Labour Party in Bolton - The Client Vote

The Elephant in the Room

Make no mistake about it, the Bolton Labour Party, who form the largest and ruling group on the Council, are a bunch of slick operators.

When it comes to winning Local Elections they sure know on which side their bread is buttered.

The political make up of the Council at present is

Labour – 41 Councillors

Conservative – 16 Councillors

Liberal Democrat – 3 Councillors

Each Ward elects 3 Councillors

In 13 of the 20 Wards all the Councillors are Labour.

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More interesting (for certain Wards) is the lead in the poll that the elected Labour Councillor had over the Candidate who came second.

(The figures are from the 2012 Local Elections)

Rumworth – 68.9% Labour lead over second place

Great Lever – 63.3 % Labour lead over second place

Crompton – 58.4% Labour lead over second place

Halliwell – 69% Labour lead over second place

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Co-incidentally (2011 census figures)

Rumworth – 51.8 % of the population are Muslim

Great Lever – 36.6 % of the population are Muslim

Crompton – 32.7 % of the population are Muslim

Halliwell – 27.9% of the population are Muslim.

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So – it’s hardly surprising that in 2008 Local elections, the Bolton Labour Party distributed the following leaflet exclusively to all the Bolton Mosques

and I’ve no doubt that a similar one will be sent out this year.

 

 

'NUFF SAID 

Promoted by Edith D Sexton, 69 Chester Ave, BL3 1XE on behalf of  Paul Richardson, 24 Ripon Close BL3 1EQ