1975 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held in May 1975. The Conservatives retained control of the Council.

23 seats were contested, with 18 being won by the Conservative Party, 4 by the Labour Party and 1 by the Liberal Party.

After the election, the composition of the Council was:

• Conservative 42
• Labour 23
• Liberal Party 3
• Independent 1

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1975

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	18	7	0	+7		56.6	37,622	+11.9
	Labour	4	0	8	-8		32.6	21,636	-12.0
	Liberal	1	1	0	+1		8.4	5,603	-0.5
	Other parties	0	0	0	+0		2.3	1,543	+0.2

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Hibbert	2,694	77.2	+9.9
	Labour	N Lee	795	22.8	−9.9
Majority			1,899	54.4
Turnout			3,489	36.0	+2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 9.9

Bradshaw North and South ward

Bradshaw North and South ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Howarth	1,462	50.0	+5.0
	Independent	D Hewitt	722	24.7	+24.7
	Liberal	J Webster	565	19.3	−23.8
	Labour	C Benjamin	173	5.9	−6.1
Majority			740	25.3
Turnout			2,922	46.0	+5.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	Lib to Ind 24.2

Bradford ward

Bradford ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Skull	1,014	63.1	−13.9
	Conservative	S Haslam	593	36.9	+13.9
Majority			421	26.2
Turnout			1,607	34.0	+3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 13.9

Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward

Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H Bennett	2,096	57.4	+11.8
	Liberal	C Coomer	843	23.1	−13.1
	Labour	M Maloney	713	19.5	+1.4
Majority			1,253	34.3
Turnout			3,652	44.0	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	Lib to Con 12.4

Church East and North ward

Church East and North ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A O'Neil	1,689	62.6	+3.1
	Labour	J Perry	791	29.3	−11.3
	Liberal	J Walton	217	8.0	+8.0
Majority			898	33.3
Turnout			2,697	40.0	−1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Lib 9.6

Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward

Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Chadbond	2,352	60.2	+13.2
	Labour	P Johnson	1,674	39.8	−13.2
Majority			858	20.4
Turnout			4,206	31.0	+0.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 13.2

Deane cum Lostock ward

Deane cum Lostock ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Ward	2,015	77.4	+3.4
	Labour	S Walker	590	22.6	−3.4
Majority			1,425	54.7
Turnout			2,605	37.0	+7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 3.4

Derby ward

Derby ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Ward	1,052	61.5	−7.0
	Conservative	D Smith	659	38.5	+7.0
Majority			393	23.0
Turnout			1,711	28.0	−1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 7.0

Farnworth North ward

Farnworth North ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Royse	1,266	45.9	+21.2
	Labour	G Brown	1,145	41.5	−33.8
	Liberal	J Lever	271	9.8	+9.8
	Communist	T Hill	77	2.8	+2.8
Majority			121	4.4
Turnout			2,759	28.0	−4.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 27.5

Farnworth South ward

Farnworth South ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Gilligan	1,007	49.7	−23.3
	Liberal	J Barrow	513	25.3	+25.3
	Conservative	C Gregory	508	25.0	−1.9
Majority			494	24.3
Turnout			2,028	21.0	−6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Lib 24.4

Great Lever ward

Great Lever ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L Huyton	2,031	66.4	+16.4
	Labour	A Perry	1,027	33.6	−16.4
Majority			1,004	32.8
Turnout			3,058	28.0	−1.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 16.4

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	1,804	55.3	+9.5
	Labour	G Riley	1,256	38.5	−15.6
	National Front	J Walsh	202	6.2	+6.2
Majority			548	16.8
Turnout			3,262	33.0	+6.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 12.5

Heaton ward

Heaton ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Hurst	2,038	92.2	+4.8
	Labour	S Harrison	172	7.8	−4.8
Majority			1,866	84.4
Turnout			2,210	48.0	+6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.8

Horwich North, Central and East ward

Horwich North, Central and East ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M Foster	1,434	42.6	+13.6
	Labour	E Dobson	1,227	36.5	−8.6
	Liberal	E Kay	703	20.9	+0.9
Majority			207	6.1
Turnout			3,364	33.0	−9.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 11.1

Horwich South and Blackrod ward

Horwich South and Blackrod ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Jolley	1,271	49.2	+20.3
	Labour	G Gardiner	779	30.1	−1.2
	Liberal	G Farrington	534	20.7	+12.7
Majority			492	19.0
Turnout			2,584	40.0	−18.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 10.7

Hulton and Rumworth ward

Hulton and Rumworth ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Carr	2,032	54.5	−4.1
	Labour	D Vause	1,367	36.7	−3.4
	National Front	W Roberts	293	7.9	+7.9
	Independent	G Stewart	35	0.9	+0.9
Majority			665	17.8
Turnout			3,727	37.0	+2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to NF 6.0

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D Bedford	1,188	37.5	−14.8
	Labour	R Cornthwaite	1,126	35.5	−12.2
	Conservative	T Rothwell	858	27.0	+27.0
Majority			62	1.9
Turnout			3,172	37.0	−3.6
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	Lib to Con 20.9

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Lawton	1,333	46.7	+6.1
	Liberal	R Richardson	769	26.9	+0.3
	Labour	J Robinson	753	26.4	−6.9
Majority			564	19.7
Turnout			2,855	38.0	−1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 6.5

Smithills ward

Smithills ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S Collier	2,398	76.1	+3.3
	Labour	N Morlidge	711	18.4	−8.9
	Independent	M Taylor	214	5.5	+5.5
Majority			2,227	57.6
Turnout			3,863	35.0	+7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 6.1

Tonge ward

Tonge ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Rigby	2,396	64.4	+9.6
	Labour	J Knight	1,323	35.6	−9.6
Majority			1,073	28.8
Turnout			3,719	33.0	−1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 9.6

West ward

West ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Chinn	1,017	51.1	+15.0
	Labour	H Devonish	972	48.9	−15.0
Majority			45	2.3
Turnout			1,989	24.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 15.0

Westhoughton East and Hulton ward

Westhoughton East and Hulton ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Smith	1,688	74.5	+11.3
	Labour	P Jones	579	25.5	−11.3
Majority			1,109	49.0
Turnout			2,267	39.0	−9.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 11.3

Westhoughton North, Central and South ward

Westhoughton North, Central and South ward (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Woodcock	1,390	52.3	−10.8
	Conservative	P Hart	1,268	47.7	+25.8
Majority			122	4.6
Turnout			2,658	37.0	−12.7
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 18.3

References

• 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.