1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1982 UK local government election March 2023 thumb|200px|The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England. The 1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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, with 10 being won by the Labour Party, 8 by the Conservative Party and 2 by the Liberal Party After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 36 Conservative 21 Liberal Party 3 Election result Bolton local election result 1982 Labour Party (UK) 10 0 3 -3 37.5 27,018 -11.5 Conservative Party (UK) 8 1 0 +1 37.9 27,339 -4.7 Liberal Party (UK) 2 2 0 +2 24.3 17,547 +17.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 +0 0.2 179 Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 39 20 1 Labour Conservative L After the election the composition of the council was: + ↓ 36 21 3 Labour Conservative L L – Liberal Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward Conservative Party (UK) D Johnston 2,088 57.9 -9.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) I Greenhalgh 822 22.8 +22.8 Labour Party (UK) D McEneaney 698 19.3 -12.2 1,266 33.1 3,806 36.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to SDP 17.5 Blackrod ward Blackrod ward Labour Party (UK) J Monaghan 1,768 47.6 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) I Ikin 1,197 32.2 -14.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) D Boyes 750 20.2 +20.2 571 15.4 3,715 39.5 Labour Party (UK) Con to SDP 17.5 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward Conservative Party (UK) A O'Neill 2,135 55.6 -9.0 Liberal Party (UK) A Halliwell 988 25.7 +25.7 Labour Party (UK) G Lever 715 18.6 -16.8 1,147 29.9 3,838 35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Liberal 21.2 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward Labour Party (UK) C Benjamin 1,745 42.8 -12.5 Conservative Party (UK) A Chadbond 1,504 36.9 -7.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) D Lee 824 20.2 +20.2 241 5.9 4,073 36.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour to SDP 16.3 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward Conservative Party (UK) B Hurst 1,885 47.9 -11.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) J Hampson 1,312 33.4 +33.4 Labour Party (UK) D Doxsey 736 18.7 -21.5 573 14.5 3,933 39.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to SDP -27.4 Burnden ward Burnden ward Labour Party (UK) J Mason 1,558 44.0 -14.4 Conservative Party (UK) W Hall 1,553 43.9 -0.7 Liberal Party (UK) W Crook 427 12.1 +12.1 5 0.1 3,538 36.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal -13.2 Central ward Central ward Labour Party (UK) B Iddon 2,163 68.0 -8.5 Liberal Party (UK) R Hayes 534 16.8 +16.8 Conservative Party (UK) G Kearton 483 15.2 +0.8 1,629 51.2 3,180 36.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal -12.6 Daubhill ward Daubhill ward Labour Party (UK) G Harkin 2,019 52.3 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) R Carr 1,379 35.7 -2.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) H Smith 466 12.1 +12.1 740 16.6 3,864 41.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour to SDP -12.1 Deane-cum-Heaton ward Deane-cum-Heaton ward Conservative Party (UK) M Allanson 3,210 62.4 -8.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) I Hamilton 1,057 20.5 +20.5 Labour Party (UK) J Knight 881 17.1 -12.5 2,153 41.9 5,148 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to SDP -16.5 Derby ward Derby ward Labour Party (UK) G Riley 2,580 70.9 -21.5 Conservative Party (UK) J Walsh 498 13.7 +8.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) C Moore 481 13.2 +13.2 Communist Party A Johnson 81 2.2 -0.2 2,092 57.2 3,640 35.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to SDP -17.3 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward Labour Party (UK) P Johnston 1,442 60.1 -15.1 Liberal Party (UK) L Bale 484 20.2 +16.3 Conservative Party (UK) B Coote 474 19.8 -1.1 958 39.9 2,400 24.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal -15.7 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward Liberal Party (UK) D Walmsley 1,226 37.2 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) R Johnson 1,214 36.9 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) L Keighley 854 25.9 +8.6 12 0.3 3,294 33.8 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to Con +9.1 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward Labour Party (UK) L Williamson 1,641 56.0 -12.0 Liberal Party (UK) L Sanderson 1,189 40.6 +36.7 Communist Party T McKnight 98 3.3 +3.3 452 15.4 2,928 27.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal -24.3 Horwich ward Horwich ward Labour Party (UK) P Senior 1,820 40.2 -14.6 Conservative Party (UK) S Dawson 1,689 37.3 -7.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) D Morris 1,014 22.4 +22.4 131 2.9 4,523 41.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour to SDP -18.5 Hulton Park ward Hulton Park ward Conservative Party (UK) M Prince 1,768 52.1 -11.0 Liberal Party (UK) H Wise 826 24.4 +24.4 Labour Party (UK) E McCracken 798 23.5 -13.4 942 27.7 3,392 34.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Liberal -18.9 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward Liberal Party (UK) J Rothwell 1,645 44.9 +22.0 Labour Party (UK) D Dingwall 1,449 39.5 -27.6 Conservative Party (UK) A Waterson 570 15.6 +5.6 196 1.4 3,664 37.8 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal 24.8 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward Conservative Party (UK) M Lawton 1,914 50.7 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) E Walker 966 25.6 -21.3 Liberal Party (UK) F Bridges 895 23.7 +19.8 948 25.1 3,775 42.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Liberal -20.3 Smithills ward Smithills ward Conservative Party (UK) D Priestley 1,974 54.9 -0.8 Liberal Party (UK) F Harasiwka 1,023 28.5 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) J Jenkins 597 16.6 -6.7 951 26.4 3,594 39.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour to Liberal -7.1 Tonge ward Tonge ward Conservative Party (UK) K Knowles 1,634 46.8 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) C Skull 1,250 35.8 -15.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) E West 608 17.4 +17.4 384 11.0 3,492 37.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour to SDP -16.6 Westhoughton ward Westhoughton ward Labour Party (UK) P Jones 978 39.4 -32.2 Liberal Party (UK) D Wilkinson 976 39.3 +23.9 Conservative Party (UK) G Hanley 530 21.3 +8.3 2 0.9 2,484 40.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour to Liberal -28.0 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 1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election