# 2004 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The council stayed under no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats overtaking the Labour Party, by 1 seat, as the largest party and assuming control of the council from Labour. Overall turnout was 43.5%.

## Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 21 | | | +7 | 35.0 | 29.9 | 68,281 | +0.9% |
| Labour | 20 | | | -7 | 33.3 | 31.9 | 72,917 | -3.2% |
| Conservative | 19 | | | 0 | 31.7 | 36.9 | 84,371 | +2.8% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 770 | +0.0% |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 675 | -0.5% |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 540 | +0.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 495 | +0.2% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 412 | +0.2% |

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 27 | 19 | 14 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 20 | 19 | 21 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |

## Ward results
### Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hilary Fairclough | 2,574 | 21.4 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Lever | 2,377 | 19.8 |
| | Conservative | John Walsh | 2,341 | 19.5 |
| | Labour | June Crook | 997 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Warren | 854 | 7.1 |
| | Labour | Muhammad Rafiq | 791 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Halliwell | 655 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaleh Salari | 627 | 5.2 |
| | Labour | Christopher White | 491 | 4.1 |
| | Socialist Labour | Howard Broadbent | 308 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,015 | 40.0 |

### Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Walter Hall | 2,579 | 20.7 |
| | Conservative | Diana Brierley | 2,420 | 19.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Brierley | 2,418 | 19.4 |
| | Labour | Janice Sutton | 1,011 | 8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 996 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Sedgwick | 989 | 7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Ward | 750 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Thomas | 686 | 5.5 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 620 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,469 | 45.0 |

### Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 10,725 | 35.0 |

### Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Wilkinson | 3,315 | 21.9 |
| | Conservative | Norman Critchley | 3,286 | 21.7 |
| | Conservative | Donald Carr | 3,257 | 21.5 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Foster | 1,043 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | Anthony Muscat Terribile | 997 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Atty | 938 | 6.2 |
| | Labour | Susan Whittle | 890 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Easterman | 782 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard McCartin | 614 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,122 | 48.0 |

### Crompton ward

Crompton ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iqbal Patel | 2,258 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Ball | 2,225 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valibhai Patel | 2,043 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | R Howarth | 1,135 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | Donald Fairclough | 954 | 7.6 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Alli | 929 | 7.4 |
| | Conservative | Winifred Wilkinson | 902 | 7.2 |
| | Conservative | Jolyon Coombs | 874 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | Ibrahim Kala | 820 | 6.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe | 231 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | Anthony Backhouse | 228 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,599 | 43.0 |

### Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Lord | 1,484 | 17.9 |
| | Labour | Raymond Stones | 1,454 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Anthony Spencer | 1,334 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Brooks | 899 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Taylor | 733 | 8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Connor | 723 | 8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara McGeehan | 616 | 7.4 |
| | Conservative | Talib Hussain | 530 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Iqbal | 525 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,298 | 27.0 |

### Great Lever ward

Great Lever ward (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 10,457 | 38.0 |

### Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clifford Morris | 2,012 | 19.6 |
| | Labour | Linda Thomas | 1,944 | 18.9 |
| | Labour | Akhtar Zaman | 1,918 | 18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin McLoughlin | 831 | 8.1 |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Hanif | 811 | 7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asif Vali | 740 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yakub Patel | 726 | 7.1 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Coombs | 678 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Ionn | 602 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,262 | 35.0 |

### Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Dennis | 1,272 | 15.1 |
| | Labour | Margaret Clare | 1,196 | 14.2 |
| | Labour | Laurence Williamson | 1,195 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Tyler | 860 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Willis | 839 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Connor | 838 | 9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Baron | 791 | 9.4 |
| | Conservative | Ethel Kenny | 740 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Taylor | 716 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,447 | 30.0 |

### Heaton and Lostock ward

Heaton and Lostock ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank Rushton | 3,485 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Allen | 3,445 | 21.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Shaw | 3,419 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cooper | 1,080 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Swarbrick | 1,046 | 6.4 |
| | Labour | Barbara Sharples | 1,043 | 6.4 |
| | Labour | John Gillatt | 1,027 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine MacPherson | 988 | 6.0 |
| | Labour | Ghulam Raja | 806 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,339 | 53.0 |

### Horwich and Blackrod ward

Horwich and Blackrod ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hamilton | 1,455 | 12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Cox | 1,357 | 12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cronnolley | 1,324 | 11.7 |
| | Labour | Isabel Seddon | 1,283 | 11.3 |
| | Conservative | John Barrow | 1,266 | 11.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hollick | 1,241 | 11.0 |
| | Labour | Keith Bowes | 1,182 | 10.5 |
| | Labour | Kevan Helsby | 1,155 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Ashton | 1,047 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,310 | 42.0 |

