
The1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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
20 seats were contested in the election, with 10 being won by the Labour Party, 8 by theConservative Party and 2 by theLiberal PartyAfter the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 10 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 37.5 | 27,018 | -11.5 | ||
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 37.9 | 27,339 | -4.7 | ||
| Liberal | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 24.3 | 17,547 | +17.4 | ||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.2 | 179 | |||
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
| 39 | 20 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | L |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 36 | 21 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | L |
L – Liberal
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D Johnston | 2,088 | 57.9 | −9.4 | |
| SDP | I Greenhalgh | 822 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
| Labour | D McEneaney | 698 | 19.3 | −12.2 | |
| Majority | 1,266 | 33.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,806 | 36.7 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | Labour to SDP 17.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J Monaghan | 1,768 | 47.6 | −5.3 | |
| Conservative | I Ikin | 1,197 | 32.2 | −14.9 | |
| SDP | D Boyes | 750 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
| Majority | 571 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,715 | 39.5 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Con to SDP 17.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A O'Neill | 2,135 | 55.6 | −9.0 | |
| Liberal | A Halliwell | 988 | 25.7 | +25.7 | |
| Labour | G Lever | 715 | 18.6 | −16.8 | |
| Majority | 1,147 | 29.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,838 | 35.8 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | Labour to Liberal 21.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C Benjamin | 1,745 | 42.8 | −12.5 | |
| Conservative | A Chadbond | 1,504 | 36.9 | −7.8 | |
| SDP | D Lee | 824 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
| Majority | 241 | 5.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,073 | 36.4 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to SDP 16.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B Hurst | 1,885 | 47.9 | −11.9 | |
| SDP | J Hampson | 1,312 | 33.4 | +33.4 | |
| Labour | D Doxsey | 736 | 18.7 | −21.5 | |
| Majority | 573 | 14.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,933 | 39.2 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | Labour to SDP -27.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J Mason | 1,558 | 44.0 | −14.4 | |
| Conservative | W Hall | 1,553 | 43.9 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal | W Crook | 427 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
| Majority | 5 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,538 | 36.7 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -13.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | B Iddon | 2,163 | 68.0 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal | R Hayes | 534 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
| Conservative | G Kearton | 483 | 15.2 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 1,629 | 51.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,180 | 36.7 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -12.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G Harkin | 2,019 | 52.3 | −8.1 | |
| Conservative | R Carr | 1,379 | 35.7 | −2.2 | |
| SDP | H Smith | 466 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
| Majority | 740 | 16.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,864 | 41.1 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to SDP -12.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M Allanson | 3,210 | 62.4 | −8.0 | |
| SDP | I Hamilton | 1,057 | 20.5 | +20.5 | |
| Labour | J Knight | 881 | 17.1 | −12.5 | |
| Majority | 2,153 | 41.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,148 | 40.6 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | Labour to SDP -16.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G Riley | 2,580 | 70.9 | −21.5 | |
| Conservative | J Walsh | 498 | 13.7 | +8.4 | |
| SDP | C Moore | 481 | 13.2 | +13.2 | |
| Communist | A Johnson | 81 | 2.2 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 2,092 | 57.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,640 | 35.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to SDP -17.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P Johnston | 1,442 | 60.1 | −15.1 | |
| Liberal | L Bale | 484 | 20.2 | +16.3 | |
| Conservative | B Coote | 474 | 19.8 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 958 | 39.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,400 | 24.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -15.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D Walmsley | 1,226 | 37.2 | +1.2 | |
| Labour | R Johnson | 1,214 | 36.9 | −9.7 | |
| Conservative | L Keighley | 854 | 25.9 | +8.6 | |
| Majority | 12 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,294 | 33.8 | |||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | Labour to Con +9.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L Williamson | 1,641 | 56.0 | −12.0 | |
| Liberal | L Sanderson | 1,189 | 40.6 | +36.7 | |
| Communist | T McKnight | 98 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 452 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,928 | 27.4 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -24.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P Senior | 1,820 | 40.2 | −14.6 | |
| Conservative | S Dawson | 1,689 | 37.3 | −7.9 | |
| SDP | D Morris | 1,014 | 22.4 | +22.4 | |
| Majority | 131 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,523 | 41.6 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to SDP -18.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M Prince | 1,768 | 52.1 | −11.0 | |
| Liberal | H Wise | 826 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
| Labour | E McCracken | 798 | 23.5 | −13.4 | |
| Majority | 942 | 27.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,392 | 34.4 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -18.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,645 | 44.9 | +22.0 | |
| Labour | D Dingwall | 1,449 | 39.5 | −27.6 | |
| Conservative | A Waterson | 570 | 15.6 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 196 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,664 | 37.8 | |||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | Labour to Liberal 24.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M Lawton | 1,914 | 50.7 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | E Walker | 966 | 25.6 | −21.3 | |
| Liberal | F Bridges | 895 | 23.7 | +19.8 | |
| Majority | 948 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,775 | 42.1 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -20.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D Priestley | 1,974 | 54.9 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal | F Harasiwka | 1,023 | 28.5 | +7.5 | |
| Labour | J Jenkins | 597 | 16.6 | −6.7 | |
| Majority | 951 | 26.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,594 | 39.9 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -7.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K Knowles | 1,634 | 46.8 | −1.5 | |
| Labour | C Skull | 1,250 | 35.8 | −15.9 | |
| SDP | E West | 608 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
| Majority | 384 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,492 | 37.2 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | Labour to SDP -16.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P Jones | 978 | 39.4 | −32.2 | |
| Liberal | D Wilkinson | 976 | 39.3 | +23.9 | |
| Conservative | G Hanley | 530 | 21.3 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 2 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,484 | 40.3 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | Labour to Liberal -28.0 | |||