The 1986 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of

Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Bolton Council, also called Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is a Metropolitan Borough Council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in t ...

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, England. One third of the council was up for election and the

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Party kept overall control of the council 20 seats were contested in the election: 12 were won by the Labour Party, 5 by the

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, 2 by the Liberal Party and 1 by the

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After the election, the composition of the council was: *

38 * Conservative 17 * Liberal Party 4 *

Election result

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was: After the election the composition of the council was: L – Liberal / SDP Alliance

Ward results

Astley Bridge ward

Blackrod ward

Bradshaw ward

Breightmet ward

Bromley Cross ward

Burnden ward

Central ward

Daubhill ward

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Derby ward

Farnworth ward

Halliwell ward

Harper Green ward

Horwich ward

Hulton Park ward

Kearsley ward

Little Lever ward

Smithills ward

Tonge ward

Westhoughton ward

References

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1986 English local elections 1980s in Greater Manchester