User:HLE/Farnworth (ward)
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Farnworth | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Bolton |
| Created | 1980 |
| Named for | Farnworth |
| Government | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough |
| • Body | Bolton Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and Cabinet |
| • Executive | No overall control |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.74 sq mi (4.50 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,793.[1] |
| UK Parliament constituency | Bolton South East |
| Website | Farnworth Area Forum |
Farnworth 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.
Together with Great Lever, Harper Green, Hulton, Kearsley, Little Lever and Darcy Lever, and Rumworth wards it makes up the Bolton South East Parliamentary Constituency.
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Maureen Flitcroft | 1,699 | 53.9 | +53.9 | |
| Labour | Martin McMulkin | 1,172 | 37.3 | -11.1 | |
| Conservative | Jennifer Kirk | 142 | 4.5 | -4.1 | |
| UKIP | Dave Harvey | 92 | 2.9 | -33.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Cooper | 44 | 1.4 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 522 | 16.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,154 | 30.0 | |||
| Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First | Paul David Sanders | 1,204 | 47.5 | +47.5 | |
| Labour | Rebecca Jane Minors | 969 | 38.2 | -10.5 | |
| UKIP | Dave Harvey | 169 | 6.7 | -30.0 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Thomas Littler | 153 | 6.0 | -2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Andrew Walsh | 23 | 0.9 | -2.2 | |
| Green | David Figgins | 18 | 0.7 | +0.7% | |
| Majority | 235 | ||||
| Turnout | 24.32 | ||||
| Farnworth and Kearsley First gain from Labour | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Notes
- ^ "Farnworth Ward in North West England". Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/16074979.Farnworth___Kearsley_First_win_first_council_seat__Lib_Dems_take_Westhoughton/
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-43345567
- ^ https://www.aldc.org/2018/03/bolton-mb-farnworth-8th-march-2018/
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.