1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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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
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
- Labour 36
- Conservative 22
- Liberal Party 2
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 13 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 43.5 | 37.311 | +6.0 | ||
Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 38.0 | 32,574 | -0.0 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18.5 | 15,914 | -6.0 |
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
36 | 21 | 3 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
36 | 22 | 2 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
L - Liberal
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Walsh | 2,596 | 59.1 | +1.2 | |
Labour | J Haslam | 1,231 | 28.0 | +8.7 | |
SDP | D Poole | 567 | 12.9 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 1,365 | 31.0 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,394 | 44.5 | +7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 9.3 |
Blackrod ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Helsby | 2,283 | 52.5 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | N Troup | 1,592 | 36.6 | +4.4 | |
SDP | R Langley | 476 | 10.9 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 621 | 14.3 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,351 | 46.2 | +6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 7.1 |
Bradshaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Crook | 2,546 | 57.9 | +2.3 | |
Labour | D McEneaney | 1,051 | 23.9 | +5.3 | |
Liberal | W Steele | 804 | 18.3 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 1,495 | 34.0 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,401 | 40.7 | +4.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 6.3 |
Breightmet ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Grime | 2,163 | 49.2 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | I Chesney | 1,590 | 36.2 | −0.7 | |
SDP | D Lee | 639 | 14.5 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 573 | 13.0 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,392 | 39.1 | +2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 6.0 |
Bromley Cross ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Wilkinson | 2,585 | 54.9 | +7.0 | |
SDP | J Hampson | 1,209 | 25.7 | −7.7 | |
Labour | F Hampson | 916 | 19.4 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,376 | 29.2 | +14.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,710 | 46.6 | +7.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Con 7.3 |
Burnden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Birch | 2,139 | 47.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | W Hall | 1,859 | 41.0 | −2.9 | |
Liberal | F Harasiwka | 534 | 11.8 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 280 | 6.2 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,532 | 48.0 | +11.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.0 |
Central ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Dingwall | 2,540 | 69.3 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | S Haslam | 632 | 17.2 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | J Hayes | 493 | 13.5 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 1,908 | 52.1 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,665 | 43.6 | +6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 2.6 |
Daubhill ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Donaghy | 2,768 | 60.5 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | G Ellis | 1,515 | 33.1 | −2.6 | |
SDP | P Keveaney | 289 | 6.3 | −5.8 | |
Independent | I Hamilton | 65 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 1,253 | 27.4 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,572 | 49.5 | +8.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 7.0 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Hanscomb | 3,317 | 57.1 | −5.3 | |
SDP | T Hamilton | 1,397 | 24.0 | +3.5 | |
Labour | E Walker | 1,096 | 18.9 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,920 | 33.0 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,810 | 45.7 | +5.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to SDP 4.4 |
Derby ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Peters | 3,232 | 77.9 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | L Robertson | 568 | 13.7 | +0.0 | |
SDP | D Newman | 269 | 6.5 | −6.7 | |
Communist | A Johnson | 79 | 1.9 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 2,664 | 64.2 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,148 | 40.3 | +5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 6.8 |
Farnworth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Hardman | 2,077 | 64.1 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | A Royse | 750 | 23.1 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | L Bale | 414 | 12.8 | −7.4 | |
Majority | 1,327 | 40.9 | +16.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,241 | 32.6 | +8.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 5.7 |
Halliwell ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Morris | 1,966 | 43.8 | +6.9 | |
Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,503 | 33.5 | −3.7 | |
Conservative | W Hall | 1,018 | 22.7 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 463 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,487 | 45.4 | +11.6 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | Liberal to Labour 5.3 |
Harper Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Atkinson | 2,388 | 60.7 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 969 | 24.6 | +24.6 | |
Liberal | L Sanderson | 533 | 13.7 | −27.0 | |
Communist | T McKnight | 42 | 1.1 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 1,419 | 36.1 | +20.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,932 | 37.0 | +9.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 25.8 |
Horwich ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E McCracken | 2,259 | 42.9 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | S Dawson | 1,966 | 37.3 | +0.0 | |
SDP | D Morris | 1,041 | 19.8 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 293 | 5.6 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,266 | 48.5 | +6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 2.6 |
Hulton Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Smith | 2,123 | 51.7 | −0.4 | |
Labour | A Forrest | 1,320 | 32.2 | +8.7 | |
Liberal | H Wise | 660 | 16.1 | −8.3 | |
Majority | 803 | 19.6 | −8.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,103 | 41.0 | +6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 8.5 |
Kearsley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Robinson | 2,095 | 49.2 | +9.7 | |
Liberal | E Bell | 1,468 | 34.5 | −10.4 | |
Conservative | A Waterson | 695 | 16.3 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 627 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,258 | 44.0 | +6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 10.0 |
Little Lever ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Dziubas | 1,955 | 47.4 | −3.3 | |
Labour | J Marsh | 1,648 | 39.9 | +14.3 | |
SDP | K Banks | 523 | 12.7 | −11.0 | |
Majority | 307 | 7.4 | −17.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,126 | 45.6 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | SDP to Labour 12.6 |
Smithills ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Howarth | 1,950 | 45.1 | −9.8 | |
Liberal | R Hayes | 1,688 | 39.1 | +10.6 | |
Labour | N Wilde | 683 | 15.8 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 262 | 6.1 | −20.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,321 | 48.3 | −8.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 10.2 |
Tonge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Clare | 1,953 | 47.3 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | G Kearton | 1,804 | 43.7 | −3.1 | |
SDP | E West | 371 | 9.0 | −8.4 | |
Majority | 149 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,128 | 44.5 | +7.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 9.9 |
Westhoughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Finch | 1,503 | 48.8 | +9.4 | |
Liberal | D Wilkinson | 1,036 | 33.6 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | G Martin | 544 | 17.6 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 467 | 15.1 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,083 | 48.3 | +8.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 7.5 |
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.