Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | David Lewis Elected | 1,781 | 38.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Maher | 1,071 | 23.0% | -10.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Tighe | 964 | 20.7% | -4.4 |
| Green Party | Louise Warburton | 439 | 9.4% | +6.4 |
| Labour Party | Paul Leslie Saunders | 403 | 8.7% | -14.4 |
| Majority | 710 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,658 | |||
Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Deirdre Janice McGeown Elected | 1,137 | 33.8% | -7.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin Higson | 842 | 25.1% | -3.7 |
| Labour Party | Karen Millington | 776 | 23.1% | +4.1 |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | Jennifer Armstrong | 314 | 9.3% | — |
| Westhoughton First Independents | Jill Alexandra Reynolds | 189 | 5.6% | +0.5 |
| Green Party | Charlie Barrett | 102 | 3.0% | +1.8 |
| Majority | 295 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,360 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
16/11/2023 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Deirdre Janice McGeown Elected | 959 | 41.5% | +7.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrea Jane Finney | 665 | 28.8% | -4.9 |
| Labour Party | Karen Millington | 440 | 19.0% | -4.0 |
| Westhoughton First Independents | Jack Speight | 118 | 5.1% | -6.8 |
| Reform UK | Jeff Armstrong | 101 | 4.4% | — |
| Green Party | Wendy Ann Hopkinson | 28 | 1.2% | -4.0 |
| Majority | 294 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,311 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
04/05/2023 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Arthur Price Elected | 1,135 | 34.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Martin Tighe Elected | 1,111 | 33.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bernadette Eckersley-Fallon Elected | 1,065 | 32.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrea Jane Finney | 1,064 | 32.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Jean Jackson | 1,049 | 31.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Elizabeth Wroe | 981 | 29.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Amanda Jayne Armstrong | 759 | 23.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Zoe Walsh | 716 | 21.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Mareike Steiner | 644 | 19.5% | — |
| Westhoughton First Independents | Jack Speight | 393 | 11.9% | — |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | Steven Haslam | 192 | 5.8% | — |
| Green Party | Heather Rylance | 173 | 5.2% | — |
| Majority | 1 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,209 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,300 | |||
05/05/2022 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 42% |
| Liberal Democrats | 33% |
| Labour Party | 17% |
| Westhoughton First Independents | 6% |
| Reform UK and Bolton For Change | 2% |
Reconstructed from Westhoughton North and Chew Moor (95%), Westhoughton South (5%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
06/05/2021 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 46% |
| Liberal Democrats | 29% |
| Labour Party | 16% |
| Westhoughton First Independents | 5% |
| Green Party | 3% |
| Active For Westhoughton | 1% |
Reconstructed from Westhoughton North and Chew Moor (95%), Westhoughton South (5%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
02/05/2019 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 39% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 31% |
| Labour Party | 15% |
| Westhoughton First Independents | 8% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 7% |
Reconstructed from Westhoughton North and Chew Moor (95%), Westhoughton South (5%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
03/05/2018 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 42% |
| Liberal Democrats | 33% |
| Labour Party | 19% |
| Green Party | 1% |
Reconstructed from Westhoughton North and Chew Moor (95%), Westhoughton South (5%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 38% |
| Labour Party | 33% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 17% |
| Liberal Democrats | 10% |
| Green Party | 3% |
Reconstructed from Westhoughton North and Chew Moor (95%), Westhoughton South (5%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.