1978 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1978 UK local government election thumb|200px|The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England. Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held in May 1978. The Conservatives retained control of the council. 23 seats were contested, with 11 being won by the Conservative Party and 12 by the Labour Party. After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 45 Labour 23 Liberal Party 1 Election result Bolton local election result 1978 Conservative Party (UK) 11 1 2 -1 50.9 36,495 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) 12 4 1 +3 42.1 30,185 +5.1 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 4.7 3,401 +0.8 Other parties 0 0 1 -1 2.2 1,608 +1.1 Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) D Shepherd 2,685 74.0 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) L Hesketh 794 21.9 -0.6 Liberal Party (UK) M Powell 147 4.1 +4.1 1,891 52.1 -3.0 3,626 37.4 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Lib 3.8 Bradshaw North and South ward Bradshaw North and South ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) B Furlong 1,662 80.0 -5.7 Labour Party (UK) L Sanderson 416 20.0 +5.7 1,246 60.0 -11.3 2,078 31.0 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 5.7 Bradford ward Bradford ward (3) Labour Party (UK) J Foster 1,451 86.0 +17.5 Conservative Party (UK) N Patel 165 9.8 -18.5 Socialist Party of Great Britain E Murphy 71 4.2 +1.0 1,286 76.2 +36.0 1,687 41.0 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 18.0 Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) D Carr 2,567 80.0 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) E McCracken 642 20.0 +1.9 1,925 60.0 -3.7 3,209 37.1 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 1.9 Church East and North ward Church East and North ward (3) Labour Party (UK) Brian Iddon 1,461 63.8 +37.1 Conservative Party (UK) F Yardley 774 33.8 -7.3 National Front (UK) D Ashurst 56 2.4 +2.4 687 30.0 2,291 45.0 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 22.2 Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward (3) Labour Party (UK) D Dingwall 2,585 50.6 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) J Whittingham 2,439 47.8 -7.7 Socialist Party of Great Britain N Duffield 83 1.6 +1.6 146 2.8 5,107 37.5 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 6.9 Deane cum Lostock ward Deane cum Lostock ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) D Berry 2,069 71.8 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) A Moon 584 20.3 -2.0 Liberal Party (UK) S Roberts 150 5.2 +5.2 National Front (UK) L Bromilow 77 2.7 +2.7 1,485 51.6 -3.8 2,880 38.8 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Lib 5.5 Derby ward Derby ward (3) Labour Party (UK) G Riley 1,622 74.1 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) B Lomax 504 23.0 -13.2 Communist Party of Great Britain Alan Johnson 63 2.9 +2.9 1,118 51.1 +23.5 2,189 37.0 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 11.7 Farnworth North ward Farnworth North ward (3) Labour Party (UK) L Cunliffe 1,500 52.5 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) D Jones 1,118 39.1 -2.1 Liberal Party (UK) W Crook 238 8.3 -2.8 382 13.4 +6.9 2,856 31.4 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) Lib to Labour 3.8 Farnworth South ward Farnworth South ward (3) Labour Party (UK) J Wild 1,540 60.3 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) E Holland 775 30.4 +9.3 Liberal Party (UK) L Bale 237 9.3 -14.3 765 30.0 -1.7 2,552 27.5 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Lib to Con 11.8 Great Lever ward Great Lever ward (3) Labour Party (UK) M Atkinson 1,842 51.0 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) J Shore 1,772 49.0 -11.3 70 2.0 3,614 34.6 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 11.3 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward (3) Labour Party (UK) E Hamer 1,363 37.1 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) B Holland 1,299 35.4 -20.2 Liberal Party (UK) J Fish 941 25.6 +25.6 National Front (UK) J Bridge 71 1.9 +1.9 64 1.7 3,674 41.0 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Con to Lib 22.9 Heaton ward Heaton ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) B Allanson 1,909 87.6 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) L Williamson 271 12.4 +2.8 1,638 75.2 -5.6 2,180 46.0 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 2.8 Horwich North, Central and East ward Horwich North, Central and East ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) R Parkinson 2,184 52.8 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) A Oakley 1,951 47.2 +0.2 233 5.6 -0.3 4,135 38.9 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 0.1 Horwich South and Blackrod ward Horwich South and Blackrod ward (3) Labour Party (UK) M Butterfield 1,063 37.9 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) T Mulligan 950 33.9 -27.7 Independent (politician) L Fearnhead 791 28.2 +28.2 113 4.0 2,804 42.9 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Con to Ind 27.9 Hulton and Rumworth ward Hulton and Rumworth ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) J Parkinson 1,961 50.9 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) J Farmer 1,719 44.6 +8.6 National Front (UK) J Walsh 176 4.6 -4.3 242 6.3 -12.7 3,856 39.1 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 6.4 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward (3) Labour Party (UK) R Cornthwaite 1,597 43.0 +2.6 Liberal Party (UK) J Rothwell 1,273 34.3 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) A Longmire 843 22.7 +0.6 324 8.7 +5.9 3,713 43.3 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Lib to Labour 2.9 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) K Hornby 1,976 62.9 +22.4 Labour Party (UK) E Blackwell 973 31.0 -6.6 Liberal Party (UK) R Richardson 192 6.1 -15.8 1,003 31.9 +29.0 3,141 39.3 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lib to Con 19.1 Smithills ward Smithills ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) D Priestley 2,510 71.2 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) G Hart 794 22.5 +0.6 Liberal Party (UK) F Fish 223 6.3 +6.3 1,716 48.7 -3.9 3,527 33.1 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Lib 4.8 Tonge ward Tonge ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) S Harrison 2,567 54.6 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) K McIvor 1,970 41.9 -1.1 National Front (UK) J Hamilton 162 3.4 +3.4 597 12.7 -1.3 4,699 41.7 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Con to NF 2.9 West ward West ward (3) Labour Party (UK) R Howarth 1,710 63.8 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) M Kershaw 913 34.1 -11.1 Socialist Party of Great Britain I Heyes 58 2.2 +2.2 797 29.7 +20.2 2,681 34.3 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 10.0 Westhoughton East and Hulton ward Westhoughton East and Hulton ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) G Smith 1,753 72.3 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) P Jones 670 27.7 +2.6 1,083 44.6 -5.2 2,423 37.8 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 2.6 Westhoughton North, Central and South ward Westhoughton North, Central and South ward (3) Labour Party (UK) W Kettle 1,667 60.2 +13.0 Conservative Party (UK) A Prince 1,100 39.8 -2.2 567 20.4 +15.2 2,767 37.4 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) Con to Lab 7.6 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 July 2014 1978 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1978