1980 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 UK local government election June 2023 thumb|200px|The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England. Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1980. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes since the last election in 1979. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservatives, who had previously been in control almost continuously since 1966. The overall number of councillors was reduced to 60 compared with 69 in 1979. The Labour Party made a net gain of 6 seats and the Conservatives a net loss of 15. Following this election, Cllr Robert Howarth of Central Ward was elected Leader of the council and was to remain Leader until 2004, one of the longest serving Council leaders in the UK. Election result Bolton local election result 1980 Labour Party (UK) 39 +6 65.0 48.9 41,394 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) 20 -15 33.3 42.6 36,034 -4.1 Liberal Party (UK) 1 0 1.7 7.0 5,941 +0.2 Other parties 0 0 0 1.4 1,179 +1.4 Ward results Astley Bridge ward Astley Bridge ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) D Shepherd 2,745 23.5 Conservative Party (UK) A Hibbert 2,576 22.0 Conservative Party (UK) D Johnston 2,550 21.0 Labour Party (UK) W Wheeler 1,290 11.0 Labour Party (UK) P McFadden 1,206 10.3 Labour Party (UK) M Woodock 1,188 10.2 National Front (UK) K Bernal 133 1.1 11,688 Blackrod ward Blackrod ward (3) Labour Party (UK) E Johnson 2,104 18.4 Labour Party (UK) J Clee 1,973 17.3 Labour Party (UK) J Monaghan 1,965 17.2 Conservative Party (UK) C Everin 1,963 17.2 Conservative Party (UK) G Jones 1,725 15.1 Conservative Party (UK) F Rushton 1,691 14.8 11,421 Bradshaw ward Bradshaw ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) K Howarth 2,674 22.0 Conservative Party (UK) E Crook 2,603 21.5 Conservative Party (UK) B Furlong 2,558 21.1 Labour Party (UK) S Bryan 1,502 12.4 Labour Party (UK) G Platt 1,425 11.7 Labour Party (UK) P Howarth 1,369 11.3 12,131 Breightmet ward Breightmet ward (3) Labour Party (UK) K McIvor 2,610 19.5 Labour Party (UK) D Grime 2,421 18.1 Labour Party (UK) C Benjamin 2,359 17.7 Conservative Party (UK) A Chadbond 2,156 16.1 Conservative Party (UK) R Greenhalgh 1,916 14.3 Conservative Party (UK) D Jones 1,898 14.2 13,360 Bromley Cross ward Bromley Cross ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) A Poulson 2,512 20.2 Conservative Party (UK) T Mulligan 2,340 19.5 Conservative Party (UK) B Hurst 2,417 19.4 Labour Party (UK) D Doxsey 1,708 13.7 Labour Party (UK) N Peacock 1,701 13.7 Labour Party (UK) R Watson 1,681 13.5 12,449 Burnden ward Burnden ward (3) Labour Party (UK) D Eastwood 2,524 18.9 Labour Party (UK) P Birch 2,368 17.8 Labour Party (UK) J Mason 2,362 17.7 Conservative Party (UK) M Drinkwater 2,063 15.5 Conservative Party (UK) L Hunton 1,953 14.7 Conservative Party (UK) R Haslam 1,927 14.5 National Front (UK) P Salveson 127 1.0 13,324 Central ward Central ward (3) Labour Party (UK) R Howarth 2,657 26.0 Labour Party (UK) D Clark 2,652 25.9 Labour Party (UK) B Iddon 2,509 24.5 Independent Labour G Hart 934 9.1 Conservative Party (UK) J Bailey 738 7.2 Conservative Party (UK) J Goudie 731 7.2 10,221 Daubhill ward Daubhill ward (3) Labour Party (UK) T Anderton 2,886 20.6 Labour Party (UK) M Donaghy 2,856 20.4 Labour Party (UK) G Harkin 2,722 19.4 Conservative Party (UK) R Carr 1,835 13.1 Conservative Party (UK) A Gledhill 1,801 12.8 Conservative Party (UK) J Walsh 1,683 12.0 National Front (UK) J Hamilton 238 1.7 14,021 Deane cum Heaton ward Deane cum Heaton ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) D Berry 4,016 23.8 Conservative Party (UK) J Hanscomb 3,962 23.4 Conservative Party (UK) M Allanson 3,918 23.2 Labour Party (UK) C Morris 1,701 10.1 Labour Party (UK) J Jenkins 1,665 9.9 Labour Party (UK) J Walker 1,635 9.7 16,897 Derby ward Derby ward (3) Labour Party (UK) J Foster 3,344 32.3 Labour Party (UK) K Peters 3,154 30.5 Labour Party (UK) G Riley 3,058 29.6 Conservative Party (UK) H Kolia 546 5.3 Communist Party A Johnson 245 2.4 10,347 Farnworth ward Farnworth ward (3) Labour Party (UK) J Wild 2,207 25.6 Labour Party (UK) W Hardman 2,204 25.6 Labour Party (UK) P Johnston 2,065 24.0 Conservative Party (UK) A Waterson 618 7.2 Conservative Party (UK) B Coote 610 7.1 Conservative Party (UK) N Sever 570 6.6 Liberal Party (UK) L Bale 337 3.9 8,611 Halliwell ward Halliwell ward (3) Labour Party (UK) E Hamer 2,011 16.9 Liberal Party (UK) J Fish 1,856 15.6 Labour Party (UK) R Johnson 1,775 14.9 Labour Party (UK) J Knight 1,768 14.8 Liberal Party (UK) S Roberts 1,227 10.3 Liberal Party (UK) E Wood 1,209 10.2 Conservative Party (UK) W Hall 1,052 8.8 Conservative Party (UK) W Higham 1,008 8.5 11,906 Harper Green ward Harper Green ward (3) Labour Party (UK) D Butterfield 2,814 23.1 Labour Party (UK) M Atkinson 2,806 23.1 Labour Party (UK) L Williamson 2,646 21.8 Conservative Party (UK) A Royse 1,262 10.4 Conservative Party (UK) J Shore 1,100 9.0 Conservative Party (UK) E Holland 1,065 8.8 Liberal Party (UK) D Hinkley 471 3.9 12,164 Horwich ward Horwich ward (3) Labour Party (UK) A Oakley 2,867 20.1 Labour Party (UK) V Broom 2,481 17.4 Labour Party (UK) P Senior 2,452 17.2 Conservative Party (UK) R Parkinson 2,202 15.5 Conservative Party (UK) S Dawson 2,193 15.4 Conservative Party (UK) P Willett 2,044 14.4 14,239 Hulton Park ward Hulton Park ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) J Smith 2,307 21.5 Conservative Party (UK) G Smith 2,260 21.1 Conservative Party (UK) M Prince 2,193 20.5 Labour Party (UK) A Forrest 1,352 12.6 Labour Party (UK) P Start 1,305 12.2 Labour Party (UK) A Moon 1,293 12.1 10,710 Kearsley ward Kearsley ward (3) Labour Party (UK) T Lewis 3,010 25.3 Labour Party (UK) W Robinson 2,548 21.4 Labour Party (UK) D Dingwall 2,423 20.4 Liberal Party (UK) J Rothwell 1,528 12.8 Liberal Party (UK) E Bell 1,200 10.1 Conservative Party (UK) J Tomlinson 1,194 10.0 11,903 Little Lever ward Little Lever ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) K Hornby 2,057 17.3 Labour Party (UK) J Marsh 2,047 17.2 Conservative Party (UK) A Lawton 2,030 17.0 Labour Party (UK) L Sanderson 1,844 15.5 Conservative Party (UK) A Longmire 1,769 14.8 Labour Party (UK) E Walker 1,701 14.3 Liberal Party (UK) W Crook 469 3.9 11,917 Smithills ward Smithills ward (3) Conservative Party (UK) S Collier 2,414 18.8 Conservative Party (UK) M Howarth 2,392 18.6 Conservative Party (UK) D Priestley 2,340 18.2 Liberal Party (UK) F Fish 1,085 8.5 Labour Party (UK) G Lever 1,011 7.9 Labour Party (UK) E McCracken 995 7.8 Labour Party (UK) T Palframan 987 7.7 Liberal Party (UK) A Oakes 815 6.3 Liberal Party (UK) D Walmsley 799 6.2 12,838 Tonge ward Tonge ward (3) Labour Party (UK) A Brigg 2,212 17.7 Labour Party (UK) D Clare 2,155 17.3 Labour Party (UK) C Skull 2,095 16.8 Conservative Party (UK) S Harrison 2,032 16.3 Conservative Party (UK) K Knowles 2,007 16.1 Conservative Party (UK) J Rigby 1,991 15.9 12,492 Westhoughton ward Westhoughton ward (3) Labour Party (UK) P Woodcock 1,607 25.5 Labour Party (UK) P Finch 1,511 23.9 Labour Party (UK) P Jones 1,402 22.2 Liberal Party (UK) D Wilkinson 969 15.4 Conservative Party (UK) T Riley 823 13.0 6,312 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 1980 Bolton Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1980