Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1980. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes since the last election in 1979. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservatives, who had previously been in control almost continuously since 1966. The overall number of councillors was reduced to 60 compared with 69 in 1979. The Labour Party made a net gain of 6 seats and the Conservatives a net loss of 15. Following this election, Cllr Robert Howarth of Central Ward was elected Leader of the council and was to remain Leader until 2004, one of the longest serving Council leaders in the UK.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 39 | +6 | 65.0 | 48.9 | 41,394 | +2.5 | |||
Conservative | 20 | -15 | 33.3 | 42.6 | 36,034 | -4.1 | |||
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 5,941 | +0.2 | |||
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1,179 | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Shepherd | 2,745 | 23.5 | ||
Conservative | A Hibbert | 2,576 | 22.0 | ||
Conservative | D Johnston | 2,550 | 21.0 | ||
Labour | W Wheeler | 1,290 | 11.0 | ||
Labour | P McFadden | 1,206 | 10.3 | ||
Labour | M Woodock | 1,188 | 10.2 | ||
National Front | K Bernal | 133 | 1.1 | ||
Turnout | 11,688 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Johnson | 2,104 | 18.4 | ||
Labour | J Clee | 1,973 | 17.3 | ||
Labour | J Monaghan | 1,965 | 17.2 | ||
Conservative | C Everin | 1,963 | 17.2 | ||
Conservative | G Jones | 1,725 | 15.1 | ||
Conservative | F Rushton | 1,691 | 14.8 | ||
Turnout | 11,421 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K Howarth | 2,674 | 22.0 | ||
Conservative | E Crook | 2,603 | 21.5 | ||
Conservative | B Furlong | 2,558 | 21.1 | ||
Labour | S Bryan | 1,502 | 12.4 | ||
Labour | G Platt | 1,425 | 11.7 | ||
Labour | P Howarth | 1,369 | 11.3 | ||
Turnout | 12,131 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K McIvor | 2,610 | 19.5 | ||
Labour | D Grime | 2,421 | 18.1 | ||
Labour | C Benjamin | 2,359 | 17.7 | ||
Conservative | A Chadbond | 2,156 | 16.1 | ||
Conservative | R Greenhalgh | 1,916 | 14.3 | ||
Conservative | D Jones | 1,898 | 14.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,360 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Poulson | 2,512 | 20.2 | ||
Conservative | T Mulligan | 2,340 | 19.5 | ||
Conservative | B Hurst | 2,417 | 19.4 | ||
Labour | D Doxsey | 1,708 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | N Peacock | 1,701 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | R Watson | 1,681 | 13.5 | ||
Turnout | 12,449 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Eastwood | 2,524 | 18.9 | ||
Labour | P Birch | 2,368 | 17.8 | ||
Labour | J Mason | 2,362 | 17.7 | ||
Conservative | M Drinkwater | 2,063 | 15.5 | ||
Conservative | L Hunton | 1,953 | 14.7 | ||
Conservative | R Haslam | 1,927 | 14.5 | ||
National Front | P Salveson | 127 | 1.0 | ||
Turnout | 13,324 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Howarth | 2,657 | 26.0 | ||
Labour | D Clark | 2,652 | 25.9 | ||
Labour | B Iddon | 2,509 | 24.5 | ||
Independent Labour | G Hart | 934 | 9.1 | ||
Conservative | J Bailey | 738 | 7.2 | ||
Conservative | J Goudie | 731 | 7.2 | ||
Turnout | 10,221 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Anderton | 2,886 | 20.6 | ||
Labour | M Donaghy | 2,856 | 20.4 | ||
Labour | G Harkin | 2,722 | 19.4 | ||
Conservative | R Carr | 1,835 | 13.1 | ||
Conservative | A Gledhill | 1,801 | 12.8 | ||
Conservative | J Walsh | 1,683 | 12.0 | ||
National Front | J Hamilton | 238 | 1.7 | ||
Turnout | 14,021 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Berry | 4,016 | 23.8 | ||
Conservative | J Hanscomb | 3,962 | 23.4 | ||
Conservative | M Allanson | 3,918 | 23.2 | ||
Labour | C Morris | 1,701 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | J Jenkins | 1,665 | 9.9 | ||
