1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

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

20 seats were contested in the election, with 10 being won by the Labour Party, 8 by the Conservative Party and 2 by the Liberal Party After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 36
• Conservative 21
• Liberal Party 3

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1982

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	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	Johnston	2,088	57.9	−9.4
	SDP	Greenhalgh	822	22.8	+22.8
	Labour	McEnnery	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	Ikin	1,197	32.2	−14.9
	SDP	D Watts	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	O'Neill	2,135	55.6	−9.0
	Liberal	Halliwell	988	25.7	+25.7
	Labour	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	Chadbond	1,504	36.9	−7.8
	SDP	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
	SDP	Hampson	1,312	33.4	+33.4
	Labour	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	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	Brian Iddon	2,163	68.0	−8.5
	Liberal	R Hayes	534	16.8	+16.8
	Conservative	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	D Carr	1,379	35.7	−2.2
	SDP	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
	SDP	I Hamilton	1,057	20.5	+20.5
	Labour	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	Walsh	498	13.7	+8.4
	SDP	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	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	Walmsley	1,226	37.2	+1.2
	Labour	Johnson	1,214	36.9	−9.7
	Conservative	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	Sanderson	1,189	40.6	+36.7
	Communist	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
	SDP	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	Prince	1,768	52.1	−11.0
	Liberal	Wise	826	24.4	+24.4
	Labour	B 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	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	Walker	966	25.6	−21.3
	Liberal	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	Priestley	1,974	54.9	−0.8
	Liberal	Harasiwka	1,023	28.5	+7.5
	Labour	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
	SDP	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	Hanley	530	21.3	+8.3
Majority			2	0.8
Turnout			2,484	40.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Liberal 28.0