1990_Bolton_Council_election
The 1990 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1990 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
22 seats were contested in the election: 18 were won by the Labour Party, 3 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Democrats. There were 2 seats each contested in both the Farnworth and the Kearsley wards. After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 43
- Conservative 14
- Liberal Democrats 3
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 18 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 55.3 | 58,682 | +5.6 | ||
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 25.2 | 26,693 | -8.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 14.6 | 15,481 | +0.7 | ||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 5,178 | +1.7 | |||
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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
39 | 16 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
43 | 14 | 3 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
LD – Liberal Democrats
Astley Bridge ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S Hynes | 2,650 | 46.8 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | D Shepherd | 2,585 | 45.6 | -1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Ball | 431 | 7.6 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 65 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,666 | 51.0 | +8.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour 2.2 | |||
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Blackrod ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J Monaghan | 3,201 | 65.2 | +22.0 | |
Conservative | K Rigg | 1,138 | 23.2 | -11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Kay | 568 | 11.6 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 2,063 | 42.0 | +33.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,907 | 58.2 | +9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 16.7 | |||
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Bradshaw ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A Osborn | 2,170 | 43.5 | -7.5 | |
Labour | M Clare | 2,012 | 40.4 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | A Steele | 447 | 9.0 | -7.3 | |
Green | M Calvert | 356 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 158 | 3.2 | -15.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,985 | 41.7 | +5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 7.6 | |||
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Breightmet ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C Benjamin | 3,232 | 67.7 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | J Edge | 1,205 | 25.3 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Vickers | 335 | 7.0 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 2,027 | 42.5 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,772 | 43.7 | +4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.4 | |||
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Bromley Cross ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B Hurst | 2,490 | 47.5 | +0.2 | |
Labour | P Perry | 1,853 | 35.3 | +15.4 | |
Green | A Kemp | 523 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | C Atty | 380 | 7.2 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 637 | 12.1 | -8.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,246 | 46.6 | +1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Burnden ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P Howarth | 2,705 | 61.5 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | S Hornby | 1,037 | 23.6 | -5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | P Howarth | 445 | 10.1 | +1.6 | |
Islamic Party | A Khalique | 210 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 1,668 | 37.9 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,397 | 45.0 | +5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 3.7 | |||
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Central ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B Iddon | 3,164 | 75.8 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | L Kay | 404 | 9.7 | -7.0 | |
Islamic Party | M Marothi | 344 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Howarth | 262 | 6.3 | -0.4 | |
Majority | 2,760 | 66.2 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,174 | 52.5 | +13.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to IP 7.6 | |||
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Daubhill ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G Harkin | 3,153 | 73.5 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | A Waterson | 769 | 18.7 | -7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | G Langdon | 335 | 7.9 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 2,339 | 54.8 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,266 | 48.3 | +7.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 5.9 | |||
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Deane-cum-Heaton ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B Allanson | 3,285 | 50.2 | -7.8 | |
Labour | R Evans | 2,455 | 37.5 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Easterman | 524 | 8.0 | -2.7 | |
Green | P Upman | 281 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 830 | 12.7 | -14.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,545 | 48.0 | +9.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 7.0 | |||
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Derby ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G Riley | 3,676 | 79.1 | +0.4 | |
Islamic Party | K Hussain | 469 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Conservative | F Tebbutt | 337 | 7.3 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | D Watts | 163 | 3.5 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 3,207 | 69.0 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,645 | 50.1 | +10.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.6 | |||
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Farnworth ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P Johnston | 2,131 | 29.1 | ||
Labour | A Devlin | 2,055 | 28.1 | ||
Independent Labour | W Hardman | 1,805 | 24.7 | ||
Conservative | C Adams | 485 | 6.6 | ||
Conservative | J Adams | 422 | 5.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P Barnet | 264 | 3.6 | ||
SDP | I Torkington | 185 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,320 | 49.0 | +16.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Halliwell ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J Kilcoyne | 3,166 | 65.6 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | J Henry | 652 | 13.5 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | J Batley | 651 | 13.5 | -6.9 | |
Islamic Party | M Khan | 178 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Green | B Childs | 178 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 2,514 | 52.1 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,825 | 50.6 | +7.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 3.8 | |||
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Harper Green ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L Williamson | 3,236 | 74.4 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | C Churchman | 686 | 15.8 | -6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | L Sanderson | 425 | 9.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,550 | 58.7 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,347 | 42.0 | +9.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 5.2 | |||
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Horwich ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | I Carruthers | 2,894 | 45.6 | -0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | B Ronson | 2,091 | 32.9 | +14.7 | |
Conservative | M Perks | 1,175 | 18.5 | -11.1 | |
Green | H Connor | 188 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | 803 | 12.6 | -3.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,348 | 55.6 | +7.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | Con to LD 12.9 | |||
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Hulton Park ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E Hyland | 2,495 | 45.9 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | D Wilcox | 2,138 | 39.4 | -7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | S Mather | 797 | 14.7 | -12.0 | |
Majority | 357 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,430 | 45.7 | +8.4 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | LD to Labour 15.7 | |||
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Kearsley ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F Hampson | 3,059 | 32.4 | ||
Labour | P Spencer | 2,732 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J Rothwell | 1,609 | 17.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | L Baron | 1,099 | 11.6 | ||
Conservative | M Briscoe | 470 | 5.0 | ||
Conservative | H Briscoe | 470 | 5.0 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 9,439 | 47.6 | +7.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Little Lever ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A Connell | 3,067 | 58.8 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 1,807 | 34.6 | -8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | W Crook | 342 | 6.6 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 1,260 | 24.1 | +22.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,216 | 55.4 | +10.2 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour 10.2 | |||
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Smithills ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mary Rankine Mason | 2,089 | 40.8 | -6.8 | |
Conservative | G Gibson | 1,311 | 25.6 | -8.9 | |
Labour | J Byrne | 1,232 | 24.1 | +8.5 | |
Independent | S Graeme | 325 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Green | P Hackin | 163 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 778 | 15.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,120 | 58.6 | +4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | Con to Labour 8.7 | |||
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Tonge ward
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J Mason | 2,694 | 58.1 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | P Hamer | 1,142 | 24.6 | -10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | B Dunning | 802 | 17.3 | +12.3 | |
Majority | 1,552 | 33.5 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,638 | 52.4 | +6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to LD 11.6 | |||
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Westhoughton ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R Fairhurst | 1,838 | 51.0 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | P Mather | 1,278 | 35.5 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | A Cole | 489 | 13.6 | -13.3 | |
Majority | 560 | 15.5 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,605 | 46.3 | +6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 10.2 | |||
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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.