2024 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 2024 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election will take place on 2 May 2024. One third of councillors (20 out of 60) are to be elected. The election will take place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.
Background[edit]
The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974. Bolton was a district of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[1] The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the metropolitan counties, with metropolitan districts taking on most of their powers as metropolitan boroughs. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority was created in 2011 and began electing the mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017, which was given strategic powers covering a region coterminous with the former Greater Manchester metropolitan county.[2]
In December 2022, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England made The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022, which officially abolished all 20 existing wards and established 20 new wards with new boundaries. All 60 wards were contested at the 2023 elections. The elected councillor who received the least number of votes in each ward at the previous election will have their seat up in this election.[3]
Electoral process[edit]
The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.[4][5] The election will take place by first-past-the-post voting, with wards being represented by three councillors, with one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.
All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Bolton aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters will be able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.
Previous council composition[edit]
| After 2023 election | Before 2024 election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 26 | Labour | 28 | ||
| Conservative | 17 | Conservative | 15 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 7 | ||
| Horwich and Blackrod First | 6 | Horwich and Blackrod First | 5 | ||
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | 2 | Farnworth and Kearsley First | 3 | ||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 1 | ||
| One Kearsley | 3 | One Kearsley | 0 | ||
Changes:
- 4 May 2023: Derek Bullock (Conservative) was re-elected at the 2023 elections as a Conservative after being selected by the local Conservative Association, but has sat as an independent after being expelled by the national Conservative Party in April 2023 due to racist comments.[6]
- 2 October 2023: Paul Heslop (One Kearsley) resigns; by-election scheduled for 16 November 2023.[7]
- 2 October 2023: Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon (Conservative) resigns; by-election scheduled for 16 November 2023.[8]
- 3 October 2023: Debbie Newall and Melanie Livsey (One Kearsley) join the Labour Party, marking the dissolution of their former party.[9]
- 16 November 2023: Tracey Wilkinson wins Kearsley by-election; Farnworth and Kearsley First gain seat from One Kearsley.[10]
- 16 November 2023: Deirdre McGeown wins Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill by-election; Liberal Democrats gain seat from the Conservatives.[11]
- 14 March 2024: Craig Rotheram (Horwich and Blackrod First) resigns; by-election scheduled for 2 May 2024.[12]
Candidates & Results[edit]
Astley Bridge[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Toby Hewitt | 1560 | 37.98 | ||
| Labour | Kate Elizabeth Taylor | 1559 | 37.96 | ||
| Green | Mark Devereux | 555 | 13.51 | ||
| Reform UK & Bolton For Change | Mike Armstrong | 433 | 10.54 | ||
| Reform UK & Bolton For Change | Justin Lawson (Withdrew) | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4107 | ||||
Bradshaw[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Schofield | 1436 | 40.35 | ||
| Conservative | Ciaran Tully | 1388 | 39.00 | ||
| Reform UK & Bolton For Change | Sandra Harris | 433 | 12.17 | ||
| Green | Matthew Thomas Miller | 177 | 4.97 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Becky Forrest | 125 | 3.51 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3559 | ||||
Breightmet[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert John Morrisey | 1293 | 42.44 | ||
| Conservative | Becky Campbell | 1130 | 37.09 | ||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | Georgia Lloyd | 425 | 13.95 | ||
| Green | Wendy Shepherd | 139 | 4.56 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Derek John Gradwell | 60 | 1.97 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3047 | ||||
Bromley Cross[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nadim Muslim | 1763 | 46.31 | ||
| Labour | Ian Philip Brown | 1359 | 35.70 | ||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | Amy Hare | 368 | 9.67 | ||
| Green | Lee Charles Harrison | 204 | 5.36 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter James Priest | 113 | 2.97 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3807 | ||||
Farnworth North[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Haworth | 908 | 32.78 | ||
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Mark William Bailey | 700 | 25.27 | ||
| Conservative | Mazhar Iqbal | 520 | 18.77 | ||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | Dylan Evans | 298 | 10.76 | ||
| Green | Philip Kochitty | 273 | 9.86 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Louise Tonge | 71 | 2.56 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2770 | ||||
Farnworth South[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Paula Tracey Connor-Bennett | 975 | 43.07 | ||
| Labour | Champak Mistry | 752 | 33.22 | ||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | Julie Pattison | 292 | 12.90 | ||
| Conservative | Carol Forshaw | 105 | 4.64 | ||
| Green | Jordan Greenhalgh | 105 | 4.64 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Tonge | 35 | 1.55 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2264 | ||||
Great Lever[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||
| Green | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
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| Turnout | |||||
Halliwell[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | |||||
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Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| The Independent Choice | |||||
| Green | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
[14]===Horwich North ===
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwich and Blackrod First | Victoria Elise Rigby | 2028 | |||
| Horwich and Blackrod First | Charlotte Chloe Minnie Sears | 1835 | |||
| Labour | |||||
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| Green | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
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| Liberal Democrats | |||||
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Horwich South & Blackrod[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwich and Blackrod First | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Green | |||||
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Hulton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Independent | |||||
| Workers Party | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
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Kearsley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Green | |||||
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Little Lever & Darcy Lever[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Independent | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
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Queens Park & Central[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||
| Workers Party | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Green | |||||
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Rumworth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Green | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Workers Party | Ismail Ibrahim (Withdrew) | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Smithills[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Green | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
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Tonge With The Haulgh[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Green | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | |||||
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Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Westhoughton First Independents | |||||
| Green | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Westhoughton South[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Reform UK & Bolton for Change | |||||
| Westhoughton First Independents | |||||
| UKIP | |||||
| Green | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ Local Government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 7. ISBN 0-11-750847-0.
- ^ "The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "The Bolton (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Local government structure and elections". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
- ^ "Councillor expelled over alleged 'racist Facebook post' after Arena bombing". The Bolton News. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Party leader and founder announces surprise resignation". The Bolton News. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Second Bolton councillor resigns in the space of a day". The Bolton News. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Hyperlocal councillors quit party to join Labour amid turbulent week at Council". The Bolton News. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Return for two familiar faces in Bolton Council by-elections". The Bolton News. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Gee, Chris (17 November 2023). "Bolton by elections see Lib Dems and Farnworth and Kearsley First gain a seat". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Gee, Chris (14 March 2024). "Councillor, 57, quits after early-onset Alzheimer's diagnosis". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Council, Bolton (3 May 2024). "Local election results 2024". Bolton Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ https://www.bolton.gov.uk/news/article/1727/local-election-results-2024.
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