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Bolton, Rumworth Council by election result 6th October 2016


Bolton, Rumworth - Labour hold
Party  2016 B votes    2016 B share     since 2016     since 2015     since 2014     since 2012  
Labour
2,125
76.9%
+4.6%
-0.5%
+4.1%
-1.6%
UKIP
251
9.1%
-0.9%
 from nowhere 
-3.4%
 from nowhere 
Conservative 
167
6.0%
-4.4%
-6.6%
-2.0%
-3.6%
Green
126
4.6%
-0.5%
-3.2%
-0.5%
-4.4%
Liberal Democrat 
96
3.5%
+1.2%
+1.2%
+1.8%
+0.6%
Total votes
2,765

78%
47%
70%
91%

Swing where meaningful Conservative to Labour 4½% since May, 3% since 2015 and 2014 and 1% since 2012
Council now 37 Labour, 15 Conservative, 5 UKIP, 3 Liberal Democrat

Rumworth - Bolton MBC - Rosa Kay (Labour) died at the age of 79. She was a councillor since 1999, representing Derby ward until 2004 and was a Cabinet member. Before being a councillor, she was an Union official for Council employees.
2016-2020 term

2016: Lab 2568, Con 373, UKIP 354, Grn 179, LD 82 
2015: Lab 4555, Con 747, Grn 457, LD 136
2014: Lab 2876, UKIP 492, Con 317, Grn 200, LD 66
2012: Lab 2394, Con 294, Grn 274, LD 88
2011: Lab 2677, Con 374, Grn 300, LD 119
2010: Lab 3928, LD 855, Con 825
2008: Lab 1875, LD 647, Left List 444
2007: Lab 2079, Con 668, LD 480
2006: Lab 2028, Con 932
2004: Lab 1734/1706/1683, LD 1316/1228/991, Con 633/598/567, Respect 540, Socialist Lab 136

Left List (also known as Left Alternative) was a Respect splinter, backed by the SWP. 

Shamim Abdullah (Labour Party)
Jonathan Baxendale (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Becky Forrest (Liberal Democrats)
Alan Johnson (Green Party)
Mohammed Waqas (The Conservative Party Candidate)