User:HLE/Astley Bridge (ward)

Astley Bridge
Astley Bridge
Electoral ward
	Coordinates: 53°36′19″N 2°25′53″W / 53.6052°N 2.4313°W
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Bolton
Created	1973
Named for	Astley Bridge
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Body	Bolton Council
• Leadership	Leader and Cabinet
• Executive	No overall control
Area
• Total	2.64 sq mi (6.83 km2)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	13,807.
UK Parliament constituency	Bolton North East
Website	Astley Bridge Area Forum

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Astley Bridge is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It elects three Councillors to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

The ward includes the settlements of Astley Bridge, Sharples, Top Bank, and Horrocks Fold. It is one of seven wards which comprise the Bolton North East Parliamentary Constituency.

Councillors

Election	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor
1973	D Shepherd (Con)	F Waterworth (Con)	A Hibbert (Con)
1975	---	---	A Hibbert (Con)
1976	---	F Waterworth (Con)	---
1978	D Shepherd (Con)	---	---
1979	---	---	A Hibbert (Con)
1980	D Shepherd (Con)	A Hibbert (Con)	D Johnston (Con)
1982	---	---	D Johnston (Con)
1983	---	J Walsh (Con)	---
1984	M Higham (Con)	---	---
1986	---	---	D Shepherd (Con)
1987	---	J Walsh (Con)	---
1988	M Higham (Con) ---	---	---
1990	---	---	S Hynes (Lab)
1991	---	J Walsh (Con)	---
1992	D Shepherd (Con)	---	---
1994	---	---	S Hynes (Lab)
1995	---	S Murray (Lab)	---
1996	B Ramsden (Lab)	---	---
1998	---	---	J Walsh (Con)
1999	---	S Lever (Con)	---
2000	H Fairclough (Con)	---	---
2002	---	---	J Walsh (Con)
2003	---	Stuart Lever (Con)	---
2004	Hilary Fairclough (Con)	Stuart Lever (Con)	John Walsh (Con)
2006	---	---	John Walsh (Con)
2007	---	Stuart Lever (Con)	---
2008	Hilary Fairclough (Con)	---	---
2010	---	---	John Walsh (Con)
2011	---	Paul Wild (Con)	---
2012	Hilary Fairclough (Con)	---	---
2014	---	---	John Walsh (Con)
2015	---	Paul Wild (Con)	---
2016	Hilary Fairclough (Con)	---	---
2018	---	---	John Walsh (Con)
2019	---	Paul Wild (Con)	---
2021	Hilary Fairclough (Con)	Samuel Rimmer (Con)	---

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Bolton Council election 2021: Astley Bridge
(2 seats were up for election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilary Fairclough	2,569	61.5	+22.1
	Conservative	Samuel Rimmer	1,746	41.8	+2.4
	Labour	Safwaan Patel	1,025	24.5	+10.9
	Labour	Steve Sutton	897	21.5	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Mulligan	386	9.2	−23.0
	Liberal Democrats	James Haslam	380	9.1	−23.1
	Bolton for Change	Paul Eccleshare	311	7.4	+7.4
Majority			(Fairclough) 823
Majority			(Rimmer) 721
Turnout				40.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 2010s

