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

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972; and designated a functional city region on 1 April 2011.

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The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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The Liberal Party was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom with the opposing Conservative Party in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The party arose from an alliance of Whigs and free trade Peelites and Radicals favourable to the ideals of the American and French Revolutions in the 1850s. By the end of the 19th century, it had formed four governments under William Gladstone. Despite being divided over the issue of Irish Home Rule, the party returned to government in 1905 and then won a landslide victory in the following year's general election.

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1982
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	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

Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D Johnston	2,088	57.9	-9.4
	Social Democratic	I Greenhalgh	822	22.8	+22.8
	Labour	D McEneaney	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

Blackrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Monaghan	1,768	47.6	-5.3
	Conservative	I Ikin	1,197	32.2	-14.9
	Social Democratic	D Boyes	750	20.2	+20.2
Majority			571	15.4
Turnout			3,715	39.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to SDP 17.5

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A O'Neill	2,135	55.6	-9.0
	Liberal	A Halliwell	988	25.7	+25.7
	Labour	G 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

Breightmet ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C Benjamin	1,745	42.8	-12.5
	Conservative	A Chadbond	1,504	36.9	-7.8
	Social Democratic	D 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

Bromley Cross ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	B Hurst	1,885	47.9	-11.9
	Social Democratic	J Hampson	1,312	33.4	+33.4
	Labour	D 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

Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Mason	1,558	44.0	-14.4
	Conservative	W Hall	1,553	43.9	-0.7
	Liberal	W 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

Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B Iddon	2,163	68.0	-8.5
	Liberal	R Hayes	534	16.8	+16.8
	Conservative	G 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

Daubhill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G Harkin	2,019	52.3	-8.1
	Conservative	R Carr	1,379	35.7	-2.2
	Social Democratic	H 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

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	J 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

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G Riley	2,580	70.9	-21.5
	Conservative	J Walsh	498	13.7	+8.4
	Social Democratic	C 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

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P Johnston	1,442	60.1	-15.1
	Liberal	L Bale	484	20.2	+16.3
	Conservative	B 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

Halliwell ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	D Walmsley	1,226	37.2	+1.2
	Labour	R Johnson	1,214	36.9	-9.7
	Conservative	L 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

Harper Green ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	L Williamson	1,641	56.0	-12.0
	Liberal	L Sanderson	1,189	40.6	+36.7
	Communist	T 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

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	D 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

Hulton Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M Prince	1,768	52.1	-11.0
	Liberal	H Wise	826	24.4	+24.4
	Labour	E 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

Kearsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	J Rothwell	1,645	44.9	+22.0
	Labour	D Dingwall	1,449	39.5	-27.6
	Conservative	A 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

Little Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M Lawton	1,914	50.7	+1.6
	Labour	E Walker	966	25.6	-21.3
	Liberal	F 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

Smithills ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D Priestley	1,974	54.9	-0.8
	Liberal	F Harasiwka	1,023	28.5	+7.5
	Labour	J 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

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	E 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

Westhoughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P Jones	978	39.4	-32.2
	Liberal	D Wilkinson	976	39.3	+23.9
	Conservative	G Hanley	530	21.3	+8.3
Majority			2	0.8
Turnout			2,484	40.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Liberal 28.0

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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.

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