Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1992

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

The 1992 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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: 11 were won by the Labour Party, 7 by the Conservative Party, and 2 by the Liberal Democrats. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

• Labour 39
• Conservative 16
• Liberal Democrats 4
• Independent Labour 1

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1992
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	0	3	-3		39.6	27,756	-3.4
	Conservative	7	2	0	+2		42.0	29,420	+7.1
	Liberal Democrat	2	1	0	+1		18.3	12,848	-1.4

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓

42	14	3	1
Labour	Conservative	L	I

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓

39	16	4	1
Labour	Conservative	L	I

LD - Liberal Democrats
I - Independent

Ward results

Astley Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Shepherd	3,005	67.3	+12.3
	Labour	O Johnson	1,155	25.9	-9.6
	Liberal Democrat	B Hackney	302	6.8	-2.7
Majority			1,850	41.5	+21.9
Turnout			4,462	41.4	-8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 12.9

Blackrod

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Johnson	1,454	41.5	-5.3
	Conservative	J Winnward	1,328	37.9	+7.3
	Liberal Democrat	I Hamilton	718	20.5	+2.7
Majority			126	3.6	-12.5
Turnout			3,500	36.0	-18.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 6.3

Bradshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	2,752	65.0	+11.9
	Labour	D Hamer	1,110	26.2	-7.9
	Liberal Democrat	I Peacock	374	8.8	-3.9
Majority			1,642	38.8	+19.8
Turnout			4,236	39.0	-5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 9.9

Breightmet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Byrne	2,012	53.2	-2.4
	Conservative	J Martin	1,572	41.5	+8.3
	Liberal Democrat	S Ball	201	5.3	-5.9
Majority			440	11.6	-10.8
Turnout			3,785	35.0	-3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 7.1

Bromley Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Critchley	2,820	67.8	+10.9
	Labour	A Page	994	23.9	-3.6
	Liberal Democrat	C Atty	344	8.3	-7.3
Majority			1,826	43.9	-14.5
Turnout			4,158	40.8	-3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Con 9.1

Burnden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	1,495	52.3	-10.4
	Conservative	S Rae	721	25.2	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	F Harasiwka	640	22.4	+9.6
Majority			774	27.1	-11.1
Turnout			2,856	30.0	-8.9
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 10.0

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Howarth	1,601	62.6	-4.8
	Conservative	L Shepherd	735	28.8	+10.5
	Liberal Democrat	S Howarth	220	8.6	-5.8
Majority			866	33.9	-15.2
Turnout			2,556	32.0	-10.7
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 8.1

Daubhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Anderton	1,515	60.2	-3.8
	Conservative	L Waterson	811	32.2	+8.1
	Liberal Democrat	L Baron	192	7.6	-4.3
Majority			704	27.9	-12.0
Turnout			2,518	28.7	-12.3
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 6.2

Deane-cum-Heaton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Rushton	3,308	65.1	+9.6
	Labour	R Evans	1,255	24.7	-7.0
	Liberal Democrat	L Easterman	519	10.2	-1.4
Majority			2,053	40.4	+16.7
Turnout			5,082	39.0	-7.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 8.3

Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Foster	1,962	75.4	-4.6
	Conservative	F Tebbutt	437	16.8	+4.7
	Liberal Democrat	M Khan	203	7.8	-0.1
Majority			1,525	58.6	-9.4
Turnout			2,602	28.4	-10.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.6

Farnworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N Spencer	1,261	63.4	+34.8
	Conservative	C Adams	536	26.9	+12.1
	Liberal Democrat	M Rothwell	192	9.7	+3.8
Majority			725	36.4
Turnout			1,989	21.4	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Halliwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Hamer	1,690	54.7	-5.2
	Conservative	R Pryce	716	23.2	+2.8
	Liberal Democrat	J Radlett	684	22.1	+2.4
Majority			974	31.5	-8.0
Turnout			3,090	32.6	-11.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.0

Harper Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Clare	1,495	57.9	-6.6
	Conservative	H Morton	855	33.1	+13.9
	Liberal Democrat	P Barnett	232	9.0	-7.3
Majority			640	24.8	-20.6
Turnout			2,582	25.0	-10.2
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 10.6

Horwich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	B Ronson	2,852	50.4	+14.8
	Labour	E Walker	1,508	26.6	-12.1
	Conservative	J Berry	1,302	23.0	-2.8
Majority			1,344	23.7
Turnout			5,662	50.0	-4.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to LD 13.4

Hulton Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Higson	2,516	59.8	+9.0
	Labour	T Hyams	1,165	27.7	-2.7
	Liberal Democrat	C Cooper	529	12.6	-6.2
Majority			1,351	32.1	+11.7
Turnout			4,210	35.6	-9.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Con 7.6

Kearsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Alker	1,514	48.4	-2.9
	Liberal Democrat	J Rothwell	1,199	38.3	+3.4
	Conservative	P Briscoe	415	13.3	-0.4
Majority			315	10.1	-6.3
Turnout			3,128	31.6	-10.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 3.1

Little Lever

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Churchman	1,851	51.9	+4.0
	Labour	K Cunliffe	1,485	41.6	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat	W Crook	233	6.5	-4.7
Majority			366	10.2
Turnout			3,569	33.5	-14.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Con 4.3

Smithills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R Hayes	2,075	56.8	+1.1
	Conservative	G Gibson	1,147	31.4	+4.5
	Labour	M Hanif	411	11.3	-1.9
	Independent	S Graeme	20	0.5	-3.7
Majority			928	25.4	-3.4
Turnout			3,653	42.0	-13.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	Lab to Con 3.2

Tonge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M McFadden	1,477	44.6	-2.2
	Conservative	I Hardman	1,352	40.9	+11.9
	Liberal Democrat	B Dunning	479	14.5	-9.7
Majority			125	3.8	-14.0
Turnout			3,308	39.0	-7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 10.8

Westhoughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Twist	1,241	40.0	+9.9
	Labour	L Thomas	1,201	38.7	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	D Wilkinson	660	21.3	-8.7
Majority			40	1.3
Turnout			3,102	38.5	-5.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Con 9.3