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Breightmet
Electoral ward
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Bolton
Created	1980
Named for	Breightmet
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Body	Bolton Council
• Leadership	Leader and Cabinet
• Executive	No overall control
Area
• Total	1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	13,584.
UK Parliament constituency	Bolton North East
Website	Breightmet Area Forum

Breightmet is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It elects three Councillors to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

Together with Astley Bridge, Bradshaw, Bromley Cross, Crompton, Halliwell, and Tonge with the Haulgh wards it makes up the Bolton North East Parliamentary Constituency.

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Bolton Council election, 2018: 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

Bolton Council election, 2016: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debrorah Newall	1,230	35.8	−5.1
	UKIP	Harry Lamb	1,130	32.9	+5.5
	Conservative	Sandra MacNeill	888	25.9	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	94	2.7	+0.0
	Green	Pamela Spurling	89	2.6	−1.6
Majority			100	2.9	−10.6
Turnout			3,431	37.0	−22.3
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 2015: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Byrne	2,323	40.9	−2.1
	UKIP	Steven Flatman	1557	27.4	−7.7
	Conservative	Ryan Haslam	1402	24.7	+8.0
	Green	Laura Diggle	244	4.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	153	2.7	+1.2
Majority			766	13.5	+5.6
Turnout			5,679	59.3	+22.3
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 2014: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynda Jean Byrne	1,490	43.0	−16.8
	UKIP	Kathleen Mary Kavanagh	1,217	35.1	+35.1
	Conservative	Clara Heyes	577	16.7	−13.1
	Green	Laura Diggle	115	3.3	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Frederick Howarth	51	1.5	−2.0
Rejected ballots			13	0.38
Majority			273	7.9	−22.1
Turnout			3,463	37.01	+4.5
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 2012: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kate Challender	1,813	59.8	−0.4
	Conservative	Arthur Norris	904	29.8	−4.8
	Green	Laura Diggle	208	6.9	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Odessa Kane	106	3.5	−1.7
Majority			909	30.0	+4.6
Turnout			3,031	32.5	−3.5
	Labour gain from Conservative

Bolton Council election, 2011: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Byrne	2,045	60.2	+10.6
	Conservative	Sandra MacNeill	1,176	34.6	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Odessa Kane	176	5.2	−10.4
Majority			869	25.4	+10.6
Turnout			3,420	36.0	−23.2
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 2010: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynda Jean Byrne	2,787	49.6	+16.8
	Conservative	Sandra MacNeill	1,951	34.7	−12.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Charles Tyas Cooper	876	15.6	+11.1
Majority			836	14.8
Turnout			5,655	59.2	+18.6
	Labour hold

Elections in the 2000s

Bolton Council election, 2008: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Norris	1,696	47.1	+6.2
	Labour	William Gallagher	1,182	32.8	−15.5
	BNP	Carl Hemmings	350	9.7	+9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	163	4.5	−2.5
	You Party	Norma Armston	137	3.8	+3.8
	Green	Lynne Hyland	74	2.1	−1.9
Majority			514	14.3
Turnout			3,602	36.6	+2.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election, 2007: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Byrne	1,691	48.3	+2.7
	Conservative	Arthur Norris	1,431	40.9	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Rae Hill	241	6.9	−4.3
	Green	Lynne Hyland	140	4.0	+4.0
Majority			260	7.4	+5.0
Turnout			3,503	34.6	+3.6
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 2006: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynda Byrne	1,435	45.6	+4.0
	Conservative	Richard Elliot	1,358	43.2	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Hill	351	11.2	−4.6
Majority			77	2.4
Turnout			3,144	31.0	−4.0
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 2004: Breightmet ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Wilkinson	1,631	15.2
	Labour	John Bryne	1,554	14.5
	Labour	Lynda Byrne	1,492	13.9
	Conservative	James Hinegan	1,471	13.7
	Conservative	Richard Elliott	1,459	13.6
	Labour	Donald Grime	1,419	13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Hill	695	6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rosalind Harasiwka	510	4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Franko Harasiwka	494	4.6
Turnout			10,725	35.0

