1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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
20 seats were contested in the election, with 10 being won by the Labour Party, 8 by the Conservative Party and 2 by the Liberal Party After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 36
- Conservative 21
- Liberal Party 3
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 37.5 | 27,018 | -11.5 | ||
Conservative | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 37.9 | 27,339 | -4.7 | ||
Liberal | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 24.3 | 17,547 | +17.4 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.2 | 179 |
Council Composition edit
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
39 | 20 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
36 | 21 | 3 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
L – Liberal
Ward results edit
Astley Bridge ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Johnston | 2,088 | 57.9 | -9.4 | |
SDP | I Greenhalgh | 822 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Labour | D McEneaney | 698 | 19.3 | -12.2 | |
Majority | 1,266 | 33.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,806 | 36.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 17.5 |
Blackrod ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Monaghan | 1,768 | 47.6 | -5.3 | |
Conservative | I Ikin | 1,197 | 32.2 | -14.9 | |
SDP | D Boyes | 750 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Majority | 571 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,715 | 39.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to SDP 17.5 |
Bradshaw ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A O'Neill | 2,135 | 55.6 | -9.0 | |
Liberal | A Halliwell | 988 | 25.7 | +25.7 | |
Labour | G Lever | 715 | 18.6 | -16.8 | |
Majority | 1,147 | 29.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,838 | 35.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 21.2 |
Breightmet ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Benjamin | 1,745 | 42.8 | -12.5 | |
Conservative | A Chadbond | 1,504 | 36.9 | -7.8 | |
SDP | D Lee | 824 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Majority | 241 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,073 | 36.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 16.3 |
Bromley Cross ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Hurst | 1,885 | 47.9 | -11.9 | |
SDP | J Hampson | 1,312 | 33.4 | +33.4 | |
Labour | D Doxsey | 736 | 18.7 | -21.5 | |
Majority | 573 | 14.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,933 | 39.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to SDP -27.4 |
Burnden ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Mason | 1,558 | 44.0 | -14.4 | |
Conservative | W Hall | 1,553 | 43.9 | -0.7 | |
Liberal | W Crook | 427 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,538 | 36.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -13.2 |
Central ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Iddon | 2,163 | 68.0 | -8.5 | |
Liberal | R Hayes | 534 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | G Kearton | 483 | 15.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 1,629 | 51.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,180 | 36.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -12.6 |
Daubhill ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Harkin | 2,019 | 52.3 | -8.1 | |
Conservative | R Carr | 1,379 | 35.7 | -2.2 | |
SDP | H Smith | 466 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 740 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,864 | 41.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP -12.1 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Allanson | 3,210 | 62.4 | -8.0 | |
SDP | I Hamilton | 1,057 | 20.5 | +20.5 | |
Labour | J Knight | 881 | 17.1 | -12.5 | |
Majority | 2,153 | 41.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,148 | 40.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to SDP -16.5 |
Derby ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Riley | 2,580 | 70.9 | -21.5 | |
Conservative | J Walsh | 498 | 13.7 | +8.4 | |
SDP | C Moore | 481 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Communist | A Johnson | 81 | 2.2 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 2,092 | 57.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,640 | 35.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP -17.3 |
Farnworth ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Johnston | 1,442 | 60.1 | -15.1 | |
Liberal | L Bale | 484 | 20.2 | +16.3 | |
Conservative | B Coote | 474 | 19.8 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 958 | 39.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,400 | 24.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -15.7 |
Halliwell ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | D Walmsley | 1,226 | 37.2 | +1.2 | |
Labour | R Johnson | 1,214 | 36.9 | -9.7 | |
Conservative | L Keighley | 854 | 25.9 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 12 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,294 | 33.8 | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Con +9.1 |
Harper Green ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L Williamson | 1,641 | 56.0 | -12.0 | |
Liberal | L Sanderson | 1,189 | 40.6 | +36.7 | |
Communist | T McKnight | 98 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 452 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,928 | 27.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -24.3 |
Horwich ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Senior | 1,820 | 40.2 | -14.6 | |
Conservative | S Dawson | 1,689 | 37.3 | -7.9 | |
SDP | D Morris | 1,014 | 22.4 | +22.4 | |
Majority | 131 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,523 | 41.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP -18.5 |
Hulton Park ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Prince | 1,768 | 52.1 | -11.0 | |
Liberal | H Wise | 826 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
Labour | E McCracken | 798 | 23.5 | -13.4 | |
Majority | 942 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,392 | 34.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -18.9 |
Kearsley ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,645 | 44.9 | +22.0 | |
Labour | D Dingwall | 1,449 | 39.5 | -27.6 | |
Conservative | A Waterson | 570 | 15.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 196 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,664 | 37.8 | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Liberal 24.8 |
Little Lever ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Lawton | 1,914 | 50.7 | +1.6 | |
Labour | E Walker | 966 | 25.6 | -21.3 | |
Liberal | F Bridges | 895 | 23.7 | +19.8 | |
Majority | 948 | 25.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,775 | 42.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -20.3 |
Smithills ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Priestley | 1,974 | 54.9 | -0.8 | |
Liberal | F Harasiwka | 1,023 | 28.5 | +7.5 | |
Labour | J Jenkins | 597 | 16.6 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 951 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,594 | 39.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -7.1 |
Tonge ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K Knowles | 1,634 | 46.8 | -1.5 | |
Labour | C Skull | 1,250 | 35.8 | -15.9 | |
SDP | E West | 608 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Majority | 384 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,492 | 37.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to SDP -16.6 |
Westhoughton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Jones | 978 | 39.4 | -32.2 | |
Liberal | D Wilkinson | 976 | 39.3 | +23.9 | |
Conservative | G Hanley | 530 | 21.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,484 | 40.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -28.0 |
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.