1976 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on in May 1976. The Conservatives retained control of the Council.

Contents

23 seats were contested, with 16 being won by the Conservative Party and 7 by the Labour Party.

Ernie Crook was the sitting Conservative Councillor in the Church East and North Ward, but was re-elected as an Independent Conservative due to an internal selection dispute. However he took the Conservative Party whip soon after. Therefore, this seat is regarded as a Conservative hold rather than a loss.

After the election, the composition of the Council was

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1976
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1640+4{{{seats %}}}57.942,559+1.3
  Labour 724-2{{{seats %}}}37.027,230+4.4
  Liberal 001-1{{{seats %}}}3.92,902-4.5
  Other parties 001-1{{{seats %}}}1.1855-1.2


Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F Waterworth 2,871 77.5 +0.3
Labour G Riley83222.5−0.3
Majority2,03955.0+0.6
Turnout 3,70338.0+2.0
Conservative hold Swing Labour to Con 0.3

Bradshaw North and South ward

Bradshaw North and South ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T Greenhalgh 2,666 85.7 +35.7
Labour A Grimes44614.3+8.4
Majority2,22071.3+46.0
Turnout 3,11234.0−12.0
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford ward

Bradford ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T McEwan 1,205 68.5 +5.4
Conservative A Mills49828.3−8.6
Socialist (GB) N Duffield563.2+3.2
Majority70740.2+14.0
Turnout 1,75937.7+3.7
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 7.0

Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward

Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Poulsom 2,666 81.9 +24.5
Labour C Benjamin59118.1−1.4
Majority2,07563.7+29.4
Turnout 3,25738.5−5.5
Conservative hold Swing Lab to Con 12.9

Church East and North ward

Church East and North ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Conservative E Crook 1,227 41.1 +41.1
Conservative B Hall96132.2−30.4
Labour P Johnson79926.7−2.6
Majority2668.9
Turnout 2,98748.3+8.3
Ind. Conservative hold Swing

Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward

Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M Walsh 2,900 55.5 −4.7
Labour K McIvor2,32744.5+4.7
Majority57311.0−9.4
Turnout 5,22739.0+8.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Con to Labour 4.7

Deane cum Lostock ward

Deane cum Lostock ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F Rushton 2,260 77.7 +0.3
Labour J Walker64822.3−0.3
Majority1,61255.4+0.7
Turnout 2,90841.0+4.0
Conservative hold Swing Labour to Con 0.3

Derby ward

Derby ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Lever 1,170 63.8 +2.3
Conservative D Smith66336.2−2.3
Majority50727.6+4.6
Turnout 1,83331.0+3.0
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 2.3

Farnworth North ward

Farnworth North ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Neary 1,428 47.7 +6.2
Conservative A Nuttall1,23241.2−4.7
Liberal M Harmsworth33111.1+1.3
Majority1966.5
Turnout 2,99131.9+3.9
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 5.4

Farnworth South ward

Farnworth South ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Hardman 1,290 55.3 +5.6
Liberal J Barrow55023.6−1.7
Conservative L Sharples49321.1−3.9
Majority74031.7+7.4
Turnout 2,33325.3+4.3
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 4.7

Great Lever ward

Great Lever ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S Haslam 2,283 60.3 −6.1
Labour G Harkin1,50439.7+6.1
Majority77920.4−12.2
Turnout 3,78736.0+8.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Con to Labour 6.1

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Hall 1,742 55.6 +0.3
Labour R Johnson1,38944.4+5.9
Majority35311.2−5.6
Turnout 3,13132.0−1.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Heaton ward

Heaton ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Hanscomb 1,996 90.4 −1.8
Labour T Moor2139.6+1.8
Majority1,78380.8−3.6
Turnout 2,21047.0−1.0
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 1.8

Horwich North, Central and East ward

Horwich North, Central and East ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B Crumblehulme 2,159 52.9 +10.3
Labour J McBurnie1,92447.1+10.6
Majority2355.8−0.3
Turnout 4,08340.0+7.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Horwich South and Blackrod ward

Horwich South and Blackrod ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C Everin 1,915 61.6 +12.4
Labour L Watkinson1,19438.4+7.3
Majority72123.2+4.2
Turnout 3,10948.0+8.0
Conservative hold Swing

Hulton and Rumworth ward

Hulton and Rumworth ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Gledhill 2,112 55.1 +0.6
Labour P Jones1,38136.0−0.7
National Front J Walsh3418.9+1.0
Majority73119.0+1.2
Turnout 3,83438.5+1.5
Conservative hold Swing Labour to Con 1.6

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T Lewis 1,479 40.4 +4.9
Liberal E Bell1,37637.5−0.0
Conservative T Rothwell81022.1−4.9
Majority1032.9
Turnout 3,66542.6+5.6
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Con to Labour 4.9

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Hodson 1,192 40.5 −6.2
Labour E Blackwell1,10537.6+11.2
Liberal R Richardson64521.9−5.0
Majority872.9−16.8
Turnout 2,94238.0−0.0
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 8.7

Smithills ward

Smithills ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M Howarth 3,057 74.5 −1.6
Labour G Hart89721.9+3.5
Independent B Langley1513.7−1.8
Majority2,16052.6−5.1
Turnout 4,10537.9+2.9
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 2.5

Tonge ward

Tonge ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K Knowles 2,631 57.0 −7.4
Labour Brian Iddon 1,98343.0+7.4
Majority64814.0−14.8
Turnout 4,61442.0+9.0
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 7.4

West ward

West ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Clarke 1,419 54.8 +5.9
Conservative B Holland1,17145.2−5.9
Majority2489.6
Turnout 2,59032.0+8.0
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 5.9

Westhoughton East and Hulton ward

Westhoughton East and Hulton ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F Walsh 1,870 74.9 +0.4
Labour C Knowles62525.1−0.4
Majority1,24549.8+0.9
Turnout 2,49542.8+3.8
Conservative hold Swing Labour to Con 0.4

Westhoughton North, Central and South ward

Westhoughton North, Central and South ward (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Clee 1,331 47.2 −5.1
Conservative J Roden1,18442.0−5.7
Independent K Brown30710.9+10.9
Majority1475.2+0.6
Turnout 2,82239.8+2.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing Con to Ind 8.3

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