User:HLE/Great Lever (ward)

Great Lever
Great Lever
Electoral ward
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Bolton
Established	1973 (as Great Lever); renamed 1980 (as Burnden); restored name 2004 (as Great Lever);
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Body	Bolton Council
• Leadership	Leader and Cabinet
• Executive	No overall control
Area
• Total	1.49 sq mi (3.87 km2)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	14,467.
UK Parliament constituency	Bolton South East
Website	Great Lever Area Forum

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Great Lever is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It had changed its name to Burnden in 1980, but was reverted to its original name in 2004. Great Lever ward 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.

Background

Great Lever had been one of the autonomous townships of the ancient parish of Middleton in the Salford Hundred of the historic county of Lancashire until the mid-19th century.^[3] In 1866, it gained civil parish status in its own right.^[4]^[5] Great Lever became one of the civil parishes of the Bolton Rural Sanitary District from 1872 to 1894, then part of Bolton Rural District from 1894 to 1898. Under of the Bolton, Turton and Westhoughton Extension Act, Great Lever lost its civil parish status and became one of the electoral wards of the County Borough of Bolton from 1898 to 1974.

Metropolitan borough ward

Under the Local Government Act 1972, Great Lever became one of the electoral wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton for the 1973 to 1979 elections. Following ward boundary changes, it changed its name to the Burnden ward for the 1980 to 2003 elections. But following further boundary changes for the 2004 election, its original name was restored to the Great Lever ward. It covers the Great Lever and Burnden areas and it stretches northwards to include the eastern half of Bolton town centre.^[1]^[2] At the 2011 United Kingdom census, the electoral ward had a population of 14,467.^[1]^[2] Great Lever ward is represented in Bolton Town Hall by three elected councillors.^[6] It is also one of the seven wards which form the Bolton South East constituency and has been represented in the House of Commons by the Labour Party MP Yasmin Qureshi since 2010.

Great Lever results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Iqbal	2,133	58.0	+6.3
	Conservative	Nalik Nazar	1,190	32.3	−1.3
	Green	David Figgins	223	6.0	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan McPherson	134	3.6	+0.8
Majority			943	25.6	+7.5
Turnout			3,680	38.5	+0.0
	Labour hold

Elections in the 2010s

2019 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeline Murray	1,928	51.2	−24.8
	Conservative	Arfan Khan	1,254	33.6	+21.4
	UKIP	Derek R Wunderley	272	7.3	+7.3
	Green	David Figgins	169	4.5	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan McPherson	105	2.8	−1.7
Majority			674	18.1	−45.7
Turnout			3,728	38.5	+5.6
	Labour hold

2018 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Ayub	2,422	76.0	+6.5
	Conservative	Mohammed Waqas	389	12.2	+4.6
	Green	David Figgins	232	7.3	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Francine Godfrey	143	4.5	+0.6
Majority			2,033	63.8	+7.2
Turnout			3,186	32.9	−1.4
	Labour hold

2016 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Iqbal	2,192	69.5	+2.6
	UKIP	Dot Sexton	407	12.9	−1.8
	Conservative	Mohammed Waqas	241	7.6	−4.8
	Green	David Figgins	191	6.1	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Graham	124	3.9	+1.5
Majority			1,785	56.6	+4.4
Turnout			3,156	34.3	−21.2
	Labour hold

2015 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeline Murray	3,542	66.9	−1.7
	UKIP	Paul Eccles	779	14.7	+0.4
	Conservative	Mohammed Waqas	658	12.4	+2.8
	Green	Helen Dickson	189	3.6	+0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan Macpherson	126	2.4	+0.6
Majority			2,763	52.2	−2.4
Turnout			5,294	55.5	+18.9
	Labour hold

2014 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Ayub	2,420	68.6	−5.4
	UKIP	Dot Sexton	505	14.3	+14.3
	Conservative	Jay Patel	338	9.6	−0.8
	Green	David William Collins	127	3.6	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Rebekah Fairhurst	64	1.8	−3.0
	Independent	Joseph Thomas Holt	54	1.5	+1.5
Rejected ballots			21	0.60
Majority			1,915	54.6	−8.7
Turnout			3,529	36.59	+5.9
	Labour hold

2012 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Iqbal	2,183	74.0	+5.5
	Green	David William Collins	316	10.7	+4.8
	Conservative	Albert Brandwood	307	10.4	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Andrew Kane	143	4.8	−2.4
Majority			1,867	63.3	+13.8
Turnout			2,949	30.7	−4.8
	Labour hold

