1986 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
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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.
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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:
Election result
editParty | 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 |
Council Composition
editPrior 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
Ward results
editAstley Bridge ward
editParty | 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 |
Blackrod ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Bradshaw ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Breightmet ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Benjamin | 2,066 | 53.1 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | G Kearton | 1,249 | 32.1 | −4.6 | |
Liberal | D Poole | 578 | 14.8 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 817 | 21.0 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,893 | 34.8 | −3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 4.1 |
Bromley Cross ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Burnden ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Central ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Iddon | 2,480 | 74.8 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | M Kershaw | 569 | 17.2 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | S Vickers | 265 | 8.0 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 1,911 | 57.7 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,314 | 40.4 | +1.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 2.9 |
Daubhill ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Harkin | 2,387 | 64.3 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 897 | 24.2 | −5.7 | |
Liberal | R Ronson | 429 | 11.6 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 1,490 | 40.1 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,713 | 39.6 | −4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 6.2 |
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Derby ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G Riley | 3,175 | 82.5 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | P Small | 407 | 10.6 | −2.7 | |
SDP | C Kay | 267 | 6.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 2,768 | 71.9 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,849 | 39.6 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.0 |
Farnworth ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Johnston | 1,897 | 67.6 | −11.1 | |
Liberal | L Sanderson | 536 | 19.1 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | S Windsor | 375 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 1,361 | 48.5 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,808 | 29.8 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 12.2 |
Halliwell ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Kilcoyne | 2,022 | 47.0 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,556 | 36.2 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | A Cole | 721 | 16.8 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 466 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,299 | 43.7 | +1.7 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | Liberal to Labour 2.0 |
Harper Green ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L Williamson | 2,442 | 69.5 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | A Hickson | 644 | 18.3 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | J Robinson | 429 | 12.2 | −13.2 | |
Majority | 1,798 | 51.1 | 11.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,515 | 33.6 | −1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 11.0 |
Horwich ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | B Ronson | 2,000 | 37.9 | +23.5 | |
Labour | P Senior | 1,914 | 36.3 | −8.7 | |
Conservative | G Howard | 1,366 | 25.9 | −13.0 | |
Majority | 86 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,280 | 47.4 | +3.8 | ||
SDP gain from Labour | Swing | Con to SDP 18.2 |
Hulton Park ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Kearsley ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Hampson | 1,990 | 50.9 | −5.4 | |
Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,541 | 39.4 | +23.7 | |
Conservative | A Longmire | 378 | 9.7 | −18.3 | |
Majority | 449 | 11.5 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,909 | 40.1 | +0.3 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | Con to Liberal 21.0 |
Little Lever ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Smithills ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Tonge ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Westhoughton ward
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Jones | 1,144 | 40.0 | −9.9 | |
Liberal | P Mather | 1,075 | 37.7 | −12.3 | |
Conservative | J Cowburn | 632 | 22.2 | +22.2 | |
Majority | 68 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,851 | 41.0 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con -17.2 |
References
edit- 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.