1984 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 1984 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 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

21 seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party and 2 by the Liberal Party. In the Hulton ward, 2 Councillors were elected. After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1984
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	13	1	1	0	47.5	36,727	+4.0
Conservative	6	0	2	-2	34.7	26,854	-3.3
Alliance	2	2	0	+2	17.7	13,707	-0.8

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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36	22	2
Labour	Conservative	L

After the election the composition of the council was:

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36	20	4
Labour	Conservative	L

L – Liberal/SDP Alliance

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Higham	2,177	54.1	-5.0
	Labour	J Kilcoyne	1,314	32.7	+4.7
	SDP	D Newman	532	13.2	+0.3
Majority			1,014	25.2	-5.8
Turnout			4,023	40.4	-4.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 4.8

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Johnson	1,968	54.8	+2.3
	Conservative	N Troup	1,267	35.3	-1.3
	SDP	G Langdon	359	10.0	-0.9
Majority			701	19.5	+5.2
Turnout			3,594	38.2	-8.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 1.8

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	2,087	53.3	-4.6
	Labour	D McEneaney	1,091	27.9	+4.0
	Liberal	R Steele	734	18.8	+0.5
Majority			996	25.5	-8.5
Turnout			3,912	36.0	-4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 4.3

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K McIvor	2,243	52.1	+2.9
	Conservative	I Chesney	1,581	36.7	+0.5
	SDP	D Lee	479	11.1	-3.4
Majority			662	15.4	+2.4
Turnout			4,303	38.0	-1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	SDP to Labour 3.1

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Poulson	2,231	51.5	-3.4
	Labour	D Doxsey	1,107	25.6	+6.2
	SDP	C Moore	993	22.9	-2.8
Majority			1,124	25.9	-3.3
Turnout			4,331	42.0	-4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 4.8

Burnden ward

Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	1,993	52.7	+5.5
	Conservative	E Holland	1,501	39.7	-1.3
	Liberal	S Vickers	268	7.6	-4.2
Majority			492	13.1	+6.9
Turnout			3,780	41.0	-7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Liberal to Labour 4.8

Central ward

Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Howarth	2,403	71.5	+2.2
	Conservative	T Haslam	607	18.0	+0.8
	Liberal	G Meadows	353	10.5	-3.0
Majority			1,796	53.4	-9.8
Turnout			3,363	39.3	-4.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Liberal to Labour 2.6

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Anderton	2,615	63.3	+2.8
	Conservative	P Gore	1,228	29.7	-3.4
	SDP	K Banks	198	4.8	-1.5
	Independent	J Hamilton	92	2.2	+2.2
Majority			1,387	33.6	+6.2
Turnout			4,133	44.5	-5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour 3.1

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Berry	2,959	58.0	+0.9
	Labour	T Hyams	1,087	22.3	+2.4
	SDP	I Hamilton	1,057	20.7	-3.3
Majority			1,872	36.7	+3.7
Turnout			5,103	39.5	-6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	SDP to Labour 2.8

Derby ward

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Foster	3,171	81.1	+3.2
	Conservative	P Small	519	13.3	-0.4
	SDP	D Holland	222	5.7	-0.8
Majority			2,652	67.8	+3.6
Turnout			3,912	38.7	-1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	SDP to Labour 2.0

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Wild	2,222	78.7	+14.6
	Liberal	L Sanderson	603	21.3	+8.5
Majority			1,619	57.3	+16.4
Turnout			2,825	28.9	-3.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Hamer	1,853	44.4	+0.6
	Liberal	A Halliwell	1,571	37.6	+4.1
	Conservative	S Dawson	752	18.0	-4.7
Majority			282	6.7	-3.8
Turnout			4,176	42.0	-3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Liberal -4.4

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Boardman	2,401	65.1	+4.4
	Conservative	A Royse	969	25.4	+11.8
	Liberal	P Regan	351	9.5	-15.1
Majority			1,465	39.7	+3.6
Turnout			3,688	35.2	-1.8
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Liberal 13.4

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Seddon	2,137	45.0	+2.1
	Conservative	J Blakemore	1,850	38.9	+1.6
	SDP	M Alcroft	686	14.4	-5.4
	Independent	D Harrison	77	1.6	+1.6
Majority			287	6.0	+0.4
Turnout			4,750	43.6	-4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	SDP to Labour 3.7

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K Hornby	1,897	27.2
	Conservative	F Rushton	1,801	25.8
	Labour	E Walker	1,198	17.2
	Labour	N Wild	1,079	15.5
	Liberal	D Cooper	540	7.7
	Liberal	C Monk	456	6.5
Turnout			6,971
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Alker	2,154	56.3	+7.1
	Liberal	E Bell	1,070	28.0	+11.7
	Conservative	A Waterson	601	15.7	-18.8
Majority			1,084	28.3	+13.6
Turnout			3,825	39.8	-4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Liberal to Con -15.2

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Connell	1,818	49.6	+9.7
	Conservative	A Longmire	1,557	42.5	-4.9
	SDP	P Keveaney	293	8.0	-4.7
Majority			260	7.1
Turnout			3,667	40.0	-5.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	Con to Labour -7.3

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R Hayes	1,879	45.0	+5.9
	Conservative	S Collier	1,728	41.4	-3.7
	Labour	F Hampson	566	13.6	-2.2
Majority			151	3.6
Turnout			4,173	47.0	-1.3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	Con to Liberal -4.8

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Brigg	2,202	54.4	+7.1
	Conservative	G Kearton	1,567	38.7	-5.0
	SDP	E West	280	6.9	-2.1
Majority			635	15.7	+12.1
Turnout			4,049	43.7	-0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to Labour -6.0

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D Wilkinson	1,247	50.0	+16.4
	Labour	P Woodcock	1,245	50.0	+1.2
Majority			2	0.0
Turnout			2,492	37.6	-10.7
	Liberal gain from Labour

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.