Bolton Council election, 1988
The 1988 Bolton Council election took place on 5 May 1988 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: 14 were won by the Labour Party, 5 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Democrats. After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 39
- Conservative 16
- Liberal Democrats 5
Election result
Bolton Local Election Result 1988 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 14 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 49.7 | 40,411 | +8.6 | |||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 33.2 | 26,992 | -2.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13.9 | 11,315 | -8.4 | |||
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2,648 | +2.3 | ||||
Ward results
Astley Bridge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | M Higham | 2,150 | 47.1 | -7.6 | |
Labour | G Dennis | 2,002 | 43.8 | +14.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | M Langdon | 417 | 9.1 | -6.6 | |
Majority | 148 | 3.2 | -21.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,569 | 43.0 | -5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 10.9 | |||
Blackrod | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | E Johnson | 1,786 | 43.2 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | R Barrow | 1,427 | 34.6 | +0.2 | |
Independent Labour | L Watkinson | 603 | 14.6 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | C Kay | 314 | 7.6 | -10.5 | |
Majority | 359 | 8.7 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,130 | 49.0 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 8.3 | |||
Bradshaw | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | W Hall | 2,056 | 51.0 | -4.5 | |
Labour | E Collett | 1,318 | 32.7 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | R Steele | 657 | 16.3 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 738 | 18.3 | -13.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,031 | 36.3 | -5.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Labour 7.0 | |||
Breightmet | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | K McIvor | 2,742 | 63.7 | +15.4 | |
Conservative | 1,214 | 28.2 | -7.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | B Dunning | 349 | 8.1 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 1,528 | 35.5 | +23.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,305 | 38.9 | -2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 11.5 | |||
Bromley Cross | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | N Critchley | 2,230 | 47.3 | -7.0 | |
Independent | S Scotland | 1,249 | 26.5 | +26.5 | |
Labour | P Entwistle | 940 | 19.9 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | A Halliwell | 294 | 6.2 | -14.4 | |
Majority | 981 | 20.8 | -8.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,713 | 45.2 | -2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Burnden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | D Eastwood | 2,156 | 62.1 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 1,022 | 29.4 | -3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | L Easterman | 296 | 8.5 | -5.8 | |
Majority | 1,134 | 32.6 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,474 | 40.0 | -3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 7.7 | |||
Central | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | B Howarth | 2,379 | 76.6 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | M Kershaw | 517 | 16.7 | -3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | S Howarth | 209 | 6.7 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 1,862 | 60.0 | +12.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,105 | 39.1 | -2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 6.9 | |||
Daubhill | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | T Anderton | 2,509 | 69.2 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | F Hunter | 954 | 26.3 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | R Ronson | 163 | 4.5 | -6.1 | |
Majority | 1,555 | 42.9 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,626 | 41.1 | -3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 9.2 | |||
Deane-cum-Heaton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | A Rushton | 2,882 | 58.0 | -0.4 | |
Labour | P Spencer | 1,552 | 31.2 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | A Kay | 534 | 10.7 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 1,330 | 26.8 | -10.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,968 | 38.1 | -7.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Labour 9.4 | |||
Derby | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | J Foster | 2,882 | 78.7 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | W Ingham | 445 | 12.2 | -4.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | K Barnes | 159 | 4.3 | -5.9 | |
Independent Labour | S Graeme | 174 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 2,437 | 66.6 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,660 | 39.4 | -4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 5.9 | |||
Farnworth | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | J Wild | 2,320 | 76.1 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | C Adams | 493 | 16.2 | -4.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | L Sanderson | 236 | 7.7 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 1,826 | 59.9 | +15.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,050 | 32.7 | -3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 8.8 | |||
Halliwell | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | B Hamer | 2,740 | 66.8 | +16.7 | |
Conservative | R Pryce | 835 | 20.4 | -2.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | D Eccles | 524 | 12.8 | -14.1 | |
Majority | 1,905 | 46.5 | +23.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,099 | 43.0 | -3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 15.4 | |||
Harper Green | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | P Boardman | 2,346 | 69.8 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | C Churchman | 736 | 21.9 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | G Willis | 279 | 8.3 | -11.2 | |
Majority | 1,610 | 47.9 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,361 | 32.5 | -8.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 10.8 | |||
Horwich | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | E Walker | 2,551 | 46.1 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | C Rigg | 1,916 | 29.6 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | P Houghton | 1,005 | 18.2 | -14.0 | |
Independent Labour | M Perks | 340 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 913 | 16.5 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,534 | 48.5 | -4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 10.6 | |||
Hulton Park | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | C Higson | 2,070 | 46.8 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | P Mather | 1,181 | 26.7 | -10.4 | |
Labour | P Perry | 1,173 | 26.5 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 889 | 20.1 | +14.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,424 | 37.3 | -11.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | LD to Labour 8.5 | |||
Kearsley | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | J Alker | 2,489 | 62.3 | +13.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | J Rothwell | 852 | 21.3 | -14.2 | |
Conservative | N Houlcroft | 569 | 14.3 | -1.0 | |
Social Democratic | A Howcroft | 82 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,555 | 38.9 | +25.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,992 | 40.3 | -5.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 13.6 | |||
Little Lever | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | K Cunliffe | 1,994 | 46.9 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 1,840 | 43.2 | -7.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | W Crook | 330 | 7.8 | -6.4 | |
Social Democratic | M Taylor | 91 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 154 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,255 | 45.2 | -2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 7.8 | |||
Smithills | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | R Hayes | 2,237 | 47.6 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | C Shaw | 1,623 | 34.5 | -4.2 | |
Labour | E Boardman | 731 | 15.6 | +2.7 | |
Social Democratic | I Greenhalgh | 109 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 614 | 13.1 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,700 | 53.8 | -1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.4 | |||
Tonge | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | A Brigg | 2,446 | 59.5 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | K Howarth | 1,460 | 35.5 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | B Dunning | 206 | 5.0 | -8.2 | |
Majority | 986 | 24.0 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,112 | 46.4 | -0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | LD to Labour 7.0 | |||
Westhoughton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | L Thomas | 1,355 | 43.9 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | D Wilkinson | 901 | 29.2 | -4.9 | |
Conservative | M Kramer | 830 | 26.9 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 454 | 14.7 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,086 | 39.6 | -10.6 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | LD to Labour 6.5 | |||
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