1991 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1991 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1991 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

20 seats were contested in the election: 12 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party, 1 by the Liberal Democrats, and 1 by an Independent Labour candidate. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1991
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	12	0	1	-1	42.9	36,747	-12.4
Conservative	6	0	0	+0	34.9	29,841	+9.7
Liberal Democrats	1	0	0	+0	19.7	16,867	+5.1
Other parties	1	1	0	+1	2.5	2,140	-2.4

Council composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
43	14	3
Labour	Conservative	L

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
42	14	3	1
Labour	Conservative	L	I

LD – Liberal Democrats
I – Independent

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	3,072	55.0	+9.4
	Labour	M Clare	1,981	35.5	−11.3
	Liberal Democrats	C Kay	530	9.5	+1.9
Majority			1,092	19.5
Turnout			5,583	50.3	−0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 10.3

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Helsby	2,129	46.8	−18.4
	Conservative	J Winnward	1,395	30.6	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	I Hamilton	810	17.8	+6.2
	Independent	N Oliphant	220	4.8	+4.8
Majority			734	16.2	−25.8
Turnout			4,554	54.0	−4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 12.9

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E Crook	2,598	53.1	+9.6
	Labour	J Byrne	1,668	34.1	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats	R Steele	623	12.7	+3.7
Majority			930	19.0	+15.8
Turnout			4,889	44.0	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 7.9

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Grime	2,320	55.6	−12.1
	Conservative	J Edge	1,385	33.2	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Ball	468	11.2	+5.2
Majority			935	22.4	−20.1
Turnout			4,173	38.2	−5.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 10.0

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Wilkinson	2,637	56.9	+9.4
	Labour	R Stones	1,275	27.5	−7.8
	Liberal Democrats	C Atty	722	15.6	+8.4
Majority			1,362	29.4	+17.3
Turnout			4,634	44.4	−2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 8.6

Burnden ward

Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Birch	2,277	62.7	+1.2
	Conservative	J Cosgrave	890	24.5	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	P Howarth	464	12.8	+2.7
Majority			1,387	38.2	+0.3
Turnout			3,631	38.9	−6.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Central ward

Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Sherrington	2,286	67.4	−8.4
	Conservative	L Shepherd	620	18.3	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	488	14.4	+8.1
Majority			1,666	49.1	−17.1
Turnout			3,394	42.7	−9.8
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 8.5

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Donaghy	2,316	64.0	−9.5
	Conservative	L Waterson	871	24.1	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	L Baron	432	11.9	+4.0
Majority			1,445	39.9	−14.9
Turnout			3,619	41.0	−7.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 7.4

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Hanscomb	3,431	55.5	+5.3
	Labour	J Gillatt	1,962	31.7	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	L Easterman	715	11.6	+3.6
	Independent	J Strickland	75	1.2	+1.2
Majority			1,469	23.7	+13.0
Turnout			6,183	46.8	−1.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 5.5

Derby ward

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Peters	2,889	80.0	+0.9
	Conservative	F Tebbutt	436	12.1	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	C McPherson	284	7.9	+4.4
Majority			2,453	68.0	−1.0
Turnout			3,609	38.9	−11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	W Hardman	1,644	50.7	+26.0
	Labour	A Devlin	927	28.6	−28.6
	Conservative	C Adams	480	14.8	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	L Sanderson	191	5.9	+2.6
Majority			717	22.1
Turnout			3,242	34.8	−14.2
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Ind Labour 27.3

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Morris	2,491	59.9	−5.7
	Conservative	R Pryce	848	20.4	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	J Radlett	817	19.7	+6.2
Majority			1,643	39.5	−12.6
Turnout			4,156	43.6	−7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 6.3

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Dennis	2,350	64.5	−9.9
	Conservative	P Cummins	698	19.2	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	P Barnett	593	16.3	+6.5
Majority			1,652	45.4	−13.3
Turnout			3,641	35.2	−6.8
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 8.2

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B McCracken	2,384	38.7	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	B Ronson	2,192	35.6	+2.7
	Conservative	M Perks	1,589	25.8	+7.3
Majority			192	3.1	−9.5
Turnout			6,165	54.0	−1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 7.1

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Smith	2,647	50.8	+11.4
	Labour	T Hyams	1,583	30.4	−15.5
	Liberal Democrats	D Wilkinson	977	18.8	+4.1
Majority			1,064	20.4
Turnout			5,207	44.6	−1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 13.4

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Spencer	2,132	51.3	−10.1
	Liberal Democrats	J Rothwell	1,450	34.9	+4.2
	Conservative	P Briscoe	570	13.7	+3.7
Majority			682	16.4
Turnout			4,152	41.9	−5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 7.1

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Dziubas	2,166	47.9	+13.3
	Labour	R Evans	1,849	40.9	−17.9
	Liberal Democrats	W Crook	504	11.2	+4.6
Majority			317	7.0
Turnout			4,519	48.0	−7.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 15.6

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J Higson	2,686	55.7	+14.9
	Conservative	G Gibson	1,296	26.9	+4.3
	Labour	A Page	637	13.2	−10.9
	Independent	S Graeme	201	4.2	−2.1
Majority			1,390	28.8	−13.6
Turnout			4,820	55.2	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	Labour to LD 12.9

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Perry	1,906	46.8	−11.3
	Conservative	P Hamer	1,180	29.0	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	B Dunning	987	24.2	+6.9
Majority			726	17.8	−15.7
Turnout			4,073	46.0	−6.4
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 9.1

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Finch	1,366	39.9	−11.1
	Conservative	G Twist	1,032	30.1	+16.5
	Liberal Democrats	P Mather	1,027	30.0	−5.5
Majority			334	9.7	−5.8
Turnout			3,425	44.0	−2.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 13.8

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.