Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.

The 1998 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 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.^[1]

20 seats were contested in the election, with 15 being held by Labour, 3 by the Liberal Democrats and 2 by the Conservatives.^[2] The 3 main parties contested all of the 20 seats, with 3 Socialist Labour Party and 4 other candidates standing.^[2]

The election saw the lowest turnout in at least 30 years at 23.5%, a significant drop from the 36.8% turnout in the 1996 election.^[3] Farnworth ward saw the lowest turnout at 15%, while the highest was 32.6% in Astley Bridge.^[3] The Conservatives gained 2 seats in the election to become the main opposition party on the council again.^[3] They gained Astley Bridge and Bradshaw wards from Labour, having defeated the Labour candidate in Bradshaw by 2 votes after 5 recounts.^[3] However Labour held on in Kearsley by 8 votes and won Westhoughton from the Liberal Democrats to remain firmly in control of the council.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1998^[3]^[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14	1	2	-1	70.0	47.2	23,549	-6.9
	Conservative	4	2	0	+2	20.0	30.3	15,127	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	2	0	1	-1	10.0	19.5	9,715	-0.1
	Others	0	0	0		10.0	3.0	1,503	+3.0

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
48	6	6
Labour	Conservative	L

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
47	8	5
Labour	Conservative	L

LD - Liberal Democrats

Ward results

Astley Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	1,742	49.0	+4.7
	Labour	S Hynes	1,576	42.9	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	P Howarth	285	8.0	-2.0
Majority			216	6.1
Turnout			3,553	32.6	-6.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 3.7

Blackrod
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Monaghan	987	38.7	-4.4
	Conservative	R Barrow	743	29.1	+6.7
	Independent Labour	L Watkinson	553	21.7	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	D Watts	267	10.5	-1.1
Majority			434	17.0	-3.3
Turnout			2,550	25.1	-12.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 5.5

Bradshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Osborn	1,242	44.2	+3.9
	Labour	L Byrne	1,240	44.1	-4.0
	Liberal Democrat	M Eidlow	327	11.6	-0.1
Majority			2	0.7
Turnout			2,809	25.8	-8.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 3.9

Breightmet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Murray	1,155	59.7	-12.9
	Conservative	P Brierley	565	29.2	+12.5
	Liberal Democrat	E Hill	214	11.1	+0.4
Majority			590	30.5	-25.4
Turnout			1,934	19.2	-9.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 12.7

Bromley Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Carr	2,028	60.4	+11.9
	Labour	E Sherrington	1,041	31.0	-10.7
	Liberal Democrat	C Atty	287	8.6	-1.2
Majority			987	29.4	-22.5
Turnout			3,356	31.0	-9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 11.3

Burnden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	1,223	66.3	-3.7
	Conservative	S Jackson	359	19.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrat	D Connor	264	14.3	-0.2
Majority			864	46.8	-7.6
Turnout			1,846	19.3	-9.1
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 3.7

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Noble	1,355	68.6	-9.0
	Conservative	L Beresford	411	20.8	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	K Watts	127	6.4	+0.9
	Independent	R Allen	81	4.1	+4.1
Majority			944	47.8	-12.9
Turnout			1,974	25.1	-8.9
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Ind 6.5

Daubhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Harkin	1,055	63.2	-13.7
	Conservative	F Taylor	368	22.1	+7.6
	Liberal Democrat	L Greensitt	181	10.9	+2.3
	Socialist Labour	D Kelly	64	3.8	+3.8
Majority			687	41.2	-21.1
Turnout			1,668	18.9	-11.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 10.6

Deane-cum-Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Shaw	2,184	57.2	+8.6
	Labour	J Lavin	1,186	31.1	-7.2
	Liberal Democrat	L Greenhalgh	446	11.7	-1.4
Majority			998	26.8	+16.5
Turnout			3,716	28.8	-8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 7.9

Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Riley	1,765	78.7	-5.1
	Conservative	R Wood	307	13.7	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	L Bale	172	7.7	+1.7
Majority			1458	65.0	-13.5
Turnout			2,244	24.3	-11.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.2

Farnworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Johnston	903	63.5	-18.5
	Liberal Democrat	M Rothwell	197	13.8	+4.9
	Conservative	P Bonomy	180	12.6	+3.5
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	143	10.0	+10.0
Majority			706	49.6	-23.3
Turnout			1,423	15.2	-9.1
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Soc Lab 14.2

Halliwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Kilcoyne	1,353	63.7	-3.1
	Conservative	J Evans	414	19.5	+6.2
	Liberal Democrat	S Howarth	356	16.8	-3.1
Majority			939	44.2	-2.7
Turnout			2,123	22.7	-7.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.6

Harper Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Willimson	1,012	63.9	-14.8
	Conservative	S Kesler	266	16.8	+4.2
	Liberal Democrat	W Connor	154	9.7	+1.0
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	152	9.6	+9.6
Majority			746	47.1	-19.1
Turnout			1,584	15.5	-7.9
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Soc Lab 12.2

Horwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	R Ronson	1,963	55.0	-3.4
	Labour	S Pasquill	1,005	28.2	+5.5
	Conservative	I Cooper	598	16.8	-3.1
Majority			958	26.9	-8.7
Turnout			3,566	31.0	-12.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	LD to Labour 4.4

Hulton Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Hyland	2,156	48.4	+6.5
	Conservative	M Perks	1,363	30.6	-4.7
	Independent Conservative	C Higson	511	11.5	+11.5
	Liberal Democrat	D Gradwell	421	9.5	-13.3
Majority			793	17.8	+11.2
Turnout			4,451	24.1	-9.4
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Ind Con 12.4

Kearsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Spencer	1,023	45.9	-15.8
	Liberal Democrat	J Rothwell	1,015	45.5	+13.6
	Conservative	J Tyler	193	8.7	+2.3
Majority			8	3.6	-26.1
Turnout			2,231	21.7	-8.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 14.7

Little Lever
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Connell	1,498	58.2	-3.7
	Conservative	D Bailey	855	33.2	+1.7
	Liberal Democrat	W Crook	220	8.6	+2.0
Majority			643	25.0	-5.4
Turnout			2,573	27.5	-9.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 2.8

Smithills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	R Hayes	1,676	61.5	+5.4
	Labour	M Ord	567	20.8	-3.0
	Conservative	D Bagnall	483	17.7	-2.4
Majority			1,109	40.7	+8.4
Turnout			2,726	32.1	-11.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	Labour to LD 4.2

Tonge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F White	1,499	66.7	-3.5
	Conservative	S Lever	567	25.2	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat	M Whittaker	182	8.1	-2.1
Majority			932	41.4	-9.2
Turnout			2,248	28.3	-5.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.5

Westhoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Chadwick	924	44.3	-4.1
	Liberal Democrat	D Wilkinson	905	43.3	+1.3
	Conservative	S Wallen	259	12.4	+2.7
Majority			19	0.9	-5.5
Turnout			2,088	23.6	-13.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	Labour to Con 3.4

References

1 2 "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 "Voters' chance to give verdict on Labour's first 12 months". Bolton Evening News. 6 May 1998. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Low poll 'a disgrace'". Bolton Evening News. 8 May 1998. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
↑ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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