1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1987 UK local government election March 2023 thumb|200px|The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England The 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Party. After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 38 Conservative 16 Liberal Party 5 Social Democratic Party 1 Election result Bolton local election result 1987 Labour Party (UK) 13 0 0 0 41.1 36,959 -4.5 Conservative Party (UK) 6 0 1 -1 35.8 32,191 +4.4 SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 1 0 +1 22.3 20,051 -0.4 Other parties 0 0 0 0 0.9 811 +0.9 Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 38 17 5 Labour Conservative L After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 38 16 6 Labour Conservative L LD – Liberal / SDP Alliance Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) J Walsh 2,752 54.7 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) S Marsland 1,488 29.6 -4.1 Social Democratic Party (UK) M Langdon 787 15.7 +1.0 1,264 25.1 +7.2 5,027 48.3 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 3.6 Blackrod ward Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) K Helsby 1,646 37.0 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) J Barrow 1,533 34.4 -0.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) C Kay 806 18.1 +5.1 Independent Labour L Watkinson 467 10.5 +4.8 113 2.5 -12.5 4,452 46.4 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour to SDP 7.0 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) E Crook 2,537 55.5 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) P McFadden 1,068 23.4 -5.0 Liberal Party (UK) A Steele 966 21.1 -1.9 1,469 32.1 +11.8 4,571 42.0 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 5.9 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) D Grime 2,185 48.3 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) P Jones 1,626 35.9 +3.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) B Dunning 578 15.8 +1.0 559 12.3 -8.7 4,527 40.9 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 4.3 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) A Wilkinson 2,665 54.3 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) D Doxsey 1,236 25.2 -3.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) D Poole 1,010 20.6 -8.1 1,429 29.1 +16.0 4,911 46.7 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) SDP to Con 10.0 Burnden ward Burnden ward Labour Party (UK) P Birch 2,041 52.4 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) F Hunter 1,299 33.3 +0.9 Liberal Party (UK) P Howarth 558 14.3 +1.2 742 19.0 -3.0 3,898 43.6 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal 1.6 Central ward Central ward Labour Party (UK) J Sherrington 2,257 67.7 -7.0 Liberal Party (UK) S Vickers 682 20.5 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) N Baxter 392 11.8 +3.8 1,575 47.3 -6.9 3,331 41.3 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal 5.4 Daubhill ward Daubhill ward Labour Party (UK) M Donaghy 2,308 56.9 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) J Cosgrove 1,234 30.4 +6.2 Liberal Party (UK) R Ronson 439 10.6 -1.0 Independent (politician) J Hamilton 82 2.0 +2.0 1,074 26.5 -13.6 4,055 44.2 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 6.8 Deane-cum-Heaton ward Deane-cum-Heaton ward Conservative Party (UK) J Hanscomb 3,484 58.4 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) P Boardman 1,288 21.6 -2.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) C Macpherson 1,193 20.0 -1.5 2,196 36.8 +7.1 5,965 45.5 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 2.5 Derby ward Derby ward Labour Party (UK) K Peters 3,123 72.8 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) W Ingham 731 17.0 +6.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) L Easterman 436 10.2 +3.3 2,392 55.7 -16.2 4,290 44.0 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 8.0 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) W Hardman 2,230 65.1 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) C Adams 700 20.4 +7.0 Liberal Party (UK) L Sanderson 493 14.4 -4.7 1,530 44.7 -3.8 3,423 36.0 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal to Con 5.8 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Labour Party (UK) C Morris 2,282 50.1 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) A Halliwell 1,226 26.9 -9.3 Conservative Party (UK) E Holland 1,049 23.0 +6.2 1,056 23.2 +12.4 4,557 46.3 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Liberal to Con 7.7 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) M Atkinson 2,479 59.3 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) L Cosgrave 885 21.2 +2.9 Liberal Party (UK) G Willis 817 19.5 +7.3 1,594 38.1 -13.0 4,181 40.6 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal 8.7 Horwich ward Horwich ward Labour Party (UK) E McCracken 2,309 38.8 +2.5 Liberal Party (UK) I Hamilton 1,916 32.2 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) S Dawson 1,725 29.0 +3.1 393 6.6 5,950 53.0 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) Liberal to Con 4.4 Hulton Park ward Hulton Park ward Conservative Party (UK) G Smith 2,267 42.9 +6.1 Liberal Party (UK) P Cooper 1,961 37.1 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) P Entwistle 1,053 19.9 -3.7 306 5.8 5,281 48.3 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 4.9 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Labour Party (UK) W Robinson 2,210 49.2 -1.7 Liberal Party (UK) J Rothwell 1,595 35.5 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) N Houlcroft 687 15.3 +5.6 615 13.7 +2.2 4,492 46.2 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) Liberal to Con 4.7 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward Conservative Party (UK) D Dziubas 2,229 50.2 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) S Jones 1,580 35.6 -7.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) K Banks 632 14.2 +3.6 649 14.6 +12.1 4,441 47.6 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 6.0 Smithills ward Smithills ward Liberal Party (UK) F Harasiwka 2,376 48.4 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) C Shaw 1,899 38.7 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) J Ward 631 12.9 -0.4 477 9.7 -4.9 4,906 54.9 +8.0 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal to Con 2.6 Tonge ward Tonge ward Labour Party (UK) D Clare 2,317 53.6 -10.7 Conservative Party (UK) T Ryle 1,438 33.2 +4.5 Social Democratic Party (UK) L Shepherd 570 13.2 +6.2 879 20.3 -17.6 4,325 47.3 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal 8.6 Westhoughton ward Westhoughton ward Labour Party (UK) P Finch 1,228 35.8 -4.3 Liberal Party (UK) P Mather 1,170 34.1 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) J Cowburn 769 22.4 +0.2 Independent (politician) P James 262 7.6 +7.6 58 1.7 -0.7 3,429 50.2 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 2.2 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 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1987