Bolton Council election 2019: Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Wild	1,732	39.4	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Warren Fox	1,417	32.2	−3.9
	Labour	Steve Sutton	597	13.6	−7.8
	Independent	Mohammed Tanveer Akhtar	369	8.4	+8.4
	UKIP	Paul Gannon	283	6.4	+6.4
Majority			315	7.2	+0.8
Turnout			4,398	43.0	+1.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2018: Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Walsh	1,842
	Liberal Democrats	Warren Fox	1,564
	Labour	Zulfi Jiva	930
Rejected ballots			17
Majority			278
Turnout				42.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2016: Astley Bridge ward ^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilary Fairclough	1,891	42.5	+1.1
	Labour	Kevin Morris	1,114	25.1	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Warren Fox	912	20.5	+16.3
	UKIP	John Toone	440	9.9	−11.1
	Green	Benjamin Deed	88	2.0	−1.6
Majority			777	17.5	+5.9
Turnout			4,445	44.0	−24.1
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2015: Astley Bridge ward ^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Wild	2,963	41.4	+5.1
	Labour	Debbie Newall	2129	29.7	−1.7
	UKIP	Harry Lamb	1500	21.0	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Atty	302	4.2	+2.1
	Green	Ben Deed	261	3.6	−0.9
Majority			834	11.6	+6.6
Turnout			7,155	68.1	+27.7
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2014: Astley Bridge ward ^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Walsh	1,481	36.3	−10.2
	Labour	Stuart William Murray	1,279	31.4	−9.5
	UKIP	Harry Lamb	1,039	25.5	+25.5
	Green	Ben Deed	182	4.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Richard Atty	85	2.1	−1.2
Rejected ballots			10	0.25
Majority			202	5.0	−0.6
Turnout			4,076	40.44	+5.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2012: Astley Bridge ward ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilary Constance Fairclough	1,653	46.5	+0.4
	Labour	Stuart William Murray	1,453	40.8	+6.3
	Independent	Neville Mercer	334	9.4	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Richard Atty	116	3.3	−1.4
Majority			200	5.6	−6.0
Turnout			3,556	35.4	−7.5
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2011: Astley Bridge ward ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Vernon Wild	1,982	46.1	−0.4
	Labour	Asif Ismail Ibrahim	1,481	34.5	+5.0
	Independent	Neville Mercer	430	10.00	+4.3
	Astley Bridge First	Stuart Anthony Lever	202	4.7	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Richard Atty	202	4.7	−13.5
Majority			501	11.6	−5.2
Turnout			4,297	42.9	−26.2
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative

Bolton Council election 2010: Astley Bridge ward ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Walsh	3,204	46.5	−17.9
	Labour	Asif Ibrahim	2,034	29.5	+13.9
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Richard Atty	1,257	18.4	−1.8
	Independent	Neville Mercer	396	5.7	+5.7
Majority			1,170	16.8	−27.6
Turnout			6,947	69.1	+33.1
	Conservative hold

Elections in the 2000s

Bolton Council election 2008: Astley Bridge ward ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hilary Fairclough	2,358	64.4	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Atty	733	20.0	+1.5
	Labour	Muhammad Rafiq	572	15.6	−8.2
Majority			1,625	44.4	+10.6
Turnout			3,663	36.0	+2.5
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2007: Astley Bridge ward ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Lever	1,989	57.7	−12.3
	Labour	Joe Hayes	822	23.8	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Atty	639	18.5	+8.4
Majority			1,167	33.8	−13.0
Turnout			3,450	33.5	−2.5
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2006: Astley Bridge ward ^[12]
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
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2004: Astley Bridge ward (3) ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hilary Fairclough	2,574	21.4
	Conservative	Stuart Lever	2,377	19.8
	Conservative	John Walsh	2,341	19.5
	Labour	June Crook	997	8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Warren	854	7.1
	Labour	Muhammad Rafiq	791	6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Halliwell	655	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jaleh Salari	627	5.2
	Labour	Christopher White	491	4.1
	Socialist Labour	Howard Broadbent	308	2.6
Total votes			12,015	40.0

Bolton Council election 2003: Astley Bridge ward ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Lever	2,285	50.0	−3.7
	Labour	Christopher White	1,402	30.7	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Greenalgh	882	19.3	+7.7
Majority			883	19.3	+0.3
Turnout			4,569	41.0	+6.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2002: Astley Bridge ward ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	2,103	53.7	−10.4
	Labour	S Murray	1,358	34.7	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	C McPhearson	452	11.6	+3.0
Majority			745	19.0	−17.8
Turnout			3,913	35.0	+6.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 2000: Astley Bridge ward ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H Fairclough	2,091	64.1	+15.7
	Labour	S Hynes	892	27.3	−17.2
	Liberal Democrats	C Macpherson	280	8.6	+1.5
Majority			1,199	36.8	+33.0
Turnout			3,263	29.0	−2.0
	Conservative gain from Labour

