1979 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1979 UK local government election thumb|200px|The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England. Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1979 on the same day as the General Election. The Conservatives retained control of the Council by a majority of 1 seat. 24 seats were contested, with 14 being won by the Labour Party, 9 by the Conservatives and 1 by the Liberal Party. After the election, the composition of the Council was: Conservative 35 Labour 33 Liberal Party 1 Election result Bolton local election result 1979 Conservative Party (UK) 9 0 10 -10 46.7 70,549 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) 14 10 0 +10 46.4 70,115 +4.3 Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 1 0 6.8 10,279 +2.1 Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) A Hibbert 5,087 66.6 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) E McCracken 2,546 33.4 +11.5 2541 33.2 -18.9 7,633 78.6 +41.2 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 9.4 Bradshaw North and South ward Bradshaw North and South ward Conservative Party (UK) K Howarth 4,099 73.8 -6.2 Labour Party (UK) C Benjamin 1,457 26.2 +6.2 2,642 47.6 -12.4 5,556 78.9 +47.9 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 6.2 Bradford ward Bradford ward Labour Party (UK) C Skull 2,348 79.4 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) H Kolia 648 21.6 +11.8 1,700 56.7 -19.5 2,996 74.7 +33.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 9.7 Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward Bromley Cross, Eagley and Egerton ward Conservative Party (UK) A O'Neil 4,670 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) T Mulligan 4,379 33.9 Labour Party (UK) J Mason 1,981 15.3 Labour Party (UK) M Woodcock 1,878 14.5 12,908 72.9 +35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Church East and North ward Church East and North ward Labour Party (UK) J Farmer 2,270 58.4 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) M Drinkwater 1,618 41.6 +7.8 652 16.8 -13.2 3,888 76.8 +31.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Con 6.6 Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward Darcy Lever cum Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) K McIvor 5,203 59.1 +8.5 Conservative Party (UK) A Chadbond 3,598 40.9 -6.9 1,605 18.2 +15.4 8,801 75.3 +37.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 7.7 Deane cum Lostock ward Deane cum Lostock ward Conservative Party (UK) R Ward 3,639 59.4 -12.4 Labour Party (UK) G Harkin 1,928 31.5 +11.2 Liberal Party (UK) S Roberts 563 9.2 +4.0 1,711 27.9 -23.7 6,130 78.9 +40.1 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 11.8 Derby ward Derby ward Labour Party (UK) S Walsh 3,382 76.7 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) J Shore 888 20.1 -2.9 Communist Party A Johnson 139 3.2 +0.3 2,494 56.6 +5.5 4,409 73.2 +36.2 Labour Party (UK) Con to Labour 2.7 Farnworth North ward Farnworth North ward Labour Party (UK) D Butterfield 3,152 47.8 -4.7 Conservative Party (UK) D Jones 2,205 33.4 -5.7 Liberal Party (UK) G Barrow 1,238 18.8 +10.5 947 14.3 +0.9 6,595 71.4 +40.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Lib 8.1 Farnworth South ward Farnworth South ward Labour Party (UK) P Johnston 3,689 56.3 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) B Coote 1,598 24.4 -6.0 Liberal Party (UK) L Bale 1,262 19.3 +10.0 2,091 31.9 +1.9 6,549 70.6 +40.6 Labour Party (UK) Con to Lib 8.0 Great Lever ward Great Lever ward Labour Party (UK) L Williamson 4,408 55.1 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) L Huyton 3,598 44.9 -3.9 810 10.1 +8.2 8,006 76.9 +42.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 3.9 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Liberal Party (UK) J Fish 2,972 43.2 +17.6 Labour Party (UK) R Johnson 2,171 31.5 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) J Walsh 1,743 25.3 -10.2 801 11.6 6,886 78.0 +37.0 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Lib 13.9 Heaton ward Heaton ward Conservative Party (UK) B Hurst 3,382 83.0 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) J Jenkins 691 17.0 +4.6 2,691 66.0 -9.0 4,073 83.6 +37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 4.6 Horwich North, Central and East ward Horwich North, Central and East ward Labour Party (UK) A Oakley 4,262 66.0 +18.8 Conservative Party (UK) S Dawson 2,193 34.0 -18.8 2,069 32.0 6,455 76.2 +37.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 18.8 Horwich South and Blackrod ward Horwich South and Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) E Johnson 2,760 51.9 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) J Jolley 2,560 48.1 -14.2 200 3.8 N/A 5,320 79.4 +36.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 14.1 Hulton and Rumworth ward Hulton and Rumworth ward Labour Party (UK) T Anderton 4,046 52.7 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) R Carr 3,629 47.3 -3.6 417 5.4 7,675 78.2 +39.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 5.8 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Labour Party (UK) W Robinson 2,912 43.6 +0.6 Liberal Party (UK) J Rothwell 2,158 32.3 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) J Tomlinson 1,602 24.0 +1.3 754 11.3 +2.6 6,672 77.5 +34.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Lib to Con 1.6 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward Conservative Party (UK) A Lawton 2,957 45.5 -17.4 Labour Party (UK) L Sanderson 2,542 39.2 +8.2 Liberal Party (UK) W Crook 993 15.3 +9.2 415 6.4 -25.5 6,492 80.5 +41.2 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 12.8 Smithills ward Smithills ward Conservative Party (UK) S Collier 4,475 52.6 -18.6 Labour Party (UK) J Knight 2,932 34.5 +12.0 Liberal Party (UK) D Walmsley 1,093 12.9 +6.6 1,543 18.1 -30.5 8,500 79.3 +46.2 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 15.3 Tonge ward Tonge ward Labour Party (UK) D Eastwood 4,598 53.2 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) J Rigby 4,050 46.8 -7.8 548 6.4 8,648 76.4 +34.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Lab 9.5 West ward West Ward Labour Party (UK) G Hart 3,693 66.4 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) M Kershaw 1,867 33.6 -0.5 1,826 32.8 +3.1 5,560 70.0 +35.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Con to Lab 1.5 Westhoughton East and Hulton ward Westhoughton East and Hulton ward Conservative Party (UK) J Smith 3,624 66.2 -6.1 Labour Party (UK) P Jones 1,847 33.8 +6.1 1,777 32.4 -12.2 5,471 79.9 +42.1 Conservative Party (UK) Con to Labour 6.1 Westhoughton North, Central and South ward Westhoughton North, Central and South ward Labour Party (UK) P Woodcock 3,419 58.4 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) A Prince 2,440 41.6 +1.8 979 16.8 -3.8 5,859 75.2 +37.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con 1.8 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 1979 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979