The 1990 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1990 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
22 seats were contested in the election: 18 were won by the Labour Party, 3 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Democrats. There were 2 seats each contested in both the Farnworth and the Kearsley wards. After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 43
- Conservative 14
- Liberal Democrats 3
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 18 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 55.3 | 58,682 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 25.2 | 26,693 | -8.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 14.6 | 15,481 | +0.7 | ||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 5,178 | +1.7 |
Council Composition
editPrior to the election the composition of the council was:
39 | 16 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
43 | 14 | 3 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
LD – Liberal Democrats
Ward results
editAstley Bridge ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S Hynes | 2,650 | 46.8 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | D Shepherd | 2,585 | 45.6 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Ball | 431 | 7.6 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 65 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,666 | 51.0 | +8.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour 2.2 |
Blackrod ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Monaghan | 3,201 | 65.2 | +22.0 | |
Conservative | K Rigg | 1,138 | 23.2 | −11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Kay | 568 | 11.6 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 2,063 | 42.0 | +33.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,907 | 58.2 | +9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 16.7 |
Bradshaw ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Osborn | 2,170 | 43.5 | −7.5 | |
Labour | M Clare | 2,012 | 40.4 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | A Steele | 447 | 9.0 | −7.3 | |
Green | M Calvert | 356 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 158 | 3.2 | −15.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,985 | 41.7 | +5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 7.6 |
Breightmet ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Benjamin | 3,232 | 67.7 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | J Edge | 1,205 | 25.3 | −2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Vickers | 335 | 7.0 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 2,027 | 42.5 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,772 | 43.7 | +4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.4 |
Bromley Cross ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Hurst | 2,490 | 47.5 | +0.2 | |
Labour | P Perry | 1,853 | 35.3 | +15.4 | |
Green | A Kemp | 523 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Atty | 380 | 7.2 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 637 | 12.1 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,246 | 46.6 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Burnden ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Howarth | 2,705 | 61.5 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | S Hornby | 1,037 | 23.6 | −5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | P Howarth | 445 | 10.1 | +1.6 | |
Islamic Party | A Khalique | 210 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 1,668 | 37.9 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,397 | 45.0 | +5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 3.7 |
Central ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Iddon | 3,164 | 75.8 | −0.8 | |
Conservative | L Kay | 404 | 9.7 | −7.0 | |
Islamic Party | M Marothi | 344 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Howarth | 262 | 6.3 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 2,760 | 66.2 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,174 | 52.5 | +13.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to IP 7.6 |
Daubhill ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Harkin | 3,153 | 73.5 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | A Waterson | 769 | 18.7 | −7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | G Langdon | 335 | 7.9 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 2,339 | 54.8 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,266 | 48.3 | +7.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 5.9 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Allanson | 3,285 | 50.2 | −7.8 | |
Labour | R Evans | 2,455 | 37.5 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Easterman | 524 | 8.0 | −2.7 | |
Green | P Upman | 281 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 830 | 12.7 | −14.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,545 | 48.0 | +9.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 7.0 |
Derby ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Riley | 3,676 | 79.1 | +0.4 | |
Islamic Party | K Hussain | 469 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | F Tebbutt | 337 | 7.3 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Watts | 163 | 3.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 3,207 | 69.0 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,645 | 50.1 | +10.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.6 |
Farnworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Johnston | 2,131 | 29.1 | ||
Labour | A Devlin | 2,055 | 28.1 | ||
Independent Labour | W Hardman | 1,805 | 24.7 | ||
Conservative | C Adams | 485 | 6.6 | ||
Conservative | J Adams | 422 | 5.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P Barnet | 264 | 3.6 | ||
SDP | I Torkington | 185 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,320 | 49.0 | +16.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Halliwell ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Kilcoyne | 3,166 | 65.6 | −1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | J Henry | 652 | 13.5 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | J Batley | 651 | 13.5 | −6.9 | |
Islamic Party | M Khan | 178 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Green | B Childs | 178 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 2,514 | 52.1 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,825 | 50.6 | +7.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 3.8 |
Harper Green ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L Williamson | 3,236 | 74.4 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | C Churchman | 686 | 15.8 | −6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Sanderson | 425 | 9.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,550 | 58.7 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,347 | 42.0 | +9.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 5.2 |
Horwich ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I Carruthers | 2,894 | 45.6 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | B Ronson | 2,091 | 32.9 | +14.7 | |
Conservative | M Perks | 1,175 | 18.5 | −11.1 | |
Green | H Connor | 188 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | 803 | 12.6 | −3.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,348 | 55.6 | +7.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | Con to LD 12.9 |
Hulton Park ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Hyland | 2,495 | 45.9 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | D Wilcox | 2,138 | 39.4 | −7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Mather | 797 | 14.7 | −12.0 | |
Majority | 357 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,430 | 45.7 | +8.4 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Labour 15.7 |
Kearsley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Hampson | 3,059 | 32.4 | ||
Labour | P Spencer | 2,732 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J Rothwell | 1,609 | 17.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | L Baron | 1,099 | 11.6 | ||
Conservative | M Briscoe | 470 | 5.0 | ||
Conservative | H Briscoe | 470 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 9,439 | 47.6 | +7.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Lever ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Connell | 3,067 | 58.8 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 1,807 | 34.6 | −8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | W Crook | 342 | 6.6 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 1,260 | 24.1 | +22.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,216 | 55.4 | +10.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour 10.2 |
Smithills ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mary Rankine Mason | 2,089 | 40.8 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | G Gibson | 1,311 | 25.6 | −8.9 | |
Labour | J Byrne | 1,232 | 24.1 | +8.5 | |
Independent | S Graeme | 325 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Green | P Hackin | 163 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 778 | 15.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,120 | 58.6 | +4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Con to Labour 8.7 |
Tonge ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Mason | 2,694 | 58.1 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | P Hamer | 1,142 | 24.6 | −10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | B Dunning | 802 | 17.3 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 1,552 | 33.5 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,638 | 52.4 | +6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 11.6 |
Westhoughton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Fairhurst | 1,838 | 51.0 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | P Mather | 1,278 | 35.5 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | A Cole | 489 | 13.6 | −13.3 | |
Majority | 560 | 15.5 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,605 | 46.3 | +6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 10.2 |
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.