Elections in the 1990s

Bolton Council election 1999: Astley Bridge ward ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S Lever	1,676	48.4	−0.6
	Labour	S Murray	1,546	44.5	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	C Atty	247	7.1	−0.9
Majority			133	3.8	−2.3
Turnout			3,472	31.0	−1.6
	Conservative gain from Labour

Bolton Council election 1998: Astley Bridge ward ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	1,742	49.0	+4.7
	Labour	S Hynes	1,576	42.9	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	P Howarth	285	8.0	−2.0
Majority			216	6.1
Turnout			3,553	32.6	−6.7
	Conservative gain from Labour

Bolton Council election 1996: Astley Bridge ward ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Ramsden	1,954	45.6	−3.9
	Conservative	H Fairclough	1,899	44.3	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	429	10.0	+4.2
Majority			55	1.3	−10.3
Turnout			4,282	39.3	−4.7
	Labour gain from Conservative

Bolton Council election 1995: Astley Bridge ward ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Murray	2,382	49.5	+0.9
	Conservative	J Walsh	1,823	37.9	−1.5
	Ind. Conservative	W Holt	325	6.8	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	278	5.8	−6.2
Majority			559	11.6	+2.4
Turnout			4,808	44.0	−3.4
	Labour gain from Conservative

Bolton Council election 1994: Astley Bridge ward ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Hynes	2,502	48.6	+22.7
	Conservative	H Fairclough	2,026	39.4	−27.9
	Liberal Democrats	C Atty	617	12.0	+5.2
Majority			476	9.2
Turnout			5,145	47.4	+6.0
	Labour hold

Bolton Council election 1992: Astley Bridge ward ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Shepherd	3,005	67.3	+12.3
	Labour	O Johnson	1,155	25.9	−9.6
	Liberal Democrats	B Hackney	302	6.8	−2.7
Majority			1,850	41.5	+21.9
Turnout			4,462	41.4	−8.5
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1991: Astley Bridge ward ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	3,072	55.0	+9.4
	Labour	M Clare	1,981	35.5	−11.3
	Liberal Democrats	C Kay	530	9.5	+1.9
Majority			1,092	19.6
Turnout			5,583	50.3	−0.7
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1990: Astley Bridge ward ^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Hynes	2,650	46.8	+3.0
	Conservative	D Shepherd	2,585	45.6	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	S Ball	431	7.6	−1.5
Majority			65	1.1
Turnout			5,666	51.0	+8.0
	Labour gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1980s

Bolton Council election 1988: Astley Bridge ward ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M Higham	2,150	47.1	−7.6
	Labour	G Dennis	2,002	43.8	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	M Langdon	417	9.1	−6.6
Majority			148	3.2	−21.9
Turnout			4,569	43.0	−5.3
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1987: Astley Bridge ward ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	2,752	54.7	+3.1
	Labour	S Marsland	1,488	29.6	−4.1
	SDP	M Langdon	787	15.7	+1.0
Majority			1,264	25.1	+7.2
Turnout			5,027	48.3	+3.8
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1986: Astley Bridge ward ^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Shepherd	2,328	51.6	−2.5
	Labour	L Lee	1,520	33.7	+1.0
	SDP	D Lee	663	14.7	+1.5
Majority			808	17.9	−7.3
Turnout			4,511	44.5	+4.1
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1984: Astley Bridge ward ^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M Higham	2,150	47.1	−7.6
	Labour	G Dennis	2,002	43.8	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	M Langdon	417	9.1	−6.6
Majority			148	3.2	−21.9
Turnout			4,569	43.0	−5.3
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1983: Astley Bridge ward ^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	2,596	59.1	+1.2
	Labour	J Haslam	1,231	28.0	+8.7
	SDP	D Poole	567	12.9	−9.9
Majority			1,365	31.0	−2.2
Turnout			4,394	44.5	+7.8
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1982: Astley Bridge ward ^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Johnston	2,088	57.9	−9.4
	SDP	I Greenhalgh	822	22.8	+22.8
	Labour	D McEneaney	698	19.3	−12.2
Majority			1,266	33.2
Turnout			3,806	36.7
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1980: Astley Bridge ward (3) ^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D Shepherd	2,745	23.5
	Conservative	A Hibbert	2,576	22.0
	Conservative	D Johnston	2,550	21.0
	Labour	W Wheeler	1,290	11.0
	Labour	P McFadden	1,206	10.3
	Labour	M Woodcock	1,188	10.2
	National Front	K Bernal	133	1.1
Total votes			11,688

