The 1986 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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: 12 were won by the Labour Party, 5 by the Conservative Party, 2 by the Liberal Party and 1 by the Social Democratic Party After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 12 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 45.6 | 36,817 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 31.4 | 25,307 | -3.3 | ||
Alliance | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 22.7 | 18,323 | +5.0 |
Council Composition edit
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
36 | 20 | 4 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 17 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
L – Liberal / SDP Alliance
Ward results edit
Astley Bridge ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Shepherd | 2,328 | 51.6 | -2.5 | |
Labour | L Lee | 1,520 | 33.7 | +1.0 | |
SDP | D Lee | 663 | 14.7 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 808 | 17.9 | -7.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,511 | 44.5 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to SDP 2.0 |
Blackrod ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Monaghan | 1,641 | 46.0 | -8.8 | |
Conservative | J Barrow | 1,257 | 35.3 | +0.0 | |
SDP | D Boyes | 463 | 13.0 | +3.0 | |
Independent Labour | L Watkinson | 206 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 384 | 15.0 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,565 | 37.2 | -1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 5.9 |
Bradshaw ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Tetlow | 2,174 | 48.7 | -4.6 | |
Labour | J Sherrington | 1,268 | 28.4 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | A Steele | 1,026 | 23.0 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 906 | 20.3 | -5.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,468 | 41.0 | =5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 4.4 |
Breightmet ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Benjamin | 2,066 | 53.1 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | G Kearton | 1,249 | 32.1 | -4.6 | |
Liberal | D Poole | 578 | 14.8 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 817 | 21.0 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,893 | 34.8 | -3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 4.1 |
Bromley Cross ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Hurst | 1,988 | 42.3 | -9.2 | |
Labour | D Doxsey | 1,369 | 29.1 | +3.5 | |
SDP | C Moore | 1,348 | 28.7 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 619 | 13.1 | -12.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,705 | 45.0 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to SDP 7.5 |
Burnden ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Howarth | 1,874 | 54.5 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | L Robertson | 1,115 | 32.4 | -7.3 | |
Liberal | P Howarth | 452 | 13.1 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 759 | 22.0 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,441 | 39.0 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 6.4 |
Central ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Iddon | 2,480 | 74.8 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | M Kershaw | 569 | 17.2 | -0.8 | |
Liberal | S Vickers | 265 | 8.0 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 1,911 | 57.7 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,314 | 40.4 | +1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 2.9 |
Daubhill ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Harkin | 2,387 | 64.3 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 897 | 24.2 | -5.7 | |
Liberal | R Ronson | 429 | 11.6 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 1,490 | 40.1 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,713 | 39.6 | -4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 6.2 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Allanson | 2,963 | 54.1 | -3.9 | |
Labour | G Smith | 1,335 | 24.4 | +3.1 | |
SDP | I Hamilton | 1,177 | 21.5 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 1,628 | 29.7 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,475 | 42.0 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.5 |
Derby ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Riley | 3,175 | 82.5 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | P Small | 407 | 10.6 | -2.7 | |
SDP | C Kay | 267 | 6.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 2,768 | 71.9 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,849 | 39.6 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.0 |
Farnworth ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Johnston | 1,897 | 67.6 | -11.1 | |
Liberal | L Sanderson | 536 | 19.1 | -2.2 | |
Conservative | S Windsor | 375 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 1,361 | 48.5 | -8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,808 | 29.8 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 12.2 |
Halliwell ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Kilcoyne | 2,022 | 47.0 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,556 | 36.2 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | A Cole | 721 | 16.8 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 466 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,299 | 43.7 | +1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | Liberal to Labour 2.0 |
Harper Green ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L Williamson | 2,442 | 69.5 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | A Hickson | 644 | 18.3 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | J Robinson | 429 | 12.2 | -13.2 | |
Majority | 1,798 | 51.1 | 11.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,515 | 33.6 | -1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 11.0 |
Horwich ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | B Ronson | 2,000 | 37.9 | +23.5 | |
Labour | P Senior | 1,914 | 36.3 | -8.7 | |
Conservative | G Howard | 1,366 | 25.9 | -13.0 | |
Majority | 86 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,280 | 47.4 | +3.8 | ||
SDP gain from Labour | Swing | Con to SDP 18.2 |
Hulton Park ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | S Mather | 1,690 | 39.7 | +25.4 | |
Conservative | F Rushton | 1,567 | 36.8 | -16.2 | |
Labour | C Higgs | 1,005 | 23.6 | -9.1 | |
Majority | 123 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,262 | 40.2 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Liberal 20.9 |
Kearsley ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Hampson | 1,990 | 50.9 | -5.4 | |
Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,541 | 39.4 | +23.7 | |
Conservative | A Longmire | 378 | 9.7 | -18.3 | |
Majority | 449 | 11.5 | -16.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,909 | 40.1 | +0.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | Con to Liberal 21.0 |
Little Lever ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Lawton | 1,991 | 45.9 | +3.4 | |
Labour | S Marsland | 1,881 | 43.4 | -6.2 | |
SDP | A Howroft | 461 | 10.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 110 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,333 | 46.8 | +6.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.8 |
Smithills ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mary Rankine Mason | 2,065 | 49.8 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 1,449 | 34.9 | -6.5 | |
Labour | P McFadden | 633 | 15.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 606 | 14.6 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,147 | 46.9 | -0.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Liberal 5.6 |
Tonge ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F White | 2,774 | 64.3 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | A Chadbond | 1,237 | 28.7 | -10.0 | |
SDP | W Woodburn | 302 | 7.0 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,637 | 37.9 | +22.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,313 | 46.3 | +2.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour 9.9 |
Westhoughton ward edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Jones | 1,144 | 40.0 | -9.9 | |
Liberal | P Mather | 1,075 | 37.7 | -12.3 | |
Conservative | J Cowburn | 632 | 22.2 | +22.2 | |
Majority | 68 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,851 | 41.0 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con -17.2 |
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.