Westhoughton North and Chew Moor 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 | Martyn Cox Elected | 1,648 | 42.7% | -3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Price | 1,266 | 32.8% | +3.8 |
| Labour Party | Zulfi Jiva | 645 | 16.7% | +1.0 |
| Westhoughton First Independents | Jack Speight | 220 | 5.7% | +0.9 |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | Jeff Armstrong | 84 | 2.2% | — |
| Majority | 382 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,078 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,864 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrea Jane Finney Elected | 1,937 | 46.6% | +14.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Price | 1,207 | 29.0% | -10.0 |
| Labour Party | Zulfi Jiva | 652 | 15.7% | +1.6 |
| Westhoughton First Independents | Jack Speight | 201 | 4.8% | -3.1 |
| Green Party | Amanda Stewart | 107 | 2.6% | — |
| Active For Westhoughton | Richard Adam Bates | 52 | 1.2% | — |
| Majority | 730 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,034 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,161 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Liberal Democrats
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon Elected | 1,565 | 39.0% | +6.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Zoe Kirk-Robinson | 1,270 | 31.7% | -10.9 |
| Labour Party | Michael Jarvis | 565 | 14.1% | -4.1 |
| Westhoughton First Independents | Jack Speight | 319 | 8.0% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Kieran Boardman | 292 | 7.3% | — |
| Majority | 295 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,011 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martyn Cox Elected | 1,831 | 42.6% | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon | 1,386 | 32.2% | +23.5 |
| Labour Party | Ged Carter | 784 | 18.2% | -14.3 |
| Independent | Jack Speight | 238 | 5.5% | — |
| Green Party | Heather Rylance | 61 | 1.4% | -1.3 |
| Majority | 445 | |||
| Turnout | 40.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,300 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Christine Wild Elected | 1,600 | 39.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Anne Graham | 1,336 | 32.5% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | George Stanley Bown | 697 | 17.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek John Gradwell | 360 | 8.8% | — |
| Green Party | Heather Rylance | 113 | 2.8% | — |
| Majority | 264 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,106 | |||