1983_Bolton_Council_election
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:
- Labour 36
- Conservative 22
- Liberal Party 2
More information Party, Seats ...
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 | ||
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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
Astley Bridge ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Walsh | 2,596 | 59.1 | +1.2 | |
Labour | J Haslam | 1,231 | 28.0 | +8.7 | |
SDP | 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 | |||
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Blackrod ward
Bradshaw ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Crook | 2,546 | 57.9 | +2.3 | |
Labour | D McEneaney | 1,051 | 23.9 | +5.3 | |
Liberal | W 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 | |||
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Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A Wilkinson | 2,585 | 54.9 | +7.0 | |
SDP | 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 | |||
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Burnden ward
Central ward
Daubhill ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M Donaghy | 2,768 | 60.5 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | G Ellis | 1,515 | 33.1 | -2.6 | |
SDP | P Keveaney | 289 | 6.3 | -5.8 | |
Independent | I Hamilton | 65 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 1,253 | 27.4 | +8.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,572 | 49.5 | +8.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 7.0 | |||
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Deane-cum-Heaton ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J Hanscomb | 3,317 | 57.1 | -5.3 | |
SDP | T 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 | |||
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Derby ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K Peters | 3,232 | 77.9 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | L Robertson | 568 | 13.7 | +0.0 | |
SDP | 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 | |||
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Farnworth ward
Halliwell ward
Harper Green ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | T 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 | |||
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Horwich ward
Hulton Park ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G Smith | 2,123 | 51.7 | -0.4 | |
Labour | A Forrest | 1,320 | 32.2 | +8.7 | |
Liberal | H 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 | |||
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Kearsley ward
Little Lever ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D Dziubas | 1,955 | 47.4 | -3.3 | |
Labour | J Marsh | 1,648 | 39.9 | +14.3 | |
SDP | 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 | |||
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Smithills ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Tonge ward
Westhoughton ward
- 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.