The 1982 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 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
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton shown within England.
20 seats were contested in the election, with 10 being won by the Labour Party, 8 by the Conservative Party and 2 by the Liberal Party
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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Bolton Local Election Result 1982
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
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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
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39
20
1
Labour
Conservative
L
After the election the composition of the council was:
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36
21
3
Labour
Conservative
L
L – Liberal
Astley Bridge ward
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Blackrod ward
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Bradshaw ward
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Breightmet ward
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Bromley Cross ward
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Burnden ward
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Central ward
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Daubhill ward
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Deane-cum-Heaton ward
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Derby ward
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Farnworth ward
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Halliwell ward
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Harper Green ward
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Horwich ward
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Hulton Park ward
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Kearsley ward
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Little Lever ward
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Smithills ward
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Tonge ward
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Westhoughton ward
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