title: 1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  The 1983 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1983 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
  
  Twenty seats were contested in the election: 13 were won by the Labour Party and 7 by the Conservative Party. After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  * Labour 36
  * Conservative 22
  * Liberal Party 2
  
  ## Election result
  
  Bolton Local Election Result 1983 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43.5 | 37.311 | +6.0 |
  | Conservative | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 38.0 | 32,574 | -0.0 |
  | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18.5 | 15,914 | -6.0 |
  
  ## Council Composition
  
  Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
  
  | 36 | 21 | 3 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Conservative | L |
  
  After the election the composition of the council was:
  
  | 36 | 22 | 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Conservative | L |
  
  L – Liberal
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Astley Bridge ward
  
  Astley Bridge ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Walsh | 2,596 | 59.1 | +1.2 |
  | | Labour | J Haslam | 1,231 | 28.0 | +8.7 |
  | | SDP | D Poole | 567 | 12.9 | -9.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,365 | 31.0 | -2.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,394 | 44.5 | +7.8 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 9.3 | |
  
  ### Blackrod ward
  
  Blackrod ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K Helsby | 2,283 | 52.5 | +4.9 |
  | | Conservative | N Troup | 1,592 | 36.6 | +4.4 |
  | | SDP | R Langley | 476 | 10.9 | -9.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 14.3 | -1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,351 | 46.2 | +6.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 7.1 | |
  
  ### Bradshaw ward
  
  Bradshaw ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | E Crook | 2,546 | 57.9 | +2.3 |
  | | Labour | D McEneaney | 1,051 | 23.9 | +5.3 |
  | | Liberal | W Steele | 804 | 18.3 | -7.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,495 | 34.0 | +4.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,401 | 40.7 | +4.9 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 6.3 | |
  
  ### Breightmet ward
  
  Breightmet ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D Grime | 2,163 | 49.2 | +6.4 |
  | | Conservative | I Chesney | 1,590 | 36.2 | -0.7 |
  | | SDP | D Lee | 639 | 14.5 | -5.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 13.0 | +7.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,392 | 39.1 | +2.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 6.0 | |
  
  ### Bromley Cross ward
  
  Bromley Cross ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | A Wilkinson | 2,585 | 54.9 | +7.0 |
  | | SDP | J Hampson | 1,209 | 25.7 | -7.7 |
  | | Labour | F Hampson | 916 | 19.4 | +0.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,376 | 29.2 | +14.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,710 | 46.6 | +7.4 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | SDP to Con 7.3 | |
  
  ### Burnden ward
  
  Burnden ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P Birch | 2,139 | 47.2 | +3.2 |
  | | Conservative | W Hall | 1,859 | 41.0 | -2.9 |
  | | Liberal | F Harasiwka | 534 | 11.8 | -0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 6.2 | +6.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,532 | 48.0 | +11.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 3.0 | |
  
  ### Central ward
  
  Central ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D Dingwall | 2,540 | 69.3 | +1.3 |
  | | Conservative | S Haslam | 632 | 17.2 | +2.0 |
  | | Liberal | J Hayes | 493 | 13.5 | -3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,908 | 52.1 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,665 | 43.6 | +6.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 2.6 | |
  
  ### Daubhill ward
  
  Daubhill ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M Donaghy | 2,768 | 60.5 | +8.2 |
  | | Conservative | G Ellis | 1,515 | 33.1 | -2.6 |
  | | SDP | P Keveaney | 289 | 6.3 | -5.8 |
  | | Independent | I Hamilton | 65 | 1.4 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,253 | 27.4 | +8.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,572 | 49.5 | +8.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 7.0 | |
  
  ### Deane-cum-Heaton ward
  
  Deane-cum-Heaton ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J Hanscomb | 3,317 | 57.1 | -5.3 |
  | | SDP | T Hamilton | 1,397 | 24.0 | +3.5 |
  | | Labour | E Walker | 1,096 | 18.9 | +1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,920 | 33.0 | -8.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,810 | 45.7 | +5.1 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Con to SDP 4.4 | |
  