Labour | J Walker | 1,635 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 16,897 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Foster | 3,344 | 32.3 | ||
Labour | K Peters | 3,154 | 30.5 | ||
Labour | G Riley | 3,058 | 29.6 | ||
Conservative | H Kolia | 546 | 5.3 | ||
Communist | A Johnson | 245 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,347 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Wild | 2,207 | 25.6 | ||
Labour | W Hardman | 2,204 | 25.6 | ||
Labour | P Johnston | 2,065 | 24.0 | ||
Conservative | A Waterson | 618 | 7.2 | ||
Conservative | B Coote | 610 | 7.1 | ||
Conservative | N Sever | 570 | 6.6 | ||
Liberal | L Bale | 337 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 8,611 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E Hamer | 2,011 | 16.9 | ||
Liberal | J Fish | 1,856 | 15.6 | ||
Labour | R Johnson | 1,775 | 14.9 | ||
Labour | J Knight | 1,768 | 14.8 | ||
Liberal | S Roberts | 1,227 | 10.3 | ||
Liberal | E Wood | 1,209 | 10.2 | ||
Conservative | W Hall | 1,052 | 8.8 | ||
Conservative | W Higham | 1,008 | 8.5 | ||
Turnout | 11,906 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Butterfield | 2,814 | 23.1 | ||
Labour | M Atkinson | 2,806 | 23.1 | ||
Labour | L Williamson | 2,646 | 21.8 | ||
Conservative | A Royse | 1,262 | 10.4 | ||
Conservative | J Shore | 1,100 | 9.0 | ||
Conservative | E Holland | 1,065 | 8.8 | ||
Liberal | D Hinkley | 471 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 12,164 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Oakley | 2,867 | 20.1 | ||
Labour | V Broom | 2,481 | 17.4 | ||
Labour | P Senior | 2,452 | 17.2 | ||
Conservative | R Parkinson | 2,202 | 15.5 | ||
Conservative | S Dawson | 2,193 | 15.4 | ||
Conservative | P Willett | 2,044 | 14.4 | ||
Turnout | 14,239 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Smith | 2,307 | 21.5 | ||
Conservative | G Smith | 2,260 | 21.1 | ||
Conservative | M Prince | 2,193 | 20.5 | ||
Labour | A Forrest | 1,352 | 12.6 | ||
Labour | P Start | 1,305 | 12.2 | ||
Labour | A Moon | 1,293 | 12.1 | ||
Turnout | 10,710 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Lewis | 3,010 | 25.3 | ||
Labour | W Robinson | 2,548 | 21.4 | ||
Labour | D Dingwall | 2,423 | 20.4 | ||
Liberal | J Rothwell | 1,528 | 12.8 | ||
Liberal | E Bell | 1,200 | 10.1 | ||
Conservative | J Tomlinson | 1,194 | 10.0 | ||
Turnout | 11,903 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K Hornby | 2,057 | 17.3 | ||
Labour | J Marsh | 2,047 | 17.2 | ||
Conservative | A Lawton | 2,030 | 17.0 | ||
Labour | L Sanderson | 1,844 | 15.5 | ||
Conservative | A Longmire | 1,769 | 14.8 | ||
Labour | E Walker | 1,701 | 14.3 | ||
Liberal | W Crook | 469 | 3.9 | ||
Turnout | 11,917 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Collier | 2,414 | 18.8 | ||
Conservative | M Howarth | 2,392 | 18.6 | ||
Conservative | D Priestley | 2,340 | 18.2 | ||
Liberal | F Fish | 1,085 | 8.5 | ||
Labour | G Lever | 1,011 | 7.9 | ||
Labour | E McCracken | 995 | 7.8 | ||
Labour | T Palframan | 987 | 7.7 | ||
Liberal | A Oakes | 815 | 6.3 | ||
Liberal | D Walmsley | 799 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,838 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A Brigg | 2,212 | 17.7 | ||
Labour | D Clare | 2,155 | 17.3 | ||
Labour | C Skull | 2,095 | 16.8 | ||
Conservative | S Harrison | 2,032 | 16.3 | ||
Conservative | K Knowles | 2,007 | 16.1 | ||
Conservative | J Rigby | 1,991 | 15.9 | ||
Turnout | 12,492 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P Woodcock | 1,607 | 25.5 | ||
Labour | P Finch | 1,511 | 23.9 | ||
Labour | P Jones | 1,402 | 22.2 | ||
Liberal | D Wilkinson | 969 | 15.4 | ||
Conservative | T Riley | 823 | 13.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,312 |