2
	Conservative	D Bagnall	481	19.4	+1.7
Majority			1,028	41.4	+0.7
Turnout			2,485	29.0	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	Labour to Con 1.4

Tonge ward

Tonge ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Sherrington	1,135	46.1	−20.6
	Independent Labour	P Perry	595	24.2	+24.2
	Conservative	D Brierley	569	23.1	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	M Langdon	162	6.6	−1.5
Majority			540	21.9	−19.5
Turnout			2,461	30.0	+1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Ind Lab 22.4

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D Wilkinson	1,482	60.6	+17.3
	Labour	P Finch	767	31.4	−12.9
	Conservative	S Wallen	197	8.1	−4.3
Majority			715	29.2
Turnout			2,446	26.0	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to LD 15.1

Sources

References

• Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.