Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1994

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

The 1994 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 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: 15 were won by the Labour Party, 2 by the Conservative Party, and 3 by the Liberal Democrats. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1994
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	15	1	2	-1		52.6	42,223	+12.9
	Conservative	2	0	1	-1		24.3	19,553	-17.7
	Liberal Democrat	3	2	0	+2		23.0	18,498	+4.7

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
39	16	4	1
Labour	Conservative	L	I

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
38	15	6	1
Labour	Conservative	L	I

LD - Liberal Democrats
I - Independent

Ward results

Astley Bridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Hynes	2,502	48.6	+22.7
	Conservative	H Fairclough	2,026	39.4	-27.9
	Liberal Democrat	C Atty	617	12.0	+5.2
Majority			476	9.2
Turnout			5,145	47.4	+6.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 25.3

Blackrod
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Monaghan	2,162	52.2	+10.7
	Liberal Democrat	I Hamilton	1,044	25.2	+4.7
	Conservative	J Winward	934	22.6	-15.3
Majority			1,118	27.0	+23.4
Turnout			4,140	40.2	+4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 13.0

Bradshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Byrne	2,044	46.7	+22.5
	Conservative	A Osborn	1,569	35.9	-29.1
	Liberal Democrat	I Peacock	760	17.4	+8.6
Majority			475	10.8
Turnout			4,373	40.3	+1.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	Con to Labour 25.8

Breightmet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Benjamin	2,462	65.1	+11.9
	Liberal Democrat	E Hill	678	17.9	+12.6
	Conservative	S Little	642	17.0	-24.5
Majority			1,784	47.2	+35.6
Turnout			3,782	35.8	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 18.2

Bromley Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Carr	1,860	41.7	-26.1
	Labour	S Murray	1,728	38.7	+15.1
	Liberal Democrat	S Ball	875	19.6	+11.3
Majority			132	2.9	-41.0
Turnout			4,463	43.2	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 20.6

Burnden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	2,280	68.6	+16.3
	Conservative	F Tebbutt	546	16.4	-8.8
	Liberal Democrat	M Rothwell	498	15.0	-7.4
Majority			1,734	51.2	+24.1
Turnout			3,324	35.0	+5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 12.5

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Iddon	2,439	75.7	+13.1
	Conservative	J Bradley	497	15.4	-13.4
	Liberal Democrat	M Khan	286	8.9	+0.3
Majority			1,942	60.3	+26.4
Turnout			3,222	41.0	+9.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 13.2

Daubhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Harkin	2,126	69.7	+9.5
	Conservative	L Waterson	533	17.5	-14.7
	Liberal Democrat	L Baron	393	12.9	+5.3
Majority			1,593	52.2	+23.5
Turnout			3,052	35.2	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 12.1

Deane-cum-Heaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Shaw	2,449	43.6	-21.5
	Labour	T Hyams	1,774	31.6	+6.9
	Liberal Democrat	L Easterman	1,392	24.8	+14.6
Majority			675	12.0	-28.4
Turnout			5,615	43.2	+4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to LD 18.0

Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Riley	2,490	61.0	-14.4
	Conservative	Y Patel	1,343	32.9	+16.1
	Liberal Democrat	L Bale	252	6.2	-1.6
Majority			1,147	28.1	-30.5
Turnout			4,085	44.0	+15.6
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 15.2

Farnworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Johnston	2,047	77.7	+14.3
	Liberal Democrat	W Crook	329	12.5	+2.8
	Conservative	R Wood	260	9.9	-17.0
Majority			1,718	65.2	+28.8
Turnout			2,636	28.3	+6.9
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 15.6

Halliwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Kilcoyne	2,199	57.7	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	J Radlett	1,204	31.6	+9.5
	Conservative	D Mercer	407	10.7	-12.5
Majority			995	26.1	-5.4
Turnout			3,811	40.9	+8.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 11.0

Harper Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Williamson	2,298	73.3	+15.4
	Conservative	S Kesler	430	13.7	-19.4
	Liberal Democrat	C Kay	405	12.9	+3.9
Majority			1,868	59.6	+34.8
Turnout			3,133	31.2	+6.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 17.4

Horwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	B Ronson	2,777	47.3	-3.1
	Labour	E Walker	2,168	37.0	+10.4
	Conservative	M Perks	920	15.7	-7.3
Majority			609	10.4	-13.3
Turnout			5,865	52.8	+2.8
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	Con to Labour 8.8

Hulton Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Hyland	2,070	44.2	+16.5
	Conservative	S Tudge	1,673	35.8	-24.0
	Liberal Democrat	D Cooper	936	20.0	+7.4
Majority			397	8.5
Turnout			4,679	39.3	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 20.2

Kearsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Hampson	2,230	58.6	+10.2
	Liberal Democrat	J Rothwell	1,276	33.5	-4.8
	Conservative	P Briscoe	298	7.8	-5.5
Majority			954	25.1	+15.0
Turnout			3,804	38.2	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 7.8

Little Lever
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Connell	2,562	62.1	+20.5
	Conservative	D Bailey	1,145	27.8	-24.1
	Liberal Democrat	L Barron	418	10.1	+3.6
Majority			1,417	34.3
Turnout			4,125	44.6	+11.1
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 22.3

Smithills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R Hayes	2,463	59.1	+2.3
	Labour	A Page	819	19.6	+8.3
	Conservative	D Price	751	18.0	-13.4
	Independent	S Graeme	135	3.2	+2.7
Majority			1,644	39.4	+14.0
Turnout			4,168	49.1	+7.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	Con to Labour 10.8

Tonge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F White	2,435	67.1	+22.5
	Conservative	P Whittaker	841	23.2	-17.7
	Liberal Democrat	S Howarth	354	9.8	-4.7
Majority			1,594	43.9	+40.1
Turnout			3,630	45.7	+6.7
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 20.1

Westhoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	D Wilkinson	1,388	46.0	+24.7
	Labour	L Fairhurst	1,241	41.3	+2.6
	Conservative	R Crawford	428	12.7	-27.3
Majority			157	4.7
Turnout			3,361	55.0	+16.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	Con to LD 26.0

References

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

(1993 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1994 (→ 1995)

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 Bedford 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 Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth 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 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

Referendum	Strathclyde water referendum, 1994

See also: European Parliament election

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