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Elections toBolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with theLabour Party overtaking theLiberal Democrats as the largest party and resuming control of the council after a two-year break.
20 seats were contested, with the Labour Party winning 10 seats, the Conservatives 7 and the Liberal Democrats 3Overall turnout was 34.3%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 10 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.0 | 37.7 | 25,452 | +5.8 | |
| Conservative | 7 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 35.0 | 40.1 | 27,096 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 15.0 | 18.9 | 12,789 | -11.0 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1,500 | +1.9 | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 379 | +0.3 | |
| Veritas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 288 | +0.4 | |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 20 | 19 | 21 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 22 | 21 | 17 |
| Labour | Conservative | Lib Dems |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Walsh | 2,424 | 65.3 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | Muhammad Rafiq | 686 | 18.5 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jaleh Salari | 351 | 9.5 | −8.7 | |
| Socialist Labour | Howard Broadbent | 250 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Majority | 1,738 | 46.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,711 | 36.0 | −4.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | LD to Soc Lab 7.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul Brierley | 2,319 | 64.3 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Janice Sutton | 751 | 20.8 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 539 | 14.9 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 1,568 | 43.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,609 | 39.0 | −6.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | LD to Con 4.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lynda Byrne | 1,435 | 45.6 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard Elliot | 1,358 | 43.2 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Hill | 351 | 11.2 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 77 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,144 | 31.0 | −4.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | LD to Labour 4.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Greenhalgh | 2,725 | 65.0 | −0.2 | |
| Labour | Anthony Terrible | 712 | 17.0 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Atty | 462 | 11.0 | −4.4 | |
| Green | Elizbaeth Spencer | 297 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 2,013 | 47.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,191 | 40.0 | −8.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | LD to Green 5.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sufrana Bashir-Ismail | 1,932 | 44.7 | +21.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Valibhai Patel | 1,132 | 26.2 | −25.6 | |
| Conservative | Donald Fairclough | 941 | 21.8 | +0.1 | |
| Veritas | Anthony Backhouse | 190 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Socialist Labour | Lynne Lowe | 129 | 3.0 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 800 | 18.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,324 | 43.0 | +0.0 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Labour 23.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Noel Spencer | 1,296 | 58.9 | +7.4 | |
| Conservative | Peter Taylor | 509 | 23.1 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Connor | 394 | 17.9 | −9.1 | |
| Majority | 787 | 35.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,199 | 21.0 | −6.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | LD to Labour 8.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Ayub | 1,889 | 58.7 | +19.4 | |
| Conservative | Christine Wild | 669 | 20.8 | −19.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gulamali Jiva | 335 | 10.4 | −10.2 | |
| Green | Alan Johnson | 327 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
| Majority | 1,220 | 37.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,220 | 34.0 | −4.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | Con to Labour 19.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Akhtar Zaman | 2,289 | 69.4 | +12.2 | |
| Conservative | Jamie Douglas | 605 | 18.3 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nathan Biney | 404 | 12.2 | −10.2 | |
| Majority | 1,684 | 51.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,298 | 34.0 | −1.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | LD to Labour 11.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laurence Williamson | 1,194 | 49.4 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | Robert Tyler | 768 | 31.8 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Willis | 454 | 18.8 | −10.4 | |
| Majority | 426 | 17.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,416 | 25.0 | −5.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | LD to Labour 8.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Colin Shaw | 3,329 | 69.0 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | John Gillatt | 828 | 17.2 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Snowden | 668 | 13.8 | −5.0 | |
| Majority | 2,501 | 51.8 | |||
| Turnout | 4,825 | 46.0 | −7.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | LD to Con 5.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Hollick | 1,151 | 35.1 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Isabel Seddon | 1,105 | 33.7 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Cronnolley | 1,025 | 31.2 | −5.4 | |
| Majority | 46 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,281 | 35.0 | −7.0 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Con 4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rock | 1,449 | 40.0 | −16.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Wallen | 1,169 | 32.3 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | Madeline Murray | 1,004 | 27.7 | +7.4 | |
| Majority | 280 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,622 | 38.0 | −8.0 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | LD to Con 12.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Morgan | 1,741 | 53.5 | +9.2 | |
| Labour | Romanna Kowalczuk | 1,051 | 32.3 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Linden Greensitt | 463 | 14.2 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 690 | 21.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,255 | 33.0 | −8.0 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | LD to Con 8.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Derek Burrows | 1,158 | 42.5 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Collison | 1,079 | 39.6 | −16.6 | |
| Conservative | Diane Bamber | 487 | 17.9 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 79 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,724 | 28.0 | −5.0 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Labour 13.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean Hornby | 1,573 | 42.0 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | David Broadie | 1,427 | 38.1 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Alwynne Cartmell | 345 | 9.2 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Wendy Connor | 298 | 8.0 | −6.0 | |
| Veritas | William Jones | 98 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 146 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,741 | 40.0 | −4.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | LD to Green 4.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ismail Ibrahim | 2,028 | 68.5 | +22.5 | |
| Conservative | John Heyes | 932 | 31.5 | +15.4 | |
| Majority | 1,096 | 37.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,960 | 29.0 | −9.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Silvester | 1,621 | 42.4 | −10.3 | |
| Conservative | Dennis Bray | 1,345 | 35.1 | +12.3 | |
| Labour | Joseph Hayes | 861 | 22.5 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 276 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,827 | 38.0 | −4.0 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | LD to Con 11.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nicholas Peel | 1,598 | 54.2 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | Mudasir Dean | 874 | 29.6 | −6.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Harasiwka | 252 | 8.5 | −2.8 | |
| Green | James Tomkinson | 227 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 724 | 24.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,951 | 31.0 | −6.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | Con to Green 7.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Higson | 1,486 | 43.1 | +10.3 | |
| Labour | David Chadwick | 1,146 | 33.2 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Gilfallan | 515 | 14.9 | −23.4 | |
| Green | Eric Hyland | 304 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Majority | 342 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,451 | 35.0 | −8.0 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Con 16.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Silvester | 997 | 36.3 | −11.0 | |
| Labour | Barbara Ramsden | 916 | 33.3 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Baker | 837 | 30.4 | +6.2 | |
| Majority | 81 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,750 | 30.0 | −6.0 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | LD to Con 8.6 | |||