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Local Election Results 2008

Bolton

Left = Left List
You = You Party

Other results for Bolton: 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
By-elections for Bolton (may be incomplete): 21st November 2002 (Daubhill) — 13th July 2006 (Crompton) — 1st October 2009 (Crompton) — 19th December 2013 (Harper Green) — 16th October 2014 (Harper Green) — 11th February 2016 (Crompton) — 6th October 2016 (Rumworth) — 18th January 2018 (Hulton) — 8th March 2018 (Farnworth) — 28th October 2021 (Bromley Cross) — 15th September 2022 (Rumworth) — 16th November 2023 (Kearsley; Westhoughton N. & Hunger Hill)

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Consolidated results — Bolton 2008

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 29254 41.8% 9
Labour 22644 32.4% 7
Liberal Democrat 14221 20.3% 4
Green Party 1751 2.5% 0
British National Party 867 1.2% 0
You Party 637 0.9% 0
Left List 444 0.6% 0
Independent 104 0.1% 0

Astley Bridge

Hilary Fairclough C 2358 64.4%
Clive Atty LD 733 20.0%
Muhammad Rafiq Lab 572 15.6%

Bradshaw

Walter Hall C 2535 68.7%
James Cottam Lab 620 16.8%
Lauren Alergant LD 342 9.3%
Anne Mumberson Grn 195 5.3%

Breightmet

Arthur Norris C 1696 47.1%
William Gallagher Lab 1182 32.8%
Carl Hemmings BNP 350 9.7%
Stephen Howarth LD 163 4.5%
Norma Armston You 137 3.8%
Lynne Hyland Grn 74 2.1%

Bromley Cross

Alan Wilkinson C 2933 68.9%
Jeremy Foster Lab 705 16.6%
David Wibberley LD 331 7.8%
Liz Spencer Grn 147 3.5%
Andy Openshaw You 141 3.3%

Crompton [Lab gain from LD]

Hanif Darvesh Lab 1985 50.0%
John Partington C 1113 28.0%
Yakub Khoda LD 873 22.0%

Farnworth

Jim Lord Lab 1151 41.5%
Tariq Aziz LD 955 34.4%
Michelle Ionn C 531 19.1%
Andy Allen You 138 5.0%

Great Lever [Lab gain from C]

Mohammed Iqbal Lab 1657 46.3%
Mudasir Dean C 1299 36.3%
Alan Johnson Grn 374 10.5%
Mian Akhtar LD 245 6.9%

Halliwell

Cliff Morris Lab 1875 62.5%
Shahid Mahmood C 632 21.1%
Riaz Gul LD 494 16.5%

Harper Green

Champak Mistry Lab 1181 44.7%
Bill Dawson C 1071 40.5%
David Connor LD 390 14.8%

Heaton and Lostock

Alan Rushton C 3378 70.6%
John Gillatt Lab 831 17.4%
Jonathan Evans LD 326 6.8%
Daniel Mann Grn 249 5.2%

Horwich and Blackrod [C gain from LD]

Pat Barrow C 1469 43.7%
Kevan Jones Lab 1021 30.4%
Ian Hamilton LD 869 25.9%

Horwich North East

Barbara Ronson LD 1615 44.0%
Stephen Wallen C 1126 30.7%
Kevin McKeon Lab 832 22.7%
Lucy Openshaw You 95 2.6%

Hulton

Alan Walsh C 1822 54.2%
Paul Fitzpatrick Lab 1118 33.3%
Linden Greensitt LD 421 12.5%

Kearsley

John Rothwell LD 1435 46.6%
Guy Harkin Lab 1052 34.2%
Diane Bamber C 593 19.3%

Little Lever and Darcy Lever

Mary Woodward C 1726 45.5%
Jesamine Kay Lab 1408 37.1%
Eric Hyde LD 418 11.0%
Alwynne Cartmell Grn 243 6.4%

Rumworth

Rosa Kay Lab 1875 63.2%
Wendy Connor LD 647 21.8%
Neil McAlister Left 444 15.0%

Smithills

Roger Hayes LD 1784 46.6%
Christine Flanigan C 1216 31.8%
Christopher Peacock Lab 599 15.6%
Rachel Mann Grn 136 3.6%
Doug Bagnall You 94 2.5%

Tonge with The Haulgh

Frank White Lab 1289 40.2%
Nigel Ford C 1109 34.6%
David Wood BNP 517 16.1%
Paul Harasiwka LD 194 6.0%
James Tomkinson Grn 68 2.1%
Ryan Barlow You 32 1.0%

Westhoughton North and Chew Moor [C gain from LD]

Christine Wild C 1700 47.6%
Mike Francis Lab 874 24.5%
Derek Gradwell LD 858 24.0%
Laura Spencer Grn 141 3.9%

Westhoughton South

David Wilkinson LD 1128 36.2%
Lynda Winrow C 947 30.4%
Harry Bowling Lab 817 26.2%
Eric Hyland Grn 124 4.0%
Ainslie Casson Ind 104 3.3%

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