Horwich and Blackrod 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Baines Elected | 1,200 | 32.0% | -0.7 |
| Horwich & Blackrod First Independents | Samantha Louise Angela Williamson | 1,143 | 30.5% | -2.6 |
| Labour Party | Karen Millington | 1,129 | 30.1% | +1.4 |
| Green Party | Jackie Anderson | 155 | 4.1% | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Walsh | 73 | 1.9% | -0.1 |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | Loren Jo-Ann Richards | 46 | 1.2% | — |
| Majority | 57 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,980 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,747 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Horwich & Blackrod First Independents
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwich & Blackrod First Independents | David Grant Elected | 1,303 | 33.1% | -4.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Finlay David Stanley | 1,288 | 32.7% | +8.0 |
| Labour Party | Joan Pritchard Jones | 1,130 | 28.7% | +2.4 |
| Green Party | Andrew Philip Douglas Bovill | 149 | 3.8% | +0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Walsh | 80 | 2.0% | -1.3 |
| Majority | 15 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,901 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,937 | |||
Horwich & Blackrod First Independents hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwich & Blackrod First Independents | Peter Wright Elected | 1,482 | 37.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Stephen Pickup | 1,041 | 26.3% | -14.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Baines | 978 | 24.7% | -22.9 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Sarah Jane Chadwick | 199 | 5.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Forrest | 133 | 3.4% | -3.2 |
| Green Party | Keith Michael Cocker | 130 | 3.3% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 441 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,963 | |||
Horwich & Blackrod First Independents gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sue Baines Elected | 1,668 | 47.6% | +18.0 |
| Labour Party | Michael Jarvis | 1,437 | 41.0% | -1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Forrest | 231 | 6.6% | +3.1 |
| Green Party | Keith Michael Cocker | 169 | 4.8% | -0.6 |
| Majority | 231 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,505 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ann Cunliffe Elected | 1,516 | 42.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Forshaw | 1,054 | 29.6% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Derek Snowden | 679 | 19.0% | — |
| Green Party | Keith Michael Cocker | 192 | 5.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Doug Bagnall | 125 | 3.5% | — |
| Majority | 462 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,566 | |||