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1998 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The1998 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members ofBolton Metropolitan Borough Council inGreater Manchester, England. One third of the council was up for election and theLabour Party kept overall control of the council.^[1]

20 seats were contested in the election, with 15 being held by Labour, 3 by theLiberal Democrats and 2 by theConservatives.^[2] The 3 main parties contested all of the 20 seats, with 3Socialist Labour Party and 4 other candidates standing.^[2]

The election saw the lowestturnout in at least 30 years at 23.5%, a significant drop from the 36.8% turnout in the1996 election.^[3]Farnworth ward saw the lowest turnout at 15%, while the highest was 32.6% in Astley Bridge.^[3] The Conservatives gained 2 seats in the election to become the main opposition party on the council again.^[3] They gained Astley Bridge andBradshaw wards from Labour, having defeated the Labour candidate in Bradshaw by 2 votes after 5 recounts.^[3] However Labour held on inKearsley by 8 votes and wonWesthoughton from the Liberal Democrats to remain firmly in control of the council.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	14	1	2	-1	70.0	47.2	23,549	-6.9
Conservative	4	2	0	+2	20.0	30.3	15,127	+5.3
Liberal Democrats	2	0	1	-1	10.0	19.5	9,715	-0.1
Other parties	0	0	0		10.0	3.0	1,503	+3.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Walsh	1,742	49.0	+4.7
	Labour	S Hynes	1,576	42.9	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	P Howarth	285	8.0	−2.0
Majority			216	6.1
Turnout			3,553	32.6	−6.7
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	Labour to Con 3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Monaghan	987	38.7	−4.4
	Conservative	R Barrow	743	29.1	+6.7
	Independent Labour	L Watkinson	553	21.7	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	D Watts	267	10.5	−1.1
Majority			434	17.0	−3.3
Turnout			2,550	25.1	−12.0
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Con 5.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Osborn	1,242	44.2	+3.9
	Labour	L Byrne	1,240	44.1	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	M Eidlow	327	11.6	−0.1
Majority			2	0.1
Turnout			2,809	25.8	−8.3
	Conservativegain fromLabour		Swing	Labour to Con 3.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Murray	1,155	59.7	−12.9
	Conservative	P Brierley	565	29.2	+12.5
	Liberal Democrats	E Hill	214	11.1	+0.4
Majority			590	30.5	−25.4
Turnout			1,934	19.2	−9.3
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Con 12.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Carr	2,028	60.4	+11.9
	Labour	E Sherrington	1,041	31.0	−10.7
	Liberal Democrats	C Atty	287	8.6	−1.2
Majority			987	29.4	−22.5
Turnout			3,356	31.0	−9.7
	Conservativehold		Swing	Labour to Con 11.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Howarth	1,223	66.3	−3.7
	Conservative	S Jackson	359	19.4	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	D Connor	264	14.3	−0.2
Majority			864	46.8	−7.6
Turnout			1,846	19.3	−9.1
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Con 3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Noble	1,355	68.6	−9.0
	Conservative	L Beresford	411	20.8	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	K Watts	127	6.4	+0.9
	Independent	R Allen	81	4.1	+4.1
Majority			944	47.8	−12.9
Turnout			1,974	25.1	−8.9
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Ind 6.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Harkin	1,055	63.2	−13.7
	Conservative	F Taylor	368	22.1	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	L Greensitt	181	10.9	+2.3
	Socialist Labour	D Kelly	64	3.8	+3.8
Majority			687	41.2	−21.1
Turnout			1,668	18.9	−11.5
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Con 10.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Shaw	2,184	57.2	+8.6
	Labour	J Lavin	1,186	31.1	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	L Greenhalgh	446	11.7	−1.4
Majority			998	26.8	+16.5
Turnout			3,716	28.8	−8.5
	Conservativehold		Swing	Labour to Con 7.9

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Riley	1,765	78.7	−5.1
	Conservative	R Wood	307	13.7	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	L Bale	172	7.7	+1.7
Majority			1458	65.0	−13.5
Turnout			2,244	24.3	−11.3
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.2

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Johnston	903	63.5	−18.5
	Liberal Democrats	M Rothwell	197	13.8	+4.9
	Conservative	P Bonomy	180	12.6	+3.5
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	143	10.0	+10.0
Majority			706	49.6	−23.3
Turnout			1,423	15.2	−9.1
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Soc Lab 14.2

Harper Green ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Williamson	1,012	63.9	−14.8
	Conservative	S Kesler	266	16.8	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	W Connor	154	9.7	+1.0
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	152	9.6	+9.6
Majority			746	47.1	−19.1
Turnout			1,584	15.5	−7.9
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Soc Lab 12.2

Horwich ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R Ronson	1,963	55.0	−3.4
	Labour	S Pasquill	1,005	28.2	+5.5
	Conservative	I Cooper	598	16.8	−3.1
Majority			958	26.9	−8.7
Turnout			3,566	31.0	−12.0
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	LD to Labour 4.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Kilcoyne	1,353	63.7	−3.1
	Conservative	J Evans	414	19.5	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	356	16.8	−3.1
Majority			939	44.2	−2.7
Turnout			2,123	22.7	−7.3
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Hyland	2,156	48.4	+6.5
	Conservative	M Perks	1,363	30.6	−4.7
	Ind. Conservative	C Higson	511	11.5	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	D Gradwell	421	9.5	−13.3
Majority			793	17.8	+11.2
Turnout			4,451	24.1	−9.4
	Labourhold		Swing	LD to Ind Con 12.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Spencer	1,023	45.9	−15.8
	Liberal Democrats	J Rothwell	1,015	45.5	+13.6
	Conservative	J Tyler	193	8.7	+2.3
Majority			8	3.6	−26.1
Turnout			2,231	21.7	−8.0
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to LD 14.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Connell	1,498	58.2	−3.7
	Conservative	D Bailey	855	33.2	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	W Crook	220	8.6	+2.0
Majority			643	25.0	−5.4
Turnout			2,573	27.5	−9.2
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to LD 2.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R Hayes	1,676	61.5	+5.4
	Labour	M Ord	567	20.8	−3.0
	Conservative	D Bagnall	483	17.7	−2.4
Majority			1,109	40.7	+8.4
Turnout			2,726	32.1	−11.8
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing	Labour to LD 4.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F White	1,499	66.7	−3.5
	Conservative	S Lever	567	25.2	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	M Whittaker	182	8.1	−2.1
Majority			932	41.4	−9.2
Turnout			2,248	28.3	−5.3
	Labourhold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Chadwick	924	44.3	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	D Wilkinson	905	43.3	+1.3
	Conservative	S Wallen	259	12.4	+2.7
Majority			19	0.9	−5.5
Turnout			2,088	23.6	−13.2
	Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats		Swing	Labour to Con 3.4

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Election result

Council Composition

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Blackrod ward

Bradshaw ward

Breightmet ward

Bromley Cross ward

Burnden ward

Central ward

Daubhill ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Derby ward

Farnworth ward

Halliwell ward

Harper Green ward

Horwich ward

Hulton Park ward

Kearsley ward

Little Lever ward

Smithills ward

Tonge ward

Westhoughton ward

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