1986 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1986 UK local government election March 2023 thumb|200px|The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England 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. 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: Labour 38 Conservative 17 Liberal Party 4 Social Democratic Party 1 Election result Bolton local election result 1986 Labour Party (UK) 12 3 1 +2 45.6 36,817 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 3 -3 31.4 25,307 -3.3 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 3 2 +1 22.7 18,323 +5.0 Council Composition Prior 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 Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) D Shepherd 2,328 51.6 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) L Lee 1,520 33.7 +1.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) D Lee 663 14.7 +1.5 808 17.9 -7.3 4,511 44.5 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Con to SDP 2.0 Blackrod ward Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) J Monaghan 1,641 46.0 -8.8 Conservative Party (UK) J Barrow 1,257 35.3 +0.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) D Boyes 463 13.0 +3.0 Independent Labour L Watkinson 206 5.7 +5.7 384 15.0 -4.5 3,565 37.2 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to SDP 5.9 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) B Tetlow 2,174 48.7 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) J Sherrington 1,268 28.4 +0.5 Liberal Party (UK) A Steele 1,026 23.0 +4.2 906 20.3 -5.2 4,468 41.0 =5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Liberal 4.4 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) C Benjamin 2,066 53.1 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) G Kearton 1,249 32.1 -4.6 Liberal Party (UK) D Poole 578 14.8 +3.7 817 21.0 +5.6 3,893 34.8 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Con to Liberal 4.1 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) B Hurst 1,988 42.3 -9.2 Labour Party (UK) D Doxsey 1,369 29.1 +3.5 Social Democratic Party (UK) C Moore 1,348 28.7 +5.8 619 13.1 -12.8 4,705 45.0 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to SDP 7.5 Burnden ward Burnden ward Labour Party (UK) P Howarth 1,874 54.5 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) L Robertson 1,115 32.4 -7.3 Liberal Party (UK) P Howarth 452 13.1 +5.5 759 22.0 +8.9 3,441 39.0 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Liberal 6.4 Central ward Central ward Labour Party (UK) B Iddon 2,480 74.8 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) M Kershaw 569 17.2 -0.8 Liberal Party (UK) S Vickers 265 8.0 -2.5 1,911 57.7 +4.3 3,314 40.4 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal to Labour 2.9 Daubhill ward Daubhill ward Labour Party (UK) G Harkin 2,387 64.3 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) J Cosgrove 897 24.2 -5.7 Liberal Party (UK) R Ronson 429 11.6 +6.8 1,490 40.1 +6.5 3,713 39.6 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Con to Liberal 6.2 Deane-cum-Heaton ward Deane-cum-Heaton ward Conservative Party (UK) B Allanson 2,963 54.1 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) G Smith 1,335 24.4 +3.1 Social Democratic Party (UK) I Hamilton 1,177 21.5 +0.8 1,628 29.7 -7.0 5,475 42.0 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 3.5 Derby ward Derby ward Labour Party (UK) G Riley 3,175 82.5 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) P Small 407 10.6 -2.7 Social Democratic Party (UK) C Kay 267 6.9 +1.2 2,768 71.9 +4.1 3,849 39.6 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 2.0 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) P Johnston 1,897 67.6 -11.1 Liberal Party (UK) L Sanderson 536 19.1 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) S Windsor 375 13.4 +13.4 1,361 48.5 -8.8 2,808 29.8 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 12.2 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) J Kilcoyne 2,022 47.0 +2.6 Liberal Party (UK) A Halliwell 1,556 36.2 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) A Cole 721 16.8 -1.2 466 10.8 4,299 43.7 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal to Labour 2.0 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) L Williamson 2,442 69.5 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) A Hickson 644 18.3 +8.8 Liberal Party (UK) J Robinson 429 12.2 -13.2 1,798 51.1 11.4 3,515 33.6 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) Liberal to Con 11.0 Horwich ward Horwich ward Social Democratic Party (UK) B Ronson 2,000 37.9 +23.5 Labour Party (UK) P Senior 1,914 36.3 -8.7 Conservative Party (UK) G Howard 1,366 25.9 -13.0 86 1.6 5,280 47.4 +3.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Con to SDP 18.2 Hulton Park ward Hulton Park ward Liberal Party (UK) S Mather 1,690 39.7 +25.4 Conservative Party (UK) F Rushton 1,567 36.8 -16.2 Labour Party (UK) C Higgs 1,005 23.6 -9.1 123 2.9 4,262 40.2 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Liberal 20.9 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Labour Party (UK) F Hampson 1,990 50.9 -5.4 Liberal Party (UK) J Rothwell 1,541 39.4 +23.7 Conservative Party (UK) A Longmire 378 9.7 -18.3 449 11.5 -16.8 3,909 40.1 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Con to Liberal 21.0 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward Conservative Party (UK) A Lawton 1,991 45.9 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) S Marsland 1,881 43.4 -6.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) A Howroft 461 10.6 +2.6 110 2.5 4,333 46.8 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 4.8 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Party (UK) Mary Rankine Mason 2,065 49.8 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) E Holland 1,449 34.9 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) P McFadden 633 15.3 +1.7 606 14.6 +11.0 4,147 46.9 -0.1 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Liberal 5.6 Tonge ward Tonge ward Labour Party (UK) F White 2,774 64.3 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) A Chadbond 1,237 28.7 -10.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) W Woodburn 302 7.0 +0.1 1,637 37.9 +22.2 4,313 46.3 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 9.9 Westhoughton ward Westhoughton ward Labour Party (UK) P Jones 1,144 40.0 -9.9 Liberal Party (UK) P Mather 1,075 37.7 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) J Cowburn 632 22.2 +22.2 68 2.3 2,851 41.0 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) Liberal to Con -17.2 References http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolton-1973-2012.pdf Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012 Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael The Elections Centre The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 12 July 2016 1986 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1986