Elections in the 1970s

Bolton Council election 1979: Astley Bridge ward ^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Hibbert	5,087	66.6	−7.4
	Labour	E McCracken	2,546	33.4	+11.5
Majority			2541	33.2	−18.9
Turnout			7,633	78.6	+41.2
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1978: Astley Bridge ward ^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Shepherd	2,685	74.0	−3.5
	Labour	L Hesketh	794	21.9	−0.6
	Liberal	M Powell	147	4.1	+4.1
Majority			1,891	52.1	−3.0
Turnout			3,626	37.4	−0.6
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1976: Astley Bridge ward ^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F Waterworth	2,871	77.5	+0.3
	Labour	G Riley	832	22.5	−0.3
Majority			2,039	55.1	+0.7
Turnout			3,703	38.0	+2.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1975: Astley Bridge ward ^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Hibbert	2,694	77.2	+9.9
	Labour	N Lee	795	22.8	−9.9
Majority			1,899	54.4
Turnout			3,489	36.0	+2.0
	Conservative hold

Bolton Council election 1973: Astley Bridge ward (3) ^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D Shepherd	2,171	23.4
	Conservative	F Waterworth	2,087	22.5
	Conservative	A Hibbert	1,986	21.4
	Labour	J Walker	1,082	11.7
	Labour	N Lee	1,007	10.9
	Labour	D Jones	938	10.1
Total votes			9,721	34.0

Notes

^ "Astley Bridge: Ward in North West England". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^ "The full list of candidates". The Bolton News. 8 April 2016. p. 4.
^ "Ward results". The Bolton News. 7 May 2016. p. 5.
^ "Full list of council hopefuls revealed". The Bolton News. 13 April 2015. p. 4.
^ "Bolton Council Election Results". The Bolton News. 9 May 2015. p. 3.
^ Thorp, Liam (10 May 2015). "Plenty of shocks in Bolton Council elections - but not a lot of change". The Bolton News.
^ "Bolton ready to go to polls". The Bolton News. 26 April 2014. pp. 6–7.
^ "2014 elections". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 20.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 19.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 18.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 17.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 16.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 15.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 14.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 13.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 12.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 11.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 10.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 9.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 8.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 7.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 6.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 5.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 4.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 3.
^ ^a ^b Rallings & Thrasher, p. 2.
^ Rallings & Thrasher, p. 1.

References

Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

External links

2011 Ward Labour Market Profile E36006236 : Astley Bridge

[1] "Astley Bridge: Ward in North West England". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[2] "The full list of candidates". The Bolton News. 8 April 2016. p. 4.

[3] "Ward results". The Bolton News. 7 May 2016. p. 5.

[4] "Full list of council hopefuls revealed". The Bolton News. 13 April 2015. p. 4.

[5] "Bolton Council Election Results". The Bolton News. 9 May 2015. p. 3.

[6] Thorp, Liam (10 May 2015). "Plenty of shocks in Bolton Council elections - but not a lot of change". The Bolton News.

[7] "Bolton ready to go to polls". The Bolton News. 26 April 2014. pp. 6–7.

[8] "2014 elections". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher20-9] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 20.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher19-10] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 19.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher18-11] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 18.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher17-12] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 17.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher16-13] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 16.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher15-14] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 15.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher14-15] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 14.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher13-16] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 13.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher12-17] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 12.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher11-18] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 11.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher10-19] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 10.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher9-20] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 9.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher8-21] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 8.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher7-22] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 7.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher6-23] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 6.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher5-24] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher4-25] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher3-26] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 3.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher2-27] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 2.

[FOOTNOTERallingsThrasher1-28] Rallings & Thrasher, p. 1.

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