2011 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeline Murray	2,282	68.5	+19.0
	Conservative	Anjani Kumar	612	18.4	−13.0
	Liberal Democrats	Aqeel Akhtar	241	7.2	−6.5
	Green	David William Collins	198	5.9	+1.2
Majority			1,670	49.5	−31.3
Turnout			3,375	35.5	−22.8
	Labour hold

2010 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Ayub	2,844	49.9	+3.3
	Conservative	Mohammad Idrees	1,805	31.6	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew David Tyas Cooper	785	13.8	+6.9
	Green	Alan Johnson	270	4.7	−5.8
Majority			1,039	18.2	+8.2
Turnout			5,704	58.3	+21.8
	Labour hold

Elections in the 2000s

2008 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Iqbal	1,657	46.3	−0.8
	Conservative	Mudasir Dean	1,299	36.3	−1.2
	Green	Alan Johnson	374	10.5	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mian Akhtar	245	6.9	−2.1
Majority			358	10.0	+0.5
Turnout			3,575	36.5	+1.6
	Labour gain from Conservative

2007 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeline Murray	1,601	47.1	−11.6
	Conservative	Mohammad Idrees	1,276	37.5	+16.7
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Connor	306	9.0	−1.4
	Green	Alan Johnson	219	6.4	−3.8
Majority			325	9.5	−28.4
Turnout			3,402	34.9	−3.0
	Labour gain from Conservative

2006 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Ayub	1,889	58.7	+19.4
	Conservative	Christine Wild	669	20.8	−19.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gulamali Jiva	335	10.4	−10.2
	Green	Alan Johnson	327	10.2	+10.2
Majority			1,220	37.9
Turnout			3,220	34.0	−4.0
	Labour hold

2004 election: Great Lever ward
(all 3 seats were up for election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ansar Hussain	1,487	14.2
	Conservative	Mohammad Idrees	1,439	13.8
	Labour	Prentice Howarth	1,400	13.4
	Labour	Martin Donaghy	1,399	13.4
	Labour	Champak Mistry	1,306	12.5
	Conservative	Neil Germaine	1,275	12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Toft	765	7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Garcia	734	7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Toft	652	6.2
Turnout			10,457	38.0

Burnden ward results

Elections in the 2000s

2003 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mohammad Idrees	1,453	39.5
	Labour	Martin McMulkin	1,421	38.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Connor	686	18.6
	Socialist Alliance	David Sumner	119	3.2
Majority			32	0.9
Turnout			3,679	38.0	+0.0
	Conservative gain from Labour

2002 election: Burnden ward
(2 seats were up for election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	1,280	22.3
	Labour	P Spencer	1,159	20.2
	Conservative	M Idrees	1,154	20.1
	Conservative	M Iqbal	1,105	19.3
	Liberal Democrats	D Connor	443	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	R Harasiwka	340	5.9
	Socialist Labour	D Entwistle	133	2.3
	Socialist Alliance	D Sumner	115	2.0
Turnout			5,729	38.0	+9.0
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

2000 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	1,050	53.9	−15.2
	Conservative	M Woodward	545	28.0	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	D Connor	272	14.0	+2.2
	Socialist Labour	D Entwistle	80	4.1	+4.1
Majority			505	25.9	−24.1
Turnout			1,947	29.0	+9.0
	Labour hold

Elections in the 1990s

1999 election: 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

1998 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	1,223	66.3	−3.7
	Conservative	S Jackson	359	19.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	D Connor	264	14.3	−0.2
Majority			864	46.8	−7.6
Turnout			1,846	19.3	−9.1
	Labour hold

1996 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	1,907	70.0	−5.0
	Conservative	R Wood	425	15.6	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	D Connor	394	14.5	+3.4
Majority			1,482	54.4	−6.8
Turnout			2,726	28.4	−2.5
	Labour hold

1995 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

1994 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	2,280	68.6	+16.3
	Conservative	F Tebbutt	546	16.4	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	M Rothwell	498	15.0	−7.4
Majority			1,734	51.2	+24.1
Turnout			3,324	35.0	+5.0
	Labour hold

1992 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	1,495	52.3	−10.4
	Conservative	S Rae	721	25.2	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	F Harasiwka	640	22.4	+9.6
Majority			774	27.1	−11.1
Turnout			2,856	30.0	−8.9
	Labour hold

