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1996 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1996 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 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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20 seats were contested in the election, with 16 being won by the Labour Party, 2 by the Liberal Democrats and 2 by the Conservatives.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 16 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 54.1 | 36,393 | -0.5 | ||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 25.0 | 16,798 | +1.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 19.6 | 13,184 | -0.4 |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
43 | 11 | 6 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
48 | 6 | 6 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
LD – Liberal Democrats
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Ramsden | 1,954 | 45.6 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | H Fairclough | 1,899 | 44.3 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Howarth | 429 | 10.0 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 55 | 1.3 | −10.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,282 | 39.3 | −4.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Labour to Con 5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Johnson | 1,589 | 43.1 | −20.8 | |
Independent Labour | L Watkinson | 842 | 22.9 | +22.9 | |
Conservative | C Moss | 824 | 22.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Watts | 428 | 11.6 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 747 | 20.3 | −21.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,683 | 37.1 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Ind Lab 21.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Butterworth | 1,782 | 48.1 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | W Hall | 1,492 | 40.3 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | I Peacock | 432 | 11.7 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 290 | 7.8 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,706 | 34.1 | −3.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Labour to LD 1.5 |
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 | Swing | Con to LD 0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N Critchley | 2,072 | 48.5 | +1.7 | |
Labour | R McCawley | 1,778 | 41.7 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Atty | 418 | 9.8 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 294 | 6.8 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,268 | 40.7 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Con 1.5 |
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 | Swing | Labour to LD 4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Howarth | 2,052 | 77.6 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | J Bradley | 447 | 16.9 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | R Silvester | 146 | 5.5 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 1,605 | 60.7 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,645 | 34.0 | −3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Con 0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Anderton | 2,024 | 76.9 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | F Tebbutt | 383 | 14.5 | −0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | M Rothwell | 226 | 8.6 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 1,641 | 62.4 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,633 | 30.4 | −1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Rushton | 2,383 | 48.6 | −4.2 | |
Labour | E Walker | 1,877 | 38.3 | +38.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Gregory | 640 | 13.1 | −34.1 | |
Majority | 506 | 10.3 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,900 | 37.3 | −3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Labour 36.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Foster | 2,604 | 83.8 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | J Walsh | 319 | 10.3 | −12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Bale | 186 | 6.0 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 2,285 | 73.5 | +22.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,109 | 33.6 | −7.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N Spencer | 1,874 | 82.0 | +28.6 | |
Conservative | D Bailey | 208 | 9.1 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | W Crook | 204 | 8.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 1,666 | 72.9 | +54.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,286 | 24.3 | −6.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L Thomas | 1,919 | 66.8 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | I Greenhalgh | 572 | 19.9 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | A Osborn | 382 | 13.3 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 1,347 | 46.9 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,873 | 30.0 | −5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Con 3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Clare | 1,862 | 78.7 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | K Ward | 297 | 12.6 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | R Harasiwka | 206 | 8.7 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 1,565 | 66.2 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,365 | 23.4 | −4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | B Ronson | 2,837 | 58.4 | +29.3 | |
Labour | I Alli | 1,105 | 22.7 | −25.4 | |
Conservative | P Barron | 917 | 18.9 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 1,732 | 35.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,859 | 43.0 | −0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Labour to LD 27.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Kellett | 1,677 | 41.9 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | C Higson | 1,411 | 35.3 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Gradwell | 911 | 22.8 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 266 | 6.6 | −11.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,999 | 33.5 | −1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | LD to Con 6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Burrows | 1,847 | 61.7 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | J Rothwell | 956 | 31.9 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | A Bonomy | 191 | 6.4 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 891 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,994 | 30.1 | −4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Connell | 2,117 | 61.9 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | S Jinks | 1,078 | 31.5 | −5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Barron | 227 | 6.6 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,039 | 30.4 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,422 | 36.7 | −3.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour 5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | C Sawrbrick | 2,088 | 56.1 | −3.1 | |
Labour | A Page | 885 | 23.8 | −3.5 | |
Conservative | J Walsh | 746 | 20.1 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 1,203 | 32.3 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,719 | 43.9 | −0.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Labour to Con 5.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Mcfadden | 1,913 | 70.2 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | J Evans | 535 | 19.6 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | P Howarth | 277 | 10.2 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,378 | 50.6 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,725 | 33.6 | −5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Jones | 1,493 | 48.4 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | E Hill | 1,296 | 42.0 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | D Bagnall | 298 | 9.7 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 197 | 6.4 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,087 | 36.8 | −1.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to LD 2.3 |
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