1987_Bolton_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
The 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Party. After the election, the composition of the council was:
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 36,959 | -4.5 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 35.8 | 32,191 | +4.4 | ||
Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.3 | 20,051 | -0.4 | ||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 811 | +0.9 | ||
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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 17 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 16 | 6 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
LD – Liberal / SDP Alliance
Astley Bridge ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J Walsh | 2,752 | 54.7 | +3.1 | |
Labour | S Marsland | 1,488 | 29.6 | -4.1 | |
SDP | M Langdon | 787 | 15.7 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,264 | 25.1 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,027 | 48.3 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 3.6 | |||
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Blackrod ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K Helsby | 1,646 | 37.0 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | J Barrow | 1,533 | 34.4 | -0.9 | |
SDP | C Kay | 806 | 18.1 | +5.1 | |
Independent Labour | L Watkinson | 467 | 10.5 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 113 | 2.5 | -12.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,452 | 46.4 | +9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 7.0 | |||
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Bradshaw ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E Crook | 2,537 | 55.5 | +6.8 | |
Labour | P McFadden | 1,068 | 23.4 | -5.0 | |
Liberal | A Steele | 966 | 21.1 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 1,469 | 32.1 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,571 | 42.0 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 5.9 | |||
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Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A Wilkinson | 2,665 | 54.3 | +12.0 | |
Labour | D Doxsey | 1,236 | 25.2 | -3.9 | |
SDP | D Poole | 1,010 | 20.6 | -8.1 | |
Majority | 1,429 | 29.1 | +16.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,911 | 46.7 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Con 10.0 | |||
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Burnden ward
Central ward
Daubhill ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M Donaghy | 2,308 | 56.9 | -7.4 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 1,234 | 30.4 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | R Ronson | 439 | 10.6 | -1.0 | |
Independent | J Hamilton | 82 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 1,074 | 26.5 | -13.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,055 | 44.2 | +4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 6.8 | |||
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Deane-cum-Heaton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J Hanscomb | 3,484 | 58.4 | +4.3 | |
Labour | P Boardman | 1,288 | 21.6 | -2.8 | |
SDP | C Macpherson | 1,193 | 20.0 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 2,196 | 36.8 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,965 | 45.5 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 2.5 | |||
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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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Conservative | G Smith | 2,267 | 42.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | P Cooper | 1,961 | 37.1 | -2.6 | |
Labour | P Entwistle | 1,053 | 19.9 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 306 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,281 | 48.3 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.9 | |||
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Kearsley ward
Little Lever ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D Dziubas | 2,229 | 50.2 | +4.3 | |
Labour | S Jones | 1,580 | 35.6 | -7.8 | |
SDP | K Banks | 632 | 14.2 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 649 | 14.6 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,441 | 47.6 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 6.0 | |||
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Smithills ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | F Harasiwka | 2,376 | 48.4 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | C Shaw | 1,899 | 38.7 | +3.8 | |
Labour | J Ward | 631 | 12.9 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 477 | 9.7 | -4.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,906 | 54.9 | +8.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Liberal to Con 2.6 | |||
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Tonge ward
Westhoughton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P Finch | 1,228 | 35.8 | -4.3 | |
Liberal | P Mather | 1,170 | 34.1 | -3.6 | |
Conservative | J Cowburn | 769 | 22.4 | +0.2 | |
Independent | P James | 262 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 58 | 1.7 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,429 | 50.2 | +9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 2.2 | |||
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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.