1979 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1979 on the same day as the General Election. The Conservatives retained control of the Council by a majority of 1 seat.

Contents

24 seats were contested, with 14 being won by the Labour Party, 9 by the Conservatives and 1 by the Liberal Party.

After the election, the composition of the Council was

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1979
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 9010-10{{{seats %}}}46.770,549-4.2
  Labour 14100+10{{{seats %}}}46.470,115+4.3
  Liberal 111+0{{{seats %}}}6.810,279+2.1

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Hibbert 5,087 66.6 −7.4
Labour E McCracken2,54633.4+11.5
Majority254133.2−18.9
Turnout 7,63378.6+41.2
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 9.4

Bradshaw North and South ward

Bradshaw North and South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K Howarth 4,099 73.8 −6.2
Labour C Benjamin1,45726.2+6.2
Majority2,64247.6−12.4
Turnout 5,55678.9+47.9
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 6.2

Bradford ward

Bradford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Skull 2,348 79.4 −7.6
Conservative H Kolia64821.6+11.8
Majority1,70056.7−19.5
Turnout 2,99674.7+33.7
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 9.7

Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward

Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A O'Neil 4,670 36.2
Conservative T Mulligan 4,379 33.9
Labour J Mason1,98115.3
Labour M Woodcock1,87814.5
Majority
Turnout 12,90872.9+35.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Church East and North ward

Church East and North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Farmer 2,270 58.4 −5.4
Conservative M Drinkwater1,61841.6+7.8
Majority65216.8−13.2
Turnout 3,88876.8+31.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Labour to Con 6.6

Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward

Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K McIvor 5,203 59.1 +8.5
Conservative A Chadbond3,59840.9−6.9
Majority1,60518.2+15.4
Turnout 8,80175.3+37.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Con to Labour 7.7

Deane cum Lostock ward

Deane cum Lostock ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Ward 3,639 59.4 −12.4
Labour G Harkin1,92831.5+11.2
Liberal S Roberts5639.2+4.0
Majority1,71127.9−23.7
Turnout 6,13078.9+40.1
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 11.8

Derby ward

Derby ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Walsh 3,382 76.7 +2.6
Conservative J Shore88820.1−2.9
Communist A Johnson1393.2+0.3
Majority2,49456.6+5.5
Turnout 4,40973.2+36.2
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 2.7

Farnworth North ward

Farnworth North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Butterfield 3,152 47.8 −4.7
Conservative D Jones2,20533.4−5.7
Liberal G Barrow1,23818.8+10.5
Majority94714.3+0.9
Turnout 6,59571.4+40.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Con to Lib 8.1

Farnworth South ward

Farnworth South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Johnston 3,689 56.3 −4.0
Conservative B Coote1,59824.4−6.0
Liberal L Bale1,26219.3+10.0
Majority2,09131.9+1.9
Turnout 6,54970.6+40.6
Labour hold Swing Con to Lib 8.0

Great Lever ward

Great Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L Williamson 4,408 55.1 +3.9
Conservative L Huyton3,59844.9−3.9
Majority81010.1+8.2
Turnout 8,00676.9+42.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Con to Labour 3.9

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J Fish 2,972 43.2 +17.6
Labour R Johnson2,17131.5−5.6
Conservative J Walsh1,74325.3−10.2
Majority80111.6
Turnout 6,88678.0+37.0
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Con to Lib 13.9

Heaton ward

Heaton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B Hurst 3,382 83.0 −4.6
Labour J Jenkins69117.0+4.6
Majority2,69166.0−9.0
Turnout 4,07383.6+37.6
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 4.6

Horwich North, Central and East ward

Horwich North, Central and East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Oakley 4,262 66.0 +18.8
Conservative S Dawson2,19334.0−18.8
Majority2,06932.0
Turnout 6,45576.2+37.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Con to Labour 18.8

Horwich South and Blackrod ward

Horwich South and Blackrod ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Johnson 2,760 51.9 +14.0
Conservative J Jolley2,56048.1−14.2
Majority2003.8N/A
Turnout 5,32079.4+36.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Con to Labour 14.1

Hulton and Rumworth ward

Hulton and Rumworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T Anderton 4,046 52.7 +8.1
Conservative R Carr3,62947.3−3.6
Majority4175.4
Turnout 7,67578.2+39.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Con to Labour 5.8

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Robinson 2,912 43.6 +0.6
Liberal J Rothwell2,15832.3−2.0
Conservative J Tomlinson1,60224.0+1.3
Majority75411.3+2.6
Turnout 6,67277.5+34.2
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Lib to Con 1.6

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Lawton 2,957 45.5 −17.4
Labour L Sanderson2,54239.2+8.2
Liberal W Crook99315.3+9.2
Majority4156.4−25.5
Turnout 6,49280.5+41.2
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 12.8

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S Collier 4,475 52.6 −18.6
Labour J Knight2,93234.5+12.0
Liberal D Walmsley1,09312.9+6.6
Majority1,54318.1−30.5
Turnout 8,50079.3+46.2
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 15.3

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Eastwood 4,598 53.2 +11.3
Conservative J Rigby4,05046.8−7.8
Majority5486.4
Turnout 8,64876.4+34.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Con to Lab 9.5

West ward

West Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Hart 3,693 66.4 +2.6
Conservative M Kershaw1,86733.6−0.5
Majority1,82632.8+3.1
Turnout 5,56070.0+35.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Con to Lab 1.5

Westhoughton East and Hulton ward

Westhoughton East and Hulton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Smith 3,624 66.2 −6.1
Labour P Jones1,84733.8+6.1
Majority1,77732.4−12.2
Turnout 5,47179.9+42.1
Conservative hold Swing Con to Labour 6.1

Westhoughton North, Central and South ward

Westhoughton North, Central and South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Woodcock 3,419 58.4 −1.8
Conservative A Prince2,44041.6+1.8
Majority97916.8−3.8
Turnout 5,85975.2+37.8
Labour hold Swing Labour to Con 1.8

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