1986 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The 1986 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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: 12 were won by the Labour Party, 5 by the Conservative Party, 2 by the Liberal Party and 1 by the Social Democratic Party After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 12 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 45.6 | 36,817 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 31.4 | 25,307 | -3.3 | ||
Alliance | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 22.7 | 18,323 | +5.0 |
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
36 | 20 | 4 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 17 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
L - Liberal / SDP Alliance
Ward results
Astley Bridge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Shepherd | 2,328 | 51.6 | −2.5 | |
Labour | L Lee | 1,520 | 33.7 | +1.0 | |
SDP | D Lee | 663 | 14.7 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 808 | 17.9 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,511 | 44.5 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to SDP 2.0 |
Blackrod ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Monaghan | 1,641 | 46.0 | −8.8 | |
Conservative | J Barrow | 1,257 | 35.3 | +0.0 | |
SDP | D Boyes | 463 | 13.0 | +3.0 | |
Independent Labour | L Watkinson | 206 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 384 | 15.0 | −4.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,565 | 37.2 | −1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 5.9 |
Bradshaw ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Tetlow | 2,174 | 48.7 | −4.6 | |
Labour | J Sherrington | 1,268 | 28.4 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | A Steele | 1,026 | 23.0 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 906 | 20.3 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,468 | 41.0 | =5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 4.4 |
Breightmet ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Benjamin | 2,066 | 53.1 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | G Kearton | 1,249 | 32.1 | −4.6 | |
Liberal | D Poole | 578 | 14.8 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 817 | 21.0 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,893 | 34.8 | −3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 4.1 |
Bromley Cross ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Hurst | 1,988 | 42.3 | −9.2 | |
Labour | D Doxsey | 1,369 | 29.1 | +3.5 | |
SDP | C Moore | 1,348 | 28.7 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 619 | 13.1 | −12.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,705 | 45.0 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to SDP 7.5 |
Burnden ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Howarth | 1,874 | 54.5 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | L Robertson | 1,115 | 32.4 | −7.3 | |
Liberal | P Howarth | 452 | 13.1 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 759 | 22.0 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,441 | 39.0 | −2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 6.4 |
Central ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Iddon | 2,480 | 74.8 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | M Kershaw | 569 | 17.2 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | S Vickers | 265 | 8.0 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 1,911 | 57.7 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,314 | 40.4 | +1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 2.9 |
Daubhill ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Harkin | 2,387 | 64.3 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 897 | 24.2 | −5.7 | |
Liberal | R Ronson | 429 | 11.6 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 1,490 | 40.1 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,713 | 39.6 | −4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 6.2 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Allanson | 2,963 | 54.1 | −3.9 | |
Labour | G Smith | 1,335 | 24.4 | +3.1 | |
SDP | I Hamilton | 1,177 | 21.5 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 1,628 | 29.7 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,475 | 42.0 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.5 |
Derby ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Riley | 3,175 | 82.5 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | P Small | 407 | 10.6 | −2.7 | |
SDP | C Kay | 267 | 6.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 2,768 | 71.9 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,849 | 39.6 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.0 |
Farnworth ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Johnston | 1,897 | 67.6 | −11.1 | |
Liberal | L Sanderson | 536 | 19.1 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | S Windsor | 375 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 1,361 | 48.5 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,808 | 29.8 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 12.2 |
Halliwell ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Kilcoyne | 2,022 | 47.0 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,556 | 36.2 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | A Cole | 721 | 16.8 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 466 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,299 | 43.7 | +1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | Liberal to Labour 2.0 |
Harper Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L Williamson | 2,442 | 69.5 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | A Hickson | 644 | 18.3 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | J Robinson | 429 | 12.2 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 1,798 | 51.1 | 11.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,515 | 33.6 | −1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 11.0 |
Horwich ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | B Ronson | 2,000 | 37.9 | +23.5 | |
Labour | P Senior | 1,914 | 36.3 | −8.7 | |
Conservative | G Howard | 1,366 | 25.9 | −13.0 | |
Majority | 86 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,280 | 47.4 | +3.8 | ||
SDP gain from Labour | Swing | Con to SDP 18.2 |
Hulton Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | S Mather | 1,690 | 39.7 | +25.4 | |
Conservative | F Rushton | 1,567 | 36.8 | −16.2 | |
Labour | C Higgs | 1,005 | 23.6 | −9.1 | |
Majority | 123 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,262 | 40.2 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Liberal 20.9 |
Kearsley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Hampson | 1,990 | 50.9 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,541 | 39.4 | +23.7 | |
Conservative | A Longmire | 378 | 9.7 | −18.3 | |
Majority | 449 | 11.5 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,909 | 40.1 | +0.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | Con to Liberal 21.0 |
Little Lever ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Lawton | 1,991 | 45.9 | +3.4 | |
Labour | S Marsland | 1,881 | 43.4 | −6.2 | |
SDP | A Howroft | 461 | 10.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 110 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,333 | 46.8 | +6.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.8 |
Smithills ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | M Mason | 2,065 | 49.8 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 1,449 | 34.9 | −6.5 | |
Labour | P McFadden | 633 | 15.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 606 | 14.6 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,147 | 46.9 | −0.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Liberal 5.6 |
Tonge ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F White | 2,774 | 64.3 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | A Chadbond | 1,237 | 28.7 | −10.0 | |
SDP | W Woodburn | 302 | 7.0 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,637 | 37.9 | +22.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,313 | 46.3 | +2.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour 9.9 |
Westhoughton ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Jones | 1,144 | 40.0 | −9.9 | |
Liberal | P Mather | 1,075 | 37.7 | −12.3 | |
Conservative | J Cowburn | 632 | 22.2 | +22.2 | |
Majority | 68 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,851 | 41.0 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 17.2 |
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.