1986_Bolton_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
The 1986 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 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: 12 were won by the Labour Party, 5 by the Conservative Party, 2 by the Liberal Party and 1 by the Social Democratic Party After the election, the composition of the council was:
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 12 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 45.6 | 36,817 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 31.4 | 25,307 | -3.3 | ||
Alliance | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 22.7 | 18,323 | +5.0 | ||
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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
36 | 20 | 4 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 17 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
L – Liberal / SDP Alliance
Astley Bridge ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Shepherd | 2,328 | 51.6 | -2.5 | |
Labour | L Lee | 1,520 | 33.7 | +1.0 | |
SDP | D Lee | 663 | 14.7 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 808 | 17.9 | -7.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,511 | 44.5 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to SDP 2.0 | |||
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Blackrod ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J Monaghan | 1,641 | 46.0 | -8.8 | |
Conservative | J Barrow | 1,257 | 35.3 | +0.0 | |
SDP | D Boyes | 463 | 13.0 | +3.0 | |
Independent Labour | L Watkinson | 206 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 384 | 15.0 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,565 | 37.2 | -1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 5.9 | |||
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Bradshaw ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B Tetlow | 2,174 | 48.7 | -4.6 | |
Labour | J Sherrington | 1,268 | 28.4 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | A Steele | 1,026 | 23.0 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 906 | 20.3 | -5.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,468 | 41.0 | =5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 4.4 | |||
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Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B Hurst | 1,988 | 42.3 | -9.2 | |
Labour | D Doxsey | 1,369 | 29.1 | +3.5 | |
SDP | C Moore | 1,348 | 28.7 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 619 | 13.1 | -12.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,705 | 45.0 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to SDP 7.5 | |||
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Burnden ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P Howarth | 1,874 | 54.5 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | L Robertson | 1,115 | 32.4 | -7.3 | |
Liberal | P Howarth | 452 | 13.1 | +5.5 | |
Majority | 759 | 22.0 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,441 | 39.0 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 6.4 | |||
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Central ward
Daubhill ward
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B Allanson | 2,963 | 54.1 | -3.9 | |
Labour | G Smith | 1,335 | 24.4 | +3.1 | |
SDP | I Hamilton | 1,177 | 21.5 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 1,628 | 29.7 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,475 | 42.0 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.5 | |||
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Derby ward
Farnworth ward
Halliwell ward
Harper Green ward
Horwich ward
Hulton Park ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | S Mather | 1,690 | 39.7 | +25.4 | |
Conservative | F Rushton | 1,567 | 36.8 | -16.2 | |
Labour | C Higgs | 1,005 | 23.6 | -9.1 | |
Majority | 123 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,262 | 40.2 | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Liberal 20.9 | |||
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Kearsley ward
Little Lever ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A Lawton | 1,991 | 45.9 | +3.4 | |
Labour | S Marsland | 1,881 | 43.4 | -6.2 | |
SDP | A Howroft | 461 | 10.6 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 110 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 4,333 | 46.8 | +6.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.8 | |||
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Smithills ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mary Rankine Mason | 2,065 | 49.8 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 1,449 | 34.9 | -6.5 | |
Labour | P McFadden | 633 | 15.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 606 | 14.6 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,147 | 46.9 | -0.1 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Liberal 5.6 | |||
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Tonge ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F White | 2,774 | 64.3 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | A Chadbond | 1,237 | 28.7 | -10.0 | |
SDP | W Woodburn | 302 | 7.0 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,637 | 37.9 | +22.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,313 | 46.3 | +2.6 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour 9.9 | |||
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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.