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    Tonge, Bolton County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), A. Hooton (The Labour Party) and A. Macdonald (The Labour Party) won Tonge, with a majority of 189 votes on a turnout of 47.7%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Bolton County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    130
    Tonge: Local Elections 1972Turnout 47.7%, electorate 11,353
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. HootonThe Labour Party2,81126.7%Yes
    A. MacdonaldThe Labour Party2,71225.8%Yes
    H. MarshConservative Party2,52324%No
    J. OpenshawConservative Party2,47523.5%No
    Tonge: Local Elections 1971Turnout 48.8%, electorate 11,369
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. SwainThe Labour Party2,89727.1%Yes
    P. HowarthThe Labour Party2,88427%Yes
    K. KnowlesConservative Party2,46923.1%No
    S. HarrisonConservative Party2,45122.9%No
    Tonge: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 43.1%, electorate 11,483
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. WhiteThe Labour Party2,53126.3%Yes
    J. KnightThe Labour Party2,49325.9%Yes
    A. HolgateConservative Party2,33924.3%No
    H. BleackleyConservative Party2,27423.6%No
    Tonge: Local Elections 1969Turnout 42.8%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. MarshConservative Party2,65130.6%Yes
    J. OpenshawConservative Party2,59730%Yes
    F. WhiteThe Labour Party1,63418.9%No
    J. KnightThe Labour Party1,53717.7%No
    S. HoltIndependent2442.8%No
    Tonge: Local Elections 1968Turnout 37.4%, electorate 10,282
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. HarrisonConservative Party2,71436.6%Yes
    K. KnowlesConservative Party2,68536.2%Yes
    D. BallThe Labour Party1,02813.9%No
    J. WalkerThe Labour Party99513.4%No
    Tonge: Local elections 11 May 1967Turnout 44.2%, electorate 10,234
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. HolgateConservative Party2,68730.9%Yes
    H. BleackleyConservative Party2,65130.5%Yes
    K. BrindleThe Labour Party1,69319.5%No
    J. WardThe Labour Party1,66919.2%No
    Tonge: Local elections 12 May 1966electorate 10,325
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. WhiteThe Labour Party2,25724.8%Yes
    P. WoodThe Labour Party2,11123.2%Yes
    J. EdmondsonConservative Party2,05322.6%No
    F. BellConservative Party2,01722.2%No
    N. KendallThe Liberal Party3373.7%No
    S. ParkinsonThe Liberal Party3263.6%No
    Tonge: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 41.2%, electorate 10,480
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. HarrisonConservative Party2,58029.9%Yes
    J. RigbyConservative Party2,55829.6%Yes
    D. TaylorThe Labour Party1,74920.3%No
    P. WoodThe Labour Party1,74220.2%No
    Tonge: Local Elections 1964Turnout 44.3%, electorate 10,549
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. HolgateConservative Party2,45527.2%Yes
    H. BleakleyConservative Party2,45027.1%Yes
    D. ThomasThe Labour Party2,06322.8%No
    P. PhillipsThe Labour Party2,06122.8%No
    Tonge: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 47.5%, electorate 10,618
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. WhiteThe Labour Party2,14122.2%Yes
    D. BowlesThe Labour Party1,99920.7%Yes
    J. EdmondsonConservative Party1,86919.3%No
    R. GortonConservative Party1,77518.4%No
    J. FarringtonThe Liberal Party9619.9%No
    W. MarfleetThe Liberal Party9209.5%No
    Tonge: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 10,688
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. RigbyConservative Party1,81818.4%Yes
    S. HarrisonConservative Party1,80718.3%Yes
    G. NelsonThe Labour Party1,74317.7%No
    D. BowlesThe Labour Party1,71817.4%No
    J. FarringtonThe Liberal Party1,43014.5%No
    W. MarfleetThe Liberal Party1,33813.6%No
    Tonge: Local elections 11 May 1961electorate 10,757
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. BleakleyConservative Party1,86721.3%Yes
    A. HolgateConservative Party1,81520.7%Yes
    K. MeagherThe Labour Party1,52917.4%No
    N. GregoryThe Labour Party1,47316.8%No
    J. FarringtonThe Liberal Party1,07412.3%No
    W. MarfleetThe Liberal Party1,00911.5%No

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