Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1983

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

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

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1983
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

Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	2,596	59.1	+1.2
	Labour	J Haslam	1,231	28.0	+8.7
	Social Democratic	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

Blackrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Helsby	2,283	52.5	+4.9
	Conservative	N Troup	1,592	36.6	+4.4
	Social Democratic	B 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

Bradshaw ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Crook	2,546	57.9	+2.3
	Labour	D McEneaney	1,051	23.9	+5.3
	Liberal	R 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

Breightmet ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Grime	2,163	49.2	+6.4
	Conservative	I Chesney	1,590	36.2	-0.7
	Social Democratic	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

Bromley Cross ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Wilkinson	2,585	54.9	+7.0
	Social Democratic	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

Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Birch	2,139	47.2	+3.2
	Conservative	B 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

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

Daubhill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Donaghy	2,768	60.5	+8.2
	Conservative	G Ellis	1,515	33.1	-2.6
	Social Democratic	P Keveaney	289	6.3	-5.8
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

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Hanscomb	3,317	57.1	-5.3
	Social Democratic	I 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

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Peters	3,232	77.9	+7.0
	Conservative	L Robertson	568	13.7	+0.0
	Social Democratic	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

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B 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

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

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	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

Horwich ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B McCracken	2,259	42.9	+2.7
	Conservative	S Dawson	1,966	37.3	+0.0
	Social Democratic	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

Hulton Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Smith	2,123	51.7	-0.4
	Labour	T Forrest	1,320	32.2	+8.7
	Liberal	G 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

Kearsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B 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

Little Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Dziubas	1,955	47.4	-3.3
	Labour	J Marsh	1,648	39.9	+14.3
	Social Democratic	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

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

Tonge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Clare	1,953	47.3	+11.5
	Conservative	G Kearton	1,804	43.7	-3.1
	Social Democratic	S 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

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

(1982 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1983 (→ 1984)

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)	Adur Allerdale Alnwick Amber Valley Arun Ashfield Ashford Aylesbury Vale Babergh Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Bath Berwick-upon-Tweed Beverley Blaby Blackburn Blackpool Blyth Valley Bolsover Boothferry Boston Bournemouth Bracknell Braintree Breckland Brentwood Bridgnorth Brighton Bristol Broadland Bromsgrove Broxbourne Broxtowe Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Canterbury Caradon Carlisle Carrick Castle Morpeth Castle Point Charnwood Chelmsford Cheltenham Cherwell Chesterfield Chester-le-Street Chester Chichester Chiltern Chorley Christchurch Cleethorpes Colchester Congleton Copeland Corby Cotswold Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Dacorum Darlington Dartford Daventry Derby Derwentside Dover Durham Easington East Cambridgeshire East Devon East Hampshire East Hertfordshire East Lindsey East Northamptonshire East Staffordshire East Yorkshire Eastbourne Eastleigh Eden Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Epsom and Ewell Erewash Exeter Fareham Fenland Forest Heath Forest of Dean Fylde Gedling Gillingham Glanford Gloucester Gosport Gravesham Great Grimsby Great Yarmouth Guildford Halton Hambleton Harborough Harlow Harrogate Hartlepool Hart Hastings Havant Hereford Hertsmere High Peak Hinckley and Bosworth Holderness Horsham Hove Hull Huntingdon Hyndburn Ipswich Kennet Kerrier Kettering King's Lynn and West Norfolk Kingswood Lancaster Langbaurgh Leicester Leominster Lewes Lichfield Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Maldon Malvern Hills Mansfield Medina Melton Mendip Mid Bedfordshire Mid Devon Mid Suffolk Mid Sussex Middlesbrough Milton Keynes Mole Valley New Forest Newbury Newark Newcastle-under-Lyme North Bedfordshire North Cornwall North Devon North Dorset North East Derbyshire North Hertfordshire North Kesteven North Norfolk North Shropshire North Warwickshire North West Leicestershire North Wiltshire Northampton Northavon Norwich Nottingham Nuneaton and Bedworth Oadby and Wigston Oswestry Oxford Pendle Penwith Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Preston Purbeck Reading Redditch Reigate and Banstead Restormel Ribble Valley Richmondshire Rochester-upon-Medway Rochford Rossendale Rother Rugby Runnymede Rushcliffe Rushmoor Rutland Ryedale Salisbury Scarborough Scunthorpe Sedgefield Sedgemoor Selby Sevenoaks Shepway Shrewsbury and Atcham Slough Spelthorne South Bedfordshire South Bucks South Cambridgeshire South Derbyshire South Hams South Herefordshire South Holland South Lakeland South Kesteven South Norfolk South Northamptonshire South Oxfordshire South Ribble South Shropshire South Staffordshire South Wight Southampton Southend-on-Sea St Albans St Edmundsbury Stafford Staffordshire Moorlands Stevenage Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Suffolk Coastal Surrey Heath Swale Tamworth Tandridge Taunton Deane Teesdale Teignbridge Tendring Test Valley Tewkesbury Thamesdown Thanet The Wrekin Three Rivers Thurrock Tonbridge and Malling Torbay Torridge Tunbridge Wells Tynedale Uttlesford Vale of White Horse Vale Royal Wansbeck Wansdyke Warrington Warwick Watford Waveney Waverley Wealden Wear Valley Wellingborough Welwyn Hatfield West Derbyshire West Devon West Dorset West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire West Somerset West Wiltshire Weymouth and Portland Wimborne Windsor and Maidenhead Winchester Woking Wokingham Woodspring Worcester Worthing Wychavon Wycombe Wyre Wyre Forest Yeovil York

District councils (Wales)	Aberconwy Afan Alyn and Deeside Anglesey - Ynys Môn Arfon Blaenau Gwent Brecknock Cardiff Carmarthen Ceredigion Colwyn Cynon Valley Delyn Dinefwr Dwyfor Glyndŵr Islwyn Llanelli Lliw Valley Meirionnydd Merthyr Tydfil Monmouth Montgomery Neath Newport Ogwr Preseli Radnor Rhondda Rhuddlan Rhymney Valley South Pembrokeshire Swansea Taff-Ely Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Maelor

See also: UK General election

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