Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982

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

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
	Social Democratic	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
	Social Democratic	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
	Social Democratic	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
	Social Democratic	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
	Social Democratic	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
	Social Democratic	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
	Social Democratic	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
	Social Democratic	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
	Social Democratic	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

References

(1981 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1982 (→ 1983)

London boroughs	Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster

Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Bolton Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

District councils (England)	Amber Valley Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Blackburn Brentwood Broadland Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cherwell Chester Chorley Colchester Congleton Craven Crewe and Nantwich Daventry Derby East Devon Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Fareham Gloucester Gosport Great Yarmouth Halton Harlow Hartlepool Hart Hastings Havant Hertsmere Hull Huntingdon Hyndburn Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Milton Keynes Mole Valley North Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth Oadby and Wigston Oxford Pendle Penwith Preston Purbeck Reigate and Banstead Rochford Rossendale Rugby Runnymede Rushmoor South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire South Lakeland Southampton Southend-on-Sea St Albans Stevenage Stratford-on-Avon Swale Tandridge Three Rivers Thurrock Tonbridge and Malling Tunbridge Wells Watford Welwyn Hatfield West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire Weymouth and Portland Winchester Woking Wokingham Worcester Wyre Forest York

Regional councils (Scotland)	Borders Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Highland Lothian Orkney Shetland Strathclyde Tayside Western Isles

Council elections in Greater Manchester

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Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Manchester	1945 1946 1947 1949 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Greater Manchester	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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