# 2002 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
21 seats were contested in the election with 2 seats being contested in the Burnden ward. 12 were won by the Labour Party, with 5 won by the Conservatives and 4 won by the Liberal Democrats
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 31
* Conservative 16
* Liberal Democrat 13

## Result

Bolton Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 57.1 | 40.3 | 27,034 | +4.2% |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.8 | 33.7 | 22,580 | -5.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 19.0 | 23.2 | 15,526 | +0.4% |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 828 | +0.2% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 459 | +0.0% |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 425 | +0.6% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 197 | +0.2% |

## Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 34 | 15 | 11 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 31 | 16 | 13 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |

## Ward results
### Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J Walsh | 2,103 | 53.7 | −10.4 |
| | Labour | S Murray | 1,358 | 34.7 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C McPhearson | 452 | 11.6 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 745 | 19.0 | −17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,913 | 35.0 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 8.9 | |

### Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I Seddon | 1,255 | 38.1 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | M Hollick | 1,193 | 36.3 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I Hamilton | 842 | 25.6 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,290 | 31.0 | +5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.3 | |

### Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P Brierley | 2,117 | 55.5 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | S Ward | 1,110 | 29.1 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Howarth | 587 | 15.4 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 26.4 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,814 | 35.0 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Con to LD 2.6 | |

### Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 156 | 5.4 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,855 | 28.0 | +7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Labour to LD 2.5 | |

### Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D Carr | 2,393 | 59.7 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | A Muscat | 1,050 | 26.2 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Ball | 563 | 14.1 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,343 | 33.5 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,006 | 36.0 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Con 2.0 | |

### Burnden ward

Burnden ward (2) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 5,729 | 38.0 | +9.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Central ward

Central ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H Alli | 1,270 | 44.2 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | H Simjee | 615 | 21.4 | −21.6 |
| | Independent | V Patel | 459 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Eidlow | 278 | 9.7 | +3.1 |
| | Socialist Alliance | M Lowe | 144 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | M McLoughlin | 108 | 3.8 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | 22.8 | +17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,874 | 34.0 | +10.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Ind 18.8 | |

### Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G Harkin | 1,404 | 55.7 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | J Groak | 690 | 27.4 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L Greensit | 428 | 17.0 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | 28.3 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,522 | 28.0 | +7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 5.1 | |

### Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C Shaw | 2,607 | 55.4 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | J Gillatt | 1,199 | 25.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S Bromley | 902 | 19.2 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,408 | 29.9 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,708 | 34.0 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Con to LD 4.8 | |

### Derby ward

Derby ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E Adia | 2,553 | 76.7 | +31.7 |
| | Conservative | G Peel | 384 | 11.5 | −36.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S McGeehan | 228 | 6.9 | +3.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | A Entwistle | 162 | 4.9 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,169 | 65.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,327 | 34.0 | +6.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 33.9 | |

### Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J Lord | 1,141 | 59.0 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | R O'Neill | 344 | 17.8 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A Higson | 317 | 16.4 | +1.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | W Kelly | 133 | 6.9 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 797 | 41.2 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,935 | 20.0 | −5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.8 | |

### Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A Zaman | 1,676 | 52.8 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | J Coombs | 724 | 22.8 | −10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Cox | 511 | 16.1 | +5.3 |
| | Socialist Labour | H Broadbent | 169 | 5.3 | +0.6 |
| | Green | A Cartmel | 96 | 3.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 952 | 30.0 | +15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,176 | 32.0 | +9.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 8.0 | |

### Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L Williamson | 1,295 | 57.3 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | R Tyler | 506 | 22.4 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W Cooper | 338 | 14.9 | +3.5 |
| | Socialist Labour | W Kelly | 123 | 5.4 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 34.9 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,262 | 21.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Lab 5.9 | |

### Horwich ward

Horwich ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Ronson | 2,283 | 55.2 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | M Kilcoyne | 1,082 | 26.2 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | O Fairhurst | 687 | 16.6 | −4.5 |
| | Socialist Alliance | R Ince | 85 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,101 | 29.0 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,137 | 36.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Con to Labour 4.4 | |

### Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A Morgan | 1,540 | 36.4 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Cronnolley | 1,451 | 34.3 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | E Hyland | 1,236 | 29.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 2.1 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,227 | 28.0 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Con to LD 5.6 | |

### Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | W Collison | 1,357 | 48.4 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | D Burrows | 1,182 | 42.2 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | S Kesler | 263 | 9.4 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 6.2 | −11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,802 | 27.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | LD to Labour 5.5 | |

### Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A Connell | 1,550 | 49.4 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | J Tyler | 1,153 | 36.8 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B Crook | 351 | 11.2 | +0.0 |
| | Socialist Alliance | D Kemp | 81 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | 12.6 | +11.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,135 | 34.0 | +8.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 5.8 | |

### Smithills ward

Smithills ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | R Hayes | 1,836 | 59.0 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | D Bagnall | 605 | 19.4 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | S Hynes | 572 | 18.4 | +3.2 |
| | Green | F Calvert | 101 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,231 | 39.6 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,114 | 36.0 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | LD to Labour 4.3 | |

### Tonge ward

Tonge ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F White | 1,345 | 52.4 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | N Ford | 879 | 34.3 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M Langdon | 342 | 13.3 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 18.1 | −4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 32.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J Silvester | 1,324 | 49.8 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | D Chadwick | 988 | 37.2 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | J Batley | 345 | 13.0 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 12.6 | −5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,657 | 28.0 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | LD to Labour 2.6 | |