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1975 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on in May 1975. The Conservatives retained control of the Council.
23 seats were contested, with 18 being won by the Conservative Party, 4 by the Labour Party and 1 by the Liberal Party.
After the election, the composition of the Council was
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 18 | 7 | 0 | +7 | {{{seats %}}} | 56.6 | 37,622 | +11.9 | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 8 | -8 | {{{seats %}}} | 32.6 | 21,636 | -12.0 | |
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | {{{seats %}}} | 8.4 | 5,603 | -0.5 | |
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | {{{seats %}}} | 2.3 | 1,543 | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Hibbert | 2,694 | 77.2 | +9.9 | |
Labour | N Lee | 795 | 22.8 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 1,899 | 54.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,489 | 36.0 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 9.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K Howarth | 1,462 | 50.0 | +5.0 | |
Independent | D Hewitt | 722 | 24.7 | +24.7 | |
Liberal | J Webster | 565 | 19.3 | −23.8 | |
Labour | C Benjamin | 173 | 5.9 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 740 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,922 | 46.0 | +5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Lib to Ind 24.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Skull | 1,014 | 63.1 | −13.9 | |
Conservative | S Haslam | 593 | 36.9 | +13.9 | |
Majority | 421 | 26.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,607 | 34.0 | +3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 13.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H Bennett | 2,096 | 57.4 | +11.8 | |
Liberal | C Coomer | 843 | 23.1 | −13.1 | |
Labour | M Maloney | 713 | 19.5 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1,253 | 34.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,652 | 44.0 | +3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Lib to Con 12.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A O'Neil | 1,689 | 62.6 | +3.1 | |
Labour | J Perry | 791 | 29.3 | −11.3 | |
Liberal | J Walton | 217 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 898 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,697 | 40.0 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Lib 9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Chadbond | 2,352 | 60.2 | +13.2 | |
Labour | P Johnson | 1,674 | 39.8 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 858 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,206 | 31.0 | +0.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Con 13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Ward | 2,015 | 77.4 | +3.4 | |
Labour | S Walker | 590 | 22.6 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 1,425 | 54.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,605 | 37.0 | +7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S Ward | 1,052 | 61.5 | −7.0 | |
Conservative | D Smith | 659 | 38.5 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 393 | 23.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,711 | 28.0 | −1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Royse | 1,266 | 45.9 | +21.2 | |
Labour | G Brown | 1,145 | 41.5 | −33.8 | |
Liberal | J Lever | 271 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Communist | T Hill | 77 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 121 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,759 | 28.0 | −4.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Con 27.5 |
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 | Swing | Labour to Con 16.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Walsh | 1,804 | 55.3 | +9.5 | |
Labour | G Riley | 1,256 | 38.5 | −15.6 | |
National Front | J Walsh | 202 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 548 | 16.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,262 | 33.0 | +6.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Con 12.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Hurst | 2,038 | 92.2 | +4.8 | |
Labour | S Harrison | 172 | 7.8 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 1,866 | 84.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,210 | 48.0 | +6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Foster | 1,434 | 42.6 | +13.6 | |
Labour | E Dobson | 1,227 | 36.5 | −8.6 | |
Liberal | E Kay | 703 | 20.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 207 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,364 | 33.0 | −9.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Con 11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Jolley | 1,271 | 49.2 | +20.3 | |
Labour | G Gardiner | 779 | 30.1 | −1.2 | |
Liberal | G Farrington | 534 | 20.7 | +12.7 | |
Majority | 492 | 19.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,584 | 40.0 | −18.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Con 10.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Carr | 2,032 | 54.5 | −4.1 | |
Labour | D Vause | 1,367 | 36.7 | −3.4 | |
National Front | W Roberts | 293 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Independent | G Stewart | 35 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 665 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,727 | 37.0 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to NF 6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Lawton | 1,333 | 46.7 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | R Richardson | 769 | 26.9 | +0.3 | |
Labour | J Robinson | 753 | 26.4 | −6.9 | |
Majority | 564 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,855 | 38.0 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Collier | 2,398 | 76.1 | +3.3 | |
Labour | N Morlidge | 711 | 18.4 | −8.9 | |
Independent | M Taylor | 214 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 2,227 | 57.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,863 | 35.0 | +7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Rigby | 2,396 | 64.4 | +9.6 | |
Labour | J Knight | 1,323 | 35.6 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 1,073 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,719 | 33.0 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Chinn | 1,017 | 51.1 | +15.0 | |
Labour | H Devonish | 972 | 48.9 | −15.0 | |
Majority | 45 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,989 | 24.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Con 15.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Smith | 1,688 | 74.5 | +11.3 | |
Labour | P Jones | 579 | 25.5 | −11.3 | |
Majority | 1,109 | 49.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,267 | 39.0 | −9.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 11.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Woodcock | 1,390 | 52.3 | −10.8 | |
Conservative | P Hart | 1,268 | 47.7 | +25.8 | |
Majority | 122 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,658 | 37.0 | −12.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 18.3 |
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