### Horwich North East ward

Horwich North East ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Ronson | 2,720 | 21.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Ronson | 2,685 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rock | 1,887 | 14.6 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Fairhurst | 1,066 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter Baxendale | 982 | 7.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Wallen | 958 | 7.4 |
| | Labour | James Kilcoyne | 890 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | Madeline Murray | 871 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Joyce Kellett | 866 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,925 | 46.0 |

### Hulton ward

Hulton ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Walsh | 1,827 | 15.3 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Ashcroft | 1,752 | 14.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Morgan | 1,711 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Thomas Fitzpatrick | 1,423 | 11.9 |
| | Labour | Guy Harkin | 1,380 | 11.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Francis | 1,281 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linden Greensitt | 937 | 7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Hayes | 862 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kieran McGeehan | 771 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,944 | 41.0 |

### Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Rothwell | 1,807 | 19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Rothwell | 1,769 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Collison | 1,616 | 17.5 |
| | Labour | Derek Burrows | 1,144 | 12.4 |
| | Labour | Maureen Barlow | 919 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Johnston | 905 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | George Hardman | 379 | 4.1 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Kesler | 352 | 3.8 |
| | Conservative | Barry Noble | 342 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,233 | 33.0 |

### Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward

Little Lever and Darcy Lever ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Woodward | 1,671 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Connell | 1,642 | 14.1 |
| | Labour | Maurenn Connell | 1,630 | 14.0 |
| | Conservative | David Broadie | 1,536 | 13.2 |
| | Labour | Sean Hornby | 1,532 | 13.1 |
| | Conservative | Jason Tyler | 1,252 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Crook | 718 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Goodier | 530 | 4.5 |
| | Green | Alwynne Cartmell | 491 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Grimshaw | 385 | 3.3 |
| | Green | Alan Johnson | 279 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,666 | 44.0 |

### Rumworth ward

Rumworth ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rosa Kay | 1,734 | 15.6 |
| | Labour | Ebrahim Adia | 1,706 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Ismail Ibrahim | 1,683 | 15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rashid Jangharia | 1,316 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gulamali Jiva | 1,228 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Woodrow | 991 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | John Heyes | 633 | 5.7 |
| | Conservative | Albert Brandwood | 598 | 5.4 |
| | Conservative | Sydney Palmer | 567 | 5.1 |
| | Respect | Neil McAlister | 540 | 4.9 |
| | Socialist Labour | Dorothy Entwistle | 136 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,132 | 38.0 |

### Smithills ward

Smithills ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Hayes | 2,277 | 18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Swarbrick | 2,176 | 18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Silvester | 1,919 | 15.9 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Bray | 995 | 8.2 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Bagnall | 909 | 7.5 |
| | Conservative | John Batley | 846 | 7.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Page | 766 | 6.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Bradley | 764 | 6.3 |
| | Labour | Mary Page | 753 | 6.2 |
| | UKIP | Michael Ford | 495 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | James Pendlebury | 184 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,084 | 42.0 |

### Tonge with The Haulgh ward

Tonge with The Haulgh ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frank White | 1,818 | 18.0 |
| | Labour | Elaine Sherrington | 1,779 | 17.6 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Peel | 1,721 | 17.0 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Ford | 1,282 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | David Greenhalgh | 1,214 | 12.0 |
| | Conservative | Kevan Ward | 1,168 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Eidlow | 472 | 4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Langdon | 378 | 3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tanwir Taj Din | 292 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,124 | 37.0 |

### Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward

Westhoughton North and Chew Moor ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Gradwell | 1,537 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Price | 1,532 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gilfillan | 1,456 | 12.3 |
| | Conservative | Kay Rushton | 1,317 | 11.1 |
| | Conservative | Jane Frappola | 1,279 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | Philip Gore | 1,277 | 10.8 |
| | Labour | David Chadwick | 1,269 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Kevin McManmon | 1,154 | 9.8 |
| | Labour | David Holden-Locke | 993 | 9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,814 | 43.0 |

### Westhoughton South ward

Westhoughton South ward (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wilkinson | 1,645 | 17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ainscough | 1,468 | 15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Silvester | 1,376 | 14.5 |
| | Labour | Barbara Ramsden | 1,017 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Trevor Leese | 860 | 9.1 |
| | Labour | Valerie Leese | 829 | 8.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Pepper | 800 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | Betty Joyce | 764 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Salvatore Frappola | 737 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,496 | 36.0 |