- Bolton local elections
Following a four-year cycle, one third of Bolton Council is elected each year for three consecutive years, followed by one year without an election.
Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1980
Labour 1980 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - presentCouncil elections
Bolton Council election, 1998 Bolton Council election, 1999 Bolton Council election, 2000 Bolton Council election, 2002 Bolton Council election, 2003 Bolton Council election, 2004 Bolton Council election, 2006 Bolton Council election, 2007 Bolton Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Barlow
votes = 1,402
percentage = 68.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Walsh
votes = 332
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Rothwell
votes = 182
percentage = 8.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Doris Kelly
votes = 120
percentage = 5.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,070
percentage = 52.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,036
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Fitzpatrick
votes = 721
percentage = 37.3
change = -18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Linden Greensitt
votes = 625
percentage = 32.3
change = +15.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Yakub Jiva
votes = 587
percentage = 30.4
change = +3.0Election box majority
votes = 96
percentage = 5.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,933
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Hanif Darvesh
votes = 1,793
percentage = 57.4
change = +33.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Donald Fairclough
votes = 978
percentage = 31.3
change = +11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Cronnelly
votes = 224
percentage = 7.2
change = -39.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Rachel Mann
votes = 96
percentage = 3.1
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lynne Lowe
votes = 35
percentage = 1.1
change = -3.7Election box majority
votes = 815
percentage = 26.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,126
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.bolton.gov.uk Bolton Council]
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