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The 1987 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1987 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: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party, and 1 by the Liberal Party. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 36,959 | -4.5 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 35.8 | 32,191 | +4.4 | ||
Alliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.3 | 20,051 | -0.4 | ||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 811 | +0.9 |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 17 | 5 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
38 | 16 | 6 |
Labour | Conservative | L |
LD – Liberal / SDP Alliance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Walsh | 2,752 | 54.7 | +3.1 | |
Labour | S Marsland | 1,488 | 29.6 | −4.1 | |
SDP | M Langdon | 787 | 15.7 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,264 | 25.1 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,027 | 48.3 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Helsby | 1,646 | 37.0 | −9.0 | |
Conservative | J Barrow | 1,533 | 34.4 | −0.9 | |
SDP | C Kay | 806 | 18.1 | +5.1 | |
Independent Labour | L Watkinson | 467 | 10.5 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 113 | 2.5 | −12.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,452 | 46.4 | +9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to SDP 7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E Crook | 2,537 | 55.5 | +6.8 | |
Labour | P McFadden | 1,068 | 23.4 | −5.0 | |
Liberal | A Steele | 966 | 21.1 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 1,469 | 32.1 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,571 | 42.0 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Grime | 2,185 | 48.3 | −4.8 | |
Conservative | P Jones | 1,626 | 35.9 | +3.8 | |
SDP | B Dunning | 578 | 15.8 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 559 | 12.3 | −8.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,527 | 40.9 | +6.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Wilkinson | 2,665 | 54.3 | +12.0 | |
Labour | D Doxsey | 1,236 | 25.2 | −3.9 | |
SDP | D Poole | 1,010 | 20.6 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 1,429 | 29.1 | +16.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,911 | 46.7 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Con 10.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Birch | 2,041 | 52.4 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | F Hunter | 1,299 | 33.3 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | P Howarth | 558 | 14.3 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 742 | 19.0 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,898 | 43.6 | +4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Sherrington | 2,257 | 67.7 | −7.0 | |
Liberal | S Vickers | 682 | 20.5 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | N Baxter | 392 | 11.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 1,575 | 47.3 | −6.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,331 | 41.3 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 5.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Donaghy | 2,308 | 56.9 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | J Cosgrove | 1,234 | 30.4 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | R Ronson | 439 | 10.6 | −1.0 | |
Independent | J Hamilton | 82 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 1,074 | 26.5 | −13.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,055 | 44.2 | +4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Hanscomb | 3,484 | 58.4 | +4.3 | |
Labour | P Boardman | 1,288 | 21.6 | −2.8 | |
SDP | C Macpherson | 1,193 | 20.0 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 2,196 | 36.8 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,965 | 45.5 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K Peters | 3,123 | 72.8 | −9.7 | |
Conservative | W Ingham | 731 | 17.0 | +6.4 | |
SDP | L Easterman | 436 | 10.2 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 2,392 | 55.7 | −16.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,290 | 44.0 | +4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Hardman | 2,230 | 65.1 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | C Adams | 700 | 20.4 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | L Sanderson | 493 | 14.4 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 1,530 | 44.7 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,423 | 36.0 | +6.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Morris | 2,282 | 50.1 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,226 | 26.9 | −9.3 | |
Conservative | E Holland | 1,049 | 23.0 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 1,056 | 23.2 | +12.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,557 | 46.3 | +2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 7.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Atkinson | 2,479 | 59.3 | −10.2 | |
Conservative | L Cosgrave | 885 | 21.2 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | G Willis | 817 | 19.5 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 1,594 | 38.1 | −13.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,181 | 40.6 | +7.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E McCracken | 2,309 | 38.8 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | I Hamilton | 1,916 | 32.2 | −5.7 | |
Conservative | S Dawson | 1,725 | 29.0 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 393 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 5,950 | 53.0 | +5.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 4.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Smith | 2,267 | 42.9 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | P Cooper | 1,961 | 37.1 | −2.6 | |
Labour | P Entwistle | 1,053 | 19.9 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 306 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,281 | 48.3 | +8.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Robinson | 2,210 | 49.2 | −1.7 | |
Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,595 | 35.5 | −3.9 | |
Conservative | N Houlcroft | 687 | 15.3 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 615 | 13.7 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,492 | 46.2 | +6.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Dziubas | 2,229 | 50.2 | +4.3 | |
Labour | S Jones | 1,580 | 35.6 | −7.8 | |
SDP | K Banks | 632 | 14.2 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 649 | 14.6 | +12.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,441 | 47.6 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | F Harasiwka | 2,376 | 48.4 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | C Shaw | 1,899 | 38.7 | +3.8 | |
Labour | J Ward | 631 | 12.9 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 477 | 9.7 | −4.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,906 | 54.9 | +8.0 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Liberal to Con 2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Clare | 2,317 | 53.6 | −10.7 | |
Conservative | T Ryle | 1,438 | 33.2 | +4.5 | |
SDP | L Shepherd | 570 | 13.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 879 | 20.3 | −17.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,325 | 47.3 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Finch | 1,228 | 35.8 | −4.3 | |
Liberal | P Mather | 1,170 | 34.1 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | J Cowburn | 769 | 22.4 | +0.2 | |
Independent | P James | 262 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 58 | 1.7 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,429 | 50.2 | +9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Labour to Con 2.2 |