1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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.
20 seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Party. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 36,959 | -4.5 | ||
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 35.8 | 32,191 | +4.4 | ||
| Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.3 | 20,051 | -0.4 | ||
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 811 | +0.9 | ||
Council Composition[edit]
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 38 | 17 | 5 |
| Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 38 | 16 | 6 |
| Labour | Conservative | L |
LD – Liberal / SDP Alliance
Ward results[edit]
Astley Bridge ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J Walsh | 2,752 | 54.7 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | S Marsland | 1,488 | 29.6 | -4.1 | |
| SDP | M Langdon | 787 | 15.7 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,264 | 25.1 | +7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,027 | 48.3 | +3.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 3.6 | |||
Blackrod ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K Helsby | 1,646 | 37.0 | -9.0 | |
| Conservative | J Barrow | 1,533 | 34.4 | -0.9 | |
| SDP | C Kay | 806 | 18.1 | +5.1 | |
| Independent Labour | L Watkinson | 467 | 10.5 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 113 | 2.5 | -12.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,452 | 46.4 | +9.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 7.0 | |||
Bradshaw ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E Crook | 2,537 | 55.5 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | P McFadden | 1,068 | 23.4 | -5.0 | |
| Liberal | A Steele | 966 | 21.1 | -1.9 | |
| Majority | 1,469 | 32.1 | +11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,571 | 42.0 | +1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 5.9 | |||
Breightmet ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D Grime | 2,185 | 48.3 | -4.8 | |
| Conservative | P Jones | 1,626 | 35.9 | +3.8 | |
| SDP | B Dunning | 578 | 15.8 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 559 | 12.3 | -8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,527 | 40.9 | +6.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.3 | |||
Bromley Cross ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A Wilkinson | 2,665 | 54.3 | +12.0 | |
| Labour | D Doxsey | 1,236 | 25.2 | -3.9 | |
| SDP | D Poole | 1,010 | 20.6 | -8.1 | |
| Majority | 1,429 | 29.1 | +16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,911 | 46.7 | +2.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Con 10.0 | |||
Burnden ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P Birch | 2,041 | 52.4 | -2.1 | |
| Conservative | F Hunter | 1,299 | 33.3 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal | P Howarth | 558 | 14.3 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 742 | 19.0 | -3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,898 | 43.6 | +4.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 1.6 | |||
Central ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J Sherrington | 2,257 | 67.7 | -7.0 | |
| Liberal | S Vickers | 682 | 20.5 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | N Baxter | 392 | 11.8 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 1,575 | 47.3 | -6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,331 | 41.3 | +0.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 5.4 | |||
Daubhill ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M Donaghy | 2,308 | 56.9 | -7.4 | |
| Conservative | J Cosgrove | 1,234 | 30.4 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | R Ronson | 439 | 10.6 | -1.0 | |
| Independent | J Hamilton | 82 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 1,074 | 26.5 | -13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,055 | 44.2 | +4.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 6.8 | |||
Deane-cum-Heaton ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J Hanscomb | 3,484 | 58.4 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | P Boardman | 1,288 | 21.6 | -2.8 | |
| SDP | C Macpherson | 1,193 | 20.0 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 2,196 | 36.8 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,965 | 45.5 | +3.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 2.5 | |||
Derby ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K Peters | 3,123 | 72.8 | -9.7 | |
| Conservative | W Ingham | 731 | 17.0 | +6.4 | |
| SDP | L Easterman | 436 | 10.2 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 2,392 | 55.7 | -16.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,290 | 44.0 | +4.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 8.0 | |||
Farnworth ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W Hardman | 2,230 | 65.1 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | C Adams | 700 | 20.4 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal | L Sanderson | 493 | 14.4 | -4.7 | |
| Majority | 1,530 | 44.7 | -3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,423 | 36.0 | +6.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 5.8 | |||
Halliwell ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C Morris | 2,282 | 50.1 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,226 | 26.9 | -9.3 | |
| Conservative | E Holland | 1,049 | 23.0 | +6.2 | |
| Majority | 1,056 | 23.2 | +12.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,557 | 46.3 | +2.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 7.7 | |||
Harper Green ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M Atkinson | 2,479 | 59.3 | -10.2 | |
| Conservative | L Cosgrave | 885 | 21.2 | +2.9 | |
| Liberal | G Willis | 817 | 19.5 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 1,594 | 38.1 | -13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,181 | 40.6 | +7.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 8.7 | |||
Horwich ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E McCracken | 2,309 | 38.8 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal | I Hamilton | 1,916 | 32.2 | -5.7 | |
| Conservative | S Dawson | 1,725 | 29.0 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 393 | 6.6 | |||
| Turnout | 5,950 | 53.0 | +5.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 4.4 | |||
Hulton Park ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G Smith | 2,267 | 42.9 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal | P Cooper | 1,961 | 37.1 | -2.6 | |
| Labour | P Entwistle | 1,053 | 19.9 | -3.7 | |
| Majority | 306 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 5,281 | 48.3 | +8.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.9 | |||
Kearsley ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W Robinson | 2,210 | 49.2 | -1.7 | |
| Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,595 | 35.5 | -3.9 | |
| Conservative | N Houlcroft | 687 | 15.3 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 615 | 13.7 | +2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,492 | 46.2 | +6.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 4.7 | |||
Little Lever ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D Dziubas | 2,229 | 50.2 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | S Jones | 1,580 | 35.6 | -7.8 | |
| SDP | K Banks | 632 | 14.2 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 649 | 14.6 | +12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,441 | 47.6 | +0.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 6.0 | |||
Smithills ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | F Harasiwka | 2,376 | 48.4 | -1.4 | |
| Conservative | C Shaw | 1,899 | 38.7 | +3.8 | |
| Labour | J Ward | 631 | 12.9 | -0.4 | |
| Majority | 477 | 9.7 | -4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,906 | 54.9 | +8.0 | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Liberal to Con 2.6 | |||
Tonge ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D Clare | 2,317 | 53.6 | -10.7 | |
| Conservative | T Ryle | 1,438 | 33.2 | +4.5 | |
| SDP | L Shepherd | 570 | 13.2 | +6.2 | |
| Majority | 879 | 20.3 | -17.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,325 | 47.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 8.6 | |||
Westhoughton ward[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P Finch | 1,228 | 35.8 | -4.3 | |
| Liberal | P Mather | 1,170 | 34.1 | -3.6 | |
| Conservative | J Cowburn | 769 | 22.4 | +0.2 | |
| Independent | P James | 262 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
| Majority | 58 | 1.7 | -0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,429 | 50.2 | +9.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 2.2 | |||
References[edit]
- 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.
