Farnworth ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Nadeem Ayub Elected | 1,406 | 47.9% | +7.7 |
| Farnworth and Kearsley First Party | Maureen Ann Flitcroft | 1,118 | 38.1% | -11.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Derbyshire | 216 | 7.4% | -1.0 |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | Sharon Ann Whitworth | 143 | 4.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Joyce Macpherson | 52 | 1.8% | -0.1 |
| Majority | 288 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,994 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,935 | |||
Labour Party gain from Farnworth and Kearsley First Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First Party | Paul Sanders Elected | 1,647 | 49.6% | -3.3 |
| Labour Party | Nadeem Ayub | 1,335 | 40.2% | +4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bashim Dean | 279 | 8.4% | +4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Joyce Macpherson | 61 | 1.8% | +0.4 |
| Majority | 312 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,974 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,322 | |||
Farnworth and Kearsley First Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First Party | Lisa Weatherby Elected | 1,863 | 52.9% | -1.0 |
| Labour Party | Jean Gillies | 1,270 | 36.1% | -1.3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Steven Cotter | 176 | 5.0% | +2.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jennifer Emily Kirk | 124 | 3.5% | -1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Joyce Macpherson | 51 | 1.4% | +0.1 |
| The For Britain Movement | Simon Collins | 38 | 1.1% | — |
| Majority | 593 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,522 | |||
Farnworth and Kearsley First Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First Party | Maureen Ann Flitcroft Elected | 1,699 | 53.9% | +6.4 |
| Labour Party | Martin Samuel McMulkin | 1,177 | 37.3% | -0.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jennifer Emily Kirk | 142 | 4.5% | -1.5 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Dave Harvey | 92 | 2.9% | -3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Charles Tyas Cooper | 44 | 1.4% | +0.5 |
| Majority | 522 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,154 | |||
Farnworth and Kearsley First Party hold
08/03/2018 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnworth and Kearsley First Party | Paul Sanders Elected | 1,204 | 47.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Rebecca Jane Minors | 969 | 38.2% | -10.2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Dave Harvey | 169 | 6.7% | -29.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Thomas Littler | 153 | 6.0% | -2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Andrew Walsh | 23 | 0.9% | -2.1 |
| Green Party | David Figgins | 18 | 0.7% | -2.8 |
| Majority | 235 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,536 | |||
Farnworth and Kearsley First Party gain from Labour Party
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Asif Ibrahim Elected | 1,417 | 48.4% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Andrew Mabon | 1,066 | 36.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Aidan Meagan | 253 | 8.6% | — |
| Green Party | Trevor Bonfield | 103 | 3.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Glen Carl Atkinson | 89 | 3.0% | — |
| Majority | 351 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,928 | |||