2002 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 31
• Conservative 16
• Liberal Democrat 13

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 2002

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12			-3	57.1	40.3	27,034	+4.2%
	Conservative	5			+1	23.8	33.7	22,580	-5.6%
	Liberal Democrats	4			+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_Party_of_England_and_Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	197	+0.2%

Ward results

Astley Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		2,103	53.7	−10.4
	Labour		1,358	34.7	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats		452	11.6	+3.0
Majority			745	19.0	−17.8
Turnout			3,913

Blackrod

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,255	38.1	+3.8
	Conservative		1,193	36.3	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats		842	25.6	−0.9
Majority			62	1.8
Turnout			3,290

Bradshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		2,117	55.5	−2.4
	Labour		1,110	29.1	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats		587	15.4	+2.8
Majority			1,007	26.4	−2.0
Turnout			3,814

Breightmet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,329	46.5	−2.8
	Conservative		1,173	41.1	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats		353	12.4	+2.6
Majority			156	5.4	−3.0
Turnout			2,855

Bromley Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		2,393	59.7	+2.2
	Labour		1,050	26.2	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats		563	14.1	−1.8
Majority			1,343	33.5	+2.6
Turnout			4,006

Burnden (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,280
	Labour		1,159
	Conservative		1,154
	Conservative		1,105
	Liberal Democrats		443
	Liberal Democrats		340
	Socialist Labour		133
	Socialist Alliance		115
Turnout			5,729

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,270	44.2	−3.7
	Conservative		615	21.4	−21.6
	Independent		459	16.0	+16.0
	Liberal Democrats		278	9.7	+3.1
	Socialist Alliance		144	5.0	+5.0
	Socialist Labour		108	3.8	+1.3
Majority			655	22.8	+17.9
Turnout			2,874

Daubhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,404	55.7	+3.2
	Conservative		690	27.4	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats		428	17.0	+3.6
Majority			714	28.3	+9.9
Turnout			2,522

Deane-cum-Heaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		2,607	55.4	−4.8
	Labour		1,199	25.5	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats		902	19.2	+4.8
Majority			1,408	29.9	−4.9
Turnout			4,708

Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		2,553	76.7	+31.7
	Conservative		384	11.5	−36.2
	Liberal Democrats		228	6.9	+3.0
	Socialist Labour		162	4.9	+1.6
Majority			2,169	65.2
Turnout			3,327

Farnworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,141	59.0	+3.1
	Conservative		344	17.8	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats		317	16.4	+1.0
	Socialist Labour		133	6.9	+0.5
Majority			797	41.2	+7.6
Turnout			1,935

Halliwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,676	52.8	+4.7
	Conservative		724	22.8	−10.8
	Liberal Democrats		511	16.1	+5.3
	Socialist Labour		169	5.3	+0.6
	Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales		96	3.0	+0.1
Majority			952	30.0	+15.5
Turnout			3,176

Harper Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,295	57.3	+3.8
	Conservative		506	22.4	−8.0
	Liberal Democrats		338	14.9	+3.5
	Socialist Labour		123	5.4	+0.8
Majority			789	34.9	+11.8
Turnout			2,262

Horwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		2,283	55.2	−1.8
	Labour		1,082	26.2	+4.3
	Conservative		687	16.6	−4.5
	Socialist Alliance		85	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,101	29.0	−6.1
Turnout			4,137

Hulton Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,540	36.4	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats		1,451	34.3	+5.4
	Labour		1,236	29.2	+0.4
Majority			89	2.1	−11.2
Turnout			4,227

Kearsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		1,357	48.4	−5.3
	Labour		1,182	42.2	+5.7
	Conservative		263	9.4	−0.4
Majority			175	6.2	−11.0
Turnout			2,802

Little Lever

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,550	49.4	+4.5
	Conservative		1,153	36.8	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats		351	11.2	+0.0
	Socialist Alliance		81	2.6	+2.6
Majority			397	12.6	+11.6
Turnout			3,135

Smithills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		1,836	59.0	−5.4
	Conservative		605	19.4	−1.0
	Labour		572	18.4	+3.2
	Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales		101	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,231	39.6	−4.4
Turnout			3,114

Tonge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,345	52.4	+3.7
	Conservative		879	34.3	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats		342	13.3	+6.1
Majority			466	18.1	−4.0
Turnout			2,566

Westhoughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		1,324	49.8	−2.0
	Labour		988	37.2	+3.3
	Conservative		345	13.0	−1.2
Majority			336	12.6	−5.3
Turnout			2,657

References

Preceded by Bolton Council election, 2000

Bolton local elections

Succeeded by Bolton Council election, 2003