The 1984 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council
21 seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party and 2 by the Liberal Party. In the Hulton ward, 2 Councillors were elected. After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 36
- Conservative 20
- Liberal Party 4
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.5 | 36,727 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 34.7 | 26,854 | -3.3 | ||
Alliance | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 17.7 | 13,707 | -0.8 |
Council Composition edit
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
36 | 22 | 2 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
36 | 20 | 4 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
L – Liberal/SDP Alliance
Ward results edit
Astley Bridge ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W Higham | 2,177 | 54.1 | -5.0 | |
Labour | J Kilcoyne | 1,314 | 32.7 | +4.7 | |
SDP | D Newman | 532 | 13.2 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 1,014 | 25.2 | -5.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,023 | 40.4 | -4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 4.8 |
Blackrod ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Johnson | 1,968 | 54.8 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | N Troup | 1,267 | 35.3 | -1.3 | |
SDP | G Langdon | 359 | 10.0 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 701 | 19.5 | +5.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,594 | 38.2 | -8.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 1.8 |
Bradshaw ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W Hall | 2,087 | 53.3 | -4.6 | |
Labour | D McEneaney | 1,091 | 27.9 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | R Steele | 734 | 18.8 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 996 | 25.5 | -8.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,912 | 36.0 | -4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 4.3 |
Breightmet ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K McIvor | 2,243 | 52.1 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | I Chesney | 1,581 | 36.7 | +0.5 | |
SDP | D Lee | 479 | 11.1 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 662 | 15.4 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,303 | 38.0 | -1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 3.1 |
Bromley Cross ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Poulson | 2,231 | 51.5 | -3.4 | |
Labour | D Doxsey | 1,107 | 25.6 | +6.2 | |
SDP | C Moore | 993 | 22.9 | -2.8 | |
Majority | 1,124 | 25.9 | -3.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,331 | 42.0 | -4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 4.8 |
Burnden ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Eastwood | 1,993 | 52.7 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 1,501 | 39.7 | -1.3 | |
Liberal | S Vickers | 268 | 7.6 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 492 | 13.1 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,780 | 41.0 | -7.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 4.8 |
Central ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Howarth | 2,403 | 71.5 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | T Haslam | 607 | 18.0 | +0.8 | |
Liberal | G Meadows | 353 | 10.5 | -3.0 | |
Majority | 1,796 | 53.4 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,363 | 39.3 | -4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 2.6 |
Daubhill ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Anderton | 2,615 | 63.3 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | P Gore | 1,228 | 29.7 | -3.4 | |
SDP | K Banks | 198 | 4.8 | -1.5 | |
Independent | J Hamilton | 92 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1,387 | 33.6 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,133 | 44.5 | -5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.1 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Berry | 2,959 | 58.0 | +0.9 | |
Labour | T Hyams | 1,087 | 22.3 | +2.4 | |
SDP | I Hamilton | 1,057 | 20.7 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 1,872 | 36.7 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,103 | 39.5 | -6.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 2.8 |
Derby ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Foster | 3,171 | 81.1 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | P Small | 519 | 13.3 | -0.4 | |
SDP | D Holland | 222 | 5.7 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 2,652 | 67.8 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,912 | 38.7 | -1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 2.0 |
Farnworth ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Wild | 2,222 | 78.7 | +14.6 | |
Liberal | L Sanderson | 603 | 21.3 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 1,619 | 57.3 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,825 | 28.9 | -3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Halliwell ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Hamer | 1,853 | 44.4 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,571 | 37.6 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | S Dawson | 752 | 18.0 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 282 | 6.7 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,176 | 42.0 | -3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal -4.4 |
Harper Green ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Boardman | 2,401 | 65.1 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | A Royse | 969 | 25.4 | +11.8 | |
Liberal | P Regan | 351 | 9.5 | -15.1 | |
Majority | 1,465 | 39.7 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,688 | 35.2 | -1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 13.4 |
Horwich ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Seddon | 2,137 | 45.0 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | J Blakemore | 1,850 | 38.9 | +1.6 | |
SDP | M Alcroft | 686 | 14.4 | -5.4 | |
Independent | D Harrison | 77 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 287 | 6.0 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,750 | 43.6 | -4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 3.7 |
Hulton Park ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K Hornby | 1,897 | 27.2 | ||
Conservative | F Rushton | 1,801 | 25.8 | ||
Labour | E Walker | 1,198 | 17.2 | ||
Labour | N Wild | 1,079 | 15.5 | ||
Liberal | D Cooper | 540 | 7.7 | ||
Liberal | C Monk | 456 | 6.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,971 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Kearsley ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Alker | 2,154 | 56.3 | +7.1 | |
Liberal | E Bell | 1,070 | 28.0 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | A Waterson | 601 | 15.7 | -18.8 | |
Majority | 1,084 | 28.3 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,825 | 39.8 | -4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con -15.2 |
Little Lever ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Connell | 1,818 | 49.6 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | A Longmire | 1,557 | 42.5 | -4.9 | |
SDP | P Keveaney | 293 | 8.0 | -4.7 | |
Majority | 260 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,667 | 40.0 | -5.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour -7.3 |
Smithills ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | R Hayes | 1,879 | 45.0 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | S Collier | 1,728 | 41.4 | -3.7 | |
Labour | F Hampson | 566 | 13.6 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 151 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,173 | 47.0 | -1.3 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Liberal -4.8 |
Tonge ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Brigg | 2,202 | 54.4 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | G Kearton | 1,567 | 38.7 | -5.0 | |
SDP | E West | 280 | 6.9 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 635 | 15.7 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,049 | 43.7 | -0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour -6.0 |
Westhoughton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D Wilkinson | 1,247 | 50.0 | +16.4 | |
Labour | P Woodcock | 1,245 | 50.0 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,492 | 37.6 | -10.7 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour |
References edit
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.