Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1988

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The 1988 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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.

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Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1988
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	14	1	0	+1	49.7	40,411	+8.6
Conservative	5	0	0	+0	33.2	26,992	-2.6
Liberal Democrat	1	0	1	-1	13.9	11,315	-8.4
Other parties	0	0	0		3.2	2,648	+2.3

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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38	16	6
Labour	Conservative	L

After the election the composition of the council was:

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39	16	5
Labour	Conservative	L

LD - Liberal Democrats

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M Higham	2,150	47.1	-7.6
	Labour	G Dennis	2,002	43.8	+14.2
	Liberal Democrat	M Langdon	417	9.1	-6.6
Majority			148	3.2	-21.9
Turnout			4,569	43.0	-5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 10.9

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	E Johnson	1,786	43.2	+6.2
	Conservative	J Barrow	1,427	34.6	+0.2
	Independent Labour	L Watkinson	603	14.6	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	C Kay	314	7.6	-10.5
Majority			359	8.7	+6.2
Turnout			4,130	49.0	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 8.3

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	W Hall	2,056	51.0	-4.5
	Labour	E Collett	1,318	32.7	+9.3
	Liberal Democrat	A Steele	657	16.3	-4.8
Majority			738	18.3	-13.8
Turnout			4,031	36.3	-5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Labour 7.0

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	K MacIvor	2,582	63.7	+15.4
	Conservative	P Jones	1,144	28.2	-7.7
	Liberal Democrat	S Vickers	327	8.1	-7.7
Majority			1,528	35.5	+23.2
Turnout			4,305	38.9	-2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 11.5

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	N Critchley	2,230	47.3	-7.0
	Independent	S Scotland	1,249	26.5	+26.5
	Labour	P Entwistle	940	19.9	-5.3
	Liberal Democrat	A Halliwell	294	6.2	-14.4
Majority			981	20.8	-8.3
Turnout			4,713	45.2	-2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnden ward

Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D Eastwood	2,156	62.1	+9.7
	Conservative	E Holland	1,022	29.4	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	L Easterman	296	8.5	-5.8
Majority			1,134	32.6	+13.6
Turnout			3,474	40.0	-3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 7.7

Central ward

Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R Howarth	2,379	76.6	+8.8
	Conservative	M Kershaw	517	16.7	-3.8
	Liberal Democrat	S Howarth	209	6.7	-5.1
Majority			1,862	60.0	+12.7
Turnout			3,105	39.1	-2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 6.9

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	T Anderton	2,509	69.2	+12.3
	Conservative	F Hunter	954	26.3	-4.1
	Liberal Democrat	R Ronson	163	4.5	-6.1
Majority			1,555	42.9	+16.4
Turnout			3,626	41.1	-3.1
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 9.2

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	F Rushton	2,882	58.0	-0.4
	Labour	P Spencer	1,552	31.2	+9.6
	Liberal Democrat	A Kay	534	10.7	-9.3
Majority			1,330	26.8	-10.0
Turnout			4,968	38.1	-7.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Labour 9.4

Derby ward

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Foster	2,882	78.7	+5.9
	Conservative	W Ingham	445	12.2	-4.8
	Independent Labour	S Graeme	174	4.8	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat	K Barnes	159	4.3	-5.9
Majority			2,437	66.6	+10.9
Turnout			3,660	39.4	-4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 5.9

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Wild	2,320	76.1	+11.0
	Conservative	C Adams	493	16.2	-4.2
	Liberal Democrat	L Sanderson	236	7.7	-6.7
Majority			1,826	59.9	+15.2
Turnout			3,050	32.7	-3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 8.8

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	E Hamer	2,740	66.8	+16.7
	Conservative	R Pryce	835	20.4	-2.6
	Liberal Democrat	D Eccles	524	12.8	-14.1
Majority			1,905	46.5	+23.3
Turnout			4,099	43.0	-3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 15.4

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Boardman	2,346	69.8	+10.5
	Conservative	C Churchman	736	21.9	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	G Willis	279	8.3	-11.2
Majority			1,610	47.9	+9.8
Turnout			3,361	32.5	-8.1
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 10.8

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	E Walker	2,551	46.1	+7.3
	Conservative	C Rigg	1,916	29.6	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	P Houghton	1,005	18.2	-14.0
	Independent Labour	M Perks	340	6.1	+6.1
Majority			913	16.5	+9.9
Turnout			5,534	48.5	-4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 10.6

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C Higson	2,070	46.8	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	P Mather	1,181	26.7	-10.4
	Labour	P Perry	1,173	26.5	+6.6
Majority			889	20.1	+14.3
Turnout			4,424	37.3	-11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Labour 8.5

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J Alker	2,489	62.3	+13.1
	Liberal Democrat	J Rothwell	852	21.3	-14.2
	Conservative	N Houlcroft	569	14.3	-1.0
	Social Democratic	A Howcroft	82	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,555	38.9	+25.1
Turnout			3,992	40.3	-5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 13.6

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	K Cunliffe	1,994	46.9	+9.3
	Conservative	J Cosgrove	1,840	43.2	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat	W Crook	330	7.8	-6.4
	Social Democratic	M Taylor	91	2.1	+2.1
Majority			154	3.6
Turnout			4,255	45.2	-2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 7.8

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	R Hayes	2,237	47.6	-0.8
	Conservative	C Shaw	1,623	34.5	-4.2
	Labour	E Boardman	731	15.6	+2.7
	Social Democratic	I Greenhalgh	109	2.3	+2.3
Majority			614	13.1	+3.4
Turnout			4,700	53.8	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	Con to Labour 2.4

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A Brigg	2,446	59.5	+5.9
	Conservative	K Howarth	1,460	35.5	+2.3
	Liberal Democrat	B Dunning	206	5.0	-8.2
Majority			986	24.0	+3.7
Turnout			4,112	46.4	-0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 7.0

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	L Thomas	1,355	43.9	+8.1
	Liberal Democrat	D Wilkinson	901	29.2	-4.9
	Conservative	M Kramer	830	26.9	+4.5
Majority			454	14.7	+13.0
Turnout			3,086	39.6	-10.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	LD to Labour 6.5

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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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