title: 1984 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 1984 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  The 1984 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 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
  
  21 seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party, 6 by the Conservative Party and 2 by the Liberal Party. In the Hulton ward, 2 Councillors were elected. After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  * Labour 36
  * Conservative 20
  * Liberal Party 4
  
  ## Election result
  
  Bolton Local Election Result 1984 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.5 | 36,727 | +4.0 |
  | Conservative | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 34.7 | 26,854 | -3.3 |
  | Alliance | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 17.7 | 13,707 | -0.8 |
  
  ## Council Composition
  
  Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
  
  | 36 | 22 | 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Conservative | L |
  
  After the election the composition of the council was:
  
  | 36 | 20 | 4 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Conservative | L |
  
  L – Liberal/SDP Alliance
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Astley Bridge ward
  
  Astley Bridge ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | W Higham | 2,177 | 54.1 | -5.0 |
  | | Labour | J Kilcoyne | 1,314 | 32.7 | +4.7 |
  | | SDP | D Newman | 532 | 13.2 | +0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,014 | 25.2 | -5.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,023 | 40.4 | -4.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 4.8 | |
  
  ### Blackrod ward
  
  Blackrod ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | E Johnson | 1,968 | 54.8 | +2.3 |
  | | Conservative | N Troup | 1,267 | 35.3 | -1.3 |
  | | SDP | G Langdon | 359 | 10.0 | -0.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 19.5 | +5.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,594 | 38.2 | -8.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 1.8 | |
  
  ### Bradshaw ward
  
  Bradshaw ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | W Hall | 2,087 | 53.3 | -4.6 |
  | | Labour | D McEneaney | 1,091 | 27.9 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal | R Steele | 734 | 18.8 | +0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 996 | 25.5 | -8.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | 36.0 | -4.7 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 4.3 | |
  
  ### Breightmet ward
  
  Breightmet ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K McIvor | 2,243 | 52.1 | +2.9 |
  | | Conservative | I Chesney | 1,581 | 36.7 | +0.5 |
  | | SDP | D Lee | 479 | 11.1 | -3.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 662 | 15.4 | +2.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,303 | 38.0 | -1.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 3.1 | |
  
  ### Bromley Cross ward
  
  Bromley Cross ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A Poulson | 2,231 | 51.5 | -3.4 |
  | | Labour | D Doxsey | 1,107 | 25.6 | +6.2 |
  | | SDP | C Moore | 993 | 22.9 | -2.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,124 | 25.9 | -3.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,331 | 42.0 | -4.6 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 4.8 | |
  
  ### Burnden ward
  
  Burnden ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D Eastwood | 1,993 | 52.7 | +5.5 |
  | | Conservative | E Holland | 1,501 | 39.7 | -1.3 |
  | | Liberal | S Vickers | 268 | 7.6 | -4.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 13.1 | +6.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,780 | 41.0 | -7.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 4.8 | |
  
  ### Central ward
  
  Central ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B Howarth | 2,403 | 71.5 | +2.2 |
  | | Conservative | T Haslam | 607 | 18.0 | +0.8 |
  | | Liberal | G Meadows | 353 | 10.5 | -3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,796 | 53.4 | -9.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,363 | 39.3 | -4.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 2.6 | |
  
  ### Daubhill ward
  
  Daubhill ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | T Anderton | 2,615 | 63.3 | +2.8 |
  | | Conservative | P Gore | 1,228 | 29.7 | -3.4 |
  | | SDP | K Banks | 198 | 4.8 | -1.5 |
  | | Independent | J Hamilton | 92 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | 33.6 | +6.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,133 | 44.5 | -5.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.1 | |
  
  ### Deane-cum-Heaton ward
  
  Deane-cum-Heaton ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Berry | 2,959 | 58.0 | +0.9 |
  | | Labour | T Hyams | 1,087 | 22.3 | +2.4 |
  | | SDP | I Hamilton | 1,057 | 20.7 | -3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,872 | 36.7 | +3.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,103 | 39.5 | -6.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 2.8 | |
  