  ### Derby ward
  
  Derby ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K Peters | 3,232 | 77.9 | +7.0 |
  | | Conservative | L Robertson | 568 | 13.7 | +0.0 |
  | | SDP | D Newman | 269 | 6.5 | -6.7 |
  | | Communist | A Johnson | 79 | 1.9 | -0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,664 | 64.2 | +6.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,148 | 40.3 | +5.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 6.8 | |
  
  ### Farnworth ward
  
  Farnworth ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | W Hardman | 2,077 | 64.1 | +4.0 |
  | | Conservative | A Royse | 750 | 23.1 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal | L Bale | 414 | 12.8 | -7.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,327 | 40.9 | +16.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,241 | 32.6 | +8.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 5.7 | |
  
  ### Halliwell ward
  
  Halliwell ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C Morris | 1,966 | 43.8 | +6.9 |
  | | Liberal | A Halliwell | 1,503 | 33.5 | -3.7 |
  | | Conservative | W Hall | 1,018 | 22.7 | -3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 463 | 10.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,487 | 45.4 | +11.6 |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | Liberal to Labour 5.3 | |
  
  ### Harper Green ward
  
  Harper Green ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M Atkinson | 2,388 | 60.7 | +4.7 |
  | | Conservative | J Cosgrove | 969 | 24.6 | +24.6 |
  | | Liberal | L Sanderson | 533 | 13.7 | -27.0 |
  | | Communist | T McKnight | 42 | 1.1 | -2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,419 | 36.1 | +20.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,932 | 37.0 | +9.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Con 25.8 | |
  
  ### Horwich ward
  
  Horwich ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | E McCracken | 2,259 | 42.9 | +2.7 |
  | | Conservative | S Dawson | 1,966 | 37.3 | +0.0 |
  | | SDP | D Morris | 1,041 | 19.8 | -2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 5.6 | +2.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,266 | 48.5 | +6.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 2.6 | |
  
  ### Hulton Park ward
  
  Hulton Park ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G Smith | 2,123 | 51.7 | -0.4 |
  | | Labour | A Forrest | 1,320 | 32.2 | +8.7 |
  | | Liberal | H Wise | 660 | 16.1 | -8.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 803 | 19.6 | -8.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,103 | 41.0 | +6.6 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 8.5 | |
  
  ### Kearsley ward
  
  Kearsley ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | W Robinson | 2,095 | 49.2 | +9.7 |
  | | Liberal | E Bell | 1,468 | 34.5 | -10.4 |
  | | Conservative | A Waterson | 695 | 16.3 | +0.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 14.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,258 | 44.0 | +6.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 10.0 | |
  
  ### Little Lever ward
  
  Little Lever ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D Dziubas | 1,955 | 47.4 | -3.3 |
  | | Labour | J Marsh | 1,648 | 39.9 | +14.3 |
  | | SDP | K Banks | 523 | 12.7 | -11.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 7.4 | -17.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,126 | 45.6 | +3.5 |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | SDP to Labour 12.6 | |
  
  ### Smithills ward
  
  Smithills ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M Howarth | 1,950 | 45.1 | -9.8 |
  | | Liberal | R Hayes | 1,688 | 39.1 | +10.6 |
  | | Labour | N Wilde | 683 | 15.8 | -0.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 6.1 | -20.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,321 | 48.3 | -8.4 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Liberal 10.2 | |
  
  ### Tonge ward
  
  Tonge ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D Clare | 1,953 | 47.3 | +11.5 |
  | | Conservative | G Kearton | 1,804 | 43.7 | -3.1 |
  | | SDP | E West | 371 | 9.0 | -8.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 3.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,128 | 44.5 | +7.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | SDP to Labour 9.9 | |
  
  ### Westhoughton ward
  
  Westhoughton ward :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P Finch | 1,503 | 48.8 | +9.4 |
  | | Liberal | D Wilkinson | 1,036 | 33.6 | -5.7 |
  | | Conservative | G Martin | 544 | 17.6 | -3.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 15.1 | +14.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,083 | 48.3 | +8.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | Liberal to Labour 7.5 | |
  