Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982
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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
Contents
- 1 Election result
- 2 Council Composition
- 3 Ward results
- 3.1 Astley Bridge ward
- 3.2 Blackrod ward
- 3.3 Bradshaw ward
- 3.4 Breightmet ward
- 3.5 Bromley Cross ward
- 3.6 Burnden ward
- 3.7 Central ward
- 3.8 Daubhill ward
- 3.9 Deane-cum-Heaton ward
- 3.10 Derby ward
- 3.11 Farnworth ward
- 3.12 Halliwell ward
- 3.13 Harper Green ward
- 3.14 Horwich ward
- 3.15 Hulton Park ward
- 3.16 Kearsley ward
- 3.17 Little Lever ward
- 3.18 Smithills ward
- 3.19 Tonge ward
- 3.20 Westhoughton ward
- 4 References
Election result
Bolton Local Election Result 1982 | ||||||||||
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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
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
Astley Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Johnston | 2,088 | 57.9 | -9.4 | |
Social Democratic | Greenhalgh | 822 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Labour | McEnnery | 698 | 19.3 | -12.2 | |
Majority | 1,266 | 33.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,806 | 36.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 17.5 |
Blackrod ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Monaghan | 1,768 | 47.6 | -5.3 | |
Conservative | Ikin | 1,197 | 32.2 | -14.9 | |
Social Democratic | D Watts | 750 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Majority | 571 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,715 | 39.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to SDP 17.5 |
Bradshaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | O'Neill | 2,135 | 55.6 | -9.0 | |
Liberal | Halliwell | 988 | 25.7 | +25.7 | |
Labour | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Benjamin | 1,745 | 42.8 | -12.5 | |
Conservative | Chadbond | 1,504 | 36.9 | -7.8 | |
Social Democratic | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Hurst | 1,885 | 47.9 | -11.9 | |
Social Democratic | Hampson | 1,312 | 33.4 | +33.4 | |
Labour | Doxsey | 736 | 18.7 | -21.5 | |
Majority | 573 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,933 | 39.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 27.4 |
Burnden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Mason | 1,558 | 44.0 | -14.4 | |
Conservative | W Hall | 1,553 | 43.9 | -0.7 | |
Liberal | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Iddon | 2,163 | 68.0 | -8.5 | |
Liberal | R Hayes | 534 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Conservative | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Harkin | 2,019 | 52.3 | -8.1 | |
Conservative | D Carr | 1,379 | 35.7 | -2.2 | |
Social Democratic | Smith | 466 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 740 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,864 | 41.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 12.1 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Allanson | 3,210 | 62.4 | -8.0 | |
Social Democratic | I Hamilton | 1,057 | 20.5 | +20.5 | |
Labour | Knight | 881 | 17.1 | -12.5 | |
Majority | 2,153 | 41.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,148 | 40.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 16.5 |
Derby ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Riley | 2,580 | 70.9 | -21.5 | |
Conservative | Walsh | 498 | 13.7 | +8.4 | |
Social Democratic | Moore | 481 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
Communist | A Johnson | 81 | 2.2 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 2,092 | 57.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,640 | 35.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 17.3 |
Farnworth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Johnston | 1,442 | 60.1 | -15.1 | |
Liberal | L Bale | 484 | 20.2 | +16.3 | |
Conservative | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walmsley | 1,226 | 37.2 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Johnson | 1,214 | 36.9 | -9.7 | |
Conservative | Keighley | 854 | 25.9 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 12 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,294 | 33.8 | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Con 9.1 |
Harper Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L Williamson | 1,641 | 56.0 | -12.0 | |
Liberal | Sanderson | 1,189 | 40.6 | +36.7 | |
Communist | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Senior | 1,820 | 40.2 | -14.6 | |
Conservative | S Dawson | 1,689 | 37.3 | -7.9 | |
Social Democratic | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Prince | 1,768 | 52.1 | -11.0 | |
Liberal | Wise | 826 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
Labour | B McCracken | 798 | 23.5 | -13.4 | |
Majority | 942 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,392 | 34.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 18.9 |
Kearsley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,645 | 44.9 | +22.0 | |
Labour | D Dingwall | 1,449 | 39.5 | -27.6 | |
Conservative | Waterson | 570 | 15.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 196 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,664 | 37.8 | |||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | Labour to Liberal 24.8 |
Little Lever ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Lawton | 1,914 | 50.7 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Walker | 966 | 25.6 | -21.3 | |
Liberal | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Priestley | 1,974 | 54.9 | -0.8 | |
Liberal | Harasiwka | 1,023 | 28.5 | +7.5 | |
Labour | Jenkins | 597 | 16.6 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 951 | 26.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,594 | 39.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 7.1 |
Tonge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K Knowles | 1,634 | 46.8 | -1.5 | |
Labour | C Skull | 1,250 | 35.8 | -15.9 | |
Social Democratic | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Jones | 978 | 39.4 | -32.2 | |
Liberal | D Wilkinson | 976 | 39.3 | +23.9 | |
Conservative | Hanley | 530 | 21.3 | +8.3 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,484 | 40.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 28.0 |
References
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