1991 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Birch	2,277	62.7	+1.2
	Conservative	J Cosgrave	890	24.5	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	P Howarth	464	12.8	+2.7
Majority			1,387	38.2	+0.3
Turnout			3,631	38.9	−6.1
	Labour hold

1990 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	2,705	61.5	−0.6
	Conservative	S Hornby	1,037	23.6	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	P Howarth	445	10.1	+1.6
	Islamic Party	A Khalique	210	4.8	+4.8
Majority			1,668	37.9	+5.3
Turnout			4,397	45.0	+5.0
	Labour hold

Elections in the 1980s

1988 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	2,156	62.1	+9.7
	Conservative	E Holland	1,022	29.4	−3.9
	Liberal Democrats	L Easterman	296	8.5	−5.8
Majority			1,134	32.6	+13.6
Turnout			3,474	40.0	−3.6
	Labour hold

1987 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Birch	2,041	52.4	−2.1
	Conservative	F Hunter	1,299	33.3	+0.9
	Liberal	P Howarth	558	14.3	+1.2
Majority			742	19.0	−3.0
Turnout			3,898	43.6	+4.6
	Labour hold

1986 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	1,874	54.5	+1.8
	Conservative	L Robertson	1,115	32.4	−7.3
	Liberal	P Howarth	452	13.1	+5.5
Majority			759	22.0	+8.9
Turnout			3,441	39.0	−2.0
	Labour hold

1984 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	1,993	52.7	+5.5
	Conservative	E Holland	1,501	39.7	−1.3
	Liberal	S Vickers	268	7.6	−4.2
Majority			492	13.1	+6.9
Turnout			3,780	41.0	−7.0
	Labour hold

1983 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Birch	2,139	47.2	+3.2
	Conservative	W Hall	1,859	41.0	−2.9
	Liberal	F Harasiwka	534	11.8	−0.3
Majority			280	6.2	+6.1
Turnout			4,532	48.0	+11.3
	Labour hold

1982 election: Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Mason	1,558	44.0	−14.4
	Conservative	W Hall	1,553	43.9	−0.7
	Liberal	W Crook	427	12.1	+12.1
Majority			5	0.1
Turnout			3,538	36.7
	Labour hold

1980 election: Burnden ward
(all 3 seats were up for election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Eastwood	2,524	18.9
	Labour	P Birch	2,368	17.8
	Labour	J Mason	2,362	17.7
	Conservative	M Drinkwater	2,063	15.5
	Conservative	L Hunton	1,953	14.7
	Conservative	R Haslam	1,927	14.5
	National Front	P Salveson	127	1.0
Turnout			13,324

Great Lever ward results

Elections in the 1970s

1979 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Williamson	4,408	55.1	+3.9
	Conservative	L Huyton	3,598	44.9	−3.9
Majority			810	10.1	+8.2
Turnout			8,006	76.9	+42.3
	Labour gain from Conservative

1978 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Atkinson	1,842	51.0	+11.3
	Conservative	J Shore	1,772	49.0	−11.3
Majority			70	2.0
Turnout			3,614	34.6	−1.4
	Labour gain from Conservative

1976 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S Haslam	2,283	60.3	−6.1
	Labour	G Harkin	1,504	39.7	+6.1
Majority			779	20.4	−12.2
Turnout			3,787	36.0	+8.0
	Conservative gain from Labour

1975 election: Great Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L Huyton	2,031	66.4	+16.4
	Labour	A Perry	1,027	33.6	−16.4
Majority			1,004	32.8
Turnout			3,058	28.0	−1.0
	Conservative gain from Labour

1973 election: Great Lever ward
(all 3 seats were up for election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Shore	1,526	17.3
	Labour	V Urmston	1,492	16.9
	Labour	A Perry	1,471	16.7
	Conservative	G Woosey	1,456	16.5
	Labour	P Lowe	1,444	16.4
	Conservative	L Huyton	1,442	16.3
Turnout			8,831	29.0

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Great Lever". Ward in North West England. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Great Lever (E05000656)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Local Authority Records: Townships And Civil Parishes". Bolton Museum and Archive Service. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Great Lever Tn/CP: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Status details for Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Elected Members". Bolton Council. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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.

[citypopulation-1] "Great Lever". Ward in North West England. citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[nomis-2] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Great Lever (E05000656)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[3] "Local Authority Records: Townships And Civil Parishes". Bolton Museum and Archive Service. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[4] Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Great Lever Tn/CP: Relationships and changes". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[civilparishstatus-5] Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Status details for Civil Parish". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[6] "Elected Members". Bolton Council. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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