1990 Bolton Metropolitan Borough 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

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

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:

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1990
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes	+/−
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

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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39	16	5
Labour	Conservative	L

After the election the composition of the council was:

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43	14	3
Labour	Conservative	L

LD – Liberal Democrats

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Burnden ward

Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Central ward

Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Derby ward

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

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.