1992 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

1992 UK local government election

The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England

The 1992 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 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: 11 were won by the Labour Party, 7 by the Conservative Party, and 2 by the Liberal Democrats. After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Election result

Bolton Local Election Result 1992
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	11	0	3	-3	39.6	27,756	-3.4
Conservative	7	2	0	+2	42.0	29,420	+7.1
Liberal Democrats	2	1	0	+1	18.3	12,848	-1.4

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
42	14	3	1
Labour	Conservative	L	I

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
39	16	4	1
Labour	Conservative	L	I

LD – Liberal Democrats
I – Independent

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Astley Bridge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Shepherd	3,005	67.3	+12.3
	Labour	O Johnson	1,155	25.9	−9.6
	Liberal Democrats	B Hackney	302	6.8	−2.7
Majority			1,850	41.5	+21.9
Turnout			4,462	41.4	−8.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 12.9

Blackrod ward

Blackrod ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Johnson	1,454	41.5	−5.3
	Conservative	J Winnward	1,328	37.9	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	I Hamilton	718	20.5	+2.7
Majority			126	3.6	−12.5
Turnout			3,500	36.0	−18.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 6.3

Bradshaw ward

Bradshaw ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	2,752	65.0	+11.9
	Labour	D Hamer	1,110	26.2	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats	I Peacock	374	8.8	−3.9
Majority			1,642	38.8	+19.8
Turnout			4,236	39.0	−5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 9.9

Breightmet ward

Breightmet ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Byrne	2,012	53.2	−2.4
	Conservative	J Martin	1,572	41.5	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	S Ball	201	5.3	−5.9
Majority			440	11.6	−10.8
Turnout			3,785	35.0	−3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 7.1

Bromley Cross ward

Bromley Cross ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N Critchley	2,820	67.8	+10.9
	Labour	A Page	994	23.9	−3.6
	Liberal Democrats	C Atty	344	8.3	−7.3
Majority			1,826	43.9	−14.5
Turnout			4,158	40.8	−3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Con 9.1

Burnden ward

Burnden ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Eastwood	1,495	52.3	−10.4
	Conservative	S Rae	721	25.2	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	F Harasiwka	640	22.4	+9.6
Majority			774	27.1	−11.1
Turnout			2,856	30.0	−8.9
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 10.0

Central ward

Central ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Howarth	1,601	62.6	−4.8
	Conservative	L Shepherd	735	28.8	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	220	8.6	−5.8
Majority			866	33.9	−15.2
Turnout			2,556	32.0	−10.7
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 8.1

Daubhill ward

Daubhill ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Anderton	1,515	60.2	−3.8
	Conservative	L Waterson	811	32.2	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	L Baron	192	7.6	−4.3
Majority			704	27.9	−12.0
Turnout			2,518	28.7	−12.3
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 6.2

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Rushton	3,308	65.1	+9.6
	Labour	R Evans	1,255	24.7	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	L Easterman	519	10.2	−1.4
Majority			2,053	40.4	+16.7
Turnout			5,082	39.0	−7.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to Con 8.3

Derby ward

Derby ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Foster	1,962	75.4	−4.6
	Conservative	F Tebbutt	437	16.8	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	M Khan	203	7.8	−0.1
Majority			1,525	58.6	−9.4
Turnout			2,602	28.4	−10.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.6

Farnworth ward

Farnworth ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N Spencer	1,261	63.4	+34.8
	Conservative	C Adams	536	26.9	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	M Rothwell	192	9.7	+3.8
Majority			725	36.5
Turnout			1,989	21.4	−0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Halliwell ward

Halliwell ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Hamer	1,690	54.7	−5.2
	Conservative	R Pryce	716	23.2	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	J Radlett	684	22.1	+2.4
Majority			974	31.5	−8.0
Turnout			3,090	32.6	−11.0
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 4.0

Harper Green ward

Harper Green ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Clare	1,495	57.9	−6.6
	Conservative	H Morton	855	33.1	+13.9
	Liberal Democrats	P Barnett	232	9.0	−7.3
Majority			640	24.8	−20.6
Turnout			2,582	25.0	−10.2
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 10.6

Horwich ward

Horwich ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B Ronson	2,852	50.4	+14.8
	Labour	E Walker	1,508	26.6	−12.1
	Conservative	J Berry	1,302	23.0	−2.8
Majority			1,344	23.8
Turnout			5,662	50.0	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to LD 13.4

Hulton Park ward

Hulton Park ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Higson	2,516	59.8	+9.0
	Labour	T Hyams	1,165	27.7	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	C Cooper	529	12.6	−6.2
Majority			1,351	32.1	+11.7
Turnout			4,210	35.6	−9.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	LD to Con 7.6

Kearsley ward

Kearsley ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Alker	1,514	48.4	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	J Rothwell	1,199	38.3	+3.4
	Conservative	P Briscoe	415	13.3	−0.4
Majority			315	10.1	−6.3
Turnout			3,128	31.6	−10.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to LD 3.1

Little Lever ward

Little Lever ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Churchman	1,851	51.9	+4.0
	Labour	K Cunliffe	1,485	41.6	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	W Crook	233	6.5	−4.7
Majority			366	10.3	N/A
Turnout			3,569	33.5	−14.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Con 4.3

Smithills ward

Smithills ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R Hayes	2,075	56.8	+1.1
	Conservative	G Gibson	1,147	31.4	+4.5
	Labour	M Hanif	411	11.3	−1.9
	Independent	S Graeme	20	0.5	−3.7
Majority			928	25.4	−3.4
Turnout			3,653	42.0	−13.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	Lab to Con 3.2

Tonge ward

Tonge ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M McFadden	1,477	44.6	−2.2
	Conservative	I Hardman	1,352	40.9	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	B Dunning	479	14.5	−9.7
Majority			125	3.8	−14.0
Turnout			3,308	39.0	−7.0
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Con 10.8

Westhoughton ward

Westhoughton ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Twist	1,241	40.0	+9.9
	Labour	L Thomas	1,201	38.7	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	D Wilkinson	660	21.3	−8.7
Majority			40	1.3
Turnout			3,102	38.5	−5.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Con 9.3

References

Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

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