1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Last updated

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England EnglandBolton.png
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

The 1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 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

Contents

Twenty seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party and 7 by the Conservative Party. After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1983
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1311043.537.311+6.0
  Conservative 710+138.032,574-0.0
  Liberal 001-118.515,914-6.0

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
36213
LabourConservativeL

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
36222
LabourConservativeL

L – Liberal

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Walsh 2,596 59.1 +1.2
Labour J Haslam1,23128.0+8.7
SDP D Poole56712.9−9.9
Majority 1,36531.0−2.2
Turnout 4,39444.5+7.8
Conservative hold Swing SDP to Labour 9.3

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K Helsby 2,283 52.5 +4.9
Conservative N Troup1,59236.6+4.4
SDP R Langley47610.9−9.3
Majority 62114.3−1.1
Turnout 4,35146.2+6.7
Labour hold Swing SDP to Labour 7.1

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E Crook 2,546 57.9 +2.3
Labour D McEneaney1,05123.9+5.3
Liberal W Steele80418.3−7.4
Majority 1,49534.0+4.1
Turnout 4,40140.7+4.9
Conservative hold Swing Liberal to Labour 6.3

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Grime 2,163 49.2 +6.4
Conservative I Chesney1,59036.2−0.7
SDP D Lee63914.5−5.7
Majority 57313.0+7.1
Turnout 4,39239.1+2.7
Labour hold Swing SDP to Labour 6.0

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Wilkinson 2,585 54.9 +7.0
SDP J Hampson1,20925.7−7.7
Labour F Hampson91619.4+0.7
Majority 1,37629.2+14.6
Turnout 4,71046.6+7.4
Conservative hold Swing SDP to Con 7.3

Burnden ward

Burnden ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Birch 2,139 47.2 +3.2
Conservative W Hall1,85941.0−2.9
Liberal F Harasiwka53411.8−0.3
Majority 2806.2+6.1
Turnout 4,53248.0+11.3
Labour hold Swing Con to Labour 3.0

Central ward

Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Dingwall 2,540 69.3 +1.3
Conservative S Haslam63217.2+2.0
Liberal J Hayes49313.5−3.3
Majority 1,90852.1+0.9
Turnout 3,66543.6+6.9
Labour hold Swing Liberal to Con 2.6

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Donaghy 2,768 60.5 +8.2
Conservative G Ellis1,51533.1−2.6
SDP P Keveaney2896.3−5.8
Independent I Hamilton651.4
Majority 1,25327.4+8.3
Turnout 4,57249.5+8.4
Labour hold Swing SDP to Labour 7.0

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Hanscomb 3,317 57.1 −5.3
SDP T Hamilton1,39724.0+3.5
Labour E Walker1,09618.9+1.8
Majority 1,92033.0−8.8
Turnout 5,81045.7+5.1
Conservative hold Swing Con to SDP 4.4

Derby ward

Derby ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K Peters 3,232 77.9 +7.0
Conservative L Robertson 56813.7+0.0
SDP D Newman2696.5−6.7
Communist A Johnson791.9−0.3
Majority 2,66464.2+6.7
Turnout 4,14840.3+5.3
Labour hold Swing SDP to Labour 6.8

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Hardman 2,077 64.1 +4.0
Conservative A Royse75023.1+3.3
Liberal L Bale41412.8−7.4
Majority 1,32740.9+16.9
Turnout 3,24132.6+8.6
Labour hold Swing Liberal to Labour 5.7

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Morris 1,966 43.8 +6.9
Liberal A Halliwell1,50333.5−3.7
Conservative W Hall1,01822.7−3.2
Majority 46310.3
Turnout 4,48745.4+11.6
Labour gain from Liberal Swing Liberal to Labour 5.3

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Atkinson 2,388 60.7 +4.7
Conservative J Cosgrove96924.6+24.6
Liberal L Sanderson53313.7−27.0
Communist T McKnight421.1−2.2
Majority 1,41936.1+20.7
Turnout 3,93237.0+9.6
Labour hold Swing Liberal to Con 25.8

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E McCracken 2,259 42.9 +2.7
Conservative S Dawson1,96637.3+0.0
SDP D Morris1,04119.8−2.6
Majority 2935.6+2.7
Turnout 5,26648.5+6.9
Labour hold Swing SDP to Labour 2.6

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Smith 2,123 51.7 −0.4
Labour A Forrest1,32032.2+8.7
Liberal H Wise66016.1−8.3
Majority 80319.6−8.2
Turnout 4,10341.0+6.6
Conservative hold Swing Liberal to Labour 8.5

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Robinson 2,095 49.2 +9.7
Liberal E Bell1,46834.5−10.4
Conservative A Waterson69516.3+0.7
Majority 62714.7
Turnout 4,25844.0+6.2
Labour hold Swing Liberal to Labour 10.0

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Dziubas 1,955 47.4 −3.3
Labour J Marsh1,64839.9+14.3
SDP K Banks52312.7−11.0
Majority 3077.4−17.7
Turnout 4,12645.6+3.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing SDP to Labour 12.6

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M Howarth 1,950 45.1 −9.8
Liberal R Hayes1,68839.1+10.6
Labour N Wilde68315.8−0.8
Majority 2626.1−20.4
Turnout 4,32148.3−8.4
Conservative hold Swing Con to Liberal 10.2

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Clare 1,953 47.3 +11.5
Conservative G Kearton1,80443.7−3.1
SDP E West3719.0−8.4
Majority 1493.6
Turnout 4,12844.5+7.3
Labour hold Swing SDP to Labour 9.9

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Finch 1,503 48.8 +9.4
Liberal D Wilkinson1,03633.6−5.7
Conservative G Martin54417.6−3.7
Majority 46715.1+14.3
Turnout 3,08348.3+8.0
Labour hold Swing Liberal to Labour 7.5

References

    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.