Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1990

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

The 1990 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1990 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

22 seats were contested in the election: 18 were won by the Labour Party, 3 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Democrats. There were 2 seats each contested in both the Farnworth and the Kearsley wards. After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1990
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	18	4	0	+4		55.3	58,682	+5.6
	Conservative	3	0	2	-2		25.2	26,693	-8.0
	Liberal Democrat	1	0	2	-2		14.6	15,481	+0.7
	Others	0	0	0			4.9	5,178	+1.7

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
39	16	5
Labour	Conservative	L

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
43	14	3
Labour	Conservative	L

LD - Liberal Democrats

Ward results

Astley Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Hynes	2,650	46.8	+3.0
	Conservative	D Shepherd	2,585	45.6	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat	S Ball	431	7.6	-1.5
Majority			65	1.1
Turnout			5,666	51.0	+8.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	Con to Labour 2.2

Blackrod
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Monaghan	3,201	65.2	+22.0
	Conservative	K Rigg	1,138	23.2	-11.4
	Liberal Democrat	C Kay	568	11.6	+4.0
Majority			2,063	42.0	+33.3
Turnout			4,907	58.2	+9.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 16.7

Bradshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Osborn	2,170	43.5	-7.5
	Labour	M Clare	2,012	40.4	+7.7
	Liberal Democrat	R Steele	447	9.0	-7.3
	Green	M Calvert	356	7.1	+7.1
Majority			158	3.2	-15.1
Turnout			4,985	41.7	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 7.6

Breightmet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Benjamin	3,232	67.7	+4.0
	Conservative	J Edge	1,205	25.3	-2.9
	Liberal Democrat	S Vickers	335	7.0	-1.1
Majority			2,027	42.5	+7.0
Turnout			4,772	43.7	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 3.4

Bromley Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Hurst	2,490	47.5	+0.2
	Labour	P Perry	1,853	35.3	+15.4
	Green	S Kemp	523	10.0	+10.0
	Liberal Democrat	C Atty	380	7.2	+1.0
Majority			637	12.1	-8.7
Turnout			5,246	46.6	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Burnden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	2,705	61.5	-0.6
	Conservative	S Hornby	1,037	23.6	-5.8
	Liberal Democrat	P Howarth	445	10.1	+1.6
	Islamic Party	A Khalique	210	4.8	+4.8
Majority			1,668	37.9	+5.3
Turnout			4,397	45.0	+5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 3.7

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Iddon	3,164	75.8	-0.8
	Conservative	K Kay	404	9.7	-7.0
	Islamic Party	M Marothi	344	8.2	+8.2
	Liberal Democrat	S Howarth	262	6.3	-0.4
Majority			2,760	66.2	+6.2
Turnout			4,174	52.5	+13.4
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to IP 7.6

Daubhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Harkin	3,153	73.5	+4.3
	Conservative	A Waterson	769	18.7	-7.6
	Liberal Democrat	G Langdon	335	7.9	+3.4
Majority			2,339	54.8	+11.9
Turnout			4,266	48.3	+7.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 5.9

Deane-cum-Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Allanson	3,285	50.2	-7.8
	Labour	R Evans	2,455	37.5	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat	Easterman	524	8.0	-2.7
	Green	P Upman	281	4.3	+4.3
Majority			830	12.7	-14.1
Turnout			6,545	48.0	+9.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 7.0

Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Riley	3,676	79.1	+0.4
	Islamic Party	K Hussain	469	10.1	+10.1
	Conservative	F Tebbutt	337	7.3	-4.9
	Liberal Democrat	D Watts	163	3.5	-0.8
Majority			3,207	69.0	+2.4
Turnout			4,645	50.1	+10.7
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 2.6

Farnworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Johnston	2,131	29.1
	Labour	A Devlin	2,055	28.1
	Independent Labour	W Hardman	1,805	24.7
	Conservative	C Adams	485	6.6
	Conservative	J Adams	422	5.8
	Liberal Democrat	P Barnet	264	3.6
	Social Democratic	I Torkington	185	2.2
Majority
Turnout			7,320	49.0	+16.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Halliwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Kilcoyne	3,166	65.6	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	J Henry	652	13.5	+0.7
	Conservative	J Batley	651	13.5	-6.9
	Green	B Childs	178	3.7	+3.7
	Islamic Party	M Khan	178	3.7	+3.7
Majority			2,514	52.1	+5.6
Turnout			4,825	50.6	+7.6
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 3.8

Harper Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Williamson	3,236	74.4	+4.6
	Conservative	C Churchman	686	15.8	-6.1
	Liberal Democrat	L Sanderson	425	9.8	+1.5
Majority			2,550	58.7	+10.8
Turnout			4,347	42.0	+9.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 5.2

Horwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I Carruthers	2,894	45.6	-0.5
	Liberal Democrat	B Ronson	2,091	32.9	+14.7
	Conservative	M Perks	1,175	18.5	-11.1
Majority			803	12.6	-3.9
Turnout			6,348	55.6	+7.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	Con to LD 12.9

Hulton Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Hyland	2,495	45.9	+19.4
	Conservative	D Wilcox	2,138	39.4	-7.4
	Liberal Democrat	S Mather	797	14.7	-12.0
Majority			357	6.6
Turnout			5,430	45.7	+8.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	LD to Labour 15.7

Kearsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Hampson	3,059	32.4
	Labour	P Spencer	2,732	28.9
	Liberal Democrat	J Rothwell	1,609	17.0
	Liberal Democrat	L Barron	1,099	11.6
	Conservative	M Briscoe	470	5.0
	Conservative	H Briscoe	470	5.0
Majority
Turnout			9,439	47.6	+7.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Lever
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Connell	3,067	58.8	+11.9
	Conservative	J Cosgrove	1,807	34.6	-8.6
	Liberal Democrat	W Crook	342	6.6	-1.2
Majority			1,260	24.1	+22.0
Turnout			5,216	55.4	+10.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	Con to Labour 10.2

Smithills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M Mason	2,089	40.8	-6.8
	Conservative	G Gibson	1,311	25.6	-8.9
	Labour	J Byrne	1,232	24.1	+8.5
	Independent	S Graeme	325	6.3	+6.3
	Green	P Hackin	163	3.2	+3.2
Majority			778	15.2	+2.1
Turnout			5,120	58.6	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	Con to Labour 8.7

Tonge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Mason	2,694	58.1	-1.4
	Conservative	P Hamer	1,142	24.6	-10.9
	Liberal Democrat	B Dunning	802	17.3	+12.3
Majority			1,552	33.5	+9.5
Turnout			4,638	52.4	+6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 11.6

Westhoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Fairhurst	1,838	51.0	+7.1
	Liberal Democrat	P Mather	1,278	35.5	+6.3
	Conservative	A Cole	489	13.6	-13.3
Majority			560	15.5	+0.8
Turnout			3,605	46.3	+6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 10.2

References

(1989 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1990 (→ 1991)

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)	Adur Amber Valley Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Blackburn Brentwood Bristol Broadland Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Carlisle Cheltenham Cherwell Chester Chorley Colchester Congleton Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Daventry Derby Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Exeter Fareham Gloucester Gosport Great Yarmouth Halton Harlow Harrogate Hartlepool Hart Hastings Havant Hertsmere Hull Huntingdonshire Hyndburn Ipswich Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Milton Keynes Mole Valley Newcastle-under-Lyme North Bedfordshire North Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth Oadby and Wigston Oxford Pendle Penwith Peterborough Portsmouth Preston Purbeck Reading Redditch Reigate and Banstead Rochford Rossendale Rugby Runnymede Rushmoor Shrewsbury and Atcham Slough South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire South Lakeland Southampton Southend-on-Sea St Albans Stevenage Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Swale Tamworth Tandridge Thamesdown Three Rivers Thurrock Torbay Tunbridge Wells Watford Waveney Welwyn Hatfield West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire Weymouth and Portland Winchester Woking Wokingham Worcester Worthing 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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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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