Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1988

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

The 1988 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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: 14 were won by the Labour Party, 5 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Democrats. After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1988
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14	1	0	+1		49.7	40,411	+8.6
	Conservative	5	0	0	+0		33.2	26,992	-2.6
	Liberal Democrat	1	0	1	-1		13.9	11,315	-8.4
	Others	0	0	0			3.2	2,648	+2.3

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
38	16	6
Labour	Conservative	L

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
39	16	5
Labour	Conservative	L

LD - Liberal Democrats

Ward results

Astley Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M Higham	2,150	47.1	-7.6
	Labour	G Dennis	2,002	43.8	+14.2
	Liberal Democrat	M Langdon	417	9.1	-6.6
Majority			148	3.2	-21.9
Turnout			4,569	43.0	-5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 10.9

Blackrod
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Johnson	1,786	43.2	+6.2
	Conservative	R Barrow	1,427	34.6	+0.2
	Independent Labour	L Watkinson	603	14.6	+4.1
	Liberal Democrat	C Kay	314	7.6	-10.5
Majority			359	8.7	+6.2
Turnout			4,130	49.0	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 8.3

Bradshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	2,056	51.0	-4.5
	Labour	E Collett	1,318	32.7	+9.3
	Liberal Democrat	R Steele	657	16.3	-4.8
Majority			738	18.3	-13.8
Turnout			4,031	36.3	-5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Labour 7.0

Breightmet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K McIvor	2,742	63.7	+15.4
	Conservative		1,214	28.2	-7.7
	Liberal Democrat	B Dunning	349	8.1	-7.7
Majority			1,528	35.5	+23.2
Turnout			4,305	38.9	-2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 11.5

Bromley Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Critchley	2,230	47.3	-7.0
	Independent	S Scotland	1,249	26.5	+26.5
	Labour	P Entwistle	940	19.9	-5.3
	Liberal Democrat	A Halliwell	294	6.2	-14.4
Majority			981	20.8	-8.3
Turnout			4,713	45.2	-2.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	2,156	62.1	+9.7
	Conservative	E Holland	1,022	29.4	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	L Easterman	296	8.5	-5.8
Majority			1,134	32.6	+13.6
Turnout			3,474	40.0	-3.6
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 7.7

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Howarth	2,379	76.6	+8.8
	Conservative	M Kershaw	517	16.7	-3.8
	Liberal Democrat	S Howarth	209	6.7	-5.1
Majority			1,862	60.0	+12.7
Turnout			3,105	39.1	-2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 6.9

Daubhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Anderton	2,509	69.2	+12.3
	Conservative	F Hunter	954	26.3	-4.1
	Liberal Democrat	R Ronson	163	4.5	-6.1
Majority			1,555	42.9	+16.4
Turnout			3,626	41.1	-3.1
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 9.2

Deane-cum-Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Rushton	2,882	58.0	-0.4
	Labour	P Spencer	1,552	31.2	+9.6
	Liberal Democrat	A Kay	534	10.7	-9.3
Majority			1,330	26.8	-10.0
Turnout			4,968	38.1	-7.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Labour 9.4

Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Foster	2,882	78.7	+5.9
	Conservative	W Ingham	445	12.2	-4.8
	Liberal Democrat	K Barnes	159	4.3	-5.9
	Independent Labour	S Graeme	174	4.8	+4.8
Majority			2,437	66.6	+10.9
Turnout			3,660	39.4	-4.6
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 5.9

Farnworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Wild	2,320	76.1	+11.0
	Conservative	C Adams	493	16.2	-4.2
	Liberal Democrat	L Sanderson	236	7.7	-6.7
Majority			1,826	59.9	+15.2
Turnout			3,050	32.7	-3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 8.8

Halliwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Hamer	2,740	66.8	+16.7
	Conservative	R Pryce	835	20.4	-2.6
	Liberal Democrat	D Eccles	524	12.8	-14.1
Majority			1,905	46.5	+23.3
Turnout			4,099	43.0	-3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 15.4

Harper Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Boardman	2,346	69.8	+10.5
	Conservative	C Churchman	736	21.9	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	G Willis	279	8.3	-11.2
Majority			1,610	47.9	+9.8
Turnout			3,361	32.5	-8.1
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 10.8

Horwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Walker	2,551	46.1	+7.3
	Conservative	C Rigg	1,916	29.6	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	P Houghton	1,005	18.2	-14.0
	Independent Labour	M Perks	340	6.1	+6.1
Majority			913	16.5	+9.9
Turnout			5,534	48.5	-4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 10.6

Hulton Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Higson	2,070	46.8	+3.9
	Liberal Democrat	P Mather	1,181	26.7	-10.4
	Labour	P Perry	1,173	26.5	+6.6
Majority			889	20.1	+14.3
Turnout			4,424	37.3	-11.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Labour 8.5

Kearsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Alker	2,489	62.3	+13.1
	Liberal Democrat	J Rothwell	852	21.3	-14.2
	Conservative	N Houlcroft	569	14.3	-1.0
	Social Democratic	A Howcroft	82	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,555	38.9	+25.1
Turnout			3,992	40.3	-5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 13.6

Little Lever
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Cunliffe	1,994	46.9	+9.3
	Conservative	J Cosgrove	1,840	43.2	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat	W Crook	330	7.8	-6.4
	Social Democratic	M Taylor	91	2.1	+2.1
Majority			154	3.6
Turnout			4,255	45.2	-2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 7.8

Smithills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R Hayes	2,237	47.6	-0.8
	Conservative	C Shaw	1,623	34.5	-4.2
	Labour	E Boardman	731	15.6	+2.7
	Social Democratic	I Greenhalgh	109	2.3	+2.3
Majority			614	13.1	+3.4
Turnout			4,700	53.8	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	Con to Labour 2.4

Tonge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Brigg	2,446	59.5	+5.9
	Conservative	K Howarth	1,460	35.5	+2.3
	Liberal Democrat	B Dunning	206	5.0	-8.2
Majority			986	24.0	+3.7
Turnout			4,112	46.4	-0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 7.0

Westhoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Thomas	1,355	43.9	+8.1
	Liberal Democrat	D Wilkinson	901	29.2	-4.9
	Conservative	M Kramer	830	26.9	+4.5
Majority			454	14.7	+13.0
Turnout			3,086	39.6	-10.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	LD to Labour 6.5

References

(1987 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1988 (→ 1989)

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Council elections in Greater Manchester

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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