1976_Bolton_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on in May 1976. The Conservatives retained control of the Council.
23 seats were contested, with 16 being won by the Conservative Party and 7 by the Labour Party.
Ernie Crook was the sitting Conservative Councillor in the Church East and North Ward, but was re-elected as an Independent Conservative due to an internal selection dispute. However he took the Conservative Party whip soon after. Therefore, this seat is regarded as a Conservative hold rather than a loss.
After the election, the composition of the Council was
- Conservative 46
- Labour 20
- Liberal Party 2
- Independent 1
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 16 | 4 | 0 | +4 | {{{seats %}}} | 57.9 | 42,559 | +1.3 | |
Labour | 7 | 2 | 4 | -2 | {{{seats %}}} | 37.0 | 27,230 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | {{{seats %}}} | 3.9 | 2,902 | -4.5 | |
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | {{{seats %}}} | 1.1 | 855 | -1.2 | |
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Astley Bridge ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F Waterworth | 2,871 | 77.5 | +0.3 | |
Labour | G Riley | 832 | 22.5 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 2,039 | 55.0 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,703 | 38.0 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 0.3 | |||
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Bradshaw North and South ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T Greenhalgh | 2,666 | 85.7 | +35.7 | |
Labour | A Grimes | 446 | 14.3 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 2,220 | 71.3 | +46.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,112 | 34.0 | -12.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Bradford ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T McEwan | 1,205 | 68.5 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | A Mills | 498 | 28.3 | -8.6 | |
Socialist (GB) | N Duffield | 56 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 707 | 40.2 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,759 | 37.7 | +3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 7.0 | |||
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Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A Poulsom | 2,666 | 81.9 | +24.5 | |
Labour | C Benjamin | 591 | 18.1 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 2,075 | 63.7 | +29.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,257 | 38.5 | -5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Lab to Con 12.9 | |||
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Church East and North ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Conservative | E Crook | 1,227 | 41.1 | +41.1 | |
Conservative | B Hall | 961 | 32.2 | -30.4 | |
Labour | P Johnson | 799 | 26.7 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 266 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,987 | 48.3 | +8.3 | ||
Ind. Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M Walsh | 2,900 | 55.5 | -4.7 | |
Labour | K McIvor | 2,327 | 44.5 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 573 | 11.0 | -9.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,227 | 39.0 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Con to Labour 4.7 | |||
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Deane cum Lostock ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F Rushton | 2,260 | 77.7 | +0.3 | |
Labour | J Walker | 648 | 22.3 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 1,612 | 55.4 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,908 | 41.0 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 0.3 | |||
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Derby ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R Lever | 1,170 | 63.8 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | D Smith | 663 | 36.2 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 507 | 27.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,833 | 31.0 | +3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.3 | |||
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Farnworth North ward
Farnworth South ward
Great Lever ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S Haslam | 2,283 | 60.3 | -6.1 | |
Labour | G Harkin | 1,504 | 39.7 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 779 | 20.4 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,787 | 36.0 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Con to Labour 6.1 | |||
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Halliwell ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W Hall | 1,742 | 55.6 | +0.3 | |
Labour | R Johnson | 1,389 | 44.4 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 353 | 11.2 | -5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,131 | 32.0 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Heaton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J Hanscomb | 1,996 | 90.4 | -1.8 | |
Labour | T Moor | 213 | 9.6 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,783 | 80.8 | -3.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,210 | 47.0 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 1.8 | |||
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Horwich North, Central and East ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B Crumblehulme | 2,159 | 52.9 | +10.3 | |
Labour | J McBurnie | 1,924 | 47.1 | +10.6 | |
Majority | 235 | 5.8 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,083 | 40.0 | +7.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Horwich South and Blackrod ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C Everin | 1,915 | 61.6 | +12.4 | |
Labour | L Watkinson | 1,194 | 38.4 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 721 | 23.2 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,109 | 48.0 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Hulton and Rumworth ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A Gledhill | 2,112 | 55.1 | +0.6 | |
Labour | P Jones | 1,381 | 36.0 | -0.7 | |
National Front | J Walsh | 341 | 8.9 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 731 | 19.0 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,834 | 38.5 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 1.6 | |||
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Kearsley ward
Little Lever ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R Hodson | 1,192 | 40.5 | -6.2 | |
Labour | E Blackwell | 1,105 | 37.6 | +11.2 | |
Liberal | R Richardson | 645 | 21.9 | -5.0 | |
Majority | 87 | 2.9 | -16.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,942 | 38.0 | -0.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 8.7 | |||
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Smithills ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M Howarth | 3,057 | 74.5 | -1.6 | |
Labour | G Hart | 897 | 21.9 | +3.5 | |
Independent | B Langley | 151 | 3.7 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 2,160 | 52.6 | -5.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,105 | 37.9 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.5 | |||
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Tonge ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K Knowles | 2,631 | 57.0 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Brian Iddon | 1,983 | 43.0 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 648 | 14.0 | -14.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,614 | 42.0 | +9.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 7.4 | |||
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West ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D Clarke | 1,419 | 54.8 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | B Holland | 1,171 | 45.2 | -5.9 | |
Majority | 248 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,590 | 32.0 | +8.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 5.9 | |||
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Westhoughton East and Hulton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F Walsh | 1,870 | 74.9 | +0.4 | |
Labour | C Knowles | 625 | 25.1 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 1,245 | 49.8 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,495 | 42.8 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 0.4 | |||
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Westhoughton North, Central and South ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J Clee | 1,331 | 47.2 | -5.1 | |
Conservative | J Roden | 1,184 | 42.0 | -5.7 | |
Independent | K Brown | 307 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 147 | 5.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,822 | 39.8 | +2.8 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | Con to Ind 8.3 | |||
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- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.