Bolton Council election, 2003: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donald Grime	1,426	41.2	−5.3
	Conservative	Richard Elliott	1,370	39.6	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Hill	666	19.2	+6.8
Majority			56	1.6	−3.8
Turnout			3,462	38.0	+10.0
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 2002: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Murray	1,329	46.5	−2.8
	Conservative	R Elliott	1,173	41.1	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	S Rock	353	12.4	+2.6
Majority			156	5.4	−3.0
Turnout			2,855	28.0	+7.0
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 2000: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Byrne	1,065	49.3	−10.8
	Conservative	R Elliott	884	40.9	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	P Howarth	212	9.8	−3.8
Majority			171	8.4	−25.4
Turnout			2,161	21.0	+5.0
	Labour hold

Elections in the 1990s

Bolton Council election, 1999: 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

Bolton Council election, 1998: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Murray	1,155	59.7	−12.9
	Conservative	P Brierley	565	29.2	+12.5
	Liberal Democrats	E Hill	214	11.1	+0.4
Majority			590	30.5	−25.4
Turnout			1,934	19.2	−9.3
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1996: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Byrne	2,134	72.6	−0.4
	Conservative	P Brown	491	16.7	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	E Hill	315	10.7	−0.8
Majority			1,643	55.9	−1.5
Turnout			2,940	28.5	−1.4
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1995: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Bolton Council election, 1994: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Benjamin	2,462	65.1	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	E Hill	678	17.9	+12.6
	Conservative	S Little	642	17.0	−24.5
Majority			1,784	47.2	+35.6
Turnout			3,782	35.8	+0.8
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1992: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Byrne	2,012	53.2	−2.4
	Conservative	J Martin	1,572	41.5	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	S Ball	201	5.3	−5.9
Majority			440	11.6	−10.8
Turnout			3,785	35.0	−3.2
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1991: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Grime	2,320	55.6	−12.1
	Conservative	J Edge	1,385	33.2	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Ball	468	11.2	+5.2
Majority			935	22.4	−20.1
Turnout			4,173	38.2	−5.5
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1990: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Benjamin	3,232	67.7	+4.0
	Conservative	J Edge	1,205	25.3	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Vickers	335	7.0	−1.1
Majority			2,027	42.5	+7.0
Turnout			4,772	43.7	+4.8
	Labour hold

Elections in the 1980s

Bolton Council election, 1988: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K MacIvor	2,582	63.7	+15.4
	Conservative	P Jones	1,144	28.2	−7.7
	Liberal Democrats	S Vickers	327	8.1	−7.7
Majority			1,528	35.5	+23.2
Turnout			4,305	38.9	−2.0
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1987: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Grime	2,185	48.3	−4.8
	Conservative	P Jones	1,626	35.9	+3.8
	SDP	B Dunning	578	15.8	+1.0
Majority			559	12.3	−8.7
Turnout			4,527	40.9	+6.1
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1986: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Benjamin	2,066	53.1	+1.0
	Conservative	G Kearton	1,249	32.1	−4.6
	Liberal	D Poole	578	14.8	+3.7
Majority			817	21.0	+5.6
Turnout			3,893	34.8	−3.2
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1984: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K McIvor	2,243	52.1	+2.9
	Conservative	I Chesney	1,581	36.7	+0.5
	SDP	D Lee	479	11.1	−3.4
Majority			662	15.4	+2.4
Turnout			4,303	38.0	−1.1
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1983: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Grime	2,163	49.2	+6.4
	Conservative	I Chesney	1,590	36.2	−0.7
	SDP	D Lee	639	14.5	−5.7
Majority			573	13.0	+7.1
Turnout			4,392	39.1	+2.7
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1982: Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Benjamin	1,745	42.8	−12.5
	Conservative	A Chadbond	1,504	36.9	−7.8
	SDP	D Lee	824	20.2	+20.2
Majority			241	5.9
Turnout			4,073	36.4
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election, 1980: Breightmet ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K McIvor	2,610	19.5
	Labour	D Grime	2,421	18.1
	Labour	C Benjamin	2,359	17.7
	Conservative	A Chadbond	2,156	16.1
	Conservative	R Greenhalgh	1,916	14.3
	Conservative	D Jones	1,898	14.2
Turnout			13,360

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.