  ### Derby ward
  
  Derby ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J Foster | 3,171 | 81.1 | +3.2 |
  | | Conservative | P Small | 519 | 13.3 | -0.4 |
  | | SDP | D Holland | 222 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,652 | 67.8 | +3.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | 38.7 | -1.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 2.0 | |
  
  ### Farnworth ward
  
  Farnworth ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J Wild | 2,222 | 78.7 | +14.6 |
  | | Liberal | L Sanderson | 603 | 21.3 | +8.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,619 | 57.3 | +16.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,825 | 28.9 | -3.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Halliwell ward
  
  Halliwell ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | E Hamer | 1,853 | 44.4 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,571 | 37.6 | +4.1 |
  | | Conservative | S Dawson | 752 | 18.0 | -4.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 6.7 | -3.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,176 | 42.0 | -3.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal -4.4 | |
  
  ### Harper Green ward
  
  Harper Green ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J Boardman | 2,401 | 65.1 | +4.4 |
  | | Conservative | A Royse | 969 | 25.4 | +11.8 |
  | | Liberal | P Regan | 351 | 9.5 | -15.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,465 | 39.7 | +3.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,688 | 35.2 | -1.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 13.4 | |
  
  ### Horwich ward
  
  Horwich ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | E Seddon | 2,137 | 45.0 | +2.1 |
  | | Conservative | J Blakemore | 1,850 | 38.9 | +1.6 |
  | | SDP | M Alcroft | 686 | 14.4 | -5.4 |
  | | Independent | D Harrison | 77 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 6.0 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,750 | 43.6 | -4.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 3.7 | |
  
  ### Hulton Park ward
  
  Hulton Park ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | K Hornby | 1,897 | 27.2 | |
  | | Conservative | F Rushton | 1,801 | 25.8 | |
  | | Labour | E Walker | 1,198 | 17.2 | |
  | | Labour | N Wild | 1,079 | 15.5 | |
  | | Liberal | D Cooper | 540 | 7.7 | |
  | | Liberal | C Monk | 456 | 6.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,971 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
  
  ### Kearsley ward
  
  Kearsley ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J Alker | 2,154 | 56.3 | +7.1 |
  | | Liberal | E Bell | 1,070 | 28.0 | +11.7 |
  | | Conservative | A Waterson | 601 | 15.7 | -18.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 28.3 | +13.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,825 | 39.8 | -4.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con -15.2 | |
  
  ### Little Lever ward
  
  Little Lever ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M Connell | 1,818 | 49.6 | +9.7 |
  | | Conservative | A Longmire | 1,557 | 42.5 | -4.9 |
  | | SDP | P Keveaney | 293 | 8.0 | -4.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 7.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,667 | 40.0 | -5.6 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Labour -7.3 | |
  
  ### Smithills ward
  
  Smithills ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | R Hayes | 1,879 | 45.0 | +5.9 |
  | | Conservative | S Collier | 1,728 | 41.4 | -3.7 |
  | | Labour | F Hampson | 566 | 13.6 | -2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 3.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,173 | 47.0 | -1.3 |
  | | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Con to Liberal -4.8 | |
  
  ### Tonge ward
  
  Tonge ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A Brigg | 2,202 | 54.4 | +7.1 |
  | | Conservative | G Kearton | 1,567 | 38.7 | -5.0 |
  | | SDP | E West | 280 | 6.9 | -2.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | 15.7 | +12.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,049 | 43.7 | -0.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour -6.0 | |
  
  ### Westhoughton ward
  
  Westhoughton ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | D Wilkinson | 1,247 | 50.0 | +16.4 |
  | | Labour | P Woodcock | 1,245 | 50.0 | +1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,492 | 37.6 | -10.7 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour |
  